Zodiac Knights

Lore & Background

The series was first revealed to be in the works in December 2016 at CCXP in Brazil. On August 2, 2017, Cinematoday.jp published an article revealing the project was a collaboration with Netflix to make a new adaptation of the manga and anime classic series. Yoshiharu Ashino was announced as the director, and Eugene Son among others as the writers. The first six episodes were released on Netflix on July 19, 2019, and loosely adapt the 'Galaxian Wars' and the 'Black Saints' arcs from the manga.

Another six episodes that loosely adapt the 'Silver Saints' arc were released on January 23, 2020. A second season, titled Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya – Battle for Sanctuary (聖闘士星矢（セイントセイヤ）: ナイツ・オブ・ザ・ゾディアック 〜バトル・サンクチュアリ〜, Seinto Seiya: Naitsu obu za Zodiakku – Batoru Sankuchuari), was announced on June 29, 2022. It premiered on July 31, 2022. Crunchyroll licensed the sequel outside of Asia. Part 2 of the second season was announced on December 3, 2022 and premiered on April 1, 2023.

Reader's Guide

The series follows the Bronze Knights as they fight prolific warriors in the quest of becoming Goddess Athena Warriors, while Seiya at the same time is looking for his missing older sister Patricia. The first six episodes loosely adapt the 'Galaxian Wars' and the 'Black Knights' arcs from the manga. The next six episodes loosely adapt the 'Silver Knights' arc. The second season, Battle for Sanctuary, continues the story. The series is available on Netflix and Crunchyroll (outside of Asia).