Saint Seiya

Saint Seiya
The original Japanese cover of Saint Seiya volume 1
聖闘士星矢 (Seinto Seiya)
Genre	Martial arts, Action, Adventure
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 (List of volumes)
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	AU Cartoon Network CA YTV US Cartoon Network Anime Network
Original run	October 11, 1986 – April 1, 1989
Episodes	114 (List of episodes)
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)
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 (List of episodes)
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

Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢（セイントセイヤ）, 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. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1990, with the chapters collected into 28 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. The story follows five mystical warriors called the "Saints" (聖闘士（セイント）, Seinto^?, or "Knights" in some adaptations) who fight wearing sacred armors named "Cloths" (聖衣（クロス）, Kurosu^?), the designs of which derive from the various constellations the characters have adopted as their destined guardian symbols, and empowered by a mystical energy called "Cosmo" (小宇宙（コスモ）, Kosumo^?). The Saints have sworn to defend the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Athena in her battle against other Olympian gods who want to dominate Earth.