is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by

Kazuya Minekura is a Japanese manga artist widely known for the '' Saiyuki'' series. Biography She was born in Kanagawa-ken, and still resides there. Her blood type is A. Her other manga series include ''Wild Adapter'', ''Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shi ...

. Produced by

Studio Pierrot is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ...

, the series is directed by Tetsuya Endo, written by Tetsuya Endo and composed by Daisuke Ikeda. The series is the sequel of '' Gensomaden Saiyuki'', premiered on

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...

from October 2, 2003 to March 25, 2004. ''Saiyuki Reload'' was licensed by

Geneon (abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo. It is primarily involved in the production and distributi ...

in North America, and consist of 25 episodes. In the ''Saiyuki Reload'' Priest

Genjo Sanzo is a fictional character in the manga and anime series '' Saiyuki''. He is one of the four protagonists, loosely based on (or inspired by) the character Tang Sanzang. Background "Konzen Douji" was the first incarnation of ''Genjo Sanzo''. Addi ...

and companions Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku maintain their westward journey to stop the resurrection of the demon Gyoumao. As the reputation of the Sanzo Ikkou precedes them, they continue to fight demon assassins at every turn, but they must also deal with increasing tensions within their group in order to defeat a powerful enemy. ''Saiyuki Reload'' is faithful to the manga from the fourteenth episode and onward, having deviated from it for the first 13 episodes. A sequel titled ''

Saiyuki Reload Gunlock is a Japanese manga series by Kazuya Minekura which was serialized in ''G-Fantasy'' from 1997 to 2002. It spawned multiple manga sequels, several anime adaptations, live-action musicals, video games and other media. The Saiyuk ...

'' (最遊記ＲＥＬＯＡＤＧＵＮＬＯＣＫ, Saiyūki RELOAD GUNLOCK) was also created by the companies and aired on the same network. A new OVA has been released by Studio Pierrot, which covers the "Burial" arc of the ''Saiyuki Reload'' manga; it is called '' Saiyuki Reload: Burial''. An anime television series adaptation of the '' Saiyuki Reload Blast'' manga series aired from July 5 to September 20, 2017, on

Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...

TV Aichi JOCI-DTV, branded as , is a television station in Nagoya, Japan operated by the Aichi Television Broadcasting Company, Ltd. (TVA; ja, テレビ愛知株式会社, Terebi Aichi kabushiki gaisha) and is an affiliate of the TX Network. Broadcasti ...

, BS11, Sun TV. It ran for 12 episodes. Also a new anime series produced by

Liden Films is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise headquartered in Kamiogi, Suginami, Tokyo, and has animation studios in Kyoto and Osaka. Establishment Liden Films was founded on February 22, 2012 and, shortly after, joined joint-holding ...

titled '' Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin'' has been announced on January 10, 2021. It aired from January 6 to March 31, 2022, on AT-X and other networks. ''Saiyuki Reload'' premiered on the Starz/Encore Action channel in North America on November 8, 2006. On February 18, 2021,

Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...

added the series for streaming. On November 30, 2021,

Discotek Media Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series. Formed in 2005, Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles fr ...

licensed the anime for a Blu-ray release in standard definition as it includes the original Japanese language, English subtitles and the English dub. Three pieces of

theme music Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

are used for the episodes—one opening themes and two ending themes. The opening themes is "Wild Rock" by BUZZLIP. The two ending themes, "ID" by flow-war and "Fukisusabu Kaze no Naka de" by WAG. __TOC__

Episode list

References

External links

Official Studio Pierrot ''Saiyuki Reload'' website

{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Saiyuki episodes Saiyuki (manga)

Saiyuki may refer to: *''Saiyūki'', the Japanese language title of the Chinese classic ''Journey to the West'' *''Saiyūki'', a 1960 anime film based on Osamu Tezuka's manga adaptation of ''Journey to the West'' titled ''Boku no Son Goku'', released in En ...