Antares90

Saint Seiya Omega, in my opinion, did better than what many fans do. It expanded on the original, fleshing out he lore of the world as well as giving lesser known characters (like Geki, Nachi, and Ban) some time in the spotlight. If you're new to the series, I recommend this one as the last one you should watch chronologically as you will be spoiled on past events. Keep reading for a full review.

The entire first arc, admittedly, hit on some points and missed on others. Even so much as mentioning Cloths of star systems not mentioned in the original (like Delphinus and Corona Borealis) was a step up. But the whole thing about Aria being the new Athena and using Roman names for the gods (especially on a series inspired by Greek Mythology) ws all a little "meh" to  me.

Second arc wasn't as bad, but too much foreshadowing that someone even greater than Titan and his colleagues kinda made the big reveal come up short at the end.

There are a lot of things I loved, though. For instance, for someone boasting great power in the original, Aldebaran lost in all of his fights. However, this changed when Lost Canvas came around and in Omega, Harbinger was the only one of the golds besides Seiya to make it to the end with him. Not Shiryu, not Kiki, and not even the mighty Fudo. It was Taurus, a Saint who was disrepected and killed off by the writers in the original, who fought side by side with Seiya when they confronted Titan and Pallas. And hey, Harbinger becomes Grand Pope at the end. Good for him!

None of the other Bronze Saints besides Jabu were fleshed out in the original. Yet, Ichi becomes relevant in the first arc while Geki, Ban, and Nachi are used as more than cannon fodder this time. In the process, the writers in Omega explained why the Steel Saints didn't make it to Sanctuary in the original anime, a question that took 25 years to answer << Granted, the Steel Saints were never even in the manga and thus considered filler, but we still needed some explanation instead of "Oh, they never existed"

Omega, while it made the original fans cry "Durrr, mah nostalgia", focused on developing their main characters while expanding on the world they were in and expanding even more on past characters. While I do agree it's not the best of the series, I was satisfied when I made it to the end.