More series based on Journey to the West!

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:52 am

Yup, apparently Journey to the West is a popular thing to copy in Japan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gensomaden_Saiyuki

Thoughts?? Sorry if this is common knowledge (spell?) or not dragonball-pertaining enough for this forum.

laserkid · Post by **laserkid** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:50 am

Yeah I've personally known about Saiyuki for a while. It's pretty good, their Son Goku reminds me of Dragon Ball's Goku at times (But most of the time not). But to be honest the feel of the show is entirely diffrent. Its got the comedy and the action, but its a bit more ofa sarcastic humor edge. The focus is more on the Monk Genjo Sanzo then anything else. If you're looking for more Journey to the West inspired stuff, its a great fun time. But if you're main interest is Dragon Ball related, you may want to reconsider or view a friends copy first.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:53 am

I tried the first volume of this sometime last summer I think..it was alright but I didn't particularly care for it. The book did have loads of information when it came to the extras in the back though.

Prince Vegeta · Post by **Prince Vegeta** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:16 am

The Goku from that series doesn't really look like the Goku from DBZ,neither does any of the other characters.

_Jrinu_ · Post by **_Jrinu_** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:18 am

You didn't know about Saiyuki? I love that series, I think it's great.

gohanku · Post by **gohanku** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:55 am

Saiyuki, heard of it, seen it on televison but the only bad thing is, they left the story on a cliffhanger. And here is another series based on Journey to the West, I say this sticks closest to the story. I like this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Typhoon

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:02 pm

gohanku wrote:Saiyuki, heard of it, seen it on televison but the only bad thing is, they left the story on a cliffhanger.

There's a second season. Saiyuki Reload.

Gogeta101 · Post by **Gogeta101** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:06 pm

Are we listing animes that relate to Journey to the West? Because if we are I know many that relate.

Duo · Post by **Duo** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:29 pm

"Journey to the Extreme". Much love for that Manga. It's darker and more mature than Dragonball, for sure, and is much more driven by the 4 main characters than anything else. I've been really into it lately and I enjoy the series a lot, but it doesn't have the same universal appeal as Dragonball. I'd almost compare it to Final Fantasy VII but it doesn't reel you in like that either...

But yeah, neither Saiyuki nor Dragonball are close enough to the actual Journey to the West to have the characters resemble eachother. Saiyuki is probably closer though.

SuperSaiyan3Goku · Post by **SuperSaiyan3Goku** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:54 pm

I heard about this. In fact, I have seen a few of the Saiyuki Reload episodes on my Digital Cable channel that sometimes airs anime shows. I kinda figured that it would be connected to Dragonball, since one of the main characters is "Son Goku".

Android18 · Post by **Android18** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:18 am

You know that show is six years old right? thats not recent.

gohanku · Post by **gohanku** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:52 am

Jerseymilk wrote:
gohanku wrote:Saiyuki, heard of it, seen it on televison but the only bad thing is, they left the story on a cliffhanger.
There's a second season. Saiyuki Reload.

I seen the whole thing, even Reload, and yes it ended in a cliffhanger.

Mr.Piccolo · Post by **Mr.Piccolo** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:04 am

Android18 wrote:You know that show is six years old right? thats not recent.

Well, no one was saying this was recent. It was just something that we could discuss.
Last I checked DragonBall isn't recent and we still talk about it...
-Rick

Duo · Post by **Duo** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:30 am

gohanku wrote:
Jerseymilk wrote:
gohanku wrote:Saiyuki, heard of it, seen it on televison but the only bad thing is, they left the story on a cliffhanger.
There's a second season. Saiyuki Reload.
I seen the whole thing, even Reload, and yes it ended in a cliffhanger.

Good thing it's a trilogy. "Saiyuki Reload Gunlock" is already pretty far in. The Manga, however, is split up differently. Can be mildly confusing.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:47 am

gohanku wrote:
Jerseymilk wrote:
gohanku wrote:Saiyuki, heard of it, seen it on televison but the only bad thing is, they left the story on a cliffhanger.
There's a second season. Saiyuki Reload.
I seen the whole thing, even Reload, and yes it ended in a cliffhanger.

Ah my mistake. Sorry about that I haven't seen Reload so I assumed.

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:57 pm

Journey to the West has been around for centuries. Its like the Grimm fairytales or the Hans Christian Anderson stories over here. Theyve been copied thousands of times.

Obi-Wan · Post by **Obi-Wan** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:41 pm

I've really enjoyed the Saiyuki series so far, and it's going to be coming out for a while with the new Saiyuki Burial OVA coming out next month. It's a really awesome show and it's very character driven. It's different from a lot of the crap that's out there right now, in a good way. I recommend the manga though, because the anime does have some fillers that are pretty unbearable. Although, the second half of the first Saiyuki series is all completely filler, but it the story was written by Minekura, so it's not like your typical filler. It's actually better than some of the canon stuff. Check it out if you have the time.

Humpski · Post by **Humpski** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:13 am

Capcom's "SonSon" is based off of it as well.

Mr.Piccolo · Post by **Mr.Piccolo** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:17 am

Humpski wrote:Capcom's "SonSon" is based off of it as well.

Yeah, I remember her/him as well. That character had the cloud, pole, and even went oozaru as one of the specials. Unless I'm confusing this with something else, I'm pretty sure SonSon turned people into food and ate them.
-Rick

Humpski · Post by **Humpski** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:27 am

Mr.Piccolo wrote:
Humpski wrote:Capcom's "SonSon" is based off of it as well.
Yeah, I remember her/him as well. That character had the cloud, pole, and even went oozaru as one of the specials. Unless I'm confusing this with something else, I'm pretty sure SonSon turned people into food and ate them.
-Rick

Correct on all accounts.

Kanzenshuu

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