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Saiyuki universe #15
Saiyuki Reload Volume 6
Sanzo, Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai, a band of four handsome young adventurers, travel the land to fight the demonic youkai, almost human-looking beings with pointy ears and bat wings.
200 pages, Paperback
First published February 15, 2006
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About the author
Kazuya Minekura
212 books190 followersKazuya Minekura (峰倉かずや Minekura Kazuya, born March 23, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist most known for the Saiyuki series. Her other manga series include Wild Adapter, Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shikkobu (Araiso Private School Student Council Executive Committee), and Stigma. Stigma is notable for being a full-color work, unusual as manga is generally drawn in black and white.
She had an illness that affected her writing from 2004–2007, which caused her to have a hysterectomy. On 28 September 2010, she went on Hiatus to undergo surgery for ameloblastoma on the right half of her upper jawbone. On 31 December 2010, she reported her surgery was successful after removing the tumor on her right upper jawbone and is currently resting and being fitted with artificial prosthetics to reconstruct the area where her bones were removed.
She had an illness that affected her writing from 2004–2007, which caused her to have a hysterectomy. On 28 September 2010, she went on Hiatus to undergo surgery for ameloblastoma on the right half of her upper jawbone. On 31 December 2010, she reported her surgery was successful after removing the tumor on her right upper jawbone and is currently resting and being fitted with artificial prosthetics to reconstruct the area where her bones were removed.
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July 28, 2019
GOKU NO. MY BABY. POOR SANZO JUST LIKE IMMEDIATELY THINKING OF BRINGING HIM BACK. UGH THE FEELS.
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December 26, 2018
A warning: I am biased. This has been my favourite manga series for over a decade and I'm on my sixth (or so) reread. This is as good as I remember. Minekura has given us distinct characters, and even when the speech balloons aren't tied directly to anyone in the panel, you know exactly who is expressing which thought. The art is amazing, and sometimes I'll just stare at scenes trying to soak more in. And the drama/angst jumps in to contrast the humour so suddenly that I will need to stop reading just to process how much I love the moments/characters/everything. Or the humour bumps aside the drama, which is a delightful way to break the tension. In all, that's basically the theme of the whole story. Nothing matters so much you can't joke about it. Though at the same time, everything absolutely matters. Sweet and sour, baby.
My copies of this manga are all beat up, but I know I'll read them again. Everytime, it's a treat.
My copies of this manga are all beat up, but I know I'll read them again. Everytime, it's a treat.
November 13, 2024
Good volume, why the hell did they spend 10 pages baiting me into thinking Zakuro was gonna join the gang, that would’ve been very nice :(.
I could live inside the mangaverse of Saiyuki, I am never tired of the formula of them staying at inn’s or hotels in new cities because those are the moments I cherish the most, seeing the gang cozy and social before whatever bloodbath ensues.
Excited to see how Goku is saved in the next volume and adore that this sequel series has really put him in focus, such an interesting character, this innocent thing completely unaware of the evil he once was. However I’m tired of him getting the worst hand all series long give my boy a break 😭
I could live inside the mangaverse of Saiyuki, I am never tired of the formula of them staying at inn’s or hotels in new cities because those are the moments I cherish the most, seeing the gang cozy and social before whatever bloodbath ensues.
Excited to see how Goku is saved in the next volume and adore that this sequel series has really put him in focus, such an interesting character, this innocent thing completely unaware of the evil he once was. However I’m tired of him getting the worst hand all series long give my boy a break 😭
May 6, 2021
This is a fantastic volume. We see humans collaborate with youkai. We see Sanzo fight for his life and rescue his companions. We see Zakuro (love him!!!) and Goku. What a pair! Hakkai and Gojyo, Hazel and Ukoku, Sanzo and Goku have serious conversations which reveal inner feelings and plans. And a major cliff hanger! This volume ranges from humor to horror! Brilliant writing and drawing!
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August 15, 2017
Ok, ok, going somewhere (but still those side-stories are just too dragging for me).
August 24, 2017
何この開発？
悟空の刺された絵のアートは素晴らしいだけどそこで巻を終わるはひどくない？
誰が刺されたの？どんな理由で？三蔵の気持ちは？これから三蔵はどうな動きするの？
すぎの七巻に待ってらない。
悟空の刺された絵のアートは素晴らしいだけどそこで巻を終わるはひどくない？
誰が刺されたの？どんな理由で？三蔵の気持ちは？これから三蔵はどうな動きするの？
すぎの七巻に待ってらない。
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December 23, 2022
Saiyuki always takes you on the best journeys.
October 24, 2023
This was the series that first taught me what character development is.
June 9, 2024
Many men by 50 cent is the song for this volume
July 29, 2021
actual rating: 3.5
It's volumes like this that remind me why I slog through the majority of this series, and that is because I love Sanzo and I love when he fights like 20 dudes at once and then makes a dramatic entrance when everything thinks he didn't make it. Wish every volume was as action packed as this one.
It's volumes like this that remind me why I slog through the majority of this series, and that is because I love Sanzo and I love when he fights like 20 dudes at once and then makes a dramatic entrance when everything thinks he didn't make it. Wish every volume was as action packed as this one.
January 24, 2009
Whereas some earlier volumes of Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload meandered off the road at times--although they were mostly enjoyable meanderings--volume 6 feels like we're hurtling forward, completely on point, and it's great. The one side-trail bit here is funny and may well have importance further along. There's a nice mix of angst, plot, and humor all around.
The Sanzo party faces human treachery and demonic hunger in the first part. Once again Minekura underscores how the youkai may be berserking but the humans can be every bit as dangerous to our guys. Hypocritical too. The story, like many stories in the Reload series, hits more on Hakkai, Goku, and Gojyo being youkai than the first Saiyuki series did.
It's fun seeing the guys have some downtime in their room and then at the festival. Sanzo may not be much for the tenets of a belief base strangers think he follows, but he sure can get pissy about people not being pious when they're bothering him by hitting on him, telling him to drink, and calling him "Scowly." The party acts as a team... as long as pretty women and food aren't being dangled in front of them. Yay to the conversation on the sutras, their uses, and their dangers coming about. Yeah, that's why there's no "Sanzo Union." Hakkai claiming that he took a correspondence course in lockpicking kills me.
Nii continues to stir the pot and manipulate Hazel. Of course that's not going to lead to good things for our guys. You have to wonder what Hazel thinks Sanzos are and do considering the two he knows. *g*
Good for Sanzo not only beating a small army of youkai alone but for also realizing that he's not the same boy who was tempted to blow his brains out for horror of all the deaths he caused and the sin of survival. "Buddhism's best," indeed. Nice to have him intimidate the whole village into letting the party leave.
Act 27: Poor Zakuro. Never thought I'd say that! The Sanzo party got him good and with only a tiny effort. He appears to have a bit of goodheartedness under all the grandiosity and bombast. I knew people a lot like him in my early 20s. *g* His facial expressions are hilarious.
Act 28 and on: I love stories that show consequences, and here we get to see the people Hazel brought back from the dead living happy lives and not attacking the Sanzo party. It's enough to make the guys question themselves.... Hakkai and Gojyo have one of those wonderful conversations they sometimes do where some truths are laid bare, other truths are danced around, and they don't quite look at each other. This one was heartbreaking... even if most of the attributes Hakkai claims to want in his "indestructible" woman could also describe a farm animal.
Which doesn't mean that Hazel and Sanzo party sniping match wasn't hilarious with Sanzo actually closing the door again as Hazel responds, "Y'all can't ignore me once I've seen ya," Hakkai baring his verbal teeth openly as Goku finds that kind of talk creepy and Gojyo thinks it's about time, Hazel saying he came back this way to see Sanzo and doing a "Just kidding," the one-upmanship, and Hakkai calling Hazel their "evil transfer student."
Kou is getting his groove back, though I can't bring myself to care much. The banter within his group was fun though, as was the reaction to Zakuro joining forces with Sanzo. *g*
Hazel is planning evil things while Gat is not onboard with Goku as evil orDarth Sanzo Nii as a good source of information. Nii sure did get the right sutra for himself, though. Hazel sells the horrors of a person who has the power of "a denial of existence" and "nothing" very well.
Sanzo and Goku have a great conversation about life, death, and whether people should be brought back from the dead, with Sanzo even smiling a little at times. It's sweet and then... oy. It's like the universe said, "Nyah-nyah, caught you caring, Sanzo!"
"Summer Scenery": Sweet and sometimes meta. Wee Goku! Too bad Sanzo looks like an alien. *g*
The Sanzo party faces human treachery and demonic hunger in the first part. Once again Minekura underscores how the youkai may be berserking but the humans can be every bit as dangerous to our guys. Hypocritical too. The story, like many stories in the Reload series, hits more on Hakkai, Goku, and Gojyo being youkai than the first Saiyuki series did.
It's fun seeing the guys have some downtime in their room and then at the festival. Sanzo may not be much for the tenets of a belief base strangers think he follows, but he sure can get pissy about people not being pious when they're bothering him by hitting on him, telling him to drink, and calling him "Scowly." The party acts as a team... as long as pretty women and food aren't being dangled in front of them. Yay to the conversation on the sutras, their uses, and their dangers coming about. Yeah, that's why there's no "Sanzo Union." Hakkai claiming that he took a correspondence course in lockpicking kills me.
Nii continues to stir the pot and manipulate Hazel. Of course that's not going to lead to good things for our guys. You have to wonder what Hazel thinks Sanzos are and do considering the two he knows. *g*
Good for Sanzo not only beating a small army of youkai alone but for also realizing that he's not the same boy who was tempted to blow his brains out for horror of all the deaths he caused and the sin of survival. "Buddhism's best," indeed. Nice to have him intimidate the whole village into letting the party leave.
Act 27: Poor Zakuro. Never thought I'd say that! The Sanzo party got him good and with only a tiny effort. He appears to have a bit of goodheartedness under all the grandiosity and bombast. I knew people a lot like him in my early 20s. *g* His facial expressions are hilarious.
Act 28 and on: I love stories that show consequences, and here we get to see the people Hazel brought back from the dead living happy lives and not attacking the Sanzo party. It's enough to make the guys question themselves.... Hakkai and Gojyo have one of those wonderful conversations they sometimes do where some truths are laid bare, other truths are danced around, and they don't quite look at each other. This one was heartbreaking... even if most of the attributes Hakkai claims to want in his "indestructible" woman could also describe a farm animal.
Which doesn't mean that Hazel and Sanzo party sniping match wasn't hilarious with Sanzo actually closing the door again as Hazel responds, "Y'all can't ignore me once I've seen ya," Hakkai baring his verbal teeth openly as Goku finds that kind of talk creepy and Gojyo thinks it's about time, Hazel saying he came back this way to see Sanzo and doing a "Just kidding," the one-upmanship, and Hakkai calling Hazel their "evil transfer student."
Kou is getting his groove back, though I can't bring myself to care much. The banter within his group was fun though, as was the reaction to Zakuro joining forces with Sanzo. *g*
Hazel is planning evil things while Gat is not onboard with Goku as evil or
Sanzo and Goku have a great conversation about life, death, and whether people should be brought back from the dead, with Sanzo even smiling a little at times. It's sweet and then... oy. It's like the universe said, "Nyah-nyah, caught you caring, Sanzo!"
"Summer Scenery": Sweet and sometimes meta. Wee Goku! Too bad Sanzo looks like an alien. *g*
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2012
Even though I'm on my third time reading this portion of the Saiyuki series, the ending of this volume gets me every time. It's so intense and sudden that even though I know what is going to happen after, I can't help but feel like jumping off a cliff in shock :-p These are the moments where I just think "Damn... Minekura is an amazing story teller." Having said all that, I'm super excited because volume 7 is next and it is my ALL time favorite Saiyuki volume. It is AMAZING!!
I really love the scene with Goku and Zakuro in this volume! So funny! Zakuro is great!
Also, the scene with Gojyo and Hakkai is so adorable! I love when Hakkai says "My only anxiety would be that my lovely adolescent daughters might fall prey to Uncle Gojyo." XD!! Funny, but true! That whole scene is so sweet, it fills me up with hearts and love :-p
But onward to the greatest volume in Saiyuki history!!! Huzzah!!
But enjoy these volume photos :p
God, he even makes lock picking look sexy!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, so cute!!!
I really love the scene with Goku and Zakuro in this volume! So funny! Zakuro is great!
Also, the scene with Gojyo and Hakkai is so adorable! I love when Hakkai says "My only anxiety would be that my lovely adolescent daughters might fall prey to Uncle Gojyo." XD!! Funny, but true! That whole scene is so sweet, it fills me up with hearts and love :-p
But onward to the greatest volume in Saiyuki history!!! Huzzah!!
But enjoy these volume photos :p
God, he even makes lock picking look sexy!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, so cute!!!
April 8, 2013
A continuation of the "Even a Worm" Hazel/Gat arc. I love the artwork of this series at the best of times but this volume stands out, the art is so detailed and just stunning! Really nice colour front plates. In this volume we learn a little more about the different sutras and see a welcome return to illusion master Zakuro who is acurately described by Gojyo at one point as "comic gold" - Kou and his gang also make a brief appearance.
This series blends philosophy, adventure and comedy together seemlessly and is a rip-roaring read from start to finish.
This series blends philosophy, adventure and comedy together seemlessly and is a rip-roaring read from start to finish.
October 1, 2014
This is probably my favorite Reload volume for a lot of reasons. The art is crisp and beautiful, and the story starts a new turn with an awful cliffhanger on the final page. There are some terrifically funny one-liners (my favorite Sanzo quote of all time might be when he calls Goku and Gojyo Tweedledee and Tweedledick) and my favorite crazy villain Zakuro makes a hilarious appearance. Even with all the light moments, the plot is continuing to turn and get much darker here. Overall, this is another excellent volume in a fabulous series.
August 24, 2014
I like this volume a lot. The Even a Worn story progresses with the Sanzo party ending up at a large town protected from the youkai, but not all is as it seems.
I particularly enjoyed Sanzo getting trapped alone by youkai, which he escapes as he is one tough cookie but not without injury, so he makes it back only to collapse in Goku's arms. I'm not a fan of Sanzo/Goku as a pairing but as a friendship, it is awesome :-)!
I particularly enjoyed Sanzo getting trapped alone by youkai, which he escapes as he is one tough cookie but not without injury, so he makes it back only to collapse in Goku's arms. I'm not a fan of Sanzo/Goku as a pairing but as a friendship, it is awesome :-)!
August 12, 2011
Even though I didn't know what was happening . . .
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