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Saiyuki

2000–2022 · 5 seasons

A rowdy, mythic road trip with sharp banter, sudden violence, and a melancholy undercurrent.

Created by: Hiroyuki Okuno, Akira Shimizu
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Akira Ishida, Soichiro Hoshi, Toshihiko Seki

Overview: 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.

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Created by: Hiroyuki Okuno, Akira Shimizu
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Akira Ishida, Soichiro Hoshi, Toshihiko Seki

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
betrayal
redemption
survival
Places: fantasy world
road trip
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, drama, comedy
Created by: Hiroyuki Okuno, Akira Shimizu, Kunitoshi Okajima, Hayato Date, Mashu Itō, Toshio Matsuhashi
Written by: Corie Tomonaga, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Tetsuya Endo, Michiko Yokote
Starring: Akira Ishida, Soichiro Hoshi, Toshihiko Seki, Hiroaki Hirata, Hochu Otsuka, Takeshi Kusao, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kaho Kouda
Cinematography: Haruka Goto
Length: 5 seasons, 126 episodes, 25 min each
Network: TV Tokyo, AT-X
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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