Saint Seiya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Knights Of The Zodiac)
Jump to: navigation, search
Saint Seiya
聖闘士 星矢 <セイント セイヤ>
(Saint Seiya)
Demographic Shōnen
Genre Mythology, Fantasy,
Manga
Author Masami Kurumada
Publisher Flag of Japan Shueisha
Serialized in Flag of Japan Shonen Jump
Original run January 1986 – December 1990
Volumes 28
TV anime
Director Kōzō Morishita (ep. 1 - 73)
Kazuhito Kikuchi (ep. 74 - 114)
Studio Toei Animation
Network Flag of Japan TV Asahi
Original run October 11, 1986 – April 1, 1989
Episodes 114 Anime 114 Including Movie and OVA 144
Related works

Saint Seiya (聖闘士 星矢 <セイント セイヤ> Seinto Seiya?), also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a manga and anime series created by Masami Kurumada. The story is about a group of five mystical warriors called the "Saints" (or "Knights"; the kanji is properly read as sei-tōshi "holy warrior" but the furigana has it pronounced "saint") who have adopted various constellations as their guardian symbols. The anime series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1987. The series was cancelled in 1989 because of low ratings. However, during 2002 Toei continued the arc of the manga that was not animated in OVA format. This was called Saint Seiya: Hades dividing them in differents parts calles Sanctuary-Hen, Meikai-Hen 1st and 2nd part and Elysium-Hen.

Contents

Seven years Twelve before the events at the focus of the series, one hundred orphans from Japan are sent to different parts of the world to become a saint of Athena. The story focuses in one of these orphans called Seiya. He is sent to the Sanctuary in Greece to become the Pegasus bronze saint.

After seven years Seiya becomes the Pegasus saint and returns to Japan to find his older sister. Because her sister dissapeared the same day Seiya went to the Sanctuary, Saori Kido, the granddaughter of the person who sent all orphans to train but died a few years ago, makes a deal with him to go to fight in a tournament called the Galaxian Wars where the orphans who survived and became bronze saints must fight to win the most powerful cloth: The Saggitarius gold cloth. If Seiya goes to compete there, Saori would start a search to find the sister of Seiya.

During the series the Seiya becomes the partner and friend of the other bronze saints: Shun, Shiryu and Hyoga. As the myth of the saints they must fight together to protect the reincarnation of Athena from any danger.

See also: List of Saint Seiya chapters
  • Tenkai Hen: Overture - Introduction

Artbooks

Special Books

  • Cosmo Special August 10, 1988.
  • Saint Seiya Taizen August 22, 2001.

Main article: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Main article: Saint Seiya Episode G
Main article: Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas

During 2002, after the success of the first ovas of the Hades Arc a new manga called Saint Seiya Episode G started being serialized. The story is situated 7 years before the events at the beginning of the original Saint Seiya Manga, and 6 years after the death of the Gold Saint Sagittarius Aiolos making Leo Aiolia the main character. This new manga series, is written and drawn by Megumu Okada, under authorization of Masami Kurumada.

Also, during 2006 two new manga series started being published. These two manga the story of the previous Holy War, taking place in the 18th century, 250 years before the original series, in the Saint Seiya universe. The story centers on the relation between Tenma, the Pegasus Saint and his beloved friend, Alone, who would eventually become his greatest enemy, Hades. The first one named Saint Seiya Next Dimension: The Myth of Hades is drew and written by Masami Kurumada but at irregular dates. The second one, Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas: Hades Mythology is written and drawn by Shiori Teshirogi, under authorization of Masami Kurumada.

 This section does not cite any references or sources.
Please improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. (August 2007)
  • Saint Seiya began to be known in the West as Knights of the Zodiac after it became successful in France at the end of the 1980s, where it was given the name of Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque. This was also the very first release of the series outside Asia, in 1988. Outside Asia, France is known to be the first country which has a "manga culture" for a long time, since the end of the 1970s.
  • The series was also broadcast starting from 1989 in Italy, under the title of "I Cavalieri dello Zodiaco". This edition is known to differ substantially from other foreign editions of Saint Seiya, not only because many names of characters, places, and fighting techniques were changed, but also because the whole tone of the dialogues was modified to become more aulic and ceremonious, with occasional quotations from various pieces of poetry and classical literature; the main characters were also given adult voices in the dubbing, instead of teenage voices.
  • The series was also released in Spanish-speaking countries, under the title of "Los Caballeros del Zodiaco", enjoying great success in both Spain and Latin America. Currently, the old episodes (Sanctuary, Odin and Poseidon saga's) and the new one's (Hades Saga, with new dubbing) were being aired again on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block
  • The series was released in Portuguese-speaking countries too, like Portugal and Brazil, "Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco", the series was and still is very famous in both countries.
English Knights of the Zodiac logo.
English Knights of the Zodiac logo.
  • The series aired in North America starting only on August 30, 2003, on Cartoon Network at 7:00 P.M. on a Saturday. Called Knights of the Zodiac, the series was heavily edited for television. The censorship issues were partly due to the fact that the US rights were held jointly by DiC and ADV Films, with DiC owning the TV rights to the series and ADV Films holding the DVD rights.

The US "Knights of the Zodiac" version was heavily panned by fans of the series, due to the extensive amount of editing used to remove the violence, bloodshed, and religious themes (blood was colored blue and called sweat; fans have joked that characters "bleed Gatorade", characters were said to be imprisoned rather than being killed, and in a particularly infamous change among fans, when Shiryu slit his wrists to repair the damaged cloths it was called his "mystic energy"). While the characters retained their names and the bulk of their back stories (only Phoenix Ikki's back story was changed for the US dub, with his evil mentor Guilty and his daughter not dying, simply being separated), Saori Kido was turned from wealthy corporation owner to a princess named Sienna in the US dub. The US dub also featured all new music, most notably a cover of the A Flock of Seagulls' song "I Ran" as its theme song performed by the punkrock band Bowling for Soup.

Also, the characteristics for some characters (especially Hyoga, who talks like a stereotypical surfer, and Shun, who lacks the kindness that was his trademark) are diverse from the original version, leading to further controversy.

Another factor in the show's failing was low ratings, which led to Cartoon Network moving the show to 12:30 a.m. late Saturday/early Sunday morning timeslot. The series was pulled after 32 episodes.

ADV Films, sensing the backlash, quickly rushed out an uncensored DVD release of the series with the original music restored and the US voice actors providing a more serious accurate dub. The DVDs were successful and appealed to the hardcore fans of the show and quickly went up until episode 60 of the series before ADV Films stopped production of the series. According to ADV Films, they originally only bought the US rights to 60 episodes and that Toei, for unknown reasons, decided to not renew their contract with ADV Films to allow them to dub and release the remaining 54 episodes. As it stands, ADV Films has implied that they will at least attempt to get Toei to allow them to release the remaining 13 episodes of the Sanctuary Saga (which makes up the first 73 episodes of the series) and have re-released the single disc sets of Saint Seiya into two 30 episode/6 disc box sets to drum up interest in the series, but no move has been made yet.

It is unknown whether or not The Hades Chapter OVA or any of the other following soon after titles will ever be licensed in the US, but some speculate that since the 2003 Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) OVA series Shin Hokuto no Ken (New Fist of the North Star) was given a full US release, despite the fact that the original series went unlicensed past episode 36, it may still be possible, especially since the R2 release contains a 23-minute recap episode, explaining everything you need to know about the series before watching the Hades Chapter, making the original license slightly unnecessary.

VIZ Media's English language adaptation of the manga (titled: Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac) has been extremely successful and has recently seen the release of volume 18 (completing sancturary and poseidon) out of the 28 volumes in total of the manga series. The US Manga version uses the DiC dub names for the main characters, but for the most part remains extremely accurate in terms of story presentation.

  • The manga was published in Hong Kong and Taiwan as 聖闘士星矢 as early as 1987. It was introduced into Mainland China as 圣斗士星矢 (anime) and 女神的圣斗士 (manga) around 1990. For example, the anime TV episodes were first broadcasted in Shanghai, the largest city in China, in late January, 1992. Although Japanese animation was no stranger to Chinese audience at that time, Saint Seiya gained a certain popularity.[citation needed]
  • The Spanish version for Latin America was dubbed in Mexico and enjoyed great success. Saint Seiya opened the door for new anime series like Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon. It was broadcast in Mexico through open television since 1993. Episodes began airing on Saturday at 7am, turning it into a two episode on Saturday at morning, and other one episode per day repetition from Monday to Friday on the evening, that lasted for years.
  • The series was hugely successful in Brazil and the Brazilian audience saw it aired in open television, with episodes running in the morning and reprising in the afternoon from Monday to Saturday. After the conclusion of the Sanctuary part, it was reprised on a two episodes per day basis and then Asgard and Poseidon followed with the ordinary one episode per day broadcasting. All of the episodes were broadcasted in this manner and were then reprised. In 2006 the full 114 episodes were released on DVD and VHS with the original Japanese and Portuguese dubs, as 21 volumes, each with 3 to 4 episodes. It was followed by the release of Hades also in DVD, as a 4 volume, again with 3 to 4 episodes each. Volume 1 and 2 were released in June, 2006 and volumes 3 and 4 were released in August of the same year. With the 2003 comeback of the series on Brazilian television, the Japanese soundtrack received a Portuguese language version which maintained the original instrumentation with new versions for the lyrics only. The opening and closing themes (Pegasus Fantasy and Blue Forever respectively) were recorded by famous heavy metal singer Eduardo Falaschi from Brazilian metal band Angra, coincidentally a huge success, platinum artist in Japan.
  • The series was also aired in Belgium and Portugal (where it was known as Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco) and in Poland as well (with polish lector on French version, it was known as Rycerze Zodiaku - The Knights of the Zodiac).
  • In Portugal the show was 6 years canceled, since 1992 to 1993 and just aired 36 episodes alleging violent content, returning in 19th September 1999 in SIC without transmitting the episode 37 of 1st Season.
  • The series suffered a long delay before it finally gained entry into the United States market more than a decade later. Saint Seiya has a combination of realistic human characters and violent/death scenes, which explains why it had more trouble with censorship than anime that are far more violent, but less realistic in appearance.

Saints' power originated from the understanding of the "Cosmo". Everything in the universe is made up of matter (atoms). The Saints take this knowledge to another level: humans are made of atoms, thus humans should be able to use the mysterious forces behind the atoms.

Each atom within a human body resembles a small solar system, and since the human body consists of billions of atoms, the totality forms a "small Cosmo" or a "small Universe". Each person's Cosmo has its own unique signature. If permission is granted, one can also draw another's Cosmo to amplify one's own Cosmo. The power of the Cosmo can also be channeled through the Saints' Cloths, armors given by gods to mortals.

Athena's Saints' were specifically selected as kids and trained while growing up, to become Saints. Their primary mission is to protect and aid Saori Kido, the reincarnation of Pallas Athena (the Greek patron goddess of wisdom, art, and military strategy), and fighting to defend her in the Sacred Wars. Athena normally resides in her sanctuary, a protected physical location just outside of Athens, Greece. In the Sanctuary, a hierarchical command structure is followed, with the goddess as the supreme commander, followed by the Pope (second in command) who can command the 88 Saints, the core of Athena's "army", composed of : 12 Gold Saints, 24 Silver Saints, and 48 Bronze Saints.

Athena dislikes weapons, believing intelligence and bodily strength to be the strongest weapons of all. Thus, she only allows a few Saints to carry arms. The most famous Saint to carry arms is the Gold Saint Libra Dohko (12 weapons; 6 kinds of weapons, 2 of each kind). Other Saints who bear arms include Andromeda Shun, Sagittarius Aiolos (a bow and arrow), Chameleon June (a whip), Cerberus Dante (Two chained spike balls), Auriga Capella (Sharp flying saucers).

Additionally, Dragon Shiryu and Perseus Algol are noted for using a shield in combat; Phoenix Ikki sometimes uses phoenix feathers as projectiles. The goddess also forbids unauthorized duels among her Saints in the Sanctuary.

In Saint Seiya, most characters are warriors who wear different types of "cloth" (armor). The different cloths are fashioned by smiths working for the competing Gods, to be used by their own warriors to defend themselves or attempt to conquer the domain of other gods (more frequently, a god will attempt to seize the human world, which is the possession of Athena). Of note is the fact that none of the actual makers of cloth is ever depicted, although it is explained that Mū (and by inference, Shion and Kiki) are descendants of the tribe who forged Athena's Saints' cloth. It is said that only Mu is capable of repairing cloth.

However, the main attributes of all cloth are highly similar: they are stronger than normal cloth made of regular metals, and, if the wearer has awakened their cosmos, it serves to amplify the wearers' defense, several times over. Below, the main cloth types and their particulars:

Characteristics: Athena's Cloths were fashioned by a lost tribe of smiths, and were actually the second group of Cloths created (as far as it is presently known). They were created to protect Athena's Saints in her first confrontation with Poseidon. Each of Athena's Cloth represents a constellation. Also, Athena represents justice and righteousness, and as such, if a Saint acts in a severely undignified manner, his Cloth will abandon him (as the Cancer Gold Cloth abandoned Deathmask due to his behavior).

Many Cloths lie "dead" in the "Cloth Cemetery" which is located in the mountains of Jamir. These dead Clothes were left there by perished Saints who wanted to reach the Aries Saint, Mu, so that he could repair their Cloths. The harsh journey before reaching Mu proved dangerous, or even fatal, for most Saints.

If a cloth has been damaged it can be repaired inside its respective "Box of Pandora". However only small damages can be repaired, otherwise one would have to seek out a person who knows how to repair them thoroughly. When a cloth is damaged to pieces along with its owner dead, the cloth will revert to a less powerful state when revived and repaired.

In the Saint Seiya universe, there are 88 Cloths, each representing one of the 88 constellations. They are divided into 3 categories, from the weakest to the strongest : 48 Bronze Cloths, 24 Silver Cloths, and 12 Gold Cloths. The databook named "Cosmo Special" explains that there are also 4 Cloths which are still unaccounted for. However, in the Episode G manga and on some action-figures packaging, it is said that there are 52 Bronze Cloths. The theory is that 4 cloths became god cloths, in according to Hypnos' statement that there haven't been any since mythological times. Vol. 24 of the manga positions Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga and Shun under the Argo Navis constellation, which may indicate that the 4 missing cloths are of the four Argo Navis constellations. Vela, Pyxis, Carina and Puppis. In the Saint Seiya Encyclopedia, it says that the Graad foundation started piecing together some of the Cloths from the "Cloth Graveyard". And thus we got to see the Bronze Caelum cloth and the Sculptor Cloth whose owners has the duty of repairing cloths with. The Silver Cup(Crater) Cloth which owner has the duty of medic. And lastly the Silver Altar(Ara) Cloth, which owner has the duty of following the Pope around like a shadow and be his bodyguard.

  • Bronze Cloths: Granted to the Bronze Saints, the lowest class of Athena's Saints. They are of various colors, and are the weakest in terms of protectiveness. They freeze at minus 150°C. 12 bronze cloths have been confirmed with around 30 unconfirmed demised cloths.
  • Silver Cloths: Granted to the Silver Saints, the middle class of Athena's Saints. They are all Silver colored, though in the anime they are more multi colored. They freeze at minus 200°C. 21 Silver cloths has been confirmed so far.
  • Gold Cloths: Granted to the highest class of Athena's Saints, the 12 Gold Saints, said to be the most powerful warriors of all the Sanctuary. They represent the 12 Zodiac constellations. Distinctive features include the fact that they protect most of the body (unlike many Silver and most Bronze Cloths), and that they are practically indestructible, even when facing the power of a god (except when they were severely damaged or their energy drained). They freeze at absolute zero (−273.15 °C).
  • God Cloths: The most powerful Cloths. They only appeared in the last chapters of the manga. They aren't commonly used by Saints, and appear only seldom and in certain conditions. In this particular case, they were Bronze Cloths, enhanced by a great amount of Athena's blood and Cosmo. Thus they became God Cloths, nearly as powerful as the armors of the gods (Kamui) themselves.

All cloths wear off as a result of battles, and must be repaired by a master smith like Mu (who is the only Cloth smith of his generation). It is possible for a Cloth to slowly restore itself, unless it "dies", that is, if it is completely destroyed or receives too much damage. If that happens, it is impossible to repair unless restored using a great amount of the Saint's blood. However Ikki's Phoenix Cloth can revive itself at a much greater rate, even if it has been reduced to dust (a power that comes from the Phoenix, a mythical bird that could revive from its own ashes).

A Cloth can evolve when the Saint's cosmo increases or under other circumstances. The Bronze Cloths of Seiya, Shun, Ikki, Shiryu and Hyoga were almost destroyed during the Sanctuary arc, but were revived with the blood of the Gold Saints still alive after the battles. However, these Bronze Cloths, due to the "golden" blood with which they were regenerated, acquired different characteristics, becoming as powerful as Gold Cloths, provided a better protection, and even exhibited the shine of a Gold Cloth when the wearer's Cosmo was increased. Indeed, during the Poseidon Saga, the 5 Bronze Cloths actually "became" Gold Cloths temporarily; this effect is seen again at the start of the Hades conflict in the Hades Chapter OVA. In the Hades arc, the Bronze Cloths became even more powerful upon receiving a drop of Athena's Blood (in the case of Pegasus and Cygnus, they spawned wings later on) and at the end of the story they became almost divine (named God Cloths), thanks to a great amount of Athena's blood and Cosmo.

  • Black Cloths: They are only found in the Death Queen Island. This island is what is left of the Mu continent. There were rebellious alchemists who decided to go against Athena by creating these Cloths, but since they were not skilled enough they could only manage to create copies of already existing Cloths. Saints who had received training and had obtained a saints strength, but misused it, were sent to Death Queen Island, where they would use the Black cloths. An unknown saint by the name of Guilty was sent to the island to create a barrier that would hold the black saints captive. The mask he wore was the seal of Death Queen Island; once broken, the Black Saints were freed from the Island.
  • Shadow Cloth: In the first Saint Seiya videogame to the NES, as a special boss you could meet a person in a Shadow Cloth. This special character was the result of a design contest held by Shûeisha among the fans, it was Toshiya Onô who won it.
  • Steel Cloths: Anime-only. The Sky Cloth, Sea Cloth and Land Cloth are three high-technology cloths made by a scientist (Dr. Asamori) of the Grado Foundation by order of Mitsumasa Kido. Even though these Cloths were not real so to speak, they were inspired by existing constellations.

They and their owner vanished from the series when the Bronze Saints arrived at the Sanctuary at the beginning of the 12 Temples saga.

The God Robes represent the seven (or eight, to be more precise) stars of the Ursa Major constellation. They were created to protect Odin's legendary God Warriors. Each Robe also represents a mythological creature or object originating from Norse Mythology (such as the serpent of Midgard Jormungandr and Sleipnir, Odin's Horse). Some of the helmets have retractable parts.

Another characteristic of the God Robes is that each Robe has an Odin sapphire (except for Zeta Alcor). When Asgard is in need, the God Warriors can then take all seven sapphires and put them at the feet of Odin's statue, which then unlocks Odin's very own God Robe. Odin's Robe also comes with the Balmung sword.

Poseidon is the first god known to have created armors to protect his group of warriors, the Mariners. The Scales are made of Orichalcum, a rare metal which is said to have existed in the meteorite which sunk the lost city of Atlantis, which is now where Poseidon's Underwater Temple is located. The Scales are similar to the Gold Cloths, with a larger predominance of the color Orange, but are otherwise just as protective and imposing. But according to Seiya, who defeated Baian, these Scales are far from being as powerful as Gold Cloths. The Scales represent seven (or eight, if one is to include the non-Sea General Scales) mythological creatures, and it is said that the myths relating to those creatures actually originated from the Scales (within the Saint Seiya universe).

Endlessly referred to by fans as "Sapuris", due to the Japanese pronunciation of the term, these are the protective armors created by Hades, God of the Underworld, to protect his warriors, the 108 Spectres. The common characteristic of the surplices is their highly ornate yet terrifying design, which is rather fitting considering who they were created for. The Surplices represent nightmarish creatures for the most part, or beings related to the Hades (such as the boatman, Charon). Besides these Surplices, nine more were created. One for Hypnos and Thanatos each (who are gods, not Spectres), one for Hades himself, and one each for the six revived Gold Saints: Capricorn Shura, Aquarius Camus, Gemini Saga, Pisces Aphrodite, Cancer Death Mask and Aries Shion (the later six are Surplice-like remakes of each Saint's original Cloth).

It must be noted that although the deceased Gold Saints joined Hades, their ultimate loyalty stayed true to Athena. They only accepted Hades' offer so that they could return from death and retrieve Athena's cloth, by using her own blood.

Seen only in the Episode G manga. To fight the tyrant god Uranos, Gaia gave to her 12 children a different weapon. These weapons had the ability to transform into very powerful armors called Soma (σώμα, "body" in Greek). As seen in the Episode G manga they are extremely strong, and almost impossible to break. During a battle between Gold Saint Leo Aiolia and one of the Titans, Hyperion of Ebony, after a direct attack by Aiolia the gold cloth was broken along with Aiolia's left arm. The Gold Saint needed a Miracle to damage the Titan's armor. The most notable of this weapons is the MEGAS DREPANON (Great Scythe), which belongs to the leader of the Titan Gods, Cronos, was the weapon that killed Uranos. The initial part of Episode G story revolves around this weapon.

Seen only in the Episode G manga, the Ars Magna (Latin for Great Art) is Pontus's armor. An armor shining like stars, with light emaning continuously from it, it seems even better than the Somas.

Their armors are called Adamas, a Greek word that means "invincible". Adamas are made by precious minerals (opal, topaz, sapphire, etc.) and thus have the respective colors. According to mythology (not cited in the two novels of Gigantomachia) every gem is characterized by a particular feature.

Note: the armor used by the Giants in the Episode G manga is unknown.

Armors of the 12 Olympian gods. These are believed to be the most powerful of the armors. Not much is known about them and they never appeared in Saint Seiya. Each god depicted in the manga wore only the armor of his own conception (Athena wore her Cloth, Poseidon wore his Scale, and Hades wore his Surplice).

Main article: List of Saint Seiya story arcs

See also: List of Saint Seiya episodes

(The history will continue from the entrance to Elysion, in the Wailing Wall at the last part of Hell)

As of June 28, Masami Kurumada announced on his personal blog that production of the Elysion chapter has begun. It was thought that the release was to be on mid December 2007 as of the last two years with the performance of the two Inferno chapters (Zensho and Kosho) but no preview or released images were available as of the end of October.[1]

In November 2007, Toei Animation announced that the official release of the Elysion Chapter will be on March 2008 and not December 2007 as originally planned[2]

A fifth movie came out in Japanese theaters in 2004, Heaven Chapter - Overture (Tenkai-hen Josō), which is supposed to follow the regular chronology right after the end of the manga (which has not been entirely adapted to anime yet) as a prologue to a new chapter. Toei Animation first announced that this new chapter would be a new animated series, but later Kurumada stated that he wanted the movie to be part of a trilogy, but unfortunately Masami Kurumada cancelled the whole project since Toei Animation had diverted from his original script and was unhappy with the result. Thus the conclusion of the heaven chapter will only be revealed when Kurumada starts on the manga again.

During Toru Furuya's July 2007 visit to AnimeCon in Brazil, he revealed what Kurumada's wishes for the series are during a press conference. After Pegasus Seiya eventually defeats Zeus, he is to go on and face Chronos the god of Time. Toru was not allowed to say anything more.

Main article: List of characters in Saint Seiya

Main article: Saint Seiya (films)

In August 1991 a musical theatre sponsored by Bandai, was shown in the Aoyama theater in Tokyo, Japan. The story recalls the Sanctuary and Poseidon chapter, starring the members of SMAP as the 5 bronze saints and Poseidon. Mu, Aiolia and Milo was played by members from another band called Tokio. However the play wasn't a success and didn't stay in people's memory.

  • TV-series ~ Sanctuary chapter (1 - 73)
    Opening
    "Pegasus Fantasy" (ペガサス幻想（ファンタジー） Pegasasu Fantajī?) by MAKE-UP
    Ending
    "Blue Forever" (永遠ブルー Eien Burū?) by MAKE-UP
  • TV-series ~ Asgard and Poseidon chapters (74 - 114)
    Opening
    "Soldier Dream" (聖闘士神話（ソルジャードリーム） Sorujā Dorīmu?) by Hironobu Kageyama & Broadway
    Ending
    "Dream Traveler" (夢旅人 Yume Tabibito?) by Hironobu Kageyama & Broadway
  • OVA Hades ~ Sanctuary chapter : (1 - 13)
    Opening
    "The Earth" (地球ぎ Chikyūgi?) by Yumi Matsuzawa
    Ending
    "You and the Same Blue Sky" (君と同じ青空 Kimi to Onaji Aozora?) by Yumi Matsuzawa
  • OVA Hades ~ Inferno chapter : (1 - 12)
    Opening
    "Warriors of the Goddess ~Pegasus Forever~" (女神の戦士 ～Pegasus Forever～ Megami no Senshi ~Pegasus Forever~?) (Marina Del Ray)
    Ending
    "Entrust to You ~My Dear~" (託す者へ ～My Dear～ Takusu Mono e ~My Dear~?) by Yumi Matsuzawa

When running in Canada and the United States as "Knights of the Zodiac", the theme song was Bowling for Soup's "I Ran" - A cover of the hit 80's song by Flock of Seagulls

The music of Saint Seiya was composed by Seiji Yokoyama.

  1. Pegasus RyūSeiKen / ペガサス流星拳
  2. Sanctuary, shi no kairitsu / 聖域、死の戒律
  3. Ginga Sensō - Galaxian Wars / 銀河戦争
  4. Moeru Cosmo / 燃える小宇宙
  5. Shugosei ni chikau / 守護星に誓う
  6. Athena no Saints / 女神の聖闘士
  7. Fukushū-ki Phoenix / 復讐鬼フェニックス
  8. Ankoku Saint no chūsen / 暗黒聖闘士の挑戦
  9. Kanashiki Kyodai-tachi / 哀しき兄弟たち
  10. Densetsu no jidai e / 伝説の時代へ

  1. Jaakushin Eris / 邪悪神エリス
  2. Yume no naka ni / 夢の中に
  3. Sagittarius no senshi / 射手座の戦士
  4. Atsume ! Athena no moto ni / 集え!女神のもとに
  5. Tobe ! Pegasus / 翔べ!ペガサス
  6. Kyōkō Ares / 教皇アーレス
  7. Mitsu no Aria / 三つのアリア
  8. Another Field / アナザーフィールド
  9. Shugoseiza no michibiki / 守護星座の導き
  10. Athena no Thema / アテナのテーマ
  11. Shōsō ~ Shinobi-yoru kage / 焦躁～忍びよる影
  12. Kessen zenya / 決戦前夜
  13. Karei naru Ōgon Saint / 華麗なる黄金聖闘士
  14. Seven Senses / セブン・センシズ
  15. Ikki no Thema / 一輝のテーマ
  16. Shin-tana senguma / 新たな戦雲
  17. Shikaku no mure / 刺客の群れ
  18. Gekitotsu ! Sanctuary / 激突!サンクチュアリ
  19. Yasuragi / やすらぎ
  20. Yūjō no Cosmo / 友情のコスモ

  1. Pegasus Fantasy (TV size) / ペガサス幻想(TVサイズ)
  2. Gekitotsu-suru Cosmo / 激突する小宇宙
  3. Forever Blue (Instrumental) / 永遠ブルー(インストルメンタル)
  4. Athena no Ai / アテナの愛
  5. Senshi no yasuiki / 戦士の休息
  6. Hō Yoku Ten Shō ~ Fukashichō no habataki / 鳳翼天翔～不死鳥のはばたき
  7. Senrishi no Sanctuary / 戦慄のサンクチュアリ
  8. Cygnus ~ Hyōgen no senshi / キグナス～氷原の戦士
  9. Rettô no karegata e / 烈闘の彼方へ
  10. Kibō no Saint / 希望の聖闘士～ペガサス幻想/永遠ブルー
  11. Haruka-naru gorômine / はるかなる五老峰
  12. Okushii ~ Ashimi / 追憶～哀しみ
  13. Arles no kage / アーレスの影
  14. Totsuniyū ! Jaaku no toride / 突入!邪悪の砦
  15. Pegasus Fantasy (Instrumental) / ペガサス幻想(インストルメンタル)
  16. Ryūseiken wo gekite / 流星拳を撃て～ペガサス幻想/永遠ブルー
  17. Forever Blue (TV size) / 永遠ブルー(TVサイズ)

  1. Joshō : Hokuō no Shinwa / 序章:北欧の神話
  2. Asgard no anishimai / アスガルドの兄妹
  3. Odin, jaaku naru shinzoku / オーディーン,邪悪なる神族
  4. Tachiki-reta Yūjô / 断ち切られた友情
  5. Mjolnir no hammer / ミニョルの鉄槌
  6. Megami wo sukue ! / 女神を救え!
  7. God Warrior tai Saint / 神闘士 対 聖闘士
  8. Gold Cloth, fururin ! / 黄金聖衣,降臨!
  9. Frey ~ Ai to seigi no yūsha / フレイ～愛と正義の勇者
  10. Kamigami no tasogare - Ragnarok / 神々の黄昏-ラグナロック
  11. Shūshō : Sekai-ju no ki no shitade / 終章:世界樹の木の下で
  12. (Mishū Rokuhen) 12-kyū no genei / (未収録編)12宮の幻影
  13. (Mishū Rokuhen) Andromeda Shun, sono tatakai / (未収録編)アンドロメダ瞬、その戦い
  14. (Mishū Rokuhen) Maki-kara no datsude / (未収録編)魔城からの脱出
  15. (Mishū Rokuhen) Soshite seisen no jidai ga... / (未収録編)そして聖戦の時代が…

  1. Prologue / プロローグ
  2. Abel no Thema / アベルのテーマ
  3. Saori no ketsui / 沙織の決意
  4. Athena no shi / 女神の死
  5. Kamigami e no chōsen / 神々への挑戦
  6. Shakunetsu no Saint / 灼熱の聖闘士
  7. Meikai / 冥界
  8. Phoenix Genmaken / フェニックス幻魔拳
  9. Gemini no hankō / ジェミニの反逆
  10. Fukutsu no tōshi / 不屈の闘志
  11. Deucalion no dai-kôzui / デュカリオンの大洪水
  12. Taiketsu / 対決
  13. Athena tensei / アテナ転生
  14. Taiyō shinden no hôkai / 太陽神殿の崩壊
  15. YOU ARE MY REASON TO BE~Ai wa hitomi no naka / YOU ARE MY REASON TO BE～愛は瞳の中に～<映画バージョン>

  1. Hokkyokusei no Hilda / 北極星のヒルダ
  2. Niebelungen Ring / ニーベルンゲン・リング
  3. Shintanaru sengumo / 新たなる戦雲
  4. Densetsu no God Warriors / 伝説の神闘士(ゴッドウォーリア)
  5. Kanashiki yūsha-tachi no namida / 哀しき勇者たちの涙
  6. Walhalla kyūden wo mezase / ワルハラ宮殿をめざせ
  7. Jūwareta Megami / 呪われた女神
  8. Ai-suru daichi no tameni / 愛する大地のために
  9. Saint Shinwa - Soldier Dream (Instrumental) / 聖闘士神話(ソルジャードリーム)(インストルメンタル)
  10. Balmung no ken wo motomete / バルムングの剣を求めて
  11. Yume tabibito - Blue Dream (Instrumental) / 夢旅人(インストルメンタル)

  1. Kaitei shinden / 海底神殿
  2. Jinsakana no yobikoe / 人魚の呼び声
  3. Seisen, futatabi / 聖戦、再び
  4. Kigayake ! Bronze Cloth / 輝け！青銅聖衣
  5. Umi-majō Siren / 海魔女ソレント
  6. Kaiō furirin / 海皇降臨
  7. Dead End Symphony / デッドエンド・シンフォニー
  8. Shichi daikai shōgun / 七大海将軍（ジェネラル）
  9. Hakametsu no toki / 破滅のとき
  10. Poseïdon Densetsu / ポセイドン伝説
  11. Athena tensei / アテナ転生

  1. Joshō : Reimei / 序章；黎明
  2. Gyō no ko Lucifer / 暁の子ルシファー
  3. Fukuma Shinden / 伏魔神殿
  4. Seinaru seishi / 聖なる生贄
  5. Seimatenshi tai Saint / 堕天使対聖闘士
  6. Angelus no inori no kane / アンジェラスの祈りの鐘
  7. Ōgon no tōrō / 黄金の蟷螂
  8. Saishū-seisen / 最終聖戦
  9. Taiyō no ya / 太陽の矢
  10. Shūshō : Hikari no sanka / 終章；光の賛歌
  11. Gensō meiro / 幻想迷路
  12. Seiza no senshi-tachi / 星座の戦士たち
  13. Unmei no sentaku / 運命の選択
  14. Kibô no Saint yo eien ni / 希望の聖闘士よ

A collection of songs recorded by Make-Up, with a few songs by Mitsuko Horie

  1. Pegasus Fantasy
  2. Can't Say Good Bye
  3. Friends in the Sky
  4. Love Fighter
  5. Final Soldier
  6. Remember
  7. I Am Fight
  8. Beautiful
  9. Stardust Way
  10. Blue Forever

A collection of songs recorded by Make-Up

  1. Overture
  2. Diamond Dust
  3. Golden Heart
  4. Lullaby
  5. Stop the Fate
  6. Nebula Chain
  7. You Are Phoenix
  8. Dragon Blood
  9. We're Fearless Warriors
  10. Termination

A collection of songs recorded by Hironobu Kageyama and Broadway[disambiguation needed].

  1. Soldier Dream
  2. We Are Saint
  3. Round and Round
  4. Time
  5. Best Friend
  6. Lonely My Way
  7. Wake You Alone
  8. Stay Away
  9. Boys Be
  10. Blue Dream

A collection of songs recorded by Make-Up

  1. Only for Love
  2. Where Do We Go?
  3. Love Is Forever
  4. Sayonara Warriors
  5. Try Again
  6. Hello
  7. Never Give Up Boys
  8. You Need Love
  9. Pegasus Fantasy
  10. Blue Forever

  1. Tenkai Hen Josou - he no Zensoukyoku
  2. Artemis no Shutsugen
  3. Athena no Ai
  4. Seiya to Marin
  5. Sei'iki no Kutou
  6. Seiya, Futatabi
  7. Shun vs Theseus
  8. Ikki Toujou
  9. Athena no Seitoushi
  10. Tsurai Tatakai
  11. Seiya, Hyoga, Shiryu vs Odysseus
  12. Icarus no Omoi
  13. Seiya vs Icarus
  14. Yasashii Koku
  15. Ugokidashita Unmei
  16. Urushite
  17. Athena no Ketsui
  18. Touma to Marin
  19. Doukoku
  20. Kyuukyoku no Shou'uchuu
  21. Itsuka, Dokoka de
  22. Never (performed by Nobuo Yamada)

Main games:

  • Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu (Famicom, 1987)
  • Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu Kanketsu-Hen (Famicom, 1988)
  • Saint Paradise (Game Boy, 1992)
  • Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu-Hen Perfect Edition (聖闘士星矢 黄金伝説編パーフェクトエディション WonderSwan Color, July 2003?)[3]
  • Saint Seiya Typing Ryu Sei Ken (PC, 2003)
  • Saint Seiya: Chapter-Sanctuary (聖闘士星矢 聖域十二宮編 Seinto Seiya: Seiiki Jūnikyū-Hen?, PlayStation 2, April 2005; released in Europe as Saint Seiya in July 2005)[4][5]
  • Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter-Sanctuary (聖闘士星矢 冥王ハーデス十二宮編 Seinto Seiya: Meiō Hādesu Jūnikyū-Hen?, PlayStation 2, February 2007; released in Europe as Saint Seiya: The Hades in March 2007)[6][7]

Games featuring characters from Saint Seiya:

  • Famicom Jump: Eiyū Retsuden (Famicom, 1989)
  • Pop'n Music Animation Melody (Arcade, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, 2000)
  • Pop'n Music Animelo 2 (Arcade, 2001)
  • Jump! Ultimate Stars (Nintendo DS, 2005)

In the mid-80's a line of Saint Seiya Action figures were issued by Bandai, including most of the series' characters. The line was a huge success inside of Japan but also in some other countries like Hong-Kong, France, Spain, Brazil and Mexico. Those figures have now acquired collector status and the Japanese originals are very sought for, some like Odin's God Cloth or Kraken Isaac having a very high value.

In 2003, Bandai created a new line of figures called Cloth Myth, who also sell very well internationally. As for October 2006, there are 36 figures available and Bandai continues releasing one figure per month.

  1. ^ [1] Accessed 2007-06-29.
  2. ^ [2] Accessed 2008-11-01.

Japanese
English


Saint Seiya
Manga

Manga Chapters | Saint Seiya: Next Dimension | Saint Seiya Episode G | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
Theatrical Features

Saint Seiya the Movie | Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods | Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth | Warriors of the Last Holy War | Saint Seiya: Tenkai Hen Overture
Other Media

Characters | Anime Episode List | Story Arcs | Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen | Cloth Myth
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Seiya"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.