Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris arrived in 1987 as part of Toei Animation's theatrical run supporting the wildly popular television series, one of several feature-length outings that gave fans an expanded, cinema-scale dose of the Bronze Saints' mythology. These films were brisk, event-style releases, packaged for young audiences and merchandising tie-ins, yet they carried enough visual ambition to remain sought after by animation collectors decades later. As Japan's anime theatrical circuit matured through the late eighties, Toei's Saint Seiya entries stood as reliable, high-turnout staples, cementing the franchise's place in the era's action-adventure boom.
This cell preserves Saori Kido, the reincarnated goddess Athena and the emotional and narrative anchor of the entire Saint Seiya mythos. As the character whose fate drives the Bronze Saints into battle, she is a perennial favorite among collectors seeking pieces tied to the franchise's core cast rather than its rotating villains. A frame bearing her name alone suggests a moment centered squarely on her presence within the story, a quiet anchor point amid the film's larger mythic conflict.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm colour release print of Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (1987).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges look clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along the bottom edge, appearing as a dual-band (two-track) variable-area pattern between the perforations and the picture area.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
The base shows a warm amber-brown tint in the clear leader area at the bottom; the dye image in the picture area reads with strong violet-purple saturation showing no obvious fading.
Projection history
No visible splices, cue marks or heavy scratching are apparent; the surface appears consistent with a projected release print.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be the same held or near-identical frame rather than consecutive action frames, consistent with a release print from the film on record.
Era check
A dual variable-area optical soundtrack on a warm-base 35mm colour positive is consistent with a 1987 Japanese theatrical release print, predating digital soundtrack formats.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063027
Original Film CaptureAs received
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