| 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 origin | China Canada |
| Original languages | Mandarin English |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments)[1] 1 special[2] |
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| Animator | Suzhou Hong Yang Cartoon Production Co., Ltd. (uncredited) |
| Running time | 22 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) |
| Release | 11 March[1] – 4 June 2000[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]
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]