# Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods (1988)

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**Original title**: *聖闘士星矢 神々の熱き戦い*
**Runtime**: 46 min
**Genres**: Action, Animation, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
**Written by**: Takao Koyama
**Starring**: Toru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Koichi Hashimoto, Ryo Horikawa, Hideyuki Hori, Keiko Han

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You look for Hyoga in Asgard. Athena vanishes as you search, and then Dolvar's warriors confront you.

Yamauchi’s pacing lends urgency to the stakes. The animation style recalls an era of Saturday morning pleasures. It lingers in the memory.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, 3am-cult, playful

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