8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Saint Seiya (1986)
Saint Seiya (1986)
Overview
Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical, archetypal themes of a hero's journey, destiny, and the battle between good and evil, with no explicit promotion of specific progressive or conservative ideologies. Its core conflict and solution are rooted in mythological fantasy rather than contemporary political discourse.
The movie features a diverse cast of characters from various global backgrounds as part of its original Japanese creation, rather than through intentional race or gender swaps of pre-existing roles. The narrative centers on male protagonists and universal themes, without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating Western DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features several female Saints, such as Marin, Shaina, and Mii, who are highly skilled martial artists. They are repeatedly shown engaging in and winning close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents, often utilizing their unique combat techniques and Cosmo.
The series portrays Buddhist philosophy and spiritual concepts through the character of Shaka, the Virgo Saint. His wisdom, enlightenment, and immense power are depicted with reverence, aligning the narrative with the virtues of spiritual insight and detachment.
The show 'Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac' does not contain any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The 1986 'Saint Seiya' anime does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While some characters may exhibit gender non-conforming aesthetics, their gender identity is consistently portrayed as cisgender. Therefore, the film has no net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The 1986–1989 anime adaptation faithfully portrays all main characters with their established genders from the original manga. No characters canonically male or female in the source material were depicted as a different gender in this series.
The 1986-1989 anime series is the initial major screen adaptation of the manga. It faithfully portrays the characters' established appearances and implied races from the source material, without altering any character's race from a prior canonical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
8.5
Critic Ratings
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