TV series

Saint Seiya

1986–1989 · 1 season

A mythic, high-stakes adventure with earnest heroes, escalating battles, and a strong sense of destiny and sacrifice.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, loyalty, survival, faith
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
loyalty
survival
faith
fate
Places: fantasy world
big city
military
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none