Saint Seiya: Time Odyssey Explained
| Publisher: | Kana
Ablaze Publishing (English) |
| Date: | 2022 - present |
| Writers: | Jérôme Alquié
Arnaud Dollen |
| Artists: | Jérôme Alquié |
Saint Seiya: Time Odyssey is a French comics series by Jérôme Alquié and Arnaud Dollen based on Masami Kurumada's manga series Saint Seiya.[1]
Plot
Chronos, the god of time, wants to become the thirteenth god of Olympus, just like Hades, Poseidon or Athena. To do this, he needs to build the "Doomsday Clock" that will change the past, present and the future.
Characters
Athena's Army
Bronze Saints
- Pegasus Seiya (天馬星座の星矢, Pegasasu no Seiya)
- Cygnus Hyoga (白鳥星座の氷河, Kigunasu no Hyōga)
- Dragon Shiryu (龍星座の紫龍, Doragon no Shiryū)
- Andromeda Shun (アンドロメダ星座の瞬, Andoromeda no Shun)
- Phoenix Ikki (鳳凰星座の一輝, Fenikkusu no Ikki)
Silver Saints
- Fornax Jorge (ろ座のジョルジェ, Roja no Joruje) known as 'Guilty'
- Sculptor Lodi'N (彫刻のロディン, Kizamu no Rōdin)
Chronos's Army
Twelve Hours
Leptas
Publication
Kana began officially releasing the series in French on September 30, 2022.[1] Each volume was also released in a collector's edition.[1] [2] [3] The series is planned to end in 5 volumes in 2025-2026.[1]
Volume 1 was first published in 2 parts in the September and November 2022 issues of Akita Shoten's Champion Red from July 19, 2022[4] to September 16.[5] Volume 2 was published in 2 parts in the December 2023 and January 2024 issues of the same magazine from October 19, 2023[6] to November 17[7] after the French version was published on September 22.[8]
In October 2023, Ablaze Publishing announced that they licensed the comic in English.[9]
Notes and References
- News: de Germon. Laetitia. October 1, 2022. "Saint Seiya - Time Odyssey" : le retour des Chevaliers du Zodiaque dans une bande dessinée française. French. France Info. May 26, 2024.
- News: August 8, 2022. Une version collector pour le Saint Seiya - Time Odyssey de Jerôme Alquié. French. Manga news. May 26, 2024.
- Web site: Manga Chronicle: Saint Seiya – Time Odyssey #02. Morales. Milan. October 5, 2023. GénérationBD. French. May 26, 2024.
- News: July 19, 2022. 「聖闘士星矢」バンド・デシネのスピンオフがREDに、「セインティア翔」番外編も. Japanese. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. May 26, 2024.
- News: September 16, 2022. 「聖闘士星矢」海皇ポセイドンと海将軍を描く新シリーズ、チャンピオンREDで開幕. Japanese. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. May 26, 2024.
- News: October 19, 2023. チャンピオンRED12月号、オールカラーで描かれるバンドデシネ版「聖闘士星矢」が付録に!!. Japanese. PR Times. May 26, 2024.
- News: November 17, 2023. チャンピオンRED1月号、オールカラー別冊付録、バンドデシネ版「聖闘士星矢」アンドロメダ瞬編、完結!!. Japanese. PR Times. May 26, 2024.
- Web site: Saint Seiya - Time Odyssey T2. Kana. French. May 26, 2024.
- Web site: Ablaze Launches New Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Time Odyssey Comic. Anime News Network. Tai. Anita. October 10, 2023. December 16, 2023.
