Question: To whom was the novel which inspired Dragon Ball attributed?
Context: Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (ドラゴンボールZ 偉大なるドラゴンボール伝説 , Doragon Bōru Zetto Idainaru Doragon Bōru Densetsu , Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Dragon Ball Legend) is a fighting game produced and released by Bandai on May 31, 1996 in Japan, released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation.  Budget label versions were released on June 20, 1997 for the Saturn and June 27, 1997 for the PlayStation.  In Europe, only the Sega Saturn version was released in France, Spain and Portugal with the French edition retaining the original Japanese name (although is translated as "Dragon Ball Z: La grande légende des boules de cristal" in the title screen) and the Spanish edition being re-addressed as Dragon Ball Z: The Legend on December 1996. Dragon Ball Z: Buyū Retsuden (ドラゴンボールＺ 武勇烈伝 , Doragon Bōru Zetto Buyū Retsuden , Dragon Ball Z: Intense Martial Transmission) , released as Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin (Dragon Ball Z: The Call of Destiny ) in France and Spain and as Dragon Ball Z in Portugal, is a fighting game released for the Mega Drive based on the "Dragon Ball" franchise.  Due to the great popularity of the Dragon Ball Z anime in these European countries, it was released in Japan on 1 April 1994 and in Europe (France and Spain) in June 1994.  The French/Spanish version was renamed Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin and has the game translated to French language and the instruction booklet in French and Spanish languages.  The game was also distributed in Portugal in 1996 where it is simply called "Dragon Ball Z".  The distributor, Ecofilmes, would take Japanese copies of the game, replace the cover and the manual (but keep the cart), and sell the game as is, promising a free converter cart as the Japanese cartridges cannot fit into European Mega Drives.  When the French version came out, they switched to using that version instead. Dragon Ball Z Kai (known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai) is a revised version of the anime series "Dragon Ball Z".  It was produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th and 25th anniversaries.  Produced by Toei Animation, the series was broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from April 5, 2009 to March 27, 2011.  It later continued with the final story arc from April 6, 2014 to June 28, 2015.  It features remastered high definition picture, sound, and special effects as well as a re-recorded voice track by most of the original cast.  As most of the series' sketches and animation cels had been discarded since the final episode of "Dragon Ball Z" in 1996, new frames were produced by digitally tracing over still frames from existing footage and filling them with softer colors.  This reduced visible damage to the original animation.  Some frames were selectively cropped, while other frames feature new portions added to scenes that were hand drawn to conform to the designated picture ratio.  Much of the material from the "Dragon Ball Z" anime that was not featured in the "Dragon Ball" manga has been left out in "Kai", which reduced the total episode count from 291 to 167.  However, the second part of the series, titled Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters by Toei Europe, lasted 61 episodes in Japan, which was fewer than the previously planned 69.  This brought the total number of episodes to 159 in Japan.  The first Blu-ray and DVD compilation was released in Japan on September 18, 2009.  Individual volumes and Blu-ray box sets were released monthly.  In France, all 167 episodes were released on Blu-ray and DVD, while the bypassed episodes remain unreleased in Japan. Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール , Hepburn: Doragon Bōru ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.  Originally serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine from 1984 to 1995, the 519 individual chapters were printed in 42 "tankōbon" volumes by the publisher Shueisha.  "Dragon Ball" was inspired by the Chinese novel "Journey to the West".  It initially had a comedy focus but later became an action-packed fighting series.  The story follows the adventures of Son Goku, from childhood to adulthood, as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs, known as Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered.  Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (Japanese: ドラゴンボール 最強への道 , Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Saikyō e no Michi ) , is the seventeenth Japanese animated feature film based on Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball" manga, following the first three "Dragon Ball" films and thirteen "Dragon Ball Z" films.  It is a re-telling of the original "Dragon Ball" anime series, mixing the elements from the first Dragon Ball search and the later Red Ribbon storyline.  It was originally released in Japan on March 2, 1996 at the Toei Anime Fair, along with the movie version of "Neighborhood Story".  The film was produced to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the original "Dragon Ball" anime.  It was also the last theatrically released Dragon Ball movie produced up until the release of "" in 2013. Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.  It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.  In English-speaking countries, the work is widely known as "Monkey", the title of Arthur Waley's popular abridged translation. Dragon Ball Xenoverse (officially abbreviated as Dragon Ball XV) is a fighting role-playing video game based on the "Dragon Ball" media franchise developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Games.  It was released in February 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.  It was the first "Dragon Ball" video game released on eighth generation video game consoles and the last "Dragon Ball" video game released on seventh generation consoles.  On May 17, 2016, a sequel, "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2", was confirmed. Dragon Ball Z: Sagas is a 3D action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Atari, based on the anime "Dragon Ball Z".  It is the first "Dragon Ball Z" console game to be developed by a non-Japanese developer, and the first "Dragon Ball Z" game to be released on a non-Japanese console, the Xbox.  It also ended up being the only "Dragon Ball Z" game to be released on the Xbox, while the Japanese machines continued to get a steady stream of "Dragon Ball" related games, all of which are still made by Japanese developers.  Dragon Ball Z Sagas received mixed to negative reviews and was a commercial failure. Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, known in Japan and Europe as Dragon Ball: Final Bout (ドラゴンボール ファイナルバウト , Doragon Bōru Fainaru Bauto ) , is a fighting game for the PlayStation, based on the anime series "Dragon Ball GT".  It was developed and released by Bandai in Japan, parts of Europe, and North America in 1997.  The game was reissued in Europe in 2002 and in North America in 2004.  The game shares the distinction of being the first "Dragon Ball" game to be rendered in full 3D, and the last "Dragon Ball" game produced for the PlayStation.  There would not be another "Dragon Ball" game for consoles until the release of "" in 2002. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 神と神 , Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto: Kami to Kami , lit.  "Dragon Ball Z: God and God") is the eighteenth Japanese animated feature film based on the "Dragon Ball" series and the fourteenth to carry the "Dragon Ball Z" branding, released in theaters on March 30, 2013.  It is the first "Dragon Ball" movie in 17 years to have a theatrical release, the last being in 1996, which followed the first three "Dragon Ball" films and the thirteen "Dragon Ball Z" films.  Unlike previous theatrical "Dragon Ball" releases, this was a full feature-length production with a stand-alone release and not shown as part of the now-discontinued Toei Anime Fair (formerly the Toei Manga Matsuri).
Answer: Wu Cheng'en