Title: List of Saint Seiya chapters (series)
Content:  Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  in the spring of 2009. Saint Seiya: Next Dimension was conceived by Masami Kurumada as a prequel to his Saint Seiya manga, parting from elements revealed in it but never further developed and explored then, hence, he started writing and drawing Next Dimension by opening the storyline in a prologue, with a flashback to the last battle of his original manga, contained in vol. 28. Additionally, the original concept of the prequel was to work simultaneously with Shiori Teshirogi's Saint Seiya : The Lost Canvas as a multi-angle interpretation of the storyline, but this approach was quickly abandoned, as both works greatly diverged. At the release of the first collected volume (tankōbon) of the series, Next Dimension was confirmed 
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - The Myth of Hades (聖闘士星矢 NEXT DIMENSION 冥王神話), also known as simply Next Dimension, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It is the canonical sequel to, while also serving as a prequel to the Saint Seiya manga by Kurumada. The main plot is set in the 18th century during the previous "Holy War" between the goddess Athena and the god Hades, and centres on the battles between each deity's warriors who are known as the Saints and the Specters respectively. It is published by Akita Shoten in the weekly magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion at irregular dates. It is also known by its alternate subtitle Galaxy Myth (銀河神話), which is used 
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  publication to refer to the segments of the storyline set in the 20th century, as opposed to the Myth of Hades subtitle, which refers to the segments set in the 18th century. Unlike the original work, Next Dimension is published in full color in its volume compilations, with the printed chapters in the Shōnen Champion magazine originally published in the standard black and white format of Japanese comics media; with occasional color pages. However, the digital version of the chapters is published in color, albeit in a simplified color scheme that is later improved and enhanced in the compilations. Thus, Next Dimension is notable as one of the few titles of the genre to be published in full color today.
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content: Pegasus Tenma: The 18th century incarnation of Pegasus Seiya and the main character of the story. ; Alone: The purest soul in the 18th century and the previous human vessel for Hades, god of the Underworld. A young painter apprentice who is an orphan and a close friend to Tenma. ; Aries Shion: A former Bronze Saint promoted to Gold Saint of Aries, future Pope of Sanctuary. ; Libra Dohko: A former Bronze Saint promoted to Gold Saint of Libra, future master of Dragon Shiryū. ; Crateris Suikyō: Formerly the Crateris Silver Saint, master of Tenma and a well-respected soldier of Athena's army. Unknown events 
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  A prologue, 102 chapters, and two additional special chapters have been released to date since 2006, and are being collectively published in tankōbon form. The twelfth compilation was released on May 8, 2018. The first special episode for Next Dimension was published on June 19, 2014 to commemorate the release of the animated film Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary. The second special chapter was released a year after on July 16, 2015. Both special chapters were compiled in the tenth volume.
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  be canonical within the universe and chronology conceived by Kurumada for Saint Seiya. Following Masami Kurumada's traditional writing and drawing style, the storyline unfolds in typical shōnen manga narrative. In addition each chapter is presented in full colour. The first chapter was initially called Prologue ①, however, the "①" was removed in the collected first volume. During the first 14 chapters, the borderline of the pages was coloured to look like a starlit night sky, this was changed to standard white in part 14 and further chapters as well as a standard in compiled volumes. Parts 15 and 16 were published in a black & white format complemented by one colour image each. The following parts have continued being 
Title: Saint Seiya Omega
Content:  Originally, Toei planned to make an anime adaptation of the manga Saint Seiya: Next Dimension but the series' slow pace of release resulted in them trying the opposite of Next Dimension: A story set several years after the events of the original manga. For this they created a new cast of main characters who would be assisted by the previous generation's Saints. The creative staff, including character designer Umakoshi and head writer Reiko Yoshida, previously worked under flagship Saint Seiya director Shigeyasu Yamauchi, either on the original Saint Seiya anime adaptation (director Morio Hatano was assistant director of its fifth film), or on his other works, such as Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu and Casshern Sins. They referred to Yamauchi as a strong influence in interviews.
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  Next Dimension resumes the story of Kurumada's original Saint Seiya manga by means of a flashback to the final battle of the Saints of Athena in the Hades arc. During the battle, Hades, the god of the Underworld recognizes Seiya as the feared enemy he faced millennia ago, in the ages of myth, reincarnated in this era. The god is reminded of past incarnations and then reminisces about the events that occurred in the last war between Athena and himself 243 years earlier. During that era, a boy named Tenma was one of Athena's legendary warriors, the Saints. He was also the incarnation of Pegasus Seiya in the 18th century. Tenma was best friends 
Title: Saint Seiya: Next Dimension
Content:  Masami Kurumada first announced the start of the follow-up to his famous Saint Seiya series in 2006. On April 21 he posted an image of Hades, Lord of the Underworld, on his blog. Short chapters came to be published once or even twice per month due to its sporadic release until January 4, 2007 when the next chapter did not get released until August 2, 2007. The series have kept up sporadic releases, with brief intervals of week-to-week publication, but Masami Kurumada updates his blog after a longer interval to show the next upcoming chapters. In Volume 2, in his personal message, Masami Kurumada apologies for the delay of the second volume; revealing that he was sick for a long 

Question: Who is the author of Saint Seiya: Next Dimension?
Answer: Masami Kurumada.