Saint Seiya Is WAY Better Than You Think
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ย. 2019
- Saint Seiya is way better than you think! An old school anime that never took off in the west, but deserves a video and your attention because it's fundamental to shonen!
SUBSCRIBE here ▶▶ bit.ly/BonsaiPop
Like this video? Support us on Patreon! ▶▶ / bonsaipop
Check out our GAMING CHANNEL! ▶▶ / treesicle
Keep up with the Bonsai Pop Team!
Twitter # ▶ / bonsai_pop
Instagram ~ ▶ / bonsai_pop
Follow Us On Twitter!
Mike's Twitter ▶ / pikusuri_san
Grant's Twitter ▶ / calialchemist
Ryan's Twitter ▶ / kronsauce
Tyler's Twitter ▶ / zekklash
Saint Seiya is a shonen from the past that many have heard of but it seems to have fallen through the cracks of the newest generation of anime viewers. It was highly influential, coming out the same year as two other monoliths of anime: Fist of the North Star and Dragon Ball Z. Join Mike as he explains why Saint Seiya isn't just worth your time, but is an unbelievable, bombastic shonen to jump into!
About Bonsai Pop:
The four way brainchild of Grant, Mike, Tyler, and Ryan. Your favorite Treesicle guys have a brand new passion project, and it's 100% anime, 100% of the time!
Send us STUFF!
Treesicle re: Bonsai Pop
PO Box 17211
San Diego, CA 92177
Saint Seiya Is WAY Better Than You Think
• Saint Seiya Is WAY Bet...
Bonsai Pop
/ bonsaipop
#Seiya #SaintSeiya #Shonen - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
So ive made 3 count em 3 PINNED COMMENTOOS and somehow they keep disappearing? Idfk,
ANYWAY, we learned a few thing from this video, A: ss was VERY big in south/central America AND France, thats super cool, maybe next time we'll talk about that in depth. Also we've been made VERY aware that the bronze saints didnt die... Whoops! Shonenber marches on tho, Full Metal Brotherhood is ALREADY OUT and we're working on Yu Yu Hakusho right now, we'll see you there!
Much love,
-Mike
Bonsai Pop yeap. Here in Brazil, Saint Seiya is very popular due to the fantastic voice acting. The voice actors from Saint Seiya here in Brazil are true celebs and their work is trully a piece of art because of the consistency of their work and overall appeal to the iconic moments in the series. Nostalgia waves came about thanks to the Netflix-Toei release of the classic, asgard, poseidon and hades sagas.
Just you wait till you get to the Hades saga, it's the best
Bonsai Pop, I really enjoyed this video essay. Glad to have randomly found you today! Thanks for doing your part in sharing the badassery that is SS, you beautiful man of culture you.
@@yanbelmiro7961 That arc was one of the reasons why Kanon became one of my favorite characters.
_セイント _*_聖闘士 星矢_*_ セイヤ_
_Saint Seiya, é o melhor anime de todos os tempos._
Here in latin america, saint seiya is a religion.
If Goku is "best Jesus"; then Athena is "best Pope".
Fuck yeah! Toonami Latino showed the whole thing uncensored. Dope as fuck. That and Android 009
Amen.
DAME TU FUERZA, PEGASO!!!
I always wanted Saint Seiya to be more popular in America 😢
"It never took off in the west"
*laughs in latin american*
And in french
and in indonesia....to bad the local tv decided to end the show because of the gore, they thought anime is like cartoon, a show for kids
You need to add France, Spain, Italy, Phillipines and Indonesia. It was massive in many parts of the world BUT in USA
It did in France and Belgium!!!
IKR hahahhaha
Actually, Saint Seiya wasn't just famous in Japan, but in fact, the show was (and still) HUGE in South America, France and Italy.
Here in Brazil specifically, the show was aired in '94 (thankfully with no censorship) and it became an instant cultural phenomenon (I dare to say, even more than it was in Japan).
It was almost like a religion, literally.
Also in Hong Kong!
Don't forgeth about Poland!
Also In Algeria
Even in the early 2000's it was impossible to be a kid in school and not see other kids playing, or talking about, or even watching Saint Seiya in the vhs during lunch break.
It's important to remark something: THE MUSIC. Seiji Yokoyama was a genius, the OST was incredible and one of the best by far in the entire anime industry.
Hands down. I only watched SS once in my childhood, just ONCE, and with subs no less, and there were bits of the theme stuck in my head, with zero idea where they were from except that they were from some dope anime. And funny enough I read the manga in all its glory, but only discovered the SS theme by accident as a reference in a video, I'm hooked, hands down beautiful this theme.
Maaaaan the soundtrack of Saint Seiya is BONE CHILLING... i think that half of the reason you really FEEL the characters struggling to get back up is because the soundtrack hits like a truck 😂
Absolutely, it's just one of the greatest of all time. And the thing about it is, a lot of it is pretty simple & it employs repetition, but it's still a _massive_ masterpiece compared to so many things during its time and after.
I fell in love with the soundtrack long before I even saw the anime.
"An old school anime that never took off in the west"
USA isn´t the whole west.
You'd be surprised how many in the US don't consider Latin America to be "the west"
@@idiyona3125 Fierro Pariente!
Not yet
God I HATE when people say that.... Anime has been super popular in Latin America and Europe since the 70's....
@SørenCast Z and italy
In Brazil this was one of the first anime to be broadcast on television. It is one of the most beloved anime of all and very famous around here.
If you count the general public, people know Saint Seiya more than One piece here.
Same in Argentina, I think in all Latin America Saint Seiya is really famous. "America" just LOVES to censor things 🙄😂
@@Delianpy sadly true.
@@Delianpy If only it was that simple that America just loves to censor things. In Canada we end up getting very similar censorship to America. Now in Japan, censorship in video games is becoming more common, even when compared to the US. At least thanks to the internet, it's almost impossible to censor something, unless you live in China without VPN.
@@songcramp66 Sony =/= Japão
@@diablorojo3887 Maybe so but Japan has its own weird quirks like censoring genitals in porn.
i have a 30 year old friend who lost his sight when he was 24, to this day, i spend hours talking about saint seiya with him and i can see how it brings him so much fucking joy
Does your friend knows about a "dwarf" like man with purple skin sitting next to waterfall?
My mom used to watch this show in the 80s when she was a kid. She still holds it in high regard even today.
You know a show is popular when even the Kents love it.
Everybody in south america was obsessed with this show. Literally obsessed. Everyone in school loved it and talked about it.
We even tried the different techniques from the characters!
hell we even have a whole street mural with the characters painted on
@@paralixis4500 we love caballeros
@@bubbytumby8509 thats how beloved this anime is here
i guess because we can relate somehow with the characters, or idk what kind of magic this show had that we loved it, probably how well thought each character is, although shun in the manga was a total chad, is no bad his depiction in the anime
Finally some Americans giving Seiya the respect its deserve it's legend in France and Latin America as well
And in Spain, too
There was a great english dub that was pretty awesome, with the original soundtrack and awesome voice acting, a great version with great and better dialogues, way better than that crap of the Dic version, sadly there are just 53 dubbed episodes i think.
I remember watching it in France. It was really popular. No censorship. The action was amazing, the tension was real and I couldn't wait for the next week to see if Pegasus will win his next fight. There was always a sense of urgency, like the World depends on this battle for Good.
I fucking love this show I even loved the Legend Of Sanctuary movie the Cloths were dope especially when the helmets are automatic like Iron Man and it covers the whole face and hit has a neon glow when they're in battle mode.
And Italy, here we had a Dub that was actually astonishing
"There is no filler"
Shows the image of a filler character.
Lol yea the show had filler...but honestly, unless you looked at a filler guide, none of the show felt like filler
The whole Asgard arc is filler. Magnificent filler.
clouddavis Maybe the steel saints but they never felt too in the way to matter , also the addition of the crystal saint are the only things I dislike about the anime adaptation
Well I mean I guess Jabu is a filler but he’s still kinda important really
OBJECTION!
The Asgard Arc IS filler, but it was so good it didn't feel like filler...unlike, say, much of the DBZ or Naruto filler.
I'm a late 2000's kid, meaning I wasn't born yet when Saint Seiya was aired in Mexico. Both my parents watched the show growing up, and I'm thankful they bought us the CD's with all the episodes in it. My brother and I both love this show, it's one of the things we have in common. Anyway, hell yeah !! Saint Seiya is the best !!
True story: When the last episode of Saint Seiya aired in Mexico it happened on the same day as a "soccer" Super Classic. They showed it twice, and both times it completely beat in the soccer game in ratings.
why does a mexican say "soccer" ????
@@zecle thats the only way gringos will understand
Not true, I was there in the 90's. It just ended.
@@JuanRamirez-fx3tf TV Azteca showed it twice that day and it did better than the game. I was there too. It's also something I had to confirm when we produced the Anime al Aire episode of Saint Seiya.
Technically, it has not ended...
I remember we watched it all in Latin America, uncesnsored and with all its bloody glory, all its eposdes, ovas & movies no censorship and in prime time afternoons and weekends binge watching specials lol
Raphael Martinez Latin American dub was lit!!!
DAME TU FUERZA PEGASO!
@@Zihon Ave Feniiiiiiiiiix
La fuerza del dragón!!!
@@javieraristizabalherrera4674 pero la realidad era que no habia el budget para cesurar pendejadas ni hacer trabajos de edicion y afortunadamente eran bien tacaños XD, "fuckt it, just roll with it!" lol
In Italy it was huge in the 80s and 90s. It was also very peculiar as the dialogue were adapted to sound like erudite knights would talk, even quoting some passages from Italian literature ... which I know it may sound awkward, but believe me it was just awesome (and taught use more vocabulary than many teachers ever did XD).
Saint Seiya is considered one of the biggest anime phenomenons of the 1980s. It would become the inspiration for future series and movies, including several Gundam series such as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Bleach, Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato, Ronin Warriors, Wild Knights Gulkeeva and Clash of the Titans. Dragon Ball's author Akira Toriyama is also fan of Saint Seiya's author
There are many series, movies and manga in Saint Seiya Multiverse
I. Saint Seiya classic (Episodes : 114)
II. Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Sanctuary (Episodes : 13)
III. Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Inferno (Episodes : 12)
IV. Saint Seiya Soul of Gold (Episodes : 13)
V. Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Elysion (Episodes : 6)
VI. Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas (Season 1 - Episodes : 13)
VII. Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas (Season 2 - Episodes : 13)
VIII. Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas Season 3 has been cancelled, you need to read Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas' manga at Chapter 96 to 223 why? Because in May 2013, TMS Entertainment announced via it's Twitter account that there were no plans for a third season for Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas anime.
IX. Saint Seiya Omega (Episodes : 97)
X. Saint Seiya Saintia Shō (Season 1 - Episodes : 10)
XI. NETFLIX ORIGINAL Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya (Season 1 - Episodes : 12)
MOVIES :
I. Saint Seiya Evil Goddess Eris
II. Saint Seiya The Heated Battle of Gods
III. Saint Seiya Legend of Crimson Youth
IV. Saint Seiya Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
V. Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter Overture
VI. Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuary
VII. Saint Seiya Knights of the Zodiac - LIVE ACTION MOVIE (Coming in 2023)
MANGA :
I. Saint Seiya
II. Saint Seiya Next Dimension
III. Saint Seiya Episode Zero
IV. Saint Seiya Origin
V. Saint Seiya Destiny
VI. Saint Seiya Episode G
VII. Saint Seiya Episode G Assassin
VIII. Saint Seiya Episode G Requiem
IX. Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas
X. Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas Gaiden
XI. Saint Seiya Saintia Shō
XII. Saint Seiya Meio Iden Dark Wing
XIII. Saint Seiya Gigantomachia (NOVEL)
XIV. Saint Seiya Golden Age (NOVEL)
XV. Saint Seiya French Comic will be coming soon
Some fans get confused as to which series is canon and which series is a spin-off in the Saint Seiya Multiverse. So I have done a lot of research, allow me to explain.
Start with Saint Seiya classic (114 Episodes) after that watch Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Sanctuary (13 Episodes) after that watch Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Inferno (12 Episodes) and after that watch Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter Elysion (6 Episodes) after that read Saint Seiya Next Dimension after that read Saint Seiya Episode Zero after that read Saint Seiya Origin and after that read Saint Seiya Destiny because these are canon these are written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada
The rest of the Spin-offs have been written and illustrated by separate authors.
Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas and Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas Gaiden are written and illustrated by Shiori Teshirogi
Saint Seiya Episode G, Saint Seiya Episode G Assassin and Saint Seiya Episode G Requiem are written and illustrated by Megumu Okada
Saint Seiya Saintia Shō is written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori
Saint Seiya Omega, Saint Seiya Soul of Gold and Movies are made by Toei Animation
NETFLIX ORIGINAL Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya is made by Eugene Son
Saint Seiya Gigantomachia is written by Tatsuya Hamasaki
Saint Seiya Meio Iden Dark Wing is written and illustrated by Kenji Saito
Saint Seiya Golden Age is a work created as part of the celebration of the “30th anniversary of Saint Seiya"
Saint Seiya French Comic is written by Arnaud Dollen and illustrated by Jérôme Alquié, this Comic will be coming soon
I grew up with this series in Mexico, it was a huge success. The methodology, awsom story and fantastic animation is still one of the best and memorable of all times. I'm so glad I can now show this series to my kids.
And how to forget the classic opening we got from Spain "caaaballeros del zodiaaaco". When we were kids we had no idea we were missing the orignal opening, but the series was so amazing we didn't care and even today we enjoy the campy Spanish opening.
@@TheLostAge Si la cancion de los errores, como olvidarla! xD
@@insertname954 Hasta el día de hoy me pregunto como pudieron pronunciarlo así jajaja
metodologia?? o mitologia??
>fantastic animation
HAHAHAHAHAHA
As a fellow Latinoamerican, this show's animation is terrible. I love most things about it but the animation has always been terrible
“However, it never got the same treatment here in the west.”
All Latin America differs.
france italy and spain feel excluded and don't like it.
in west africa too and France
France, Belgium, Italy, Spain,... Well many countries in Europe. It's seems that Saint Seiya is one of the most beloved anime of all time, kind of a religion every were around the world but the us. 😅
In Italy we took the "Saint" in the title very seriusly
I couldn't agree more, my uncle likes it even currently when I gifted him a DVD disc of the fight against the gold saints
Fun fact: the Italian dub of Saint Seiya is recognized as one of the luckiest incidents ever occurred in italian dub history. Basically the dub director was given considerable freedom in adaptation, that he used to completely turn over 99% of the dialogues, also giving the voices a more mature tone. From the original shonen action with almost ridiculous moments and dialogues (let's face it: Seiya is an ass), the italian dub is an EPIC tale about friendship and sacrifice that uses incredibly high-level language, quotes Dante Alighieri and has scenes of poetic tones that enchanted an entire generation of children.
Thanks For The Information
Now I want an English dub if the Italian dub
@@marcospelaez5970 Ophiucus Shaina confesses her love in words that could sound like: "I feel it now...Seiya's Cosmos! It's reaching out to shield me from the darkness within me, so sweet is the warmth of stars, so true in their tender caress...! Promise me, Seiya, never to be overcome by darkness! Do not waste your life on me, but most importantly...do not hate me because I dared to love you. I beg of you, Seiya...forgive me if you can!"
Imagine a 7-year-old kid listening to this.
never took off in the west? ok, that old USA people way of thinking that they are alone in America
Our country is literally #1.
Exactly! This show was a huge hit in Europe and Latin America!
@@GNParty being the number 1 is different from being the ONLY one.
@@GNParty No, your country is a decaying gentrified shthole and you got indocrinated into an excessive nationalism to keep you obedient, to the point you are now a racist kid who need to compete over landmass. Its also not the entire world nor even half of it, Europe and rest of actual America exist and matters.
Do my eyes see correctly?
Is this saint seiya content, AND ITS IN ENGLISH?
FAT INSTANT LIKE
mildly annoyed by the authors misgeneralization of "the west" but I can let it slide for what is the ultimate goal here:
TO GET THE U.S. TO FUCKING WATCH THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.
@@chafacorpTV When anglos talk, "The west" means Canada, U.S.A. and Britain. Saint Seiya was a cultural phenomenon in Spain, France and Italy
@@Stroggoii And in the whole latin America either.
@@Stroggoii basically, EVERYWHERE ELSE
@@Stroggoii You complain about them but you still only focused on Europe lol
Saint Seiya is MASSIVE in Latin America 😂 which by population and landmass, dwarves the countries you mentioned lol
Yeah, in México this was one of the best animes next to dragon ball, early 90's anime in latin america was the best.
And now you can watch Saint Seiya on canal 5 every friday at 3pm
Yeah I have Mexican parents and my Dad kept bothering me to watch it lol
@@Asterionfu nice i wish they would pass ranma 1/2 too on canal 5
*Here in Brazil, this anime was HUGE when it was first released and it's still one of most loved, recognized and popular anime EVER! It still has legions of fans around here and the rest of Latin America.*
This show and Yu Yu Hakusho were my entire childhood in the 80's and 90's lol. It mixes christianity and Greek religion. The idea of the saints and a Pope, also the fact you need to be good hearted or honorable to earn the armor.
Also 88 saints is the number of disciples Jesus had. The main gold 12 representing the apostles.
Best anime intro song ever as well! Pegasus Fantasy should be heard by every anime fan.
the deep messages the characters teach
In Latin America the whole thing is available, even the movies are netflix. We love our Saint Seiya
That's why I am so sad about Germany: literally no one here knows something about Saint Seiya. I grew up in Poland and everyone knew Saint Seiya. Sadly Poland never brings anything like that on DVD. And since America retired from having anything to do with Saint Seiya I am quite lost, because I understand only Polish, English or German language.
Gabo Obando we have the 3D movie of saint seiya but not the movies yet on America Netflix
Here in the USA we have the whole series on Netflix as of April...I thought I'd never see the day when all of Saint Seiya was available in my homeland.
And we have Docrates afraid of the cops
In Latín América Saint Seiya was as popular as Dragon Ball
aw, but you didn't talk about the dude who trained by just strangling bears for years!
Poor Grizzlies ;~;
Just saw that episode today, I was like WTF you killed like 30 bears and now you geat the bear armor?
@@saulothebebop2581 Welp, he showed he is the ALPHA Bear so... Bear Armor, sure :D
@@Saiyan0X Imagine Hyoga killing swans hahaha
@@saulothebebop2581 Why do you think his armor has one in his head? :D
2:47 pls stop, I can't laugh any longer it's too cringey to hear!! lol xD
I love Saint Seiya, it's one of my many childhood anime that inspired me to love anime in the first place. I hated what they did with the english in its first run. I'm glad that Netlfix got to pick it back up ( not the shitty 3D one) Their new english dub is alot better now
btw the Lionet Saint Ban, Bear Geki, and Hydra Ichi are all alive, they've been seen a few times after they lost the tournament and also seen as supporting cast during the Sanctuary Arc protecting Athena.
And Shun ain't gay, he's effeminate, but not gay. He has a somewhat lover, Chameleon June
Gemini Kanon said your Worthless...
Love this anime it good right up there with dragon ball and naruto for me it that good
The bear and idra saints didn't die in the tournament. They come out in later seasons because there are a lot. They most recently came out in Saint Seiya omega where they actually train the new saints
Fun fact, this is never said in the anime but all the bronze saints are the sons of Mitsumasa Kido
I'm guessing the reason it was changed in the anime was because it doesn't really play a role after the initial twist beyond a passing reference when the Bronze Saints find Aiolos' message, as well as to give the relationship between the main cast more impact with most of them not being blood related.
In the manga they have different ages, but in Japan the fangirls shipped a lot of the characters.
Toei Animation looked at this and removed the brother related thing and put them in a similar age just for fanservice.
@@mikehobbes6600 Even in the manga, the age difference isn't that great, with Ikki being 15 at the start of the series, Seiya and Shun being 13 and Shiryu and Hyoga being 14 iirc.
bruh, there are like 50 of them
@@ieshi23 100+
Just a correction: A lot of characters die on the show, that's true, but Hydra, Wolf and Bear didn't died in the Galactic War Arc. They re-apear in later arcs.
Bruno Severino I came to the comments to say the same thing. ^_^
Yeah, I totally remember that. But I also thought the anime forgot them or something. Lol! Like, I was kind of waiting for them to show up again. XD
None of the bronze saints died
You can see them run out when shyriu is dying after his fight with Seiya
They acutally show up to protect Athena and Tatsumi in the 12 Houses arc.
This series also ran in France during the 1980's and was called 'Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque' - which translates to - 'the Knights of the Zodiak'. The dubbed french wasn't that bad as I recall and I managed to watch pretty much all episodes back then. Thank you for making this video and your views on this legendary cartoon show. Be well, stay safe.
Here in Brazil, Saint Seiya is a iconic anime, and we did get the uncensored version with a godly dub
"It wasn't popular here, in the West, except Europe and Latin America" -
Love it when US TH-camrs treat the US as "THE West."
Shock N Awe true that! Saint Seiya is famous and beloved all over Latin America, but since it wasn’t popular in US, “it wasn’t popular in the West”
Too bad "The West" is an extremely racist term. Only Europe and Angloamerica are considered. Trash concept.
@@Javier-il1xi It has a fan base in Europe as well.
Luiz Bezerra true that.
iamhungey12345 precisely.
Just a few errors I found here:
- "There's no filler." Um, pretty much all the events between Ikki's defeat and Misty's arrival are filler, as well as those in between Aiolia coming to Japan and the Bronze Saints heading to Sanctuary (at least in the sense of not being part of the original manga) and it shows when many of them cause the plot to start going in circles in a back and forth for the Sagittarius Cloth. It also shows with how convoluted the Crystal Saint's inclusion caused Hyoga and Camus' relationship to become compared to the manga. The Asgard Arc is also entirely filler, though it at least does what few other filler arcs do and lead directly into canon events.
- "We don't hear about those Bronze Saints because they died." They all appeared to help Tatsumi and Kiki protect Athena during the later segments of the 12 Zodiac Palaces Arc, as well as appear several times during the Hades Arc. Their relevance simply got shafted compared to the main 5 after the Galaxian Wars.
Also, the original's streaming on Netflix? Think that might only be in the US, since it's certainly not streaming in the UK. Can anyone confirm if they'll be bringing it over to other countries?
It's streaming in Brazil, it was a huge news for Netflix BR.
Came here to basically post something similar to this, glad somebody else covered it.
Agreed, and yes it is streaming in all Latin America, the whole original series in Japanese and the original dub I may add. And it is epic!
BtW!!! the dub on Netflix Its not the dic dub,there where 2 dubs roaming around in english and the one in Netflix I believe is not the dic dub it is the way better (bloody) English version that was released on the home dvd for us in america,which is why it only has very few epsidoes. That's all that was ever released and completed in that english dub version. You where able to buy that version but it is too expensive on ebay.
This is why I went straight to the manga.
For the US fanbase who never watched the whole series:
The arc of the 12 Houses of the Zodiac (eps 42 - 73) is definitely one of the most ICONIC and INFLUENTIAL battle shounen arcs of all time.
Ever.
It shares, for example, the same level of importance and impact that the DBZ's Frieza Arc had to the whole 80's/90's anime culture - this arc alone (along with DBZ, Hokuto no Ken - and latter, Yu Yu Hakusho) helped to shape the basic fundamentals of what a classic battle shounen anime should be.
FYI to everyone: Netflix has the original series up on its platform. And it redubbed the whole series using the voice actors from the reboot. It sounds much much MUCH better now.
the original brazillian dub was excellent so they ruined it
@@bbbsharank4667 not everyone speaks Brazilian??
Watch saint Seiya Soul of Gold or lost canvas they are good
Thank you for clearing that up. I just started watching the dub now it’s not bad at all. He must’ve been talking about an old dub
Not anymore, unfortunately
Here in France, Saint Seiya ruled the tv, more than Dragon ball at that time. It was EVERYWHERE. Shitajikis and plastified rami cards were selling for like insane amounts of money etc... It's because of this kind of anime, in 90's, that france became the second biggest manga consumer, right behind Japan. Asgard is the period i prefer. Ho, and the musics. Yes, this anime is awesome.
Asgard was a filler arc but yes I agree it was freakin awesome.
Same in Spain as the name Caballeros del Zodiaco
Yes! The music by Seiji Yokoyama it's god-tier. And YES the Asgard Chapter it's beyond awesome
Yes. The 3 shows mentioned (Les chevaliers du Zodiac, Ken le conquerant, Dragon Ball) and Cobra were my favorite action anime at the time. Club Dorothée really shaped a generation of French kids into loving anime and manga
it's the same here in Italy, dragon ball didn't really became something until the early 2000s when they began airing DBZ... before that it was pretty much only Saint Seiya, Hokuto no Ken, the various mecha animes, and Yoroiden Samurai Trooper... and Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon, can't forget those :D
"Never took off in the west"? It's more like "Never took off in the anglosphere" because it's a generation-defining show in latinamerica.
Also I hope you get to see the Asgard and Poseidon sagas from the original run of Saint Seiya, because they're also incredible.
Yeah, they love to pretend that they are the center of the world, using "american" as if they are all of the america continent wasnt enough, now they think they are the entire west too.
@@bbbsharank4667 Sadly, here in the US I can confirm this USA-exceptionism bias is real. Personally I'd love to talk to more anime fans all over the world including Latin America! Though my Español is quite terrible I'm afraid.
@@cassiebelmont993 Hola Cassandra
. That's ok u are learning a new language greetings from Panama. 🇵🇦 We can talk saludos.
Could not agree more with you. Wtf Bonsai Pop. You'd be surprised how much anime is part of the culture in Latin America. We were watching anime in our local TV way before you had toonami.
this show was also iconic in indonesia, where we can only watch in the local pay tv...
it was aired at 5 pm, a time where we were about to finish our class everyday, then we rushed to our home for show...
some of us watched in the teacher room...
some of us watched in the canteen...
some of us just watch in middle of our way home...lol
some of us just doing that because our home is too far from our school...
or just because we didn't have a tv set at home..
or even we had a tv set, we can't pay the monthly bill...lol
what a nostalgic moment...
I´ll always thank God for letting this series be aired uncensored in my native Argentina. I wouldn´t be the same man if I hadn´t watched this show as a child.
It's still weird to me that a lot of Americans never even heard about Saint Seiya, here in Latin America it's a religion.
Yeah the U.S. was behind when it comes to anime.
Can u blame Americans? Anime distribution in America was still early at that time. Hence why saint Seiya is obscure in America
To be fair even Fist of the North Star is kind of niche in America. Not everything can break through everywhere like Dragon Ball.
Yes I grew up watching this Amazing beautiful show it’s really attached in my childhood in The Dominican Republic and yes it was literally a religion and so Bad North Americans didn’t have the save Anime culture we had back then
In Africa it's good
Ey its the pinned comment! Wow, i had no idea how many people from south and central america watched our content! In my research it didn't say anything about it being a hit down there but it makes a lot of sense! I mean, what goes better with Morrissey than Saint Seiya? But in all seriousness thanks for letting me know, it sounds like a fun cultural episode for the future! Also Seiya was pretty big in France for the record. Lastly it looks like i got some stuff wrong, i guess the bear and hydra saints aren't dead, HOWEVER a LOT of people do die in this show, those were unfortunately bad examples, 'sigh. I do my best. Also seems like filler comes in eventually which is a shame, but that first season is just fire AF, i thiiiink its like 72 episodes straight. Either way I'm not perfect so i appreciate the help educating me for future videos, you guys are very respectful.
LASTLY: I want it to be known that we DO joke in our videos, if you like something we don't its not a personal attack so i apologize to Bowling For Soup fans =') we're all just here to have fun.
Same goes if we do something else that may offend, it's all in good fun and accidental so let's all be cool dudeneutrals and enjoy the show! Know that we love you guys and thanks for watching!
-Mike
Watch this for better context regarding anime in Latin America, it's very informative. BTW thanks for the content
th-cam.com/video/Vev5Gp2skhI/w-d-xo.html
The ghost saints arc was filler and the arc with Asgard is filler(1 of the best fillers arcs EVER IMO) also crystal saint is a filler character, in the manga Hyoga was trained by Gold Saint Camui and was sent to kill the bronze saints at the galaxian tournament. The saints who die are all silver saints sent as assassins by the sanctuary. BTW you should have totally spoiled that Saori is Athena re incarnated and that sanctuary was taken over by evil. Also fun manga fact for you. In the manga, Mitsumada Kiddo had sex with women all over the world and took his sons...yes all of the bronze saints that he picked were his children and they are all half brothers!
Yeah, I was about to comment "Bear Geki and Hydra Ichi didn't die. lol"
They're secondary Bronze Saints, so their job during the Sanctuary Arc is mostly Guard Saori's body. After Galaxian Wars, they had to heal their bodies and wait for the repairs of their cloths.
Also, FUCK NETFLIX
If you like classic Saint Seiya, check out these spin offs.
*Next dimension* a canon story written by the author, set during the last Holy war with Hades and then taking place in the future after Hades is defeated. Time travel is in this and Shun the new Virgo Gold Saint, goes into the past with some other Bronze to try and save the future, including a comatose seiya.
*Lost canvas* an anime about the last holy war with Hades but written by a new author. Not cannon to the main series but a really good watch or read. No time travel here, just a different Era with different heroes and villains.
*Santia Sho* This new author envisions a private force of female saints called "the santia" sworn to protect Athena alone and not adhere to the rules of Sanctuary. Whats cool about this manga/anime is how it takes place during and after the classic saint seiya series. Some retcons had to be made, like Saori knowing she was Athena from the start and Saga being possessed by a God but overall the look and feel of the show is like classic saint seiya. The protagonist is a girl named Shouko who is just as tough as any of the male bronze saints we have seen in the past. You'll see a lot of characters you love from the classic franchise too! Like for example Gold Saint Milo, he plays a big part in the story.
*Omega* Though it was ousted in this video as being a bad spin off, if you love the classic characters they all make returns here, especially in season 2. Wanna see phoenix Ikki look Badass showing off to the new generation of saints? Watch season 2. Want to see Gold Saint Seiya, Gold Saint Shiryu, Gold Saint Kiki? Watch season 2, the nostalgia and continuation of their stories will certainly delight you. Hopefully you can tolerate the new cast of Bronze saints. Should be noted that season 2 kind of retcons season 1's pokemon esq cosmos explanation.
@@nworder4life Yeah People kinda disregard Omega because of the newer "elements" (lol) that they don't like and brush it off as negative in general. Omega is like a "non-canon, canon continuation"
You’re always getting me watching me different types of animes ❤️😭 I’m starting saint seiya today and this video getting me excited
As many people said below, Saint Seiya was really popular in the West, that includes Asia, Europe, South America. It was one of the biggest hits.
And just for the Record, from all that came out as anime with Saint Seiya Branch, Saint Seiya Omega was the closest thing that we could get to the original series even if it wasn't that great.
Man this anime was soo damm popular in peru that when I came to the US, I was shocked people I talk to abou anime didn’t know what saint Seiya was...
carlos saldana facts!! My brother!!
Americans had their garbage transformers and scooby doo. Latin americans grew up on saint seiya, sailor moon and drazgon ball
@Agent Agent ok shaggy was nice. But scrappy doo was full garbage
@@bubbytumby8509 Transformers are great. What are you talking about.
@@thebleachbartender1312 compared to anime, transformers is garbage
For the people exposed to the Latinoamerica vertion we already know it's a really awesome show. Hopefully more people will watch the complete series.
sorry, i was exposed to the italian version, and the amazing Carabelli's adaptation
5:55 Many enemies die, but neither the Bear saint or the Hydra Saint died... Geki and Ichi came back to protect Athena's body from minions at the skirts of the Sanctuary. This saints are pretty much on a the same level of importance of the Unicorn Saint or the Lion saint.
I’ll say it now, being a hardcore American fan, let alone being an American and even knowing that the series exists at all, can be pretty fucking hard. There’s literally no one you can talk to about the series IRL, it’s incredibly hard to get your hands on, and you gotta be proficient with Google translate if you’re even gonna begin to understand the expanded lore in its entirety. Right now the only access I have to this show is the manga on Kindle and the shitty CGI Netflix remake.
I had no idea there was a CGI Saint Saiya reboot....
And I can see why.
Yeah, it sucks major ass
Horrible pg13 shit
It's pretty bad
Sorry. Disagree. I like original better. But I showed both to my kids and they prefer cgi...and im fine with it. It is not that bad. And I think the intro song is better. I think the "nostalgua lens" makes us biased to begin with.
@@akevy8 ok...bad action,no blood,no major moments that are actually remembered
The only thing that the 3D Reboot has over the OG is that it's 3d....that's it
After watching Saint Seiya I realized I need more friends like Shiryu
@Shaman X Why are you everywhere hating?
Shiryu is an amazing friend!
Shiryu amigo
Shiryu is the best!!! True friendship there
And we all need a older brother like Ikki.
This show was a huge hit in Latin America, it doesn't matter if we are from Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina or so, all of us are familiar with that show and we grew it's part of our childhood/teenage years from the 90's.
Mike, love you man! Thank you for making video about my all time favo anime/manga Saint Seiya, and getting the point of it all! Sometimes, you have to fight and die for what is right! Will support the channel!
The Spanish dub is just as good. Great classic anime.
Fun fact the voice of Seiya is also the red ranger in the dub of MMPR!
Its not, the translation was horrible, take out your nostalgia googles.
@@homerc9101 Hahaha u must be a devil with the ladies;)
My wife is watching it at Netflix for the first time. She is hooked. It IS quite good.
Yeah, the strongest Golden Saint was "Junini"
Here in South America, actually in Brasil, is an anime that opened the country to anime industry!
Always good to remember Docrates afraid of the cops
A friend who visited Brazil showed me some of the anime and RPG stuff available there. Respect to the Brazil anime community, for their enthusiasm and energy! You guys even made a Saint Seiya RPG!
Whaaaaat and u didn't what Mazinger Z in the 80's or el Vengador for example? No Astro Boy?
I have to say something
¡Dame tu fuerza pegaso!
¡Cadena de andrómeda!
¡La furia del dragón!
¡Polvo de diamantes!
Top Saint Seya incarnation! (In my Opinion):
-The OG Saint Seya
-Saint Seya Elysion
-Saint Seya: The Lost Canvas
So somehow our pinned comment disappeared? but im back with ANOTHER ONE!
So first off, I made a mistake, clearly the bronze saints in the galaxian wars aren't dead so thanks for letting us know. Also i wish i had said "was never big in the US" rather than in "the west." Gotta remember i'm a silly American who makes mistakes, honestly it's a shame though cause SO many people die in the show that if i had just not mentioned the bronze saints it would've been fine lol. However, it seems the majority of you enjoyed the video and were able to look past some small errors and see the big picture, that i freakin LOVED watching this show. Which is what this video was all about was wanting to share something i loved with people who either haven't been exposed to it, or love it as well. ALSO! i've gotten a lot of questions about the Bowling for Soup bit, First, i don't hate that song, what i hate is the "Americanization" early anime dubbers felt that they had to stuff into things and in 2003 when Seiya hit the US BFS was huge and using their cover of an 80's jam was an excellent example of "trying to draw kids in." it's commercialism that bums me out, not necessarily the song. Anyway, 11/16 is Full Metal Brotherhood so get HYPE!
Thanks for being cool dude neutrals,
-Mike
Do not be so hard on yourself and burn your kosmo!
u cool my man, you not only got the point of the show but you're also spreading the gospel of Knights of the Zodiac, and that's all that matters
Ok, I will turn my dislike into a like. But you will have to watch the Hades ovas now AND remember that Docrates fled from the cops
The bit about "the west" is not a small mistake
You're from the US and we have to consider the decades of propaganda you have been fed BUT WE THE WORLD are sick of tour bullshit.
Hope you learnt something from this comment thread
Bear and Hyrda didn’t die, they show up later in the sanctuary arc
Steve Cox I was wondering if anyone else was going to point this out, they show up all the way in the series finally of the Hades Saga
Dude didn't even mention the cool gold saints. Obviously haven't reached that part.
Alberto Rodrigo Molinas Ortiz yeah he clearly didn’t watch the whole series
Also he said the series has no filler...
@@Davidpostingshid charitably, maybe not his fault. The North American version is a censored, re-edited, re-ordered (chapters are rearranged) mess. It requires a scholar to understand the series as it's meant to be in the USA... and get over the green blood.
Fortunately I got to watch it in the Mexican dub version's glory :)
No one:
What every Mexican watched as a kid: Saint Seiya
I watched it with my family since I was FOUR YEARS OLD, and still love it to this day! Its too bad Netflix took it out...
You ain’t seen nothing yet, the Sanctuary Arc with the gold Saints is literally the best shonen I have ever seen. Hands down. And while yes technically the arc after it is filler it’s actually pretty damn good, 100% worth the watch
Yes. Asgard Chapter is God tier
I actually prefer the Asgard filler saga to the Poseidon one that came afterwards. The God Warriors of Asgard were characters that were more developed while Poseidon's Generals were often too simple and straightforward, leaving Kanon aside.
@@kevintanza6968 To think that arc happened because Kanon commits identity theft.
@@Zidane_Mina I would say Odin tier
@@iamhungey12345 Oh, Kanon, that glorious son of a bitch hahaha whatever happened to the real Sea Dragon?
My mom literally introduced me to anime when I was a kid, watched all that disturbing shit and I'm ok so no excuses for these psychos
Like the guy from scream says" Movies don't create psycho killers, movies make psycho killers more creative"
I know this topic is about anime but still
You've got the coolest mom ever.
So so one day when I was about five years old my dad was watching sant seiya and I asked what he was doing and he show me the anime because it was like for him the best anime and then it become my best anime so I love it to today and I'll keep loving it I guess forever if possible
I grew up watching Saint Seiya in Honduras and migrated to the United States when I was 12. I was completely shocked when my boyfriend (who is also into anime) told me he had never seen it.
Seiya doesn't kill the bear, Cygnus doesn't kill hydra. They appear back in the sanctuary arc. The manga is also way more violent than the anime
Yeah they don't kill them.... it's just that they're so insignificant in the plot later that it's almost as if they were dead.
Yeah, manga version is more brutal
In Brasil this was a quite famous anime, every grown up knows about It and has a huge fan base...It is Just classic
A recommendation: Watch Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas. In my opinion, it's the only modern homage of Saint Seiya that's worthy.
Jaime Pe The original series is quite good, but yeah, Lost Canvas is better. Lost Canvas is arguably the best anime of all time.
@@KotR9001 Absolutely! And they gave the due treatment that the Golden Saints deserved! Unfortunately they never finished the animation because the copyright owners wanted to push that Omega garbage!
Jaspion CCV I just started watching Omega, and I don’t know if it gets any better, but the first two episodes seemed to indicate that it was vastly inferior to Lost Canvas or even the original series.
My ranking right now is Lost Canvas>OG series>Soul of Gold>>Omega>_Saintia Sho.
@@KotR9001 I know this comment is 6 months old, but I still have to say this.
Lost Canvas and OG is debatable and entirely up to your taste. The rest...yeah, I'd agree with those positions, but still, do not dismiss Saintia Sho entirely. The anime IS shit, but look up the manga, it's gorgeous.
Enough so that I'm actually salty that they decided to pander to an older fanbase and pay homage to the classic look instead of going for something similar to the original art.
@@KotR9001 soul of Gold is the best
Here in Brazil This is one of the most classic animes. We love the dubbed version, guys wtf did you do in the US!??
Good, someone telling english speakers about the majesty that is Saint Seiya. It's such a missed gem for most people in North America, but it's very popular in Brazil and close countries.
On that note, which song was the one used starting from 3:14?
Here in Brazil, Saint Seiya is the most popular anime ever alongside dragon Ball.
is sad that people on the states never get to see how cool it was, we latin americans love this
I'm rewatching the show now for the first time since I saw it as a kid. Lots of beautiful boys indeed.
Saint Seiya was one of the first continuous TV anime I watched back when. Our anime club was trading for episodes, and we were watching the raw rerun episodes, complete with commercials! (It's great to go from Seiya getting his head pounded into a mountainside to a commercial for cup noodles. And then a commercial from sponsor Bandai about the latest Saint Seiya action figures!) I saw it as a Japanese super hero team, and really got into the manga creator's take on Greek myths and legends, and their relationship to some Japanese counterparts. And the brutal, thrilling fight scenes didn't need any translation. AND Shaina was a tsundere girl before it became popular. (Passionate, violent, dedicated waifus forever!)
Here in Brazil people idolize this show... I, my parents, families and friends loves it.
I can, in the name of all in Latin America, confirm that Saint Seiya is a miracle brought by the stars to be relished by our mortal souls.
"Uncut and Glorious"
Just like my peepee
We got that version in latin america but in spanish
Love your take on the series. I'm glad here in France we had a proper adaptation when I was a teen.
I love this series so much, I guess it's pretty hard to describe, but still merci!
My mom used to watch it when she was a little girl in mexico . And i have to say this show is the best !!! I love watching this show!
For all my fellow french boomers :
🎶Des quatre coins de l'univers
Quand triomphe le mal
Sans hésiter, ils partent en guerre
Pour un monde idéal.
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
S'en vont toujours à l'attaque
En chantant une chanson bien haut
C'est la chanson des héros.
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
Contre les forces démoniaques
Gardent toujours au fond de leur cœur
Le courage des vainqueurs.
Ils n'ont jamais peur de personne
Et rien ne les effraie
Et lorsque l'heure du combat sonne
Tous, ils sont toujours prêts.
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
S'en vont toujours à l'attaque
En chantant une chanson bien haut
C'est la chanson des héros.
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
Contre les forces démoniaques
Gardent toujours au fond de leur cœur
Le courage des vainqueurs.
Et quand un jour viendra enfin
L'heure de la victoire
Au royaume de tous les saints
On chantera leur gloire.
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
S'en vont toujours à l'attaque
En chantant une chanson bien haut
C'est la chanson des héros
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
Contre les forces démoniaques
Gardent toujours au fond de leur cœur
Le courage des vainqueurs.
Les chevaliers du Zodiaque
S'en vont toujours à l'attaque
En chantant une chanson bien haut
C'est la chanson des héros.🎵
FUCK YEAH! *10 year old me rocks out to the theme music* damn straight Club Dorothée
Chevaliers du Zodiaque was my jam! Even though I didn't speak French I would watch Club Dorothee religiously until Saint Seiya came on.
Crois moi, pas besoin d'être un boomer pour connaitre cette chanson ♡
@@Muriuki34 yeah being most people who grew up with this song were GenXers and early Millennials like me
_Lol, that same song was dubbed from the french version to the spanish version in Spain. Curiously, this was the version that was transmitted in Colombia. Therefore, we grew up with the same song. You can google it like “Caballeros del Zodiaco, los guardianes del universo”_
It was huge and still fondly remembered in most of Latin America. Including European countries like Italy, Spain and France.
In Haïti this was on of the first anime shows that I watched wit dbz, Elfen Lied, D-Gray man and much more.
in 1986 we've been blessed with 3 great anime....
i'm proud to say that i'm born a decade later to watch them all and the best part about it is that youre not have to waiting for next eps because many of them are finished already....
I recently watched up til season 4 from Netflix's new dub. The one thing I can say about Saint Seiya is it is immersive. I watched season 2 to 3 in one night without ever realizing it. I am now just patiently waiting for season 4 to be dubbed, if it ever happens.
"it never got the same treatment here in the west", you mean in the US, because the entire Latin America worships this classic anime, it's just you guys that don't know it the way you should
Same in alot of european countries. Specially in france.
True
this series was recommended to me by a bestfriend of mine that i have known for nearly 10 years just finished the first episode of saint seiya and man i loved it alot
Man ... sweet sweet memories! I remember staying up late as a kid to watch Saint Seiya! At around the same time, there was also City Hunter, which is also wicked!
I'd like to point out, that even though Saint Seiya didn't succeded in the US ir esa big very much anywhere else un the west. Latin america hoy an excelente adaptation as did europe.
Saint Seiya's is not the best anime's soundtrack. Saint Seiya's Soundtrack is the BEST SOUNDTRACK PERIOD.
i'm fucking disappointed i can only give you 1 like
I have trouble finding the name of the bgm when Shiryu first clashed against Krishna, the part that ends with Krishna's spear going right through the shield.
rip seiji yokoyama
pretty much
@@iamhungey12345 its Ep 106
This was way better than I was expecting. You made a very through analysis and I hope this sells people on the show. I got a few notes, but they were probably already made by other comments. Good job!
The bronze saints did not die in the Galaxian wars, the in fact show up in the sanctuary to protect Saori while the bois go trough the houses.
Seen this anime and really liked it. Always have a soft spot for 80s anime so cool an badass.
In italy it was a true classic, famous for the dub where the character talked like knight from old time, in aulic and with quote from classic book like the Divine Comedy. Sometime I think we Italian loved the serie more than the japanese :D
"Antic quotes😀?" Even though I speak French, you made me want to watch Saint Seiya entirely in Italian (even though I'll never get used to "Isabel", "Tisifone" and "Castalia" 😂)
@@Skadi609 Isabel Is lesa strange that many knights have their constellations as the name, so Pegasus, Phoenix and Andromeda are the Knights respectively of Pegasus, Phoenix and Andromeda 😂 buy Crystal and Sirio are the Knights respectively of the Cignus and Dragon😮
Just finished the original series on Netflix. The english dub is great and it looks so good in 720-1080p.
I'd argue it was bigger than Dragon Ball down here in Brazil. And I appreciate you shining a light upon my favorite series.
"faça elevar o cosmo do seu coração". The brazilian opening song became a classic of our national heavy metal
I was 5 years old when I watched Saint Seiya for the first time. More than 20 years later is still my favorite anime.
I'm currently watching the 1986 version and to me, it's amazing!!
Update: Finished 1986 Anime, Soul of Gold, and The Lost Canvas. Currently looking at Hades OVA. Question though! Should I watch Omega? I've been getting mixed views on the show.
Can you guys help me out? Where is the clip that flashes 7:02 - 7:03 from?
Great video! Glad to see the Saint Seiya love!
_Saint Seiya: An Underrated Classic_
Hi first time in your channel, very well done video, interesting to see the perspective of someone that didn't grew up with this Anime. Also it goes deeper than those 40ish episodes on Netflix, If you haven't I recommend you to watch them all, it gets better and better. To respond your question in some way, like I mentioned I grew up with this Anime and I learned a lot from it, there's a lot of lessons and deep connections with the charactes. Every personality brings something to the table. I remeber that even my dad recognized this Anime for his values and lessons beyond the violence. Good video keep it up.
I am from a part of the world where we owe it to 'Club Dorothée'@1989 to have brought us Saint Seiya as 'Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque'.
I mean, this Masterpiece deserves a proper acknowledgement as being part of the World's Cultural Heritage.
Episode 37, Shaina's sacrifice... just no other words than Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Masami Kurumada. Arigato. Arigato.