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Les chevaliers du zodiaque

Original title: Saint Seiya
  • TV Series
  • 1986–1989
  • TV-PG
  • 24m
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Les chevaliers du zodiaque (1986)
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A group a young warriors known as 'Saints', each in possession of a 'cloth' guarded by a different constellation, must protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena as she attempts to keep... Read allA group a young warriors known as 'Saints', each in possession of a 'cloth' guarded by a different constellation, must protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena as she attempts to keep the Earth from being destroyed by evil forces.A group a young warriors known as 'Saints', each in possession of a 'cloth' guarded by a different constellation, must protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena as she attempts to keep the Earth from being destroyed by evil forces.

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    • Hideyuki Tanaka
    • Patrick Poole
    • Tôru Furuya
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    • Stars
      • Hideyuki Tanaka
      • Patrick Poole
      • Tôru Furuya
    • 36User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Hideyuki Tanaka
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    • Narration…
    • 1986–1989
    Patrick Poole
    Patrick Poole
    • Hyoga…
    • 1986–1989
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Seiya…
    • 1986–1989
    Blake Shepard
    Blake Shepard
    • Shiryu…
    • 1986–1989
    Ryô Horikawa
    Ryô Horikawa
    • Shun…
    • 1986–1988
    Kôichi Hashimoto
    • Hyôga
    • 1986–1988
    Emily Neves
    Emily Neves
    • Saori…
    • 1986–1988
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Shiryû…
    • 1986–1988
    Keiko Han
    Keiko Han
    • Saori
    • 1986–1988
    Andy McAvin
    Andy McAvin
    • Narrator
    • 1986–1987
    Illich Guardiola
    Illich Guardiola
    • Seiya
    • 1986–1987
    Chris Patton
    Chris Patton
    • Shun
    • 1986–1987
    Hideyuki Hori
    • Ikki…
    • 1986–1989
    Allison L. Sumrall
    Allison L. Sumrall
    • Saori
    • 1986–1987
    Jay Hickman
    Jay Hickman
    • Shiryu
    • 1986–1987
    Hiroko Emori
    Hiroko Emori
    • Kiki…
    • 1986–1988
    Jason Douglas
    Jason Douglas
    • Hyoga
    • 1986–1987
    Yukitoshi Hori
    • Tatsumi
    • 1986–1988
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    Volkenraider

    Light the fire of my Cosmos!!

    If you've just happen to stumble across this series by accident, or are in fact a true Saint Seiya fanatic, please feel free to read this commentary on such a great animated series.

    First of all, it is a great break from the typical anime where you have robots and tons of martial arts; the idea behind Saint Seiya is truly original and that is why it still impacts on the world today: Imagine our modern world protected by mythological Gods of hallowed antiquity. We have Palas Athenea, or Athena, protecting our world from evil. She is reborn when the presence of evil is strong. (Around 200 to 300 years usually). Then imagine her sitting on her throne in her Sanctuary, protected by 12 golden saints, each one representing a Zodiac sign, each with a unique power, armor and cosmos. (Cosmos is from where these Saints obtain their power, taking it from thier constelation).

    But there are more than 12 saints. The Saint order has three different ranks: Golden, Silver and Bronze. Each Saint holds the power to a different constelation, and this is where our main characters come in: the Bronze Saints are also twelve, and are the destined ones to replace the Golden Saints in the future, but till then, they hold their own armor representing minor constelations. And from these twelve, five stand out as the strongest and bravest: Seiya of Pegasus, Shiryu of the Dragon, Shun of Andromeda, Hyoga of Cygnus, and my personal favorite Ikki of Phoenix (not the city), who happens to be Shun's older brother and probably the most troubled of the five.

    To sum things up, each character has their own unique personality, their own unique and cool repetoir of attacks, problems and existential angst. But they are the sworn protectors of the Goddess Athena, and all that is good on Earth. (No matter how corny that sounds)

    The series back in 1986 saw these five Saints battle it out in the Sanctuary against the false High Pope (keeper of the Sanctuary until Athena is reincarnated) and the Golden Saints who did not realize the High Pope was evil; against Madam Hylda and her Seven Warriors of Asgard in the frozen regions of Scandinavia; and against Poseidon's reincarnation and his Generals: the Marine Scales. The series finished with them defeating Poseidon, but the Manga (comic) actually had a continuation, where they battled Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, and his 108 specters (of which only about 20 are important). For any of you interested, TOEI animation has decided (after 17 years!!) to continue the series where it left off. And it will be aired in english and spanish later this year!!!

    So to sum up, imagine a series where the characters each represent a myth, and hold in their soul the power of a Constelation. Battling Gods, monsters, and even their own troubled minds. So if you do get to watch this series, be delighted because it is a rare gem in the TV World. (Check out Cartoon Network, I think they're playing it now on a regular basis).

    So the only thing I can say (and all you fans know what this means) is: Pegasus RyuSeiKen!!
    10quetzalcoatl69

    Story of a group of teen that posses the powers of the constellations and are sworn to protect the goddess Athena

    This is one of the greatest animes ever made. I grew up watching the show, hell I still do watch it when ever I can find it on tv.
    10daria84

    The coolest anime ever!

    I am totally addicted to Saint Seiya, there is so much adventure, action and everything here!! I especially like the old episodes, but still they're so cool! All the characters are very well done, each one with especial habilities and skills, and in every episode, something new and cool comes up, you just never know what will come next! I love their powers, for being a show from the 80's is quite impressive how they did it, and even nowadays, it's still very impressive.

    it's about 5 (more like 4, Ikki shows up not very often) "saints" trained to serve and protect everything that represents good. They always face new adventures and keeps us in the edge of our seat.

    Also special mention to the music.. wow the music is probably the very soul of Saint Seiya, it suits to every single ocation, a sad moment, a fight, a happy moment, etc.

    Masami Kurumada es definitely a genius, and now with the new Hades OVAS coming, is definitely something to look forward.

    Well if you want to see a good anime filled with action and entertainment, you can not miss this one! ***** out of *****
    10dominicanphenom

    One of the greatest shounen/action anime ever created.

    Saint Seiya (also known as Los Caballeros del Zodiaco in Spanish, Knights of Zodiac in English and Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque in French) is one of the best series ever created. First aired in 1986, the series was not as outstandingly popular as your DBZ's or your Sailor Moon's in Japan but strangely it contains/contained an almost religious following in Hispanic (Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, etc) and Europ(France and Spain). Based around the idea that our modern world coexists with warriors wearing cloth/armors which are associated with constellations, the series dwells with the adventures of the saints/knights of the goddess Athena. Swearing to protect her, the Bronze saints (the main characters of the story) go to any length and fight anyone who threatens Athena or the well-being of mankind.

    The series aired in Adult Swim for a while in a crappy time slot and has never really developed an American audience, which is a shame.I can not stress enough how good the series is.
    10ShiryuK

    The Best Anime ever!

    Saint Seiya, no doubt, is the best Anime Japan has to offer. It is fast, exciting, and moving. The story line and the character are so real and deep that you'll be attached to them right away. The fierce and fast action is spetacular even using today's standards. But you really have to know the series first in order to enjoy more from the movie. The movie itself, for a first timer is still great, but there are missing details, which by knowing the series will help to fill them.

    Great anime, watch it.

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    • Trivia
      Although Mu states that only blood can revive a dead Cloth/Armor, there is one notable exception: the Phoenix Cloth. Just as its mythical namesake, this Armor can regenerate itself, even when reduced to ashes. Furthermore, it seems that it lends its regenerating powers to its bearer thus granting immortality to the Phoenix Bronze Saint. It's also interesting to note that, if Bronze Cloths are worn through the centuries by generations of young Saints, before Ikki , no man had either claimed, earned or worn the Phoenix Cloth, ever.
    • Alternate versions
      In Spain and other countries of Latin America, the original release in the '90s had a different intro, with scenes from the movie "Abel" and a song in Spanish (which wasn't a translation of an original but instead a translation of the French intro from "Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque").
    • Connections
      Featured in Club Dorothée: Episode dated 22 March 1989 (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Eien Blue
      (First Ending song)

      Music by Hiroaki Matsuzawa, Yôgo Kôno & Nobuo Yamada (as NoB)

      Lyrics by Machiko Ryuu

      Performed by NoB and The Make-Up

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1988 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Knights of the Zodiac
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Shueisha
      • Toei Animation
      • Toei Doga
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      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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