Mar 21, 2018
I have HUGE problems with this anime :
1 : the fights
Unlike a lot of people apparently, I don't like the fights in this anime. Why ? because almost every single one of them are resolve with a deus ex machina, creating little to no tension, despite the fact that the hero always come close to defeat at some point.
As this deus ex machina always comes after the hero looses his armor, it makes it as useless as some kind of super heavy insignia (except for those who literally have a weapon in it like Shun).
2 : the heros's immortality
For some reason, the main characters keep
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"dying" over and over again sacrificing themselves for a reason or another. It wouldn't be a problem if they would actually stay dead (or at least use a valid method to bring them back like in Dragon Ball), for example, when trying to revive Seya's and his own armor, Shiryu survived reviving the two armors with his blood, despite Mu clearly stating it would be fatal if he did. And then winning and surviving a fight where he lost more blood than his body should have contained.
The only character that really dies is Ikki, which is conveniently the only one that can resurrect (as he is the saint of the phoenix constellation), rendering this op ability completely useless.
The main cast is not really interesting in terms of personality and objectives but that's just a detail compared to the other 2 major problems I mentioned.
On a more positive note, the art is appealing, the character design is not bad (especially the armors that are really cool), the music is nice, the opening is fucking awesome (the first one at least), and the animation is not bad either. Considering how old it is, it's actually pretty impressive how good the production is, but unfortunately, that is not enough to make a good story.
It was presented to me as a masterpiece of the level of Hokuto no Ken and Dragon Ball, that's why I'm so disappointed (I guess discovering Jojo's Bizarre Adventure just before might have helped).
To sum it up, if you're not nostalgic about it, I don't recommend watching it, it certainly does not live up to its reputation.
ps : if you disagree with me, please be an adult and don't hate me for it.
pss : English is not my mother tongue so if my writing is awkward or incorrect, I apologize.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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