Saint Seiya May Receive Heaven’s Saga in 2026

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  • The Heaven Saga, a long-awaited continuation in the Saint Seiya series, is set to officially begin with Chapter 3 of Saint Seiya Then, scheduled for release on March 12, 2026.
  • The chapter, titled Path to the Celestial World, will feature color pages and a special cover in Weekly Shonen Champion, with a potential collaboration with other manga artists.
  • Saint Seiya Then III may signal the beginning of a showdown against Zeus, potentially concluding the main saga that was originally conceived by Masami Kurumada as a direct continuation of the Hades Saga.
  • The Heaven Saga has been anticipated since the early 2000s, with earlier attempts such as the 2004 release of Heaven Chapter: Overture not fully materializing in the manga.

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After a two-decade wait, Saint Seiya is finally set to receive the Heaven Saga. A recent leak indicates that the official announcement for this new arc in The Knights of the Zodiac will appear in Chapter 3 of Saint Seiya Then, scheduled for release on March 12, 2026, in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion. Chapter 3 of Saint Seiya Then is titled “Path to the Celestial World,” confirming that Seiya and his companions will journey toward Olympus. Rafael Shinzo, founder of AnimeNew, reports that the chapter will feature color pages and the cover of Weekly Shonen Champion 15/2026, and that Akita Shoten is planning a special reveal for the launch. Anitv posted an image of the cover on X (formerly Twitter) on February 19, 2026. Masami Kurumada originally conceived the Heaven Saga as a direct continuation of the Hades Saga, but it never fully materialized in the manga. This new chapter may signal the beginning of a showdown against Zeus, potentially concluding the main saga.

Saint Seiya THEN III’s Odyssey to Heaven Saga Begins with Potential Collaborations

While Saint Seiya THEN III: Tenkai e no Michi doesn’t confirm the full Heaven Saga, signs point to it being the start of the franchise’s most anticipated arc. The announcement may also involve a collaboration with other manga artists to serialize the story. The Heaven Saga has been anticipated since the early 2000s. In 2004, Heaven Chapter: Overture was released, which was expected to launch a new arc where the Knights of Athena would confront Zeus and other gods.


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