It was serialized in Shogakukan magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1996 to January 2005, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes.

The manga spawned two anime television series adaptations, Monkey Turn and Monkey Turn V, which were both produced by OLM and aired on TV Tokyo in 2004, totalling 50 episodes.

Monkey Turn won the 45th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2000.

The series follows Kenji Hatano, a young man who sets out to master the world of kyōtei (hydroplane racing).

[4][5] Monkey Turn was adapted into a 25-episode anime television series by OLM, Inc., which aired on TV Tokyo from January 10 to June 26, 2004.