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Saiyuki Gaiden

30min

Animation

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

500 years before Saiyuki, a heretic child with golden eyes is brought to Heaven and given into the reluctant care of a minor deity, Konzen, nephew of the Merciful Goddess, Kanzeon Bosatsu. Konzen eventually names him "Goku". Goku befriends two other minor gods, Marshal Tenpou and General Kenren of the Western Army of Heaven, and a boy who seems to be his age, the War Prince Nataku. Though Goku is happy in his new home, Heaven is not kind to heretics.

Production Companies

dentsu

Frontier Works

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Pierrot

Anpro

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

30min

25th Mar 2011

Konzen Dōji brings the monkey demon Son Goku to live in Heaven. Goku befriends the War Prince, Nataku, and unleashes his uncontrollable power after Nataku's death. Konzen Dōji, Goku, and their friends Tenpō and Kenren must battle Heaven's armies while they attempt to flee to the Lower World.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

30min

24th Jun 2011

Konzen, Goku, Tenpō, and Kenren continue in their attempt to flee Heaven for the Lower World.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

30min

25th Nov 2011

Konzen, Goku, Tenpō, and Kenren's attempt to flee Heaven for the Lower World comes to a conclusion.

Kōga no Shō

4. Kōga no Shō

30min

26th Apr 2013

Moving back in time, Tenpō recounts the Heavenly Western Army First Unit's adventures.

First air date

25th Mar 2011

Last air date

26th Apr 2013

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks