The Legendary Anime Returns!

  Saint Seiya Omega (聖闘士星矢・オメガ) For all of you hardcore Saint Seiya fans out there, Toei up and made everyone's day today with the confirmation of a new TV series airing this April in Saint Seiya Omega. The series will be the first all new TV anime for Saint Seiya in 25 years and is not based off of Masaki Kurumada's epic manga, instead featuring a brand-new cast of characters headed up by new leader Kouga. It is being directed by Morio Hatano (his debut as series director), with animation character designs by illustrator and animator Yoshihiko Umakoshi, known for performing the same duties on Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation and Casshern Sins. This has also marked Toei's return with its Saint Seiya property since the adaptation to anime of the Hades arc from Kurumada's manga which was completed in 2008. How fun is this?! 

   The story of Omega takes place in the future, 25 years after the Holy Wars of the 20th century narrated in the original Manga and Anime. Goddess Athena is still on Earth, after reincarnating, to cleanse it of the evil as she has done during millennia. Accompanied by her Saints, to fulfill her duty of protecting peace on Earth, after her victories over antagonistic deities, Athena and a new generation of Saints prepare to face a new menace that lurks in this new era, in which Pegasus Seiya, the protagonist of Kurumada's manga, is revered as a Saint of legend.

Athena & Her Saints

Warning! Some of these characters have not appeared in the Anime! Proceed at your own will!

  Pegasus Kouga:  A 13 year-old boy, who is destined to become the Pegasus Bronze Saint in the future era. He is the main character in this series, trained since his early childhood to become a Saint, Kōga is rebellious but also compassionate. He is still unaware of the purpose of having become a Saint in an era of peace, and has yet to discover his destiny. His name means Light Fang in Japanese.

    Athena: The greek goddess of justice, wisdom and heroic endeavor, who always returns when evil consumes Earth. As in Kurumada's manga, she appears as Saori Kido (城戸沙織) during her incarnation in the 20th century. She took care of the orphaned Kōga as his foster mother.

    Orion Eden: An enigmatic young man, the Orion Saint in the future era. Eden is 15 years old. Mysterious and distant, Eden believes in the dominance of the strong and disregards the weak, putting his faith in his own strength. Unlike in Kurumada's mythos, in which the Orion Saint belongs to the Silver Saint ranks, in Omega, the Orion Saint is ranked as a Bronze Saint. (Here's' your hot headed character, or so it seems. Don't know yet ha ha!)

     Wolf Haruto: The young Bronze Saint of the Wolf constellation. Descendant of shinobi, a smart and knowledgeable 13 year-old boy. Stoic, Haruto aims to become a strong Saint. With a calm personality, he blends the shinobi arts with the ancient fighting style of the Saints. His name means Glorious Battler in Japanese. (Doesn't sound so interesting but we'll see how it goes with him.)

     Aquila Yuna: The female Saint of the Eagle constellation, a 13 year-old girl. Departing from Kurumada's manga, the Aquila Saint is ranked as a Bronze Saint in Omega. Yuna aims to become a true and strong Saint, but strongly opposes the implied rule that female Saints should remain in a life of secrecy. (Interesting! Finally a female Saint into battle!)

     Dragon Ryuho: A 13 year-old boy, friend to Kōga, who considers him almost his brother, the Dragon Bronze Saint in the future era. Very caring of others by nature, Ryūhō suffers from a frail health. Calm and polite, he has a natural talent for becoming a formidable Saint, but he is affected by his condition. He received the Dragon Cloth from his father. His name means Dragon Peak in Japanese.

      Lionet Soma: A 14 year-old boy, Kōga's best friend and trusted partner, the Lionet Bronze Saint of the future generation. With a bright and cheerful personality, Sōma is also emotional and prone to lose his temper. His name means Blue Mark in Japanese.

  So far we seem to have your usual main characters. This is Saint Seiya though. Although Seiya and his friends don't come out, let us all hope that this series is as good as the originals. I won't really reveal the whole list of characters as it might be a spoiler to some. To those who are going to watch it and are new to the Saint Seiya fandom, prepare to be hooked! Ha ha! I've seen all the Arcs/Chapters and even specials, not in one sitting of course. Over the course of their releases ha ha ha! ALSO! There will be a 3DCG movie coming out. No release date yet or story but it's a movie! So look out for it. Once again, thanks for reading.