List of Media Adaptations of Journey To The West - Comics, Manga and Anime

Comics, Manga and Anime

• 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.

• Dragon Ball was inspired by Journey to the West. Sun Wukong becomes "Son Goku", a humanoid alien with an elongating staff weapon and the ability to change into a giant ape. The object of sutras are replaced by the seven wish-granting Dragon Balls.

• Gokū no Daibōken, a 1967 Japanese anime.

• Havoc in Heaven (also known as Uproar in Heaven), a Chinese animation by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

• Ginseng Fruit (also known as Stealing the Ginseng Fruit), a Chinese animation by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

• Iyashite Agerun Saiyūki, a 2007 adult anime.

• Monkey Magic is an animated retelling of the legend.

• Monkey Typhoon is a manga and anime series based on the Journey to the West saga, following a futuristic steampunk-retelling of the legend.

• Saint is a Hong Kong manhua created by Khoo Fuk-lung and loosely based on Journey to the West.

• Saiyūki is a manga and anime series inspired by the legend. Follow-up series include Saiyūki Gaiden, Saiyūki Ibun and Saiyūki Reload Blast.

• Starzinger is an animated science fiction version of the story.

• 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. ISBN 978-0-87416-019-2

• The Flying Superboard is a Korean animated television series based on Journey to the West.

• The Journey West is a series of illustrated ebooks available for the Kindle and Nook that retell Journey to the West using rhyming verses vaguely reminiscent of Dr. Seuss. Book One: The Monkey King was released in 2011.

• The Monkey King is a dark sword and sorcery manga inspired by the tale.

• Xi You Ji is a 1999 Chinese cartoon broadcast on CCTV. The whole series was later released on a 26-disc VCD set. The show was later dubbed into English and edited by Cinar (now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment) and was titled Journey to the West - Legends of the Monkey King. It first aired on Teletoon in Canada and was originally shown on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the United States from 2009 to 2010.

• Shinzo is an anime loosely based on Journey to the West.

• XIN is an American comic mini-series produced by Anarchy Studio.