Saiyuki Reload
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring The Sanzo Party.
最遊記 RELOAD
(Saiyūki Reload)
Genre
Manga
Written byKazuya Minekura
Published byIchijinsha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Zero Sum
DemographicJosei
Original runMay 2002 – June 2009
Volumes10
Further information
Anime television series
Saiyuki Reload
Directed byTetsuya Endo
Written byTetsuya Endo
Music byDaisuke Ikeda
StudioPierrot
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 2, 2003 – March 2, 2004
Episodes25
Anime television series
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock
Directed byTetsuya Endo
Written byTetsuya Endo
Music byDaisuke Ikeda
StudioPierrot
Licensed byCrunchyroll
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Discotek Media
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run April 1, 2004 – September 23, 2004
Episodes26
Original video animation
Saiyuki Reload: Burial
Directed byKoichi Ohata
Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa
StudioARMS
Licensed by
Released April 27, 2007 – December 28, 2007
Runtime30 minutes per episode
Episodes3
Anime television series
Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin
Directed byMisato Takada
Written by
Music byYūsuke Shirato
StudioLiden Films
Licensed by
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • SA/SEA: Muse Communication
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11
English network
Original run January 6, 2022 – March 31, 2022
Episodes13
Sequel

Saiyuki Reload (Japanese: 最遊記 Reload, Hepburn: Saiyūki Reload) is a Japanese manga sequel to the Saiyuki series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It began serialization in Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum from May 2002 to June 2009, with the chapters collected into ten tankōbon volumes.

Saiyuki Reload's manga includes a sequel, titled Saiyuki Reload Blast, as well as two anime television series, Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock which together were broadcast in Japan from October 2003 to September 2004. An original video animations (OVA) titled Saiyuki Reload: Burial which covers the "Burial" arc was broadcast in 2007. A remake of the Saiyuki Reload Gunlock anime series titled Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin, which covers the "Even a Worm" arc was broadcast between January and March 2022.

The series has been licensed in North America by Tokyopop. It was published nine out of ten volumes from August 2005 to January 2009, leaving one volume short from finishing the series.

Premise

Shangri-La is a peaceful world where humans and monsters coexist. Monsters start attacking humans due to the resuscitation experiment of the great demon Gyumao. To stop the experiment Sanzo, along with Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai, head for Hoto Castle in Tenjiku Province. On their journey West they encounter various foes and memories of the past attack them. They try to solve the mystery of the monsters' change.

Media

Manga

In May 2002, Saiyuki Reload began to be serialized in Ichijinsha's josei manga magazine Monthly Comic Zero Sum, finishing in June 2009 with ten volumes.[4][5][6] In North America, the series has been licensed by Tokyopop,[7][8] who published Saiyuki Reload in nine volumes from August 2005 to January 2009, leaving one volume short from finishing the series.[1] [9][10] In Australasia, Madman Entertainment then published the series nine volumes from October 2009 to October 2010.[11][12]

In France, the series has been licensed by Panini Comics It was published from May 2007 bimonthly until its fourth volume, it was then slowed down and experienced some setbacks, notably for its eighth volume, which was repeatedly postponed. The last volume was published in September 2011.[13] A new paperback edition consists of 5 volumes out of 10 volumes. It was published from September 2015 to January 2016 by Ichijinsha.[14] Ever Glory Publishing licensed the Chinese translation in Taiwan, which it published from September to August 2022.[15][16] and Jonesky published the manga in Hong Kong since October 2002 and as of December 2007, it has published seven volumes.[17][18] In August 2022, Ever Glory Publishing released a single book called Saiyuki Reload Collector's Edition, containing all 10 volumes at the Taipei International Book Exhibition.[19][20]

Anime

Saiyuki Reload adapted the manga series of the same name. It aired from October 2003, to March 2004 and consisted of 25 episodes. [21] A 26-episode sequel titled Saiyuki Reload Gunlock aired from April 2004, to September 2004. The other two series are licensed by Geneon in North America.[22][23] In February 2006, Geneon and Tokyopop agreed to cross promote several properties. Tokyopop's translation of Saiyuki GunLock was advertised on Geneon's DVD releases for the same series, and vice versa. [24]

In April 2007, a new original video animation (OVA) series was released by Studio Pierrot, which covers the "Burial" arc of the Saiyuki Reload manga titled Saiyuki Reload: Burial.[25] In January 2021, Liden Films announced a new anime series titled Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin, which covers the "Even a Worm" arc of the Saiyuki Reload manga. The main cast members reprised their roles.[26] It aired from January 6 to March 31, 2022, on AT-X and other networks.[27][28]

Reception

In 2006 Saiyuki Reload was listed by manga review site PUFF at number 10 on its list (known as the Manga Oscars) of long story mangas.[29] The manga volumes were frequently ranked in the top manga.[30][31][32] The tenth volume ranked eighteenth of the top-selling manga in Japan from November 2 to 8 2009, selling 40,513 copies and a total of 114,605 copies after ranking seventh the previous week selling 74,092 copies.[33][34]

Critical response

Ash Brown of Manga Bookshelf reviewed the first three volume. He praised the artwork and called it more polished, but criticized the story for being simple and lacking character development.[35] Jarred Pine of Anime on DVD praised the packaging of the first volume but criticized the story, stating "Saiyuki Reload so far seems to have lost a lot of its charm and magic, relying much more on posing bishies and their oozing cool guy attitudes rather than crafting interesting stories to tell."[36] Michael Deeley of Manga Life liked the premise and the style and described the manga as "a good balance of action and drama." He called it "bipolar, an action-comedy, one part and the other part is dark and dour.[2]

Publishers Weekly praised the protagonists who are likeable and enjoyable for new readers, stating "...with a winning combination of charming heroes, clever dialogue, great fight scenes and engaging stories, Reload is solid entertainment all the way."[37] Manga News gave an Average score to the first three volumes of the series stating that Sayuki Reload had moved away from the original plan and could not function as smoothly as the first series.[38][39][40] Later volumes were awarded High score and they were praised.[41][42][43][44][45][46][47]

M. Natali of Bd Gest gave a 3 out of 5 Score to the third volume, describes the story as more or less skillful setting up and delving into the past of Sanzo's character and the unusual aspect of the main characters to be one of the strengths of the series, how they have become bad boys with their attitude.[48] Nicolas Demay of Planete BD described the series as having "very interesting cuts and selected shots are cinematic". However he criticized volume 6, calling it "a transition volume that isn't really gripping."[49][50]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saiyuki Reload Volume 1". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on December 19, 2005. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Deeley, Michael. "Saiyuki Reload v1". Manga life. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ @ANIMAXAsiaTV (May 21, 2022). "June is packed with new anime shows you should be excited about! Mark your calendars, set your alarms, and keep the excitement going only here on Animax!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ 峰倉「最遊記外伝」が5月完結、作品への質問募集中. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 21, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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  6. ↑ 峰倉かずや「最遊記RELOAD」が完結＆次は最終章だ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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  9. ↑ "Saiyuki Reload Volume 9". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "An Introduction to the "SAIYUKI" Anime". Crunchyroll. July 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Saiyuki Reload (Manga) Vol. 01". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Saiyuki Reload (Manga) Vol. 09". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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  21. ↑ "AnimeNation Anime News Blog". AnimeNation. March 26, 2004. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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