Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan
Japanese title: セイント・ビースト～光陰叙事詩天使譚～
Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Premiered: spring 2007
Source: Mixed media
Genres: Fantasy
Studios: Tokyo Kids, Yuhodo
Producers: Avex Entertainment, Lantis, Marvelous AQL
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

A long time ago, Zeus, the great god, created a three–tier hierarchy of angels, top, middle and lower, although they were supposed to be equal. Also, Zeus appointed 6 angels as Saint Beasts who govern the animals of Earth. They were: Go, the seiyu; Shin, the genbu; Rei, the suzaku; Guy, the byakko; Yuda, the kirin; and Ruka, the hooh. However, Kira, the shooting star, and Maya, the fuga, didn’t attend the selection tests and left for the Earth.

The six angels fulfilled their tasks faithfully. However, because of Zeus’s increasingly tyrannical acts, they begin to mistrust him.

(Source: AnimeNfo)