#Knights of the zodiac original series#

We now get to see that Poseidon a real god is being woken up and itвЂ™s up to the Saints to stop him from flooding the earth, he isnвЂ™t a mortal like all their previous enemies. The winter setting is also interesting and it ends just at the right time leading up to the next arc This is no exception since the designs of the Saints from Asgard are great not to mention they went overboard with their tragic backstories that even BatmanвЂ™s Rogues would feel bad for them. IвЂ™m usually a fan of anime filler arcs since the writers tend to get excited and really put a lot of thought into them and often they end up being one of my favorite arcs in an anime, at least itвЂ™s true with others like Sailor Moon R and Pokemon Adventures in the Orange Islands. This is the rest of the show and the first arc leads to the next the Asgard taking place from episodes 74-99 and Poseidon from 100-114 This is the second part of the anime and it introduced an entire original anime filler arc where they go to Asgard and Nordic mythology of all things and then it adapts the Poseidon arc of the manga only for the show to finish right there and then for many years. Overall the whole saga is a bit long especially with so many anime only filler episodes but in my opinion they help establish the background and characters of the different saints and raises the stakes slowly making each new enemy not just fodder but interesting and building up the final arc like no other which if you rushed through the beginning straight into the Zodiac temples it just wouldnвЂ™t feel the same.

#Knights of the zodiac original series#

ItвЂ™s easily some of the best in the series and even though itвЂ™s a lot of episodes itвЂ™s worth it. We finally reach the main dish of the anime which is going through the 12 Temples of the Gold Saints with some epic storylines that are more dramatic than your average soap opera. Some people just consider the previous arc part of the Silver Saints saga since itвЂ™s sort of more of the same but here itвЂ™s being divided a bit more.

ДЄfter some defeats the Pope learns these arenвЂ™t ordinary adversaries so he starts sending Silver Saints who are more powerful than the Bronze Saints and outrank them. We now get a few mostly anime exclusive episodes where they battle different Saints sent by the Pope to get the remaining pieces of the gold cloth. We learn that Athena lives and the Bronze saints must protect her while the Pope indicates that this is blasphemy and the real Athena is in the Sanctuary. We learn that Pope Ares who is the leader of the Sanctuary is evil and was the one who wanted the gold cloth for himself and the one responsible for the previous arc. TheyвЂ™re leader is the evil Bronze Knight Phoenix Ikki who wants the gold cloth for himself. IвЂ™m going to be going through the saga in chronological order that the shows/movies were released for the most part to help avoid confusion since itвЂ™s the easiest way to explain.ДЄfter the tournament the Saints who will become the heroes go for the stolen Gold Cloth and in search for the Black Saints who are basically evil versions of them that look exactly the same and have their same Cloths/Armors but in black. ThereвЂ™ll be a brief synopsis and review of each of the shows and arcs as well to get a better understanding. ItвЂ™s one of those shows that was huge in Europe and Latin America in the early 90s but didnвЂ™t arrive until the 2000s to the United States and it was a bit late for an 80s anime to shine and now Netflix is trying again because this show was as big if not bigger than Dragon Ball Z at the time for a little context and to understand the mark that it had on generations of fan And the reason why they have kept trying to bring this franchise to the west since itвЂ™s proven to connect with the audience. Saint Seiya or Knights of the Zodiac has a long story but it can be a bit daunting for those who are not familiar with the history of the franchise so here we are going to take a look at all the different anime, OVA, specials and whatnot that the series has had, as well as take a look at the timeline and continuity of the different shows and how they connect to each other.