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Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Saint Seiya: Shinku no Shounen Densetsu
Japanese: 聖闘士星矢 真紅の少年伝説

Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 23, 1988
Duration: 1 hr. 15 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

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Score: 7.451 (scored by 2989 users)
Ranked: #15622
Popularity: #2136
Members: 4,862
Favorites: 13
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fantasy shounen

Synopsis

Sun God Apollo the brother of Athena is here to take Athena back to heaven and taking over the sanctuary. He revived the deceased gold saints and use them and a few god saints as bodyguards. But Athena did not obey him, Apollo had no choice but send her to hell. On the otherhand, the bronze saints are on their way to save Athena.

(Source: ANN)

Related Anime

Parent story: Saint Seiya

Characters & Voice Actors

Seiya
Seiya
Main
Furuya, Toru
Japanese
Furuya, Toru
Legrand, Eric
French
Legrand, Eric
...
Shun
Shun
Main
Horikawa, Ryo
Japanese
Horikawa, Ryo
Vilchis, José Gilberto
Spanish
Vilchis, José Gilberto
...
Hyoga
Hyoga
Main
Hashimoto, Kouichi
Japanese
Hashimoto, Kouichi
García, René
Spanish
García, René
...
Shiryu
Shiryu
Main
Suzuoki, Hirotaka
Japanese
Suzuoki, Hirotaka
Mendoza, Ricardo
Spanish
Mendoza, Ricardo

Staff

Yamauchi, Shigeyasu
Director
Yamada, Nobuo
Theme Song Composition
Araki, Shingo
Character Design, Animation Director
Yokoyama, Seiji
Music



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Jun 9, 2011
Dumuzi
No review yet ? It's a shame...
This was the best thing ever produced related to Saint-Seiya. I'll be trying to explain you why as good as I can...

While the other Saint-Seiya movies were painfully formulaic, Legend of Crimson Youth was one of a kind. Granted, its story is rather basic: Phoebus Abel, a fallen God banished by Zeus and Apollo, resurfaced after a long absence. He's accompanied by his bodyguards, the corona saints, while showing to Saori Kidou, i.e. Athena his sister. He proposed her to join him to his final residence following World's end. Bronze saints sedition ensues.

In fact, what differs is art execution. read more
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Sep 11, 2011
Alpharon
Esta review también está en español.

The third Saint Seiya movie. The longer, complex (yes, complex) and better of the original movies. This one was so badass that, in my country (and ton of others too), it actually was showed in cinemas. With this one, the anime road was paved definitely.
So, I hope you can understand my broken english, and learn about the Legend of Crimson Youth.

Story: Abel, the Sun God (banished in the past by Apollo, apparently) comes back to the world with the intentions of human annihilation, so the gods may rule the world one again. This is original in the way that Abel read more
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Recommendations

Similar in the usual and enjoyable stuff back then: reincarnations, colorful armors with golden armor as final upgrade, flashy fights, goddesses to protect, etc.

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Ending Theme

"You Are My Reason To Be" by Hitomi Toyama and Oren Waters

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The Awesome Eyebrows FC, Fairy Tales Abound, Saint Seiya, Actores y actrices de doblaje de Latinoamérica / Latin spanish seiyuu, The Real Ghei Club, The Gold Saints Fan Club, Saint Seiya Club

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