Japan Synopsis
聖闘士星矢 真紅の少年伝説
Athena receives the visit of Phoebus Abel, her older brother and God of the Corona. He informs her that he has come to destroy humanity as punishment for their corruption, just as it was done in ancient times. He dismisses Seiya and the Bronze Saints, as she will now be guarded by Abel's three Corona Saints, Atlas of Carina, Jaow of Lynx and Berenike of Coma Berenices, and the five resurrected Gold Saints who died in the Sanctuary battle: Saga of Gemini, Deathmask of Cancer, Shura of Capricorn, Camus of Aquarius and Aphrodite of Pisces. When Athena rebels against Abel's plan, he attacks her, sending her soul to Elysion, the final resting place from which there is no return. The Bronze Saints immediately rush to the Sanctuary to save her and ultimately overcome Abel.
Audience Engagement
169 audience reviews — more than 84% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 7.5 · Japan
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★ 7.3 · Japan
8 sharedSaint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
★ 7.0 · Japan
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★ 7.7 · Japan
3 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
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★ 8.3 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth itself).
The 1987–1989 Japan Window
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth holds position #18 of 104 Japan films in the 1987–1989 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1988.
The 750th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- greek mythology · 5
- suit of armor · 4
- fighter · 25
- mythology · 16
- deity · 7
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- shounen · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,057 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 Action productions specifically: #473 of 1,714 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | July 23, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0326143 |