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Saiyuki (TV)

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© Kazuya Minekura / Enix • Saiyuki Project • TV Tokyo 2000


[ alternate retelling of Saiyuki (OAV) ]

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Alternative title:
Chroniques de l'extrême voyage Saiyuki (French)
Gensōmaden Saiyuki (Japanese)
Paradise Raiders
Saiyuki - La Leggenda del Demone dell'Illusione (Italian)
Saiyuki-Viaje al oeste a lo extremo (Spanish)
幻想魔伝 最遊記 (Japanese)
幻想魔傳 最遊記 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: bishounen
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.
Video: ,
User Ratings: 977 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 107 votes (dub:55, sub:48, edit.dub:2, Ita.dub:1, ?:1)
 Excellent: 210 votes (dub:108, sub:96, ?:3, edit.dub:1, raw:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Very good: 218 votes (sub:125, dub:85, raw:2, Ita.dub:2, ?:2, Spa.sub:1, Fre.dub:1)
 Good: 192 votes (sub:109, dub:71, Fre.sub:4, Ita.dub:2, edit.dub:2, Tag.dub:1, raw:1, Spa.sub:1, ?:1)
 Decent: 99 votes (sub:53, dub:38, Fre.sub:3, raw:3, Tag.dub:1, Ger.sub:1)
 So-so: 54 votes (sub:31, dub:21, raw:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Not really good: 23 votes (sub:18, dub:4, raw:1)
 Weak: 28 votes (sub:14, dub:13, ?:1)
 Bad: 23 votes (sub:15, dub:8)
 Awful: 15 votes (sub:6, dub:6, Rus.sub:1, edit.dub:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Worst ever: 8 votes (sub:6, dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 2501 users, rank: #227
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.317 (Good+.31), std. dev.: 2.1221, rank: #1231
Weighted mean: 7.190 (Good+.18), rank: #1270 (seen all: 7.80 / seen some: 6.51 / won't finish: 3.90)
Bayesian estimate: 7.193 (Good+.19), rank: #1051
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 50
Episode titles: We have 50
Vintage:
2000-04-04 to 2001-03-27
2002-10-28 (France)
Opening Theme:
#01: "For Real" by Hidenori Tokuyama
#02: "Still Time" by Hidenori Tokuyama
Ending Theme:
#1: "Tightrope" by Charcoal Filter
#2: "Alone" by Mikuni Shimokawa
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 11
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Reviews:
    Saiyuki DVD 7
    Saiyuki DVD 1

DVD
    Saiyuki - Complete Collection (Thinpak) (DVD) 2006-10-31 (from $26.00)
    Saiyuki - Complete Collection (Thinpak) (DVD) 2008-11-04 (from $57.99)
    Saiyuki - Complete Collection (DVD) 2009-08-11 (from $27.99)
    Saiyuki - Double Barrel Collection (DVD 1) 2005-02-01 (from $6.00)
    Saiyuki - Double Barrel Collection (DVD 2) 2005-04-12 (from $18.36)
    Saiyuki - Double Barrel Collection (DVD 3) 2005-06-07 (from $6.00)
    Saiyuki - Double Barrel Collection (DVD 4) 2005-08-09 (from $6.00)
    Saiyuki - Double Barrel Collection (DVD 5) 2005-09-20 (from $6.00)
    Saiyuki - Double Barrel Collection (DVD 6) 2005-12-13 (from $6.00)
    Saiyuki - The Journey Begins (DVD 1) 2003-04-29 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Old Friends, New Enemies (DVD 2) 2003-06-10 (from $16.99)
    Saiyuki - Confronting Their Demons (DVD 3) 2003-07-22 (from $16.99)
    Saiyuki - Storms (DVD 4) 2003-09-02 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Sting of the Scorpion (DVD 5) 2003-10-14 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Demon Rising (DVD 6) 2003-11-25 (from $16.99)
    Saiyuki - The Gods of War + Artbox (DVD 7) 2004-01-06 (from $6.00)
    Saiyuki - The Gods of War (DVD 7) 2004-01-06 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Soldiers of Destiny (DVD 8) 2004-02-17 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Children of Sacrifice (DVD 9) 2004-03-30 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Trouble in Paradise (DVD 10) 2004-05-11 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - Following the Scriptures (DVD 11) 2004-06-22 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki - New World Order (DVD 12) 2004-08-03 (from $3.00)
    Saiyuki 1 DVD + Empty Artbox + Tshirt (DVD 1) 2003-04-29 (from $33.74)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Director: Hayato Date
Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Storyboard: Hayato Date
Original Manga: Kazuya Minekura
Character Design: Yuji Moriyama
Art Director: Yuji Ikeda
Animation Director: Shinichiro Minami
Executive producer:
Keisuke Iwata
Yuji Nunokawa
Animation producer: Naoji Hounokidani
Assistant Art Director: Mio Isshiki
Color setting: Takuya Kawami
Sound Production: Hajime Takakuwa
Story Treatment: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Theme Song Performance:
Charcoal Filter (ED 2)
Hidenori Tokuyama (OP 1-2)
Mikuni Shimokawa (ED 2)
 
Akira Ishida as Cho Hakkai
Hiroaki Hirata as Sha Gojyo
Souichiro Hoshi as Son Goku
Toshihiko Seki as Genjo Sanzo

Kaoru Morota as Hakuryu
Takeshi Kusao as Kougaiji

Ai Orikasa as Linchei
Akiko Kimura as Shoryu
Akiko Yajima as Chinpu (ep 13)
Akira Ishida as Field Marshall Tenpou
Asako Dodo as Sanbutsushin 2 (ep 1)
Atsuko Enomoto as Meihou(ep14)
Bakuto as Jade Emperor (eps 1-44)
Bin Sasaki as
Narrator
Sanbutsushin 1 (ep 1)
Chie Koujiro as Chin Yisou's Puppet
Chizuko Hoshino as Shaohei
Dai Matsumoto as
Demon 1 (ep 1)
Narrator (ep 25)
Eiji Maruyama as Chingenshi
Eiji Yanagisawa as Fake Gojyo
Fumihiko Tachiki as Storekeeper
Haruhi Terada as Qiuhua (ep 19)
Hidenori Tokuyama as Tongpu (ep 18)
Hideto Ebihara as Soushi
Hidetoshi Nakamura as Red Demon
Hideyuki Umezu as Daiki (ep 19)
Hiroaki Hirata as General Kenren
Hiroko Nishi as Child
Hiroshi Matsumoto as
Abbott (ep 6)
Dokugakuji
Narration (ep 25)
Hiroshi Tsuchida as
Demon
Fei Eldest
God
Guard
Immortal
Nataku's subordinate
Sekieki
Shunei's Father
Soldier
Hiroshi Yanaka as Shien (Season 2)
Hiroya Ishimaru as Chin Yisou (eps 8-9, 11-12)
Hisanori Nemoto as Monk 1 (ep 1)
Houchu Ohtsuka as Ni Jenyi
Issei Futamata as Fluffy
Issei Kusumoto as Nataku's subordinate
Jin Horikawa as Zenon(Season 2)
Kaho Kouda as Nataku
Kaoru Morota as
Baby (ep 24)
Girl
Immortal
Lirin
Shunei's Mother
Kaya Matsutani as Kouran
Kayama Suzuki as Young Gojyo
Kazuaki Ito as Houmei's Father
Keiko Aizawa as Dr. Huang
Keiko Sonoda as
Gojyo's Stepmother
Meihou's Mother
Ken Narita as Koumyou Sanzo
Kenichi Mochizuki as Nataku's subordinate
Kenji Hamada as Silver-haired Demon (ep 4)
Kenta Miyake as Demon
Kentarou Itou as Fei Second
Kikuko Inoue as Yanming (ep 24)
Kotono Mitsuishi as Shunhua (ep 19)
Kouji Ochiai as Jikoku
Maki Mizuma as Boy (eps 20, 22)
Makoto Hachinohe as
Customer
Demon
Makoto Tsumura as You (ep 3)
Masako Joh as Child
Masako Kobayashi as Kouryuu
Masaru Hachinohe as
Demon 3 (ep 1)
Soldier
Villagers
Masaru Matsumoto as
Dokugakuji
Immortal
Masauru Matsumoto as Dokugakuyji
Michiko Neya as Kanan
Mioko Fujiwara as Boy Demon (ep 1)
Misa Watanabe as Kanzeon Bosatsu
Miyuki Matsushita as Xiahua (ep 19)
Mugihito as Jade Emperor (eps. 45 +)
Naoko Takano as Tonghua (ep 19)
Rei Igarashi as Spider Woman
Rie Ishizuka as Shunrei (ep 4)
Ryoka Yuzuki as Rinrei
Ryotaro Okiayu as The Undertaker (ep 30)
Ryuji Mizuno as Gairu
Ryusei Nakao as Pochi (ep 25)
Saori Higashi as Gonou (child)
Sayuri Sadaoka as Aunt Han (ep 4)
Shigeru Ushiyama as Shuuei/Rikudo (eps 6-7)
Shinobu Satou as Gyokumen Koushu
Shinpachi Tsuji as Instructor Wang
Souichirou Tanaka as Ryokusho
Susumu Chiba as Yousui
Takao Ishii as Jiroushin
Takayuki Okada as Monk 2 (ep 1)
Takehiro Murozono as Fake Hakkai
Takuma Suzuki as Fake Sanzo
Takuya Kirimoto as Fei Third
Tamaki Saitoh as Immortal
Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Purple Demon
Tomoyuki Kouno as
Akatsuki
Ascetic Egan
Demon 2 (ep 1)
Green Demon
Immortal
Meihou's Father
Toru Ohkawa as Crowman
Toshihiko Seki as Konzen Douji
Tsutomu Isobe as Li Touten
Yorie Terauchi as Sister
Yoshito Ishinami as Old Man
Yousuke Akimoto as Shin Taijin
Yuki Masuda as Houmei
Yuko Kobayashi as
Kouryuu (Young Genjo Sanzo)
Renli
Yuriko Yamaguchi as Sanbutsushin 3 (ep 1)
Yuuichi Nagashima as Fake Goku
Japanese companies 
Broadcaster:
AXN Asia
TV Tokyo
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
Music Production:
Enix
TV Tokyo
English staff 
English cast 
Director: Steven Foster
Art Director: Ruby Halipoto
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Producer: Steven Foster

Creative Director:
Chris Hawley
David Del Rio
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Project Translator: Shoko Oono
Sound Design: Christopher Bourque
Subtitle Script & Timing:
Andrew Kent
Kyle Jaranson
 
Braden Hunt as Cho Hakkai
David Matranga as Genjo Sanzo
Greg Ayres as Son Goku
Illich Guardiola as Sha Gojyo
Mandy Clark as Meihu (ep 14)

Jason Douglas as Homura
John Swasey as Zenon
Kelli Cousins as Hakuryu
Spike Spencer as Shien
Tommy Drake as Ni Jyeni
Vic Mignogna as Kougaiji

Adam Conlon as
Ascetic Egan (ep 41)
Demon 8 (ep 1)
Alex Stutler as Monk (ep 6)
Andrew Menzel as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Andy McAvin as
Father
Soushi
Ben Pronsky as
Demon 7 (ep 1)
Li Touten (ep 41)
Scar (ep 4)
Wang
Camden Bertrand as Attendant (ep 41)
Christine Auten as East Sanbutsushin
Christopher Patton as
Koumyou Sanzo
Spot (eps 25-26)
Christopher Riley as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Clint Bickham as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Don Rush as Demon 10 (ep 1)
Fred Walters Jr. as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Hilary Haag as Lirin
Jason Miesse as Dokugakuji
Jay Hickman as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Shuei/Rikudo (eps 6-7)
Joe Grisaffi as
Fei III
God (ep 41)
Heaven's Soldier
Men (ep 41)
John Area as Demon 5 (ep 1)
John Swasey as Demon 1 (ep 1)
Karen Coffer as Merciful Goddess
Kaytha Coker as Gyokumen
Kelli Cousins as Shunrei (ep 4)
Kelly Manison as
Poker Groupie 2 (ep 1)
West Sanbutsushin
Kevin Corn as Kouryuu (Young Genjo Sanzo)
Kyle Jones as Demon 11 (ep 1)
Leo Allan as
God (ep 49)
Man (ep 49)
Lew Temple as Monk (ep 6)
Marcy Bannor as
Aunt Han (ep 4)
Sister
Matt Kelley as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Mike MacRae as
Demon 3 (ep 1)
Dokugakuji
Monica Rial as
Howei
Kouran
Poker Groupie 3 (ep 1)
Rin Rei
Paul Hope as High Official (ep 41)
Paul Locklear as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Paul Shuette as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Phillip Lehl as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Randy Sparks as Brawler (ep 5)
Rick Burford as Chin Yisou (ep 8)
Rick Piersall as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Rob Mungle as
God (ep 41)
Men (ep 41)
Rob Nash as
Cheek (ep 4)
Demon 2 (ep 1)
Rozie Curtis as Huang
Shelley Calene-Black as
Poker Groupie 1 (ep 1)
Yaone
Spike Spencer as Demon 6 (ep 1)
Taylor Hannah as Shaohei
Ted Pfister as Grey Sanbutsushin
Todd Pace as Demon 9 (ep 1)
Todd Waite as Jiroushin
Tony Oller as Prince Nataku
Ty Mayberry as Demon 4 (ep 1)
Vicki Barosh as Black Widow (ep 2)

English companies 
Broadcaster:
AXN-Asia (Asia)
The Anime Network
Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming:
Joost
The Anime Network
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
French staff 
French cast 
ADR Director: Valérie Uzan

Directeur de Plateau: Marie-Line Landerwijn (Made In Europe)
 
Alexandre Aubry as Son Goku
Aurélien Ringelheim as Son Goku (Made In Europe dub)
Damien Gillard as Cho Hakkai (Made In Europe dub)
Martial Leminoux as Sha Gojyô
Nessym Guetat as Genjô Sanzô (Made In Europe dub)
Patrick Bethune as Genjô Sanzô
Stéphane Ronchewski as Chô Hakkai
Tony Beck as Sha Gojyô (Made In Europe dub)

Benoît Grimmiaux as Dokakuji (Made In Europe Dub)
Brigitte Guedj as Kanzenon
Bruno Buidin as Ni (Made in Europe Dub)
David Manet as Homura (Made In Europe dub)
Elisabeth Guinand as Shunrei (Made In Europe)
Emmanuel Gradi as Dokugakuji
Esther Aflalo as Shunrei (Made In Europe Dub)
François Creton as Kogaiji
Frantz Confiac as Jirogami
Jean-Marc Delhausse as Xenon (Made In Europe dub)
Laurent Vernin as Faux Sha Gojyô (Made In Europe dub)
Léa Gabrielle as Shunrei
Magali Barney as
Gyokumen
Yaoné
Maia Baran as Kanon (Made In Europe ep 11)
Marie Van R as Yanmine (Made In Europe Dub)
Marie Van Renterghem as Yanmine (Made in Europe dub)
Marie-Line Landerwijn as Yaone (Made In Europe dub)
Martin Spinhayer as
Rikudou (Made In Europe)
Voix additionnelles (Made In Europe dub)
Mathieu Moreau as Kogaiji (Made In Europe dub)
Michel GERVAIS as Narrateur (Made In Europe; ep 1)
Nicolas Dubois as Faux Sanzo , Divers (Made In Europe dub)
Peppino Capotondi as Voix additionnelles (Made In Europe dub)
Philippe Allard as Tongpu (Made In Europe Dub; ep 18)
Philippe Resimont as Xenon (Made In Europe dub)
Stéphane Flamand as Ririn (Made In Europe dub)
Thierry Janssen as Shien (Made In Europe dub)
Véronique Biefnot as Gyokumen (Made In Europe Dub)
Xavier Percy as Voix additionnelles (Made In Europe dub)

Alexandre Crépet (Made In Europe Dub)
French companies 
Broadcaster:
AB 1
Mangas
NT1
Dubbing:
Lincoln (DVD)
Made In Europe (TV)
Studio Lincoln (DVD)
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
Dubbing Director: Juan José Moscoso (Spain dub)
 
Ariadna Jiménez as Son Goku (Spain dub)
Jordi Navarro as Cho Hakkai (Spain dub)
Ramón Rocabayera as Sha Goyjo (Spain dub)

Carmen Ambrós as
Kanan (Spain dub)
Lirin (Spain dub)
Eva Ordeig as Kouryuu (Genjo Sanzo nino) (Spain dub)
Jesús López as Ni Jenyi (Spain dub)
Susana Damas as
Gyokumen Koushu (Spain dub)
Kanzeon Bozatsu (Spain dub)
Kouran (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso as Dokugakuji (Spain dub)

Angel del Río (Spain dub)
Carlos Lladó (Spain dub)
Carmen Ambrós (Spain dub)
Eva Ordeig (Spain dub)
Jesús López (Spain dub)
María Rosa Gil (Spain dub)
Susana Damas (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso (Spain dub)
Spanish companies 
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Italian staff 
Italian cast 
Dubbing Director: Paolo Cortese
Translation: Laura Valentini
Executive producer: Francesco Di Sanzo

Dialogues: Barbara Chies
Dubbing Assistant: Elisabetta Cortese
 
Andrea Ward as Genjo Sanzo
Massimo De Ambrosis as Sha Gojyo
Patrizio Prata as Cho Hakkai
Simone Crisari as Son Goku

Cinzia De Carolis as Kanzeon Bosatsu

Anna Cesareni as Sanbustushin
Aurora Cancian as Gyokumen Koushu
Claudia Catani as Sanbustushin
Francesco Prando as Homura Taishi
Gianni Musy as narrator (eps 1-2)
Giorgio Locuratolo as Li Token
Ilaria Latini as Yaone
Laura Boccanera as Prof.ssa Fan
Marco Vivio as Koryu
Massimiliano Alto as Pochi (Ep .25)
Massimo Lodolo as Rikudo Syuei
Mauro Gravina as Ni'jianji
Mino Caprio as Chin'isou
Oliviero Dinelli as Jiroshin
Oreste Baldini as Komio Sanzo
Pietro Biondi as Sanbustushin
Rachele Paolelli as
Kanan
Rinrei
Roberto Del Giudice as fake Sanzo (eps 10, 32)
Roberto Stocchi as fake Hakkai (ep 10)
Simone Mori as Zenon
Stefano Mondini as Dokugakuji
Vittorio Di Prima as Imperatore celeste
Italian companies 
Broadcaster:
Cultoon (from June 2008)
GXT
MTV Italia
Distributor: Dynamic Italia
Postproduction: Studio P.V. Milano

German staff 
Redaktion And Translation: Anita Holdener
German cast 
(none)
German companies 
Distributor: Anime-Virtual
Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 
Alexx Agcaoili as Genjo Sanzo
Benjie Dorango as Sha Gojyo
Fourth Lee as Son Goku
Jose Amado Santiago as Cho Hakkai
Louie Paraboles as Cho Hakkai
Vincent Gutierrez as Sha Gojyo

Jojo Galvez as Kougaiji

Charvie Abeletes as
Dr. Huang
Houmei (ep 2)
Kouran (ep 17)
Shunrei (ep 4)
Tagalog companies 
Broadcaster:
GMA Network (March 6, 2006)
Hero
QTV Channel 11

Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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