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How to watch Saint Seiya in order.

Every Saint Seiya season, movie and special, in the order it was released. Tick entries off as you watch. Your progress stays in this browser.

  • 15 entries
  • 9 in the main story
  • 119 hours total

Saint Seiya viewing order

Main story in release order

  1. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (TV, 1986, 114 episodes)
  2. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary (OVA, 2002, 13 episodes)
  3. Saint Seiya: The Heaven Chapter - Overture (Movie, 2004)
  4. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno (OVA, 2005, 12 episodes)
  5. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion (OVA, 2008, 6 episodes)
  6. Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (OVA, 2009, 13 episodes)
  7. Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2 (OVA, 2011, 13 episodes)
  8. Saint Seiya Omega (TV, 2012, 97 episodes)
  9. Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold (ONA, 2015, 13 episodes)

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  1. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac

    Saint Seiya

    Main storyTV1986114 eps24 min each≈ 1 d 21 h 36 min

  2. Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris

    Saint Seiya: Jashin Eris

    Side storyMovie198745 min

  3. Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods

    Saint Seiya: Kamigami no Atsuki Tatakai

    Side storyMovie198845 min

  4. Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth

    Saint Seiya: Shinku no Shounen Densetsu

    Side storyMovie198874 min

  5. Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle

    Saint Seiya: Saishuu Seisen no Senshi-tachi

    Side storyMovie198944 min

  6. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary

    Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu-hen

    Main storyOVA200213 eps29 min each≈ 6 h 17 min

  7. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Recaps

    Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu-hen - Yomigaerishi Gold Saint-tachi no Shinwa

    RecapSpecial20032 eps54 min each≈ 1 h 48 min

  8. Saint Seiya: Summary

    Saint Seiya Recap

    RecapTV Special20031 ep25 min each

  9. Saint Seiya: The Heaven Chapter - Overture

    Saint Seiya: Tenkai-hen Josou - Overture

    Main storyMovie200483 min

  10. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno

    Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Meikai-hen

    Main storyOVA200512 eps24 min each≈ 4 h 48 min

  11. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion

    Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Elysion-hen

    Main storyOVA20086 eps24 min each≈ 2 h 24 min

  12. Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas

    Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa

    Main storyOVA200913 eps24 min each≈ 5 h 12 min

  13. Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2

    Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa 2

    Main storyOVA201113 eps24 min each≈ 5 h 12 min

  14. Saint Seiya Omega

    Main storyTV201297 eps23 min each≈ 1 d 13 h 11 min

  15. Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold

    Main storyONA201513 eps24 min each≈ 5 h 12 min

Saint Seiya at a glance

TypeEntriesEpisodesWatch time
Movie554 h 51 min
OVA55723 h 53 min
TV22113 d 10 h 47 min
Special121 h 48 min
TV Special1125 min
ONA1135 h 12 min
Total152894 d 22 h 56 min

Where the movies, OVAs and specials fit

Extras are placed by premiere date. “Premiered during” names the TV series that had most recently started, so watch it up to that point first. Main-story extras are linked as sequels or prequels; side stories are optional; recaps retell episodes you have already seen.

EntryTypePremieredPremiered duringWatch it?
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess ErisMovie1987Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacOptional side story
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the GodsMovie1988Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacOptional side story
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson YouthMovie1988Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacOptional side story
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy BattleMovie1989Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacOptional side story
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - SanctuaryOVA2002Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacMain story
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - RecapsSpecial2003Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacOptional recap
Saint Seiya: SummaryTV Special2003Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacOptional recap
Saint Seiya: The Heaven Chapter - OvertureMovie2004Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacMain story
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - InfernoOVA2005Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacMain story
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - ElysionOVA2008Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacMain story
Saint Seiya: The Lost CanvasOVA2009Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacMain story
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2OVA2011Saint Seiya: Knights of the ZodiacMain story

Saint Seiya by the numbers

Start with Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986), 114 episodes. The main story is 2 TV series, 5 OVAs, 1 movie and 1 ONA in release order, about 113 hours in total. The other 6 entries (4 side stories and 2 recaps) can be skipped on a first watch, which saves 5.7 hours.

The franchise spans 1986 (Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac) to 2015 (Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold). At 119 hours, it is longer than 92% of the 147 franchise guides on AnimeSparks. At 2 hours a day, everything takes about 60 days and the main story about 57 days.

Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986) is animated by Toei Animation, adapted from a manga and tagged action, adventure and fantasy. On MyAnimeList it averages 7.78 and ranks 1382nd by popularity.

Main-story entries9 of 15
Side stories4
Recap entries2
Release span1986–2015 (29 years)
Longest entrySaint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1 d 21 h 36 min)
Main story share of watch time95%
Days at 2 hours a day60 (everything) · 57 (main story)

Frequently asked questions

Where should I start with Saint Seiya?

Start with Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986), the first main-story entry in release order. 8 main-story entries follow.

How long does it take to watch all of Saint Seiya?

About 119 hours (289 episodes) for all 15 entries, or 113 hours for the main story alone. At 2 hours a day that is roughly 60 days.

Do I need to watch the side stories and recaps in Saint Seiya?

No. Of 15 entries, 9 are main story. The other 6 4 are side stories and 2 are recaps, so skipping them loses no main plot.

How this list is built

Entries are gathered from MyAnimeList’s sequel, prequel, side-story and summary links, starting from Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. They are then sorted by original premiere date. Main-story entries are joined by sequel and prequel links. Everything else is marked as a side story or recap so you can skip it.

Watch time uses each entry’s listed runtime. Ongoing series count only the episodes aired so far, and unannounced entries count as zero until they premiere.

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