Actually, I haven't seen any of the first season of Gensoumaden Saiyuki. I've only the DVDs of the second season. (*cough cough*) But now that ADV has licensed it, in another 2 years or so maybe I'll be able to actually watch the first season on domestic DVDs.

Aaanyway maybe they kept some of the same animations in the opening sequence from the first season? The songs are different I know from looking at the OSTs, though. Does the first season opening sequence also include the four of them dressed up in hip-hop style? I don't pay much attention to the Goku fanservice since even if he's just an anime character either way you look at it he's still a little boy. He's got cute dimples but if you're lusting after him, no offense there's something wrong with you.
I wouldn't consider Gensoumaden Saiyuki yaoi or shounen-ai. As I mentioned in General Anime. Whatever yaoi you see in it is only due to an overactive imagination.

All I know is that pretty anime guys wearing leather pants and fixed in angsty poses with chains shackled to them looks pretty sexy and it's not like they're chaining each other up or anything demented like that.
Anyways enough about Saiyuki since it's leading into other discussions. In any case I know quite a few fighting animes have some pretty muscular men in them. Most anime directed by masami obari like Battle Arena Toshinden, Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, Voltage Fighter: Gowcaizer, and Virus Buster: Serge all have guys with bishy hair and abdomens that probably couldn't exist in real life.

I found Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture the most realistic and alluring of those titles, his cap-antics are pretty one of a kind too.
Kenji and
Hans from A.D. Police - To Protect and Serve caught my eye when I was browsing DVDs. I probably would've never bought the series if I hadn't seen this picture:
http://us.st9.yimg.com/store4.yimg.com/ ... 6_27135063
It's one of the most worthwhile Anime purchases I've made.
