Saintia Sho volume 1 - Masami Kurumada and Chimaki Kuori

 The all female Saint Seiya series is finally being purchased and read by yours truly.

And while for the first few volumes I`ll have an idea of what will be happening, having watched the single season series so far, the story goes beyond that in the manga.

And like The Lost Canvas, that means I can finally find out what happened with Shoko and her companions!  The volume starts with Shoko having the same dream, as a golden apple wants to possess her, but she is saved by a golden armoured warrior (Scorpion saint Milo).  At school one day, she plans to confront Saori Kido, who as the head of the Grade Foundation might have news of her sister Kyoko that went to study there, when she gets attacked in the schoolyard.  A mysterious woman wants to sacrifice her to the golden apple indeed, but she is saved by her sister.  She has become a saintia of Athena, one of her bodyguard handmaidens, wearing the Equuleus bronze cloth.

 

The apple is actually the essence of Eris, who has chosen Shoko to become the vessel of her reincarnation. They return to the Kido mansion, but soon are attacked there by the Dryad Ate, the saintia's being pushed back as Athena, and the Sagitarrius gold cloth to support her, steps forward.  While Ate is defeated, she manages to snatch Kyoko instead for her to become the physical vessel of Eris.  Shoko begs Saori to receive training to become a saint, and save her sister...

So no real new reveals here, and the anime adapted this first volume very nicely.  And sorry mr Kurumada, but this drawing style personally is clearer then the original Saint Seiya series I`m afraid.

 

Now to go onwards to volume two...