Saint Seiya Pluto is another masterpiece produced by Japan's Toei Company after more than ten years.
Only 13 episodes were released at the beginning. It is said that it was made in collaboration with a company in France. Cooperated with 3D Animation Technology Company, these 13 episodes are the original Saint Seiya: Pluto and the Zodiac. During the release period, these 13 episodes were dubbed "Saint Seiya Pluto" by major media and websites just for the sake of making noise. In fact, anyone who has read Kurumada-sensei's original manga and is a fan of Saint Seiya knows that these 13 episodes are not all of Saint Seiya's Underworld Chapter.
Later, due to issues such as money and expenses, Toei gave up the cooperation with the French technology company and continued to launch the front and back chapters of Saint Seiya: The Underworld (***12 episodes), Saint Seiya: Pure Land Chapter (***6 episodes). This is why the two new chapters about Saint Seiya Pluto that were released later are far inferior to the first 13 episodes in terms of the clarity of the picture, the three-dimensional effect of the character scenes, and the sound quality of the background music.
To sum up, the entire Saint Seiya: Pluto Arc includes:
1. Saint Seiya: Pluto Twelve Houses Arc (***13 episodes)
Main content: The story of some golden saints who pretended to take refuge in Hades and were briefly resurrected, and Pluto's vanguard army broke through the 12th house to assassinate Athena.
The main battlefield: the 12th Palace of the Sanctuary.
In fact, this part of the content is equivalent to the seventh volume of the original manga - Hades Volume
2, the front and back chapters of Saint Seiya: The Underworld (***12 episodes)
Main content: After Shaka and Athena entered the underworld, Seiya and other five Xiaoqiang, as well as Tong Hu, Garen and others respectively realized the eighth sense "Alaya Consciousness" and broke into the underworld. Defeat Hades and support Athena
The main battlefield: the underworld
In fact, this part is equivalent to the eighth volume of the original comic - Marching into the Underworld
3. Saint Seiya: The Pure Land of Paradise (***6 episodes)
Main content: With the help of 12 senior Golden Saints, Seiya and the other five broke through the wall of sighs at the end of the underworld and entered In the Pure Land of Paradise, continue to follow the goddess Athena to fight the ultimate duel with the true form of Hades and the God of Death and the God of Sleep
Main battlefield: Pure Land of Paradise
In fact, this part of the content is equivalent to the original comic Volume 9 - Goddess Victory Volume
PS: Today’s cartoons are not like before, they are more commercialized. What animation producers value more is commercial income, that is, profit. They produce long-form animations that are released in a single episode, which is what we now know as one episode a week. This is the commercialization of cartoons. Coupled with the crazy noise from various media. Sir, it’s normal for you to be confused. I was also confused when the Underworld Chapter was first released.