Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya), Vol. 1: The Knights of Athena

I enjoyed this volume of Saint Seiya very much! I know there are names that have been changed like Death Mask is called Mephisto and his attack was changed from Sekishki MeKai Ha to Underworld Portal Confinement. Whats important is that the story was not changed or altered because if it was that would have ruined Kurumada Masami's masterpiece!!

This is a great Manga!!! Anyone who likes saint seiya should definitely give it a look. There are some bad translations, and its up to you if you can stomach the many changes.Saints have been changed to Knights (which isnt really a big deal because its the same in the other countries)Saori's name has been changed to princess sienna(princess???)Cygnus has been changed to swanjabu has been changed to jab the unicornMitsumasa Kiddo has been changed to lord Nobucosmo has been changed to universe (although they occasionally slip up and say cosmo)At first the new names feel like knives piercing your eyes, but it wont bother you that much, the great story and artwork is intact. So I definitely reccomend this book, but if you cant stomach the translations I think you should either buy a different language version or the great saint seiya dvds by adv.translation - CThe translation is good but the name changes are a definite negative, fortunately the comic only adopts the name changes from its cartoon network cousin...You wont find any saints, err knights saying dude here!Artwork - B+The artwork is crisp and I like the style Kurumada uses. Youll definitely see some eyecandy. I detracted some points for the crazy cloth desings.Story - Bthe plot moves a little slow but slowly start to pick up.overall - B-I reccomend

I consider the second book as a filler between 1 and 3. This is where the story gets picked up. One of the central character is introduced, and the real conflict begins.

Look, it's great that you know how to read Japanese or read the Spanish version, but most of us don't or didn't. Masami Kurumada is one of the very best and most creative story teller there is. I don't think the essence of his story is getting lost. Some existential topics like what it means to be a being in the universe and relationship between cosmos and self is discussed, but never in a boring way (Marin crushes a rock to illustrate this point). It's a fantastic book, and it sets up a greater story line. My Japanese friend used to tell me about this book, and I'm so glad to finally have something I can read. If you are intested in getting a great book that's fun and exciting; pick this up.