Its sequel series Saiyuki Reload ran in Ichijinsha’s Comic ZERO-SUM from 2003 to 2009, and its story has continued to the ongoing series Saiyuki Reload Blast in the same magazine.
As reported, a TV anime adaptation of Saiyuki Reload Blast is set for a premiere in July 2017 in Japan.
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of its serialization started in 1997, Ichijinsha’s official YouTube channel has posted a 18-minute special PV to take a look back at history of Kazuya Minekura’s adventure manga series Saiyuki with a newly-recorded narration by Kanzeon Bosatsu (CV: Rei Igarashi).