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NEWS: Saint Seiya Returns in New Omega TV Anime Series


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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:21 pm Reply with quote
Shonen Jump franchises never die...
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:27 pm Reply with quote
Sweet! I may actually watch this one.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:39 pm Reply with quote
YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for another Saint Seiya anime!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:42 pm Reply with quote
If it looks as good as Casshern Sins then i'll definitely have a peek just for the pure eyecandy. That show was simply beautiful and the fight scenes were a joy to watch. Speaking of Casshern Sins, that character in the top middle looks an aweful lot like Casshern.
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Primus



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:53 pm Reply with quote
Do we know what animation studio is producing it? The director leads me to believe Toei but recent Seiya projects say otherwise.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:54 pm Reply with quote
Saint Seiya.. not starring Seiya.

Oh well, I'll watch it.
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Zhou-BR



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:59 pm Reply with quote
It's interesting that they hired Umakoshi to do the character designs, considering that one of his more recent projects, Casshern Sins, was directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi and starred Tohru Furuya, both of whom were unceremoniously ousted from the Saint Seiya franchise. I wonder who will write the music.
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GWOtaku



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:07 pm Reply with quote
Primus wrote:
Do we know what animation studio is producing it? The director leads me to believe Toei but recent Seiya projects say otherwise.


The official site is hosted by Toei, so that detail seems settled.

From what I gather this is an original project, not a manga adaptation. Hopefully they make the most of that creative freedom.
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opn



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:29 pm Reply with quote
Shocked wow this is a surprised heck i thought we weren't gonna get any more saint seiya anime that isn't cgi or based off the spin off for last canvas. either way this is awesome news though hopfully the original creator is at least somewhat involved with this.
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Majin Tenshi



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:47 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
Saint Seiya.. not starring Seiya.

Oh well, I'll watch it.


The day they took Tohru Furuya from the role of Seiya, he no longer exists for me in the Saint Seiya universe anymore.

Oh well, at least this one will naturally feature new characters/cast like Canvas. I mean it doesn't feature the original Saints...right ?
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Kohii



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:04 pm Reply with quote
Majin Tenshi wrote:
TitanXL wrote:
Saint Seiya.. not starring Seiya.

Oh well, I'll watch it.


The day they took Tohru Furuya from the role of Seiya, he no longer exists for me in the Saint Seiya universe anymore.

Oh well, at least this one will naturally feature new characters/cast like Canvas. I mean it doesn't feature the original Saints...right ?


Going by that picture, it looks like the dragon and phoenix saints will actually appear this time.
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:51 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
Saint Seiya.. not starring Seiya.

Oh well, I'll watch it.


That brings up an interesting point, can you really call this series Saint Seiya , if Seiya isn't at all in the show? Not sure what they would call it otherwise if not Saint Seiya, but kind of hilarious to have a series named after a character, only to no longer have the character a part of the show.
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:53 pm Reply with quote
Teriyaki Terrier wrote:
TitanXL wrote:
Saint Seiya.. not starring Seiya.

Oh well, I'll watch it.


That brings up an interesting point, can you really call this series Saint Seiya , if Seiya isn't at all in the show? Not sure what they would call it otherwise if not Saint Seiya, but kind of hilarious to have a series named after a character, only to no longer have the character a part of the show.


According to Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web site, Seiya does appear in the first episode, but the site doesn't say how long his appearance is. (See the updated article.)
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opn



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:56 pm Reply with quote
well the plot sounds good surprised to see a non gold clothed leo though...also spoiler[if it truly is the past seiya..then how the hell did he recover from his paralysis?]
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PipingHotTea



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:15 pm Reply with quote
Looks interesting and I do enjoy Saint Seiya. Just wished CN didn't took it off the air before it got really really interesting. Wonder if we'll see the old characters again...spoiler[Wait, I thought female warriors wear masks.]

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