Ever since the Age of the Gods, whenever evil draws near, a Saint will appear. Wielding the arms called a Cross, they battle to protect the goddess Athena who watches over the Earth. Amongst their number was the Bronze Pegasus Saint Seiya and his compatriots whose battles are legendary. Since then, much time has passed. Now, the revival of Mars, the god of war, draws near, and it is time for a new Saint to step into the breach! ~ adapted and translated from official site by Cranston Note: The first episode received an early screening at the Seiya Night event which took place at Shinjuku's Wald 9 film theatre on Sat., March 31, 2012 from midnight to 6 am. A live screening of the event took place at Umeda's Burg 7 and 109 Cinemas in Nagoya as well as several overseas theatres, UCI Jardim Sul in Sao Paulo, Brazil, CGR Cinema in Torcy, France and Viewshows Cinemas in Taipei, Taiwan. Regular broadcast of the show started on April 1, 2012.