Saint Seiya: Why does a flawed work become a classic that has endured for decades?
Some people believe that the reason why "Saint Seiya" has been able to catch fire until now is because of the lingering feelings of countless old saint fans.
But if it is really just feelings so simple, then there are too many works that should be fired up to now. Because "Holy" is not the only feeling of our childhood.
01.
The characters in the work are too charismatic
The old car's ability to make up stories is not strong, but his ability to shape characters is not generally strong.
——This work is very successful in character building, especially the popular Golden Saint Seiya, whether it is personality shaping or strength shaping, it can be said that there are different advantages.
Whether it is the tyrant Saga icon or the wise man Saga, they are all characters with distinct personalities and are deeply loved by everyone.
Don't underestimate the impact of the success of character building on a work, many people like a work, often because they like one of the characters and become fans of a work.
Leaving aside "Saint Seiya" as the object of review, looking at the classics of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign masterpieces, it is not difficult to find that these classic masterpieces have a commonality, that is, the role modeling is very successful.
Each of China's four classical masterpieces has a distinct personality and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Saint Seiya has endured for a long time.
02.
The cultural setting of Saint Seiya is in line with the preferences of fans around the world
Unlike many other works, Saint Seiya is a work that connects the various civilizations of the East and the West.
In this work, there are ancient Greek culture, Japanese culture, Chinese culture, Indian culture, ancient Egyptian icon culture... Even some subcultures are included.
Being able to combine several major mainstream civilizations in the world in the setting is indeed the special feature of this work, which also makes "Saint" a work that fans all over the world love, and basically any fan can find the embodiment of the civilization in which they are in this work.
Not only that, in the character information of "Saint Seiya", different characters are also from various countries in the world, which undoubtedly enhances the attention of this work in the world, which shows that the work is really very careful in character shaping.
03.
Many of the hidden plots of "Saint" have more room for everyone to discuss
As a hot-blooded manga, the content of "Saint" is mainly based on depicting battles, showing not much personal life.
In this way, a powerful fan-wai series is formed, allowing fans to play the space of imagination.
With just one character, you can imagine a lot of sequels.
"Saint Seiya" was originally a work with a lot of hidden plots, and many complexes are benevolent people seeing wisdom.
There are too many unsolved mysteries behind Saint Seiya, and there are many things that have not been clearly explained, which leads to a large space for discussion of this work, which undoubtedly greatly enhances the attention of the work.
In contrast, some girl anime is difficult to have such a strong vitality, because these works are originally based on depicting personal emotional life, explaining everything too clearly, and fans have no imagination space.
Don't underestimate this, less room for imagination means less value for discussion, and it means less value to continue to create, and once the fire has passed, the attention will plummet.
Perhaps Saint Seiya is not the best anime in Japan, but it is indeed one of the most vigorous anime in Japan.
This work has not only become the unforgettable feelings of many post-70s and post-80s Chinese, but also a series of derivative works have spawned many young fans of the post-90s and post-00s in the new era.
04.
Saint Seiya brings together people from different interest groups
As a hot-blooded anime, Saint Seiya is not only loved by martial arts fans, but also sought after by other interest groups.
For example: lovers of Greek mythology, lovers of constellations, lovers of Confucian and Taoist icon culture, etc.
Even many people have been influenced by Saint Seiya and become members of a certain hobby group.
As a loyal old saint fan, I wrote this article to show that the reason why Saint Seiya has become an enduring masterpiece is not only because of our lingering feelings! #I'm going to make micro-headlines##圣斗士 #
