List of Saint Seiya episodes

The anime is based on the manga series of the same title (above). The animation series by Toei Animation first premiered on Japan's TV Asahi on October 11, 1986.Masami Kurumada has said that he does not like the anime, but agreed to transfer the manga to anime because of a tradition of making an anime from every manga.

The first anime series was produced by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989. It was directed first by Kōzō Morishita (episodes 1 to 73) and then by Kazuhito Kikuchi (episodes 74 to 114). The character designers were Shingo Araki and Michi Himeno, and Seiji Yokoyama composed the soundtracks. The chief scriptwriters were Takao Koyama and Yoshiyuki Suga.

The anime is divided very similarly to Kurumada's original manga. The series has three main parts: "Sanctuary" (episodes 1 to 73), "Asgard" (74 to 99), and "Poseidon" (100 to 114). The "Asgard" arc does not exist in the manga and was made directly for the anime.

The Hades arc from Kurumada's manga was not adapted to animation in the original series, but it was adapted starting in 2003 and released in OVA format. The project ended in 2008, finally fully adapting Kurumada's manga to animation.

There have also been five theatrical releases (three short movies and two full-length ones), which do not belong to the regular chronology, as they contain several storyline contradictions. The movies are "Saint Seiya (Saint Seiya Gekijōban)", "The Gods's Ardent Battle (Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai)", "The Legend of the Crimson Boy (Shinku no Shōnen Densetsu)", "Warriors of the Last Holy War (Saishū Seisen no Senshi-tachi)" and "Heaven Chapter ~Overture (Tenkai-hen Josō~Overture)".

The anime series Saint Seiya ("Knights of the Zodiac") consists of the following episodes.

anctuary

Galaxian Wars Arc

ilver Saints Arc

Poseidon

Asgard Arc

Hades - Chapter Inferno (Part 1)

Movies

Theme songs

*TV-series ~ Sanctuary chapter (1 - 73)
*;Opening: nihongo|"Pegasus Fantasy"|ペガサス幻想（ファンタジー）|Pegasasu Fantajī by MAKE-UP
*;Ending: nihongo|"Blue Forever"|永遠ブルー|Eien Burū by MAKE-UP
*TV-series ~ Asgard and Poseidon chapters (74 - 114)
*;Opening: nihongo|"Soldier Dream"|聖闘士神話（ソルジャードリーム）|Sorujā Dorīmu by Hironobu Kageyama & Broadway
*;Ending: nihongo|"Blue Dream"|夢旅人|Yume Tabibito by Hironobu Kageyama & Broadway
*OVA Hades ~ Sanctuary chapter : (1 - 13)
*;Opening: nihongo|"The Earth"|地球ぎ|Chikyūgi by Yumi Matsuzawa
*;Ending: nihongo|"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: nihongo|"Warriors of the Goddess ~Pegasus Forever~"|女神の戦士 ～Pegasus Forever～|Megami no Senshi ~Pegasus Forever~ (Marina Del Ray)
*;Ending: nihongo|"Entrust to You ~My Dear~"|託す者へ ～My Dear～|Takusu Mono e ~My Dear~ by Yumi Matsuzawa
*OVA Hades ~ Elysion chapter : (1 - 6)
*;Opening: nihongo|"Warriors of the Goddess ~Pegasus Forever~"|女神の戦士 ～Pegasus Forever～|Megami no Senshi ~Pegasus Forever~ (Marina Del Ray); Composers: Masami Kurumada and Kacky. This version will include new images different from that of the Inferno Chapter.
*;Ending: nihongo|"The Garden of the god ~Del Regno~"|「神の園～デル・レグノ～」|Kami no Sono ~Del-Regno~ sang by Ishibaki Yuuko composed by Masami Kurumada and Kacky.

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

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