Saint Seiya: Episode G
| Saint Seiya: Episode G | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 聖 闘 士 星矢 EPISODE.G |
| transcription | Seinto Seiya Episode.G |
| genre | Shōnen , Sentai , Fantasy , Action, Adventure |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Masami Kurumada |
| Illustrator | Megumu Okada |
| publishing company | Akita Shoten |
| magazine | Champion Red |
| First publication | December 19, 2002 - June 19, 2013 |
| expenditure | 20th |
| Manga | |
| title | Saint Seiya Episode.G - Assassin |
| Original title | 聖 闘 士 星矢 EPISODE.G ～ ア サ シ ン ～ |
| transcription | Seinto Seiya Episode.G - Asashin |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Megumu Okada |
| publishing company | Akita Shoten |
| magazine | Champion Red Ichigo |
| First publication | April 5, 2014 - ... |
Saint Seiya: Episode G ( Japanese 聖 闘 士 星矢 EPISODE.G , Seinto Seiya Episode.G ) is a manga series by Megumu Okada . The work is the continuation of the Saint-Seiya series of the 1980s and was again continued in the form of two further mangas. The Sentai series can also be classified into the genres of fantasy , adventure and action.
action
The "Saints", the holy warriors of the goddess Athena , protect her goddess and, on her behalf, also the people from threats from other gods and demons. Their special fighting strength and abilities give them the “cosmo” in their hearts. In the hidden sanctuary of Athena in Greece, the Saints learned to control their cosmo and to draw strength from it. Each saint is assigned a zodiac sign and the twelve strongest of them are assigned the zodiac signs . These are the "Gold Saints".
Among the Gold Saints is Aiolia, the lion's warrior. He is avoided by the others because his brother Aiolos, Saint des Schützen, disobeyed orders and was killed as a result. Some of the warriors therefore despise Aiolia and are suspicious of whether he will not betray them too. In fact, Aiolia is often reluctant. After fighting a giant, he rescues a girl, Lithos Chrisalis, and takes her in at the lion's house. He already lives there with his Adept Galan.
At a meeting of the Gold Saints, as before, a dispute arises between Aiolia and some other Saints. The argument goes so far that they attack each other and finally the high priest intervenes. During the gathering, the sanctuary is attacked by servants of the titans under Hyperion . They want Kronos ' weapons , which are kept in the sanctuary, back and free Kronos. Aiolia is sent to fight Hyperion. Although he is injured, Aiolia Hyperion manages to force a retreat after a heavy fight. But his armor, his holy garb, is now badly damaged and the Saints await further attacks on the sanctuary. Therefore Aiolia has to travel far with his two adepts to see Mu, who is the only one who can repair his robe.
Publications
The series was first published in Japan from December 19, 2002 (issue 2/2003) to June 19, 2013 (issue 8/2013) in the magazine Champion Red of the Akita Shoten publishing house and then summarized in 20 anthologies ( Tankōbon ). The publication was interrupted between 2009 and April 2011 and between October 2011 and May 2013. From October 2007 to January 2008, the mini-series Volume 0: Aiolos was published in the same magazine , which later appeared in an anthology. It tells the prehistory of Saint Aiolos. A continuation of the series has been published since April 5, 2014 (Vol. 43/2014) under the title Saint Seiya Episode.G - Assassin in the sister magazine Champion Red Ichigo .
A French translation of the series is published by Génération Comics , Editorial Ivréa and Glénat España published Spanish versions and a Portuguese version is published by Conrad in Brazil. Panini Comics brought out both an Italian and, under the label Planet Manga , a German translation. The German publication ran from February 2005 to September 2006 and was discontinued after eight volumes.
In France the volumes sold over 30,000 copies each and in Italy they were among the top 10 best-selling manga by Panini several times.
Radio plays
To Episode G also appeared two radio plays. The first was in the Champion Red booklet from April 2007, the story sums up the events of the series up to then. Speakers included Hiro Shimono as Leo Aiolia, Hikaru Midorikawa as Aquarius Camus, Kōji Yusa as Galan, Chiwa Saitō as Lithos, Kōsuke Okano as Okeanos and Hiroki Yasumoto as Pontos.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saint Seiya Episode G. German Comic Guide, accessed June 29, 2014 .
- ↑ 2006 Manga Sale in France. Comipress, January 8, 2007, accessed June 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Top 10 Planet Manga. Panini, accessed June 29, 2014 .
- ↑ チ ャ ン ピ オ ン RED 2007 年 4 月 号. Akita Shoten , accessed June 29, 2014 (Japanese).
Web links
- Entry on the manga on Anime News Network (English)