The episode that introduced the Black Saints, but more importantly, the episode which started a somewhat annoying trend in the series, being the first of many times where Andromeda Shun has to be rescued by another character.
This time he was saved by Hyoga, but his older brother Ikki kept rescuing him for the rest of the series.
When I was kid, as strange this might sound, Shun was my favorite saint, and I always disliked how he lost almost all his battles. Even worse, he tend to lose in rather pathetic manners as in this particular occasion, where he basically became a punching bag for the Black Cygnus Saint, unable to do anything against him.
I get he is supposed to be a pacifist character who doesn't like fighting, but come on! The way in which Toei treated this character was frustrating to say the least.
Despite this, the episode itself isn't bad, being fun to watch. Not the greatest of the series, but entertaining enough, even when my favorite character was basically completely trashed here. And he continued being trashed for the rest of the series and the movies, unfortunately.
This time he was saved by Hyoga, but his older brother Ikki kept rescuing him for the rest of the series.
When I was kid, as strange this might sound, Shun was my favorite saint, and I always disliked how he lost almost all his battles. Even worse, he tend to lose in rather pathetic manners as in this particular occasion, where he basically became a punching bag for the Black Cygnus Saint, unable to do anything against him.
I get he is supposed to be a pacifist character who doesn't like fighting, but come on! The way in which Toei treated this character was frustrating to say the least.
Despite this, the episode itself isn't bad, being fun to watch. Not the greatest of the series, but entertaining enough, even when my favorite character was basically completely trashed here. And he continued being trashed for the rest of the series and the movies, unfortunately.
