Monkey Magic
1998 • Group TAC
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1998
- Episodes
- 13
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Group TAC · B-Factory
- Genres
- Adventure · Fantasy
From out of the fires of space he was born... Kongo, a monkey made of stone, magically brought to life.
Obsessed with a desire to learn and a need to be great, Kongo leaves his "family" on Flower Fruit Mountain in search of ancient knowledge and arcane wisdom. Not content to merely study and learn the mystical arts, Kongo masters the magic Jet Cloud, the first of his great weapons.
With the power of the Jet Cloud, Kongo gains mastery of the air and returns to his adopted home just in time. Humans are laying claim to the monkeys' ancestral home. With his Jet Cloud and his newly-learned magical wisdom, Kongo defeats the humans and proclaims himself King of Flower Fruit Mountain.
But in the Celestial Heavens, the gods are uneasy. A monkey defeating humans and declaring himself king? That cannot be allowed! They decide the monkeys must be taught a lesson and so they launch an attack on Kongo and all the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain.
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Monkey Magic was produced by Group TAC and first broadcast in 1998, serving as a modern animated adaptation of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. Developed for a contemporary audience, the series reimagines the adventures of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, as he accompanies a monk on a pilgrimage. The production sought to blend traditional eastern mythological storytelling with the aesthetic sensibilities of late 1990s Japanese television animation.
The series design emphasized a vibrant, stylized approach to character and creature development, distinguishing it from earlier, more grounded adaptations of the same source material. While it remained a niche title in the international market, it is remembered for its distinct visual identity and its role in introducing the core concepts of the legendary Chinese epic to a new generation of viewers through the medium of serialized anime.
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