Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey Kings - Western Regions

In China at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a young boy living at the foot of Mount Huaguo is chosen by the powerful demon Mushiki and given the title “Great Sage of Heaven,” marked with a golden ring on his forehead. From that moment on, his destiny is thrown into a cauldron of blood and battle. The boy's name is Wukong. The first part of this thrilling, action-packed version of *The Journey to the West* by Morohoshi! (Source: Comic Days, translated) *Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2000.*

The time is the 7th century, in a corner of Central Asia... Deep underground in a mountain named Flame, there are secret waterways that stretch in all directions. When Sun Wukong sneaks in to rescue a kidnapped child, he is confronted by a giant shadow of a monster that the kidnappers call "that person". On its head... is a horn! Will Sun Wukong's golden club be able to defeat it?! India is still far away, on the other side of the Silk Road. Awaiting on the scorching hot mountain are a great mystery, the darkness of the royal palace, and... the strongest enemy! The heretical and monumental Journey to the West manga, which depicts Sun Wukong as "a human boy fighting to change his cursed fate", the most intense chapter begins. Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie in "Journey to the West: The Monkey Legend" are not animal monsters, but humans who lived in the Tang Dynasty. This is a great adventure travelogue that intricately intertwines historical fact and fantasy with the story of "Journey to the West" as its motif!