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“Surviving Saints journey through the Underworld to battle Hades and end his reign of darkness.”
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno
聖闘士星矢 冥王ハーデス冥界編
7.77
1,208 rank · 55,152 viewers · 174 favorites
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Synopsis
Surviving Saints journey through the Underworld to battle Hades and end his reign of darkness.
Seiya and the rest of the Bronze and Gold Saints who have survived the Sanctuary battle have entered the world of the Dead. They are fighting to get to Hades and defeat him. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 9
σ 1.64
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.64 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.75
Running avg · Oct 2010 → May 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Rewatching the Hades series confirms it delivers the classic Saint Seiya vibes I enjoy, with gorgeous art, nostalgic original music, and powerful character moments. Unfortunately, Inferno feels...”
- 8 “The Underworld arc maintains a compelling narrative inspired by Dante's Inferno and delivers some genuinely engaging moments, particularly the Orpheus subplot, unexpected twists, and an epic...”
- 9 “This installment stands as one of the most emotional parts the anime has delivered so far, with the determination of the characters reaching profound levels of collective sacrifice for a just...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 25%
Long · 38%
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A Ova Production
Toei Animation.- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2005 – Feb 2007
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1144 catalog