| Average |
7.5 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Story |
6 |
| Character |
6 |
| Value |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
| Although not the best of the movies, this one has a few interesting things to offer. The animation quality is just brilliant when compared with other productions of its time. The sound is fitting to the scenes but nothing very memorable.
As the previous reviewer pointed out the evil saints weren't that interesting so that is what drags the chracter and story mark down. The most appealing thing about this movie is the use of Hyoga.
Always one of my favourite saints he is given a chance to break away from secondary material if just for a few scenes. Shiryu is also used adequately in this. Shun, I don't know why but, is always a damsel in distress in the movies and this is no exception. Seiya is as boring as brick in this as his character does not develop in any way.
I enjoyed watching this and I get the feeling the first two movies were more of an introduction to the series than anything else, because everything you see here is done better in the TV series. If you were thinking of giving Saint Seiya a try, this could be a good place to start but remember that the TV series is nowhere near as cliched.
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