What is Journey to the West? And what does it have to do with Dragonball? Journey to the West is a old Chinese story that is divided into at least 100 chapters. Its about the monkey god Sūn Wùkōng. A boy similar to Goku. Sūn Wùkōng and Goku both have tails, own a magic pole, and both have been isolated from the real world. Also characters like Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Xuanzang are based off some other early characters of Dragonball. During the story they meet evil demons trying to kill them such as the Black Bear Demon, the White Bone Demon, the Green Boar Demon, all leading up to the final battle with the Dream Demon. Even though its a Chinese tale Journey to the West has inspired many people to make manga. One of them of course is Akira Toriyama.

Characters
Sūn Wùkōng- Goku
Zhu Bajie- Oolong
Sha Wujing- Yamcha
Xuanzang- Bulma

Demons


Black-Bear-Demon (pinyin: Hēixióngguǐ)
Yellow Wind Demon (Huángfēngguǐ)
Zhen Yuan Holy Man (He is not a demon, but an immortal, who got annoyed by those disciples who stole his previous immortal-fruits.)
White-Bone-Demon (pinyin: Báigǔjīng)
Yellow Robe Demon (pinyin: Huángpáoguǐ)
Gold-Horn and Silver-Horn (pinyin: Jīnjiǎo and Yínjiǎo)
Red-Boy a.k.a. Holy Baby King (pinyin: Hóng-hái'ér; Japanese: Kōgaiji)
Tiger Power, Deer Power and Goat (or Antelope) Power
Black River Dragon Demon (Hēi Shǔi Hé Yuan Lóng Guǐ)
Carp Demon (Li Yu Jīng)
Green-Ox-Demon (pinyin: Qīngniújīng)
Scorpion-Demon (pinyin: Xiēzijīng)
Six Ear Monkey Demon a.k.a Fake Sun Wukong
Ox-Demon-King (pinyin: Niúmówáng; Japanese: Gyūmaō)
Demon Woman (Luo Cha Nǚ)
Jade-Faced Princess (pinyin: Yùmiàn-gōngzhǔ; Japanese: Gyokumen-kōshū)
Boa Demon (Hong She Jīng)
Nine-Headed Bird Demon (Jiǔ Tou Fu Ma)
Seven-Spider-Demons (pinyin: Zhīzhū-jīng)
Hundred-Eyed Taoist (Bǎi Yan Mo Jun)
Green Lion Demon (pinyin: Qīngshījīng)
White-Elephant-Demon (pinyin: Báixiàngjīng)
Falcon Demon (Sun Jīng)
Biqiu Country Minister a.k.a Deer Demon
Gold-Nosed, White Mouse Demon (Lao Shu Jīng)
Dream-Demon

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