Saiyuki, The legend of the demon of illusion. First blog post 
PLOT: History Saiyuki revolves around four characters of the past, in search of sutras (sacred texts that preserve the source of the world) and this trip to the west to stop the resurrection of the powerful king of demons sealed by the first 500 years: Gyumaoh.
It is precisely to prevent this event that the four set off for the castle in Houtou Tenjiku, which lies to the west across the territory, however, the demons are crazy (a mysterious side effect caused by the experiments of resurrection tempted by the followers of Gyumaoh ), becoming bloody and unscrupulous beings, so Sanzo, Hakkai, Goku and Gojyo are beginning to collide slowly with very powerful demons among them the Prince Kougaiji, a of the main enemies of the four that is available to Gyokumen koushu, the one who wants to resurrect Gyumaoh. Kougaiji moves much faster than the main characters through the use of large flying dragons and is flanked by three loyal demons: his exuberant Lirin younger sister, a beautiful alchemist, and the brother of Yaone Gojyo, Dokugakuji (at the time Sha Jien) . The anime follows the manga faithfully until the seventh volume, then takes a turn diversa.Nel manga, in fact, the Saiyuki boys collide with the first and Kinkaku Ginkaku (twins, distinguishable only by the color of hair, as their names suggest. Indeed Ginka means gold, silver and Kinka mean), and then with kamisama, Nii-jieny subordinate (the doctor directly involved in the resurrection of Gyoumaoh) In the animated series, however, makes its appearance the prince god of war, Homura Taishi ('Fratello'di Nataku Taishi, the God who had sealed Gyoumaoh), which seeks to make use of the Son Goku Creach New World, free of taboos. Between fighting breathtaking skits of the four characters and a good dose of twists Saiyuki is one of the masterpieces that were born from the mind of a talented manga artist, who also works as Wild Adapter, Stigma and Bus Gamer.
MAIN CHARACTERS: 
Genjo Sanzo Hoshi (Toshihiko Seki / Andrea Ward)
* Reincarnation of: Konzen douja
* Age: 23 years;
* Height: 177 cm;
* Weight: 64 kg;
* Birthday: Nov. 29;
* Zodiac sign: Sagittarius;
* Blood type: A;
* Weapons: Shoreijyu (gun with bullets made from a very special crystal capable of killing the demons), sutra of the sky demonic harisen (range used to beat Goku)
* Eyes: purple;
* Hair: blond;
* favorite phrases: Urus / Urusai! (Silenzio!), Baka! (Stupido!) korosu Omae wo! (I kill you!).
Monaco is a far from traditional, it has many flaws such as smoking and alcohol, a short-tempered and arrogant, and above all a strange inclination to shake the gun right and left, threatening everyone and everything. Returned from a stormy past (E 'was abandoned in the waters of a river just born, and would surely have died if it had not been found by Koumyou Sanzo, former guardian of two of the sutra heavenly origin of the universe), Sanzo has become a disillusioned man, cold and cynical, a man who pays little attention to his office and adopted the principle of "do not have nothing (but giving an interpretation of its own). It 's the keeper of two sutra: The Seiten and Maiten Kyomon. In life in Tenkai, the heavenly kingdom, was douja Konzen, a nobleman, the nephew of Kanzeon Bosatsu.Amico of Tempou and Kenren (the latter a little less ...), was the custodian of Goku, and it is just to give him the name. "Genji" is the Japanese translation of Xuanzang, "Sanzo" the Japanese translation of Xuanzang, "Hoshi" (法师, literally "master of the Dharma"?) Is the name used to describe an itinerant Buddhist Monaco.
Son Goku (Hoshi Suichiro / Simone Crisari)
* Reincarnation of: No
* Age: 18 years;
* Height: 162 cm;
* Weight: 51 kg;
* Birthday: April 5,
* Zodiac sign: Aries;
* Blood type: 0;
* Weapons: Nyoibo (extendible stick that can be divided into Sansetsukon)
* Eyes: gold;
* Hair: Brown;
* favorite phrases: I kappa (kappa a pervert [referring to Sha Gojyo, another protagonist]), Haraeta (I'm hungry!).
A cheerful and lively little boy, struggling with all his being to protect his loved ones, it is always hungry, naive and has a lot of faith in people despite its history has been troubled. Indeed, it was locked up in the mountain Gogyo following a fault where it was spotted 500 years before, and there remained until Genjo Sanzo had not freed. Son Goku is a heretic, because originated from the earth itself, so it can not be considered a real demon. Fighting with bare hands or with his extendable baton, Nyoibo, on its head a sort of "crown" which is actually a control device that serves to limit his demonic powers, in case if you take off, it becomes the Seiten Taisei ( The Great Saint equal to the sky), and its appearance becomes somewhat more animalistic, his strength increases and loses control of himself, getting hit in the fellow travelers. In Tenkai had been entrusted by Konzen Kanzeon Bosatsu, and formed a strong friendship with Tempou Kenren and, even if its sun and its reference point will always Konzen.In partcolare, he met also Nataku Taishi, brother of Homura Taishi, and often, during processing in Seiten Taisei, it has flashbacks in which calls to mind the faces of his old friends.
Sha Gojyo (Sha Wujing)
(Hiroaki Hirata / Massimo de Ambrosis)
* Reincarnation of: Kenren Taishou, captain of the guards of the West
* Age: 22 years;
* Height: 184 cm;
* Weight: 75 kg;
* Birthday: November 9,
* Zodiac sign: Scorpio;
* Blood type: B;
* Weapons: Shakujyo;
* Eyes: red;
* Hair: red ;
* favorite phrases: Bakazaru (Stupid monkey [Refers to Son Goku, another protagonist]).
is half-demon kappa always despised by all for his nature (identified by the combination of eyes and red hair), is a libertine who tends to go after any woman (in the real affection that they never had from the mother), but nevertheless it is very reliable and responsible. He has a brother, Sha Jien (now Dokugakuji, subject of the prince Kougaiji) who unlike him is a full demon. Indeed Gojyo was born of an extramarital affair, as his father fell in love with a umano.Per be able to celebrate their love, the parents of Gojyo had committed suicide and his stepmother, a mother of Jien, had tried to take care of her stepson, but in the long run he had lost his mind and tried to kill Gojyo with an ax, but he was tripped Jien who had killed his mother, and then disappeared in turn, accused of murder. Gojyo is an excellent fighter, especially given its enviable physical shape, in particular in fights sometimes uses the body corpo.Altre Shakujo, iron halberd with a crescent blade, connected to the rest of the structure by means of a chain. In his previous life in Tenkai was Kenren Taishou, captain of the armed guards of the West Division and a great friend and subjected to Tempou, as well as small Goku.Ha instead of a bad relationship with Konzen, although it never fails to help if in difficulty.
Cho Hakkai (Akira Ishida / Patrizio Prata)
* Reincarnation of: Tempou Gensui, powertools guards the west.
* Age: 22 years;
* Height: 181 cm;
* Weight: 69 kg;
* Birthday: Sept. 21;
* Zodiac sign: Virgo;
* Blood type: AB;
* Weapons: Ki and martial arts ;
* Eyes: green;
* Hair: Brown;
* favorite phrases: Yare yare desu ne (oh, dear!)
A man (formerly known as Cho Gono) became a demon after killing demons 1000 (a tribe of demons and a demon crow Centipede), in order to save the woman he loved, Kanan, who was actually her twin sister separated at birth. Indeed Gonou had lived in an orphanage until adulthood, when he took the master license and had begun to inseganre primary school in his village, and there he met Kanan. Almost immediately they discover to be brother and sister, but decides to live together. Kanan, however, had attracted the eyes of Hyakuganmaoh, a demon milepiedi always looking to have fun with women who had kidnapped her and made her pregnant. Gonou useless efforts to save it: in fact the woman could not accept he had within himself the son of a demon, you had taken her own life. Hakkai (which changed its name after being acquitted on charges of murder) is a man always smiling and polite. It has three earrings on one ear which act as a monitoring device, and without them, it becomes a full demon. In his previous life was Tempou Gensui, general of the armies of the west division and chain smoker, a friend of Kenren and Konzen, and later of Goku.
The four travel with a small white dragon, Hakuryu (haku = white, ryu = dragon), Jeep in the paper version, which is none other than the reincarnation of Goujin, Dragon King of the kingdoms of the west sea. E 'can be transformed into a green jeep and carry all four Saiyuki boys. It is the loyal pet of Hakkai and responds primarily to him (usually rests on his shoulder and he seems unable to understand the squeaks and the verses of the dragon), although on several occasions also helps the other players of its own. It can spit fire, which can be used to strengthen the barriers of Ki Hakkai.
ANIME: 
Saiyuki were created four sets: two of Saiyuki Gensoumaden (the first of which contains volumes 1 to 7, while the second just tells the god of war prince , which does not appear in the manga), a titled Saiyuki Reload (encompassing the seven volumes to 9 of Gensoumaden Saiyuki Reload and the first four volumes) and Reload Gunlock (encompassing the volumes of Reload from 4 to 5, and then takes a completely different turn. In fact, in Japan the saga 'Even a worm' which appears not Hazel yet been completed). Of these four series, only the first two were sent to Italy. In addition there are 25 Saiyuki urasai lot of fun with a duration of no more than 5 minutes each. Urasai literally means 'The other side of Saiyuki', and shows precisely how to behave when the protagonists are not committed to fighting youkai / demons.
