Well, this was incredibly disappointing.
I appreciate that "Saint Seiya Omega" tried to be something different and more original (After all, one of the most common criticism made about the original Saint Seiya anime was concerned about the predictability of the plots, being mostly centered in the journey made by the Bronze Saints to save goddess Athena of the new enemy...Despite that, I still like a lot that anime series) I also appreciate the fact that more humor was added, and that it sometimes shows the possible future of some the characters of the original series, introducing a new generation of Saints to this story.
What I didn't liked about this new anime series is how boring and generic it turned out to be, having very ugly and uninspired designs (The new Saint Cloths are awful, and some of them look more like magical girl dresses) The new characters are very insipid: Koga is clearly an expy of Seiya, while Aria plays the role that Saori/Athena had in the original anime, but their relationship feels somewhat bland and forced. On the other side, Haruto Wolf (Who is also a ninja, go figure) not only seem to belong to a completely different series, but also is very unlikeable.
The more interesting characters from this new series were actually the ones from the original series, even if their role in this story is reduced to some occasional cameos. In fact, those cameos are the only reason why I'm still watching this show, still waiting to see when the plot is going to turn interesting. (I have seen 21 episodes so far, and I'm still not impressed for what I saw) "Saint Seiya Omega" is not even that original. In fact, it "borrows" several elements from other franchises, such as Pokemon, Naruto, Sailor Moon and even Harry Potter. The worst part is that not even the combination of all those elements are enough to make it more interesting. And deep inside (Very, very deep inside) The plot is still more of the same, with a new generation of Saints trying to save the Athena goddess.
"Saint Seiya Omega" lacks both of the entertainment value of the original anime series, and the epic quality of "The Lost Canvas". It isn't very good as a series unrelated to "Saint Seiya", either, being very weak and commercial.
I guess that everything changes with time, but the changes not always are good.
I appreciate that "Saint Seiya Omega" tried to be something different and more original (After all, one of the most common criticism made about the original Saint Seiya anime was concerned about the predictability of the plots, being mostly centered in the journey made by the Bronze Saints to save goddess Athena of the new enemy...Despite that, I still like a lot that anime series) I also appreciate the fact that more humor was added, and that it sometimes shows the possible future of some the characters of the original series, introducing a new generation of Saints to this story.
What I didn't liked about this new anime series is how boring and generic it turned out to be, having very ugly and uninspired designs (The new Saint Cloths are awful, and some of them look more like magical girl dresses) The new characters are very insipid: Koga is clearly an expy of Seiya, while Aria plays the role that Saori/Athena had in the original anime, but their relationship feels somewhat bland and forced. On the other side, Haruto Wolf (Who is also a ninja, go figure) not only seem to belong to a completely different series, but also is very unlikeable.
The more interesting characters from this new series were actually the ones from the original series, even if their role in this story is reduced to some occasional cameos. In fact, those cameos are the only reason why I'm still watching this show, still waiting to see when the plot is going to turn interesting. (I have seen 21 episodes so far, and I'm still not impressed for what I saw) "Saint Seiya Omega" is not even that original. In fact, it "borrows" several elements from other franchises, such as Pokemon, Naruto, Sailor Moon and even Harry Potter. The worst part is that not even the combination of all those elements are enough to make it more interesting. And deep inside (Very, very deep inside) The plot is still more of the same, with a new generation of Saints trying to save the Athena goddess.
"Saint Seiya Omega" lacks both of the entertainment value of the original anime series, and the epic quality of "The Lost Canvas". It isn't very good as a series unrelated to "Saint Seiya", either, being very weak and commercial.
I guess that everything changes with time, but the changes not always are good.