Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō

Saintia

• Equuleus Shō (の翔)
• One of the Saintia of Okinawan origin, Athena's personal bodyguard Saints, who wears the Equuleus Bronze Cloth. As she has mastered her Cosmo, she is able to channel it in a powerful and fast attack, the Equuleus Meteor Punch (エクレウス流星拳). Her real name is Shōko (翔子) and she is later revealed to be the daughter of Olivia, the leader of Saintia.
• Equuleus Kyōko (の響子)
• Shōko's elder sister and previous Equuleus Saintia. She also mastered the Equuleus Meteor Punches. Like her sister, she is the daughter of Olivia.
• Dolphin Mii (の美衣)
• Saori's personal secretary from Belgium, who is a Saintia wearing the Delphinus Bronze Cloth. Her true name is Alicia Benethol (アリシア・ベネトール).
• Ursa Minor Xiaoling (のシャオリン)
• A Singaporean Saintia who wears the Ursa Minor Bronze Cloth. Her real name is Xing Xiaoling.
• Northern Crown Katia (のカティア)
• A long-haired Ukrainian Saintia who wears the Northern Crown Bronze Cloth. After having been poisoned by Eris in the past, she has begun working directly with the Pope against Saori's wishes.
• Cassiopeia Erda (カシオペア座のエルダ)
• A short-haired Chilean Saintia wearing the Cassiopeia Bronze Cloth who wishes to one day become a Gold Saint.

Athena's circle

• Saori Kido (城戸 沙織)
• The head of the Graude Foundation and current incarnation of Athena (アテナ), Greek goddess of justice, wisdom, and heroic endeavour, who always reincarnates when evil consumes Earth. She has stopped the ambitions of evil deities since the ages of myth, assisted by her Saints. Although she's received elite education since her childhood, however, she's still in her teens. As such, she attends at the Meteros Academy in formality, and also serves as its student council president.
• Mitsumasa Kido (城戸 光政)
• Saori's adopted grandfather.
• Tatsumi (辰巳)
• Saori's butler.

Bronze Saints

Unicorn Jabu, Pegasus Seiya, Dragon Shiryū, Andromeda Shun, Cygnus Hyōga, Phoenix Ikki, Lionet Ban, Wolf Nachi, Bear Geki, and Hydra Ichi appear in Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

Silver Saints

Canis Major Sirius, Hound Asterion, Sagitta Ptolemy, Eagle Marin, and Ophiuchus Shaina also appear in Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

• Scutum Juan (のユアン)
• The Scutum Silver Saint.
• Southern Cross Georg (のゲオルク)
• The Crux Silver Saint.
• Pavo Mayura (のマユラ)
• The Pavo Silver Saint, injured during the revolt in Athena's sanctuary, thirteen years earlier and unable to walk. She agrees to train Sho to become a Saint, and aids the Saintias at various times in the story.
• Crateris Aisone (のアイソン)
• The Crater Silver Saint, saved Mayura after she was attacked by Capricorn Shura. He returns as a Dryad.

Gold Saints

Sagittarius Aiolos, Pisces Aphrodite, Cancer Deathmask, Capricorn Shura, Aquarius Camus, Aries Mu, Taurus Aldebaran, and Virgo Shaka also appear in Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

• Scorpio Milo (のミロ)
• One of the twelve Gold Saints of Athena, virtuous and prideful. He saved Shōko's life in the past.
• Leo Aiolia (のアイオリア)
• Regarded as the pride of Sanctuary along Scorpio Milo, the Leo Gold Saint, whose heart burns with loyalty towards Athena.
• Gemini Saga (のサガ)
• The Gemini Gold Saint who conspired to take over Sanctuary. He somehow saved Katya's life and appears impersonating the true Pope of Sanctuary.

Antagonists

• Eris (エリス)
• The evil goddess of discord, mortal enemy of Athena since the ages of myth. Her warriors are known as Dryads (邪精霊（ドリアード）) who wear armor known as Leaves (邪霊衣（リーフ）). Eris's forces also contain dead Saints called Ghosts (邪霊士（ゴースト）), brought back to life with an Evil Seed (イヴィル・シード) from the tree Uterus (争いの大樹（ウテルス）).
• Toki (斗樹)
• One of the hundreds of orphans who had been sent across the world to become a Saint, only to be tainted by Eris and become a Ghost. He was one of Jabu's friends as a child.
• Orion Rigel (オリオン座のリゲル)
• The fallen Orion Silver Saint.

Dryads

• Dryads (邪精霊)
• Warriors protecting Eris. They are generally humans who have died but offered their souls to Eris and given a second life.
• Ruin Atë (のアテ)
• The leader of the Dryads.
• Malice Emoni (のエモニ)
• A young woman in Gothic Lolita dress who carries around a teddy bear named "Mick" (ミック) who she talks to.
• Murder Phonos (のフォノス)
• The only male Dryad.
• Attack: Despair Bite
• Harmonia (エデンの魔女 ハルモニア)
• Harmonia is a guide & prevents intruders from entering the Garden of Eden
• Attack: Breath of Paradise - an attack that turns the opponent into flowers and become a part of Garden of Eden

Support characters

• Mirai (ミライ)Cinato (シナト)
• Young disciples of Mayura.
• Lumi (ルミ)
• Shoko's best friend.

Manga

Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō is written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori. Kuori is known by her work on the manga adaptation of the Gundam SEED anime and in the Kimi no Kaeru Bashō manga series.[3] Saintia Shō started its serialization in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine on August 19, 2013.[4]

North American manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in 2017.[5]

On July 19, 2022, a side-story spin-off manga by Kuori began serialization in Champion Red.[6]

Volumes

Anime

An original net animation has been announced.[39] The series began airing on December 10, 2018, and ended on February 18, 2019. The series was produced by Toei Company[40] with animation services done by Gonzo and directed by Masato Tamagawa, with Ikuko Takahashi handling series composition. Keiichi Ishikawa and Ayana Hishino were the series' character designers, while Toshihiko Sahashi has composed the series' music. The opening theme song is "The Beautiful Brave", performed by Aina Suzuki, Mao Ichimichi, Inori Minase, and Megumi Nakajima.[41] The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll.[42]