| Saiyuki Reload, Vol. 4 | 
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Sales Rank: 79144
Category: DVD
Actor: Saiyuki Reload
Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 100 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D12444D
UPC: 013023244498
EAN: 0013023244498
ASIN: B0009ESTEG
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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Description
Kougaiji feels frustrated at repeatedly failing to obtain the scriptures, as well as not yet being able to save his mother, so Jenyi gives him a bracelet, supposedly forbidden to be used, that makes him stronger and faster. With it, Kougaiji challenges the Sanzo party-and they are no match for him at all. However, strange side effects of this newfound power begin to change Kougaiji's body. Worried, Dokugakuji brings an unconscious Kougaiji to Houtou Castle, where Jenyi welcomes them with a fearless smile?
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Now we're starting to get a little more serious... September 8, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After three DVDs of mainly fillers, I was more than ready for an actual plot to start developing. (As much as I love fillers, Reload's did not all capture my attention as the first Saiyuki series' did.) DVD 4 of Saiyuki Reload doesn't quite get into the real plot of series, but it does get a little more serious.
The first episode is a cute filler that deals with Hakuryu, the white dragon, and a group of little kids who want to keep him as a pet.
In the second and third episodes, Dr. Ni gives Kougaiji a forbidden bracelet that would enhance the power of its user. More determined than ever, Kougaiji seeks out the Sanzo party to defeat them once and for all. The plot of these two episodes is very similar to the three-parter on DVD 5 of Saiyuki, "Sting of the Scorpion." Sanzo has been poisoned, and Kougaiji wants to attack. Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai all fight back, but when Kougaiji gets cornered, he puts on the bracelet and becomes nearly invincible. It's interesting to see how in the original series, Goku was the one resorting to drastic measures to beat Kougaiji, while in these episodes, Kougaiji is the one using forbidden powers to win.
However, when all hope seems lost, Kougaiji's bracelet starts to weaken him suddenly, and Goku and the others manage to break it and knock him out. Dokugakuji appears on the scene and collects Kougaiji. When he gets him back to the castle, however, Ni explains that Yaone is out at the moment, and that the only ones available to take care of Kougaiji are the doctors. With no other option, Doku hands him over.
The last episode on the disc covers two stories: one is Goku reminiscing about the snow, and the first time he'd walked out into it, and the other deals with Yaone and Dokugakuji, who are fighting their way through the guards at the castle to reach Kougaiji, whom the doctors are all experimenting on.
All in all, the disc was pretty good. Not as exciting as the first fight in the desert, but still pretty enjoyable. Kougaiji's group probably won't be seen again until the next series, and the next DVD looks to start the main plot of the remainder of the series.
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