Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō

Saint Seiya - Saintia Shō
Cover of the first volume
聖闘士星矢・セインティア翔 (Seinto Seiya - Seintia Shō)
Genre	Martial arts, Mythic fiction, Drama
Manga
Written by	Chimaki Kuori
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Champion Red
Original run	August 19, 2013 – ongoing
Volumes	3

Saint Seiya - Saintia Shō (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢・セインティア翔, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya - Seintia Shō) is a manga series by Chimaki Kuori, a spin-off of the classic Saint Seiya manga created, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. Kuori is known by her work on the manga adaptation of the Gundam SEED anime and in the Kimi no Kaeru Bashō manga series.^[1] Saintia Shō started its serialization on August 19, 2013 of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine.^[2]

Series premise

Set immediately after Saint Seiya,^[3] 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 (翔), 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 (セインティア, Seintia), whereas in Kurumada's work they are known simply as Female Saints (女聖闘士, Onna Seinto). The Saintia are Athena's personal maidens.

Characters

The series introduces new characters and features some from Kurumada's original manga:

Athena's army

• Athena (女神, Atena)

The greek goddess of justice, wisdom and heroic endeavor, who always returns when evil consumes Earth. She has stopped the ambitions of evil deities since the ages of myth, assisted by her Saints.

• Equuleus Shō (小馬座（エクレウス）の翔, Ekureusu no Shō)

One of the Saintia, Athena's personal bodyguard Saints, with Equuleus as her destined guardian constellation. As she has mastered her Cosmo, she is able to channel it in a powerful and fast attack, the Equuleus Meteor Punches (エクレウス流星拳, Ekureusu Ryūsei-ken). Her real name is Shōko.

• Dolphin Mii (いるか座（ドルフィン）の美衣, Dorufin no Mii)

Delphinus's Saintia and Saori's personal secretary. Her true name is Alicia Mii Benethol (アリシア・美衣・ベネトール, Arishia Mii Benetōru)

• Equuleus Kyōko (小馬座（エクレウス）の響子, Ekureusu no Kyōko)

Shōko's elder sister and previous Equuleus Saintia. She also mastered the Equuleus Meteor Punches.

• Gemini Saga (双子座（ジェミニ）のサガ, Gemini no Saga)

The Gemini Gold Saint who conspired to take over Sanctuary. He appears impersonating the true Pope of Sanctuary.

• Scorpio Milo (蠍座（スコーピオン）のミロ, Sukōpion no Miro)

One of the twelve Gold Saints of Athena, virtuous and prideful. He saved Shōko's life in the past.

• Leo Aiolia (獅子座（レオ）のアイオリア, Reo no Aioria)

Regarded as the pride of Sanctuary along Scorpio Milo, the Leo Gold Saint, whose heart burns with loyalty towards Athena.

• Unicorn Jabu (一角獣星座（ユニコーン）の邪武, Yunikōn no Jabu)

A Bronze Saint, endowed with undying loyalty to Athena.

Antagonists

• Evil goddess Eris (邪神エリス, Jashin Erisu)

The evil goddess of discord, mortal enemy of Athena since the ages of myth.

• Dryads (邪霊士, Doriādo)

Or Evil Spirit Warriors, the manservants to the wicked goddess Eris, who daringly invade Sanctuary.

Support characters

• Rumi

Shoko's best friend

• Emony (エモニ, Emoni)

Ate's little sister.

Volume list

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

References