Tenkuu Senki Shurato

just finished the entire series and figured id give a review since this anime is not really talked about by english speakers the voice acting and music/soundtrack is very good I found the music very catchy and fitting. Shurato is what id say is what Saint seiya would be if it was an isekai with hindu myths. Shurato is very similar to Saint seiya and has been compared to it, it was clearly influenced by it as this came just around the same time as Saint Seiya's hype, Saint seiya inspired a trend of what id call "magical boys in armor" it was shortly lived thoughas Shurato and ronin warriors are really the only other anime like this. It has the theme of myths, gods, magical armors and traitors much like Saint seiya does, Despite this though it still had enough differences in the story and characters for it not be like you are watching the same show. the animation was good for the first 23 episodes by 1989 standards, but starting in episode 24 the animation had a huge drop in quality sometimes the characters look straight up badly drawn in these episodes and certain details are left uncolored but thankfully it gets much better again by episode 35. the character designs are pretty good with cool looking armors. the title character Shurato, is alot like the standard shounen protagonist he's hot headed and somewhat childish and dumb but he has a good heart and proves to be a good warrior, at times I found Shurato's ignorance and impulsiveness abit annoying but, otherwise I think Shurato is good for the type of character he's supposed to be and he does go through some development the shurato in episode 1 compared to the last episode feels pretty different. the hachibushu are generally pretty good characters I got nothing bad to say about them the flamboyant Reiga stands out as a pretty likeable character, Hyuga and Ryoma are great as well . Gai is the one I found most interesting he is remembered to be a very kind gentle person that would not even hurt a fly, so its a huge shock to shurato that he has became cruel and filled with evil on tenkukai especially since he is also part of the hachibushu and should be on the same side, the series often focuses on Shurato and Gai's friendship and the mystery to why yasha-oh got reincarnated into being an evil warrior it all gets revealed and resolved in the bittersweet ending of their conflict. Overall id suggest this anime to saint seiya fans due to the similarities but also to anyone that likes old school shounen anime and anime that focuses on myths. I found it pretty enjoyable to watch it was not too long or too short the pace felt just right. I rate this 9/10 despite it maybe not being entirely perfect it got a high ranking due to the fact that I never felt bored watching it, the characters and story are memorable and I don't have many complaints about it overall.