Saijúki Reload Blast

Starting a show in the middle of a story may seem like nonsense; however, if you have ever heard of something called "Monkey King" or even "Journey to the West" then you are going to have a pretty good head start and can get the hang of it pretty quickly. If not, just a quick introduction to the plot via the table of contents and just take it as a quartet of rather distinctive characters going on an epic road trip, this time to kick some demon king's ass. Or, ideally, start with the first anime series from 2003. I did not know that existed, though, so I was a bit thrown off at first by what was going on. Fortunately, I still got my bearings quickly, and because of the fact that the bunch of main protagonists is really quite likable and it is full of decent fight scenes, I made it through until the end quite easily. The show does not have a complicated narrative by any means, plus the flashbacks from the past that come in make even that part pretty well understandable. So even though it should probably not start in the middle, in this case, it works pretty well, and I would rate this anime series the same way (in an easy way). 6/10. (21/09/2017)