Saiyuki (2000)

25m
Running Time

5
Seasons

126
Episodes

April 4, 2000
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
7.2
Saiyuki

Saiyuki (2000)

25m
Running Time

5
Seasons

126
Episodes

April 4, 2000
Release Date

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Pierrot
Dentsu
TV Tokyo
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Plot.

Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.

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Cast & Crew.

Hiroshi Motoyama

Hiroshi Motoyama

Key Animation

Hiroshi Yahagi

Hiroshi Yahagi

Key Animation

Teru Goto

Teru Goto

Key Animation

Kimika Shintani

Kimika Shintani

Key Animation

Jung kun Kim

Jung kun Kim

Key Animation

Akari Abe

Akari Abe

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Kamura

Hiroyuki Kamura

Key Animation

Kazuyuki Ikai

Kazuyuki Ikai

Key Animation

Lee Ju-hak

Lee Ju-hak

Key Animation

KEI Sakai

KEI Sakai

Key Animation

Anna Jo

Anna Jo

Key Animation

Ayataka Tanemura

Ayataka Tanemura

Key Animation

Shogo Sano

Shogo Sano

Key Animation

Toshiharu Sugie

Toshiharu Sugie

Key Animation

Tetsuya Sunaga

Tetsuya Sunaga

Key Animation

Jeon Byong-gon

Jeon Byong-gon

Key Animation

Daisuke Yajima

Daisuke Yajima

Writer

Miya Asakawa

Miya Asakawa

Writer

Satoru Nishizono

Satoru Nishizono

Writer

Nobuaki Yamaguchi

Nobuaki Yamaguchi

Writer

Michiko Yokote

Michiko Yokote

Writer

Touko Machida

Touko Machida

Writer

Corie Tomonaga

Corie Tomonaga

Writer

Shinpei Yamaguchi

Shinpei Yamaguchi

Writer

Details.

Release Date
April 4, 2000

Original Name
最遊記

Status
Ended

Seasons
5

Episodes
126

Running Time
25m

Genres

Last updated:

This TV Show Is About.

anime
supernatural
based on comic
Scripted
based on manga
shoujo
shounen
journey to the west

Wiki.

Saiyuki (Japanese: 最遊記, Hepburn: Saiyūki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was originally serialized in Square Enix's Shōnen magazine Monthly GFantasy between February 1997 and November 2001, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes. It was later republished by Ichijinsha, who released nine volumes with new covers from October 2002 to June 2003, and a five-volume bunkoban edition which was released from April to August 2015. The story, which is loosely based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, follows a monk named Genjo Sanzo who receives a mission to travel to the west with a group of three yokai (demons) to stop the revival of Gyumao, an evil god.

The manga was licensed for an English release by Tokyopop, who published nine volumes between March and July, 2005. The most recent publication in North America is by Kodansha, the series receiving a hardcover release with a new translation between February 2020 and January 2021.

Minekura's manga includes two sequels titled Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Blast, as well as two prequels titled Saiyuki Gaiden and Saiyuki Ibun. The series has spawned a media franchise that includes five anime series. Pierrot produced a 50-episode anime television series titled Gensomaden Saiyuki that aired from April 2000 to March 2001, and won the twenty-third annual Animage Anime Grand Prix prize for best anime. The same studio developed an anime film adaptation and two anime sequel series titled Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock, which were broadcast together in Japan from October 2003 to September 2004. Two other animes were produced; Platinum Vision made Saiyuki Reload Blast in 2017 and Liden Films made Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin, in 2022. Three original video animations (OVAs), ten stage musicals, a light novel adaptation, numerous video games, drama CDs, and artbooks have also been made.

As of July 2017, the Saiyuki franchise has sold 25 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. It has become a mainstay of manga/anime culture, and its entries have continually garnered critical praise and accolades.

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