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dreamcastboy99 · 3 months ago

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KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC: SAINT SEIYA REVIEW

The Netflix/Crunchyroll Saint Seiya remake is inferior to the original show but that goes without saying. Sure, the later two seasons adapt stuff from the manga but the first season just swapped out old filler for new, movie inspired filler and/or changes such as Seiya getting his house raided and his sister abducted, Kido still being alive, the Galaxian Wars being Fight Club, Kido having an old partner named Vander Guraad (what kind of name is that?), Knights vs Guraad's military task force and eventually Guraad himself, etc.

You could tell me this shit aired on Nickelodeon in 2014 and I would've believed you. The artstyle looks....alright in stills but the animation leaves much to be desired...oh, and for some reason the lip animation is done to match the English voices, not that you can tell. This whole thing looks like a game that doesn't exist...but should, considering we haven't had a real Saint Seiya game since Soldiers Soul back in 2015.

The name changes in the English version are wholly unnecessary...a couple names are even borrowed from past dubs such as the Italian version or the DiC dub. I refuse to use the new names when discussing this show bc it's confusing and I'm still confused hearing these new names. Damn that Eugene Son...speaking of which...

...I don't hate Fem!Shun as much as I should but destroying the mask rule also destroyed Shaina's arc that I loved so much in the original as she no longer wears a mask and opts for glam metal facepaint inspired by her mask.

I can't speak for the writing, because I have the media literacy of a fucking rock...moving on.

The music is generic cinematic garbage; Ike's Sonic X stuff was better. The Struts' cover of Pegasus Fantasy slaps though, and even if the ending song is just a licensed track from their album YOUNG&DANGEROUS, I like it....would've preferred some 80s pop relic covering Forever Blue, but...

This show has as much cultural relevance as my YouTube channel does, which is none whatsoever. Nobody gave a fuck. The US audience ignored it bc Netflix sucks at marketing. Our neighbors to the south balked at Shun getting the R63 treatment and the elements pulled from early movie scripts...and Netflix's initial choices for casting Seiya and Hyoga in the LatAm Spanish dub. Crunchyroll allowed Toei to finish what they started and then they cranked out a couple more seasons completing the Sanctuary arc...and probably the show too. There may be a post credit scene but that Poseidon arc has as much chance of happening as this franchise catching on in the States: never.

4.8/10 Venezuelan fans of Los Caballeros del Zodiaco could make something better.