Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestGenjō Sanzō is a Buddhist monk sent by the Emperor on a journey to find the sacred Buddhist scriptures. One day, Sanzō meets an Earth Deity who tells him that Buddha has sent him a disciple: the mischievous Monkey Deity Son Goku, who was sealed inside of a mountain for five hundred years after wreaking havoc in Heaven! Together with the alcohol-loving playboy Cho Hakkai; the heavenly army General Sha Gojyō; and their horse, the Dragon Crown Prince Ryūba; there are plenty of adventures to be had.
Writing
Absurdist parody that somehow respects AND roasts the source material.
Acting
Koyasu and Kaida delivering unhinged vocal performances with zero shame.
Creator
Mineo Maya
Reiko Takagi
Genjō Sanzō Hōshi / Maraich (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Bankorakan (voice)
Yuki Kaida
Son Gokū / Patalliro (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Sha Gojyō (voice)
Yoshiro Matsumoto
Cho Hakkai (voice)
Kanako Tateno
Nata San Taishi (voice)
Kentaro Ito
Kinkaku (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Mii-chan (voice)
Mugihito
God (Shintō) (voice)
Susumu Chiba
Ginkaku (voice)
Kazuya Tatekabe
Oshaka-sama (Gautama Buddha) (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a crossover between Mineo Maya's Patalliro! (the first BL manga ever adapted to anime) and Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki. The result is essentially two fandoms colliding in a 10-minute format.
The 5.3 rating is criminal — this aired at 1 AM on Japanese TV for a reason. It was never meant for mainstream audiences, just unhinged night-owl otaku.
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