Such a success, that Funko decided to make a collection of POP figures for the pleasure of all the fans of this mythical TV series. It is this mixture of cultural references that will make this manga a success.
The story of the Knights of the Zodiac takes place in an original fantasy universe, mixing several different mythologies: Japanese, Greek, Scandinavian etc. We will follow the adventure of these 5 powerful knights in their task of protecting Saori Kido. It is only 16 years later that 10 of them come back from this intensive training and manage to get their armors, including the 5 main ones: Hyoga of the swan constellation, Ikki of the phoenix, Shiryu of the dragon, Shun of andromeda and finally Seiya of pegasus. So he asks Mitsumasa to find and train 100 young brave orphan boys so that they can protect the child in the future. This baby, according to Aiolos, would be the reincarnation of the Goddess Athena. It was during a trip to Greece that a certain Mitsumasa Kida met a dying young man, Aiolos the Golden Knight of Sagittarius who entrusted him with his armor and a baby named Saori. They fight with their powerful armor, bare hands and using their strength of Cosmos. These knights are also the guard of the Goddess and are eighty-eight in number, divided into three castes: twelve golden knights, twenty-four silver knights and forty-eight bronze knights. The knights are led by Athena, the Olympian Goddess of Wisdom, who defends the country in the world. Since always, in the universe of Saint Seiya, when the forces of evil awaken and the balance of the world is threatened, knights dressed in their mythical armors inspired by the great celestial constellations, appear to protect the Earth.
Indeed, Masami Kurumada was not known to be excellent in drawing. It is the talented drawer of the Toei, Shingo Araki who transformed the work of the author to make this manga more beautiful to look at. Following such a success, it was adapted into a Japanese animated television series of 145 episodes of 24 minutes from 1986 to 1989, by the very famous Toei Studio. In total, the manga Saint Seiya has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. This manga is composed of 28 volumes published between 19 and there is also a deluxe edition of 22 volumes released from 2005 to 2006. The Knights of the Zodiac also called Saint Seiya is a shonen manga, written and drawn by Masami Kurumada. Discover the action figures of Saint Seiya
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