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Saiyuki: Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin

13 episodes Premiered Jan 6, 2022 Updated Sep 26, 2026

When the monstrous Gyumaoh was defeated by the war god Nataku Taishi and imprisoned in Houtou Castle, an era of peace began in the land of Togenkyo. Now, hundreds of years later, those seeking to resurrect Gyumaoh have unleashed a plague upon the world. The wave of negative power generated by his attempted resurrection has driven youkai to the brink of insanity. To save humanity from violent slaughter, Kanzeon Bosats

Previously on Saiyuki

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Saiyuki Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

When the monstrous Gyumaoh was defeated by the war god Nataku Taishi and imprisoned in Houtou Castle, an era of peace began in the land of Togenkyo. Now, hundreds of years later, those seeking to resurrect Gyumaoh have unleashed a plague upon the world. The wave of negative power generated by his attempted resurrection has driven youkai to the brink of insanity. To save humanity from violent slaughter, Kanzeon Bosatsu sends Son Goku, Genjou Sanzou, Sha Gojyo, and Cho Hakkai to the west in order to prevent Gyumaoh from rising once again.

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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S5·E1 Mytharc

The Blue-Eyed Angel

Jan 6, 2022 · 25 min

The group begins a new journey, but they soon find themselves under attack. Not by demons, but by humans…

S5·E2 Core

The Value of Life

Jan 13, 2022 · 25 min

Hakkai was attacked by a group of humans with yellow eyes while recuperating. He managed to somehow rejoin Sanzo and the others. However, although it was due to being attacked, the

S5·E3 Core

Humans and Demons

Jan 20, 2022 · 25 min

Sanzo and his friends fought with Hazel and others, and released their daughter who was trapped in a youkai. However, in this case, the difference between the two ways of thinking

S5·E4 Core

Options

Jan 27, 2022 · 25 min

A group of Sanzo who stopped by the town said that youkai could not enter due to the barrier by Master Soshin. Goku, Goku, and Hakkai, who are supposed to be youkai, have been put

S5·E5 Core

The One that Came Back

Feb 3, 2022 · 25 min

Goku is invited by the smell of fruits to enter the forest alone. There, a youkai had fallen over. What is the true identity of the youkai! ?? And in the second half, we will deliv

S5·E6 Core

The Right to Life

Feb 10, 2022 · 25 min

After leaving the forest, the party arrived at the next town. It was inhabited by many yellow-eyed humans that Hazel had previously revived. Sanzo and his friends have mixed feelin

S5·E7 Core

Seiten Taisei

Feb 17, 2022 · 25 min

Goku was dying in front of Sanzo. Sanzo, whose emotions are filled with murderous intentions toward the other party, runs away from the scene in order to find the person. The remai

S5·E8 Core

Oasis

Feb 24, 2022 · 25 min

Goku, Goku, and Hakkai, away from Sanzou. However, without a credit card, the three people, who have almost lost their sentences, fall down in the desert. It was the brothers and s

S5·E9 Core

Even a Worm Will Turn

Mar 3, 2022 · 25 min

Gojo and Hakkai run a white dragon to a distant water place. Goku was left out, but the girl's older brother returned there as a miserable corpse. The youkai, whose anger exploded

S5·E10 Core

Atonement

Mar 10, 2022 · 25 min

Hazel continues to fight his way through the demon hordes. When he reaches another village where humans and monsters live together, it's up to Hazel and Gato to get the situation u

S5·E11 Core

The Next Sunrise

Mar 17, 2022 · 25 min

Goku and the others drive the White Dragon to Sanzo. However, he is visited by an old nemesis. What is the purpose of this visit?

S5·E12 Mytharc

A Memory Revealed

Mar 24, 2022 · 25 min

It was Goku, and Goku and Hakkai who rescued Sanzou, who was full of wounds, by the attack of the crow. However, the party is forced to struggle in the face of the power of Mutenky

S5·E13 Mytharc

The Sanzo Party

Mar 31, 2022 · 25 min

As the memory revives, the youkai Vlahar, who had been suppressed inside, appears, and Hazel is hijacked. The future of the battle with the crows during the melee ...! ?? --Look at

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