Saint Seiya is a Japanese anime series based on Masami Kurumada's manga, first broadcast in Japan in the late 1980s. The Galaxian Wars is its opening tournament arc, in which the young Bronze Saints compete for the Gold Cloth, and its dramatic music has become closely linked with that rivalry. As clips from the series circulated online, fans began reusing the short intro for edits, versus videos and tribute montages. It remains popular because it instantly signals an anime battle, even for viewers who only recognise the sound from short-form videos.