Original
10/11/1986 - 04/01/1989 Finished
Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢(セイントセイヤ))
Also known as: Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
In ancient times, a group of young men devoted their lives to protecting Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and War. These men were capable of fighting without weapons—a swing of their fist alone was powerful enough to rip the very sky apart and shatter the earth beneath them. These brave heroes became known as Saints, as they could summon up the power of the Cosmos from within themselves. Now, in present day, a new generation of Saints is about to come forth. The young and spirited Seiya is fighting a tough battle for the Sacred Armor of Pegasus, and he isn't about to let anyone get in the way of him and his prize. Six years of hard work and training pay off with his victory and new title as one of Athena's Saints. But Seiya's endeavor doesn't end there. In fact, plenty of perils and dangerous enemies face him and the rest of the Saints throughout the series. What new quests await the heroes of the epic Saint Seiya saga?
114
Total episodes
114
Canon episodes
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Filler episodes
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Canon episodes · 114 Filler episodes · 0
Every season
Seasons and sequels
You may wonder, how many seasons does Saint Seiya have? Well, currently Saint Seiya has a total of 2 official seasons. Below is a complete list of the anime's seasons, arranged chronologically, including prequels, sequels, and canonical spin-offs.
Discover all seasons and episodes of this anime in broadcast order. Each season develops a key part of the story, introducing new characters, story arcs, and important events. Select any season to view detailed information such as the number of episodes, release dates, and a complete plot description.
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Watch order: filler vs canon
You're in luck! Saint Seiya doesn't have a single filler episode: all 114 episodes are canon. It's a faithful adaptation of the original manga, so you can enjoy it from first to last without skipping anything or checking any list of expendable episodes.
The 114 episodes of Saint Seiya aired in 1986–1989 and follow the story's chronological order. There are no transition episodes, no needless recaps, no arcs invented by the studio: every chapter advances the main plot and develops the characters just as the source material does.
In short, the watch order for Saint Seiya is as simple as it gets: start at episode 1 and keep going to episode 114 without detours. If you came looking for which Saint Seiya episodes are filler so you could skip them, the answer is that there aren't any.
Episode by episode
Complete guide by season
114 Episodes
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revive! Legendary Hero!10/11/1986 | 10/11/1986 | Canon |
| 2 | Burn up! Pegasus Meteor10/18/1986 | 10/18/1986 | Canon |
| 3 | Cygnus! The Warrior of the Ice Fields10/25/1986 | 10/25/1986 | Canon |
| 4 | Dragon with the invincible fist and shield11/01/1986 | 11/01/1986 | Canon |
| 5 | Miraculous Resurrection! The Cosmo of Friendship— | — | Canon |
| 6 | Phoenix! The Warrior Who’s Come Back From Hell— | — | Canon |
| 7 | Gold Cloth Gets Stolen— | — | Canon |
| 8 | Defeat The Shadow Army – Black Saints— | — | Canon |
| 9 | The Strongest Enemies – Big Four Saints Appear— | — | Canon |
| 10 | Grave of Sacred Cloth – Shiryu is in danger— | — | Canon |
| 11 | The Deadly Fight Between Seiya And Black Pegasus— | — | Canon |
| 12 | Nebula Chains, Fight For The Friendship!— | — | Canon |
| 13 | Fire Blow Explodes!— | — | Canon |
| 14 | The “ Phantom Devi” Is Finally Defeated!!— | — | Canon |
| 15 | The Mystery Of Ikki Is Now Unveiled— | — | Canon |
| 16 | Docrates's Ferocious Attack— | — | Canon |
| 17 | Save Saori!— | — | Canon |
| 18 | Ghostly Caribbean Saints on the Rampage— | — | Canon |
| 19 | Life or death? Blood on Hell’s Island— | — | Canon |
| 20 | Shina's Counterattack— | — | Canon |
| 21 | A Fight on the Ice Field— | — | Canon |
| 22 | Phoenix Ikki!— | — | Canon |
| 23 | Silver Saint! The Proud Assassin— | — | Canon |
| 24 | Fly Pegasus Fly— | — | Canon |
| 25 | Fight on! United with Athena— | — | Canon |
| 26 | Friends or Foes? The Steel Saints— | — | Canon |
| 27 | Seiya Turns to Stone! Medusa’s Shield— | — | Canon |
| 28 | Dragon’s Sacrifice Blow— | — | Canon |
| 29 | Crow Army Kidnapps Saori— | — | Canon |
| 30 | Burning Cosmo of Love— | — | Canon |
| 31 | The Line Between Life And Death— | — | Canon |
| 32 | Death Queen Island explodes— | — | Canon |
| 33 | Sightless Dragon's Tears— | — | Canon |
| 34 | Farewell Comrade! Rest in Peace— | — | Canon |
| 35 | Seiya’s Journey of Hope— | — | Canon |
| 36 | Twelve Sets of Gold Cloth— | — | Canon |
| 37 | The decision of the Mask - Love or Death— | — | Canon |
| 38 | Fight! Gold Saint— | — | Canon |
| 39 | Shiryu Challenges Deathmask— | — | Canon |
| 40 | Away We Go— | — | Canon |
| 41 | The Big Battle of Sanctuary! Athena's Greatest Crisis— | — | Canon |
| 42 | The Ultimate Cosmo! Seven Senses— | — | Canon |
| 43 | Big Bang! The Battle of the Gold Bull Temple— | — | Canon |
| 44 | Gemini Temple! Labyrinth of Light and Darkness09/05/1987 | 09/05/1987 | Canon |
| 45 | Fear! Adrift in Another Dimension— | — | Canon |
| 46 | Call Out! Nebula Chain of Attack and Defense In One— | — | Canon |
| 47 | Farewell, Hyoga! Sleep, o Noble Warrior— | — | Canon |
| 48 | Dragon! Rebirth from the Land of Death— | — | Canon |
| 49 | Love! Shunrei's Prayer— | — | Canon |
| 50 | Rise, Dragon! Shiryu's Raging Cosmo— | — | Canon |
| 51 | Why! The Golden Lion Bared His Fangs— | — | Canon |
| 52 | Ares! Legend of the Demon Fist— | — | Canon |
| 53 | What a Man! Cassios Dies For Love— | — | Canon |
| 54 | Ikki! The Phoenix's Blazing Wings— | — | Canon |
| 55 | Ties of Friendship! Athena's Call— | — | Canon |
| 56 | Shaka! The Man Closest to the Gods— | — | Canon |
| 57 | Fear of the Void! Shaka Opening His Eyes— | — | Canon |
| 58 | Heroical! Ikki Dissolved Because of Friendship— | — | Canon |
| 59 | Revive, Swan! Life, Death and Love— | — | Canon |
| 60 | Hyoga's Ressurection! At the Risk of my Life— | — | Canon |
| 61 | Surrender or Death!— | — | Canon |
| 62 | Go on, Hyoga! Noble Warrior— | — | Canon |
| 63 | Hibike! Sanctuary's Gold Cloth— | — | Canon |
| 64 | Young Men! To You I Entrust Athena— | — | Canon |
| 65 | Sacred Sword Roars – Fight between Shura and Dragon— | — | Canon |
| 66 | Shiryu Turns into a Star— | — | Canon |
| 67 | Good-bye, My Master and My Friend— | — | Canon |
| 68 | A Warrior of Beauty – Aphrodite— | — | Canon |
| 69 | Demon Rose! Sweet Smell of Death— | — | Canon |
| 70 | Sleep in Peace, Shun— | — | Canon |
| 71 | Fire Clock Goes Out, Who Is Pope?— | — | Canon |
| 72 | Don’t waste your friends’ death but go, Seiya— | — | Canon |
| 73 | Friends, Gather at Athena’s.— | — | Canon |
| 74 | Enemies of the Northern Pole! The Legendary God Warriors04/23/1988 | 04/23/1988 | Canon |
| 75 | Hilda! The Goddess Entranced by Devils04/30/1988 | 04/30/1988 | Canon |
| 76 | The Giant Thor! Cosmo of Hatred05/07/1988 | 05/07/1988 | Canon |
| 77 | The Giant's Tears! Dying For Hilda's Cause05/14/1988 | 05/14/1988 | Canon |
| 78 | Bared Fangs! The Northern Wolf Fenrir05/21/1988 | 05/21/1988 | Canon |
| 79 | Sorrow! The Destiny of the Northern Wolf Pack Fist05/28/1988 | 05/28/1988 | Canon |
| 80 | Vanish in the Frozen Fields! Sad Howling06/04/1988 | 06/04/1988 | Canon |
| 81 | Freya! A Life and Death Struggle due to Love06/11/1988 | 06/11/1988 | Canon |
| 82 | Dancing Cygnus! Scorching Hell in the Ice06/18/1988 | 06/18/1988 | Canon |
| 83 | Bewitching Harp! The Prelude of Death Beckoning Shun06/25/1988 | 06/25/1988 | Canon |
| 84 | Death Sentence! Stringer Requiem07/02/1988 | 07/02/1988 | Canon |
| 85 | Sorrowful Hero! Frozen Hatred07/09/1988 | 07/09/1988 | Canon |
| 86 | Phoenix! The Crimson Blazing Wings07/16/1988 | 07/16/1988 | Canon |
| 87 | Demon's Amethyst! The Cemetery of Saints07/23/1988 | 07/23/1988 | Canon |
| 88 | Sword of Flame! Dreadful Ambition07/30/1988 | 07/30/1988 | Canon |
| 89 | Evil Sacrifice! Forest of Spirits08/13/1988 | 08/13/1988 | Canon |
| 90 | Don't Look Back, Seiya! Cosmo of the Rising Dragon08/20/1988 | 08/20/1988 | Canon |
| 91 | Burn Up, Shun! Mystery Hidden in the Dark Fangs08/27/1988 | 08/27/1988 | Canon |
| 92 | Swirl! Shun's Ultimate Nebula Storm09/03/1988 | 09/03/1988 | Canon |
| 93 | Bud! The Fateful Twin Stars09/10/1988 | 09/10/1988 | Canon |
| 94 | Bond of Brotherhood! O Syd, Sleep with Your Ancestors09/17/1988 | 09/17/1988 | Canon |
| 95 | Noble Hero! The Legendary Knight Reborn10/15/1988 | 10/15/1988 | Canon |
| 96 | Dragon Against Dragon! A Chance of Victory in a 100,000th of a Second10/22/1988 | 10/22/1988 | Canon |
| 97 | Siren! Beautiful Melody of Death10/29/1988 | 10/29/1988 | Canon |
| 98 | Appearance of a Miracle! Odin Robe11/05/1988 | 11/05/1988 | Canon |
| 99 | Athena! Eternal, Noble Prayer11/12/1988 | 11/12/1988 | Canon |
| 100 | The Emperor of the Seas, Poseidon! Another Holy War11/19/1988 | 11/19/1988 | Canon |
| 101 | Smash! Mammoth Pillars of the Seven Seas11/26/1988 | 11/26/1988 | Canon |
| 102 | Mysterious Shine! Golden Bronze Cloths12/03/1988 | 12/03/1988 | Canon |
| 103 | Watch Out, Shun! Dreadful Fangs of the Demon Beast12/10/1988 | 12/10/1988 | Canon |
| 104 | Death of the Demon Beast! Indestructible Golden Chains12/17/1988 | 12/17/1988 | Canon |
| 105 | Excalibur! In the right arm lies Shura's Soul12/24/1988 | 12/24/1988 | Canon |
| 106 | Cruel Dream! Reencounter Reeking of Death01/14/1989 | 01/14/1989 | Canon |
| 107 | Hunter of Hearts! Heartless Lymnades01/21/1989 | 01/21/1989 | Canon |
| 108 | Isaac! A Cold-Hearted Man02/11/1989 | 02/11/1989 | Canon |
| 109 | Hang in There Kiki! A Sorrowful Death Battle02/18/1989 | 02/18/1989 | Canon |
| 110 | Listen! The Beautiful Singing of Athena02/25/1989 | 02/25/1989 | Canon |
| 111 | Friends! When we Die, It'll be Together03/11/1989 | 03/11/1989 | Canon |
| 112 | Two Souls! The Mystery of Poseidon's Resurrection03/18/1989 | 03/18/1989 | Canon |
| 113 | Shoot Poseidon! The Golden Arrow03/25/1989 | 03/25/1989 | Canon |
| 114 | Shine, Stars of Friendship! The Eternal Legend of the Young Men04/01/1989 | 04/01/1989 | Canon |
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Saint Seiya have?
Saint Seiya has a total of 2 seasons. The series is completed. Each season is divided into multiple episodes with stories that advance the main plot of the anime.
How many episodes does Saint Seiya have?
In total, Saint Seiya has 114 episodes distributed across its 2 seasons. You can consult the complete episodes table to see the breakdown by season.
What is the best order to watch Saint Seiya?
It is recommended to watch Saint Seiya in chronological broadcast order. This means starting from season 1 and continuing sequentially to the last season. Check our watch order guide which includes information about filler vs canon episodes for an optimal experience.
Where can I watch Saint Seiya online?
Saint Seiya is available on the following streaming platforms: Netflix. Check the platforms section at the top of this page to access where you can watch the anime. Please note that availability may vary depending on your geographic region.
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Is Saint Seiya a complete anime?
Yes, Saint Seiya is a completed anime. All seasons have already aired and you can enjoy the series in its entirety without waiting for new episodes.
How much filler does Saint Seiya have?
No, Saint Seiya does not have filler episodes. All its episodes are canon and faithfully follow the original manga story, so you can watch all episodes without worrying about skipping anything.
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