"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:

Boy | Knight | Mythology | Manga | Astrology

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)

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Series Directed by
Kazuhito Kikuchi		(18 episodes, 1987-1988)
Susumu Ishizaki		(13 episodes, 1986-1988)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi		(12 episodes, 1986-1988)
Kôzô Morishita		(9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Katsumi Minokuchi		(9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Masayuki Akehi		(9 episodes, 1987)
Hiromichi Matano		(8 episodes, 1988)
Tomoharu Katsumata		(6 episodes, 1986-1987)
Masahiro Hosoda		(6 episodes, 1987-1988)
Masao Itô		(6 episodes, 1988)
Kazumasa Horikawa		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Hiroyuki Yokoyama		(3 episodes, 1987)
Shô Takagi		(2 episodes, 1987)
Yasuhito Kikuchi		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Takao Koyama		(50 episodes, 1986-1988)
Yoshiyuki Suga		(47 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tadaaki Yamazaki		(5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Motonori Tachikawa		(2 episodes, 1987)
Masami Kurumada		(unknown episodes)
Tadashi Yamazaki		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Yoshifumi Hatano	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Chiaki Imada	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Masayoshi Kawata	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jim Lara	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
John Ledford	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Hiroshi Takeda	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kazuo Yokoyama	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Seiji Yokoyama		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Tadao Kubota		(unknown episodes)
Yoshiyuki Shikano		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Shannon Nettleton	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Mitsuo Shindou	....	animation director (18 episodes, 1986-1988)
Masahiro Naoi	....	animation director (16 episodes, 1987-1988)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado	....	animation director (15 episodes, 1986-1988)
Tomoko Kobayashi	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1987-1988)
Shingo Araki	....	animation director (10 episodes, 1986-1988)
Eisaku Inoue	....	animation director (10 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tetsuro Aoki	....	animation director (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Shizuo Kawai	....	animation director (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Masayuki Akehi	....	storyboard (3 episodes, 1988)
Jôji Ôshima	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Norio Hasegawa	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1986)
Hisashi Takai	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1986)
Kôzô Morishita	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Zenkichi Inazu	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1987)
Yukihiro Makino	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1987)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 1988)
Michi Himeno	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Tadao Kubota	....	background designer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Hiroko Emori	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Banjô Ginga	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Yôichi Hayashi	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Masato Hirano	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Hideyuki Hori	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Hirohiko Kakegawa	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Yûji Mikimoto	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Masaya Onosaka	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Yûki Satô	....	additional voice (1 episode, 1986)
Cat Sides	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Toei Animation Company

Distributors

• AB Distribution
• ADV Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Mangas Power (DVD)

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 | 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:

Remade as Saint Seiya (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

Pegasus Fantasy

One of the greatest shounen/action anime ever created.

Saint Seiya (also known as Los Caballeros del Zodiaco in Spanish, Knights of Zodiac in English and Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque in French) is one of the best series ever created. First aired in 1986, the series was not as outstandingly popular as your DBZ's or your Sailor Moon's in Japan but strangely it contains/contained an almost religious following in Hispanic (Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, etc) and Europ(France and Spain). Based around the idea that our modern world coexists with warriors wearing cloth/armors which are associated with constellations, the series dwells with the adventures of the saints/knights of the goddess Athena. Swearing to protect her, the Bronze saints (the main characters of the story) go to any length and fight anyone who threatens Athena or the well-being of mankind.

The series aired in Adult Swim for a while in a crappy time slot and has never really developed an American audience, which is a shame.I can not stress enough how good the series is.