The official Netflix YouTube channel has uploaded a new 1.24 minute trailer for the upcoming CG remake of classic shonen anime Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. This trailer of the original anime series gives new looks at the characters, action pieces, animation style and does not give away spoilers. Basing it off this trailer, it seems the story will not deviate much from the original Saint Seiya.
This series is part of the "Netflix Anime Lineup Presentation". It is described as a remake of the classic Saint Seiya manga series written by Masami Kurumada. The series will be released worldwide in Netflix on summer 2019.
The promotional image has the star of the show using his Pegasus meteor fist with the title of the project below as well as the release date. The series will have 12 30-minute episodes and it will cover the story from the Galaxian Wars to the Silver Saints.
Staff
Director - Yoshiharu Ashino
Script - Eugene Son
Character Design - Terumi Nishii
Armor Designer - Takashi Okazaki
Studio - Toei
There is no information on the voice cast at the moment. The original manga series written by Masami Kurumada ran from January 1, 1986 to December 12, 1990 and has 28 volumes. Shueisha published it, Viz Media has the English license and it appeared in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
The anime series ran from October 11, 1986 to April 1, 1989 and has 114 episodes. It was directed by Kozo Morishita and Kazuhito Kikuchi. Chiaki Imada, Hiroshi Takeda, Kazuo Yokoyama, Masayoshi Kawata and Yoshifumi Hatano produced it. It streamed in North America in the Cartoon and Anime Network.
Join the adventures of young warriors called "Knights", sworn protectors of the reincarnated Greek goddess Athena, as they fight powerful Olympian gods bent on destroying humankind. The battle begins summer 2019!
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac is out on summer 2019