Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter (2002–2008) User Reviews

Excellent Imrpovement

[ruffinelli_ro · 10/10 · 17 March 2009]

Since the first installment of this series, this anime grew so big and big that it is now a global phenomenon (even if this part is only video available OVA). For this new season the plot improved in every way and it became extremely good, now you have plot twists and sub-plots.

I really like the first seasons but this is a much more serious work and you can tell it because it evolved in many aspects like animation, dialog, action sequences and even characters (well that was sort of expected since this part came out more than 15 years from the release of the last one). It is now an adventure tale with epic proportions which is a little less focused in the five main characters. Like it's predecessor it has many errors and contradictions but its improvements totally make it up. The only part I enjoyed less was the second half, since creator Kurumada hired a new production crew and the animation gets hurt a bit. Still is one of the best anime out there and everyone should take a look on this.

Starts off a masterpiece, ends up a shell of it's former self

[samu_ld · 8/10 · 19 July 2022]

The Sanctuary phase is really beaultifully animated, amazing soundtrack, story, voice acting, all top notch. Then comes the Hell and Elysium phase with it's almost mute soundtrack, static animation and terrible effects and leaves the viewer with a bitter taste. Shingo Araki was dearly missed in this time, and still is.

Incredible, I love how Saint Seiya evolved with time.

[Sigmazyal · 8/10 · 12 July 2020]

This chapter is very good in story, art, fights and characters, the soundtrack is intense, emotional and amazing. I think the only critic I have is that some characters who are introduced as important end up being ignored or just abandoned, having a poor closing and a poor development: in fact, I think that these characters either shouldn't be used or if used, used properly, it feels like they're there just because they have to appear in the show, their actions are forgettable and their relevance to the story is very poor. By the other hands, the main characters get the attention, development and the respect they deserve. I really wish I had more of some characters.

The best way to continue this anime

[liooizki · 9/10 · 27 March 2020]

I enjoyed it a lot, and I mean it. Watched all of saint seiya (1986-1989) and it always seemed boring to me. I review it here with 6/10, but this Hades Chapter really deserves a 9.

It is really good to watch the saints with this amazing quality. The animation was on point and it was all that this story deserved. The 3D effect sometimes doesn't fit, but it isn't really important here.

The plot is really good, and we finally can watch the gold saints in action together with the loved bronze saints ones. We face a lot of emotions here, totally different from the 86' anime, that always had these childish emotions and poor plot.

The OST is really one of the strongest points in this anime, mainly because the older anime hadn't a good one. It does really matter if we are talking about emotions.

Amazing, nearly perfect 9/10

A brilliant comeback

[Rectangular_businessman · 8/10 · 11 September 2012]

After a long wait, the Hades saga from "Saint Seiya" finally got an animated adaptation: The result was more than satisfying, reuniting all the good classic elements from the original series, with modern animation techniques.

This adaptation was very faithful to the original manga (To the point that there some changes done in comparison with the anime series in order to respect the aesthetic and continuity of the story created by Masami Kurumada) having a great atmosphere, a fascinating new story with many new characters, and a very good character development.

The animation of "Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary" was very polished and well done, with a subtle use of digital effects. I liked the fact that the aesthetic of the designs done by Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno in the first anime series was respected, having all the essence of the classic Saint Seiya.

"Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary" was a solid start for the Hades saga. The first 13 chapters of this adaptation were the best ones, being a very promising beginning for this epic part of the Saint Seiya story. Totally worth-watching.

better than the first

[erminahotmail · 9/10 · 22 March 2024]

Then this is the continuation of the classic Saint Seiya series then in the 80's here and when the series stopped the Poseidon saga instead in the manga it continued with the Hades saga and after these all these years finally until 2002 they really decided to do the anime adaptationof this Saga which is the final saga of our heroes then in this in this new series that a God called Hades who wants to kill Athena And it seemed to you that all the gods have their own conquest goddess and so he decided to import some to life of the golden knights therefore our heroesthey have to stop this God So I'll tell you that I liked this series much more than the first I'll tell you for what reasons So the reason that suits me is the seiya programmer So in the original series I didn't like him at all as the main character because always reduceda sketch always however in this series he will not be one of my favorite anime programmers but I prefer much more than the previous one because at least here Seiya makes something of himself this time it is then the much more beautiful thing of this series and when all the knights receive the armorDivine That is, the armor is much stronger than any armor they wear. This thing is much more compelling and I recommend this series to you again to conclude, rating 9.

Very beautiful Saint Seiya Hades Chapter. It deserves the maximum rating of 10.

[gianluc2000 · 10/10 · 26 December 2023]

There is little to say, here we reach very high peaks: the original Saint Seiya series from 1986, which for me remains one of the best anime ever conceived, is continued by this one, with modernized and beautiful designs, an exciting story full of shocks of a scene that revolves, at least at the beginning, around the Gold Saints, and a direction that would be the envy of the best anime.

You just have to sit back and enjoy it, but only after having seen the original series, otherwise you won't be able to fully enjoy the many facets of the many characters present, and also the avalanche of emotions that this anime offers.

A complete waste of time, money and space in all regards

[TooKakkoiiforYou_321 · 1/10 · 19 March 2023]

But hey, Hack Masami Kurumada finally saw the ending part of his "great" manga (that even manga lovers, not me who I can't stand them, laugh at it for its crappy quality) being "animated" with awfully drawn landscapes that not only look like they were drawn by toddlers but they're worst than backgrounds in series made by this same company in the friggin' 60's, even worst CGI animation that would make blush a windows 95 savescreen for its stiffness and total and complete boredom that I NEVER experienced once during ALL the original series runtime, even during the weakest of episodes on offer (meaning the retcon before the twelve houses saga). Really, the hard truth is that Saint Seiya, as a franchise, started and ended with the 1986 animated series, nothing else matters and nothing will ever matter period. Oh and congratulation to the most embarazzing of intros ever, the ridicolously effeminate two-minutes intro before the classic Pegasus Fantasy song rolls on, that was genius. Avoid this and The Lost Canvas at all costs.

Excellent episodes Saint Seiya Hades, beautiful music, very beautiful story, amazing characters. Optimal. These episodes are far superior to even Lost Canvas.

[wathfrancesca · 26 December 2023]

After the conclusion of the battle against the God Poseidon, the seal that imprisoned the Lord of the Underworld (Hades) disappears, awakening Athena's ancient enemy from sleep together with his 108 Specter warriors: thus begins the new sacred war.

The sanctuary of the twelve houses is attacked by those who turn out to be the deceased golden knights returned to life thanks to Hades wearing his armor, the Surplici, with the intention of killing the goddess Athena, under Pandora's order, before the twelve hours of life granted to them. Thus begins an adventurous climb of the twelve houses which will see a succession of spectacular fights, powerful techniques and events with very beautiful dialogues, extraordinary music and evocative scenography.

A "Hades" saga created with remarkable direction, beautiful drawings by Shingo Araki, a spectacular plot created by Masami Kurumada and wonderful music.