The legendary Saint Seiya

Saint Seiya, a.k.a Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac is an epic Japanese manga series by Masami Kurumada. The figure first appeared in Japan during the 80s and essentially took the nation by storm. Saint Seiya - The shonen manga then received its own action-packed anime on TV, followed by loads of film series, sequels as well as spin-offs ever since. Not stopping there, a brand-new CGI adaptation of Saint Seiya has even made its way towards Netflix earlier this year.

At the moment, fans of Saint Seiya are hyping for another release of their favorite figure:  The new RPG Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac. Let's take a quick look at it:

Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac

Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac
Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac, by Yoozoo Games, Tencent & Masami Kurumada.

This project is a collaborative effort of Tencent, Yoozoo Games, and Masami Kurumada. The game looks extremely promising, bringing upon the best elements of a multiplayer RPG title onto mobiles. The return of a classic Japanese icon feature Saints, a team of warriors that serve to fend off the Olympian gods from Athena. Here, players take control of a Saint character and enter epic turn-based battles.

Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac
Collectible characters in Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac.

In this upcoming title, expect things to be explosive with tons of crazy action and countless collectible fighters. Undoubtedly, the graphics look alive, Saint Seiya-style with impressive battle presented in 3D. Additionally, new voice actors are there alongside the familiar ones to spice things up. That totally makes sense as the developers paid big money to get talents from Attack on Titan & Code Geass.

Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac
Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac features the most epic, explosive battles.

In summary

Within just a few days, Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac has achieved the highest position in the top RPG chart of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Southeast Asia region. The game is completely free to download on both Android and iOS platforms, giving full content access. All in all, the Saints are ready, the players are up to the challenge and it’s time for Saint Seiya Awakening: Knights of the Zodiac!