Japan Synopsis
聖闘士星矢 天界編 序奏 ~overture~
After the bloody battle against Hades, the goddess Athena and her saints are still recovering when they find themselves face to face with their newest and most formidable foe: the dreadful moon goddess Artemis. Artemis replaces Athena as the earth guardian deity and takes over the Sanctuary, turning Athena's Saints into her servants. Upon invading the Sanctuary, the Bronze Saints learn that Athena was banished by Artemis and decide to fight the moon goddess in order to rescue their true goddess and free the Earth from Artemis's ominous control.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture sits at position #51.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,049 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #837 of 2,532 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | February 14, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0805605 |