SAINT SEYA Saint Seya

Author: Masami Kurumada

Director: Masayuki Akeni

Script Writer: Yeshiyuki Suga, Takao Koyama

Character Design: Shingo Araki, Michi Himeno, Masahiro Naoi

Backgrounds: Tadao Kubota

Music: Seiji Yokoyama

Company: Toei

Year: 1986 to 1989

Charas:
Seya the young hero
Other knights: Shiryu (the Dragon), Miki (the whimp ... ), (Pheonix) and (Chrystal)

Story: set in modern days, this series is vaguely based on diverse mythologies.

• The first series is about Greek mythology and our heros must reach the top of mount Olympus in time to save Athena and defeat the big baddy.
• The second season features advandced knights (technologically) and watery enemies.
• The third and best (imho), the Hasgard series is based on Nordic mythology. The gentle leader has been taken over by an evil spirit, our heros have to get to her in time to free her.

Type: TV series

Number of Episodes: 114 TV eps (also 4 films)

We have: Pfff ... some in French (thouhgh I think I gave it away to a fan!) and some comics which followed the same tragic destiny

What we thought: Fight, fight, fight. You're dead. Well actually I'm alive again. Aha! But I just killed you again. But behold I'm back to life yet again, etc… A technically and graphhically poor production. I am amazed it was such a big hit!