Saint Seiya

聖闘士星矢

Manga28 volumes · 110 chaptersFinished1985Magazine: Shounen Jump (Weekly)Author:Masami Kurumada

Synopsis

Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.

Background

As of 2022, over 50 million copies of Saint Seiya are in circulation. The series was published in English by VIZ Media as Knights of the Zodiac from January 21, 2004, to February 2, 2010. It was published in French by Kana from March 8, 1997, to December 9, 2000; in Italian by Granata Press from July 1, 1992, to June 15, 1994; in Spanish by Panini Comics; in German by Panini Comics; in Brazilian Portuguese by Conrad Editora from November 2000 to January 2004.