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Saint Seiya

Also known as Knights of the Zodiac.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

In Greek mythology, Athena, the daughter of Zeus, was born in full armor. By birthright the goddess of battle, she did not believe in conquest, and only fought defensive wars. Her battles with bloodthirsty gods and giants shook the very earth and seemed to last forever. On the battlefield, there were a group of youths that always surrounded and protected the goddess: the Knights of Athena! Flash forward to modern-day Greece: two Japanese tourists are shocked to see a mansized meteorite crash to the earth before them. It turns out to be young Seiya. Seiya must train harder than ever if he is to survive his match with the brutal Cassios! Whoever wins will receive the greatest prize known to man: the incredibly powerful Pegasus Cloth!



Note: The chapter count includes 247 regular chapters and 2 extra chapters ("SHAKA" and “The Cygnus Story - Natassia of the Land of Ice”), other editions merge chapters into a total of 110 chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Foreign , Gods , Cultivation , Mythology , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Super Power , Adoption

Saint Seiya: NEXT DIMENSION - Meiou Shinwa

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In 1990 (previously 1986), in Elysion; the five Bronze Saints Seiya, Hyōga, Shun, Shiryū and Ikki, having wreaked havoc in the Underworld's army and succeeding in resurrecting the God Cloths, engage the god Hades in a final duel to the death.
During the battle, Hades remembers that he has seen Seiya's face before and comes to the conclusion that he faced him before. He thus starts reminiscing about his previous host body, and the story starts 247 years prior, in the 18th century.
The protagonist, the Pegasus Saint of this era, is an orphan who is best friends with a boy named Alone, the host of Hades. Former Bronze Saints Dohko and Sion, two prominent characters in Kurumada's original manga as the sole survivors of the holy war of that century, have just been promoted to Gold Saints and eventually the two duos meet.

Note: The chapter count includes 118 regular chapters, 2 special chapters included in volume 10, and a prologue.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Mythology , Astronomy , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Amnesia , Foreign , Shounen , Super Power , Gods

Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Having been tasked with a secret mission by the Oracle of Athena, Shura travels through time and space to present-day Japan. There, he becomes involved in a bloody war against a group of assassins who are targeting a new reincarnation of Athena. Along the way, he meets fellow Gold Saints who have taken the same journey, but not all of them have come out on the other side as allies.

Note: The chapter count includes 118 regular chapters, 5 extra chapters, and a prologue and epilogue that were omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Super Power , Mythology , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Full Color

Saint Seiya Episode G

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

In ancient times, the Titan Cronos (son of Uranus the sky and Gaia the earth) and his wife Rhea gave birth to six children. Five of them were swallowed by Cronos, and only one was saved, Zeus, hidden from Cronos by Rhea. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus forces his father to vomit the other five gods. Zeus, along with his brothers and sisters, decide to battle the Titans for control of the universe. Cronos and the other eleven Titans lose the battle and are sent to Tartarus.

Thousands of year later, in Greece, the Pope visits the room of the recently reincarnated infant Athena, with a golden dagger. Before he can kill her, the Gold Saint Saggitarius Aiolos saves her, and unmasks the Pope. Aiolos, horrified, flees. The Pope declares him a traitor to the Sanctuary, and has Capricorn Shura murder him. This causes his younger brother, Leo Aiolia, to grow under the shadow of his "traitor" brother, suffering from all manner of abuse and scorn. This leaves him with a grudge against the Gold Saints and Sanctuary as a whole, which causes the Pope and most of the Sanctuary to distrust him. To make things worse, the enemies of God Zeus, the Titans, are revived and begin to seek vengeance against him and the Sanctuary. This marks the start of Aiolia's story and the battle of the Gold Saints against the Titans.



Note: The chapter count includes 87 regular chapters, 20 "Gaiden" extra chapters, and an epilogue that was omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Shounen , Mythology , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast

Saint Seiya: Saintia Shou

Also known as Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-woman team of armored warriors, powered by the Zodiac, will use their cunning, strength, and compassion to defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies. Mangaka Chimaki Kuori is also known for working on manga for Gundam Seed and the Persona series.



Note: The chapter count includes 86 regular chapters, 2 "Extra Story" chapters included at the end of volumes 7 and 16, and a prologue and one special chapter that were omitted from collected volume releases.

Tags: Seinen , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast

Saint Seiya: Episode Zero

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Tags: Gods , Mythology

Saint Seiya Episode G: Requiem

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

A sanctuary wrapped in flames ... The world was about to be closed to darkness. The golden Saints gathering there were waiting for the deeply related gods.

The final battle of the Golden Saints finally begins! ! All stories Presented in all colors, the gorgeous and fierce fighting galaxy myth! !

Tags: Shounen , Mythology , Super Power

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia— who is slowly regaining her powers— it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.



Note: Chapter count includes the 12-chapter “Turn Back The Pendulum” side story and 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Swordplay , Super Power , Ghost , Male Protagonist , War , Ensemble Cast , Afterlife , Large Breasts , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Philosophy , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Henshin , Heterosexual , Anachronism , Time Skip , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Body Horror , Transgender , Exorcism , Gods

Saint Seiya: Meiou Iden Dark Wing

Also known as Saint Seiya: Dark Wing.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shouichirou was just another high school student. Now, he's Wyvern, one of the dreaded Judges of the Underworld, chosen to battle against the forces of Athena in a war that transcends life and death.

When an unexpected ambush during a school trip sends Shouichirou and his classmates into the land of the dead, they are thrust into a fierce struggle between the gods and their warriors. The mysterious forces of Hades have already begun their assault, and Shouichirou's destiny is forever altered. But he's not alone—Cattleya, the reincarnation of Athena herself, fights to defend the living, as shocking truths about a darker conspiracy threaten everything they know.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Isekai , School

Saint Seiya Destiny

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

This story takes place before the beginning of the war with Poseidon's army, focusing on Kanon's perspective of the events.

Tags: Gods , Super Power , Shounen