Saint Seiya (1986)

Name: Saint Seiya
Released: 1986
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Toru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Ryo Horikawa, Koichi Hashimoto, Hideyuki Hori

TV-PG 24m 6.5/10 IMDb

Animation Drama Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Cast: Toru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Ryo Horikawa, Koichi Hashimoto, Hideyuki Hori

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

4 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)War / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture

Season 2 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture

Season 3 9 warnings

Avg severity:(3.1)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Natural disastersWar / combatBody horrorDrowning / underwater scenesChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture