DB_TankōbonLots of Japanese manga characters and storylines derive their inspiration from the adventures of Sun Wukong.  But the most famous of all has to be Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru).

For those who don’t know the Dragon Ball series, it is basically about Son Goku, a monkey tailed boy who has super human strength.  He trains in the martial arts and later explores the world in search of the seven mystical objects known as the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon.  Along his journey, Goku meets several friends and fights against several villains who also seek the Dragon Balls.

Created by Akira Toriyama, he does explain that his inspiration comes from the story of Sun Wukong except for his character Goku, he wanted him to be human instead of simian. Goku’s gi uniform is also modeled after the robes worn by the Shaolin monks of China but are later embellished when readers complained he was too plain.