History Anime / SaintSeiyaSoulOfGold

An entry in the ''Franchise/SaintSeiya'' franchise, this series is a sequel to the (anime-only) Asgard chapter, and a "[[GaidenGame Gaiden Story]]" to the Hades chapter, as it happens in the interval between the Gold Saints' sacrifice to destroy the Wailing Wall, and the Bronze Saints final battle against Hades.

* OffModel: The series seems to have around 3 animation teams; "Team A", as the fans are calling them, which makes the battle scenes and gives the armors beautiful lighting, "Team B" which makes stills and, while there is no lighting, it still looks decent, and "Team Z" which seems unable to understand human anatomy and the fact that armors have more than one color.
** There are also isolated incidents such as Aiolia's now infamous "Giraffe Neck" and Frodi's little ballet steps.
** Hopefully this should get fixed by the impending Bluray release.

An entry in the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' franchise, this series is a sequel to the (anime-only) Asgard chapter, and a "[[GaidenGame Gaiden Story]]" to the Hades chapter, as it happens in the interval between the Gold Saints' sacrifice to destroy the Wailing Wall, and the Bronze Saints final battle against Hades.

!!Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold provides examples of:

* EldritchAbomination: One look at the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/saintseiya/images/6/62/Libra_god_cloth_soul_of_gold_ver_2_0_by_saintaldebaran-d8z34ny.jpg Libra God Cloth]] hints at ''something'' with a squid for a head and a water/marine motif. It's the most unnatural-looking cloth of the bunch, as it evokes the image of the medieval [[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles-Paxton-2/publication/237570554/figure/fig1/AS:339931579863046@1458057412936/Various-drawings-of-the-sea-monk-with-some-possible-source-animals-a-Rondelets-sea.png Sea Monks]] and even [[https://images.goodsmile.info/cgm/images/product/20201006/10180/75332/large/a9ec5ebb0faad48cc81b0d68a340f4c6.jpg a squid-faced boy]] some of us [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/CthulhuMythos are familiar with.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: About half the Gold Saints have this. Lyfia has sky blue hair.

** Aiolia and Lyfia. Their farewell, between many other moments, seal the deal.

* ShipTease: On one hand, there's Deathmask's remark about Aphrodite on episode 3. On the other, he also has moments with an InnocentFlowerGirl named Elena. [[spoiler: Only to have her [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dy]][[ILetGwenStacyDie ing]].]]

!!Tropes:

** CastFromHitpoints: [[spoiler: Said Sapphires amplify the users' Cosmo but slowly drain their soul]].

* BackFromTheDead: Very literally. The Gold Saints are resurrected and transported back to Earth from Hell.

* TheBusCameBack: Hilda Polaris from Asgard anime-only arc. And her sister Freya too.

* HomeFieldAdvantage: The God Warriors are stronger when near the Yggdrassil, becoming more than a match for a gold saint. To make things more uneven, Yggdrassil absorbs the Gold Saints' cosmo when they're near it.
** [[spoiler: After Episode 5, Aiolia, Aldebaran and Milo destroy the crystals at the base of Yggdrasil which stops the power drain.]]

* TheWorfEffect: In the episode 6 is revealed that Aiolos was resurrected before the other Gold Saints. But has faced immediately Andreas and, weakened by Yggdrasil, he was beaten (managing only to injure Andreas's eye). [[spoiler: Then it turns out he still survived, showing up in-person to help Aiolia fight Andreas again.]]

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: A very unusual In-Universe example;The Gold Saints have long been established to be the most powerful non-god members of any army, being stronger than Poseidon's Generals and the other God Warriors, and being matched only by Hades' Judges, and even they get curb-stomped by the Gold's stronger members. And, in a series where the Golds get God Cloths, the only ones who could possibly be a threat to them, power-wise, would be GODS. Hence, the series is constantly changing the power balance to give it a genuine sense of tension, first [[spoiler: giving the God Warriors a HomeFieldAdvantage that both makes them stronger AND drains the Golds' Cosmo, making the God Cloth a necesity for victory]], and, when that is taken care of, [[spoiler: giving the God Warriors an AmplifierArtifact]].

* CameBackStrong: Arguably, all the Gold Saints, since they now can summon God Cloths as a SuperMode, unlocking a further degree of power than what they could before dying at the Wailing Wall.

** Episode 5 shows both Shura and Aioria's feeling regarding the former's involvement in Aioro's death.

** Episode 13 has ''two'' nods in the same scene. [[spoiler:After Loki is defeated and the Gold Saints are ready to die again, they muse about how they wish to send their cloths to Seiya and he others in Elysium. Poseidon then reveals himself, saying their cosmo woke him up, and he is willing to help them send the cloths across dimensions; then, Hilda is suspicious of him because he manipulated her in the Asgard saga, but realizes they have no better option.]] This wraps up ''Soul of Gold'' in both ''Saint Seiya'' manga and anime's continuity.
*** FridgeLogic: However, while the events of this series take place in a few days, it is not possible for so much time to pass for the Bronze Saints in Elysium, who go there right after the Wailing Wall was broken. Unless, time flows slower in the Underworld than on Earth. (Which seems to be the most plausible explanation since the Greatest Eclipse is still underway)

* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: Arguably, Loki with powering up Yggdrasil to produce Gungnir from the Gold Cloths. This enables them to have a modicum of sway over Gungnir's attacks and screw with Loki. Though to be fair to him, he thought he got rid of the twelve Gold Saints for good, and would have if not for the SpannerInTheWorks that was Pisces Aphrodite.]]

** Aiolia and Frodi: both being the perfect image of the brave hero on their side, both having ties with Lyfia. But Frodi fanatically believes in his cause, and Aiolia seeks to find the true reasons behind their resurrection and the battle.

An entry in the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' franchise, ''Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold'' premiered on April 11, 2015. The first episode had a preview showing on April 21st, 2015.

The series follows, as an anime-only arc, the Gold Saints just after their death during the Hades chapter, who come back to life on Earth, [[GrimUpNorth Far up North]], in Asgard. There, a new group of God Warriors, Odin's warriors, have been awoken; Hilda, the Asgardian priestess and Odin's representative, has fallen seriously ill, so she sends her LadyInWaiting Lyfia to seek for help...

An entry in the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' franchise, ''Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold'' premiered on April 11, 2015. The first episode had a preview showing on April 21st, 2015. It follows, as an anime-only arc, the Gold Saints just after their death during the Hades chapter, who come back to life on Earth, [[GrimUpNorth Far up North]], in Asgard. There, a new group of God Warriors, Odin's warriors, have been awoken.