Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King

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Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King
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Also known as Chinese :西游记
Genre Fantasy, adventure
Based on Journey to the West by Wu Cheng-en
Country of originChina
Canada
Original languagesMandarin
English
No. of episodes26 (52 segments) [1]
1 special [2]
Production
Animator Suzhou Hong Yang Cartoon Production Co., Ltd. (uncredited)
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
75 minutes (special) [2]
Production companies China Central Television
CINAR Corporation
Original release
Network China Central Television (China)
Teletoon (Canada)
Release11 March (2000-03-11) [1]  
4 June 2000 (2000-06-04) [1] (Canada)

Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King is a 1998 animated series produced by China Central Television and the CINAR Corporation. [3] [4] [5] [6] It is based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West . There are 26 episodes (52 segments) [1] in total, with a duration of about 22 minutes each (11 minutes per segment), along with a 75-minute prequel television film. [2] In the Original 1998 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.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The English-language version of the show was produced by Cinar (now DHX Media, previously Cookie Jar Group). It first aired on Teletoon in Canada in 2000, [1] and was later aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the United States from 2009 to 2010. In Indonesia, it was broadcast by Indosiar in 1999 to 2000 every Monday morning.[ citation needed ]

The production began in 1992. [7] It has been regarded as a classic of Chinese animation. [8]

Summary

Sun Wukong, who was born from a magic stone, has been imprisoned underneath a mountain for five centuries for his mischief in the heavens. One day, the Guanyin told Monkey that the Monk Tang Sanzang will set him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China to India. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free, and the two started their Journey to the West. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Zhu Bajie and the Hermit Sha Wujing, who join them on the journey; together, they face many dangers and evil creatures and sorcerers and learn to get along.

Cast

Character (English name) Mandarin Chinese voiceEnglish voice
Sun Wukong (The Monkey King)Zhang Hanyu (episodes 1-7);

Shen Xiaoqian (episodes 8-52)

Thor Bishopric
Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka)Qiao Zhen Terrence Scammell
Zhu Bajie (Pigsy)Cheng Yuzhu Mark Camacho
Sha Wujing (Sandy)Liu FengA.J. Henderson
White Dragon HorseLiu Qinunknown
Emperor of ChinaunknownRussell Yuen
Buddha Tong Zirongunknown
Guanyin Wang Jianxin Ellen David

Additional voices (Mandarin): Hai Fan, Di Feifei, Luo Gangsheng, Diang Jianhua, Liu Qin, Bai Tao, Wang Xiaobing, Sun Yufeng, Jiang Yuling

Episodes

Episode #Mandarin Chinese titleEnglish title
1猴王出世/ 龙宫取宝Free At Last/ The Dragon
2养马风波/ 大闹天宫The Magic Robe/ The Monster and the Monk
3大战二郎神/ 难逃佛掌心 (I)Prisoners of Black Wind Mountain/ The Third Traveler
4难逃佛掌心 (II)/ 师徒喜相逢The Desert Sandstorms/ The Fourth Traveler
5智收白龙马/ 恶僧盗袈裟The Stolen Fruit/ The Fallen Tree
6制服黑熊妖/ 猪八戒拜师A Witch in Disguise/ Danger in the Pine Forest
7险走黄风岭/ 流沙河收徒The Yellow Giant/ The Counterfeit Prince
8偷吃人参果/ 观音救仙树The Return Of Monkey/ The Gnomes of Cloudy Peak
9三打白骨精/ 误入波月洞Monkey and the Two Gnomes/ The Dream
10唐僧变老虎/ 八戒请悟空The King Returns/ The Scarlet Scamp
11平顶山遇险/ 莲花洞降妖The Prisoner of Fire Cloud Cave/ Taming the Scamp
12老国王托梦/ 乌鸡国除妖The Mistreated Monks/ The Three Tests
13悟空遇圣婴/ 收伏红孩儿The Iron Catfish/ Buffalo Man
14车迟国比武/ 大圣除三妖The Land of Women/ A Queen in Love
15夜阻通天河/ 苦斗独角怪The Tale of the Scorpion/ Monkey Business
16女儿国奇遇/ 琵琶洞逼婚Double Trouble/ The Flaming Mountains
17真假孙悟空/ 佛祖识猕猴The Fake Husband/ Bull Fright
18被困火焰山/ 激战牛魔王The Mysterious Golden Egg/ The Magic Cymbals
19火烧盘丝洞/ 消灭蜈蚣精The Imperial Diamond/ The Smiling Buddha
20金光塔平冤/ 假西天遭难Tale of the Heartsick King/ The Magic Bells
21弥勒收妖童/ 悟空成名医The Spider Queen/ Wrath of the Centipede
22巧取紫金铃/ 勇闯狮驼岭The Curse of the Alabaster Bottle/ The Lion and the Elephant
23大圣斗三魔/ 拯救比丘国Monkey Meets Mischief/ The Evil Queen
24填平无底洞/ 糊涂老国王The Wicked Sisters/ Prisoners in the Sunset Kingdom
25大闹连环洞/ 天竺国招亲The Theft/ Here Comes the Bride
26嫦娥收玉兔/ 灵山取真经Five Tripitakas/ Journey's End

Movie

A separate 75-minute television film under the same title [2] serves as a prequel to the series.

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