TV anime "Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST" to start in July 2017!　Teaser Visual and Other Latest Information Announced

The TV anime "Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST" will start in July 2017.

Saiyuki" is a manga by Kazuya Minekura, a popular work that has been adapted into TV anime three times, as well as OVAs, anime movies, drama CDs, musicals, and a wide range of other forms. It is characterized by a boldly rearranged style based on the well-known "Saiyuki" manga, and depicts the activities of Genjo Sanzo and others who head west to stop an experiment to revive the Gyumao King. Currently, "Saiyuki Reload Blast" is being serialized in the monthly comic
Currently, "Saiyuki Reload Blast" is being serialized in the monthly comic Zero-Sum (Ichijinsha).

At the event "Saiyuki FESTA 2017 - Series Large Original Art Exhibition" held on January 7 and 8, 2017, it was announced that the TV anime of "Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST" will start in July 2017.
In addition, the official website ( # ) opened with the teaser visuals, the latest PV, staff and cast information, and character setting images.

It was also announced that TV anime "Gensou Maden Saiyuki", "Saiyuki RELOAD", and "Saiyuki RELOAD GUNLOCK" will be distributed sequentially from January 9 (Mon.) on Nico Nico Channel and other distribution sites. For more information on distribution sites, check the official website.

Work information] (*Honorific titles are omitted)
Staff
Original story: Kazuya Minekura, serialized in "Monthly Comic Zero-Sum" (published by Ichijinsha)
Director: Hideaki Nakano
Series Composition: Takeshi Furuta
Character Design : Yoko Sato
Animation Production: Platina Vision

Cast
Genjo Sanzo: Toshihiko Seki
Goku: Soichiro Hoshi
Hiroaki Hirata: Hiroaki Hirata
Inoha-kai: Ishida Akira

Characters
Genjo Sanzo

24 years old. He is the 31st Toa Genjo Sanzo. He is one of the five highest monks in Taoyuan Village, but he has no desire to devote himself to Buddhism and enjoys drinking, smoking, and gambling. He has a keen eye for discernment and charisma, but he also hates to lose and is selfish.
He is fond of saying, "Die" and "I'll kill you.

Sun Wukong

He is 19 years old. Born from a rock on the summit of Mount Huaguo, where the energy of the earth is concentrated, he is neither a human, nor a monster, nor a god, but a heretical being. He was locked up in a rock prison for 500 years after committing a serious sin in the past, but was rescued by Sanzo. He is bright, pure, and straightforward. In a sense, he is simple. He has a bottomless stomach, and his favorite saying is "I'm hungry.

Sandoron

He is 23 years old. He is half-human and half-yokai, which is forbidden in Peach Blossom Land.
He has a bad taste in women and is obliquely dressed up, but he is surprisingly good-natured and caring, and is prone to getting the short end of the stick. He has childish fights with Goku on a daily basis, and every time he gets into one, he is called by strange nicknames such as "Eroko-Kappa" and "Gokibi-Kappa.

Inoha-kai

He is 23 years old. He is a former human who became a yokai after killing a thousand yokai in revenge and being bathed in their blood. He is a gentle and good-natured person who basically hates conflict. On the other hand, when he is angry, he is extremely frightening, and the other three believe that Hachikai is the only one they should not offend.
In fact, he is the backbone of Sanzo's group.