Saiyukiden #1

This first volume of Delcourt's Saiyukiden collection adapts the classic Chinese tale of the Monkey King into a seinen manga format. It follows the irreverent and powerful Sun Wukong as he wreaks havoc in heaven and earth before being imprisoned beneath a mountain by the Buddha, setting the stage for his eventual role as a guardian on a perilous pilgrimage. The edition presents the beginning of the story with a mature, action-oriented tone characteristic of the seinen demographic.