Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan

At first I was a bit hesitant to watch this anime since there were some people who didn't recommend it and for its low rating, but I decided to give it a chance and watch it anyway. I'm glad I did because I actually really enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. The characters were all very interesting and entertaining in their own way. Yudas, Gou, Gai, Rey, Luca and Shin each brought something special to the story that made me want to watch the next episode.

It had hints of shounen-ai, which for me was fine since I like the genre. I thought the ... art style was nice and the voice actors were well chosen. The story itself really grabbed my attention since it revolved around angels. So I would recommend this anime to anyone who likes shounen-ai, angels/demons type story, and short anime shows.

I finished it in two days so I might just be strange for really liking it. It's better to give it a chance.

Saint Beast series itself is alright. This particular selection of episodes put together had no real story plot and ended poorly. If writers wanted to have a better fan base they should have added more episodes and explained more of went on in the ending so the Saint Beast episodes would make sense. Watching this alone would confuse anyone. I fortunately found Tenshi no Shippo first which made watching the Saint Beast episode series easier to understand. I would not recommend watching any of the saint beast related episodes without watching Tenshi no Shippo first. For character development there wasn't really anything building other than ... jealousy, which is not even that of a main character. Those who have watched Tenshi no Shippo first understand the attractions of the Saint Beast characters better seeing as they have potential wives. I do like the connection between the two series but wish they would have connected them in more ways rather than only connect with saint beasts and goddess. Saint Beasts: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi tan should be followed by Tenshi No Shippo and all related before moving onto Saint Beasts which seems to connect as the second season to Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan. Honestly I gave this anime a middle grade as well as all its connections as I believe it has potential, however it was either not given the chance to use it, or they wished not to expand on what this anime truly could be. I wouldn't say it is a complete waste of time, but to those who are unable to sit through an anime that has no true depth, this is an anime you might want to stay away from. Otherwise I would say try to enjoy it and connecting the dots is probably one of the better things about it. If you can be satisfied with that please enjoy.

I went into this series after being very disappointed with the OVA and at first I was pleased by the improvement in the artwork and general story. Then I watched past the first episode. After the main characters are chosen as the Six Saint Beasts, and are charged with keeping the peace on Earth, one would expect the story to unfold and become more interesting, but unfortunately it just drops off into random monster encounters and a whole lot of griping about how Zeus (the God figure) is doing a bad job at keeping order in Heaven and on Earth. Still, it would be enjoyable ... if there were enough fan-service and shounen-ai fluff to go around -- but there really isn't. Other than the occasional touching or lingering gaze, the characters don't behave in any way that could be considered squeal-worthy. This show is slashable at best, which is quite disappointing considering the main characters are all so pretty.

At least they have that going for them. In terms of personality, the characters fall flat with the exception perhaps of Gai, who just tends to be annoying. Part of this is due to the poorly written dialogue. Most of the dialogue consists of each character speaking in turn and stating the obvious while the others nod and say witty things like "Ah," or "So." If I were blind and couldn't see what was going on screen, this might have been helpful, but as is it was just irritating.

"That tree is a monster!"
"Ah!"
"That tree has evil energy!"
"So!"

After suffering through the entire thirteen episodes of this series, I was treated with -- what's this? A cliff-hanger ending? It seems like there needs to be a second season after this that just didn't make it. I left this anime feeling extremely unsatisfied and would not recommend it to anyone. I actually feel bad for anyone who sat through this.