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Kurumada's classic manga · 1988

Saint Seiya: The Twelve Temples

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Twelve hours to cross the Twelve Temples and save Saori; original vols. 8–13

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Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story3 of 7
  • Chronological3 of 8
  • Everything3 of 12
  • Kurumada only3 of 8
Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Saori reaches the Sanctuary and takes a golden arrow to the chest. Only the Pope can remove it, and the fire clock gives them twelve hours. Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga and Shun climb the Twelve Temples against the Gold Saints, from Mu of Aries to Aphrodite of Pisces. Shiryu fights Deathmask and Shura, Hyoga faces his own master, Camus, and Ikki returns to hold off Shaka of Virgo. In the Sagittarius temple, a message from Aiolos entrusts Athena to the Bronze Saints. In the Pope's chamber, Seiya learns he is Saga of Gemini, who killed the real Pope thirteen years earlier. Seiya uses Athena's shield, the arrow comes out and Saori wakes up. Full of remorse, Saga takes his own life before her.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesHyoga vs. his master was improvised

    Kurumada didn't plan much ahead. Hyoga facing Camus, his own master, was decided mid-serialization.

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  2. Behind the scenesNatassia of the Ice Land

    Volume 9 of the Final Edition adds a bonus side story about Natassia of the Ice Land.

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  3. ReferenceSix volumes of stairs

    The Twelve Temples run from vol. 8, The 12 Palaces, to vol. 13, Athena Revives. It's the classic's longest arc, and it took 45 episodes in the anime.

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