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“Side stories exploring the past lives of Gold Saints from Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas.”
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa Gaiden
聖闘士星矢 THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話 外伝
8.03
771 rank · 5,832 readers · 156 favorites
Shounen
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Side stories exploring the past lives of Gold Saints from Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas.
A series of side stories focusing each of the Gold Saints from Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas exploring their lives, mostly events which occurred before. (Source: MU)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
9.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.47
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Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jul 2011 → May 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “For fans who read and liked the Lost Canvas, this manga is very important, because it shows a side of history which we not have seen. You should try to read it, if you would like to know more about...”
- 10 “The Lost Canvas Gaiden, are 16 volumes, which tell 14 stories, dedicated to each of the principal Gold Saints (Gemini and Aries have 2 volumes, as well as the Old Twins, Sage and Hakurei). The...”
- 9 “Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Gaiden provides us short stories of the gold saints, mostly of their stories are from before the Holy War, or from while they were training to be the gold saints, and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 90 × 16 ch × vol
- Total read 12h 00m approx
- Published May 2011 – Mar 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M15950 catalog