Saint Seiya

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Synonyms: Zodiac Knights

Japanese: 聖闘士星矢

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 28

Chapters: 110

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 3, 1985 to Nov 6, 1990

Genres: Action, Adventure

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Authors: Kurumada, Masami (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #2963²

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Popularity: #992

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Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya)

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Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.

(Source: ANN)

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As of 2022, over 50 million copies of Saint Seiya are in circulation.

The series was published in English by VIZ Media as Knights of the Zodiac from January 21, 2004, to February 2, 2010. It was published in French by Kana from March 8, 1997, to December 9, 2000; in Italian by Granata Press from July 1, 1992, to June 15, 1994; in Spanish by Panini Comics; in German by Panini Comics; in Brazilian Portuguese by Conrad Editora from November 2000 to January 2004.

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Aug 11, 2025

DuckPeanuts

Recommended

EN : Saint Seiya is a legendary shonen manga that perfectly combines Greek mythology, epic battles, and intense emotions. Masami Kurumada weaves a heroic fresco where brotherhood and courage triumph against ever more powerful adversaries. The unmistakable style gives the armor and action scenes an almost divine aura, and each fight becomes a true test of initiation. Carried by striking characters and a breathtaking rise in power, this manga remains a timeless work that continues to inspire generations of readers. Recommendation: 100%

FR : Saint Seiya est un shonen légendaire qui combine parfaitement la mythologie grecque, combats épiques et émotions intenses. Masami Kurumada y tisse une ...

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Sep 1, 2022

rodmanii

Mixed Feelings

CONS
1 there is no tension because you know, from the begining, that the "ultimate attack" of the enemy isnt going to do shit
no one ever is defeated, or lose a limb, they just get covered in blood and continue like nothing despite being supposedly without their senses or with broken bones
this becomes evident by the end of the 12 houses arc and remains true till the end of the of manga

2 they explain a lot of their moves, everytime a bronze knight made a question to an enemy regarding his abilities this one
will always answer in detail about his technique, which i found to ... be really absurd

3 A lot of characters look alike, almost identical to the point that the only thing that helps to make them apart is their hair and armor

4 the fact that each and every opponent understimates the heroes, always, they never capitalize in their initial success they always let the fights drag, never attack the oponent when is vulnerable, or when they actually do it, in the few cases such thing ever happens, they are promptly interrupted for the convenience of the heroes

5 the enemy that thought himself far superior to the bronze knights happens to be shocked when, unexpectedly, the bronze knight actually manages to hurt him, this happens with every major enemy

6 a regular character acts like a walking deus ex machina, that will ALWAYS appear when the bronze knights are in danger or at disadvantage. The way the chracters are often saved due to a "pressure point" or the fact that "an attack wont work twice on a knight" feels cheap, like an artificial way to shield them from death. In general, every convenience that can happen in favor of the heroes happens, and every mistake the enemies can make they end up making

7 the characters are all flat, they are all good, pure, incapable of doing any kind of wrong they are at the end the same way they were at the start in regards to their personality

8 the manga never miss a chance to remind you how strong the main villian of the arc is and how there is no way for them to defeat him but they still survives all attacks without any major injury

9 the fights are usually just a panel of the character standing yelling his attack name with the enemies flying around him, this to illustrate that the foe has been hit with force, an actual drawing of a character throwing a punch or a kick and such move landing of the adversary is something that doesnt happen in this manga

PROS
1 i believe the designs of the armors are really well done, they look pretty good and an actual effort went on think how the armors transition between their folded (when in storage) and extended (when in use) states
2 the general theme of greek mythology is interesting, unique even, i dont recall ever reading any other manga with such themes
3 there are some points in the history that are interesting like: what happened to this characters sister? or how did this character end up being the vessel of such entity?

in short, i dont really recommend this work, the first two arcs (galaxian war and the 12 houses) are enjoyable but after that it repeats the same formula again and again till the end

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Feb 14, 2023

DionisiusMayr

Not Recommended

Brilliant idea, awful execution.

This is the best example of what not to do regarding "Power Levels".
The manga states clearly that there are 3 kinds of cloths: the weakest ones, bronze, the median silver, and the almighty golden cloths.
However, that makes absolutely no difference throughout the series. A bronze can easily kill a silver/gold and vice versa.
Besides, somewhat early on the manga you already see "speed of light" moves, and latter it gets tricky to make something stronger/faster than that. Imo, the series had almost no planning and definitely wasn't prepared for the success it achieved.

The battles are lame, to say the least.
You will be seeing ...

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