Saint Seiya Omega

Saint Seiya Omega
Cover of the first release of Saint Seiya Omega featuring Pegasus Koga and Sagittarius Seiya.
聖闘士星矢セイントセイヤΩオメガ
(Seinto Seiya Omega)
Created byMasami Kurumada
Anime television series
Directed byMorio Hatano (#01–51)
Tatsuya Nagamine (#52–77)
Kohei Kureta (#78–97)
Produced byGō Wakabayashi
Tomoharu Matsuhisa (#01–27)
Toshiyuki Matsui (#28–77)
Atsutoshi Umezawa (#52–97)
Tomohiro Tsuji (#78–97)
Written byReiko Yoshida (#01–51)
Yoshimi Narita (#52–97)
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioToei Animation
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run April 1, 2012 March 30, 2014[1]
Episodes97 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byBau
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineKerokero Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 26, 2013July 26, 2013
Volumes1

Saint Seiya Omega (聖闘士星矢セイントセイヤΩオメガ, Seinto Seiya Omega, stylized as Saint Seiya Ω) is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a spin-off of the Saint Seiya anime series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada, produced in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise.[2] The series began broadcasting in Japan on TV Asahi on April 1, 2012.

The series follows a young teenager known as Koga who becomes one of the 88 warriors protecting the Goddess Athena known as Saints. As the Pegasus Bronze Saint, Koga embarks on a journey to increase his power to save Athena while meeting some other Saints. For the second season, the series tells the conflict between Athena and her sister Pallas which starts a new war. The series also got a manga adaptation and a fighting game.

Omega was created as an alternative to the series' direct sequel Saint Seiya: Next Dimension due to lack of material to adapt. As a result, rather than refocusing on the returning cast, Toei created a new generation of Saints who would succeed the old cast. Critical reception to the series has been mixed with critics often finding it derivative from other shows from the same genre.

  1. ^ "Saint Seiya Omega TV Anime to End in March (Update 3)". Anime News Network. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Saint Seiya Ω new series announced by Toei Animation (in Japanese)