The Monkey King (manga)

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Published by Shueisha Magazine Ultra Jump Volumes 2+ Written by Katsuya Terada		Demographic Seinen First episode date 2002 English publisher NA Dark Horse Comics

Original run 18 October 2002 – present Genres Action fiction, Fantasy, Gods and demons fiction Similar Monkey Magic, Monkey Typhoon, Gokū no Daibōken, Wu Cheng'en and Jour, Monkey

The Monkey King (西遊奇伝大猿王, Saiyukiden Daienō, literally - "Legendary Journey to the West: The Great Monkey King"), also known as Katsuya Terada's The Monkey King, is a dark fantasy manga series, written and illustrated in full color by Katsuya Terada.

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Story

The story is based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. Katsuya Terada's take on the legend of the Monkey King in a savage, lusty saga that The Portland Tribune calls "a Buddhist version of Conan the Barbarian.":

References

The Monkey King (manga) Wikipedia

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