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The Candidate for Goddess (manga)

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Alternative title:
Megami Kōhosei (Japanese)
Pilot Candidate
女神候補生 (Japanese)
Themes: mecha, military
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: It is the year 4088. It has been over one thousand years since the Crisis of Systems (Lost Property), which resulted in the destruction of four planetary systems, leaving only a single inhabitable planet, Zion. Mankind is forced to live in space colonies, since that one planet is constantly being invaded by alien life forms that have come to be known as Victim. To stop the aliens and to allow people to land on Zion, mankind has developed the astronomical humanoid weapons, Ingrids, also known as Goddesses. At the G.O.A. (Goddess Operation Academy) young men to pilot are trained to pilot the Ingrids.
User Ratings: 54 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 4 votes (dub:2, Eng:1, raw:1)
 Excellent: 9 votes (Eng:4, dub:3, sub:2)
 Very good: 9 votes (dub:3, Eng:3, sub:2, others:1
1 German dubbed
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 Good: 11 votes (Eng:6, dub:4, others:1
1 Russian
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 Decent: 4 votes (sub:2, Eng:1, others:1
1 German
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 So-so: 10 votes (Eng:7, dub:2, sub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:1, sub:1)
 Bad: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 199 users, rank: #443 (of 6736)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.667 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.2933, rank: #4040 (of 7469)
Weighted mean: 6.410 (Decent+), rank: #4810 (of 7469) (seen all: 7.03 / seen some: 6.43 / won't finish: 3.64)
Bayesian estimate: 6.499 (Decent+), rank: #3160 (of 3489)
Number of tankoubon: 5
Number of pages: 192
Vintage: 1997-10-25
Release dates: We have 25
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Graphic novel
    The Candidate for Goddess (GN 1) 2004-04-13 (from $6.04)
    The Candidate for Goddess (GN 2) 2004-06-15 (from $4.99)
    The Candidate for Goddess (GN 3) 2004-08-13 (from $4.99)
    The Candidate for Goddess (GN 4) 2004-10-12 (from $6.39)
    The Candidate for Goddess (GN 5) 2004-12-07 (from $2.49)

Japanese staff
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Publisher: Wani Books
English staff
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Adaptation: Marv Wolfman
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Licensed by: Tokyopop
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Publisher: Éditions Ki-oon
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Translation: Ismael Funes (Editorial Ivréa)
Publisher: Editorial Ivréa (España)
Translation: Traducciones Imposibles (Editorial Ivréa)
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Publisher: Carlsen Comics
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Licensed by: Sharp Point Press
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