| Saint Seiya (films) | |
| 聖闘士星矢 (Seinto Seiya) |
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| Genre | Martial arts, Mythic fiction, Fantasy |
| Anime film | |
| Evil Goddess Eris | |
| Directed by | Kōzō Morishita |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 18, 1987 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| The Heated Battle of the Gods | |
| Directed by | Kōzō Morishita |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 12, 1988 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of Crimson Youth | |
| Directed by | Yasuhiro Yoshikawa |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 23, 1988 |
| Runtime | 75 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Warriors of the Final Holy Battle | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Akehi |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 18, 1989 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Heaven Chapter - Overture | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
| Written by | Michiko Yokote |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | February 14, 2004 |
| Runtime | 85 minutes |
| Related works | |
Due to high popularity in Japan and the rest of the world, several Saint Seiya films were released. Without having a direct relationship with the manga or anime story, four movies were released in theatres or TV between 1987 and 1989, when the original TV series was still airing.
One more movie was released in 2004, Tenkaihen Josō ~Overture~ ("Heaven Chapter ~Overture~"), as a continuation of the Hades saga manga and corresponding OVA adaptation.
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Given that the movies do not follow the main storyline of the Saint Seiya manga or anime, it is not know exactly at what point the events of this movie take place. It may be after the Twelve Temples arc, but the Bronze Saints are still wearing their old armors.
The Ghost Saints Arc. When Seiya, Hyōga and Shun visit Saori (Athena) at the orphanage, they meet an employee called Eri. An orphan herself, Eri takes a liking to Hyōga, and at night they sit outside watching the stars. Then, a shooting star flies over the sky, and Hyōga tells Eri to make a wish. Then, after Hyōga leaves, Eri becomes powerfully attracted to the shooting star, and wanders alone into the woods, where she finds a golden apple. Immediately after, she is possessed by Eris, the Goddess of Discord, who then kidnaps Athena and plans to use the golden apple to suck her energy out, with the intention of fully reincarnating and taking over the world.
Eris leaves a message for the Bronze Saints, who set out for the temple which appeared on the mountains. There, the heroes fight the five Ghost Saints, Maya of Sagitta, Orpheus of Lyra, Khristós of the Southern Cross, Jan of Scutum (called with the Japanese name Tateza), and Jäger of Orion.
As with the previous movie, this one is not considered part of the normal continuity of the series. It could be placed somewhere after the battles in the Twelve Temples, but the Bronze Saints are still wearing their original clothes.
Due to this movie's popularity, Toei Animation created the Asgard saga for the anime, which did not originally appear in the manga, and which is set after the Sanctuary arc, and before the Poseidon arc.
The Proto-Asgard Arc. In Siberia, Hyōga saves a man that is being attacked. The injured man is barely able to say something about Asgard. Days after, Saori (Athena), Seiya, Shiryū and Shun, are wondering about Hyōga, so they decide to go to Asgard to investigate. At Valhalla, the Lord of Asgard, Dolbar, says he hasn't heard of any Hyōga, and neither has his right hand, Loki. However, at all times Seiya and the others can feel a malign cosmos emanating from Loki and the other Odin Saints, called God Warriors. Shiryū in particular, notices a familiar cosmos coming from Midgard, a mysterious, masked God Warrior.
As it is clear that Dolbar is trying to take control of both Asgard and the Sancturay, he imprisons Athena within a strange dimension in the giant statue of Odin. Also, Midgard is revealed to be Hyōga, who tries to kill Shiryū in order to prove himself to Dolbar. Thus, it is the task of the Bronze Saints to defeat Dolbar, Loki, and the rest of the God Warriors, in order to save Athena and Hyōga.
Unlike the other Saint Seiya movies made in the 1980s, this one was a full featured film, having a running time of 75 minutes. The events occur sometime after the Sanctuary saga in the original TV anime, as the Gold Saints were defeated, and the Bronze Saints have their new armors.
The Corona Arc. On a given day, Saori (Athena) receives the visit of Phoebus Abel, her older brother and god of the Corona. Abel informs Athena that he has come to destroy humanity as punishment for their corruption, just as it was done in ancient times. Moreover, Seiya and the Bronze Saints will no longer be needed by Athena, as she will now be guarded by Abel's three Corona Saints, Atlas of Carina, Jaow of Lynx, and Berenike of Coma Berenices, and the five resurrected Gold Saints who died in the Sanctuary battle: Saga of Gemini, Death Mask of Cancer, Shura of Capricorn, Camus of Aquarius, and Aphrodite of Pisces.
Soon, however, Athena rebels against Abel's plan, and he attacks her, sending her soul to Elysion, the final resting place from which there is no return. The Bronze Saints immediately rush to the Sanctuary to save her, and confront the seemingly invincible Abel.
The Fallen Angels Arc. They are called Seima Tenshi in Japanese. The plot involves the coming of Lucifer to the Sanctuary where his underlings dispose of the surviving Gold Saints systematically. Athena goes to Lucifer to ask for peace and a condition is made, as usual. The Bronze Saints come to the rescue, destroy Lucifer's fallen angels and rescue Athena.
The soundtrack was composed by Seiji Yokoyama and released in the Saint Seiya Original Soundtrack VIII – Warriors of the Final Holy Battle CD.
The Pre-Heaven Arc. After the success of the OVA Hades - Chapter Sanctuary, this movie served as a follow up from the end of the Hades saga. Seiya is injured after his confrontation with Hades and is placed in a coma and Saori takes care of him. Artemis, her sister, comes to Earth ask why she is not serving as a God and takes up her scepter in her place. Saori then goes to the Sanctuary and starts spilling her blood in the hope that it may bring peace on Earth.
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