The official website for the anime of Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga
began streaming a promotional video for the series on Saturday. The video
previews the show's opening theme song "The Beautiful Brave" by four
main cast members.
The staff also revealed five more cast members on Saturday:
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Hideo Ishikawa as Jabu
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Rika Tachibana as Atë
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Marika Kōno as Emony
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Aki Kanada as Mirai
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Akeno Watanabe as Shinato
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The show will premiere on the "SkyPer! Anime
Set" channel on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on December 10 at
7:00 p.m. JST. The anime will later premiere on Animax on December 24, and on the dAnimax channel on dTV on January 5. The "Animax on
PlayStation" app will also premiere the show on December 10, but only the
first three episodes will stream on the same schedule as SkyPer! Anime Set.
The anime's
main cast includes:
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Aina Suzuki as Shōko
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M.A.O as Kyōko
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Inori Minase as Saori
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Megumi Nakajima as Mii
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Toshihiko Seki as Scorpio Milo
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Hideyuki Tanaka as Leo Aiolia
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Ryotaro Okiayu as Gemini Saga
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Ayana Taketatsu as Erda
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Suzuko Mimori as Xiaoling
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Yukiko Morishita as Katya
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Rina Satou as Mayura
Masato Tamagawa (Nurse
Witch Komugi, Aria
the Animation, Air
Gear episode director) is the series director for the anime at GONZO. Ikuko Takahashi (O-jii-san no Lamp, Asura) is in charge of series
composition. Keiichi Ishikawa (Saint Seiya Omega, One Piece: Heart of Gold) and Ayana Nishino (Hitorijime My Hero) are designing the characters. Toshihiko Sahashi (Saint Seiya
Omega, Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold) is composing the music. Toei Animation is credited with planning and production.
The cast
members will perform the opening and ending songs in character. Aina
Suzuki (Shōko), M.A.O (Kyōko), Inori
Minase (Saori), and Megumi Nakajima (Mii)
are performing the opening song "The Beautiful Brave." Suzuki and M.A.O are
performing the ending song "Hohoemi no Resonance" (Smile Resonance).
Both songs will ship on CD on December 26 along with a third track, a character
song for Evil Goddess Eris (also voiced by M.A.O).
Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the
Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of
protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-woman team of armored warriors,
powered by the Zodiac, will use their cunning, strength, and compassion to
defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies.
The manga is
set immediately after the main storyline's Sanctuary arc after the defeat of
Gemini Saga from Masami Kurumada's original Saint Seiya manga, but before
the Posieidon arc. However, whereas the original manga followed a boy named
Seiya and other Saints who fight to protect the goddess Athena, the new series
follows a female "Saintia" named Shō who fights evil deities to
protect Athena.
Thanks to
Daniel Zelter for the news tip.
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