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.
