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“Seiya and fellow Saints wield Cosmo-powered Cloths to protect goddess Athena in modern times.”
Knights of the Zodiac
聖闘士星矢
7.55
2,865 rank · 21,768 readers · 959 favorites
Shounen
Action
Adventure
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Synopsis
Seiya and fellow Saints wield Cosmo-powered Cloths to protect goddess Athena in modern times.
Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 12 readers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 6
σ 2.02
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.02 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Dec 2013 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The most underrated Jump Manga from the 80'S , its a battle shonen Saint Seiya ! Or Knights of the Zodiac , the plot is very much the same in almost all arcs , that being Saori being kidnapped, so...”
- 10 “I gave this manga a 10/10, because this was the first manga I have ever read. I was in elementary school back then, and the story, characters, and super moves looked amazing. I had to read them...”
- 10 “EN : Saint Seiya is a legendary shonen manga that perfectly combines Greek mythology, epic battles, and intense emotions. Masami Kurumada weaves a heroic fresco where brotherhood and courage...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 25%
Long · 42%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 110 × 28 ch × vol
- Total read 14h 40m approx
- Published Dec 1985 – Nov 1990
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0967 catalog