, also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a manga series authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to anime. The story follows five mystical warriors called the "Saints" (or "Knights"; the kanji is properly read as sei-tōshi "holy fighter" but the furigana has it pronounced "saint") who have adopted various constellation as their guardian symbols. The anime series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1987, but was cancelled in 1989 due to low ratings of the manga and anime. In 2002 Toei produced Saint Seiya: Hades, which continues adapting the manga story arcs that remained pending to be adapted to animation when the anime was canceled in 1989.
Seven years before the events at the focus of the series, one hundred orphans from Japan are sent to different parts of the world to become a saint of Athena. The story focuses on one of these orphans called Seiya. He is sent to the Sanctuary in Greece to become the Pegasus bronze saint.
After seven years Seiya becomes the Pegasus...
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