Okay.. others have spoken about the dub and switch to Geneon, so I'll only touch on that. There is much more to say, and Reload is superb for many reasons. Yes, Geneon licensed Saiyuki Reload and they also licensed the next part, Saiyuki Gunlock -- for those of you who didn't know there was a next part, there is, and the start of it is available, although not in English dub, just with subtitles. And I agree, Illich Guardiola and the rest of the crew did a good job with the original series, Gensou Maden Saiyuki and the movie Saiyuki Requiem. Make sure you catchthe extended interviews with the voice actors on the Saiyuki Requiem DVD. Illich Guardiola is particularly interesting and funny, as are the rest. Which leads us to Saiyuki Reload and the third series, Saiyuki Gunlock. If you haven't seen any of Gunlock yet, you are in for a TREAT. The art and the animation are awesome, and the story grabs you from the first episode. Saiyuki Reload is also superb, and the *furthest* thing from a "retread" of the original as you can get. There is a HUGE piece of plot information that falls into place in Reload. It is NOT to be missed. You won't see it coming and it will stun you. If only for this plot twist, Reload would be excellent, but there is so much more.. And it prepares you for Saiyuki Gunlock. Seemingly impossible situations, things which have never happened before; it's breathtaking. Don't worry about the dub, don't worry about Geneon -- those things will fade VERY fast once you get into the series, and the end (prior to the beginning of Gunlock) will leave you breathless with shock and anticipation, and amazed at the many plot twists (and breakthroughs) that you will not see coming, but which will make tremendous sense once you've seen it. I've watched the entire anime, and it is fantastic. Saiyuki is only getting better. The same is true for Saiyuki Gunlock, which picks up right where Reload leaves you.