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Saiyuki Gaiden

2011-03-25 · 30 min / episode · ★ 4.7

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.

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Production companies
dentsu, Frontier Works, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Pierrot, Anpro
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Soichiro HoshiSoichiro HoshiSon Goku (voice)
Kaho KoudaKaho KoudaNataku Taishi (voice)
Toshihiko SekiToshihiko SekiKonzen Dōji (voice)
Hiroki TouchiHiroki TouchiGojun, Dragon King of the West Sea (voice)
Hiroaki HirataHiroaki HirataKenren (voice)
Akira IshidaAkira IshidaTenpō (voice)
Rei IgarashiRei IgarashiKanzeon Bosatsu (voice)
Takao IshiiJirōshin (voice)
Minoru InabaMinoru InabaLi Tōten (voice)

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