Saint Seiya 13
August 3, 2008
So here’s the end of the Sanctuary arc! Hooray! The identity of the Master of Sanctuary, as well as how he wound up in his position and what happened to that gold knight that was mysteriously killed all those years ago, all is explained, and far more coherently than I would have given this series credit for.
The first part of the fight is between Ikki and the Master, and then Sena steps in for one final stand. Of course good wins out in the end, but one wonders what the second half of the series is about since all five of the main characters are apparently dead. Death seems to be only a temporary situation in this series, though, so I assume everyone will be back next volume with not a whole lot of explanation given. That’s mostly why I like this series. Well, there will be an explanation. They come back to life because their cosmos are just too big to be believed, I guess.
There’s a short story at the end about Hyoga and some Siberian adventures he has. Gotta love little girls flash-freezing themselves in blocks of ice as a method of showing sadness.
There’s also a really nice reference in the back listing all the characters in the series so far, be they bronze, silver, gold, master, or just little girls. It’s useful since I have a hard time remembering names and ranks.
August 4, 2008 at 8:38 pm
You know, I never followed Saint Seiya, but I had to LOL when I read your probably realistic estimate “They come back to life because their cosmos are just too big to be believed, I guess.”
August 6, 2008 at 6:03 am
Thanks ^_^ I realize I often fail to mention the almost constant and ridiculous fights the characters have about each other’s cosmos. It’s used to justify absolutely everything, usually in a really unintentionally hilarious way.
August 6, 2008 at 11:56 am
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