Saint Seiya

Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢, Seinto Seiya), also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991 and adapted into an Anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.

Saint Seiya
聖闘士星矢 (Seinto Seiya)
Genre	Action, fantasy, mythological
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	January 1, 1986 – December 12, 1990
Volumes	28
Anime television series
Directed by	Kōzō Morishita (001–073) Kazuhito Kikuchi (074–114)
Produced by	Chiaki Imada Hiroshi Takeda Kazuo Yokoyama Masayoshi Kawata Yoshifumi Hatano
Written by	Takao Koyama (001–073) Yoshiyuki Suga (074–114)
Music by	Seiji Yokoyama
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA DIC Entertainment ADV Films
Original network	TV Asahi
English network	CA YTV US Cartoon Network Anime Network
Original run	October 11, 1986 – April 1, 1989
Episodes	114
Light novel
Saint Seiya – Gigantomachia
Written by	Tatsuya Hamazaki
Published by	Jump J Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	August 23, 2002 – December 16, 2002
Volumes	2
Original video animation
Saint Seiya: Hades
Directed by	Shigeyasu Yamauchi (01–13) Tomoharu Katsumata (14–31)
Produced by	Hiroyuki Sakurada Yoichi Shimizu
Written by	Michiko Yokote (01–13) Yōsuke Kuroda (14–31)
Music by	Seiji Yokoyama
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	November 9, 2002 – August 1, 2008
Episodes	31
Original net animation
Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya
Directed by	Yoshiharu Ashino
Produced by	Executive producer: Kōzō Morishita
Written by	Eugene Son
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	Netflix
Released	Q3 2019
Episodes	12
Related works
Saint Seiya films Saint Seiya: Episode.G (Assassin) Saint Seiya: Next Dimension Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (Anecdotes) Saint Seiya Omega Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold

Cosplay of Saint Seiya

The story follows five mystical warriors called the "Saints" (or "Knights") who fight wearing sacred armors named "Cloths", the designs of which derive from the various constellations the characters have adopted as their destined guardian symbols. These Saints have sworn to defend the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Athena in her battle against the other Olympian gods who want to dominate Earth.