Japan Synopsis
聖闘士星矢 LEGEND of SANCTUARY
Warriors called "Saints" are the champions of hope who have always appeared since the Age of Myth whenever evil threatens the world. In this present day story, many years since the long fought "Holy War" we find Saori Kido, a girl troubled by her mysterious powers. She is saved by a boy, Seiya "Bronze Saint" from a sudden attack by an assassin, through the accident Saori realizes her destiny and mission and decides to go to "Sanctuary" with Seiya and his company of Bronze Saints. In Sanctuary they confront "Pope" and wage a desperate battle against the greatest Saints, the "Gold Saints".
Audience Engagement
628 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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 Sanctuary itself).
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary holds position #370 of 546 Japan films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary premiered alongside 186 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $247K per minute on screen and earned $184K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.
The 2985th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,070 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,204 of 1,714 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Marza Animation Planet |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | June 21, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt2231489 |