Saint Seiya Omega

Saint Seiya Omega
Cover of the first release of Saint Seiya Omega featuring Pegasus Koga and Sagittarius Seiya.
聖闘士星矢Ω (Seinto Seiya Omega)
Genre	Martial arts, Mythic fiction, Drama
Anime television series
Directed by	Morio Hatano (1-51) Tatsuya Nagamine (52-77) Kohei Kureta (78-97)
Produced by	Gō Wakabayashi Tomoharu Matsuhisa Toshiyuki Matsui Tomohiro Tsuji Atsutoshi Umezawa
Written by	Reiko Yoshida (1-51) Yoshimi Narita (52-97)
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	ANN (TV Asahi)
Original run	April 1, 2012 – March 30, 2014
Episodes	97 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Bau
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Kerokero Ace
Original run	March 26, 2013 – July 26, 2013
Volumes	1

Saint Seiya Omega (聖闘士星矢（セイントセイヤ）Ω（オメガ）, Seinto Seiya Omega^?, stylized as Saint Seiya Ω) is an anime series produced by Toei Animation. It is a spin-off of the Saint Seiya anime series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada, produced in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The series began broadcasting in Japan on TV Asahi on April 1, 2012. It is directed by Morio Hatano (his debut as series director), with animation character designs by illustrator and animator Yoshihiko Umakoshi, known for performing the same duties on Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation, HeartCatch PreCure! and Casshern Sins.

The series follows a young teenager known as Koga who becomes one of the 88 warriors protecting the Goddess Athena known as Saints. As the Pegasus Bronze Saint, Koga embarks on a journey to increase his power to save Athena while meeting some other Saints. For the second season, the series tells the conflict between Athena and her sister Pallas which starts a new war. The series also got a manga adaptation and a fighting game.

Omega was created as an alternative to the series' direct sequel Saint Seiya: Next Dimension due to lack of material to adapt. As a result, rather than refocusing on the returning cast, Toei created a new generation of Saint who would succeed the old cast. Critical reception to the series has been mixed with critics often finding it derivative from other shows from the same genre.