Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge Chapters: Ranma ?, Fruits Basket, Dragon Ball, Hoshin Engi, Monkey Magic, the Story of Saiunkoku, Giant Robo, Shinzo, Fushigi Yugi, the Twelve Kingdoms, Sohryuden: Legend ожшео of the Dragon Kings, Monkey Typhoon, Saiyuki, the Tale of the White Serpent, Alakazam the Great, Giant Robo: the Day the Earth Burned, the Monkey King Excerpt: Alakazam the Great Alakazam the Great ( , Saiyuki ? , lit "Journey to the West") is a 1960 Japanese anime film, based on the Chinese legend Journey to the West , and was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States Based on the manga My Son Goku ( , Boku no Son Gok ? ) by Osamu Tezuka , he was named as a director of the film by Toei Company However, Tezuka later stated that the only time he was in the studio was to pose for publicity photos His involvement as a consultant for the adaptation of his manga, and in promoting the film, however, led to his interest in animation Plot Alakazam is a young and brave monkey who has been encouraged by all the other monkeys to become their king After attaining the throne, he becomes rude and dictatorial, and does not believe that human beings are greater than he is Then he tricks/forces Merlin the magician to teach him magic (reluctantly on Merlin's part, who warns Alakazam that the powers he acquires now will bring him much unhappiness later) Alakazam becomes so arrogant that he abuses his magic powers, and chooses to go up to Majutsu Land (the Heavens), to challenge King Amo He is defeated by King Amo For his punishment, he is sentenced to serve as the bodyguard of Prince Amat on a pilgrimage; in order to learn humility, mercy and to fight with wisdom Ultimately, he learns his lesson and becomes a true hero Characters U S release The film was released in the United States on July 26,.  Впервые в2010 г Мягкая обложка, 182 стр ISBN 1155663020.