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.
Akira Ishida is a Japanese actor and voice actor.
Sōichirō Hoshi is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in Saiyuki, Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny & Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom, Kazuki Fuuchouin in GetBackers, Masaru Daimon in Digimon Savers, Kaoru Hanabishi in Ai Yori Aoshi, and Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven's Lost Property. In video game franchises he voices Sanada Yukimura in Sengoku Basara, Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi When They Cry, Kilik in Soulcalibur, and various characters in Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time. He partially voices Shirogane Takeru in the Muv-Luv series. Hoshi was also known for his voice roles of villains as Goro Akechi from Persona 5, Death Gun from Sword Art Online, and Lio Shirazumi in The Garden of Sinners & Sentarō Miya in Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life.
Toshihiko Seki is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator. In June 2004, Seki was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite voice actor, largely in recognition of his performance as Rau Le Creuset from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. In August 2007 the Anime News Network called him one of the more prolific male voice actors with 215 roles credited to his name. Seki often voices characters who are very serious or easily agitated like Duo Maxwell in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Iruka Umino in Naruto, Kaien Shiba in Bleach and Genjo Sanzo in Saiyuki but he also plays deranged villains like Legato Bluesummers, Rau Le Creuset, Embryo and Muzan Kibutsuji. His most famous role is the Imagin Momotaros from Kamen Rider Den-O, reprising the role numerous productions since then. In 2023, he starred as the voice of the titular character in Pluto.
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.
Sentai Filmworks, LLC is an American entertainment company. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is Sentai Studios.
SXION 23 LLC, doing business as Section23 Films, is an American multimedia distributor based in Houston, Texas specializing in releasing anime and Japanese films. Established in 2009, Section23 is one of five successors to ADV Films; alongside Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Maiden Japan, and AEsir Holdings. The company is named after a Texas tax code.
Chihayafuru (ちはやふる) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love from December 2007 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in 50 tankōbon volumes. It is about a school girl, Chihaya Ayase, who is inspired by a new classmate to take up Hyakunin Isshu karuta competitively.
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation is a 2013 Japanese anime series based on the Nintendo DS video game, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 by Atlus. The series was directed by Seiji Kishi, with series composition by Makoto Uezu, based on the original story by Atlus and animated by Bridge. The series stars voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya as Hibiki Kuze along with Nobuhiko Okamoto, Aya Uchida, Junichi Suwabe and Takahiro Sakurai. When a mysterious calamity plunges the world into a state of chaos, Hibiki Kuze and his friends Daichi Shijima and Io Nitta are suddenly thrown from their normal lives into a battle of survival against creatures called Septentriones seeking to bring the world to ruin. Gaining the ability to summon demons from a cell phone app, Hibiki and his friends team up with an organization known as the JP's to help protect Japan and above all else—survive.
Saiyuki Reload is a Japanese manga series that is a sequel to the series Saiyuki, which Kazuya Minekura wrote and illustrated. Saiyuki Reload began serialization in Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum from March 2002 to June 2009, the chapters of which were collected and published in ten tankōbon volumes.
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 Gunlock is a sequel and the third season of the Saiyuki anime television series produced by Studio Pierrot. Adapted from the manga of Saiyuki Reload by Kazuya Minekura, 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: Requiem is the first animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Saiyuki, produced by Pierrot. The events of the film take place after the first series. On the way west, the priest Genjo Sanzo and his three demonic companions, Son Goku, Sha Gojyo, and Cho Hakkai, save a girl who is being chased by a giant bird. Out of gratitude, she invites them to her house and provides them with food and shelter. Once there, strange things began to happen.
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.
