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Saint Seiya (manga)

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[ serialized in [Shonen Jump Japan] ]

Related anime:
    Saint Seiya (TV) (adaptation)
      Saint Seiya Gekijoban (movie) (sequel)
      Saint Seiya: Kamigami No Atsuki Tatakai (movie) (sequel)
      Saint Seiya: Saishu Seisen No Senshi Tachi (movie) (sequel)
      Saint Seiya: Shinku No Shonen Densetsu (movie) (sequel)
      Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary (OAV) (sequel)
        Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen (movie) (sequel)
        Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno (OAV) (sequel)
          Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion (OAV) (sequel)
    Saint Seiya Episode.G (manga) (prequel)
    Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - The Myth of Hades (manga) (prequel)
    Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiō Shinwa (manga) (prequel)
      Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiō Shinwa (OAV) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
Knights of the Zodiac
Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque (French)
Los Caballeros del Zodiaco (Spanish)
Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco (Portuguese)
聖闘士星矢 <セイントセイヤ> (Japanese)
Genres: action, adventure, supernatural
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Seiya is a 13 years old kid who has been training to get the title of "knight of Athenna". Once he obtains the Pegasus' bronze armor, he returns to Japan to participate in the Galactic Tournament, hoping his lost sister will watch him on TV. Soon, the story turns into the fight of Seiya aside his brothers to protect humanity from the forces of evil, under the protection of Saori Kido, Athena's encarnation.
User Ratings: 107 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 14 votes (Spanish:3, sub:2, Spa.sub:2, ?:2, dub:2, Italian:1, English:1, Fre.dub:1)
 Excellent: 8 votes (English:2, sub:2, Por.sub:1, ?:1, Por.dub:1, Spanish:1)
 Very good: 18 votes (English:6, sub:3, Italian:2, raw:2, Ita.dub:1, Spa.edit.dub:1, Portuguese:1, Spa.sub:1, dub:1)
 Good: 21 votes (English:6, raw:4, dub:3, sub:2, Portuguese:2, Spa.edit.dub:1, Spa.dub:1, Spanish:1, edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 19 votes (dub:5, English:5, French:2, Portuguese:1, Spa.dub:1, Por.dub:1, edit.dub:1, ?:1, Por.sub:1, Italian:1)
 So-so: 5 votes (English:5)
 Not really good: 8 votes (sub:2, English:2, Spanish:1, dub:1, Portuguese:1, Por.sub:1)
 Weak: 4 votes (dub:2, ?:1, English:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (English:1, dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (English:2)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (English:3, sub:2, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 232 users, rank: #235
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.467 (Decent+.46), std. dev.: 2.6238, rank: #2439
Weighted mean: 6.429 (Decent+.42), rank: #2407 (seen all: 7.55 / seen some: 5.85 / won't finish: 5.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.479 (Decent+.47), rank: #1755
Number of tankoubon: 28
Number of pages: 192
Vintage:
1986 to 1990 (Shonen Jump Japan 1986 No.1+2 to 1990 No.49)
2003-09-24 to 2005-08-17 (México)
2004-01-06 (North America)
Releases: We have 114
Official website:
Knights of the Zodiac @ Shonen Jump
Manga Kana Saint Seiya Site (French)
Links: We have 4
In the news 8 times:
2009-08-03   Shonen Jump Posts 1st Japanese Chapters of 22 Manga for Free
2009-03-12   Masami Kurumada Hints at New Ring ni Kakero Work
2008-12-07   Japan's Killing Suspect Says He Is a Precure, Kitarō Fan (Updated)
2008-08-14   Saint Seiya's Kurumada to end Ring ni Kakero 2 Manga
2008-03-21   Life-Size Saint Seiya Armor Displayed in Tokyo
2007-11-20   Ghost in the Shell 2 Artist Posts Decade-Old Debut Work
2007-08-02   ChocoMimi, Kurumada's Kojirō to Be Adapted as TV Dramas
2001-11-17   January Merchandise Releases
Comment:
There were two major editions/publication of this manga. One of them is the original publication that were printed in the late eighties/early nineties. This first edition is smaller, has a paperback cover, and averages at around 200 pages.
The second edition of the manga was printed in 2000 and is a collectors edition reprint. The pages are bigger, has a semi-hard cover with an outer sleeve, its general cover color was gold rather than a plain gloss white, and averages around 350 pages making a total of 15 volumes.
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    Saint Seiya (GN 22) 2008-02-05 (from $4.08)
    Saint Seiya (GN 23) 2008-06-10 (from $5.96)
    Saint Seiya (GN 24) 2008-10-07 (from $5.96)
    Saint Seiya (GN 25) 2009-02-03 (from $4.17)
    Saint Seiya (GN 26) 2009-06-02 (from $4.29)
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    Saint Seiya (GN 28) 2010-02-02 (from $5.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Story & Art: Masami Kurumada

 (none)
Japanese companies 

Publisher: Shueisha

English staff 
English cast 

Translation: Mari Morimoto

Adaptation: Lance Caselman

Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi

 (none)
English companies 

Licensed by: Viz Media

French staff 
French companies 
(none)
 

Publisher:
Kana
Panini Comics (Episode G)

French cast 
(none)
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Translation:
Marc Bernabé (Spain)
Marcelo Vicente (Editorial IVREA Argentina)
Verónica Calafell (Spain)

Designer:
Andrea Pontoni (Editorial IVREA Argentina)
Graciela Escobar (Editorial IVREA Argentina)
Javier Heredia (Editorial IVREA Argentina)
Maximiliano Gómez (Editorial IVREA Argentina)
Pablo Broqua (Editorial IVREA Argentina)
Paula Ventimiglia (Editorial IVREA Argentina)

Operations Manager: Enrique Espinosa (Grupo Editorial Vid)

Publishing Director: Carlos Francisco Jiménez (Grupo Editorial Vid)

Responsible Editor: Teresa Ponce Torres (Grupo Editorial Vid)

 (none)
Spanish companies 

Publisher:
Editorial Ivréa (Argentina)
Glènat España (Spain)
Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico)

German staff 
German companies 
(none)
 

Publisher: Planet Manga

German cast 
(none)
Portuguese staff 
Portuguese companies 
(none)
 

Publisher: Conrad (Brazil)

Portuguese cast 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
(none)
 

Licensed by: Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd. (15 volumes bunkoban)

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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