Buddhist priest Tripitaka and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, travel from China to India to fetch the Buddhist scriptures. They have been sent by Buddha, and getting these scriptures will bring peace to the people of the world.
| Alternative Titles | Saiyūki |
| First Air Date: | 1978-10-01 |
| Last Air Date: | 1980-05-04 |
| Number of Episodes: | 52 |
| Number of Seasons: | 2 |
| Genres: | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Status: | Ended |
| Networks: | $Nippon TV |
| Casts: | Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shiro Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari, Shunji Fujimura, Takayuki Akutagawa, David Collings, Gareth Armstrong, Peter Woodthorpe, Andrew Sachs, Maria Warburg |
