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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Network & Production Companies
Pierrot
Dentsu
TV Tokyo
AT-X

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.

Takashi Yamamoto

Takashi Yamamoto

Key Animation

Se Kwon Jeong

Se Kwon Jeong

Key Animation

Haruki Nakagawa

Haruki Nakagawa

Key Animation

Ha Hyoung-ook

Ha Hyoung-ook

Key Animation

Kenji Tojo

Kenji Tojo

Key Animation

Chuta Kamiishi

Chuta Kamiishi

Animation Director

Jeong Soon-an

Jeong Soon-an

Key Animation

Shogo Sano

Shogo Sano

Key Animation

Masaya Nozaki

Masaya Nozaki

Key Animation

Jeon Byong-gon

Jeon Byong-gon

Key Animation

Son Kji-young

Son Kji-young

Key Animation

Hiroshi Motoyama

Hiroshi Motoyama

Key Animation

Sayoko Murai

Sayoko Murai

Key Animation

Hina Kobayashi

Hina Kobayashi

Key Animation

Koichi Usami

Koichi Usami

Key Animation

Akemi Morita

Akemi Morita

Key Animation

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; later republished by Ichijinsha, released the 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 anyone reviving the evil god Gyumao.

The manga was formerly licensed for English release in North America by Tokyopop, they published the nine volumes between March 2004, and July 2005. From February 2020, to January 2021, Kodansha republished the newly translated main series in North America in 400-page, hardcover volumes.

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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