SAINT SEIYA OMEGA

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MOVIE AdventureSaint Seiya: Tenkai-hen Josou - overture
MANGA ActionSaint Seiya Omega

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  An alternative sequel with a new generation of Saints. Is that another Toei toy advertisement or a well written story?

  Saint Seiya Omega is an alternative continuation to the original Saint Seiya anime about 15 years since the defeat of Hades, lord of the underworld.
  Seiya inherited the Sagittarius Gold Cloth and the show starts off immediately with a new antagonist trying to fight Athena. Both Seiya and Mars disappear for several years until the baby Athena was alongside with grew.
  Mars would return kidnapping Athena and the new protagonist's Koga has the goal to stop Mars and get Athena back.

  Story
  The structure of the show is almost similar to the original. Some old Saints who fought Mars had their body's corrupted and can't seriously participate in battle which include Shaina and the legendary Saints aka. the main characters from the previous series.
  Mars' goal is to use Athena's power to create a new earth and take over as the god who rules over the Saints. Many of the mightiest Saints work under him which can be considered questionable for old fans, but since he has the power of Athena, I guess that kinda excuses it. Even some Gold Saints are on his side.
  Koga and his comrades have to beat Mars' henchmen which include 11 of the 12 Gold Saints to reach Mars and free Athena.
  It takes quiet a while to get there but overall its a pretty interesting arc.

  The final arc is about Athena's little sister appearing alongside a curse that drains the life force of Athena. Pallas' army have time manipulators that kinda make them difficult to handle. Koga and the others got new clothes from defeating a god in the previous arc giving them a boost in power. The Gold Saints are also in the disposal of Athena and the legendary Saints finally get to fight. It is very exciting to watch especially since some characters get some interesting arcs to flesh them out.
  The finale was also very bombastic but can be off putting for those who hate power of bond, but in a show like Saint Seiya it seems like a believable thing to happen.

  Characters
  Pegasus Koga is starting off as an annoying brat getting forced into training of a Saint and acting all cocky. Eventually he would become more mature. There are some internal conflict inside him regarding to some new elements (pun intended) that were introduced in Omega.
  In the second arc he would be more like a mentor for Subaru.

  Subaru is hard to explain without spoiling too much. He is a cocky kid with insane amount of power, but is just a steel saint at the start. A saint using human technology instead of a cloth. His motivation is to become a god but eventually see the value in being a human and respecting the people around him. He also goes to a similar conflict like Koga which makes the relationship between the two that much better.
  He would also obtain the Equuleus Cloth, the cloth considered the little brother of Pegasus, further hitting home the relationship between Koga and Subaru.

  Orion Eden is the son of Mars and kinda starts of an antagonist too. He appears to be a discount Ikki at first but his internal turmoil and conflicts regarding his father's decisions drives him forward to seek his truth. Eventually he would lose everything that was important to him. In the second arc he does try to find meaning and participates in the war against Pallas to find that. He acts also as an elder brother to Subaru and encourages him even in situations of being conflicted. Subaru in a sense is similar to Eden. Subaru can't understand some of the stuff going on, while Eden tries to move on from the things he lost.

  Dragon Ryuho is Shiryu's son and his the new Dragon Bronze Saint. There isn't much to say about him. He appears to be the weakest in characterization despite being the only character related to a legendary Saint. He has important scenes but they aren't much remembered.

  Aquila Yuna is the female Saint of the group. Probably the strongest in characterization and not backing down regardless how dangerous the situation is. She is shown to have internal struggles which prevent her to move forward at first, but when she knows she is needed, she is the most reliable member of the team.

  Wolf Haruto seems to be kinda a meme by Toei. A Ninja who became a Saint and mix both into one. It's almost comical especially when he gets into Rock and Roll... since he can manipulate Rocks, it makes it even more weird. Regardless he is the smartest in the group and always looks for intel as well as plans his movement when the situation allows it. Also he is one of the first to awaken seventh sense.

  Lionet Soma is one of the weakest characters in terms of writing after Ryuho. He had a personal stake in the first arc with Mars' daughter taking the live of his father. Him getting over his thirst for revenge is the only thing that makes him interesting.

  Mars looks awfully goofy for a Saint Seiya antagonist. He had an interesting backdrop seeing the world is corrupt and wanting to kill Athena for protecting such a world. In of those fights, some weird shit happens and he gains insane amount of power and becomes a god. His defeat was satisfying tho.

  Pallas had a decent character arc too. It was more her relationship with Titan, her sister and reacting to how the Saints fight that eventually made her interesting. Titan himself is a very respectful antagonist too starting to see his enemies as worthy opponents and even praising them. As previously he looked down on Seiya for failing to kill Pallas when he got the opportunity.

  Legendary Saints were interesting. Shun is probably the one who was the most active of them. We see him chasing further his goal to solve issues without violence but when pushed he won't pull any punches back.
  Seiya is matured a lot and is very enjoyable whenever he is on screen. The first arc he would use his iconic moves which Koga learned. In the second arc he would inherit the true moves of the Sagittarius cloth and use them. His final fights were also a spectacle.
  Hyoga didn't do a lot. He would help Koga to get his confidence back in the first arc. In the second arc he would get to fight the former Aquarius Gold Saint Tokisawa who took the side of Pallas. It's a dream match up to see who would really be worthly the Aquarius Cloth.
  Shiryu didn't get to do much and I think got the short end of the stick. It is worse when you know he finally wears the Libra Gold Cloth and won't even get a proper fight.
  Phoenix Ikki would appear and kick ass as always. He was always the big brother under the bronze Saints in the past. And while he doesn't act like an old mentor, his speeches are motivational as always.

  Gold Saints are probably the weakest from all Gold Saint generation. Seiya is obviously a spectacle as a character. Shiryu didn't get to do much but still was a good mentor type of character for his son. Now to the new ones.
  Taurus Harbinger started off as a weird candidate for a Gold Cloth wearing person. He likes to humiliate and make his opponents suffer. But in the second arc we see a lot more as he reacts on the damage caused by Pallas' army. It turned him from one of the worst written Taurus Saints to one of the best so far.
  Aries Kiki is honestly a disappointment. Despite being a Gold Cloth wearer, he still seems to walk behind the other Gold Saints. He did some cool shit but his personality didn't go anywhere.
  Aquarius Tokisada was introduced as he obtained the cloth without having the seventh sense thus being technically the weakest Gold Saint ever. But his abilities kinda make up for it as he can manipulate the passage of time. Eventually he got tired of being used, and became overconfident in his time powers.
  Sonja who killed Soma's dad would become the Scorpion Gold Saint. She started off as a strong antagonist who got tainted her hands in blood hoping her family life turns back to how it was before her father changed. The lack of seventh sense made her incapable to master the Scorpion Cloth and dies.
  Libra Genbu is the Gold Saint that temporary took the Gold Cloth from Shiryu or rather the cloth picked him. He is Shiryu's junior student thus knows how similar techniques. He is encouraging the Bronze Saints and show them with his fights the meaning of being a Saint.
  The Gemini Saints through your average Gemini sibling arc. They are female this time but its still interesting to see how it goes.
  The remaining Gold Saints aren't worth talking. Leo will be humiliated by Pisces and that's all to remember him for.

  Music
  I think Saint Seiya has great music in general. I enjoyed all the openings so far and really like listening to them again.

  Art
  This is a bit of a weird part. Despite being an action based show with death and a sequel to one of the most violent shows, modern censorship really hit it hard. I don't recall a single drop of blood which makes the fights kinda mediocre and less serious. Since anyone can just get up as long as the plot wants. And injuries never feel serious.
  Colors are pretty and bright, but can be off putting.

  Enjoyment
  I didn't mention a few things earlier. One being that suddenly Cosmo is categorized by fixed Elements which kinda becomes off putting and ruin what we expected since you will think in your mind what element what character's cloth is fitting now. It is later explained that it happened because of that massive Cosmo thingy that turned Mars into a god but before that gets explained, you turn the show off.
  The action also a mixed back because of censorship and only a few Gold Saints are enjoyable to see. There is also a lot of pointless feeling filler.
  The character arcs and Seiya were real good highlights of the show. Yuna, Eden, Seiya, Genbu and Harbinger were really good characters.
  Also the cloth are now in a gem instead of a giant metal box. Except in the next arc when come get upgraded, the metal boxes come back and the characters have to carry them everywhere.
  And it seems like every male character besides Eden has an older sister complex which is cringy. There are 2 of them.

  It's really hard to give a proper conclusion. It depends on what you can tolerate. There are plenty of good characters, enjoyable fights and interesting internal conflicts.

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