His companions are three yokai with human souls. His superiors send him on a journey far to the west to discover why this is happening and how to stop it. The series follows Genjo Sanzo, is a Buddhist priest in the city of Shangri-La, which is being ravaged by yokai spirits that have fallen out of balance with the natural order. Also a new edition of all nine Volumes of "Saiyuki" has been published by Ichijinsha in 2015. Ichijinsha reprinted all nine volume from October 26, 2002, to June 25, 2003. The original series comprised nine volumes, and was serialized in the manga magazine Monthly G-Fantasy from 1997 to 2002. The Saiyuki manga comprises five separate series. INTO THE WEST!Ĭover of the first issue of the manga Saiyuki Gaiden. To save Shangri-la, these unlikely companions, united by fate, must travel together. Cho Hakkai (formerly known as Cho Gonou), the legendary demon slayer, and his transforming dragon Hakuryu. Sha Gojyo, a water sprite with an addiction for good smokes and bad women. Son Goku, the hungry and mischievous Monkey King, just released from 500 years imprisonment. The only hope lies in four legendary heroes: Genjo Sanzo, a high priest with low morals. This forbidden practice has created a Minus Wave of negative energy that is spreading across Shangri-la, poisoning the souls of the youkai and turning them into mindless monsters. Far to the West, in India, someone is attempting to resurrect the youkai lord Gyumaoh by mixing human science with youkai magic. But now, a great evil threatens harmony in this great land. The foundations of civilization and religion were raised and reinforced in this land of Togenkyo, the paradise known as Shangri-la. In a twist on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West, It was a time of chaos, when Heaven and Earth were as one, and humans and demons - the youkai - lived together in peace.
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