Saiyuuki

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Saiyuki

Journey to the West

The Magic Land of Alakazam

Japanese

西遊記

English

Alakazam the Great

Information

Type

Movie

Aired

Aug 14, 1960

Episodes

Duration

1 hr 28 min

Studios

Toei Animation

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Novel

Rating

G - All Ages

Genres

Adventure

Themes

Mythology

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

8567

Score

6.24

Scored by

1428

Popularity

9791

Members

3672

Favorites

External Links

Official Site AniDB ANN Wikipedia Saiyuuki

Synopsis

Upon a mountain, a monkey is born from stone—nameless, parentless, and friendless. That is, until one day, he encounters a young female monkey named RinRin, who offers to be his friend. Through RinRin's encouragement, he becomes king after a test of bravery; however, his personality sours. When RinRin tells him that humans are the most intelligent creatures on Earth, the monkey vows to become smarter than them. He leaves RinRin behind and trains with a mountain hermit who gives him the name Son-Goku. Following Goku's imprisonment for using his newfound powers to steal a celestial fruit from heaven, he is rescued by a monk. In exchange, he is asked to accompany the monk on a journey to India. This journey will prove to be yet another challenge for the monkey to overcome. [Written by MAL Rewrite]