"Saint Seiya" (1986) TV series 1986-1989

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Yasuhito Kikuchi

Writers:

Masami Kurumada (writer)
Tadashi Yamazaki (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

30 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Armor | Astrology | Based On Comic | Anime | Sanctuary

Cast

Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Narration / ... (100 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tôru Furuya	...	Seiya / ... (97 episodes, 1986-1989)
Ryô Horikawa	...	Shun / ... (83 episodes, 1986-1988)
Kôichi Hashimoto	...	Hyôga (73 episodes, 1986-1988)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Shiryû / ... (71 episodes, 1986-1988)
Keiko Han	...	Saori (69 episodes, 1986-1988)
Hideyuki Hori	...	Ikki / ... (47 episodes, 1986-1989)
Hiroko Emori	...	Kiki / ... (42 episodes, 1986-1988)
Henry Djanik	...	Ikki (42 episodes, 1986-1989)

Also Known As:

Knights of the Zodiac (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

24 min (114 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | South Korea:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (video rating, uncut) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Toei Animation Company

Trivia:

Masami Kurumada said that he doesn't like the anime, but agreed to transfer the manga to anime because of a tradition of make an anime from every manga.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Megas XLR: Rearview Mirror Mirror: Part 1 (#2.12)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Pegasus Fantasy

Yes, the best anime ever made.

Saint Seiya is the best anime ever, it's about 5 young warriors "The Bronze Saints" who defend the reincarnation of Godess Athena (Saori Kido) against threats such as the "Silver Saints" and the deadly "Gold Saints" (the zodiac signs, from aries thru pisces) in which the bronze saints come out victorious, and with the 5 remaining gold saints alive as their allies, who repair the heroes' destroyed armors

Then comes the Asgard saga, where the heroes have to fight against the threat of a corrupted Hilda Polaris (the representation of Odin on earth) and her 7 god warriors

And the 3rd part of the series, the heroes fight Poseidon and his 7 marines to protect not only Athena, but the whole world..

The series are great, the characters (in my opinion) is what makes a show (or an anime) great, and in saint seiya all the characters are awesome, both in apperiances and personalities... I really can't choose who my favorite character is, they're all cool... but one thing is for sure: this is my favorite anime of all the time!