Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas

Category:	OVA
Adult:	No
Native:	聖闘士星矢 THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話
Romaji:	Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa
Titles:	圣斗士星矢The Lost Canvas冥王神话 loscan Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque - The Lost Canvas Saint Seiya: Ο Χαμένος Καμβάς - Η Μυθολογία του Άδη Saint Seiya - A tela perdida Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco: The Lost Canvas - A Saga de Hades
Runtime:	25 minutes
Aired:	Jun 24, 2009 [15 years 7 months ago]
Ended:	Jul 20, 2011 [13 years 6 months ago]
Language:	Japanese
Genres:	Fantasy
Tags:	Violence Tragedy Super Power Martial Arts The Arts Deity Hell Italy
Links:	ANIDB

When the painting overtakes the sky, the world will come to an end. A Holy War, from ancient mythology, where the Goddess Athena and Hades have fought against each other while defending the earth repeatedly over the span of 200 years. The story takes place in 18th century Europe, 243 years prior to the original Saint Seiya. Three small children, Tenma, Alone, and Sasha have all shared a very happy childhood together. Tenma who is quite aggressive but upstanding has moved to Sanctuary to become a saint. It is there that he is reunited with Sasha who is the sister of Alone and leans that she is the reincarnation of Goddess Athena. Alone who is kind, gentle and loves painting was chosen for the body of enemy King Hades. Tenma eventually becomes a saint of Pegasus and engages in a fierce battle with his best friend Alone, the King of Hades. Pegasus Tenma, King Hades, and the Goddess Athena and through the twist of their 3 fates merge together which unfolds a prologue to the original Saint Seiya. -E.com

Episode 1: Promise Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-06-24 The Crusades. The battles that take place every 200 or so years between the Goddess Athena and Hades, the Lord of the Underworld. In an 18th century European country town, just as the Crusade is dawning, live Tenma and Alone. They have completely different personalities but are the best of friends. One day, Alone meets a woman named Pandora. From that day, the cogs of fate are set into motion. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: Hades' Awakening Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-06-24 Golden Saints gather around the Goddess Athena and her Sanctuary, in preparation for the new Crusade against the Underworld warriors. Around this time, as Tenma undergoes training to become a Saintly Warrior, he is reunited with Alone’s little sister, Sasha, and learns that she has transformed into Athena. Meanwhile, thinking of his dear and far off friend Tenma, Alone feels lonely and falls into despair. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: The Holy War Begins Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-21 Tenma and the other Saintly Warriors head towards an Italian town where the warriors of the Underworld are gathered. Tenma realizes it is his hometown, and worries about Tenma’s fate. However, Alone appears amongst the burning ruins of the town as the reincarnation of Lord Hades. Tenma – shocked by the evil transformation of his dear friend – is mercilessly attacked by Alone Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: The Flower Bracelets of Prayer Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-21 Though she learns of the death of Tenma, and of her brother Alone’s reincarnation as Hades, Sasha pushes away her sadness and steadfastly fulfills her role as Athena. Meanwhile, while carrying Tenma’s body, the Silver Saint Yato is visited by the Goddess Yuzuriha, who brings him to Jamir. The Chief of Jamir, Hakurei, tells him Tenma is not completely dead. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: Poison Roses Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-21 One of the three strongest Specters, Minos, uses invisible puppet strings to invade the supposedly impenetrable Sanctuary, killing Saints off one after the other. However, a poisonous rose garden appears between Minos and the Sanctuary. Pisces Golden Saint Albafica appears in the middle of the garden. Albafica is immune to the rose’s poison, and uses his own blood to kill the Specter Niobe, however… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: Flower's Funeral Procession Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-21 Albafica fights against Minos with all his might, releasing the “crimson zone.” However even that is deflected by the Specter’s armor, causing Albafica to finally fall. Minos then heads towards the village outside of the Sanctuary that Albafica was trying to protect. The village is destroyed, and even Agasya, a young girl mourning Albafica, is targeted by Minos. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: Fruit of the Sapindus Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-12-23 Tenma and the others hear that the immortal Specters can be destroyed using berries from the Goldenrain tree that grows in the Underworld, so they quickly search for it. They reach the tree, when the Gemini Golden Saint Asmita appears. Is he friend, or foe? Asmita has been studying meditation in his own world, void of light, and so criticizes Tenma’s fighting ability, releasing the “Tenmaihourin” – which takes away a person’s five senses. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: Day of Breeze Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-12-23 Tenma bears the full force of Asmita’s attack. When suddenly the Goldenrain reacts to Tenma’s rising cosmos and bears fruit. Asmita disappears, and Tenma and the others gather the berries and flee from the Underworld. However, even Jamir feels the evil reach of new Specters. Who should appear before them but Asmita. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: Giant Star Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-02-24 The Taurus Golden Saint Aldebaran uses his amazing strength to defeat the Specters as they attempt to close in on the Sanctuary. Then, full of hostility, Heavenly Violent Star Vennu Kagaho comes down, ready to fight. They are equally matched in this breathtaking battle, when Kagaho, affected by Aldebaran’s words, binds Aldebaran with his flames and releases a series of major attacks. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: Descent Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-02-24 Aldebaran bears Kagaho’s powerful attack, and defeats him with the “Titan’s Nova,” a move so powerful it breaks the earth. However, Aldebaran feels Kagaho is not a threat, and does not finish him off. The hurt Kagaho flies away into the twilight sky. Later at the Sanctuary, Athena’s protective spell is violently torn by a giant cosmos. Lord Hades appears before Sasha! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: Unreachable Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-21 Tenma finally returns to the Sanctuary, and challenges Alone to a fight, only to have the tables turned. Then, the Pope arrives and uses an amulet from a previous incarnation of Athena to release the “Talisman Cage” and weaken Hades’ power. He tries to seal Hades in the Sanctuary using Athena’s cosmos. However, Pandora rushes over… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: A Sacrifice That Won't Fade Away Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-21 The painting covering the whole sky, “The Lost Canvas,” is said to destroy everyone on earth when completed. Tenma hears to his dismay that the once kind Alone is now trying to destroy all of humanity as Hades. Meanwhile, Pandora desperately realizes that the reincarnation of Hades is incomplete, and sends an assassin to kill Tenma, who is stopping the completion of the reincarnation. The Specters use ultrasonic waves to put Tenma and the others asleep, however… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 13: Departure Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-21 Tenma leaves the Sanctuary and has resolved to fight on his own. However, on orders from the Pope, he is stopped by the Cancer Golden Saint Manigold and locked in a cell. Back at the Hades palace, so as to fully awaken Hades, who’s full reincarnation is prevented by Alone’s memories, Hypnos and Thanatos encourage Pandora to trap Hades into an atrium. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 14: The Forest of Death Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-02-23 Pandora seals away Alone in his studio so that he can focus on the creation of the “Lost Canvas,” and completely awakens as the King of Hades. In the shadows, Hades’ Councilors Hypnos and Thanatos, worried about the Pegasus Saint and his connections to Hades, begin to take action. At the Pope’s orders, the Cancer Saint Manigoldo follows after Tenma. On his way to Hades Castle, Tenma reaches the spot where his old village was destroyed, but in its place he finds a gigantic and sinister forest. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 15: If We Could Return To That Day Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-02-23 Upon entering the forest of Death, Yuzuriha is separated from the others. She is confronted by her brother, who she thought died years ago. His voice sends her back to the past… Meanwhile, Yato is cornered by a giant centipede. As his consciousness fades, he too remembers his past. Will the two arrive in time to help Tenma in his desperate battle against the Specter Veronica? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 16: Gods and Chess Pieces Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-03-18 Tenma, Yato, and Yuzuriha are surrounded by Veronica’s zombies, only to be saved by Cancer Saint Manigoldo. Manigoldo had come to protect Tenma at the pope’s orders. With his overwhelming power, he splits Veronica’s body in two. But even this isn’t enough to kill him, and Veronica tries to cause them all to rot along with the forest. Meanwhile, the Twin Gods Hypnos and Thanatos watch the battle from the palace as they play Chess… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 17: Garbage Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-03-18 Manigoldo finds the location of the Twin Gods, but is helpless before the might of Thanatos, the God of Death. The Pope Seiji arrives to help him. As he struggles to withstands Thanatos’s attacks, Manigold remembers how he met Seiji when he was young. Manigoldo, a war orphan, once thought that human life was valueless… As Thanatos finally reveals his true strength, is there any way for them to win? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 18: I Only Want You to Live Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-04-20 Thanatos finally gets serious after being wounded by Manigoldo. But even in the worst position imaginable, Seiji doesn't falter. Don't use the word despair so loosely, he says, and Manigoldo remembers his old days with his master and regains hope. The two use their Sekishiki Meikaiha attack in a final desperate attempt, and succeed in separating Thanatos soul from his body, but... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 19: Sword of Solitude Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-04-20 Hypnos gathers the four gods who control dreams. One of them, the Vision Icelus, appears in Sagittarius, avoiding Capricorn El Cid's attacks, and steals the soul of the unconscious Sisyphus. El Cid leaves the Sanctuary alone to get it back. El Cid, who had always been by Sisyphus side, felt the reason why he wouldn't wake up... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 20: Prison of Dream Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-05-18 Nearing Hades's castle, Tenma suddenly finds himself standing before his undamaged village. He can't shake the feeling something is wrong as Alone and Sasha tell him everything has been a dream. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 21: Beyond the Dreams Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-05-18 With one of the four gods down, El Cid finds himself confronted by Icelus. Icelus continues to overpower El Cid with his dimensional abilities, but El Cid is determined to rescue Sisyphos. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 22: The Path of Loyalty Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-06-22 Tenma and El Cid are helpless before the combined might of Oneiros and the other three Gods. But Athena appears in the dream world to save Sisyphus. Tenma and El Cid begin the fight anew to protect Athena, and succeed in removing Oneiros from the Dream World! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 23: Sacred Sword Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-06-22 Athena enters Sisyphus's dream. There she finds that Sisyphus torn by guilt over taking her away from Alone and Tenma. He thinks that he ruined her life, and caused the Holy War. Athena risks her life to attempt to persuade him to open his heart and rise from the darkness. But El Cid's Cosmo is finally running out in the attle with Oneiros! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 24: Time of Bloody Battles Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-07-20 With the four God's barrier destroyed, Hypnos's "Barrier of Sleep" is lifted, and the forces of the Saints march on Hades castle! Hakurei gives them a rousing speech as Seiji, then enters Hades castle alone to defeat Hypnos. And as Alone paints his Lost Canvas in the depths of the Dream World, Hypnos turns him into the real King Hades... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 25: Many Months and Years Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-07-20 Hakurei goes into Hades castle alone, protected by a blade from the last Athena. He tears apart the oppossing Specters until he reaches the center of the barrier that protects Hades Castle. When he attempts to destroy it with his sword, Hypnos appears. Will Hakurei be able to defeat the foe he has hated since the last Holy War? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 26: Be Yourself Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2011-07-20 Hakurei uses a powerful attack with the help of his fallen comrades to seal Hypnos. But when he raises his blade again to destroy the barrier, King Hades appears. Tenma and Dohko come to help, but the awakened Hades is simply too powerful. But just when they think it's all over... Source: crunchyroll