In Greek mythology, Athena, the daughter of Zeus, was born in full armor. By birthright the goddess of battle, she did not believe in conquest, and only fought defensive wars. Her battles with bloodthirsty gods and giants shook the very earth and seemed to last forever. On the battlefield, there were a group of youths that always surrounded and protected the goddess: the Knights of Athena! Flash forward to modern-day Greece: two Japanese tourists are shocked to see a mansized meteorite crash to the earth before them. It turns out to be young Seiya. Seiya must train harder than ever if he is to survive his match with the brutal Cassios! Whoever wins will receive the greatest prize known to man: the incredibly powerful Pegasus Cloth! -- VIZ Media

Pegasus Knight Seiya, and the rest of the Knight of the Zodiac, are warriors who put their lives in peril to defend the universe from the forces of evil. This means they will do whatever is necessary to win, even if they are killed in the process. Seiya finds out the hard way what this means when he is forced to bury some of his bravest comrades who have fallen in the battle. While he is lamenting their demise, on the rocky beach where he buried them, he is suddenly attacked! Were Seiya's friends really killed...and who was on the beach with them? There is trickery afoot, and Seiya comes to the horrible conclusion that he could very well be responsible for their deaths! Now he must confront those responsible in a fearsome showdown! -- VIZ Media

The series begins with the story of Seiya, the main hero, who is one of Athena's Knights. Seiya, along with the other Bronze Knights, must train hard to earn their ""Cloths,"" and take on other challenges as well. Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) has been a hit in Japan (where it is known as simply Saint Seiya), as well as many European countries including Spain, France, and Italy. As the Bronze Knights fight their way through the 12 Palaces of the Gold Knights, their strength ebbs...and their enemies' strength increases. Now Hyôga must defeat the relentless Scorpio Knight while his own senses diminish to nothing. Shiryû is left alone against the Capricorn Knight, whose strength can split even Shiryû's invincible Dragon Shield. And shy Shun demands to take on the Pisces Knight, against whom he has a personal vendetta. With the full force of Sanctuary bent on destroying the four exhausted Bronze Knights, Princess Sienna's mission seems impossible. But, as Seiya is about to discover, the Princess brought a secret weapon to the 12 Palaces...something that will upset the balance of power in Sanctuary and reveal a message of hope in the Bronze Knights' darkest hour!

Final Volume! As Seiya lies defeated in Elysium, all the friends and comrades he's met in his battles join forces to revive him. But only a miracle can save Seiya now...a miracle worthy of the ancient Olympian gods! Meanwhile, at the shrine of Hades, Athena lies close to death and Hades is about to reawaken in his true form. To win this final battle, the Bronze Knights must prepare to put their lives on the line against ultimate evil... Don't miss the final volume of this classic Shonen Jump epic! -- VIZ Media

When Julian Solo turned sixteen, he was given a strange golden trident...and became the human incarnation of the sea god Poseidon. Now Poseidon is bent on destroying the world in a flood of mythic proportions. To stop the implacable waters and rescue Princess Sienna, the incarnation of Athena, the Bronze Knights have descended to the bottom of the seven seas! Having donned the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, Seiya is ready to face Poseidon...or is he? Now fully awakened to his powers, Poseidon can deflect even the Centaur's golden arrow with ease. Only ultimate friendship will allow the Bronze Knights to destroy the undersea pillars and learn the secrets of Poseidon's power. And only ultimate love--and ultimate sacrifice--will save Seiya's life! The Poseidon Saga reaches its shattering conclusion! -- VIZ Media

The Bronze Knights have defeated the Master of Sanctuary and restored Athena to the helm of Knighthood. Now their adventure truly begins! Gods now walk the earth in human form, and not all of them are benevolent. Princess Sienna discovers this when she meets Julian Solo, who claims to be Poseidon, god of the seas. Julian believes that Sienna, the incarnation of the goddess Athena, is destined to be his bride. And his plans for their future together include a world cleansed of the human race... To save the world from Poseidon's wrath, Athena makes a grim bargain, sacrificing herself for the good of humanity. Now only the purest of heroes can save her life and stop Poseidon from flooding the world. Seiya, Hyôga, Shiryû, Ikki and Shun must once again don their Cloths and fight in Athena's name! -- VIZ Media

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Blinded in his devastating battle against Argol,Bronze Knight Shiryû has retired from fighting to live in peaceful obscurity. But his brief taste of the simple life is snatched away when the vicious Gold Knight Mephisto attacks, forcing Shiryû to once again don the Dragon Cloth. In Siberia, Bronze Knight Hyôga is also trying to forget his life as a Knight--until a mysterious message in the ice forces him out of retirement. The Bronze Knights have been summoned to a war more terrible than anything they have yet encountered: a war against Knighthood itself! Seiya, too, is called to action. Now he and his fellow Bronze Knights must decide, once and for all, whether to join Princess Sienna in her rebellion against Sanctuary, the headquarters of Knighthood. But the Master of Sanctuary is waiting for them. If Seiya and his friends ever want to find peace again, they must pass through the 12 palaces of the legendary Gold Knights...and defeat them all! -- VIZ Media

A true cornerstone of the Japanese underground scene of the 1960s Seiichi Hayashi produced Red Colored Elegy between 1970 and 1971, in the aftermath of a politically turbulent and culturally vibrant decade that promised but failed to deliver new possibilities. With a combination of sparse line work and visual codes borrowed from animation and film, the quiet, melancholy lives of a young couple struggling to make ends meet are beautifully captured in this poetic masterpiece. Uninvolved with the political movements of the time, Ichiro and Sachiko hope for something better, but they’re no revolutionaries; their spare time is spent drinking, smoking, daydreaming, and sleeping—together and at times with others. While Ichiro attempts to make a living from his comics, Sachiko’s parents are eager to arrange a marriage for her, but Ichiro doesn’t seem interested. Both in their relationship and at work, Ichiro and Sachiko are unable to say the things they need to say, and like any couple, at times say things to each other that they do not mean, ultimately communicating as much with their body language and what remains unsaid as with words. Red Colored Elegy is informed as much by underground Japanese comics of the time as it is by the French nouvelle vague, and its cultural referents range from James Dean to Ken Takakura. Its influence in Japan was so great that Morio Agata, a prominent Japanese folk musician and singer/songwriter, debuted with a love song written and named after it.