#Saiyuki reload burial

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North American Blu-ray release, December 27 2022.

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A Saiyuki fanart depicting Ukoku as an oriental carrion crow flying over the moon, in a symbolic depiction of the famous bet he and Koumyou made during Saiyuki Burial OAV. I played with shades and highlights for the background and then adjusted colour values.

Credits:

Saiyuki Reload Burial © Kazuya Minekura, Discotek Media, 2007-present

Art by me

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saiyuki ova amv

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hakkai being goku's teacher since he was small is such a cute highlight

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I did a thing! It's been so long since I've edited with Saiyuki. It really is one of my favs. And I love Sanzo and Goku so much more than words could ever express. 🥹❤️

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❄️Saiyuki - snowfall❄️

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How many Saiyuki are there!?

•Gensomaden Saiyuki - 50 Episode's

•Saiyuki Gaiden - 4 Episode's

•Saiyuki Reload- 25 Episode's

•Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - 26 Episode's

•Saiyuki Reload: Burial - 3 Episode's

•Saiyuki Reload Blast - 12 Episode's

•Saiyuki Reload Zeroin - 13 Episode's

•Saiyuki Ibun -

•Saiyuki: Requiem - movie

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Hello, I am using my main account since I can't ask questions with my sideblog. Thank you again for the questions choices, they were all awesome: 2), 4), 8), 17), 32), 38), 46), 52), 61), 67), 73)

Thank you for the ask!! Interesting choices~

2) A character in Saiyuki that grew on you

I always like Goku. I don't know why I liked him when I was little, but the more I know his story the more I like him. I'm quite sad when people see him like a child, he sees so much more than it seems. I'm thrilled to see how sensei developed his character, specially in Even a Worm arc, and how sensei drew him much more mature in Blast. Not only Sanzo, but he's like the sun to me too :3 There are many characters that grew on me as I spent more time with Saiyuki, Sanzo, Koumyo, Tenkai, Jikaku, Gat…

4) Favorite member of Kougaiji’s group

Is Zakuro part of his group? Yeah? No? Then Instructor Wang it is. I'm… oddly attracted to eccentric old men lmao.

8) Which character do you really dislike?

This is a hard question, I never really dislike a character as they all have their background stories… If I have to choose though, Li Touten, probably, for using Nataku like that :/

17) How long have you enjoyed Saiyuki?

I watched Reload and Reload Gunlock on TV when I was in elementary school, and you know they used sensei's art for the ending songs? I was so captivated that I searched for the manga. That's the first time I really worked myself to search for something. I just realized it's been around 20 years… omg

32) Do you enjoy writing/drawing/creating fan works for the Saiyuki fandom?

Absolutely! I write and draw and make covers, also translating the songs to English. I used many websites and you can see them here. I wish I have the energy to create more… at least to finish the ones I started..

38) Do you binge read the entire series or read selected chapters?

Sometimes I binge read, sometimes I read selected chapters. Mostly I read selected chapters when I'm in the mood!

46) If [character] died, what do you think they’d be reborn as?

Since you didn't give me the character, I'll go with Goku for the next two questions. By the way, I don't think Goku will die soon, I headcanon him aging very slowly… I wrote a fanfic about this, where Goku lives in the modern world lol. But anyway, I kinda imagine him reborn as a celestial being, much like Jeep, with powers and big responsibility for the world. A dragon maybe? I never thought about this before actually so I just type whatever pops up in my head lol

52) What are 3 tropes that describe [character]?

Amnesiac Hero :(

Innocent but Powerful

Bottomless Pit, as they always say

61) Do you seek out spoilers or avoid at all cost?

I don't mind spoilers, sometimes it helps me to get into the story better.

67) What’s something you think would improve the series?

Remake all the animated versions, with quality. Let's say, by Platinum Vision, the one who produces Reload Blast. Honestly, I like Saiyuki so much, but I don't rewatch it that much, besides Burial, because of the quality of the animes… It's also the reason why it's so hard to tell my friends about Saiyuki. People tend to watch rather than read, but I don't really want people to watch Saiyuki with the quality they have now. So yeah…

73) What character is still a mystery to you?

I wanna say Koumyo but well, I'm more interested in Tenkai and Taruchie. They're the ones with connection, connecting Ibun, which I see as the oldest story of Saiyuki on earth, and Blast, which will be the ending of it. Even though they're not the center of the plot, I believe they took an important part in it. That also brings me to Sai Tai Sai... but I guess we'll find out about Sai in the future. I hope to see Tenkai and Taruchie lore as well :3

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Discotek Media Announces Anime Releases for December 2022

Discotek Media Announces Anime Releases for December 2022

Discotek Media has announced that it will release Digimon Adventure, Saiyuki Reload: Burial, Project A-ko 3, and Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus on Blu-ray, and Machine Robo Battle Hackers on Standard Definition Blu-ray on December 27, 2022. Digimon Adventure will include an English dub, English closed captions, and all 54 episodes in 1080p high definition on Region A discs. Machine Robo…

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Monthly Minekura Christmas edition

Day 19 “Candle”

It’s been said that the state of Enlightenment is not represented by the blowing out of a candle; it is that the candle can finally be extinguished because the sun has arisen and daylight has come-Rabindranath Tagore

First time I drew such perspective with the inside of a Chan temple, sorry for errors, besides this I had lots of fun experimenting with lighting and shadows.

Credits:

Saiyuki Reload Burial © Kazuya Minekura, Ichijinsha, 2002-present

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English Subbed- Saiyuki: Dream of Sakura

Saiyuki Gaiden OVA Special Drama CD

Translation by Soto-translates

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Saiyuki: Sanzo - Journey of the Young Monk

Sourced from Sanzo's "PURPLE" post card book/photo album, this was originally used as the cover illustration/box art for the first Saiyuki Reload Burial OVA. Here Sanzo is 17 years old and has been wondering for the past 5 years ever since leaving Kinzan temple after the incident in which his master died & the Seiten sutra was stolen

Life has not been kind to this young man and given the circumstances he's gone through (some quite dark), he's more or less lost his way. Soon enough though, things change and meeting the monk in charge of Chan'ang sets him on the right track, or at least knocks some wisdom into Sanzo-sama that led to both his bad habits & maybe a little psychological growing up.

In honor of Sanzo's birthday. Enjoy

If re-posting please credit to “flowermiko” at Tumblr or Twitter.  DO NOT UPLOAD TO ZEROCHAN. Thank you and enjoy!

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Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin - We Need More Goku (Review/Analysis)

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting 

Saiyuki is a series near and dear to my heart. The original anime and its several seasons, movie, and OVAs are all top tear action anime with deep stories that I obsessed over in high school (and now, as an adult). So, when I scrolled through MAL’s (MyAnimeList) Winter 2022 anime lists last season, I literally screamed in excitement upon seeing Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin on the list. This anime aired just a few days ago on 6 Jan. 2022 and is a remake of the Saiyuki Reload Gunlock season, which covered the last manga arc “Even a Worm.”

Since only the first episode is out, I don’t know if this adaptation will be entirely faithful. It may become a FMA: Brotherhood type-remake or it may be entirely different--who knows? Honestly, I’m not too sure it matters as I firmly believe that adaptations are, in many ways, separate works from their source material because of the many people working on them and the necessary differences that come with the change in mediums from print to animation. Essentially, I treat it like the same world, but different versions… a multiverse for each series adaptation, you could say.

With that note, I’m so happy at the revival of this series. I hope that more comes out--particularly more of Goku’s story as he continues to grow. Now, that may or may not be in this series (it was, a little, in the prior edition), but if it isn’t, I hope the series drums up enough fandom interest to inspire further remakes and additions to the Saiyuki animated collection.

Much of the original series left Goku’s history in and with heaven hinted toward, but undeveloped or underdeveloped. We get more of it in later seasons (and a full re-do in three episodes of Saiyuki Gunlock Blast), but that shortens it by a lot. This kind of works on me because all of the other main characters get a pretty solid look at what has led them to where they are now. (And even the antagonists in one offs seem to get more than Goku most of the time.) The characters also get closure to these traumas or the chance to show that they’re making significant progress in working past the trauma. 

As a quick review: 

Source: Screenshot from https://saiyuki.fandom.com/wiki/Characters

Gojyo is a half-demon and has had a traumatizing childhood as a result of being not just a half-demon but one born from an affair. His stepmother heavily abused him and his brother ended up killing her before Gokyo’s eyes to protect him. However, said brother then left the still young Gojyo behind as he was unable to deal with his own trauma.

Sanzo was an orphan raised by monks and grew up to become the gun-wielding Sutra-wearing monk/priest we know today as the leader of the party. His life has been in the priesthood and he’s working past the loss of his mentor and father figure. 

Hakkai--the seemingly most mild of the group--brutally lost his wife (we’re not mentioning the incest thing of the manga), murdered a LOT of people/demons and became a demon himself… also, he found jeep and adopted the cat-dragon-car creature.

AND GOKU? Well, that info you have to piece together over several seasons and specials before finally getting the episodes that explanation what happened in heaven that lead to his 500 year imprisonment on Earth. But the short episodes in question went by so quickly that you barely get to see how traumatic all of these experiences must have been for the ‘youngest’ member of the cast. (I highly recommend watching the Saiyuki Gunlock Blast re-make of the episodes and OVAs rather than the early 2000s version or the Saiyuki Gaiden OVAs as the updated art looks better and is a cohesive review. I believe the Blast episodes are Episodes 3 through 6.)

With the other characters, you’ve had time to see the developing depth of their experiences and how that has shaped the people they are today. Especially with the Burial OVAs and the last season of Saiyuki Reload Gunlock season for Sanzo, Gojyo and Hakkai’s characters. 

The OVAs especially develop Gojyo and Hakkai’s relationship, Sanzo’s past, and Goku became so attached to Sanzo after being picked up by the priest. 

However, the OVAs leave a lot to be desired for Goku’s character arc.

I know that some argue this is because Goku lost his memories from those times--so, unlike the others who carry their trauma daily and work to overcome it in the series, Goku is just carefree but that’s fundamentally incorrect based on the show itself. Rather, he probably carries the most out of all of them yet is expected to just get over it quickly because he’s ‘young.’

Why does this bother me?

Unlike the rest, Goku has not been reborn or had the chance to make new and lasting connections outside of these three people. (It is understood that Sha Gojyo, Genjo Sanzo, and Cho Hakkai are reincarnations of the three gods that used to be guardians of Goku in heaven and died saving him from wrongful execution.) These three don’t generally let him fully deal with the trauma he’s experienced, nor do they seem to try to understand it. Look, for example, at Saiyuki Reload episode 16 where Goku shows sincere fear and hatred of snow.

There is a legitimate reason for this hatred and fear. He was trapped for hundreds of years in a mountain-made cage with no one and nothing to hold onto. It snowed a lot and he was in very thin clothing for the entirety of his imprisonment. 

How do the “adults” in his life deal with this?

They tell him to get over it because kids should love the snow and when that doesn’t immediately work they kind of force him to come out. Does it work? Sure, but that kind of trauma doesn’t just go away. For all intents and purposes, it seems to me like it’s just been buried. In fact, in the same episode, we see the current Goku is still affected by the snow (although not to the point of being unwilling to go outside).

Look also at Goku’s trauma response anytime that Sanzo gets seriously injured prior to the 2017 Saiyuki Gunlock Blast season.  If his heaven-made limiter doesn’t just break, it is something he removes out of fear that he’ll lose the most important person in his life. (I mean, his mental state bottoms out nearly every time.) Probably because so far in his life he has lost every single person of importance to him--his bird friend, the three gods that took care of him (Konzen Douji, Field Marshal Tenpo, and General Kenren), plus Nataku Taishi.

Source: Screenshots from Saiyuki Gunlock Blast, Episode 6

Even if Goku doesn’t remember them totally, the trauma is still very much there. Sort of like infants who may not remember being abused but still have lasting trauma responses. 

The response to Goku’s trauma being displayed? Put a limiter back on him. We’re not dealing with it or his mental health today. 

By the way, we know that these traumas stick with him physically. After all, that seems to be the explanation for why Goku is always hungry. He is, by all understandings, basically immortal and super strong, but he starved for so long in that cell that upon release he’s extremely hungry and far weaker than he was in heaven. This also seems to explain why it is only in later seasons after he’s grown some and consumed a lot of food post-release, that Goku starts to get really strong again. Gojyo and Hakkai theorize that it’s Goku reaching puberty--and, maybe it is as he didn’t age physically in the cell--but, more than likely, it could also be simply that he’s starting to get his heaven-equalizing strength back now that he’s no longer constantly starving.

EVERYONE else gets a personal arc in the anime that expresses what has happened and how they are recovering from it. Gojyo gets to reconnect with his brother (though in the anime they still playfully act like they’re enemies--although post Blast-season his brother may be dead); Hakkai seems to find peace in his kikou jutsu and in caring for the group; Sanzo appears to find general comfort or, at least, fulfillment in his care of Goku and work. All of them are recovering, self-discovering, and growing from this journey (which, makes sense as Saiyuki is a loose adaptation of Journey to the West--a Chinese classic that serves as an allegory for enlightenment, human striving, and perseverance). Except for Goku, who--again--gets a semi-underdeveloped backstory that conveniently he hasn’t remembered in the multiple seasons of this anime.

Now, Goku gets some character development, but mostly seen in base-level maturing with age. However, he is still very much a child by comparison to the rest. Some attempts at developing his character in the anime are his repeated attempts at outside connections, which are 99/100 times crushed by the extenuating circumstances of the episode. In Season 1, this show of Goku being rejected leads to a powerful scene between Hakkai and Sanzo discussing how the limiters on Hakkai and Goku (and Gojyo’s red hair) mark them as yokai and how that affects their abilities to connect with the wider world… but, overall, the only one really struggling with it is Goku. 

Hakkai rarely has or experiences the kind of rejection we see Goku undergo. And, Gojyo hits it off with so many women that it’s not as major of a factor for him. Sanzo, of course, is welcomed by pretty much everyone to the point that he’s annoyed because of his priestly status. Meanwhile, Goku is faced regularly with either rejection upon learning he’s a yokai, or complete betrayal or immediate loss by those that accept him. 

The Gunlock Blast season really primes us for this development too as we saw the return of Nataku and the moments of both Goku and Nataku almost remembering, but not yet.

Okay, with that said...

I don’t think this season will do much with Goku’s character or back story. I’m not expecting it to as the original animated arc really focused more on Sanzo. I do, however, hope that this season revives the fandom's love and appreciation for one of the best-written adventure/action/comedy/dramas I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching (repeatedly). Maybe earlier seasons or manga arcs will get their own re-makes too.

I hope that with the revival and potential growth, we get more additions to the animated adaptations of this work. I’m sure 2017’s Saiyuki Reload Blast is probably why we’re getting this season--I just hope we don’t have to wait another 5 years to get the next one… or a movie or something. 

But, what are your thoughts? Is what we have enough for Goku’s story or do you also think there could be more? Let me know, please!

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Reuploaded this one since YT has it blocked! Hopefully it stays up, I'm praying biiiig time! ☺️ Thanks to everyone who reached out to say that they missed this vid! I did this for YOU, lol ❤