The Saiyuki manga comprises five separate series. The original series comprised nine volumes, and was serialized in the manga magazine Monthly G-Fantasy from 1997 to 2002. Ichijinsha reprinted all nine volume from October 26, 2002, to June 25, 2003. Also a new edition of all nine Volumes of "Saiyuki" has been published by Ichijinsha in 2015. [1] [2] [3]
A special edition title "Saiyuki Anthology" Released in Ichijinsha's Special Comic Zero Sum on July 24, 2010. [4]
In 2015 a new edition of all nine Volumes of Saiyuki has been published by Ichijinsha. [5]
The first English License was Tokyopop published all nine volumes of the manga from March 2, 2004, to July 12, 2005. [6] [7] Also Madman Entertainment releases Saiyuki all nine volumes from October 3, 2007, to October 9, 2008. [8] [9] beginning in 2020, Kodansha is re-releasing Minekura's Saiyuki manga in 400-page hardcover volumes with new translations. The company released the second volume phsyically and digitally on August 18. [10] [11] Final hardcover of saiyuki manga volume was published in January 2021. [12] The manga releases in North American From February 20, 2020, to January 23, 2021. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
The second series titled Saiyuki Gaiden began serialized in Enix's Monthly GFantasy magazine in 1999, although Minekura moved it to Ichijinsha's Comic Zero Sum WARD in 2002. [19] The manga on hold for one year in 2004. [20] Saiyuki Gaiden comprised four volumes and after ten years running ended in May 2009. [19] Gaiden work, It is a story of an era that dates back 500 years from the main story.
The final volume, volume four released on July 25, 2009. [21] [22] A special edition titled "Saiyuki Gaiden memorial" was also released On July 16, 2009. [23] [24] In September 2012, a new one-shot story titled "Saiyuki Gaiden Heavenly Ants" released. [25] The one-shot follows the story of the first platoon of the heavenly western army led by Tenpo.
In 2002, a third series was made entitled Saiyuki Reload that lasted 10 volumes long. The third series was serialized in the monthly Japanese Josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum and completed its run on June 28, 2009. [26] [27] Tokyopop has published Saiyuki Reload nine volumes from August 9, 2005, to January 1, 2009, in North America. [28] [29] [30] Also Madman Entertainment published Saiyuki Reload nine volumes from October 1, 2009, to October 5, 2010. [31] [32]
After the completion of "Saiyuki Gaiden", Saiyuki Ibun started in 2009, and is currently running in Monthly Comic Zero Sum. [33] [26] Ibun series follows the youth of Koumyo Sanzo, the guardian and teacher of Ganjo Sanzo years before the first Saiyuki series.
In September 2010,The manga went on hiatus due to the author's poor health, Minekura explained that she is undergoing one medical check after another for a possible surgery, so she cannot maintain her work schedule, Until her hiatus. [34] [35] In November 2012, Minekura resumed Saiyuki Ibun manga after 28-Month Hiatus. [36] Initially, the first volume was supposed to come out in March 2013 but it was later released on April. [37] [38] In February 2013, The manga went on indefinite hiatus. [39]
Saiyuki Reload Blast started serialization on Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum in 2009, After a hiatus that begun in September 2010, [40] [41] [35] the manga resumed in March 2012, [42] with the first volume being released in July later that year. [43] A limited edition of the first volume which included a mini art book was released on June 25. [44]
On July 27, 2013, publication of Saiyuki Reload Blast slowed due to Minekura's health. [45] Ichijinsha published the second volume in July 2014. [46] In April 2016, publication again paused. [47] Initially, the third volume was planned to be released in August 2017 [48] but was postponed until October that year, when it was published alongside a special edition. [49] The series went on hiatus in October 2017 and resumed 18 months later. [40] [50]
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1 | September 1, 1997 [51] | 978-4-87025-592-0 | March 1, 2004 [6] | 978-1-59182-651-4 | |
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2 | March 1, 1998 [52] | 978-4-87025-287-5 | May 11, 2004 [53] | 978-1-59182-652-1 | |
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3 | October 1, 1998 [54] | 978-4-87025-406-0 | July 13, 2004 [55] | 978-1-59182-653-8 | |
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4 | March 1, 1999 [56] | 978-4-87025-488-6 | September 14, 2004 [57] | 978-1-59182-654-5 | |
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5 | September 1, 1999 [58] | 978-4-75750-096-9 | November 9, 2004 [59] | 978-1-59182-655-2 | |
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6 | March 1, 2000 [60] | 978-4-75750-219-2 | January 30, 2005 [61] | 978-1-59532-431-3 | |
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7 | October 1, 2000 [62] | 978-4-75750-318-2 | March 8, 2005 [63] | 978-1-59532-432-0 | |
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8 | July 1, 2001 [64] | 978-4-75750-502-5 | June 7, 2005 [65] | 978-1-59532-433-7 | |
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9 | February 1, 2002 [66] | 978-4-75750-634-3 | July 12, 2005 [7] | 978-1-59532-434-4 | |
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1 | October 26, 2002 [67] | 978-4-75805-007-4 |
2 | November 26, 2002 [68] | 978-4-75805-008-1 |
3 | December 26, 2002 [69] | 978-4-75805-012-8 |
4 | January 27, 2003 [70] | 978-4-75805-015-9 |
5 | February 25, 2003 [71] | 978-4-75805-019-7 |
6 | March 26, 2003 [72] | 978-4-75805-024-1 |
7 | April 25, 2003 [73] | 978-4-75805-027-2 |
8 | May 26, 2003 [74] | 978-4-75805-030-2 |
9 | June 25, 2003 [75] | 978-4-75805-036-4 |
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1 | April 25, 2015 [76] | 978-4-75803-041-0 | February 25, 2020 [77] | 978-1-64659-333-0 |
2 | May 25, 2015 [78] | 978-4-75803-049-6 | August 18, 2020 [79] | 978-1-64659-494-8 |
3 | June 25, 2015 [80] | 978-4-75803-065-6 | November 17, 2020 [81] | 978-1-64659-428-3 |
4 | July 25, 2015 [82] | 978-4-75803-096-0 | January 5, 2021 [83] | 978-1-64659-441-2 |
5 | August 25, 2015 [84] | 978-4-75803-106-6 |
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1 | July 24, 2010 [85] | 978-4-75805-525-3 |
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1 | December 1, 2000 [86] | 978-4-75750-373-1 |
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1 | December 28, 2005 [87] | 978-4-75805-203-0 |
2 | December 28, 2005 [88] | 978-4-75805-204-7 |
3 | July 25, 2007 [89] | 978-4-75805-299-3 |
4 | July 25, 2009 [90] | 978-4-75805-427-0 |
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1 | January 25, 2011 [91] | 978-4-75803-019-9 |
2 | January 25, 2011 [91] | 978-4-75803-020-5 |
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1 | July 31, 2017 [92] | 978-4-75803-307-7 |
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | July 25, 2002 [93] | 978-4-75805-000-5 | August 9, 2005 [94] | 978-1-59816-025-3 |
2 | March 26, 2003 [95] | 978-4-75805-023-4 | September 13, 2005 [96] | 978-1-59816-026-0 |
3 | November 25, 2003 [97] | 978-4-75805-046-3 | March 7, 2006 [98] | 978-1-59816-027-7 |
4 | September 25, 2004 [99] | 978-4-75805-095-1 | June 13, 2006 [100] | 978-1-59816-028-4 |
5 | April 25, 2005 [101] | 978-4-75805-139-2 | October 10, 2006 [102] | 978-1-59816-180-9 |
6 | January 25, 2006 [103] | 978-4-75805-205-4 | January 9, 2007 [104] | 978-1-59816-877-8 |
7 | July 25, 2006 [105] | 978-4-75805-229-0 | April 10, 2007 [106] | 978-1-42780-176-0 |
8 | May 31, 2007 [107] | 978-4-75805-288-7 | June 14, 2008 [108] | 978-1-42780-466-2 |
9 | July 25, 2008 [109] | 978-4-75805-354-9 | January 1, 2009 [30] | 978-1-42781-594-1 |
10 | October 29, 2009 [110] | 978-4-75805-445-4 |
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1 | September 25, 2015 [111] | 978-4-75803-116-5 |
2 | October 24, 2015 [112] | 978-4-75803-125-7 |
3 | November 25, 2015 [113] | 978-4-75803-137-0 |
4 | December 25, 2015 [114] | 978-4-75803-144-8 |
5 | January 25, 2016 [115] | 978-4-75803-158-5 |
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1 | April 25, 2013 [116] [117] | 978-4-75805-795-0 |
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1 | June 25, 2012 [118] | 978-4-75805-711-0 |
2 | July 25, 2014 [119] | 978-4-75805-931-2 |
3 | October 31, 2017 [120] | 978-4-75803-267-4 |
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1 | June 25, 2012 [121] | 978-4-75805-729-5 |
2 | July 25, 2014 [122] | 978-4-75805-932-9 |
3 | October 31, 2017 [123] | 978-4-75803-268-1 |
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1 | July 31, 2017 [124] | 978-4-75803-306-0 |
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1 | October 1, 2001 [125] | 978-4-75750-554-4 |
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1 | April 1, 1999 [126] | 978-4-87025-494-7 |
2 | April 1, 2000 [127] | 978-4-75750-224-6 |
3 | February 1, 2001 [128] | 978-4-75750-335-9 |
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1 | July 1, 2005 [129] | 978-4-75803-006-9 |
2 | July 1, 2005 [130] | 978-4-75803-007-6 |
3 | July 1, 2005 [131] | 978-4-75803-008-3 |
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1 | July 23, 2010 [132] | 978-4-75803-013-7 |
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1 | April 25, 2011 [133] | 978-4-75803-018-2 |
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1 | April 25, 2012 [134] | 978-4-75805-705-9 |
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1 | July 28, 2005 [136] | 978-4-75805-166-8 |
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