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Review Saint Seiya

No, what I've gotten out of your posts is that you're mad at the way Zac worded "This show is bad." If Zac had sugar-coasted his dislike for the disc a little more, you probably wouldn't have complained. However, from what I've seen, Zac's writing style doesn't come sugar-coated. He says what he thinks....and that's his job.

Sounds to me like we've come to an agreement on this. I have to say that you guys are the most reasonable fans I've ever had to deal with on something like this and you all made excellent points. Thank you for reading the site and listening to what I have to say.

-Zac

The point of the extra information was to tell people that if they didn't like that sort of thing, chances are, this show isn't for them. If you don't like a lot of tournament-style fighting, you probably won't like Saint Seiya, right?

At least both sides have explained their point. But I still disagree with the review. Nobody can explain it better than Fuu-Chan:
A series can be fantastic and beautiful thanks to the intense emotions it gives rise to, be it through its music, its character design, its characters, the memories it calls out to, or for any other reason. You can love something for no "better" reason than it moves you deeply. You can watch with your heart and your guts. Each title has its own identity, its unique features. Each series may or may not move people. Saint Seiya moves me, and it succeeds because it calls out to those emotions that are so often disparaged and looked upon with contempt. When I watch this series, I watch it with my heart, and it will always be the most beautiful present that Japanese animation ever gave me.

Amen to that And I started watching it last year, not 10+ years ago like many of its fans. Those who want to see Fuu-Chan's page, go here (tons of awesome pics): http://fuunoroad.free.fr/Hades_Hen_Tsuzuku.html

i can't believe you're still going at it, what people don't seem to understand is the idea of a review being harsh, if i write a really harsh review of some anime you don't like you won't say a word, it only happens when you're an addict to the target ¬¬. look guys, i like saint seiya too but while zac was a little off in certain things because he made a review without watching the series, you can't blame the guy for not sitting his butt for 114 episodes and 4 movies, for the love of cheese, even i being a fan can easily find you 100000000 plot holes during the series, the lack of action in others and the excesive posing and crying; while it's wrong to compare it with series like dbz and yu yu hakusho, don't expect an a+ review for something that old, lets face the facts, saint seiya didn't age well, in fact, it became famous in many countries around the wolrd except in japan, what do you make of that? bottom line, i'm not trying to be rude but if you don't like his review just because you keep comparing it with some others that only sweet-talk your favorite cartoon then you're even less qualified to make one, he made it from his point of view and just because you don't share that view doesn't mean he has to change it to yours.

BTW, it was famous in Japan. That's why it has 114 episodes, the manga lasted for 5 years, and sold millions. The new Saint Seiya manga (Episode G), is the main seller for the magazine where it's serialized. The Hades DVDs sold very well, which lead to the creation of the new movie.

It was famous in japan for a while, didn't last long though, having 114 episodes doesnt make it famous, a lot of cartoons during that time were long, the manga lasting for 5 years is nothing compared to others,

a lot of true fans in japan don't like okada's work in episode g, the sales on that aren't that good,

the hades dvds didn't sell that good either, they're too expensive and there's too much piracy going on that it's easier to find them online,

the creation of the new movie is going on because of fan's pressure on toei, not because of the hades' sales

i with some other guys run a ss forum and we get fresh info from time to time, and yeah, even with that i can recognize that it has holes the size of the universe, as you said, nothing is perfect, thats why i never debated zac's review even though i read it when it was new, that was like long ago, i'm not saying i agree with zac, but opening a thread arguing for a review that old is just like trying to teach a horse quantum mechanics, specially when ss was a major disaster in the US, if you read the whole thread i'm sure you noticed that many people gave their opinions about KOTZ and not SS, so yeah, you can all give your thoughts about it but i wouldn't waste my time trying to argue with the author just because i don't share his point of view.