The original Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986) became a cult hit in Brazil. This film's release in 2014 coincided with the 20th anniversary of the anime's premiere on Brazilian television.
Seiya's hairstyle closely resembles that of his Pegasus predecessor Temna from Seinto Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meio Shinwa (2009).
Scorpio Milo is depicted as a female in this film. It is the first Saint to change gender in an adaptation of the original Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986), followed by Andromeda Shun in Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya (2019).