Asgard Saga

Saint Seiya — Arc 2 · 26 episodes · 1988 · Original anime

Asgard — Saint Seiya

The Nordic Lands of Odin

After the Sanctuary battle, the Knights are sent to Scandinavia on Athena's orders. There, the high priestess Hilda of Polaris has been cursed by an evil ring belonging to Poseidon, compelling her to mobilize the seven God Warriors against Athena.

This arc is an original anime creation (absent from the manga), developed by Tōei Animation as a narrative bridge between the Sanctuary arc and the Poseidon arc. It introduces Norse mythology into the Saint Seiya universe through the Odin Sapphire — stones of divine power.

The Seven God Warriors

Each warrior bears the name of a Nordic star and commands a power linked to his constellation. They serve Hilda faithfully, believing they fight for Odin — unaware that she is being manipulated. The Knights' struggle against these adversaries is also a fight to free them from this illusion.

Available Episodes

Episode 1
Episode 1
Enemies in the Far North! The Legend of the God Warriors

The threat from the north takes shape — Asgard's God Warriors emerge, armed with Divine Armors whose power rivals the Gold Cloths.

Episode 2
Episode 2
Hilda! The Goddess Imprisoned by an Evil Spirit

Hilda, high priestess of Odin and guardian of the Nordic balance, reveals a dark face under the grip of an evil possession.

Episode 3
Episode 3
The Giant Thor! Cosmos of Hatred

Thor, a northern giant with a cosmos of hatred of terrifying power, crushes everything in his path with a brutality few can match.

Episode 4
Episode 4
Tears of the Giant Star! Dying for Hilda

Thor sacrifices his life for Hilda in an act that reveals the unconditional love hidden behind his apparent hatred and surface brutality.

Episode 5
Episode 5
Fangs Revealed! Fenrir the Wolf of the North

Fenrir, the Wolf Warrior of the north, bares sharp fangs forged from hatred born of abandonment and betrayal by those who should have protected him.

Episode 6
Episode 6
Alas Shiryu! The Sad Fate of the Wolf of the North

Shiryu faces the sad fate of the Wolf's fist — a fight where the adversary is as much a victim as an enemy, victim of his own past.

Episode 7
Episode 7
Lost in the Ice Fields! A Sad Howl

Alone against the raging elements of the far north, Seiya must find within himself an inner warmth the cold tries to extinguish little by little.

Episode 8
Episode 8
Freya! A Life-or-Death Battle for Love

Freya, sister of a God Warrior, risks everything for love in a conflict that transcends the boundaries between camps and reveals the universality of compassion.

Episode 9
Episode 9
Swan Dances! Brilliant Hell in the Ice

Hyoga dances with Swan in a hell of ice, his glacial cosmos put to the ultimate test against an adversary who masters his own elemental nature.

Episode 10
Episode 10
The Enchanting Harp! The Prelude of Death Tempts Shun

A female God Warrior uses music as a cosmic weapon, exploiting Shun's sensitivity to beauty to lure him toward his own destruction.

Episode 11
Episode 11
Death Sentence! Requiem of the Hanged

The Bronze Knights find themselves accused and condemned under Nordic law — a legally impossible situation requiring an out-of-the-ordinary solution.

Episode 12
Episode 12
The Sad Hero! Frozen Hatred

A God Warrior whose past glory is nothing but a bitter memory stands against Hyoga in a fight that is also a painful mirror.

Episode 13
Episode 13
Phoenix! The Deep Crimson Wings

Ikki intervenes on Asgard's soil in a shattering entrance, his burning cosmos melting the Nordic ice in his wake.

Episode 14
Episode 14
The Amethyst Demon! The Tomb of Saints

The Amethyst Demon transforms the battlefield into a tomb for the Saints, his techniques of sacred gem manipulation making him difficult to grasp.

Episode 15
Episode 15
The Fire Sword! The Terrifying Ambition

A God Warrior reveals his true political motivations behind the mask of Odin's loyal servant — betrayal from within the Nordic camp itself.

Episode 16
Episode 16
Vicious Sacrifice! The Forest of Spirits

The Forest of Spirits puts Seiya before impossible choices where advancing means leaving behind innocents no Knight can abandon.

Episode 17
Episode 17
Don't Look Back Seiya! Shiryu's Cosmos

Shiryu's cosmos guides his friend from afar in a moment of deep doubt — long-distance communication by the sheer force of the cosmic bond.

Episode 18
Episode 18
Shine Shun! The Hidden Mystery of the Black Fangs

Shun reveals the depths of his steel resolve against the Black Fangs, his surface gentleness masking a determination even his friends ignored.

Episode 19
Episode 19
Shun's Final Nebula Storm

Shun's final Nebula Storm unleashes a power no one — neither allies nor enemies — imagined possible from him.

Episode 20
Episode 20
Bud! The Fate of the Double Stars

The destiny of the double stars is decided in a fratricidal fight between two brothers bound by blood and separated by Asgard's fate.

Episode 21
Episode 21
Brothers' Bond! Syd, Rest in Your Homeland

Syd rests in his native land, his last words not of hatred but of deep love for the brother he never stopped loving.

Episode 22
Episode 22
Noble Heroes! Rebirth of the Legendary Knight

The revelation of Odin's Divine Armor's true power proves that the Nordic warriors deserve respect, not merely the pity of their adversaries.

Episode 23
Episode 23
Dragon vs Dragon! A Split Second for Victory

Two identical techniques clash in a mirror duel where victory is decided not by power but by the difference of a millisecond.

Episode 24
Episode 24
Siren! The Beautiful Melody of Death

The Siren plays her Melody of Death on a raging sea — her voice capable of killing illustrates that beauty and death are two faces of the same cosmic coin.

Episode 25
Episode 25
A Miracle Appears! The Cloth of Odin

A miracle occurs — the Cloth of Odin materializes for Seiya in his darkest hour, divine recognition of a pure heart fighting for just causes.

Episode 26
Episode 26
Athena! Eternal and Noble Prayer

Athena's eternal prayer concludes the Asgard saga — victory belongs not to weapons but to faith and compassion.

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Information

Episodes

Ep. 74–99 (TV)

Broadcast

1988

Type

TV Series — Original anime

Antagonist

Poseidon (via Hilda)

Setting

Scandinavia — Asgard

God Warriors

Syd of Mizar
Bud of the Pole Star
Fenrir of Dubhe
Thor of Merak
Mime of Benetnasch
Alberich of Megrez
Siegfried of Dubhe