Product ReviewsSaint Seiya - Collection 1 (DVD, 2006, 5-Disc Set)

ALL FAN OF ANIME MUST HAVE!!!!!!!

Well, perhaps I'm one of those self-declared #1 fans. I can't tell exactly how many times I rewatched this series. All I know is that there were lots of times. So maybe now I can act like a kind of advertiser for the series.
I'd start saiying that Saint Seiya was my introdution to the world of anime. The story, the characters, the myth, the bloody and very impressive fights, the dilemmas the characters had to go through, all created a perfect and attractive piece of something I wasn't used to watching. I kinda compare it to the influence that the american music exerted over me. I wasn't a music enthusiast untill I heard Mariah Carey for the first time. I mean after watching Saint Seiya, I experienced the kind of excitement that an animation could 'cause and became an otaku.

Let me try my very best to describe Saint Seiya:

The story
It's about goddess Athena, who reincarnate on the earth every 200 or 300 years to protect it from the aproaching evil, and her saints, who are, in most of the cases, teenagers.

The Saints
There are three different ranks of saints. Bronze saints(the lower rank), silver saints and the highest rank, that happens to be the gold ones. The five saints who are around Athena(in her current reincarnation as Saori Kido) in almost the whole series belong to the lower rank. Though they're supposedly the weakest ones, they manage to overcome even the gold saints in order to protect they're goddess. If you watch it, you'll find out sometimes that it's kinda hard to believe that those boys(Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga, Ikki and Shun) could achieve such level of power, performing miracles to the point that they don't seem to be simple humans anymore.

The cosmos
Every saint has his own guiding constellation in wich the power of they're cosmos(something like chakra in Naruto's world) is based. As it's explained trough the series, the cosmos has no rank. So even a lower rank saint could master it and become strong enough to fight and defeat the gods.

The music
There's also a lot to comment about the musical themes of the series. I kinda can't get those songs and arranges out of my mind. The one I like the most is that one played in the end of every episode, causing you that anxiety for the next episode that keeps you always coming for more. For myself, I can say that Seiji Yokoyama did an amazing job in composing the soundtracks.

Another Shounen animes
If you liked Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball Z, etc. Then you won't be wasting your time and Iencourage you to watch this amazing anime that h ad a huge influence over my entire life. Though it's not visually impressive as the ones I've just mentioned, it's still worth it watching. Belive me you won't regret.

I'm gonna finish it now, 'cause I'm afraid that this review could be so boring that you guys can't bear reading it 'till the end. That's it for now. Hope I have helped you get to know one of the best series out there.Read full review...

Not official DVD box set

Someone tried to make it an official rare box set. It's actually fansubs made to look like licensed DVD's. I did my research and this box set is a phony but it has all three chapters of Sanctuary of the series which was never finished here in the states and on that note i can live with this.Read full review...

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Only 60 of 114 episodes available

This early release of the (proper) English dub of the show has nice box art but only has the first 60 episodes. You don't even finish the Sanctuary arc with this. An incredible and groundbreaking show that was mistreated in the US, with this box being a prime example.

Don't even bother.Read full review...

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Thank you!

I’m very happy with the purchase! My sons are really enjoy the series! Thank you so much for everything! :)

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I wach it as a child nad seiya was my favorite carter on the cartoon series and like it all and shaka and ikki and hyoga ice and shiryu's and athena
is bitifull and kind and ikki is full of fier and adventure but shaka a gold in saint and all 12 are grantRead full review...

Saint Seiya - Collection 1 (2006, DVD)

I been looking for this videos because they bring feedback of my chailhood.
The story,the graphics,the warriors you have to see it to believed.are the best. SAINT SEIYA