In the Saiyuki Universe there are two species/races known as Youkai (demons) and Humans. After a mysterious force--the Minus Wave--is released as a by-product of the experiments to revive the great Ox King, Gyumaoh, youkai went crazy for a short time and attack mindlessly. Since that time the demons have somewhat regained themselves, but now are very much aware that they are the more powerful race and see the humans only as food.
Characters[]
These are the youkai (good & bad) that we meet in the Saiyuki Universe along the Journey of the Sanzo Party to stop this "Minus Wave" and try to bring back peace between the two species/races.
Youkai | ||||||
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Image | Name | Role | Manga | Anime | ||
Son Goku |
One of the main characters of Saiyuki and a member of the Sanzo Party that's heading west. He wears a limiter sealing his demonic form known as the Seiten Taisei, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. He was banished from heaven and sealed in a cave for 500 years until Genjo Sanzo saved him. |
Sai. Vol 1, intro | Sai. Ep. 1 | |||
One of the main characters of Saiyuki and a member of the Sanzo Party that's heading west. He is a Hanyou and was living with Cho Hakkai before the beginning of the story. |
Sai. Vol 1, intro | Sai. Ep. 1 | ||||
Cho Hakkai |
One of the main characters of Saiyuki and a member of the Sanzo Party that's heading west. He was a human at one point, but committed the crime of killing a thousand demons and became a demon himself. He is the owner of the vehicle that is taking them all west. |
Sai. Vol 1, intro | Sai. Ep. 1 | |||
Soushi |
Gojyo's friends that he plays cards with at a tavern close to his home. "I always made money off that guy" -- Sha Gojyo After he attacked Gojyo, Gojyo began to suspect something. This is before he knew of the Minus Wave. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 1 | |||
Demon kid |
Hakkai met this kid while driving through the fog before he met up with the rest of the SI. The kid attacked Hakkai and he left before things got ugly. He was the first sign Hakkai had of the Minus Wave's existence. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 1 | |||
Our 'Semi-faceless enemy' of the Saiyuki story. He is an extremely powerful youkai that was sealed away by the War Prince, Nataku in India. Someone is trying to revive him. | Sai. Vol 1, intro | Sai. Ep. 1 | ||||
Spider Lady aka: Black Widow |
Leader of the Dark Spider Clan, she and her clansmen were hired by Kougaiji to kill the SI. During their fight with the SI she turned into a giant spider. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 1, ch. 1-3 | Sai. Ep. 2 | |||
Youkai Male |
One of the members of the Dark Spider Clan. He was assigned to Kill Sanzo, but failed. He was the first to mention Kougaiji's name to the SI. (most likely) Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 1, ch. 1-3 | Sai. Ep. 2 | |||
"Miss Kitty" |
One of the members of the Dark Spider Clan. She was assigned to Kill Gojyo by means of seducing him first, but failed. She was left behind in the room after Gojyo defeated her. Her status is currently unknown. |
Sai. Vol 1, ch. 1-2 | Sai. Ep. 2 | |||
Youkai Female |
One of the members of the Dark Spider Clan. She Only appears in the Manga. The Spider lady handed their hostage Houmei over to her, after which Hakkai defeated her and rescued the hostage. (most likely) Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 1, ch. 1-3 | N/A | |||
Random Youkai 1 |
A youkai assassin hired by Kougaiji. He attacked the SI while they were staying at a temple and killed many monks. His ensemble was missing a sleeve and later a scythe extended from his arm. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 1, ch. 4-5 | Sai. Ep. 3 | |||
The true villain of this story, this woman is the one trying to revive Gyumaoh, her lover. She's using scientists, human and demon, and the Holy Scriptures to do so and shes's the one behind the Minus Wave. She's evil and willing to sacrifice her own daughter to bring back Gyumaoh. | Sai. Vol 1, ch. 05 | Sai. Ep. 4 | ||||
He's the main Bad guy through the Saiyuki story, but he's actually a "good guy". He's the son of Gyumaoh and Rasetsunyo and the older half brother of Lirin. He's being forced to work for Gyokumen to save his mother. He, his two subordinates, Lirin are constantly butting heads with the SI. | Sai Vol 1, ch. 05 | Sai. Ep. 2 | ||||
She's one of Kougaiji's subordinates. He hired her before she was handed over to Hyakugan Maou. She works as his personal apothecary. She also watches after Kougaiji's sister, Lirin. | Sai. Vol 1, ch. 05 | Sai. Ep. 2 | ||||
Dokugakuji |
He's one of Kougaiji's subordinates. He was made Kougaiji's personal bodyguard when he showed up at Houtou castle, no questions asked. Turns out that he's Gojyo's older half brother. Not that that matters. He is exceptionally loyal to Kougaiji. | Sai. Vol 1, ch. 05 | Sai. Ep. 5 | |||
She's the daughter of Gyokumen and Gyumaoh and Kougaiji's half-sister. She's really strong despite her appearance. She looks up to her brother and is the only one that can get away with teasing him. She also likes to run away from the castle sometimes for fun. | Sai. Vol 1, ch. 05 | Sai. Ep. 5 | ||||
Silver Haired Youkai and Gang |
They aren't assassins from Houtou Castle. Just a group of demons killing humans nearby. The SI meets them while saving a girl named Shunrei. The demons, spared death at first, make one to many cracks about Hanyou and Gojyo show them what-for. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 2, ch. 07 | Sai. Ep. 4 | |||
She was mother to Dokugaku, she was forced to look after Gojyo (The illegitimate half breed son of her husband and his mistress). She went mad, and hated Gojyo and tried to kill him, but Jien killed her to save his little half brother. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol.2, ch. 07 | Sai. Ep. 4 | ||||
Seiten Taisei, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. He's a powerful demon born from a rock on Kakayama where the earth's aura gathered. His persona was created when Heaven put the his limiter on him. | Sai. Vol 3, ch. 12 | Sai. Ep. 7 | ||||
Son of Hyakugan Maou. Present when Cho Gonou became a Youkai. Gonou mortally wounded Chin Yisou, but before death, he shoved a Mahjong piece into his own chest and became a Shikigami. He planned to get his revenge, but Hakkai defeated him. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 3, ch. 15-22 |
Sai. Ep. 8 | ||||
Despite popular belief, Professor Hwang (or Huang) is a youkai. She is one of the scientist working on the project to revive Gyumaoh. She has a rivalry going on with one of the other scientist, one Dr. Ni. She may or may not be pining after Lady Gyuokumen. | Sai. Vol 3, ch. 17 | Sai. Ep. 9 | ||||
He is one of the three head scientists that is working on the Gyumaoh project. He is often seen connected up to equipment and/or typing on a computer. He makes snappy comments sometimes and he plays chess with Dr. Ni. | Sai. Vol 3, ch. 17 | Sai. Ep. 9 | ||||
Akatsuki |
If you guys didn't know this, this guy had a name. He's the youkai that controlled the Impostor Sanzo Party and forced them to attack the real SI. Sanzo kills him using the Maten scripture. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 10 | |||
Yaki |
Another filler Youkai Character that got a name! He steals Meihou parents. He disguises himself as a shed, captures Gojyo. His weak spot was his eyeball that floated around through the rafters. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 14 | |||
Crow Man |
A youkai seeking revenge on Cho Gonou for the murder of his clan and more specifically, his brother. In manga, the demons works for Hyakugan Maou, but in anime he's a member of the Dark Crow clan. They were the ones that kidnapped Kanan from the villiage. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 5, ch. 25 | Sai. Ep. 16 | |||
Kouran |
A youkai woman that is watching over the demon village of Tofugai in her master's absence. She lures the SI to the village to help, but HG&G are petrified into stone. At the end of the Episode, it seems Sanzo is the only one that remembers anything. **Cool fact: She has he same name as Sanzo's mother. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 17 | |||
General of Huanglong |
Was once human, but bathed in the blood of a thousand demons and became a demon himself. He held Yanoe captive and the SI came to her rescue. It turns out that he was Huanglong's secret demon killing weapon all along. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 18 | |||
Shunhua |
One of the Demon sisters that meets the SI. She's the eldest. While protecting her sisters, she's infected by a parasite youkai. The parasite demands that she and her sisters kill the SI and he will release her. The point of their story is that "they have a choice". Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 19 | |||
Xiahua | One of the Demon sisters that meets the SI. She's the tallest. She targets Gojyo. The two of them bond easily and she becomes his "lady Luck". When he goes to kiss her, she has tears in her eyes. Gojyo says he doesn't want to take a woman that doesn't want it. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 19 | |||
Quihua |
One of the Demon sisters that meets the SI. She's the shy one. She targets Hakkai. She's sweet, but doesn't say much. Before she can move in to take out Goku, Hakkai offers her a drink and the two of them bond closer. She recognizes that the SI are good people. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 19 | |||
Donghua |
One of the Demon sisters that meets the SI. She's the youngest. Goku becomes smitten with her. They flirt mildly through out the beginning of the episode. When she and her sisters are trouble with their task, she reminds them that they have to to save their sister. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 19 | |||
Daiki |
The demon parasite that has infected Shunhua. He said he would set her free if she and her sisters killed the SI, but that was a lie. He infected the other three while they were in close contract. To free the sisters in the end, Sanzo kills them all. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 19 | |||
A cross-dressing Scorpion youkai that lives in a fortress under the desert sand. Se ate the last Sanzo priest that governed over the Uten sutra and claims se are immortal. Se attempts to eat Sanzo as well. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 5, ch. 29-30 |
Sai. Ep. 21 | ||||
Hanabi Youkai |
One of the Youkai Henchman of Ensui. They pick a fight with the humans and are scared off by Ikkou. They leave a bomb in the town before departing. Later they fight the Sanzo ikkou and Ensui Blows each of them up. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Prem. OVA | |||
Hanabi Youkai |
One of the Youkai Henchman of Ensui. They pick a fight with the humans and are scared off by Ikkou. They leave a bomb in the town before departing. Later they fight the Sanzo ikkou and Ensui Blows each of them up. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Prem. OVA | |||
Hanabi Youkai |
One of the Youkai Henchman of Ensui. They pick a fight with the humans and are scared off by Ikkou. They leave a bomb in the town before departing. Later they fight the Sanzo ikkou and Ensui Blows each of them up. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Prem. OVA | |||
The Main Atagnoist of Saiyuki Premium OVA. He has an obsession with explosions. He plants a bomb in Hakuryuu. He has a giant pet beetle. In the end he is blown up. Deceased. |
Sai. Vol 5, Extra | Sai. Prem. OVA | ||||
Bat Demon |
Demon dictating over a village in the desert. He had a cannon trained on the village and was forcing them to sacrifice one of their own, a woman. Hakkai snuck into the fortress disguised as the sacrifice. The SI defeated him. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 23 | |||
Bat Demon Jr. |
Son of the demon that is dictating over the village. While Hakkai is fighting his father and Sanzo and Goku are playing distraction, he faces off against Gojyo. Gojyo defeats him easily. Deceased. |
N/A | Sai. Ep. 23 | |||
This is the child of Yanming and an unknown youkai. He is a Hanyou, like Gojyo. Yanming loves her child despite its taboo birth, but is pledged with doubt about her baby and her living a happy life. With a little help from Gojyo she gets the courage to keep going. | N/A | Sai. Ep. 24 | ||||
"Spot" |
Lirin Henchman Number 1. An unfortunate demon that was caught stealing from Lirin and was unwillingly turned into one of her henchman for the duration of the episode. His rememorable feature was his sunglasses and stubbled chin. | N/A | Sai. Ep. 25 | |||
"Fluffy" |
Lirin Henchman Number 2. An unfortunate demon that was caught stealing from Lirin and was unwillingly turned into one of her henchman for the duration of the episode. His rememorable feature was that he was the tall lengthy one. | N/A | Sai. Ep. 25 | |||
"Porky" |
Lirin Henchman Number 3. An unfortunate demon that was caught stealing from Lirin and was unwillingly turned into one of her henchman for the duration of the episode. He was the short round one with green bangs. | N/A | Sai. Ep. 25 | |||
The main antagonist of Saiyuki Requiem who was once human. He was a young acolytes working a personal attendant to Sanzo and is obsess with him. He was driven insane with jealousy and despair when Sanzo went west without taking him, so he dyed his hair red and killed a thousand youkais, thinking that will make Sanzo change his mind and take him instead of the other three. The power drove him insane, and Sanzo killed him to free him from his misery . Deceased. |
N/A | Saiyuki: Requiem |
Terms[]
- SI - Sanzo-ikkou or Sanzo Party
- PoRY - Pack of Random Youkai