Books

Books, comics, and manga.


 * Alakazam the Great, a retelling of the first part of the story based on the characters designed by Osamu Tezuka. It was one of the first anime films produced by Toei Animation.
 * American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang features the legend of the Monkey King throughout the book. He uses the story of the Monkey King's quest to become equal to a god to parallel the feelings of the main character, a Chinese immigrant, who is struggling to fit into American society.
 * Dragon Ball was initially inspired by Journey to the West. For example, Sun Wukong becomes "Son Goku", a human boy who has a monkey tail, wields an elongating staff weapon, can fly using a magic cloud and has the ability to change into a giant ape when he look at the full moon. The supporting character Oolong was also based on Zhu Bajie and it was said that Yamcha was based on Sha Wujing. The object of sutras are replaced by the seven wish-granting "Dragon Balls".
 * Monkey Typhoon is a manga and anime series based on the Journey to the West saga, following a futuristic steampunk-retelling of the legend.
 * Saiyūki is a manga and anime series inspired by the legend. Follow-up series include Saiyūki Gaiden, Saiyūki Ibun and Saiyūki Reload Blast.
 * The Ape, a graphic novel by Milo Manara and Silverio Pisu published in 1986 by Catalan Communications. Previously serialised in Heavy Metal in 1983, this is a more adult adaptation of Journey to the West with a preface by Renata Pisu.
 * The Monkey King is a dark sword and sorcery manga inspired by the tale.
 * XIN is an American comic mini-series produced by Anarchy Studio.

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