Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢 セインティア翔, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Seintia Shō), also known simply as Saintia Shō, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori. It is a spin-off of the manga series Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada. Saintia Shō was serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine from August 2013 to July 2021, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon released.
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō | |
聖闘士星矢 セインティア翔 (Seinto Seiya Seintia Shō) | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Masami Kurumada |
Manga | |
Written by | Chimaki Kuori |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Champion Red Comics |
Magazine | Champion Red |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | August 19, 2013 – July 19, 2021 |
Volumes | 16 |
Original net animation | |
Directed by | Masato Tamagawa |
Produced by | Kaori Ami |
Written by | Ikuko Takahashi |
Music by | Toshihiko Sahashi |
Studio | |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Released | December 10, 2018 – February 18, 2019 |
Episodes | 10 |
Manga | |
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō – Bangai-hen | |
Written by | Chimaki Kuori |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Imprint | Champion Red Comics |
Magazine | Champion Red |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 19, 2022 – present |
A 10-episode original net animation produced by Toei Company and animated by Gonzo was broadcast from December 2018 to February 2019.
In North America, manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga for an English-language release in 2017.
Premise
editSet during the events of Saint Seiya, Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō follows the traditional central plot common to Kurumada's original work and its derivative works: Athena, the Greek goddess of justice and heroic endeavor, returns when evil consumes Earth, and battles antagonistic deities, the agents of evil, with the assistance of her army of warriors known as Saints, protected by their Cloths, battle armors that represent their guardian constellations. The main character in the series is a young female Saint named Shō, who protects Athena and her Sanctuary from the attack of Goddess of Discord, Eris. The series introduces a new class of female Saints, which are known as Saintia (聖闘少女, Seintia, kanji for "Holy Fighting Girls", also romanized as Saint-ia), Athena's personal maidens.
Characters
editThe series introduces new characters and features many from Kurumada's original manga and Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. Voice actors are provided when the character appeared in an accompanying drama CD series.
Saintia
edit- Equuleus Shō (子馬座の翔, Ekureusu no Shō)
- Voiced by: Aina Suzuki
- One of the Saintia of Okinawan origin, Athena's personal bodyguard Saints, who wears the Equuleus Bronze Cloth. As she has mastered her Cosmo, she is able to channel it in a powerful and fast attack, the Equuleus Meteor Punch (エクレウス流星拳, Ekureusu Ryūsei-ken). Her real name is Shōko (翔子) and she is later revealed to be the daughter of Olivia, the leader of Saintia.
- Equuleus Kyōko (子馬座の響子, Ekureusu no Kyōko)
- Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi
- Shōko's elder sister and previous Equuleus Saintia. She also mastered the Equuleus Meteor Punches. Like her sister, she is the daughter of Olivia.
- Dolphin Mii (いるか座の美衣, Dorufin no Mii)
- Voiced by: Megumi Nakajima
- Saori's personal secretary from Belgium, who is a Saintia wearing the Delphinus Bronze Cloth. Her true name is Alicia Benethol (アリシア・ベネトール, Arishia Benetōru).
- Ursa Minor Xiaoling (小熊座のシャオリン, Urusaminoru no Shaorin)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori
- A Singaporean Saintia who wears the Ursa Minor Bronze Cloth. Her real name is Xing Xiaoling (星 暁鈴, Shin Shaorin, pinyin: Xīng Xiǎolíng).
- Northern Crown Katia (冠座のカティア, Nōzan Kuraun no Katia)
- Voiced by: Yukiko Morishita
- A long-haired Ukrainian Saintia who wears the Northern Crown Bronze Cloth. After having been poisoned by Eris in the past, she has begun working directly with the Pope against Saori's wishes.
- Cassiopeia Erda (カシオペア座のエルダ, Kashiopea-za no Eruda)
- Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu
- A short-haired Chilean Saintia wearing the Cassiopeia Bronze Cloth who wishes to one day become a Gold Saint.
Athena's circle
edit- Saori Kido (城戸 沙織, Kido Saori)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase
- The head of the Graude Foundation and current incarnation of Athena (アテナ, Atena), Greek goddess of justice, wisdom, and heroic endeavour, who always reincarnates when evil consumes Earth. She has stopped the ambitions of evil deities since the ages of myth, assisted by her Saints. Although she’s received elite education since her childhood, however, she’s still in her teens. As such, she attends at the Meteros Academy in formality, and also serves as its student council president.
- Mitsumasa Kido (城戸 光政, Kido Mitsumasa)
- Saori's adopted grandfather.
- Tatsumi (辰巳)
- Voiced by: Hisao Egawa
- Saori's butler.
Bronze Saints
editUnicorn Jabu, Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryū, Andromeda Shun, Cygnus Hyōga, Phoenix Ikki, Lionet Ban, Wolf Nachi, Bear Geki, and Hydra Ichi appear in Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.
Silver Saints
edit- Scutum Juan (楯座のユアン, Sukyūtamu no Yuan)
- The Scutum Silver Saint.
- Southern Cross Georg (南十字座のゲオルク, Sazan Kurosu no Georuku)
- The Crux Silver Saint.
- Pavo Mayura (孔雀座のマユラ, Pavo no Mayura)
- Voiced by: Rina Satō
- The Pavo Silver Saint, injured during the revolt in Athena's sanctuary, thirteen years earlier and confined to a wheelchair. She agrees to train Sho to become a Saint, and aids the Saintias at various times in the story.
- Crateris Aisone (杯座のアイソン, Crateris no Aison)
- The Crater Silver Saint, saved Mayura after she was attacked by Capricorn Shura. He returns as a Dryad.
Canis Major Sirius, Hound Asterion, Sagitta Ptolemy, Eagle Marin, and Ophiuchus Shaina also appear in Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.
Gold Saints
edit- Scorpio Milo (蠍座のミロ, Sukōpion no Miro)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai; Toshihiko Seki
- One of the twelve Gold Saints of Athena, virtuous and prideful. He saved Shōko's life in the past.
- Leo Aiolia (獅子座のアイオリア, Reo no Aioria)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara; Hideyuki Tanaka
- Regarded as the pride of Sanctuary along Scorpio Milo, the Leo Gold Saint, whose heart burns with loyalty towards Athena.
- Gemini Saga (双子座のサガ, Gemini no Saga)
- Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu
- The Gemini Gold Saint who conspired to take over Sanctuary. He somehow saved Katya's life and appears impersonating the true Pope of Sanctuary.
Sagittarius Aiolos, Pisces Aphrodite, Cancer Deathmask, Capricorn Shura, Aquarius Camus, Aries Mu, Taurus Aldebaran, and Virgo Shaka also appear in Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.
Antagonists
edit- Eris (エリス, Erisu)
- Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi
- The evil goddess of discord, mortal enemy of Athena since the ages of myth. Her warriors are known as Dryads (邪精霊(ドリアード), Doriādo, "Evil Spirits") who wear armor known as Leaves (邪霊衣(リーフ), Rīfu, "Evil Spirit Mantle"). Eris's forces also contain dead Saints called Ghosts (邪霊士(ゴースト), Gōsuto, "Evil Spirit Warrior"), brought back to life with an Evil Seed (イヴィル・シード, Iviru Shīdo) from the tree Uterus (争いの大樹(ウテルス), Uterusu).
- Toki (斗樹)
- One of the hundreds of orphans who had been sent across the world to become a Saint, only to be tainted by Eris and become a Ghost. He was one of Jabu's friends as a child.
- Orion Rigel (オリオン座のリゲル, Orion-za no Rigeru)
- The fallen Orion Silver Saint.
Dryads
edit- Dryads (邪精霊)
- Warriors protecting Eris. They are generally humans who have died but offered their souls to Eris and given a second life.
- Ruin Atë (破滅のアテ, Ruin no Ate)
- Voiced by: Rika Tachibana
- The leader of the Dryads.
- Malice Emoni (悪意のエモニ, Marisu no Emoni)
- Voiced by: Marika Kōno
- A young woman in Gothic Lolita dress who carries around a teddy bear named "Mick" (ミック, Mikku) who she talks to.
- Murder Phonos (殺戮のフォノス, Mādā no Fonosu)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nojima
- The only male Dryad.
- Attack: Despair Bite
- Harmonia (エデンの魔女 ハルモニア, Eden no Majo Harumania)
- Harmonia is a guide & prevents intruders from entering the Garden of Eden
- Attack: Breath of Paradise - an attack that turns the opponent into flowers and become a part of Garden of Eden
Support characters
edit- Mirai (ミライ) and Cinato (シナト, Shinato)
- Voiced by: Aki Kanada, Akeno Watanabe
- Young disciples of Mayura.
- Lumi (ルミ, Rumi)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Ōhashi
- Shoko's best friend.
Media
editManga
editSaint Seiya: Saintia Shō is written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori. Kuori is known by her work on the manga adaptation of the Gundam SEED anime and in the Kimi no Kaeru Bashō manga series.[2] Saintia Shō started its serialization in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine on August 19, 2013.[3]
North American manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in 2017.[4]
On July 19, 2022, a side-story spin-off manga by Kuori began serialization in Champion Red.[5]
Volumes
editNo. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | December 6, 2013[6] | 978-4-253-23593-8 | February 20, 2018[7] | 978-1-626927-52-0 | |
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2 | June 20, 2014[8] | 978-4-253-23594-5 | May 22, 2018[9] | 978-1-626927-91-9 | |
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3 | October 20, 2014[10] | 978-4-253-23595-2 | October 21, 2018[11] | 978-1-626928-63-3 | |
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4 | February 20, 2015[12] | 978-4-253-23596-9 | November 27, 2018[13] | 978-1-626929-46-3 | |
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5 | May 20, 2015[14] | 978-4-253-23597-6 | February 19, 2019[15] | 978-1-626929-93-7 | |
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6 | October 20, 2015[16] | 978-4-253-23598-3 | May 21, 2019[17] | 978-1-642750-83-6 | |
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7 | March 18, 2016[18] | 978-4-253-23599-0 | August 6, 2019[19] | 978-1-642751-24-6 | |
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8 | June 8, 2016[20] | 978-4-253-23600-3 | November 5, 2019[21] | 978-1-642757-27-9 | |
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9 | December 20, 2016[22] | 978-4-253-23601-0 | March 17, 2020[23] | 978-1-64505-223-4 | |
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10 | August 18, 2017[24] | 978-4-253-23602-7 | May 5, 2020[25] | 978-1-64505-458-0 | |
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11 | February 20, 2018[26] | 978-4-253-23881-6 | August 4, 2020[27] | 978-1-64505-524-2 | |
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12 | December 20, 2018[28] | 978-4-253-23882-3 | February 9, 2021[29] | 978-1-64505-813-7 | |
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13 | August 20, 2019[30] | 978-4-253-23883-0 | May 25, 2021[31] | 978-1-64827-084-0 | |
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14 | September 17, 2020[32] | 978-4-253-23884-7 | September 7, 2021 (digital) September 14, 2021 (physical)[33] | 978-1-64827-292-9 | |
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15 | April 20, 2021[34] | 978-4-253-23885-4 | September 27, 2022 (digital) January 10, 2023 (physical)[35] | 978-1-63858-282-3 | |
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16 | January 20, 2022[36] | 978-4-253-23886-1 | January 17, 2023[37] | 978-1-63858-665-4 | |
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Anime
editAn original net animation has been announced.[38] The series began airing on December 10, 2018, and ended on February 18, 2019. The series was produced by Toei[39] with animation services done by Gonzo and directed by Masato Tamagawa, with Ikuko Takahashi handling series composition. Keiichi Ishikawa and Ayana Hishino were the series' character designers, while Toshihiko Sahashi was composed the series' music. The opening theme song is "The Beautiful Brave", performed by Aina Suzuki, Mao Ichimichi, Inori Minase, and Megumi Nakajima.[40] The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll.[41]
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Fated Sisters! Shoko and Kyoko" Transliteration: "Shukumei no Shimai! Shōko to Kyōko" (Japanese: 宿命の姉妹!翔子と響子) | December 10, 2018 |
2 | "Individual Decisions! The Goddess and Saintias" Transliteration: "Sorezore no Ketsui! Megami to Seintia" (Japanese: それぞれの決意!女神と聖闘少女) | December 17, 2018 |
3 | "Blooming in Darkness! The Dryads of Eris" Transliteration: "Yami ni Saku! Erisu no Doriādo-tachi" (Japanese: 闇に咲く!エリスの邪精霊たち) | December 24, 2018 |
4 | "The Reunion of Sorrow! The Bond of the Separated Sisters" Transliteration: "Kanashimi no Saikai! Hedatareta Shimai no Kizuna" (Japanese: 哀しみの再会!隔たれた姉妹の絆) | January 7, 2019 |
5 | "Fly! Like Pegasus" Transliteration: "Tobe! Pegasasu no Yō ni" (Japanese: 翔べ!ペガサスのように) | January 14, 2019 |
6 | "Colliding Souls! Saori vs. Grand Master" Transliteration: "Semegiau Tamashī! Saori tai Kyōkō" (Japanese: せめぎ合う魂!沙織vs.教皇) | January 21, 2019 |
7 | "The Battle of the Twelve Temples! The Allurement of the Terrifying Ghosts" Transliteration: "Jūnikyū no Shitō! Osorubeki Jarei no Genwaku" (Japanese: 十二宮の死闘!恐るべき邪霊の幻惑) | January 28, 2019 |
8 | "A Clash of Nightmares! The Fists of Leo Flares Up" Transliteration: "Akumu no Gekitotsu! Moeagaru Shishi no Ken" (Japanese: 悪夢の激突!燃えあがる獅子の拳) | February 4, 2019 |
9 | "A Spiral of Conflict! The Golden Apple and Orion's Devotion" Transliteration: "Arasoi no Uzu! Ōgon no Ringo to Orion no Kenshin" (Japanese: 争いの渦!黄金の林檎とオリオンの献身) | February 11, 2019 |
10 | "Shine Saintias! At the End of a Noble Prayer!" Transliteration: "Kagayake Shōjo-tachi yo! Kedakaki Inori no Hate ni" (Japanese: 輝け少女たちよ!気高き祈りの果てに) | February 18, 2019 |
Notes
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External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia