Saint Seiya Omega

To enjoy this series, let go of your beliefs and deep-seated assumptions about what the Seiya universe is like according to Kurumada's original anime and manga series. Kurumada is not involved in the creative process of Saint Seiya Omega, however he has been credited with the idea of Yuna and also many of the concepts used in the series (such as constellations, Bronze, Silver, Gold Saints).

This series was clearly written for new blood - i.e. new fans to the world of Saint Seiya and those of a newer generation and of different values from the previous generation, hence the new generation of Saints. Many of ... the changes have been heavily criticised (i.e. cloth stones, elements), however I hope that along the series, they will provide more explanations for these changes.

With the exception of the concept for the Ninja Saint and a new perspective into the law of the mask, major originality is something that should not be expected of this series.

The story was good, but slightly slow-paced after Athena's disappearance and with the introduction of the Palestra / Saint school arc. It was not for nothing, plot devices were set in place, slowly yet surely. With the upcoming revelations (which I shall not spoil in this review), the show is starting to pick up. Saint Seiya Omega has a lot of potential for growth and needs to tie up the loose ends while the story goes on.

The art is either a hit or miss with people, since not everyone enjoys the youthful vibrance in the artwork - with some preferring artwork of a mature or darker nature. At certain points , the colors may be a little too soft for the important landmarks of the series. (e.g. the 12 temples) Colors and shine of armor has been inconsistent. Quality has been alright, although the animation and fights sometimes leave more to be desired. Hopefully, they will start moving out of the elemental spam sooner or later as the new Saints make progress in their fights.

The music is effective and needs no more mention, other than the fact that re-introducing Pegasus Fantasy as the OP was one of the best things that has happened for this series.

The characters still have a lot of room for growth and discovery and we will eventually have more of their backstories, but they tie in very nicely and they have also stated that characters from the old series will make their appearances later, so fans of the older series at least have something to look forward to for nostalgia's sake. I enjoy watching every week's episode and the end leaves me wanting for the next episode. So far, there is always something to look forward to.

My personal opinion is that the mark of a potentially successful series is one that generates controversy or talk. By that mark, Saint Seiya Omega has a lot of potential. Let's see what they will do with it. For now, sit back, relax, and let the show roll.

The legendary anime has returned everyone. !!!!

The storyline of Omega takes place in the future era, 25 years after the Holy Wars of the 20th century narrated in the original manga and its anime adaptation. The goddess Athena is still on Earth after reincarnating to cleanse it of the agent of evil as she has done during millennia, accompanied by her Saints, fulfilling her duty of protecting peace on Earth, after her victories over antagonistic deities. Athena and a new generation of Saints prepare to face a new menace that lurks in this new era, in which Pegasus Seiya, the protagonist of Kurumada's manga, is ... revered as a Saint of legend.

Saint Seiya Omega story involves a new generation of Saints who have to protect Athena from Mars. We are introduced to Kouga who at a young age was attacked by Mars who is after Athena's Cosmos power. Years later he is being trained by Shaina in order for him to become Saint. He is chosen as the next successor of the Pegasus Cloth. We will see the new generation dawning the original cloths and new ones.

Saint Seiya Omega used the original Saint Seiya themed opening. The opening scenes reminded me the original Saint Seiya. Sound- same sound effects of Pegasus Meteor Fist!!! : )

I cannot wait to see more of the new series.

I waited to write this review until I finish the first season (ep 52). The anime per se is good but as anything that has a great ancestor you will either love it or hate it. And I love it, why? just because if you are a truly fan of Saint Seiya (as I am) you will look into the similitude of this anime with the original series instead of looking for differences. People tend to compare OMEGA with Lost Canvas, impossible, Lost Canvas are OVAs and Omega is a series. I don't know why people make a lot of noise about the school (palestra), ... there was no one class in the episodes and they started the tournament (as the galactic tournament), so even when I didn't like the school thing it didn't matter at the end. The element thing is OK and it only adds more "techniques" because higher cosmo beats lower cosmo no matter the elements, so other thing not to worry but its nice that instead of having 1 special move all have 2 or 3.

Long story short: The start had to be as it was to gain more viewers as per ep 27+ you will see a lot of original series stuff and also focusing a lot of what Saint Seiya is in ep 46+ you will not notice that this is a spin-off because everything is back to normal, looking for Greater Cosmos, the one who has the strong reason to live on will fight better in ep 52, you will agree with me... Saint Seiya Series is back to track.

What I like the most is that this is a great opportunity for Saint Seiya franchise to get more followers and get more money to make more good works as Lost Canvas or Sekaihen Overture.

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 worthly 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 angatonist 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.

NOT AS BAD AS WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CLAIMED IT WAS.

Saint Seiya Omega was definitely not everyone's cup of tea. It takes a while to get through to the good content and get hooked. People are simply angry that Seiya wasn't the main character again, which honestly is fine for me. Saint Seiya Omega introduces a new cast of immature teens, who across the story, grow and learn the ways of their predecessors.

Saint Seiya Omega, I would argue is easily one of the best. It is not only something new, it is something improved. Unlike in the originally Saint Seiya trilogy, there is a ... very clear goal for Koga, which is to return Athena and get stronger to protect her. In the original Saint Seiya, we see Seiya fight, fight, and fight, for her sister where no one knows where she is? There was no direct relation to me. Whereas Saint Seiya portrays a message where even if you hope and try hard enough, some obstacles aren't to be overcome.

Saint Seiya Omega definitely wasn't bad, and in my opinion, was easily one of the best series there was. I frequent the series and await new continuations of it all the time. In fact, I have rewatched numerous scenes of it due to its enjoyability. Ignore the haters, this is worth your time.

I've never searched up this anime on myanimelist, and when I saw the score I couldn't help but write a short review on the series. This series is great in my opinion, I first started anime and started watching this weekly, each episode was gripping and I wanted more and more. It had lots of the showmen cliches but there are some dark twists in this anime that had even more shocked, and yes, even nearly crying at one dea... I mean twist.

The Characters are memorable, they all have their own story arc, depth and growth which keeps you watching the series. The enemies ... are great too, especially when you're fighting against gold saints who are supposed to be heroes in this universe.

I didn't complete the series, I don't know why but I will eventually. This is a rare show where you come into it not expecting much but it delivers and only keeps getting better, if I rated this show on enjoyment alone because I'm a sucker for shonen, then it's a 10 everyday.

Please, please, think about trying out this series, I've done Saint Seiya Lost Canvas, and I can safely say Omega is better, but if anyone's done the original by what I've seen of it, it is very similar and you'll like it. Omega is a must watch for shounen lovers who enjoy shows like Naruto or One Piece.

So Saint Seiya Omega, the non-canon sequel to saint seiya

I will judge this compared to the original Saint Seiya series, and will include little to no spoilers, enjoy:

Story: the story has 2 sagas each with their own main enemy and with separate arks inside each saga. Unlike the original saint seiya anime this anime has more characters that are actually developed and we get more insight on them, it isn't just gold saints and main cast. the story actually has turns that you don't see coming at first or has some minor characters that have some deeper feelings and thoughts. I wish i could ... talk more about the plot but it would have to include spoilers

Art: The anime generally looks good, far from revolutionary but always good enough to watch it, even when paused. the animation has sakuga in it, it is just not the most common, but it can make some scenes really good because of it, the special effects for all the special moves are also crispy looking.

Sound: the music is pretty good, some of them really stand out like "Eternal Saints" "Like Pegasus" "Lonely Saints" "face determination" "those that should protect" all are really good osts that are quite memorable, my favourite probably being Eternal saints, this along the 4 openings really make the music feel good in the anime always adding on to the visuals happening on the screen. In terms of sound effects , i think it wasn't exactly the greatest but it did it's job pretty well. later on in the series however there are some insert songs that really don't do justice to the rest of the ost's and due to the very nature of insert songs and the presence of voice it felt a bit off-putting.

Character: Probably the part where it differs the most to saint seiya, both in execution and in idea. Although at first while watching it might seem like the show forgot about the older characters, in the 2nd saga the older characters shone a lot and really showed their improvements along with change that comes from : time , experience, age and events around them. The new characters however are also really good, they are much more complex, and even characters that at 1st glance seem like just a throw away character for no reason, still show emotions, thoughts, feelings, it makes both the world and themselves feel like more than a plot device. and especially the main cast , had so much change overtime, way more than the original bronze saints. and although some characters resemble a bit a character from the original anime, they are still different enough that you can not just call them a "reskin".

I genuinly think this is a good anime, it both rewarded me as an older fan of the series that watched the previous installments with some bits of lore that i knew before hand like for example older characters, as well being entertaining enough with new things like for example the element system, which adds a bit more flavour in 1st saga. Most of the mistakes this anime does, are what the original anime probably did as well to a certain degree, this anime is not perfect, i would say that 1st saga focused on the main new bronze saints more, while the 2nd saga showed a lot more of the other characters along with the older characters. but even with that in account, the anime always tried to change something, to show something unusual ,to stop things from being stale, and although some people dislike some of the foes coming back again and again, i felt like i was seeing how the enemies themselves were changing and growing along the heroes, kind of like looking at the other side of the fence.

Overall i still really enjoyed this anime a solid 9/10 for me, not quite close to 10, it would have to change some things like for example the 1st 10-15 episodes were honestly not that great, same with the beginning of the 2nd saga, they were only a way to either introduce ore reintroduce a character although it never felt as bad as for example reborn's first few episodes.

This is a spoiler-free review.

To begin with, I wish MAL would split the entries for Saint Seiya Omega into the 2 seasons it aired as since both seasons are quite different. TL;DR: 1st season outstanding, 2nd season first half weak, second half great, still entertaining. Art style might seem weird initially but is actually great.

The first season is an excellent, gripping story with brand new characters and an interesting new setting with mysteries being progressively resolved leading up to an epic finale. The characters, plot and setting are well introduced and elements developed over the course of the season. The differences with the previous series ... are all explained and a small amount of filler-y moments do not detract from a truly epic continuation that does not depend on the past and tries several new story beats all while still having great cameos from past Saints. The character design was made by the same person who did the excellent Casshern Sins and it shows (might throw off original fans initially but watch a few episodes and you'll be hooked). The music and cinematography are great too, frequently channeling the Heaven chapter movie's epic animation in key moments. This season is truly remarkable and a must-watch for true Saint Seiya fans.

The second season retcons too many characters, attributes and motivations from the first season to be considered a true sequel and is best considered an alternate universe version of events, with some genuinely ridiculous moments especially early on. The second season starts off as very average, even weak but remains entertaining if you are willing to consider it as a different universe to the first season. The first half is very average, though watchable but the second half ups the game significantly and manages to end strong. Had the show decided on a different set of key plot points to continue rather than retconning power levels down and changing up personalities for no good reason, there is a sense this season could have been much stronger overall. The second season does have fantastic moments with the past Saints though and features the coolest version of Phoenix Ikki in the anime and an excellent Hyoga in particular. The strong ending elevates the season from the mediocre to the great, better writing could have helped a lot to prevent that weak first half. The animation in season is much faster than that in season 1 but the music and characters are generally weaker. They did try and align the art style closer to the original series and bring back a lot of older Saints this time, probably to appease the old time fans complaining about lack of familiarity. The Steel Saints play a significant role in this season, which personally does not appeal to me as I find the very concept of them very weak but thankfully the ending overcomes these concerns.

Overall, Saint Seiya Omega is a worthy continuation, which has the courage to try new things and for the most part pulls it off (in the first season especially). Old time fans may need to approach it with an open mind rather than expecting the same old thing, newer fans would best start with the older shows to fully appreciate the scenario. As a long time fan, I had misgivings based on the art style and reviews but ended up loving it. This show is underrated, give it a try!

Beautiful anime 10/10, love the art (the best of all SS series for me), The Lost Canvas has such a better narrative and I admit it, but I really worried about the characters and their dialogues, as The Lost Canvas this felt like a war, honestly the classic SS needed a true war like those ones. I know some people hate it, but it doesn't change Omega was a masterpiece. Even I can admit some time this anime can be really positive about how the characters must act in some situations, but also that's the essence in SS. So, if you want to watch an ... anime that let you with a lot of gains to go ahead and achieve your goals with a emotive group of characters this is for you, Subaru's construction was great, and also loved the new gold saints. Also, there's this anime doesn't has the term "Saintia" from Saintia Sho, also Ecleus was Celeris armor in Omega, it was a little bit weird.