Saiyuki

Saiyuki, also known as Gensomaden Saiyuki (幻想魔伝最遊記) in Japan, a popular manga series created by Kazuya Minekura loosely based on the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West (Xī Yóu Jì). more...

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Though adapted into an anime by Studio Pierrot, the storyline is not yet complete. For brevity, this article describes the first fifty episodes of the english-adapted anime as distributed by ADV Films. General information on the each manga and anime title in this series is listed in closing.

Plot

Saiyuki is the story of four reluctant - and irreverant - heroes: the monk Genjyo Sanzo (or "Genjo"), the monkey deity Son Goku, the half-demon Sha Gojyo (sometimes, "Gojou"), and the demon Cho Hakkai, dispatched by the Sanbutsushin to India to stop the possible resurrection of the Bull Demon King, Gyumaoh. Along the way they are beset by (inept) assassins, bad weather, and their tragic personal pasts. Meanwhile, the villains, two unlikely confidants, Gyokumen Koushou (Gyumaoh's concubine) and mad scientist, Dr. Ni Jainyi, continue their attempts to restore the long-dead king. Due to these experiements, a forbidden mixture of science and holy magic spawns the Minus Wave, infecting all the demons in Shangri-La with maddness, shattering the fragile peace that once existed between human and demon. As the violence escalates, it's up to these four misfits to save the world. Eventually.

Main Characters

The "Sanzo Ikkou" (Sanzo Party)

Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese), and David Matranga (English, first series only).

Generally called "Sanzo" by his traveling companions, though his full title is "The 31st of China, Genjo Sanzo." A brutal, worldly man, he doesn't fit the stereotypical image of the passive, or pacifist, cleric. Disregarding basic buddhist principles, he smokes, drinks, swears profusely, and generally follows his own path. Sanzo is a cold, rational thinker and somewhat aloof. Arrogant and short tempered, he nonetheless prefers to remain above the melee unless the situation is desperate. He is strongly opinionated, and despite his terse demeanor, highly moralstic and quick to defend the weak. His primary weapon is a Smith and Wesson revolver which he wields as an expert marksman, and is rarely without it in combat. A secondary "weapon" is the holy sutra he carries on his shoulders, the Meitan Sutra(scripture of darkness). Last but not least, he's often quick to whip out his harisen (paper fan) and whack his way through the occasional interparty conflict.

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese), and Bradon Hunt (English, first series only).

Cho Hakkai, formerly known as Cho Gonou. Though originally human, Hakkai became a demon (and changed his name) after he slaughtered a thousand demons of the Hyakugenmaoh tribe for the kidnap and rape of his beloved sister/wife, Kanan. (According to Japanese legend, a human can become a demon, or youkai, after bathing in the blood of a thousand demons). He is polite and softspoken with a deceptively innocent demeanor. He is often the straight man of the group, known for his dry observations and aphorisms in the heat of combat. Hakkai's primary weapon is his Ki, a type of metaphysical energy. He wears a monocle over his right eye, the remnant of a self-inflicted injury sustanined shortly after his dealings with Hyakugenmoah's tribe.

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