
The French studio announced that it had sold 40 episodes of the show to Cartoon Network for broadcast in the United States under the name Knights of the Zodiac.ĭiC produced an edited English dub recorded in Toronto, Ontario by Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
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The following June, it was revealed that the company had only acquired a sublicense to the series through an agreement with children's entertainment company DiC Entertainment. Retrieved 04 Jun '18.In July 2002, ADV Films announced at their Otakon 2002 panel that they had purchased the rights to release the series in North America. ↑ A list of CRTC Canadian program recognition numbers, including Knights of the Zodiac.
↑ Another YTV broadcast log for July 2004. ↑ YTV broadcast log for July 2004, which includes the finale of Knights of the Zodiac. ↑ Anime News Network Encyclopedia page on Knights of the Zodiac - Brink of the Abyss (Dub. ↑ Anime News Network Encyclopedia page on Knights of the Zodiac - Battle of the Bronze Knights (Dub. ↑ Toomzone forum thread about Knights of the Zodiac. ↑ Toonzone forum thread about a Saturday 2004 Toonami schedule that could have happened.
↑ Anime News Network article for a Saturday schedule in 2004 including Knights of the Zodiac.
↑ Anime News Network article on ADV releasing two varieties of St. ↑ YTV broadcast log for September 2003, includes Knights of the Zodiac. ↑ Anime News Network article on YTV airing dates of Inu Yasha, St. ↑ Anime News Network article on Knights of the Zodiac on Cartoon Network. ↑ Business Wire article detailing how DIC Entertainment was granted with airing the English dub of Knights of the Zodiac in the US, Bandi America is granted the toy license, and ADV is granted the home video rights. ↑ Anime News Network article on the announcements ADV Films made at their Otakon panel. The following episodes are believed to have aired exclusively in Canada on YTV: Since its Canadian broadcast, the last 8 episodes have not surfaced in any form. That indicates production on the entire batch was finished months beforehand. The existence of the dub is supported by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), who approved 40 Knights of the Zodiac episodes as Canadian content on December 1st, 2003. The channel ran episodes 33-36 twice, with 37-40 only airing once, as YTV permanently removed Knights of the Zodiac from its lineup on October 9th, 2004. In Canada, however, all 40 episodes aired on television, with the dub's conclusion airing on July 24th, 2004. ADV Films would later release those 32 episodes across 8 DVD and VHS releases between January and November 2004. Though Cartoon Network initially planned to run the rest of DIC's dub in a late-night slot, the show was pulled from the channel's schedule in April 2004 after 32 episodes aired. Utilizing an entirely separate voice cast from the Houston, Texas area, their dub was primarily released on home video and ran for 60 episodes. Parallel to DIC's dub, ADV Films produced their own uncut version under the Saint Seiya name. Canadian broadcaster YTV aired a preview episode on September 1st before airing the show in its regular rotation on September 5th, 2003. The series debuted on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 30, 2003. This version featured significant visual edits, storyline modifications and a cover of The Flock of Seagulls song I Ran by American rock band Bowling for Soup as its opening theme song. The company produced an edited English dub recorded in Toronto, Ontario, by Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The French studio announced that it had sold 40 episodes of the show to Cartoon Network for broadcast in the United States under the name Knights of the Zodiac. The following June, it was revealed that the company had only acquired a sublicense to Saint Seiya through an agreement with children's entertainment company DIC Entertainment - similar to their earlier partnership on another anime series, Sailor Moon. In July 2002, anime distributor ADV Films announced at their Otakon 2002 panel that they had purchased the rights to release the series in North America.