future
to a brand new destiny
After
the events of the television series, the love angels return in the four
episode OAV Wedding Peach DX. Set after the battle against
Reine Devila, the angels are living as normal teenage girls. In the first episode, we learn that after the events of the television series, the angels approached Aphrodite and asked to have their memories of the battle erased. They also requested that their loved ones have their recollections altered too, so that they could all lead human lives. Salvia takes the bold step of joining in
with her companions when offered the chance to begin again:
"You're weak - is what I would have said before, but life as a human isn't bad. That's how I feel now."
Unfortunately, peace is only a fleeting thing. Some devils are no longer abiding by the treaty signed between the angels and devils after the war with Reine Devila. Seeing this, Aphrodite reawakens the love angels and asks that they resume their duties.
In the OAV episodes we see the girls remember their pasts during a beach trip, Salvia falling for a business man (for more information on that ill-fated affair, see love), Hiromi resurfacing over the Christmas period and pure love tested by a devilish Valentine's Day scheme. These episodes are stand-alone stories that do little more than treat us to further love angel exploits. The most important thing they establish is that, in the anime timeline, there is no end to the battle for our teen heroines. Aphrodite asks the girls to continue fighting for as long as they are required.
"Your battles will continue. From here on, please combine your powers and continue to protect this world from the devils."
Their reply is a resounding "Yes" and all four girls resolve to continue fighting to protect peace well into the future. Clearly, a normal life will have to wait in the anime universe.
The
manga conclusion is rather different, with the war finishing once and
for all after the battle with Reine Devila. Although the girls retain
their memories and the Saint Something Four, they no longer need to fight and are free to live ordinary human lives. Scarlet
finds her own love after the conclusion of the main storyline in the
extra chapter "Scarlet Love" (you can read more
about that here) and, ten years later, all the
love angels marry their respective beaus. At the conclusion of the joint
ceremony, Momoko breaks the fourth wall and declares to the readers, "You'll
be the happiest bride of all."