Saint Seiya / 聖闘士星矢

Description:

Saint Seiya is a story from Masami Kurumada about warriors called 'Saints' whose task is to protect, and to fight against evil forces. There are also evil Saints in the story who are on the hostile side. It is said that every 200 years an evil will come back to earth and try to rule the world, and at the same time, the Goddess Athena will be reincarnated to prevent the evil from accesion to power on earth. The story has five main chacters: Seiya the Pegasus Saint, Shiryu the Dragon Saint, Shun the Andromeda Saint, Hyoga the Cygnus Saint, and Ikki the Phoenix Saint. The task of these Saints is to protect Athena, the Goddess of peace, and to defeat the evil forces. The Saints wear special armour, which each has deserved after years of hard training. Their armour not only protects them from external impacts, but also gives them special abilities. The armour represents a star constellation, from which a Saint also gains his power, called cosmo. The cosmo of a Saint is like an aura. According to the story, everyone has a cosmo, which he/she is able to discover.
Source: AnimeNfo

 

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Goddesses, Martial Arts, Shounen, Supernatural, Super Power 

Manga Status:
Authors: KURUMADA Masami
Saint Seiya (1986-1991), 28 Volumes (Complete)
Saint Seiya Episode G (2006), 19 Volumes (Ongoing)
Saint Seiya - Next Dimension (2006), 5 Volumes (Ongoing)
Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas  (2006-2011), 25 Volumes (Complete) 
Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa Gaiden (2011), 2 Volumes (Ongoing)


Anime Status:
Saint Seiya, TV Series, 114 episodes (11.10.1986 till 01.04.1989)
Saint Seiya: Jashin Eris, Movie (18.07.1987)
Saint Seiya: Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai, Movie (12.03.1988)
Saint Seiya: Shinku no Shounen Densetsu, Movie (23.07.1988)
Saint Seiya: Saishuu Seisen no Senshi-tachi, Movie (18.03.1989)
Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu Hen, OVA, 13 episodes (25.01.2003 till 25.07.2003)
Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen Josou: Overture, Movie (14.02.2004)
Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Meikai Hen, OVA, 12 episodes (22.02.2006 till 28.03.2007)
Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Elysion Hen, OVA, 6 episodes (07.03.2008 till 01.08.2008)
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa, OVA, 26 episodes (24.06.2009 till 20.07.2011)
Saint Seiya Omega, TV Series, unknown number of episodes (31.03.2012 till ?)

Characters:
Aquarius no Camus / 水瓶座のカミュ - February 07
Canis Major no Sirius / 巨犬座のシリウス - January 16
Capricorn no Shura / 山羊座のシュラ -  January 12
Chifukusei Worm no Raimi / 地伏星ワームのライミ - February 01
Chiyousei Papillon no Myuu / 地妖星パピヨンのミュー  - January 27
Cygnus no Hyouga / 白鳥星座の氷河  - January 23
Tenkokusei Harpy no Valentine / 天哭星ハーピーのバレンタイン - February 14
Yakov / ヤコフ - February 04

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