SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac: Season 1

Legends tell of young men who wear armor known as Cloths and fight using energy known as Cosmo, in service of the goddess Athena. They are known as the Saints of the Zodiac. In Japan, two Saints fight in a colosseum for an audience, with the host, Saori Kido, waiting for the Pegasus Saint. In Athens, Greece, a Japanese young man known as Seiya fights his rival Cassios, cuts off his ear and defeats him with his Pegasus Meteor Fist to earn the Pegasus Bronze Cloth. Later that night, before Seiya c

The Bronze Saints in the colosseum, Lionet Ban and Unicorn Jabu, continue their tournament match, with Jabu emerging as the victor. Seiya returns and demands to see his long-lost sister Seika after training for six years in Greece. Saori's grandfather promised him that he would see her if he retrieved the Cloth. Saori Kido, granddaughter of the late Mitsumasa Kido, leader of the Graude Foundation, and host of the Galaxian War Tournament, offers Seiya a deal: if he wins the tournament, the Founda

In Siberia, a young man named Hyoga is visiting his deceased mother in a sunken ship at the bottom of a frozen sea. Then, after destroying an eternal ice wall, he earns the Cygnus Bronze Cloth. Hyoga heads to Japan to participate in the tournament, with the grand prize: the Gold Cloth for the winner. After Saori gives a presentation about the significance of the tournament, Cygnus Hyoga finally arrives. Hyoga's opponent, Hydra Ichi, seems to have an advantage with his poisonous horns, coming fro

The match between Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu begins. Chunli, a close friend of Shiryu's, arrives and tells him that his master, Roshi, is dying and needs to come back to the Five Ancient Peaks of Lushan. Shiryu's Rozan Rising Dragon and his diamond hard shield make him unstoppable, and it seems he is on his way to victory after knocking Seiya down several times. But Seiya isn't willing to give up and risks his life to have Shiryu destroy both his fist and shield. With his weapons destroyed,

Seiya and Shiryu's match continues. Even though Shiryu is able to block most of Seiya's Pegasus Meteor Fist, Seiya is not only able to land a few blows, but also discovers Shiryu's weak point, the right fist of the dragon on his back, which is the spot where his heart is located. If the Rising Dragon is unleashed and Shiryu, who unconsciously lowers his left hand and exposes his weak point, is attacked in that spot, he will die. Both strike each other, with Seiya hitting the weak spot, and winni

While in the hospital, Shiryu warns Seiya about the Phoenix Saint coming back from Hell. Back at the colosseum, Unicorn Jabu and Andromeda Shun start their match, with Shun coming out on top, thanks to multiple attacks from his Nebula Chain. However, the chain warns Shun of an enemy located where the Gold Cloth is. Suddenly, the Phoenix Saint makes his appearance before everyone in the audience, yet Shun senses a huge amount of hatred coming from the Saint. After attacking Shun, Phoenix removes

Ikki attacks Shun, much to the horror of his friends and the audience. Jabu tries to stop Ikki but is quickly defeated. Seiya then remembers how the Phoenix used to be. Ikki was once a noble and caring person as a child, especially to his younger brother Shun, and offered to take his place to train at Death Queen Island, a hell on Earth. However, due to that training, and beatings from Saori's butler Tatsumi prior to the training, Ikki's personality grew into hatred, which allowed him to survive

Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga and Shun go after Ikki and his Black Saints. Seiya tracks down Ikki's hideout and is able to stop him from wearing the Gold Cloth. The Black Saints run away with all the parts of the Cloth. However, Seiya and his friends are each able to defeat four of the Black Saints, retrieving both arms and both legs of the Cloth. Shun hears from one Black Saint that the reason for his brother's change is the training he suffered through at Death Queen Island. Seiya hears from another Bl

The Galaxian War Tournament is put on hold until the rest of the Gold Cloth is recovered. While Shun is walking through a forest where he trained with Ikki as a child, he is attacked by one of the four strongest Black Saints, Black Swan. Hyoga comes to his rescue and battles his counterpart. Seiya arrives to help, but Hyoga tells him it's not necessary. Just as Hyoga is about to finish the battle, the other 3 Black Saints: Black Pegasus, Black Dragon and Black Andromeda make themselves known and

Saori talks to Seiya about a challenge sent by Ikki in the Northern Alps, and shows concern for him, which surprises Seiya. Shiryu arrives at Lushan, and his master Roshi reveals that his supposed near death was a lie to test him. After being prepared by his master, Shiryu heads to Jamir to find Mu, who is said to repair the Cloths. Once he defeats the evil skeletal spirits of deceased Saints, Shiryu arrives at Jamir and finally encounters Mu and his disciple Kiki. He then learns from Mu that in

The day of Ikki's challenge is here. Seiya and the others head to the Northern Alps on Mount Shishigabana. Once there, Shun gives his friends bells in order to locate each other during the battles and they split up. Kiki arrives and delivers Seiya's restored Pegasus Cloth. He also reveals what happened to Shiryu. A week ago, Shiryu gave up most of his blood to restore Seiya's Cloth. Impressed by Shiryu's friendship, Mu stops the bleeding and restores the Cloth. Seiya, now relieved his friend wil

Hyoga is struck by Ikki's Phoenix Demon Illusion Fist, which destroys an opponent's mind. Enraged, because of the horribly altered image of his mother, Hyoga uses the Aurora Thunder Attack, but its useless, thanks to Black Swan's message. Ikki then pierces Hyoga's chest and defeats him, stealing the parts of the Gold Cloth. Shiryu finally arrived with his Dragon Cloth restored and Kiki reminds him of Mu's warning that if he bleeds, due to his sacrifice of the Cloths' repair, the hemorrhage won't