Saiyuki: The Original Series Resurrected Edition 3

by Kazuya Minekura

The boys are back, in 400-page hardcovers that are as pretty and badass as they are! This hit adventure -- which blends mythology from around the world into a classic adventure story -- has been out of print for years, and this collector's edition is a fitting celebration of its return!

Genjyo 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. His superiors send him on a journey far to the west to discover why this is happening and how to stop it. His companions are three yokai with human souls. But this is no day trip -- the four will encounter many discoveries and horrors on the way, and on the road, Sanzo will wonder... can he really trust his supernatural companions?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

400 pages, Hardcover

Published November 17, 2020

About the author

Kazuya 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.

Reviews

[Liana Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

[S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Be There arcs are just *so* good, even after all these years. 🤌

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of the main storyline of this manga, and am particularly not fond of brainwashing being used to make characters behave in ways they wouldn't otherwise. Apparently the yokai who have been attacking Sanzo and co. have been brainwashed. So they've been injured or even died because of a plot trope. The power inhibitors on Sanzo's companions are another example of this. Goku's is removed in this volume, and a significant portion of this omnibus is taken up with Goku going berserk and indiscriminately attacking friend and foe alike. It facilitates a nice makeup sequence, but the "conflict" could have been incited by just about anything else and I'd be happier with it.

Why the favorable rating, then? The art is so good! It's stylish, expressive and "very '90s" in a unique way. There's a brusque intimacy between the guys in Sanzo's crew which, I'm sure, fueled many doujinshi in its day. I'm fond of both the protagonists and the yokai; if it weren't for their being in opposition for plot reasons (including the brainwashing, ugh), I could easily imagine them hanging out together.

[Knigoqdec · Rating 5 out of 5]

Тук всички цветни страници са отпред и се чувстваше малко като "Заливам ви с моето изкуство", но пък по хубав начин :D
Драмите от миналото продължават. Не че обикновено спират за поредицата, разбира се. Много добре синтезиран том като цяло, бум на "Сайюки" мъдростта.
Много сладко, че присъства и рекламата за първото оригинално ОВА, но е толкова грешно да бъдат обявени с други озвучители хахахах :D Само Ишида Акира държи фронта значи, това съм го забравила. Но пък как иначе xD

[Mosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these new resurrected hardback editions. I could read this series over and over.