Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King (2000)

Original title

西游记

Genre

animation

Country

People's Republic of China

Length

1 season, 1 episode

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated series follows the Monkey King on his epic journey based on the classic Chinese novel. He battles demons and goes on adventures with his companions.

mythologicaladventurouslightheartedwhimsicalaction-packedenergeticcolorfulclassic

What happens

Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King is a 1999 animated series produced by China Central Television and the Quebec-based CINAR Corporation. It is based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West. There are 26 episodes (52 segments) in total, with a duration of about 22 minutes each (11 minutes per segment), along with a 75-minute prequel television film. In the original 1999 Chinese edition of the series, there are instead 52 episodes with each segment being extended to a full, half-hour episode with added animation and dialogue, and the prequels making up episodes 1–7. The English-language version of the show was produced by Cinar (now WildBrain, previously Cookie Jar Group and then DHX Media). It first aired on Teletoon in Canada in 2000, and was later aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the U.S. from 2009 to 2010. In Indonesia, it was broadcast by Indosiar in 1999 to 2000 every Monday morning. The production began in 1992. It has since been regarded as a classic of Chinese animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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