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#1 - Farewell, Hyoga! Sleep, Oh Noble Warrior
S1:E479/26/1987
Camus of Aquarius challenges the cygnet Saint Hyoga. He seeks to stop Hyoga's progress despite not being in charge of the temple they are set to do battle in. They share a connection with Hyoga's master who was Camus' student.
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9.4/10(5 votes)
#2 - Ares! Legend of the Demon Fist
S1:E5210/31/1987
Seiya's 7th sense puts him on par with Aiolia. He is able to dodge his lightning bolt and turn the tables. Seiya must find out what has caused the change in Aiolia's personality before it's too late to save him or indeed himself...
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9.2/10(5 votes)
#3 - Hero! Ikki Dissolved Because of Friendship
S1:E5812/12/1987
In sadistic fashion, Shaka tortures Phoenix with his incredible gold saint powers, but even after ridding Phoenix of his senses and leaving him physically destroyed, Shaka cannot seem to finish off the strong-willed bronze saint. Shun comes-to and tries to help his ailing brother, but through communicative thoughts, Phoenix tells him to back off; 'this is his fight.' Shaka continues his attack on a defenseless Phoenix, but now he seems unable to do any damage to him, like he's protected by an unknown force field. Shaka has never seen anything like this before. Who is ...
Director:Katsumi Minoguchi
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#4 - Life or Death! Bloody Battle at the Makaito
S1:E192/28/1987
The four bronze saints embark on a dangerous mission to retrieve the gold cloths mask from the ghost saints of the Caribbean...
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#5 - Fight! The Rise of Athena!
S1:E254/18/1987
After finding out Marin is indeed his long lost sister. Seiya must fight off yet another Silver saint in Asterion to save Marin. Will Seiya be able to both defeat Asterion and save Marin in time?
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9.0/10(6 votes)
#6 - Seiya Becomes Stone!
S1:E275/2/1987
The saints are under attack from Shaina, Babel and the Spartan. Will they be able to overcome their biggest challenge to date? Or will they be turned to stone?
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#7 - Bonding Brotherhood! Syd, Rest in Your Native Land
S1:E949/17/1988
It seems Ikki is no match for Bud. Shun and Ikki try to attack together, but are both knocked down by Bud. Ikki then uses his Phoenix Illusion against Bud. In his mind, Bud defeats Syd, but for some reason, he can't give him the death blow. Ikki confronts Bud about trying to help out Syd during his battle with Shun, even though he claimed he wanted Syd dead. Ikki and Bud clash again, with Ikki coming out on top after awakening his Seventh Sense. Suddenly, Syd sneaks up on Ikki and holds him so that Bud can defeat him. Even though Bud is concerned, Syd tells him he's ...
Director:Katsumi Minoguchi
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9.0/10(5 votes)
#8 - Shine, Stars of Friendship! Legend of Youth
S1:E1144/1/1989
Seiya, Hyoga and Shiryu combine their techniques and Cosmo, knocking down Poseidon. Shiryu tries to destroy the Main Breadwinner with the Golden Shield, but it flies back to him, with the pillar unscathed. Meanwhile, Ikki is mercilessly attacked by Kanon, angry that his ambitions are crushed. Sorrento tries to kill Kanon with his melody, but Ikki asks to talk to Kanon, about the one thing used to seal Poseidon's soul: Athena's urn. Seiya and his friends are unable to destroy the pillar with Libra's weapons. Seiya asks his friends to launch his body with their ...
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8.8/10(4 votes)
#9 - Miracle of Rebirth! Friendship of the Cosmos
S1:E511/15/1986
Seiya and Shiryu's match continues. Even though Shiryu is able to block most of Seiya's Meteors, Seiya is not only able to land a few blows, but also discovers Shiryu's weak point, the right fist of the dragon on his back, which is the spot where his heart is located. If the Rising Dragon is unleashed and Shiryu, who unconsciously lowers his left hand and exposes his weak point, is attacked in that spot, he will die. Both strike each other, with Seiya hitting the weak spot, and winning the match. However, Shiryu's heart has stopped beating. With only four minutes before he succumbs, Seiya, with encouragement from his friends and the audience, attacks Shiryu in the same spot from the back, and restarts his heart, saving him. Meanwhile, Andromeda Shun's chain senses an enemy in the colosseum.
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8.8/10(6 votes)
#10 - Silver Saint! The Proud Assassin
S1:E233/28/1987
The Master of Sanctuary sends Marin and the Silver Saint Misty to Japan to kill Seya and the others.
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8.8/10(5 votes)
#11 - Fear of the Void! Shaka Opened His Eyes
S1:E5712/5/1987
Ikki battles Shaka's Six Incarnations with his Phoenix Illusion, but it has no effect; Ikki sees a vision of himself as a child as they fight.
Director:Masahiro Hosoda
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8.8/10(4 votes)
#12 - Young Men! I Entrust Athena to You
S1:E641/30/1988
The arrow barely misses Seiya's heart and lands in the wall behind him. After a confused Seiya ponders the significance of it all, he realizes that where arrow has penetrated the wall leads to a secret passageway. Shun comes to, and Cygnus arrives, reuniting the four bronze saints together for the first time in a while. They all decide to enter the passageway to see where it leads. Once inside, the entrance disappears behind them and the ceiling begins to press down upon them like a vice. Shiryu yells for the others to run ahead to the tunnel while he tries to hold up...
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8.6/10(5 votes)
#13 - Shaka! The Man Closest to a God
S1:E5611/28/1987
The Bronze Saints arrive at the Virgo Temple. There, they meet Shaka, the man whose power is the closest to God's power. Yet, he doesn't seem to notice the saints in front of him. Seiya tries to attack him, but Shaka hits him hard and Seiya goes to the ground. The same happens with Shiryu and Shun, and finally Shaka defeats all of them with his technique: TenMaKou Fuku (Devil Lord's Blessing). When Shaka is about to kill Shun, a Phoenix Feather cuts his hand. Phoenix Ikki has arrived. Since Ikki hurt Shaka's hand, the Gold Saint creates a river of blood, where Ikki ...
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8.4/10(5 votes)
#14 - Revealed! Ikki's Secret!
S1:E151/31/1987
Ikki reveals what happened to him in the Death Queen Island. Since the beginning of his training, his master (Guilty) has taught him to hate everyone, as a way to gain strength and kill his enemies. The only person in the whole island who cared about Ikki was Esmeralda, Guilty's daughter. She used to take care of Ikki's wounds and both of them were real friends. Ikki's last day on Death Queen Island has come. Unless he killed his master, he wouldn't get the Phoenix Bronze Cloth. In the middle of the battle, Guilty killed his own daughter, Esmeralda. That transformed Ikki in a demon of rage, and he murdered his master with all his power, becoming the demoniac Bronze Saint of Phoenix. Back to the present, Ikki tells Seiya and the others the battle wasn't over because he was defeated. Suddenly, the black saints show up and steal the Gold Cloth. A new enemy has come: Docrates, the most powerful man in the Sanctuary. He shows his tremendous power (Hercules' Tornado Punch)
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8.3/10(13 votes)
#15 - Revive! Legendary Hero
S1:E110/11/1986
Legends tell of young men who wear armor known as Cloths and fight using energy known as Cosmos, in service of the goddess Athena. They are known as Saints. In Japan, two Saints fight in a colosseum for an audience, with the host, Saori Kido, waiting for the Pegasus Saint. In Athens, Greece, a Japanese young man known as Seiya fights his rival Cassios, cuts off his ear and defeats him with his Meteor of Pegasus to earn the Pegasus Bronze Cloth. Later that night, before Seiya can return home, Cassios' master Shaina tries to kill him for revenge. Seiya wears the Pegasus Cloth and actually injures Shaina, but for a moment, he is unable to master the Cloth and his Cosmos. Shaina's men arrive to finish Seiya off, but thanks to his teacher Marin's advice, he turns the table and defeats her men with his Meteor of Pegasus technique. He also is able to break Shaina's mask to reveal her face. The next day, Seiya heads back to Japan.
Director:Kouzou Morishita
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8.3/10(6 votes)
#16 - Dragon! Unrivaled Fist and Shield
S1:E411/1/1986
The match between Pegasus Seiya and Dragon Shiryu begins. Shunrei, a close friend of Shiryu's, arrives and tells him that his master, Roshi, is dying and needs to come back to the Five Ancient Peaks of Lushan. Shiryu's Rozan Rising Dragon and his diamond hard shield make him unstoppable, and it seems he is on his way to victory after knocking Seiya down multiple times. But Seiya isn't willing to give up and risks his life to have Shiryu destroy both his fist and shield. With his weapons destroyed, and having been witness to Seiya's determination. Shiryu removes his Cloth and is eager to finish the match. Seiya removes his Cloth as well to have a fair fight, both ready to risk their lives to fight for what they believe in and the people they love.
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8.3/10(4 votes)
#17 - What a Man! Cassios Dies For Love
S1:E5311/7/1987
Seiya is in trouble. Aiolia's mind controlled by Arles the holy father is intent on obliterating him. Can Shun and Shiryu reach Seiya in time to offer their combined strength in the battle?
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8.0/10(5 votes)
#18 - Rebirth from the Flames! Indestructible Ikki
S1:E223/21/1987
Crystal is dead. Shriyu stay in Rozan. The knight of Fire attacks the Kido Mansion. Alone, Shun suffer to protect Saori, but is helped by a powerful knight ressurrected of flames.
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8.0/10(4 votes)
#19 - Fly Pegasus! Like a Comet
S1:E244/11/1987
The other silver saints have revenge in their hearts. Marin is used as bait and her secret is revealed. Just who is she?
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8.0/10(4 votes)
#20 - Burn! Cosmo of Love
S1:E305/23/1987
Seiya and Saori are in a dangerous predicament. Literally trapped between a rock and a hard place. What will become of them?
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7.8/10(4 votes)
#21 - Heartless! Clash of Aurora
S1:E213/14/1987
Hyoga must fights with your master, Crystal.
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7.7/10(6 votes)
#22 - Burn! Meteor Punch of Pegasus!
S1:E210/18/1986
The Bronze Saints in the colosseum, Lionet Ban and Unicorn Jabu, continue their tournament match, with Jabu emerging as the victor. Seiya returns and demands to see his long-lost sister Seika after training for six years in Greece. Saori's grandfather promised him that he would see her if he retrieved the Cloth. Saori Kido, granddaughter of the late Mitsumasa Kido, leader of the Graude Foundation, and host of the Galaxian Wars tournament, offers Seiya a deal: if he wins the tournament, the Foundation will find his sister. With words of encouragement from his childhood friend Miho, Seiya decides to participate in the tournament, since it is broadcast worldwide and his sister might be able to see him on television. Seiya's first opponent is Bear Geki, and because of his arms, Seiya seemed like he would die from strangulation. But thanks to his master Marin's teachings of defeating an opponent by crushing their greatest weapon, Seiya breaks Geki's arms, the source of his strength, launches hundreds of kicks and comes out victorious.
Director:Tomoharu Katsumata
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7.6/10(5 votes)
#23 - Cygnus! Warrior of the Ice Field
S1:E310/25/1986
In Siberia, a young man named Hyoga is visiting his deceased mother in a sunken ship at the bottom of a frozen sea. Then, after destroying an eternal ice wall, he earns the Bronze Cygnus Cloth. Hyoga heads to Japan to participate in the tournament, with the grand prize: the Gold Cloth for the winner. After Saori gives a presentation about the significance of the tournament, Cygnus Hyoga finally arrives. Hyoga's opponent, Hydra Ichi, seems to have an advantage with his poisonous horns, coming from his fists and even knees, which keep regenerating like the Hydra's heads, but they are useless. Thanks to Hyoga's Cloth, the poison never penetrated his body. Ichi is defeated by Hyoga's Diamond Dust. Who will be Hyoga's next opponent, Pegasus Seiya or Dragon Shiryu?
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7.6/10(5 votes)
#24 - Phoenix! The Warrior Who has been Through Hell!
S1:E611/22/1986
Andromeda battles against Unicorn Andromeda uses his chains to form a nebula chain (Andromeda Galaxy). Unicorn runs directly to Andromeda but his chains attacks Unicorn, thus impoosible for Unicorn to attack. He tried to attack Andromeda from the air but the chains still attack him in the air. Suddenly, the chains set a reaction and form a code for Andromeda. He wonders what is could be until at the end, his brother appears.
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#25 - Gigantic! Docrates Fierce Attack
S1:E162/7/1987
At many places round the world, tragedies are happening because of the Sanctuary's agents. In Greece, the Sanctuary's Pope is furious because Docrates hasn't returned yet with the Gold Cloth. Marin is about to be killed by Shina, but Aiolia stops her, saving Marin. According to Marin, the former Pope of the Sanctuary has suddenly died and his younger brother, Ares, is the new Pope, bringing a dark time for the Sanctuary. Back to Japan, Saori is in the planetarium dome when her grandfather, Mitsumasa Kido, appears to her. He tells her that the Gold Cloth always shows up when a new crisis is about to happen in the world and that she must be like Athena and guide the Bronze Saints to the victory. Meanwhile, Docrates's henchmen search for their boss under the rocks, when he shows up and they march for the Kido Mansion. Next morning, Docrates attacks the mansion. Shiryu, Hyoga and Shun defeats his henchmen but can do nothing against the mighty power of Docrates's Hercules Tornado Punch.
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