Top billed cast

1. 

   Masaaki Sakai

   Monkey

2. 

   Masako Natsume

   Tripitaka

3. 

   Shiro Kishibe

   Sandy

4. 

   Takayuki Akutagawa

   Narrator

5. 

   David Collings

   Voice of Monkey

6. 

   Gareth Armstrong

   Voice of Sandy

7. 

   Peter Woodthorpe

   Voice of Pigsy

8. 

   Maria Warburg

   Tripitaka (voice)

9. 

   Miriam Margolyes

   Narator

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Current Season

Season 2

1979 | 26 Episodes

The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.

Reviews

A review by Peter89Spencer

Written by Peter89Spencer on 2021-04-11

So cheesy yet entertaining!
A shame we never saw them reach India, and I only have two boxsets.

Still, Monkey is a ridiculously fun cult following that inspired many adaptations, some loosely based on the Journey to the West.

Recommendations

1. Avatar: The Last Airbender88%
2. Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness74%
3. The Twelve Kingdoms78%
4. Jackie Chan Adventures82%
5. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai81%
6. Slayers75%
7. Shaman King85%
8. American Born Chinese66%
9. Blue Dragon79%
10. InuYasha85%
11. Kamisama Kiss86%
12. Farming Life in Another World76%
13. Dragon Ball DAIMA82%
14. Reincarnated as a Sword73%
15. Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny72%
16. The Bureau of Magical Things74%
17. The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan76%
18. A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero73%
19. Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage69%
20. Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion76%

Status
Ended

Original Language
Japanese

Original Name
西遊記

Keywords

• buddhism
• martial arts
• kung fu
• based on novel or book
• mythology
• legend
• mongolia
• monkey
• saiyuki
• chinese mythology