Saint Seiya Soul of Gold 12: Meet the 12 Gold Saints!
The official website for the Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold anime has announced the names of the 12 voice actors who will portray the 12 Gold Saints in the newest anime adaptation of the franchise. The names of the main production team have also been revealed.
The new anime was revealed as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Saint Seiya (which includes Knights of the Zodiac, Knights of the Zodiac – Hades Saga, and Knights of the Zodiac Omega) and was announced last October at the Tamashii Nation 2014 event (and in Brazil at Comic-con XP). The entire voice cast of the Gold Knights from Knights of the Zodiac – Hades Saga will reprise their respective roles.
Below is the announced cast for Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold:
- Aiolia of Leo: Hideyuki Tanaka
- Sagittarius Aiolos: Yusaku Yara
- Mu of Aries: Takumi Yamazaki
- Milo of Scorpio: Toshihiko Seki
- Aldebaran of Taurus: Tessho Genda
- Camus of Aquarius: Nobutoshi Kanna
- Virgo Shaka: Yuuji Mitsuya
- Shura of Capricorn: Takeshi Kusao
- Cancer Death Mask: Ryouichi Tanaka
- Aphrodite of Pisces: Keiichi Nanba
- Libra Dohko: Kenyu Horiuchi
- Gemini Saga: Ryotaro Okiayu
Directed by: Jouji Takeshi
Furuta (Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to, second director on Nobunagun)
Series composer: Toshimitsu Takeuchi (Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance)
The 56-year-old veteran Hideyuki Motohashi, best known for his work on Rokushin Gattai God Mars in the mid-80s, will design the characters. He was also the animation director on Saint Seiya – The Lost Canvas.
Source: Crunchyrol