Saint Seiya, known internationally as Knights of the Zodiac, began as a manga by Masami Kurumada in 1986 and became a long running anime about young warriors protecting Saori Kido, the reincarnation of Athena. Its score is remembered for dramatic orchestral cues that underline loyalty, loss and sacrifice, themes central to the brother characters in the series. Clips from those emotional scenes circulate on soundboards and in fan edits, where this sad cue is reused whenever creators need instant anime melancholy without using dialogue or a full song.