Saiyuki has previously been adapted into animation numerous times, with the next most recent being 2011’s Saiyuki Gaiden OAVs.
Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST will begin broadcasting in July of 2017.
Saiyuki RELOAD BLAST is the latest animated iteration of the long-running Saiyuki manga series by Kazuya Minekura, which re-imagines the heroes of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West as handsome young men.