He was initially inspired by The Karate Kid (1984) to conceive a story about a young karateka named Seiya found by a karate master and his female assistant however, his publishing department did not approve the idea. The tournament is interrupted by the Black Saintsand Phoenix Ikki.Īt first, Kurumada planned to create a wrestling-themed manga as he enjoys writing individual sports rather than collective sports. THe other participants are several other of the orphans that were taken and raised by the Graad foundation, such as Dragon Shiryu, Andromeda Shun and Cygnus Hyoga. He returns and is forced to participate in the Galaxian Wars by Saori Kido.
He was raised by the Graad foundation, and prior to being sent to his training, he made a deal that if he obtained a Saint's Cloth, he would be helped in his search. The young man Seiya becomes the Saint of Pegasus, one of the goddess Athena's 88 Saints in his search to find his missing sister.
