Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa

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Region：Japan
Type：OVA
English name：Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa / Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
Official name：聖闘士星矢 THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話
Chinese name：圣斗士星矢 THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神话
Premiered：June 24, 2009
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Fantasy / Hot blooded / Combat / Source manga
Original author：車田正美
Director：鍋島修
Scenario：菅良幸 / 櫻井剛
Storyboard：越智一裕
Co-director：原田奈々
Studios：tms-e / トムス・エンタテインメント
Family：Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
Rating：12+

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa

When the painting overtakes the sky, the world will come to an end.

A Holy War, from ancient mythology, where the Goddess Athena and Hades have fought against each other while defending the earth repeatedly over the span of 200 years.

The story takes place in 18th century Europe, 243 years prior to the original Saint Seiya.

Three small children, Tenma, Alone, and Sasha have all shared a very happy childhood together.

Tenma who is quite aggressive but upstanding has moved to Sanctuary to become a saint.

It is there that he is reunited with Sasha who is the sister of Alone and leans that she is the reincarnation of Goddess Athena.

Alone who is kind, gentle and loves painting was chosen for the body of enemy King Hades.

Tenma eventually becomes a saint of Pegasus and engages in a fierce battle with his best friend Alone, the King of Hades.

Pegasus Tenma, King Hades, and the Goddess Athena and through the twist of their 3 fates merge together which unfolds a prologue to the original Saint Seiya.

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Main EpisodesTiles view / List view

Jun 24, 2009

EP1 - Promise

The Crusades. The battles that take place every 200 or so years between the Goddess Athena and Hades, the Lord of the Underworld. In an 18th century European country town, just as the Crusade is dawning, live Tenma and Alone. They have completely different personalities but are the best of friends. One day, Alone meets a woman named Pandora. From that day, the cogs of fate are set into motion.
Jun 24, 2009

EP2 - The Awakening of Hades

Golden Saints gather around the Goddess Athena, in preparation for the new Crusade against the Underworld warriors. Around this time, as Tenma undergoes training to become a Saintly Warrior, he is reunited with Alone's little sister, Sasha, and learns that she has transformed into Athena. Meanwhile, thinking of his dear and far off friend Tenma, Alone feels lonely and falls into despair.
Aug 21, 2009

EP3 - The Holy War Begins

Tenma and the other Saintly Warriors head towards an Italian town where the warriors of the Underworld are gathered. Tenma realizes it is his hometown, and worries about Tenma's fate. However, Alone appears amongst the burning ruins of the town as the reincarnation of Lord Hades. Tenma - shocked by the evil transformation of his dear friend - is mercilessly attacked by Alone.
Aug 21, 2009

EP4 - The Prayer Wreaths

Though she learns of the death of Tenma, and of her brother Alone's reincarnation as Hades, Sasha pushes away her sadness and steadfastly fulfills her role as Athena. Meanwhile, while carrying Tenma's body, the Silver Saint Yato is visited by the Goddess Yuzuriha, who brings him to Jamir. The Chief of Jamir, Hakurei, tells him Tenma is not completely dead.
Oct 21, 2009

EP5 - The Poison Rose

One of the three strongest Specters, Minos, uses invisible puppet strings to invade the supposedly impenetrable Sanctuary, killing Saints off one after the other. However, a poisonous rose garden appears between Minos and the Sanctuary, and Pisces Golden Saint Albafica appears. Albafica is immune to the rose's poison, and uses his own blood to kill the Specter Niobe, however...
Oct 21, 2009

EP6 - Floral Funeral Procession

Albafica fights against Minos with all his might, releasing the crimson zone. However even that is deflected by the Specter's armor, causing Albafica to finally fall. Minos then heads towards the village outside of the Sanctuary that Albafica was trying to protect. The village is destroyed, and even Agasya, a young girl mourning Albafica, is targeted by Minos.
Dec 23, 2009

EP7 - Golden Rain

Tenma and the others learn the immortal Specters can be destroyed using berries from the Goldenrain tree that grows in the Underworld. When they reach the tree, the Gemini Golden Saint Asmita appears. Asmita has been studying meditation in his own world, void of light, and so criticizes Tenma's fighting ability, releasing the Tenmaihourin - which takes away a person's five senses.
Dec 23, 2009

EP8 - A Favorable Wind

Tenma bears the full force of Asmita's attack. When suddenly the Goldenrain reacts to Tenma's rising cosmos and bears fruit. Asmita disappears, and Tenma and the others gather the berries and flee from the Underworld. However, even Jamir feels the evil reach of new Specters. Who should appear before them but Asmita.
Feb 24, 2010

EP9 - Giant Star

The Taurus Golden Saint Aldebaran uses his amazing strength to defeat the Specters as they attempt to close in on the Sanctuary. Then, full of hostility, Heavenly Violent Star Vennu Kagaho comes down, ready to fight. They are equally matched in this breathtaking battle, when Kagaho, affected by Aldebaran's words, binds Aldebaran with his flames and releases a series of major attacks.
Feb 24, 2010

EP10 - The Avent

Aldebaran bears Kagaho's powerful attack, and defeats him with the Titan's Nova, a move so powerful it breaks the earth. However, Aldebaran feels Kagaho is not a threat, and does not finish him off. The hurt Kagaho flies away into the twilight sky. Later at the Sanctuary, Athena's protective spell is violently torn by a giant cosmos. Lord Hades appears before Sasha!
Apr 21, 2010

EP11 - Unreachable

Tenma finally returns to the Sanctuary, and challenges Alone to a fight, only to have the tables turned. Then, the Pope arrives and uses an amulet from a previous incarnation of Athena to release the Talisman Cage and weaken Hades' power. He tries to seal Hades in the Sanctuary using Athena's cosmos. However, Pandora rushes over...
Apr 21, 2010

EP12 - Relentless Sacrifice

The painting covering the whole sky, The Lost Canvas, is said to destroy everyone on earth when completed. Tenma hears to his dismay that the once kind Alone is now trying to destroy all of humanity as Hades. Meanwhile, Pandora desperately realizes that the reincarnation of Hades is incomplete, and sends an assassin to kill Tenma, who is stopping the completion of the reincarnation.
Apr 21, 2010

EP13 - The Departure

Tenma leaves the Sanctuary and has resolved to fight on his own. However, on orders from the Pope, he is stopped by the Cancer Golden Saint Manigold and locked in a cell. Back at the Hades palace, so as to fully awaken Hades, who's full reincarnation is prevented by Alone's memories, Hypnos and Thanatos encourage Pandora to trap Hades into an atrium.