Saint Seiya

10 Worst Episodes of Saint Seiya

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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 14, 2023.

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#10 - Hilda! The Godess Who Is Imprisoned by an Evil Spirit (Season 2 - Episode 2)

The episode was rated 7.25 from 32 votes.

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#9 - Great Rage! The Ghost Saints of the Carribean (Season 1 - Episode 18)

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The Pope is furious with Docrates' failure, and Shina advises Gigars to send the amazon Jeist (Shina's disciple, who was banned from the Sanctuary by the former Pope) to recover the Gold helmet. In an castle on an island at the Carribean Sea, Jeist receives a letter from the Sanctuary and summons her disciples, the Ghost Saints: Serpent, Dolphin and Medusa. They take over a big nuclear energy-powered oil ship that belongs to Kido Foundation and threaten to destroy it unless the Bronze Saints give the helm to them. Seiya and the others go to the ship and Seiya is forced to fight alone against the Serpent and the Dolphin. Otherwise, Medusa will destroy the ship. However, Shun immobilizes Medusa with his chains and the Bronze Saints go to help Seiya but, all of a sudden, the ocean is filled by ghost pirate ships, and thousands of ghost pirates invade the oil ship and distract the saints. The Ghost Saints seize the opportunity, steal the helm and jump to the ocean. The pirate illusion was

The episode was rated 7.22 from 60 votes.

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#8 - Omega: The Curtain Raises! The Saint Fight! (Season 9 - Episode 6)

The Saint Fights tournament begins to much anticipation. The young Bronze Saints engage each other in fierce battles, putting their abilities to the test. Kōga manages to attain his first victory after a tense battle, thanks to Sōma's advice; all while his fellow Saints remain intrigued about the seemingly enormous power of Orion Eden.

The episode was rated 7.21 from 42 votes.

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#7 - The Giant Thor! Cosmo of Hatred (Season 2 - Episode 3)

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The episode was rated 7.21 from 33 votes.

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#6 - Serious Battle! Shaina's Counter Attack (Season 1 - Episode 20)

Seiya and the others have the Gold Helmet, and the Sanctuary has the other parts of the Gold Cloth. In order to gather more information about the Gold Cloth's whereabouts, Seiya goes to Greece to visit Marin, while Shiryu goes to the Five Peaks and Hyoga goes to Siberia. Shun stays to protect Saori. Meanwhile, the Crystal Saint - master of Hyoga - goes to the Sanctuary to complain about what's happening there, but the Pope seizes the opportunity and hypnotises the Crystal Saint. Seiya arrives at the Sanctuary and is attacked by Shina and some soldiers. The Pegasus Saint is about to be killed when Marin arrives and stops Shina. Then, Marin tells Seiya what happened to the Crystal Saint and that Hyoga is in danger. Meanwhile, Hyoga arrives at Siberia and finds the village where he grew up completely empty, but he eventually finds his little friend, Yakoff, collapsed on the snow. Yakoff tells Hyoga that the Crystal Saint has changed a lot, and now is a cruel man. Hyoga goes to the Crystal

The episode was rated 7.19 from 53 votes.

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#5 - Bared Fangs! Northern Wolf Fenrir (Season 2 - Episode 5)

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The episode was rated 7.14 from 29 votes.

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#4 - Young Men! To You I Entrust Athena (Season 1 - Episode 64)

The episode was rated 7.12 from 34 votes.

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#3 - Ares! Legend of the Demon Fist (Season 1 - Episode 52)

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Seiya manages to avoid the Lightning Bolt and hits Aiolia, who falls on the ground. However, Seiya's attack has pulled the trigger, and now Aiolia is really furious... and bloodthirsty. With his attack, he breaks Seiya's leg and begins to torture Seiya, wondering if he'll kill Seiya at once or let him suffer more. Meanwhile, Shina, who is recovering from the battle at Japan, wakes up and tries to go and help Seiya, but Cassios stops her, telling that Aiolia is being controlled by the Pope's most terrible attack: The Demon Fist, who transforms whoever is hit by it into a bloody murderer. The curse will last until Aiolia kills someone... Which means that Seiya is in great danger!!!

The episode was rated 7.09 from 35 votes.

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#2 - Life or Death! Bloody Battle at the Island of Spirits (Season 1 - Episode 19)

Shun has been hurt in the battle and is resting in his room. Saori and Tatsumi arrive at the oil tanker. Saori does an ancient Greek tradition with her jewels (I'll tell more about it on the 'cultural references' section), bringing courage back to the Bronze Saint's hearts. Afterwards, they watch a VCR tape recorded by the Foundation's satellite. It shows where Jeist's ship has gone to: The Island of Spirits, at the Caribbean Sea. The saints fly to the island, but their plane is attacked by Jeist's illusory attack and crases on the ocean. The Serpent Saint tries to kill Andromeda by drowning, but Hyoga freezes the sea's surface and Seiya finishes him off. They swim to the island and need to climb a hill in order to move on. Shun uses his chains, but they're attacked by poisonous insects on their way up. When they finally reach the top, Dolphin shows up, but then he's easily defeated by Shiryu's Rising Dragon. Hyoga is too weak and can't go on. In the forest, they're attacked again by v

The episode was rated 7.07 from 57 votes.

Saint Seiya - S1E63

#1 - Resound! Sanctuary's Gold Cloths (Season 1 - Episode 63)

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The episode was rated 7.00 from 36 votes.

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