Anime streaming giant, Crunchyroll, has announced that it will be streaming the upcoming action fantasy anime series Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho. The anime is an adaptation of the manga with the same name written by Chimaki Kuori. The series will premiere on December 10 and will stream a new episode every Monday.
Here are the countries that will be able to stream the series: North America, Central America and South America including the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Premium members in France, Monaco, Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Belgium will have access as well.
Amazon Prime Video will premiere the show in its "SkyPer! Anime Set" channel on December 10. The series will later premiere on ANIMAX on PlayStation, a Japanese satellite network that broadcasts anime. Simply put, it is a program that lets PlayStation users watch anime in the biggest 24-hour network specialized in this media format. The reason it is only available for PS users is that ANIMAX is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment (owners of PlayStation) and AK Holdings.
The manga series is written and illustrated by Chimaki Kuori and has been publishing since August 19, 2013 by Akita Shoten in the Champion Red magazine with 11 volumes out right now. Seven Seas Entertainment is the English publisher and has four volumes out right now with the fifth one coming out on February 29, 2019.
Staff
Series Director - Masato Tamagawa
Series Organization - Ikuko Takahashi
Character Design - Keiihci Ichikawa and Ayana Nishino
Music - Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio - GONZO
Toei Animation - Planning
Cast
Suzuko Mimori as Ursa Minor Xiaoling
Yukiko Morishita as Katya de Northern Crown
Ayana Taketatsu as Cassiopeia Erda.
Inori Minase as Saori Kido
Aina Suzuki as Shouko Equuleus
Megumi Nakajima as Mii Dolphin
In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-woman team of armored warriors, powered by the Zodiac, will use their cunning, strength, and compassion to defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies.
Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho is out on December 10