Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
1987 46m movie Film Japan

Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris

聖闘士星矢

Synopsis

聖闘士星矢

When Seiya, Hyōga and Shun visit Saori (Athena) at the orphanage, they meet an employee called Eri. An orphan herself, Eri takes a liking to Hyōga and one night they sit outside watching the stars. They see a shooting star and Hyōga asks Eri to make a wish. After Hyōga leaves, however, Eri becomes powerfully attracted to the shooting star and wanders alone into the woods, where she finds a golden apple. She is then possessed by Eris, the Goddess of Discord, and kidnaps Athena, planning to use the golden apple to suck her energy out, fully reincarnate and take over the world. Eris leaves a message for the Bronze Saints, who set out for the goddess's temple which appears on the mountains. There, the heroes fight the five Ghost Saints: Maya of Sagitta, Orpheus of Lyra, Christ of the Southern Cross, Jan of Scutum (called by the Japanese name Tateza) and Jäger of Orion.

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris sits at position #36.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

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The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
189
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,106 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #858 of 1,714 (top 50%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Toei Animation
Runtime 46m
Release Date July 18, 1987
IMDb tt0323869

Themes & Motifs

  • fighter
  • mythology
  • greek mythology
  • based on manga
  • suit of armor
  • shounen
  • anime
  • deity

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