Saint Seiya, from a pure fandom/meta pov is just fascinating.
Most people have very little consideration for the source material. The lore is mainly builded on 8 specific spin offs -none canon. The show has so much inconsistency that you have to play pick and choose about practically anything. Ages and power systems are basically stickers on a notebook, misplaced and scraped off every new trimester. There are somehow fights on what is canon or not. One of the characters sole existence ledd to the introduction of the term âyaoiâ to the world. The girls in the manga are all 16 and terribly written. Itâs considered as one of the most iconic shĹnen ever. The older fandom is split on either the ones that accuse the new adaptations of âturning the show wokeâ or the ones that is like âin retrospect they were all kind of gayâ. There is so much South American content about that saga it might rivaling the Japanese one. The French part may or may not be a cult for an obscure parody that is the backbone of the entire French anime parody game. The name âknights of the zodiacâ definitely comes from European fans trying to guess the og name. It also, funnily enough, makes more sense on the long term than Saint Seiya. Every 10-20 years the USA will make a weird remake that always flops. It was considered a kid show in the 80s, and is still in the collective unconscious of some countries. The authorâs favorite part of the fandom is The Gays.
Everything about this serie is a mess from point A to point Ď. I love it.
