7. Saint Seiya

Saint Seiya began to be known in the West as Knights of the Zodiac after it became successful in France in 1988, where it was given the name ofLes Chevaliers du Zodiaque; this was also the first foreign release of the series. Both the original manga and the anime adaptation were very successful in Japan and several Asian, European and Latin American countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Peru,Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Dominican Republic; however, none of them were translated into English until 2003. Fouranimated feature films were even shown in Japanese theaters. The anime was cancelled and left unfinished in 1989, leaving one arc of the manga non-animated.However, in 2002, Toei Animation continued the anime in the form of three OVA series (the final one ended in 2008) in order to adapt the remaining manga story arcs, and following this revival of the franchise, a fifth film was screened in 2004.