Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories Nears Its Finale as One Last Chapter Approaches

If you’ve been following Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories like a small candle kept alive between bigger storms, you’re now close enough to feel the final gust: a report in Akita Shoten’s Champion RED (April issue) indicates the limited mini-series is heading into its finale in the next issue dated March 19, with creator Chimaki Kuori also confirming in the afterword that there will be one more chapter left in the current run.

One more step before the curtain falls

What makes this ending feel unusually intimate is its scale; rather than a long marathon, you’re watching a short, deliberate sprint conclude, and that’s part of the charm. The mini-series began on November 19 with a chapter billed as “Memory 4: Kōri no Tōshi” (Warrior of Ice), and it has continued the habit Kuori established since July 2022: releasing these side stories irregularly, like letters that arrive when you least expect them but still land exactly where they’re meant to.

How the “Memory” chapters have been rolling out

So far, the spin-off material published in Champion RED has included three “Memory” installments and two “Extra Memory” installments, a structure that feels less like a straight line and more like a constellation—separate points that still sketch the same sky when you step back.

A collected volume is already on shelves

Even as the serialization approaches its final page turn, Akita Shoten has already bundled the journey so far: the first compiled volume of Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories shipped on February 19. If you’re the kind of reader who likes to hold a story’s weight in your hands, this release is the neat, tangible proof that the mini-series isn’t just a fleeting add-on, but a piece meant to be kept.

Where this fits in the wider Saint Seiya legacy

Kuori’s main Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga originally launched in 2013 and concluded in July 2021, later wrapping with its 16th and final volume in January 2022, which included corrections and a revised ending—an editorial polish that, if you’ve ever reread a favorite scene and wished you could refine a single line, you’ll probably understand on a quiet, human level.

And beyond the page, the franchise still moves like an old myth that refuses to stop being retold: the original Saint Seiya manga by Masami Kurumada ran from 1986 to 1990 and has 35 million copies in print, a number that doesn’t just signal popularity but longevity—decades of readers keeping the armor shining through pure attention.

Anime and modern adaptations, in brief

Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō also inspired an anime adaptation that premiered on Amazon Prime Video in Japan in December 2018, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it aired. Meanwhile, the CG remake Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya debuted worldwide in July 2019, followed by Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary - in July 2021, and Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary - Part 2 arriving in April 2024—proof that, even when one small side story ends, the larger universe keeps breathing.

I still remember the particular feeling you get when a spin-off you didn’t expect to matter suddenly does—like finding a hidden room in a familiar house—and that’s why this finale lands softly but firmly: it’s not just an ending, it’s the last careful stitch in a smaller tapestry that was always meant to be seen up close.