Saint Seiya (Japanese: 聖闘士 （ セイント ） 星 （ セイ ） 矢 （ ヤ ）, Hepburn: Seinto Seiya), also referred to as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or merely Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga collection created as well as highlighted by Masami Kurumada. The story follows 5 magical warriors called the Saints who combat putting on sacred collections of armor named Cloths , the designs of which stem from the different constellations the characters have adopted as their predestined guardian symbols, as well as empowered by a mystical energy called Cosmo . The Saints have vouched to safeguard the reincarnation of the Greek goddess Athena in her fight against various other Olympian gods that intend to dominate Planet. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Dive from 1986 to 1990, with the phases accumulated right into 28 tankōbon quantities by Shueisha. The manga was adjusted into an anime tv series by Toei Computer animation that ranged from 1986 to 1989, before being proceeded in the type of three i...