best episodes of SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac poster

Seiya and the Knights of the Zodiac rise again to protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena, but a dark prophecy hangs over them all.

3 Seasons
36 Episodes
Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast & Characters
episode image The Seventh Sense
8.4/10 (38 votes)

#1 The Seventh Sense

S2:E2

Seiya faces Aldebaran in the House of Taurus to go ahead and save Athena, but his rival is really powerful.

episode image The Twelve Houses
8.3/10 (39 votes)

#2 The Twelve Houses

S2:E1

Athena is attacked by a godslayer arrow and Seiya and company must fight against the Gold Knights to save her.

episode image Cold Hearted
8.2/10 (32 votes)

#3 Cold Hearted

S2:E4

Shun confronts the Gemini Gold Knight while Hyoga mysteriously reappears before Camus, his former master.

episode image The Land of the Dead
8.2/10 (33 votes)

#4 The Land of the Dead

S2:E5

Shiryu goes ahead and arrives at the House of Cancer, where his corresponding Gold Knight is waiting for him ready to kill him.

episode image Rebirth of the Rising Dragon
8.1/10 (28 votes)

#5 Rebirth of the Rising Dragon

S2:E6

episode image Andromeda Island
8.0/10 (34 votes)

#6 Andromeda Island

S2:E3

While Seiya and the others have trouble dealing with Gemini, the action also takes place on Andromeda Island.

episode image The Rising Tide
7.9/10 (67 votes)

#7 The Rising Tide

S1:E8

episode image The Challenge
7.9/10 (68 votes)

#8 The Challenge

S1:E10

episode image Battle for the House of Leo
7.9/10 (28 votes)

#9 Battle for the House of Leo

S2:E7

episode image The One as Powerful as a God
7.9/10 (25 votes)

#10 The One as Powerful as a God

S2:E10

episode image To Fight for Athena
7.8/10 (73 votes)

#11 To Fight for Athena

S1:E9

episode image One War Ends, Another Begins
7.8/10 (67 votes)

#12 One War Ends, Another Begins

S1:E12

The Bronze Knights face Graad's upgraded Black Knights. Though Seiya and the others gain the upper hand, Graad proves to be a formidable foe.

episode image Reflections
7.8/10 (22 votes)

#13 Reflections

S2:E9

episode image Heaven's Treasure
7.8/10 (25 votes)

#14 Heaven's Treasure

S2:E11

episode image The Skull Knights
7.7/10 (27 votes)

#15 The Skull Knights

S2:E8

episode image The Prophecy
7.6/10 (67 votes)

#16 The Prophecy

S1:E11

Graad assembles his own Black Knights to protect mankind from the gods. When his forces abduct Sienna, the Bronze Knights set out to rescue her.

episode image The Secrets of Sanctuary
7.4/10 (24 votes)

#17 The Secrets of Sanctuary

S2:E12

episode image The Silver Knights
7.2/10 (94 votes)

#18 The Silver Knights

S1:E7

episode image Phoenix Rising
6.5/10 (150 votes)

#19 Phoenix Rising

S1:E6

Phoenix Nero has built up his overwhelming power with hate. To stop him, the Bronze Knights must combine their strength to reclaim the Gold Armor.

episode image Burn Your Cosmo
6.1/10 (163 votes)

#20 Burn Your Cosmo

S1:E2

Seiya obtains the Pegasus Armor with ease, but to be a true Knight of Athena, he must first prove himself in the Galaxian Wars tournament.

episode image Enter the Dragon
6.0/10 (159 votes)

#21 Enter the Dragon

S1:E3

Believing in the dark prophecy, Magnus confronts Lady Sienna. Seiya faces his toughest opponent yet: Dragon Long.

episode image Nebula Chain
5.8/10 (153 votes)

#22 Nebula Chain

S1:E4

Reluctant to fight, Andromeda Shaun takes a defensive approach against Unicorn Jab using her Nebula Chain. Meanwhile, Vander's army attacks.

episode image The Black Knights
5.7/10 (149 votes)

#23 The Black Knights

S1:E5

Seiya takes down a helicopter to retrieve the stolen Gold Armor from Phoenix Nero, only to be confronted by Vander's Black Knights.

episode image SEIYA
5.4/10 (196 votes)

#24 SEIYA

S1:E1

After exhibiting special powers, Seiya is approached by the enigmatic Alman Kido, who urges him to fulfill his destiny and become a Bronze Knight.

episode image The Cygnus and the Scorpion
0.0/10

#25 The Cygnus and the Scorpion

S3:E1

Seiya and his friends arrive at the House of Scorpio and engage in a deadly battle with the Gold Knight, Milo.

episode image Jab's Courage
0.0/10

#26 Jab's Courage

S3:E2

Former rivals of the Bronze Knights, Jabu and the others come together to help the goddess Athena.

episode image Return to the Land of the Dead
0.0/10

#27 Return to the Land of the Dead

S3:E3

Although there are four hours left before the god-killing arrow pierces her heart, Saori is on the brink of death. Meanwhile, Seiya meets Cleo, a mysterious woman who learns about Saori's crisis.

episode image Aiolos's Last Word
0.0/10

#28 Aiolos's Last Word

S3:E4

Seiya and the other Bronze Knights encounter an unexpected enemy, Aiolos, the Gold Knight of Sagittarius. The four end up being transported to their respective training camps...

episode image A Leap of Faith
0.0/10

#29 A Leap of Faith

S3:E5

Just as they pass through the House of Capricorn, Dragon Shiryu becomes separated from Seiya and his companions as a huge crack tears through the earth...

episode image Absolute Zero
0.0/10

#30 Absolute Zero

S3:E6

Hyoga confronts his master, the Gold Knight of Aquarius, Camus, and challenges him to a battle for his life.

episode image Demon Roses
0.0/10

#31 Demon Roses

S3:E7

Shun and Seiya arrive at the House of Pisces. There, Shun tells Seiya to move on, while he faces Aphrodite, the Gold Knight who killed his master Daedalus.

episode image Andromeda's Sacrifice
0.0/10

#32 Andromeda's Sacrifice

S3:E8

In the House of Pisces, Andromeda Shaun continues her life-and-death battle against her master’s killer, Gold Knight Aphrodite. In the midst of the struggle, Shaun flashes back to the events in her past that molded her and made her who she is.

episode image Death Match in the Grand Master’s Chambers
0.0/10

#33 Death Match in the Grand Master’s Chambers

S3:E9

Seiya is near-death, downed by the deadly Demon Roses. He must find a way to stay alive and survive as he nears his goal - to reach the Grand Master.

episode image The Man with Two Faces
0.0/10

#34 The Man with Two Faces

S3:E10

As the final flame on the clock tower is about to burn out, Seiya confronts the Grand Master and discovers his shocking true identity. In the face of the Grand Master’s overwhelming power, Seiya must dig deep if he hopes for any chance of victory.

episode image The Face of the Grand Master
0.0/10

#35 The Face of the Grand Master

S3:E11

Phoenix Nero returns to join the battle against the Grand Master. The two battle as more secrets are revealed about the Grand Master’s fate. But as both Sienna and Seiya lie near-death, is it all too little too late?

episode image To Save Athena!
0.0/10

#36 To Save Athena!

S3:E12

At the top of Sanctuary, time has almost run out and the epic battle is nearly ended. Now the fate of the universe hangs in the balance as Seiya makes one final desperate attempt to save Saori.

Cast & Chracters

character image Pegasus Seiya (voice)

Pegasus Seiya (voice)

Actor: Masakazu Morita
character image Saori Kido / Athena (voice)

Saori Kido / Athena (voice)

Actor: Fumiko Orikasa
character image Dragon Shiryu (voice)

Dragon Shiryu (voice)

Actor: Takahiro Sakurai
character image Cygnus Hyoga (voice)

Cygnus Hyoga (voice)

Actor: Hiroaki Miura
character image Andromeda Shun (voice)

Andromeda Shun (voice)

Actor: Satomi Sato
character image Phoenix Ikki (voice)

Phoenix Ikki (voice)

Actor: Katsuyuki Konishi
character image Narrator (voice)

Narrator (voice)

Actor: Hideyuki Tanaka
character image Pegasus Seiya (voice)

Pegasus Seiya (voice)

Actor: Bryson Baugus
character image Sienna Kiddo / Athena (voice)

Sienna Kiddo / Athena (voice)

Actor: Emily Neves

Dragon Long (voice)

Actor: Blake Shepard

Cygnus Magnus (voice)

Actor: Patrick Poole
character image Andromeda Shaun (voice)

Andromeda Shaun (voice)

Actor: Luci Christian

Phoenix Nero (voice)

Actor: Adam Gibbs

The highest rated episode of SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac is "The Seventh Sense" (S2E2) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 38 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "SEIYA" (S1E1) with a rating of 5.40.

This episode received 196 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Rising Tide" (S1E8) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 67 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "SEIYA" (S1E1) with a rating of 5.40.

This episode received 196 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Seventh Sense" (S2E2) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 38 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Secrets of Sanctuary" (S2E12) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 24 votes.

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