I'm surprised this thread escaped my notice as long as it did...

The original Dragonball storyline, the quest for the seven

magical

balls, is heavily based on the Japanese/Chinese fairy tale, The
Monkey King, which details the adventures of the mischevious

Monkey

King, "Son Gokou", as he undertakes a quest. And yes, one of the
Monkey King's companion is a pig who happens to have that same
name... 

Argh...scratch that...my fingers outraced my brain on that last part
there. 

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