Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary

A CG retelling of the Sanctuary arc. Sixteen years ago, the Gold Saint Aiolos flees the Sanctuary accused of treason and hands a baby to Mitsumasa Kido before dying: she is Athena reborn. Today, Saori Kido learns who she is when assassins come for her, and Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga and Shun protect her. Leo Aiolia attacks, backs off when he feels her Cosmo, and invites her to the Sanctuary. There, the group faces the Gold Saints temple by temple, some allies and some not, while Saori's life fades. The Pope is the traitor: Gemini Saga, believed dead. Seiya awakens the Seventh Sense, dons the Sagittarius Cloth and beats Saga.

1. Behind the scenesMilo became a woman as a joke

   Scorpio Milo appears as a woman. The idea started as a staff joke and stuck once Kurumada approved it.

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2. Behind the scenesNo Ikki versus Shaka

   To fit one film, several classic fights were cut, among them the Ikki and Shaka duel in the Virgo temple.

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3. Behind the scenesPremiered at Annecy

   The film premiered at the Annecy animation festival in France on June 11, 2014, ten days before it hit Japanese theaters.

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