Where Does The Saint Seiya Anime End In The Manga?

Today, you and me are going to learn a whole lot about the Saint Seiya anime, in so many forms, and its many manga series!

Take deep breaths, put on your reading glasses, and let’s go fight for Athena.

Where To Start The Saint Seiya Manga After The Anime?

Saint Seiya (1986)

If you finished watching the original Saint Seiya 1986 anime and want to continue the story in the manga, you can start at:

• If you finished watching Saint Seiya Galactic Wars Arc (Episodes 1 – 8) You can start the manga at Volume 3, Chapter 12.
• If you finished watching Saint Seiya Black Saints Arc (Episodes 9 – 15) – You can start the manga at Volume 5, Chapter 20.
• If you finished watching Saint Seiya Pope Ares’ Minions Arc (Episodes 16 – 22) – This arc is anime original!
• If you finished watching Saint Seiya Silver Saints Arc (Episodes 23 – 39) – You can start the manga at Volume 11, Chapter 39.
• If you finished Saint Seiya Sanctuary Arc (Episodes 40 – 73) – You can start the manga at Volume 13, Chapter 46.
• If you finished Saint Seiya Asgard Arc (Episodes 74 – 99) – This was an anime original arc!
• If you finished Saint Seiya Poseidon Arc (Episodes 100 – 114) – You can start the manga at Volume 19, Chapter 68
• If you finished Saint Seiya Hades Arc (The Hades: Chapter Elysion OVA, Episodes 115 – 145) – The anime fully adapted the manga through Volume 28, Chapter 110.

Please note, that alongside the anime-original arcs, there are a number of changes and omissions from the manga throughout the original Saint Seiya anime. These changes are nothing that greatly alters the plot in any significant way, but worth noting, none-the-less.

As an additional note, the Saint Seiya movies are all anime-original side stories. The 6^th movie, Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, an all CGI remake, is technically retelling some of the Sanctuary arc, but it is heavily different from the manga and original anime story.

While Movie 5, Heaven Chapter Overture, was once considered a sequel to the Hades Arc, it has since been de-canonized by the Saint Seiya – Next Dimension manga, which is the canon sequel manga series to the main story.

Saint Seiya ONA (2019)

If you finished the Saint Seiya 2019 Netflix ONA with the ugly CGI animation, both seasons, you should read the manga from the beginning. While it is a “remake,” technically, it pretty much just freestyled its way through the Sanctuary Arc (through Chapter 45.)

As the events were greatly changed, and many of the characters have wildly English-ified names, jumping into the manga would be jarring, if not extremely difficult.

Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold (2015)

This is a fully anime-original spin-off series. However, as it does still work with canon events, you will want to watch this only after finishing the Hades Arc.

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas OVAs (2009)

The Lost Canvas manga and corresponding OVA anime is a prequel to the original Saint Seiya manga/anime. The manga adapts the previous Holy War with a new set of characters, but remains a very similar sort of story to the original Saint Seiya.

If you finished the Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas anime, and want to continue the story in the manga, you can start at:

• If you finished Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Season 1 – You can start the Lost Canvas manga at Volume 7, Chapter 55.
• If you finished Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Season 2 – You can start the Lost Canvas manga at Volume 11, Chapter 96.

Saint Seiya Omega (2014)

Saint Seiya Omega is a spin-off sequel to the original Saint Seiya story. While happening after the events of the original Saint Seiya, Saint Seiya Omega follows a new set of characters and is widely detached from the characters from the original story, making it not a story continuation, but still a sequel none-the-less.

However, while Saint Seiya Omega has a manga, it is a single volume. As the anime spans 97 episodes, they went far beyond what the manga introduced.

Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho ONA (2018)

Saintia Sho is a spin-off series that happens concurrently with the original Saint Seiya story. It follows Saintias, which is an all-female group of warriors that serve as Athena’s bodyguards.

If you finished the Saint Seiya Saintia Sho ONA and want to continue the story in the manga, you can start at Volume 8, Chapter 33.

Do note that the ONA drifts into an anime-original ending in the final episode.

Is The Saint Seiya Manga Over?

The Saint Seiya original manga is complete. It ended in 1991 with Volume 28, Chapter 110.

The Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas manga is complete. It ended in 2011 with Volume 25, Chapter 223.

The Saint Seiya Omega manga is complete. It ended in 2013 with Volume 1, Chapter 5.

The Saint Seiya Saintia Sho manga is complete. It ended in 2022 with Volume 16, Chapter 86.

Other Saint Seiya Manga That Don’t Have an Anime

• Saint Seiya Episode G (Complete, 20 Volumes) – Prequel series following Gold Saint Aiolia, brother of Aiolos. Takes place between the death of Aiolos and the main series.
• Saint Seiya Episode G Assassin (Complete, 16 Volumes) – Sequel to Episode G and takes place after the main series, technically. It follows Shura time traveling to modern Japan.
• Saint Seiya Episode G Requiem (Ongoing) – Sequel to Episode G Assassin
• Saint Seiya – Next Dimension (Complete, 16 Volumes) – This is both a sequel and prequel to the main story about trying to save Seiya after the final battle with Hades. It’s a time travel plot, so the beginning and bits and pieces in the middle are a sequel, but the bulk is a prequel.
• Saint Seiya – The Lost Canvas – The Myth of Hades Gaiden (Complete, 16 Volumes) – Prequel side stories for Lost Canvas.
• Saint Seiya – The Lost Canvas – Hades Mythology Extra Story (Complete, 1 Volumes) – One more side story for Lost Canvas.
• Saint Seiya – Rerise of Poseidon (Ongoing) – Side story taking place after the main story following Poseidon as the main character.
• Saint Seiya – Dark Wing (Ongoing) – About a high school kid sent to hell and is drafted into Hades’ forces.
• Saint Seiya – Time Odyssey (Ongoing) – A french manga series about Chronos trying to become the 13^th god.
• Saint Seiya – Gigantomachia (Complete, Light Novel, 2 Novels) – Side story about Athena (and the Saints) fighting the Gigas (Greek Titans)
• Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (Complete) – Manga adaptation of movie 1
• Saint Seiya: The Heated War of the Gods (Complete) – Manga adaptation of movie 2
• Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (Complete) – Manga adaptation of movie 3
• Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle (Complete) – Manga adaptation of movie 4

Episode G (and its sequels) as well as Next Dimension get time travel involved, so best of luck keeping the timeline straight.