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The Worst Episodes of Saiyuki

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S1E29 Unexpected Defeat – Fall of Castle Houto
7.06 votes
Best episode
S1E11 Tragic Revenge – The Death Laughs
8.26 votes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 29 - Unexpected Defeat – Fall of Castle Houto
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S1:E29

    The Celestial army destroys the monster-warriors and soldiers in Castle Houto. Kogaiji and his followers are surprised by this defeat but Kogaiji realizes the three self-professed gods are his father Gyumao-Bull Satan. Kogaiji goes to the underground laboratory where an experiment with resurrection is underway. With Dokkakuji's help, Kogaiji fights against the Celestial army.

    Director:Rion Kujo
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  2. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 33 - Faraway Dream – Tears Dry Soon
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E33

    While the heroes are struggling in a snowstorm, they meet Shoryu, a young monster who skillfully manipulates snow, ice, and water. Shoryu waits for the heroes to get Sanzo's sutra by the order of Prince Homura. Sanzo and three warriors are fooled by Shoryu's attack, which is empowered by an evil, forbidden spell. Shoryu's older sister Shoen is heading to Prince Homura's castle; she is ordered to get the Hallowed Sutra from Prince Homura by Koshu, the Lady Darkness who wants to revive Gyumao-Bull Satan.

    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  3. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 36 - Brotherhood – A Crimson Flower
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E36

    Sanzo and his comrades are lost in deep woods in fog and rain, and have to sleep in the open. Sha-Gojyo hates this idea and tries to find a way out of the woods. He finds a cave and goes in to explore but soon realizes he is completely lost. Dokkakuji, Kogaiji's assistant who is also lost in the cave appears.

    Director:Hitoyuki Matsui
    Writer:Satoru Nishizono

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  4. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 43 - Tears – A Village of Illusion
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E43

    Zeon hears that One of the Sutras of World Commencement was found in a village. He visits the village to find if this news is true. Soon after he arrives there, Zeon helps a boy attacked by the monsters. He sees his own son's visage on this boy. Meanwhile in a neighboring village our heroes hear a rumor of a monster devouring human's spirits.

    Director:Hitoyuki Matsui
    Writer:Satoru Nishizono

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  5. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 4 - Crimson Tears
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    S1:E4

    The heroes visit the house of a young girl named Shun-Rey, who is waiting for the return of her boyfriend – the young apparition of a spirit. Sha Gojyo is surprised when he hears the name of this monster, Gee-Yen, which has the same as his missing brother-in-law. The townsfolk tell the heroes the monster that attacked humans in the forest looked like Gee-Yen. Shun-Rey runs to the forest.

    Director:Takashi Yamazaki
    Writer:Daisuke Yajima

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  6. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 6 - Mysterious Monk of the Talisman
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    S1:E6

    Visiting a small temple, the heroes hear a rumor of Rick-Do, a savior who destroys evil spirits and monsters. The heroes discover Rick-Do is actually Sanzo's senior fellow disciple and fortune-teller Rikudo (Shukett). Rikudo is possessed by a fetish talisman. In pouring rain, Rikudo attacks Goku, Sha Gojyo, and Hakkai.

    Director:Shintaro Inokawa
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  7. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 7 - Farewell at Dusk
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    S1:E7

    When Sanzo is severely injured, Goku's head ring, which controls the balance of his magic, falls off. Goku can now deliver devastating blows. Rikudo realizes his disadvantage and flees. Goku loses control, become delirious, and attacks Sha Gojyo and Hakkai!

    Director:Masahiko Murata
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  8. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 1 - Go to the West
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    S1:E1

    A long, long time ago, in the Far West, there was a world called Paradise. This was the origin of civilization and faith, where humans and evil spirits coexisted in peaceful harmony. Suddenly, by a negative spiritual wave spreading over this world, the evil spirits and monsters become violent and begin attacking the humans. Ordered by the Celestial Heavens, a priest named Sanzo recruits his old comrades and sets out for the journey toward Indara in the faraway West to find the culprit behind this disaster

    Director:Hayato Date
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  9. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 13 - Crude Counterfeit – A Fruit of Death
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E13

    Our heroes visit a temple where they grow a strangely shaped fruit. Two young disciples say they are taking care of the temple because the chief priest and all other monks left a month ago. Goku is hungry and reaches for the strange fruit. Sanzo senses something evil in the temple and the heroes decide to leave. Goku returns to prove nothing is wrong with the fruit of the temple but slips into a nightmare.

    Director:Masahiko Murata
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  10. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 17 - Garden of Eden – A Eternal Paradise
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E17

    Sanzo and his comrades find numerous stoned monsters in a monsters' town called "Tofu-Gai" at the bottom of steep ravines. Goku, Sha-Gojyo and Cho Hakkai turn into stone statues because they are monsters too. Left alone, Sanzo asks a monster woman named Koran how he can save his friends. Koran introduces Sanzo to an old man called Muhan, who governs the town. Sanzo has to find a way to save his friends.

    Director:Masaaki Kumagai
    Writer:Daisuke Yajima

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  11. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 30 - Undertaker – An Invitation to Hell
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E30

    The heroes walk into a desolate village and wonder what has happened there. Suddenly, four coffins of sizes equal to those of the heroes are pushed out and an illusion of a creature called The Undertaker appears. The Undertaker shows excessive courtesy to Sanzo and his comrades. Sha Gojyo is upset and Goku is angry. The Undertaker keeps telling disgusting stories, upsetting the heroes.

    Director:Hayato Date
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  12. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 34 - Second Contact – Warriors come back
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E34

    Five skilled warriors of the Celestial Heavens appear in front of the heroes. They want to take the Sutra of Dark Power from Sanzo and force Son Goku side with them. The warrior attacks Goku and puts him in constant struggle. Goku can dodge, leap, and run out of deadly assaults.

    Director:Masahiko Murata
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  13. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 35 - Solitude – The lonely heart
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E35

    Kogaiji visits the tomb of the girl he loved, who was reincarnated as a human. Kogaiji swears revenge on Son Goku and his comrades who defeated him in the Battle of Hoto Castle. Kogaiji summons and awakens the Demon of Recollection, and engages in a war of nerves.

    Director:Rion Kujo
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  14. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 41 - Collage – A Silent Tripple
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E41

    One day Goku wants to see Nataku and sneaks into the Great Palace. He meets Kenren, the Commander General of the Army of Celestial Heavens. General Kenren is the previous existence of Sha-Gojyo. General Kenren is surprised to see Goku chained with weights on both hands and legs. Then, Nataku returns from the hunt of Gyumao. His body is covered with wounds. Goku worries Nataku. General Kenren suspects why all the soldiers who went for subjugation have no injuries.....

    Director:Rion Kujo
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  15. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 42 - Festival – Unforgettable Scenes
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E42

    Sanzo's party drop in a town called Saika on the day of Festival of God. They notice that the God the folks worship here is Shien. They do not know why, but Shien comes down to this place today every year. Lilin, a loyal follower of Kogaiji, learns from Ni-Jen-Yi that Shien and tow other Gods took the Hallowed Sutra from Gyokumen-Koshu. Lilin comes up to Saika and wages battle to Shien for the Hallowed SutraŠ.

    Director:Masaaki Kumagai
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  16. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 44 - Plunderer – Seizure of the Sutra of Dark Power
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E44

    God Homura and his two fellow-Gods are ready to begin the Creation of New World. However, they need Sanzo's Sutra of Dark Power to accomplish their plan. Homura tells Sanzo to bestow the Sutra by the next morning. Sanzo has no intention to give it out. Our heroes know they will have hard battle against Gods. So, they have only shallow sleep. And the battle begins ....!

    Director:Masahiko Murata
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  17. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 45 - Glorious Days – Before Dawn
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S1:E45

    Five hundred years ago in the Celestial Heavens, Konzen – the previous existence of Sanzo – takes Goku to Tenpoh, Grand General of the entire force of the Celestial Heavens. Tenpo is the previous existence of Cho-Hakkai. Nataku, whose wounds have not healed, receives a new order of subjugation from Li-Tohten, the minister of the Celestial Heavens. General Kenren wants to take this order but he is refused and punished for his indecent behavior. Tenpoh is surprised at Kenren's reckless manner and becomes angered by Li-Tohten's selfish conduct.

    Director:Takashi Yamazaki
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  18. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 3 - His God, My God – The Divine Platform
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S1:E3

    The quartet visits a huge temple on a rocky mountain. All the priests and apprentices live a strict life of studying the sacred scrolls and purifying their souls under the principles of 'no-drinking', 'no-smoking' and 'all tangible things are vain.' They are surprised to see Sanzo partaking in all of these forbidden things. Then, assassins sent by the evil monster Kogaiji attack the temple. Our heroes have to save the priests from the assassins' ghastly violence as the priests are prohibited from killing

    Director:Rion Kujo
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  19. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 18 - Vice or Justice – The Truth of Justice
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E18

    Several monsters are missing. Yaone, a female warrior of Kogaiji, begins to investigate what is happening. Meanwhile, Sanzo and his three comrades find Tonpoo, an old friend of Sha Gojyo and Hakkai. Tonpoo tells the heroes he volunteered a militia called Fanron Troop, which consisted of humans tasked with hunting evil monsters. The same night, Yaone is captured by the captain of Fanron Troop when she sneaks into the camp.

    Director:Shintaro Inokawa
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  20. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 19 - Don't go Alone – Desperate Girls
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E19

    The heroes meet four beautiful sisters. Sanzo is reluctant to befriend them. Soon after they leave the sisters, the heroes discover the sisters want to kill them for saving the life of the eldest sister, who was possessed by a parasitic monster.

    Director:Masahiko Murata
    Writer:Akatsuki Yamatoya

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  21. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 21 - Selfish Dream – Reckless Run to Ruin
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E21

    Five Sutras who are possessed by Sanzo and his comrades are needed for reviving Gyumao the Bull Satan. Trailing the Sutras, Kogaiji, Son of Bull Satan, crosses the desert and meets the heroes. Goku wants to help Sanzo, who is greatly weakened by scorpion poison but Kogaiji challenges him to a duel and proves to be an extraordinary warrior. Goku fears he cannot defeat Kogaiji with his normal power.

    Director:Rion Kujo
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  22. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 27 - Advent – The Evil God of War
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E27

    Our heroes encounter new enemies from the heavens: Prince Homura, Zenon and Shien, who re neither human nor monsters but call themselves gods. Prince Homura is seeking Sanzo's Sutra of Dark Power. The gods say they know the heroes' previous existence.

    Director:Hayato Date
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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  23. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 31 - Ambition – Arrogance of the 'Gods
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E31

    A platoon of five skilled warriors who scored many points at a military drill visit Prince Homura. They want to join the army of the Celestial Heavens. Prince Homura orders the warriors to destroy Sanzo's party and get the magic sutra. The platoon triumphantly marches out. Sanzo's party fight the platoon.

    Director:Takashi Yamazaki
    Writer:Satoru Nishizono

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  24. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 39 - Misty Rain – Watering Sky
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E39

    Sanzo is gloomy and depressed in the never-ending rain. Goku worries Sanzo and tries but fails to cheer him up. Sanzo get more irritated and insults Goku. Upset, Goku runs out of the inn. Suddenly, Konzen, was Goku's guardian in the Celestial Heavens, appears in front of him.

    Director:Masahiko Murata
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  25. Saiyuki Season 1 Episode 40 - Twilight – The Gloomy Sun
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    S1:E40

    500 years ago. In the Celestial Heavens. Born from a stone, Goku was brought to Goddess of Mercy – Kanzeon Bosatsu. He was introduced to his guardian – Konzen Doji who is a handsome young man with beautiful blond hair. (Konzen is the previous existence of Sanzo.) He takes care of Goku just like his younger brother. Then, Goku meets a boy called Nataku. Even a small boy at Goku's age, Nataku is the Lord of War and is the only person in the Celestial Heavens, who is allowed to kill. He receives an order to subjugate the great monster, Bull Satan – Gyumao.

    Director:Keisuke Onishi
    Writer:Katsuyuki Sumisawa

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Unexpected Defeat – Fall of Castle Houto" is the worst rated episode of Saiyuki. It scored 7.0/10 from 6 votes. Directed by Rion Kujo and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, it aired on October 24, 2000. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Faraway Dream – Tears Dry Soon".

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