To avoid religious implications, the Buddha was named "The Guardian".

The series was distributed in the United States by Sachs Family Entertainment[1] and aired there in syndication from September 19[2] to December 12, 1998, with reruns lasting until September 26, 1999.

[3] Bandai Entertainment released Monkey Magic on VHS[4] and DVD[5] in the United States in mid-1999.

[6] Additionally, the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from December 31, 1999 to March 25, 2000.

[7] Sunsoft produced a PlayStation video game based on the series.