Super Manga Blast! #1

Dark Horse launched this 128-page anthology in 2000 as a powerhouse sampler of manga translated for Western readers, collecting chapters from 3×3 Eyes, What's Michael?, Shadow Star, Seraphic Feather, and more under one colorful cover. Kōsuke Fujishima's cover art puts Oh My Goddess! front and center, depicting a long-haired young woman in a flowing white dress and blue jacket, soaring dynamically while wielding an ornate staff topped with a pink orb and a leopard-print grip. It's an appealing and energetic introduction to a format that gave manga fans serious reading value for a single cover price.