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.
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Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture holds position #51 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1574th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
234 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
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 |