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“Katsuya Terada's manga Saiyukiden Daienoh adapts the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.”
The Monkey King
西遊奇伝・大猿王
7.15
7,347 rank · 1,013 readers · 9 favorites
Seinen
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Katsuya Terada's manga Saiyukiden Daienoh adapts the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
"The Japanese title of this manga is Saiyukiden Daienoh, meaning "Legend of the Journey to the West: The Great Monkey King." Katsuya Terada's manga is itself an adaptation of a sixteenth century Chinese novel entitled Xi You Yi..." (Source: Dark Horse)
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recommend
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median 9
mode 8
σ 1.00
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σ 1.00 · scores cluster tight
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Running avg · Oct 2008 → Feb 2014
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The Monkey King is based on the old chinese tale 'A Journey To The West'. Katsuya Terada's art is just stunning (fullcolor!!), the action is breathtaking and the story is awesome. Although not...”
- 8 “Certainly a weird one this is. It's a short take on the first parts and prologue of Journey to the West that ends up being ridiculously violent and dark. Goku ends up being more of a cannibalistic...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jan 1998 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4053 catalog