Finally I've found it! *___*
I had seen it at Saiyuki FESTA on a poster and, since then, I looked for this illustration...
Once, Minekura posted on her blog Nitro, the cutted illustration of this image.
It was created because, on her Nitro Mine mobile site, Kenren&Tenpou won a poll about the favourite Saiyuki Gaiden character.

Aren't they cool? *___*

Probably you all knew yet but this news is too great and I say it anyway:
On Saiyuki FESTA '09, Kazuya Minekura said that soon will be released Saiyuki Gaiden OVA!!!
I'm sure that, since our beloved sensei loves Gaiden so much, she will oversee the creation of this OVA!

I'm really happy because the italian publishing house, Dynit, will release soon RELOAD 9, 10 and Gaiden!!!
I can't wait to get them! *_______*

And now some Saiyuki illustrations!

These are the scans of Saiyuki RELOAD 2010 Calendar that I've bought at Saiyuki FESTA '09:

Cover

January/February

March/April

May/June

July/August

September/October

November/December

At the opening of this update, you can find Saiyuki RELOAD 10 extracover.

HERE the image within the extracover!

This sticker was given at Saiyuki FESTA to those who had bought something from Animate on 30th October:

Below a "strange" page from KozeroSum 8...

Sorry for the silence of the last week but I went in Japan.
I visited Tokyo and I went to Saiyuki FESTA ’09! *___*
I’ve planned to go in Japan in 2010 but, reading about FESTA, I’ve decided at the last minute, to anticipate my trip.
I leaved Italy on 27th October and I came back on 2nd November.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to meet Kazuya Minekura like I hoped but I bought so many Saiyuki gadgets!
Moreover I visited Tokyo (I’m very sad because I missed the occasion to meet arisu_krd!!! AAARGH!!!)
I love Tokyo! I can’t wait to come there again soon!

About Saiyuki FESTA it was AMAZING. Although I went on Bunka Kaikan 4° floor three hours before the beginning of the event, 200 people to get Minekura’s sign were there yet ç_ç
To buy everything you needed to form a queue. But these queues were sooooooo long!!!
I managed to get some items but I gave up to get postcards…the queue to get them was incredible…it was long for the 4 floors of the building!!! I bet I should be still there now…
About the show, there were so many plates. Some of them HUGE! There were the original plates of manga. I loved the ones about Kamisama arc! Amazing! Do you remember the vignette in which behind Kamisama there is a huge stained-glass window? In the show there was this illustration and, thanks to some particular lights, seemed to see the colours on it!
Were showed so many coloured illustrations! Many sketches and the weapons of Saiyuki characters: Tenpou’s katana, the Smith&Wesson, one of the Gato’s gun and the golden gun used in Tenkai!
Unfortunately was forbidden make photos to these parts of the show. But was possible make photos to the clothes of main characters, of JEEP, of the silhouettes of Sanzo Ikkou…

 

Minekura updates Nitroblog and informs us about some extra that are selled together with:

- Salty Dog 6 (published yesterday 24th October). It will have a genga with Minekura's sign with the same illustration of the cover of RELOAD 2009 calendar.

- RELOAD 10 (that will be published on 29th October). It will have a metallic bookmarker.

All those extras will be available until stocks last.

Minekura shows us this cutted illustration. *ççç*

It is from Salty Dog VI but, cause the quality of the paper, the colours are different.

Here Minekura took photos of her work office.
 

Salty Dog VI cover and back cover!*ççç*

ETA: Jeep in Saiyuki FESTA!

New update on Nitroblog...
Minekura shows us some goods that will be selled at Saiyuki FESTA '09!
- Saiyuki RELOAD '09 calendar...
- T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, bags dedicated to the event...
- Lighters, post cards (you can choose your favourite character), bookmarkers...
And many others goods!
To see all things click HERE and HERE!!!

Moreover seems that will be showed the gun of Genjo Sanzo, Kenren Taisho and the katana of Tenpou Gensui! *__*