Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – The Myth of Hades | |
Pegasus Tenma and Alone in the cover of the first volume. | |
(Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu - Meiō Shinwa) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Shiori Teshirogi |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
Original run | August 24, 2006 – April 6, 2011 |
Volumes | 25 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Anecdotes | |
Written by | Shiori Teshirogi |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion(2011–2012) Bessatsu Shōnen Champion(2012–2016) |
Original run | May 19, 2011 – March 12, 2016 |
Volumes | 16 (List of volumes) |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
Music by | Kaoru Wada |
Studio | TMS Entertainment |
Licensed by | Discotek Media Netflix(streaming) |
Released | June 24, 2009 – July 20, 2011 |
Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
- Saint Seiya Hades Episode 13
- Saint Seiya Hades Episode 14
- Saint Seiya Hades Sub Indo
- Saint Seiya Hades Episode 1 English
Saint Seiya Episode.G (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢EPISODE.G, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Episōdo Jī) is a manga written and illustrated by Megumu Okada.A side-story and a derivative work of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya, it first started being serialized in the January 2003 issue of the monthly magazine Champion Red and was later compiled into volumes by Akita Shoten, with the first being published.
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – The Myth of Hades (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢 The Lost Canvas 冥王神話Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu - Meiō Shinwa), also known as simply The Lost Canvas, is a manga written and illustrated by Shiori Teshirogi. It is a spin-off based on the manga series Saint Seiya, which was created, written and illustrated by Japanese author Masami Kurumada. The Lost Canvas was published by Akita Shoten in the Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine since August 24, 2006, concluding after 223 chapters on April 6, 2011, with twenty-five tankōbon released. Originally envisioned as a comic book whose purpose was to work simultaneously with Kurumada's Saint Seiya: Next Dimension as a multi-angle interpretation of the shared elements of its storyline, which stems from an event mentioned in Kurumada's original Saint Seiya manga; the approach was quickly abandoned, as both works greatly diverged, Kurumada's Next Dimension stayed as the canonical telling of these events, and The Lost Canvas as a separate alternate retelling. The story takes place in the 18th century, and focuses on how an orphan known as Tenma becomes one of Athena's 88 warriors known as Saints and finds himself in a war fighting against his best friend Alone who is revealed to be the reincarnation of Athena's biggest enemy, the God Hades.[1]
In June 2009, TMS Entertainment started adapting the manga in original video animation format, producing 26 episodes, which followed the source material closely and occasionally expanded on it. Teshirogi also started releasing a spin-off series from Lost Canvas two months after the main serialization ended. Titled Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – The Myth of Hades - Anecdotes (聖闘士星矢 The Lost Canvas 冥王神話 外伝Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu - Meiō Shinwa Gaiden), the spin-off focuses on short stories related to several Saints before the events described in the main series.
On April 23, 2012, it was announced in the Shōnen Champion magazine that The Lost Canvas was to change from a weekly to a monthly publication the following June, and shifting to the newly created magazine, Akita's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion, supplementary to Shōnen Champion, resuming publishing of the remaining Anecdotes chapters in that date.[2]
In May 2013, TMS announced via its Twitter account that there were no plans for a third season for The Lost Canvas anime adaptation.[3] Additionally, a special chapter of the manga was announced, to commemorate Kurumada's 40th anniversary as a manga artist.
Saints are champions of hope who have always appeared since the Age of Myth whenever evil threatens the world. They would clad themselves in armor called Cloths, and fight to protect Athena, the. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter – Sanctuary. Click to manage book marks. Plot Summary: Hades is planning to take over the world, to achieve that goal, he sends out deceased Gold Saints to take Athena’s head. Seiya and the other Bronze Saints come to help but their help isn’t appreciated by the remainig Gold Saints that are. Hades ( 冥王 ・ハーデス, Meiō Hādesu ) is the King of the Underworld and chief god of his Army. Hades is reborn every 243 years to start a crusade against Athena to conquer Earth. Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – The Myth of Hades (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢 ( セイントセイヤ ) The Lost Canvas 冥王神話, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu - Meiō Shinwa), also known as simply The Lost Canvas, is a manga written and illustrated by Shiori Teshirogi. Download dan Streaming Anime Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu-hen Episode 1 Subtitle Indonesia, Video Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu-hen Episode 1 Sub Indo 360p 480p 720p (.mkv.mp4) untuk HP Laptop dan Komputer, Gratis download Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu-hen Episode 1 Update Terbaru.
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Plot[edit]
This manga tells the story of the previous Holy War, taking place in the 18th century, 250 years before the original series, in the Saint Seiya universe. The story centers on the fight between Tenma, one of the 88 Saints following Athena, and Alone, the reincarnation of the God Hades.[4] While the two were close childhood friends in Greece alongside Alone's sister, Sasha, the trio separated. Sasha was sent first to the Sanctuary and then, a short time later, Tenma was sent to the Sanctuary too; while Tenma had the Cosmos, the Saints' energy, awaken, Sasha was revealed to be the reincarnation of Athena. As years passes, everything that Alone paints is destroyed, and he is convinced that death means salvation by the god Hypnos and his follower Pandora. Alone then gathers Hades' soldiers, the 108 Specters to start a war against Athena.
During the war, the Saints and the Specters face off. Tenma and Sasha have to deal with Alone who starts making the 'Lost Canvas', a vast painting of the earth, in the sky, so that after he finishes it, the entire world will die. With Alone still not being fully controlled by the soul of Hades, Pandora, alongside Hypnos and his brother Thanatos lead the Specters. However, as the two Gods are sealed by the former Saints Pope Sage and his twin brother Altar Hakurei, Alone invites the few remaining Saints to the Demonic Temples located in the Lost Canvas. Once the Saints go through the Temples, it is revealed that Alone is not possessed by Hades and is instead using the god's powers for his own motives. Additionally, Tenma's parents, Mephistopheles Yōma and Owl Partita appear as Specters in the Temples to force their son to transform his protective Pegasus Bronze Cloth into the most powerful armour, God Cloth. With the God Cloth, Tenma and his future reincarnations will be able to fight the Gods and aid Athena in ending all wars.
Kindle. Following several battles in the Temples, Tenma faces Alone one-on-one with the former managing to defeat the latter, causing the Lost Canvas' destruction. Shortly afterwards, Alone is possessed by Hades who aims to kill Athena. Hades is forced by the souls from the deceased Saints to escape to the last Demonic Temple, and Tenma, Sasha, and Alone decide to follow him. The three manage to defeat Hades but they never return to Earth. The two surviving Saints, Libra Dohko and Aries Shion, then prepare for a possible future war against Hades. Libra Dohko was assigned to permanently watch over the seal of Hades and 108 specters, while Aries Shion reconstructs and leads the Athena's Sanctuary.
Development[edit]
Shiori Teshirogi met Masami Kurumada in a public event she once visited during the time she was a new manga author. In such event, Teshirogi sent Kurumada the first manga she made as well as a letter which made Kurumada ask her to write The Lost Canvas. Although she was happy with such proposal due to the fact Saint Seiya has always been her favourite manga, she found troubles writing it since she used to write shōjo and Lost Canvas was meant to be from the genre shōnen. In order to do that, Teshirogi had to change various things from her style such as the narration and getting used to how to draw fights. Before the manga started, Kurumada sent Teshirogi a general version of the manga's story, but as long as the series continued, she started changing some parts after discussing with people from Akita Shoten. Additionally, the characters designs and Cloths were based on the second season from the Saint Seiya anime adaptation (known as Asgard), but she combined them with her own style.[5] When Teshirogi was purposed to start The Lost Canvas she was informed that the series would last a few volumes. However, when the tenth volume was published, she was surprised by the series' length which she found amazing.[6]
In the making of the series, emotions are what Teshirogi pays attention the most when she is drawing which makes remake several of the illustrations she makes. In both Saint Seiya and Lost Canvas, her favorite character is the Pegasus Saint, who has become the one she likes drawing the most.[5] When creating Tenma, Lost Canvas's Pegasus Saint, Teshirogi checked if Tenma's words would be like the ones from Seiya, but she realized that both characters had different personalities.[7] The Cancer, Pisces and Taurus Gold Saints were developed with Teshirogi's idea of what she could do with the ones from the original series. When she received comments that these three Lost Canvas Gold Saints are more interesting than the ones from the original series, she answered that she did not mean to give them any special treatment. The characters' names are created according to their origins and constellation such as Pisces Albafica whose 'Alba' portion of his name was developed when Teshirogi was thinking of roses' names.[5]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
The Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas chapters were published by Akita Shoten in the Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine since August 24, 2006. The first volume was published on December 12, 2006, and twenty-five tankōbon collecting the work were released.
A short story comprised in 40 pages, or gaiden, titled Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiō Shinwa– Yuzuriha Gaiden - Chizumi no Mon (聖闘士星矢 The Lost Canvas 冥王神話 ユズリハ外伝 血墨の紋) was published on October 16, 2009, in the issues 11 and 12 of Akita Shōten's Princess Gold comics magazine, which is oriented towards a female majority demographic. The story is set in the same continuity of Lost Canvas and further explores the past and motivations of the character Yuzuriha, and her younger brother Tokusa, as well as her perspective of the events surrounding the resurrection of Hades. This episode has yet to be included in a tankōbon compilation.[8]
In the final chapter The Lost Canvas, a new series of short stories focusing on the Gold Saints was announced. Simply titled Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Anecdotes (聖闘士星矢 The Lost Canvas 冥王神話 外伝) ,[9] the first chapter was published on May 19, 2011.
OVAs[edit]
An original video animations (OVAs) series premiered in Japan on June 24, 2009. The production is by TMS Entertainment while Osamu Nabeshima is the director and Yoshiyuki Suga the writer. The first season comprises thirteen OVAs, each 30 minutes in length. All the OVA episodes were released on DVD and Blu-ray format by VAP.[10] Season 1 ended on April 21, 2010, with the release of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth episodes.[11] The second season premiered on February 23, 2011, adding thirteen more OVAs to the series. Season 2 ended on July 20, 2011, with the release of OVAs 24, 25, and 26.[12][13] In January 2011, Crunchyroll announced they would stream the series on the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.[14] The original design was unveiled at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009.[15]Discotek Media licensed the OVA series for a DVD release in North America and set a preliminary release date for November 24, 2015 but the release was delayed to December 8, 2015.[16][17] In August, 2018 it was revealed that VSI Los Angeles had been commissioned by Netflix to make an English dub to the series.[18]
Currently, TMS confirmed it has no plans for resuming production of the OVA series, leaving a large portion of the original manga not adapted to animation.[3]
Season | Episodes | DVD and Blu-ray release dates | |||||||
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Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6 | Complete OVA series | |||
1 | 13 | June 24, 2009[19] | August 21, 2009[20] | October 21, 2009[21] | December 23, 2009[22] | February 23, 2010[23] | April 21, 2010[11] | December 8, 2015 (North American)[17] | |
2 | 13 | February 23, 2011[12] | March 18, 2011[24] | April 20, 2011[25] | May 18, 2011[26] | June 22, 2011[27] | July 20, 2011[13] |
Merchandise[edit]
The Lost Canvas has spawned a few merchandise items. Two CDs have been released, one with the opening and ending theme songs called 'Realm of Athena' and 'Hana no Kusari' respectively. The other CD contains the original soundtrack for the first season of the anime adaptation, released on September 25, 2009. Two characters from the series, Pegasus Tenma and Bennu Kagaho, have been released as part of Bandai's Saint Seiya - Myth Cloth figure series. Other merchandise include a microfiber towel, a pocket mirror and two puzzles.[28]
A CD Drama about one of Athena's Saints, Pisces Albafica has been released. The CD is currently only available to people that have purchased the first pressings of all 6 DVD or Blu-ray volumes of the Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas animation. Only people in Japan are eligible to be sent the CD.[28]
An artbook named Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – The Myth of Hades Illustrations (聖闘士星矢 The Lost Canvas 冥王神話画集Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu - Meiō Shinwa Gashū) was released on March 18, 2016, to coincide with the release of the final chapter of 'The Lost Canvas: Anecdotes' serialization and the 10th anniversary of The Lost Canvas series.[29]
Reception[edit]
During its first week, the volume 13 from the manga sold 25,238 copies in Japan.[30] All the Gaiden volumes of Lost Canvas did not enter the top 30 best-selling manga in Japan. During its first week, the Lost Canvas Gaiden 2 sold 21,000 copies in Japan and stood on the 30th place of most sold manga in December 2011.[31] During its first week, the Lost Canvas Gaiden 8 sold 24,000 copies in Japan and stood on the 44th place of most sold manga in August 2013.[32]During its first week, the Lost Canvas Gaiden 9 sold 19,100 copies in Japan and stood on the 48th place of most sold manga in December 2013.[33]During its first week, the Lost Canvas Gaiden 10 sold 22,000 copies in Japan and stood on the 47th place of most sold manga in June 2014.[34]
According to a booklet that came along with the fifth Anecdotes volume, the twenty-five volumes of The Lost Canvas has sold about 6.7 million copies only in Japan.[35]
The anime series has received generally positive reviews by anime critics. It has been praised for it being accessible to viewers who have no knowledge of the original Saint Seiya despite being a prequel, and at the same time it allows fans from the original to view events from a different point of view.[36][37] While the use of characters was noted to be common within Japanese series in general, the delivery from various of them such as Tenma's and Alone's relationship was noted to be enjoyable.[37] The animation was noted for standing out 'beautifully' mostly in fights.[38] Although the attacks performed by the character was found unintentionally funny by UK Anime Network as a result of its names, the notable display of violence made the reviewer wonder whether the show should be aimed towards a young audience.[37]
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External links[edit]
- Shiori Teshirogi's Blog(in Japanese)
- Official OVAs website(in Japanese)
- Official OVAs News Blog(in Japanese)
- Official Vap website(in Japanese)
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Seiya:_The_Lost_Canvas&oldid=917437017'
Saint Seiya Episode.G | |
The inside cover of volume 7, displaying the protagonist, Leo Aiolia, along with most of the Titans | |
聖闘士星矢エピソード・ジー (Seinto Seiya Episōdo Jī) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Megumu Okada |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen, seinen |
Imprint | Champion Red Comics |
Magazine | Champion Red(2002−2009) Champion Red Ichigo(2011−2013) |
Original run | December 19, 2002 – June 19, 2013 |
Volumes | 20 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Volume 0: Aiolos | |
Written by | Megumu Okada |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Champion Red Comics |
Magazine | Champion Red |
Original run | October 19, 2007 – January 19, 2008 |
Volumes | 1 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Saint Seiya Episode.G: Assassin | |
Written by | Megumu Okada |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Demographic | Seinen |
Imprint | Champion Red Comics |
Magazine | Champion Red Ichigo (former) Champion Cross (current) |
Original run | April 5, 2014 – present |
Volumes | 15 (List of volumes) |
Saint Seiya Episode.G (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢EPISODE.GHepburn: Seinto Seiya Episōdo Jī) is a manga written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. A side-story and a derivative work of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya, it first started being serialized in the January 2003 issue of the monthly magazine Champion Red and was later compiled into volumes by Akita Shoten, with the first being published on June 19, 2003.
The story is set seven years before the events of the original Saint Seiya manga and six years after the death of the Sagittarius Gold Saint Aiolos, the brother of Episode.G's main character. It takes place in a fictional universe where the Greek gods cyclically reincarnate on Earth, often waging war on each other for dominance, and depicts the battle of the Gold Saints, warriors with superhuman powers who fight for Peace and Justice in the name of the Goddess Athena, to protect the Earth from the recently awakened Titan gods.
Although no English version of Saint Seiya Episode.G exists, it has been translated into various other languages by publishers from around the world, where it was well received, but not without controversy regarding its differences to Saint Seiya. In Brazil, it was published by Conrad Editora; by Panini Comics in Italy, Germany and France; Glénat in Spain; Editorial Ivrea in Argentina; Editorial Kamite in Mexico; and by Chuang Yi in Singapore.
In December 2013, Megumu Okada announced via Twitter that he was working on a sequel manga titled Saint Seiya Episode.G: Assassin (Japanese: 聖闘士星矢EPISODE.G~アサシン~Hepburn: Seinto Seiya Episōdo Jī Asashin). Serialization began on April 5, 2014, in the bimonthly Champion Red Ichigo magazine, and continued in the web magazine Champion Cross.
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Plot[edit]
The story of Saint Seiya Episode.G is set seven years before the events of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya, in the same fictional world in which the Greek gods cyclically reincarnate to dispute dominion of Earth. The story revolves around the Saints of Athena, humans with superhuman powers who are devoted to the Goddess of War Athena, and whose duty is to protect the world from evil. The protagonist is the Leo Gold Saint Aiolia, who is mistrusted by the rest of the Saints because of the seemingly traitorous actions of his brother Aiolos in the past.[1] In turn, he holds a grudge against the Saints as a whole,[2] and against the elite order of the Gold Saints in particular.[3]
While the Pope, the leader of the Saints, sends Aiolia on mission after mission to prove his loyalty, evil forces manifest that threaten to destroy Sanctuary, the home of the Saints. A modern-day Titanomachy begins as the Titans, ancient gods with a desire for revenge on the Olympian gods, attack Sanctuary to retrieve the 'Megas Drepanon', the weapon into which Zeus had sealed their King, Kronos, in the age of mythology.[4] Their first assault is thwarted by Aiolia, who subsequently gains the attention of the Titans as the 'man of the evil omen' who is destined to free their King.
With the Titans once again roaming the Earth, ancient monsters are also resurrected worldwide and the Saints have to contain them. Meanwhile, the Titans gather their forces to strike at Sanctuary a second time. In the course of their next assault, Kronos is inadvertently released from Zeus's lightning seal by Aiolia's own lightning-based technique, but the god appears to be amnesiac. The Titans determine that it was Aiolia's attack that was responsible for this condition and that the Leo Saint might hold the means to fix it as well. They retreat to their base at the Time Labyrinth and kidnap Aiolia's servant Lithos to lure him there. Aiolia does not hesitate to go to Lithos's aid and, together with five other Gold Saints, initiates a series of battles in which the Titans fall one by one.
Throughout these battles, the primordial god Pontos, who first released the Titans from their imprisonment in Tartarus and initially claimed that he wished to help Kronos,[5] reveals his true intentions, stating that he only revived the Titans as part of a larger plan and has been playing them in order to awaken his true mistress, Gaia. He means to help her take control of the Earth, destroying gods and humans alike in the process.[6] Pontos's plan ultimately fails, as after fighting Aiolia Kronos comes to appreciate the worth of humans. The Titan King robs Gaia of his power, offering it to Hades instead so that the Saints of Athena and his followers will be spared from death.[7]
Production[edit]
In the author commentary page published with the first volume, Megumu Okada explained that he had concerns about taking on the project because he had never written anything that was related to a pre-existing original work and because Saint Seiya was such a renowned piece.[8] Original author Masami Kurumada left him free to write the story that would act as a prequel to the original manga.[9][10] This resulted in a manga that is, visually, substantially different from its predecessor: character designs are slim and androgynous[11] and details are enhanced to an extreme.[12]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
The first images of the manga appeared in the Champion Red magazine issue of January 2003, published on November 19, 2002, along with posters by and an interview with Masami Kurumada.[13] The first chapter was then released on the following February issue of this monthly magazine, published on December 19, 2002,[14] and the first volume (tankōbon) published on June 19, 2003, under Akita Shoten's Champion Red Comics imprint.[15] Releases arrested in 2009, as author Megumu Okada put the manga on hiatus to dedicate himself to other projects following an unspecified dispute with the publisher,[16] and resumed in Champion Red Ichigo's April 2011 issue, with the release of a new chapter, as well as a compilation of past chapters that had not been grouped in volume format yet (chapters 74–76) called 'Volume 17.5'.[17] The manga entered a second hiatus after chapter 83 was published in the October 2011 issue of Champion Red Ichigo and, after the publisher announced that the manga would end at volume 20,[18] resumed in the May 2013 issue.[19] The final chapter was released on June 19, 2013;[20] the final volume was published on August 8, 2013.[21]
Saint Seiya Episode.G has yet to be licensed in English, but it has been published in several countries outside Japan: in Brazil, by Conrad Editora;[22] by Panini Comics in Italy, Germany and France;[23][24][25]Glénat in Spain;[26]Editorial Ivrea in Argentina;[27] Editorial Kamite in Mexico;[28] and by Chuang Yi in Singapore.[29]
Special chapters[edit]
The volumes usually contain short special chapters (gaiden), most of which in color, that tell little side-stories or highlight moments from previous chapters. Some have little relevance to the overall plot of Episode.G, with characters that play little part in the main story but who are well-known to readers of Saint Seiya, while others explore the personality or the past of important characters and detail minor events pertaining to the plot.
Champion Red serialized a short side-story along with the regular chapters between October 2007[30] and January 2008.[31] It takes place a few years before the main plot and details the exploits of Sagittarius Aiolos in Egypt, revealing some plot points that influence the main story. A younger Aiolia and Galan also appear. This side-story appears compiled in a special volume called 'Volume 0: Aiolos' (アイオロス編Aiorosu hen), released on May 20, 2008, which also contains an encyclopedia with information on all the Episode.G manga published up to that date.[32]
Special editions[edit]
In Japan, there are two versions of the Saint Seiya Episode.G volumes. One is the normal version and the other is a limited edition. The limited edition features different covers and includes various goodies packaged with the comic books. These goodies include postcards, pins, a coin key holder, a day planner, tarot cards, a T-shirt, puzzles, calendars, a pass case and a key chain.[33] A bust figure of the protagonist, Leo Aiolia, has also been released.[34]
Drama CDs[edit]
Two drama CDs were recorded for Episode.G. One was released with the Champion Red issue of April 2007 and the other along with the limited edition of volume 11. These CDs reproduce the events of several chapters with only slight modifications that reduce the cast: Aiolia's battle against the Giant in volume 1, Pontos's test of Aiolia through Galan from volume 1, and Camus's and Aiolia's fight against Okeanos from volumes 9 and 10. Voice actors include: Hiro Shimono as Leo Aiolia, Hikaru Midorikawa as Aquarius Camus, Kōji Yusa as Galan, Chiwa Saitō as Lithos, Kōsuke Okano as Okeanos and Hiroki Yasumoto as Pontos.[35]
Sequel[edit]
In December 2013, Megumu Okada announced via Twitter that he was working on a sequel manga titled Saint Seiya Episode.G: Assassin.[36][37] The first chapter was published on April 5, 2014, in the 43rd issue of the bimonthly magazine Champion Red Ichigo,[38] after a short prologue was released in the Champion Red issue of February 2014 commemorating the 40 year anniversary of Masami Kurumada's career.[39] The first volume, compiling the first three chapters, was published on October 20, 2014.[40]
After Champion Red Ichigo ceased publication in August 2014, the series was continued in Akita Shoten's web magazine Champion Cross.[41] With the change in venue, the chapters started being published entirely in colour.In Episode G Assassin appear characters of the original Saint Seiya manga and also of the Sequel Saint Seiya: Next Dimension, so this work has links with these two manga.[42]
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Reception[edit]
The manga was well received in France, where volumes 7, 8 and 9 sold thirty-one thousand copies each in 2006.[43] Sales in Italy were equally successful, having been featured on multiple occasions in Planet Manga's Top 10 sales charts between June 2005 and February 2010.[44]
French critic Thomas Berthelon, writing for Actua BD, makes a note on the unoriginality of the plot. While the manga is full of references to Saint Seiya, the story is based on the same known schemes and the characters are too similar to the protagonists of the original series.[45] The critic writing for Manga-News also notes that the exchanges between Saints and Titans can become repetitive.[46] Meanwhile, for Brazilian critic Pedro Hunter of Omelete, Episode.G sets itself apart from the usual shōnen manga by not featuring only endless battles and undeveloped storylines. He finds the way Okada depicts his characters as an integrating part of the real world particularly interesting and highlights the inclusion of real life events like the Three Mile Island accident into the plot.[47]
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The critic writing for Manga-News regrets that the manga focuses on the youth of the known Gold Saints from Kurumada's work. This reviewer says that it takes away all suspense from the story, since the fates of the main characters are known from the start to any who have read Saint Seiya beforehand, and that the magnitude of the accomplishments of these characters in Episode.G is inconsistent with what was seen in the original series.[48] In a later review, however, it is also noted that Episode.G retains the spirit of the original series, successfully portraying the emotions present in battles between warriors who can respect their opponents and admire their willingness to give their lives for what they believe is right.[49]
Generally praised as 'impressive' is Okada's graphical skill, his use of composition and textures which enhance the divine aspects of the characters, although critics also note that the heavy amount of detail in a black and white manga often interferes with readability. Berthelon considers such difficulty reminiscent of passages from Kaori Yuki's manga Angel Sanctuary and recommends the manga for its 'astonishing' artwork.[45]
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References[edit]
- ^Okada, Megumu (2003). 'Chapter 1'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 1. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23111-4.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2003). 'Chapter 2'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 1. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23111-4.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2003). 'Chapter 5'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 1. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23111-4.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2003). 'Chapter 6'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 2. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23112-1.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2004). 'Chapter 17'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 4. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23114-5.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2006). 'Chapter 38'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 10. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23120-6.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2013). 'Final chapter'. Saint Seiya Episode.G. 20. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23140-4.
- ^Okada, Megumu (2003). Saint Seiya Episode.G. 1. Akita Shoten. ISBN978-4-253-23111-4.
- ^'Interview with Masami Kurumada'. Animeland (in French). Anime Manga Presse. 2003.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode G - Band 1' (in German). Onlinewelten.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
Wir erfahren also einiges über die Jungendjahre unserer bekannten 12 Goldsaints, und einige Unklarheiten bzw. Geheimnisse des alten Mangas werden aufgedeckt.
- ^'Critique MN Saint Seiya Episode G Vol.1' (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
Mais ce n’est plus Kurumada qui se charge de Saint Seiya G (série portant très mal son nom puisque Seiya n’y apparaît pas), et ça se voit…c’est la 1er chose qui choque : le style graphique est très particulier, non pas qu’il soit vilain, au contraire, mais très particulier on accroche ou pas ! Si on aime voir de puissants guerriers anorexique et androgyne pourquoi pas.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode G - T10 - par Masami Kurumada & Megumu Okada - Panini Comics' (in French). Thomas Berthelon, Actua BD: l'actualité de la bande dessinée. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- ^'チャンピオンRED 2003年1月号' [January 2003 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^'チャンピオンRED 2003年2月号' [February 2003 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G 1' (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode G interrotto: svelato il mistero' [Saint Seiya Episode G interrupted: unveiled the mystery] (in Italian). Comicsblog.it. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^'チャンピオンRED 2011年4月号' [April 2011 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^'Manga verso la conclusione!' [Manga headed towards the end!] (in Italian). Paninicomics.it. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^'チャンピオンRED 2013年5月号' [May 2013 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^'チャンピオンRED 2013年8月号' [August 2013 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
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- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G' (in Portuguese). Conrad Editora. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G' (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G' (in German). Amazon.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G' (in Spanish). Editorial Ivrea. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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- ^'チャンピオンRED 2008年3月号' [March 2008 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G 0' (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^'JBOOK:商品検索' [JBOOK: Product Search] (in Japanese). Jbook.co.jp. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^'Saint Seiya - Leo Aiolia - Bust episode G (Akita)'. MyFigureCollection.net (Tsuki-board.net). Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^'チャンピオンRED 2007年4月号' [April 2007 issue of Champion Red] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^'Shadow Skill's Okada to Begin New Saint Seiya Episode.G Manga in April'. Anime News Network. December 18, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^'De Olho no Japão: Anunciado Novo Mangá de CDZ Episódio G' (in Portuguese). JBox.com.br. December 18, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^'チャンピオンREDいちご 2014年Vol.43' [Volume 43 of Champion Red Ichigo 2014] (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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- ^'聖闘士星矢EPISODE.G アサシン 第1巻' (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^'Champion Red Ichigo Manga Magazine to End Publication'. Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^Episode G Assassin vol.7
- ^'2006 Manga Sale in France'. ComiPress. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^'Saint Seiya Episode.G in Planet Manga's Top 10' (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ ab'Saint Seiya Episode G - Tome 8 - Masami Kurumada & Megumu Okada - Panini Comics' (in French). Thomas Berthelon, Actua BD: l'actualité de la bande dessinée. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^'Critique MN Saint Seiya Episode G Vol.11' (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
Je vous épargne les désormais classiques échanges de grandes phrases..un volume entier pour s'entendre répéter la même chose (qui se répète déjà depuis 11 volumes)
- ^Pedro Hunter. 'HQ: Cavaleiros do Zodíaco - Episódio G' (in Portuguese). Omelete. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^'Critique MN Saint Seiya Episode G Vol.1' (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
mais non, il choisit de parler de la jeunesse des chevaliers d’or que l’on connaît… du coup il n’y a aucun suspens car on sait très bien qu’aucun d’entre eux ne va mourir vu qu’ils sont encore là des années plus tard ; la moitié d’entre eux n’ont qu’une petite dizaine d’année… et ça, c’est très limite; et surtout, rajouter cette bataille contre les titans traduit une incohérence incroyable : les chevaliers d’or vont repousser des titans, des dieux à 10 ans (on sait qu’il vont y arriver car comme je l’ai déjà dit, tous survivront) et une fois adulte se feront rosser, certains tués par de simples chevaliers de bronze… minable !
- ^'Critique MN Saint Seiya Episode G Vol.14' (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
..pour la première fois depuis le début de la série on retrouve véritablement l'esprit de la série d'origine ! Les combattants se faisant face sont animés d'un profond respect, voir même d'une admiration, un sentiment d'amour pour celui prêt à donner sa vie pour ce qu'il juge juste..
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External links[edit]
Saint Seiya Hades Sub Indo
- Akita Shoten official website(in Japanese)
- Champion Cross official website(in Japanese)
Saint Seiya Hades Episode 1 English
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