Saiyuki 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.
Ryoichi Ikegami is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He is best known for Crying Freeman (1986–1988),written by Kazuo Koike,and Heat (1999–2004),written by Buronson. The latter won the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. Ikegami received the Fauves d'Honneur at the 2023 Angoulême International Comics Festival. Yoshihide Fujiwara is a former assistant of Ikegami's.
Kazuya Minekura is a Japanese manga artist widely known for the Saiyuki series.
Iriya no Sora,UFO no Natsu is a Japanese sci-fi light novel series written by Mizuhito Akiyama with illustrations by Eeji Komatsu that centers on the relationship between Kana Iriya,a high school girl who has to fight alien invaders,and Naoyuki Asaba,a member of the school newspaper club and one of her few friends. There were four light novels published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko imprint;the series was once nominated for the Seiun Award. Later,a six-episode original video animation adaptation was created based on the novels;the DVDs were released in Japan between February 25 and July 29,2005. Two sound novel video games for the Nintendo DS were released in Japan;the first in January 2007 and the second in October 2007. A manga series illustrated by Tōko Kanno was serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh between the October 2007 and March 2009 issues.
X,also known as X TV,is a Japanese anime television series based on Clamp's manga series of the same name. It was produced by Madhouse and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Its twenty-four episodes were broadcast in Japan on WOWOW from October 2001 to March 2002. The story takes place at the end of the days,in the year 1999. It follows Kamui Shiro,a young esper who returns home to Tokyo after a six-year absence to face his destiny as the one who will determine humanity's fate. There,he discovers two organizations who want to take him as well as another person who shares Kamui's same talent.
Stigma is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was serialized in Shinshokan's Wings magazine in 2000 and published in a single volume.
Genjo Sanzo or Genjyo Sanzo is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Saiyuki. He is one of the four protagonists,loosely based on the character Tang Sanzang.
Wild Adapter is a Japanese manga series by Kazuya Minekura set in Tokyo and Yokohama,Japan in the mid-1990s. There is also an alternate universe dōjinshi and two episode OVA called Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shikkobu. Wild Adapter was also adapted as a two episode OVA in 2014,which is set in the universe of the manga series.
Fortune Arterial is a Japanese adult visual novel,developed by August,released as a limited edition version on January 25,2008 playable on Windows PCs as a DVD. Fortune Arterial is August's fifth game,preceded by other titles such as Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni:Operation Sanctuary,and Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na. A manga based on the story,drawn by Akane Sasaki,was serialized between the September 2007 and April 2008 issues of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine;the manga transferred to ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Festival! Comic in April 2008. A second manga started serialization in the November 2007 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's gaming magazine Comptiq,illustrated by Miki Kodama. A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs and Feel aired in Japan between October and December 2010.
Patalliro! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. The comedy manga was serialized in Hana to Yume from 1978 to 1990,before switching to Bessatsu Hana to Yume in 1991,and now currently is serialized on the app Manga Park (マンガPark) since 2020.
Hungry Heart:Wild Striker is a Japanese football manga and anime series,authored by Yōichi Takahashi. The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from January 2002 to February 2005,with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. The anime series was animated by Nippon Animation and broadcast on Animax from September 2002 to September 2003,spanning a total of 52 episodes.
"Setsugetsuka",released as a single titled Uta no Prince-sama Eternal Song CD "Setsugetsuka",is a song released for the mobile game Uta no Prince-sama:Shining Live. The song is performed by the characters of the game,Otoya Ittoki,Tokiya Ichinose,Ren Jinguji,Masato Hijirikawa,Natsuki Shinomiya,Syo Kurusu,Cecil Aijima,Reiji Kotobuki,Ai Mikaze,Ranmaru Kurosaki,and Camus. The song was released on November 21,2018.
Rent-A-Girlfriend,abbreviated as Kanokari (かのかり),is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since July 2017,and has been compiled into thirty-eight tankōbon volumes as of October 2024. The series is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA,which released the first volume in English in June 2020.
My Home Hero is a Japanese manga series written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Masashi Asaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from May 2017 to July 2024,with its chapters collected in 26 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions aired from April to June 2023. A live-action television drama premiered in October 2023. A live-action film premiered in Japanese theatres in March 2024.
Saiyuki Reload is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by Kazuya Minekura. Produced by Studio Pierrot,the series is directed by Tetsuya Endo,written by Tetsuya Endo and composed by Daisuke Ikeda.
Saiyuki Reload Blast is a Japanese manga sequel to Saiyuki Reload and the final part of Saiyuki series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It began serialization in Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum since December 2009,with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes as of October 2017. The story follows the adventures of The Sanzo Party after a long journey,as the group arrives at the borders of India,their final destination.
Saiyuki Gaiden is a Japanese manga series that serves as a prequel to the Saiyuki series Kazuya Minekura wrote and illustrated. Saiyuki Gaiden began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from May 1999 to February 2003 and continued serialization in Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum from November 2003,and was then transferred to the publisher's shōjo mangaComic Zero Sum WARD. Serialization finished in May 2009,with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. The manga tells a story that occurs 500 years before the main story.
Saiyuki Reload:Burial,known in Japan as Saiyūki Reload:Burial,is an original video animation (OVA) series,based on the arc of Saiyuki Reload manga "Burial" and prequel to the Saiyuki mythological adventure series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. The OVA series directed by Koichi Ohata and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa. Saiyuki Reload:Burial the story Taking place in the past it offers a view at the Saiyuki quartet before their formation and their journey to the west.
Saiyuki Ibun is a Japanese manga series that serves as a prequel to the Saiyuki series Kazuya Minekura wrote and illustrated. The series tells the story that takes place about 40 years before the events of the main story at Taisoji,a priest training temple known as the greatest in Shangri-La. the story of those who would become the future Sanzo monks,including the one who would later be known as Koumyou Sanzo.
