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 fantasy manga series, written and illustrated in full color by Katsuya Terada.
| The Monkey King | |
| 西遊奇伝 大猿王 (Saiyukiden Daienou) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Katsuya Terada |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Ultra Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1998 – present |
| Volumes | 2+ |
Story
editThe story is based on the 16th century 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.":[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Katsuya Terada's The Monkey King Vol. 1 TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
External links
edit- The Monkey King's Manga site (Dark Horse Comics)
- The Monkey King (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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