Saint Seiya Omega | |
聖闘士星矢Ω (Seinto Seiya Omega) | |
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Created by | Masami Kurumada |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Morio Hatano (#01–51) Tatsuya Nagamine (#52–77) Kohei Kureta (#78–97) |
Produced by | Gō Wakabayashi Tomoharu Matsuhisa (#01–27) Toshiyuki Matsui (#28–77) Atsutoshi Umezawa (#52–97) Tomohiro Tsuji (#78–97) |
Written by | Reiko Yoshida (#01–51) Yoshimi Narita (#52–97) |
Music by | Toshihiko Sahashi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
Original run | April 1, 2012 – March 30, 2014[1] |
Episodes | 97 |
Manga | |
Written by | Bau |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | Kerokero Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | March 26, 2013 – July 26, 2013 |
Volumes | 1 |
Saint Seiya Omega (聖闘士星矢Ω, 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.