Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part VII)

[@brentramsten249]

random guard: "how dare you insult my honor by being alive!" monkey: "how dare i, HOW DARE YOU!"

[@phantomaqworlds]

How dare you survive without my permission. I won’t be revising my casualty report!

[@darksidehero]

How I play Skyrim

[@admin.slayerenryu]

*HoW dArE yOu DaRe Me DaRiNg?*

[@sarsimran7025]

Also, if Sunwokong can regrow his head, how dose he still have that crown on his new grown head...?

[@summer6043]

- Bubble tea Wolfe - the crown is part of his head now

[@andrelee7081]

Monkey: *regrows head* Headband: *also regenerates* Monkey: -_- Guan Yin: *hehe*

[@TheGuardDuck]

Well, that woulda been too easy, yeah?😈

[@thehoosher9322]

>:(

[@xeenproof2024]

The headband was from buddha.

[@madanotap6492]

I honestly love how, in the context of this story, the solution of 'cutting off your own head and spontaneously growing a new one' is considered 'too easy' a way out 😂

[@xeenproof2024]

@The Fruit Group Short version: Buddha gave it to guan yin and she, in turn, put it on monkey. Long version: When guan yin volunteered to set up the journey, buddha gave her 3 of those headbands. The 1st one went on monkey, the 2nd one when on the demon that stole tripitaka's fancy rode (don't remember what it's called) (never mentioned in the part). The 3rd one went on red boy (was gone over). At the start of the journey, guan yin received 5 magical artifacts from buddha. Red's version never gone over what those are (I think) but every adaptation I've seen, depicts those as a robe (the same stolen one), staff and 3 headbands, the very headbands that were used on the previously mentioned demons. I've never read the book so correct me if the book doesn't say any of this, and future adaptations added these themselves, but with how much Red has been praising the books, I refuse to believe that the book would leave out this much detail.

[@themantyf1116]

The three immortals: "You see, we are called immortals for a reason." Monkey, who has more immortality by himself than all the other people in the room combined: "I like where this is going..."

[@benarmitage4037]

The Mantyf Imagine being more immortal then Monkey

[@defensivekobra3873]

Let's see here, learned to be immortal (forbiddenly) by monk guy, bannished from dying, ate peaches of immortality, drank wine of immortality, drank elixir and pills of immortality, etc

[@michaelscott6022]

"So, Monkey, now triple immortal and thoroughly drunk..." "So, Monkey, now quadruple immortal and painfully sober..."

[@yogurtofthemultiverse2200]

I'm pretty sure he's like. Five different kinds of immortal. Magic immortal, kicked out of hell immortal, peaches of immortality, wine of immortality, immortality pills.

[@wickederebus]

@@yogurtofthemultiverse2200 Red didnt count the name erasing in the immortality list. I still think she should have counted it.

[@solomonkenji5611]

I like that Sun Wukong got all dry and dressed just to kill that guy. I imagine he was grumbling under his breath the entire time.

[@lilithhyde1592]

Right!?!?!?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Karlz1212]

Yeah, I image he said something like this: "Stupid immortals…they’re just glorified animals…stupid Pigsy ruining Trip’s moment…stupid religions…"

[@mondenkindqueen]

Hey, I mean if you’re gonna commit murder to protect your honor, you might as well dress the part.

[@softie_vinyl]

​@@mondenkindqueenthey dont call it killer style for nothing

[@cherrycupcake_6797]

Oh, absolutely 😂😂

[@sars910]

When Monkey said ,"It's about the Journey to the West, not the Destination to the West", I felt that.

[@GoErikTheRed]

Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.

[@aLukepop]

@@GoErikTheRed Brandon before Sanderson.

[@aidanabregov1412]

*Pats center of chest* “Me too!”

[@ThingsStuffington]

@@GoErikTheRed Dinner before dessert.

[@aliyahstinard3038]

Roll credits

[@jarrakul]

I think my favorite part is how Tiger-Strength and Deer-Strength were both legitimately hard to kill, surviving things no ordinary creature could survive, but Goat-Strength was just sitting in some room-temperature oil like a stage magician.

[@JanPospisilArt]

I mean...a goat. Goat immortal. Is a bit naff, innit.

[@blazerheata6479]

Save the very baaa-aad for last (that was a goat joke, twas not very good)

[@walkinghazards7528]

@UCC0h0kxeJDWFJrdTuAokNxQ Watch it again buddy.

[@josiahklein70]

Yup. Guess the only ancient technique he mastered was DECEPTION!

[@FizzyPopVevo]

Yeah, it's so funny because the two seemed Legit but Goat-Strength rolled up with that yee-yee-ass birthday magician shit.

[@m.4243]

“Last year on journey to the west.” Don’t worry, like any manga your audience is very used to waiting for months on end for a good chapter. Your in good company.

[@Lightspeeds]

I can't help but feel called out because I like Hunter x Hunter and Berserk.

[@dvm1234]

M.42 lol true

[@Bluecho4]

At least they didn't spend years on a boat.

[@pattheplanter]

And then binging it instantly. 100,000 views and 2,000 comments in two hours.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

you're*

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

You kinda have to love that Sun Wukong proves the superiority of Buddhism over Taoism exclusively through application of his Taoist superpowers.

[@akystaracer2229]

“I used the stones to destroy the stones.”

[@miaandizzysstorystudio3871]

He fought fire with fire

[@archivist_13]

The Taoists getting bamboozled by the ultimate Taoist is actually hilarious

[@carrodominguez9594]

Tripitaka: I lost my dear friend Sun Wukong in a battle of immortality.. Sun Wukong: I’m still alive!! Tripitaka: Sometimes I can still hear his voice..

[@ironmilutin]

Sun Wukong: I'm right here! Tripitaka: It feels like he's still right beside me....

[@raymondjones7423]

Sun wukong smacks Tripitaka Tripitaka: Sometimes I swear I can feel his touch

[@ashtheangel2207]

* Sun Wukong tackles Tripitaka * Tripitaka:I remember when he used to do this

[@dogocatostudios8719]

This community is the best, I swear-

[@darwinxavier3516]

Sun Wukong: NO ONE IGNORES ME!

[@permanentlyconfused9370]

U know, I really appreciate how all of the demons invite their family over for a nice Golden Monk dinner. Fire dude invited his dad, this guy invited his uncle... demons seem to have good familial relationships.

[@Great_Olaf5]

This is a Chinese epic. Familial responsibility is a huge aspect of Chinese culture for pretty much the entirety of their recorded history.

[@fictionfan0]

Now if only they engaged in more wholesome activities.

[@dracogatom7873]

@@fictionfan0 like not eat people, but demons be demons I guess

[@fictionfan0]

@@dracogatom7873 Except one of them was a dragon king.

[@dracogatom7873]

@@fictionfan0 who was related to a demon, someone had some freaky kinky shit going on for that to happen

[@hectoriiibongconuqui7106]

Sun Wukong: "Yeah sure, rip all my organs out. Never liked the colour of my current set of kidneys."

[@jezikerr3720]

Ok Doctor

[@saberskyfire3509]

KIDNEYS!

[@zaphodbeeblebrox7893]

I’VE GOT NEW KIDNEYS! I don’t like the color!

[@fiore8123]

HaHA! I finally get it

[@RiftIsSUPERSleepy05]

Doctor Who reference, noice

[@shadowstriker6506]

“See who can summon a dragon” The god damn dragon-horse: does nothing but be a horse. Monkey: guess I gotta summon some by being terrifying. Everyone else: yeah there’s no other dragons that can help.

[@FriedFreya]

Right? I thought for sure the dragon-horse would just be like "Yo." But I think they're talking about the elemental dragons, the dragons of North, South, East and West, the Eternal Dragons. I don't know much about them, but I think those four are like major Gods _of the Dragons._ So they're quite a bit more important than just your average dragon. ^°^

[@zanexiao4488]

@@FriedFreya The Dragon Horse is actually the son of The Dragon King of West Sea, and third in line of succession (西海三太子), so definitely not an average dragon!

[@FriedFreya]

@@zanexiao4488 I stand corrected, thank you for your generous knowledge. ❣️

[@spencermanning9994]

@@zanexiao4488 Wait, so that technically means that Mo'ang is the White Dragon Horse's brother. Neat!

[@vicenteabalosdominguez5257]

@@spencermanning9994 Also that Horse-Dragon could have transformed into his true form and inform his cousin that he was making an enemy of Sun Wukong, knocking some sense into him and being useful for the second time in this story.

[@Emperorofthemoon1]

Scholars: Journey to the West is a fantastic story that captures eastern literature, philosophy, religion, and politics and presents it for audiences to understand in a light-hearted, down to earth-- Everyone else: hehe monke

[@sirwelch9991]

I wonder if there is any true appreciation for the original story.

[@pennyfawn]

Michael Welch, II (*’o’*)

[@notscarlet8321]

I don't know if you mean monk or monkey but either way it works

[@joshthehollow5254]

@@notscarlet8321 what if he meant both?

[@sunwukong824]

@@sirwelch9991 Yes, there is. It's very widely loved across all the Asian countries.

[@Itariatan]

Competition: *Requires patient meditation for an extended amount of time.* Tripitaka: *_haha, I do that_*

[@aidanabregov1412]

Leslie P Your comment is *de-VINE* !

[@Cheekster15]

Was that an adventure zone reference

[@Itariatan]

@@Cheekster15 It can be whatever you want it to be.

[@Itariatan]

@@aidanabregov1412 Well, thank you Aidan. The same for yours.

[@shadowkingdarksin3980]

This is gonna be a looong road trip for the gang 😅

[@hellfire286]

Sun-Wukong: I can survive decapitation, organ removal, and bathing in boiling oil. Three Immortals: Yes but can you sit still?

[@shadowstriker6506]

Sun-Wukong: ...I was stuck under a mountain for 5 centuries...

[@hellfire286]

@@shadowstriker6506 and fidgeting and complaining the entire time.

[@kinagrill]

@@hellfire286 but he still SAT still with that mountain on him :p

[@twoscarabsintheswarm9055]

Sun-Wukong - damn they got me

[@baldr6894]

ADHD be like

[@pratitghosh5973]

One thing that Red doesn't mention in this part of the story (For good reason, it'd make the video too long) is actually rather wholesome. While raiding the temple, monkey asks sandy to pass him the "weird smelling…peach-thing". It was a mandarin, and Pigsy taunts Monkey that he couldn't recognise it, in response to which, monkey reveals that his eyes are deteriorating due to the smoke from the eight-trigrams cauldron (See episode 1) which gave him magical eyes instead that allow him to see the TRUE FORMS of things. Hearing that his normal eyesight is weak, Sandy asks if he could draw the party as he sees them, through his truth seeing eyes. The paintings do not get revealed, as the immortals soon enter the room and they have to hide, but they're revealed later to Tripitaka by Sandy, and here's a better description written by someone else that summarises it nicely: "Tripitaka trailed off as his disciple handed him the folded paper. Opening it he finds four simple paintings of…what seemed to be their group. The first seemed to be of Ao Lie (The dragon-horse), a simple dragon-like squiggle, next to it was some very childish and messy handwriting simply spelling out the dragon-horses name. The second was of Pigsy, Wukong quite obviously didn’t put much effort into his one, so there is less detail, excluding the stink lines emanating off of the pigman with crudely written insults popped off to the side. The third is Sandy, more respect is placed in this painting, and his features are more defined with cleaner lines and a modest face…there is also a silly painting of him where he simply has a fish for a head. Finally, there was Tripitaka himself, still crude yet genuine passion was put into his depiction. Painted as a heavenly figure who has come to help Wukong become who he was meant to be. There is no doubt that the loyalty Wukong feels for his master is genuine. Tripitaka sighs, a small smile creeps on his face “Wukong is a kind soul, despite his destructive methods, he is a good person. Don’t tell him I said this, but I believe when he reaches Nirvana, he will truly become what he was always meant to be…..” his voice trails off again “Victorious”" Just... Hits me in the feels man!

[@demonfox132]

This is such a wholesome ans cute detail to the story. I love it ❤❤❤

[@archivist_13]

I love the whole thing, especially the stink lines that's just hilarious

[@k.t.4613]

Oh the "victorious"... Means so much more if you know what become of Wukong by the end of the journey

[@932ForeverLove]

I think I might need to read this book.

[@pratitghosh5973]

@@932ForeverLove You really do...

[@1stcaptainraldoron538]

“We challenge you to an immortality contest!” “UNORTHODOX DISPLAY OF HUBRIS BUT VERY WELL!”

[@moleculegirl]

Weird flex but oki

[@silentspirit8923]

**proceeds to hold a ludicrous amount of "trials"**

[@imayeti.4674]

Nobody I'm doing this for a comment ... no it’s a reference to something else from this channel...

[@marinedragon8990]

Thor is such a F***ing bada$$ he lowers the worlds water level by several feet!!!

[@silentspirit8923]

@@marinedragon8990 by drinking.

[@StefyDutz]

"Pigsy laments that is feels like they'll be on this journey forever" Red: *cough*

[@angelsartandgaming]

Pretty much every shonen anime in a nutshell

[@joseloayza502]

One piece/Jojo: Am I a joke to you?

[@noThanks313]

She meant that this series has been going on forever

[@gerardomacias7370]

Jose Loayza Berserk/ HunterXHunter: HxH: So how many people do you think will die before we finish. B: All of them. HxH: Sounds about right.

[@mralfey]

0:37 is the exact moment.

[@inkblotCrisis]

"Curse my highly recognizable urine!" Is a quote I need on a plaque somewhere.

[@Alusnovalotus]

inkblotCrisis 🍁

[@christopherpappas7474]

Great epitaph for a tombstone... :)

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Or a tea-shirt!

[@Cloudrunner5k]

As a sailor in the US Navy who has to do random urinalysis every few weeks or so, I too need this on a plaque

[@Carewolf]

Though with all the immortality fruit, liquor and pills monkey has consumed, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if his piss was a low-grade immortality elixor (which given immortality appears to a gradient in this universe, could TOTALLY be a thing).

[@albertgrunnion2228]

so far in this series, Tripitaka's sutras have been represented by: -never gonna give you up by rick astley -all star by smash mouth -the raven by edgar allan poe -bohemian rhapsody by queen -lost in the woods from frozen 2

[@kestrylsinflight]

I rewatch all of these on a monthly basis and never noticed this, thank you 😂

[@ashlingemberstone3913]

Oh my fucking god… you do the buddha’s work (buddha is more relevant)

[@tonymeza2780]

Wait really? 😂

[@Dronita42]

don't forget We Are The Crystal Gems from Steven Universe, which was used in the same block of text as The Raven

[@eaglest0554]

Don't forget red boy also summoning his fire with We Are Number One.

[@cotramo6830]

Besides the slavery and the murder, I can’t get over how freaking cute this episode is. Monkey and friends just fooling around together and the king squealing at everything. Incredible.

[@GooseGodGeb]

Ancient kings are the ultimate fanboys. Show em' a fancy trick in front of the court, you might dine and rest in the finest chambers for a week, as long as no one gets wise to your tricks.

[@spencermanning9994]

I know, right? It's kind of hysterical how Monkey just randomly decides to prank the 3 Taoists and takes Pigsy and Sandy along as if they were having a night out.

[@demonfox132]

"This chapter is frigging adorable. I can't " "But- What about the slavery and the murder?" "Hushshshshsh we not talk about that."

[@dannydeng3640]

Fun fact: due to this chapter between Taoist and Buddhist conflicts, the Journey to the West was actually officially banned during its early years, as China was ruled by an extremely Taoist emperor at the time.

[@floricel_112]

Well good. Taoist mythology is bullsh*t anway. HOW TF do you have to fill out paperwork to perform a miracle?!

[@robbieaulia6462]

@@floricel_112 Idk man, if you think about it that way every single religion is BS

[@fictionfan0]

@@robbieaulia6462 As a Christian, I find your assessment shortsighted.

[@floricel_112]

@@robbieaulia6462 what I find dumb is how much paperwork you have to fill up just to perform a miracle and how regulated the heavens are

[@来去-y7l]

有这种事？

[@mralfey]

Me: “I thought you were dead” JttW: “My death was greatly exaggerated!”

[@ethanprw]

very nice mega man reference

[@GoddessOfTheIris]

@@ethanprw Mega man....MEGA MAN

[@purplehostofrain1901]

@@ethanprw I think you mean Metro Man.

[@sars910]

Ah Megamind. A classic

[@brennanruiz1803]

Luke B. No, you’re thinking of Mister Man

[@rhiannonrainey1412]

Can we appreciate how cute that bit about Monkey "hanging out with his friends is"? Like it's not like it'd be out of character for him to just cause trouble and steal the fruit, or bring some back to the others, but he's actually like "hey guys wanna cause trouble and steal food with me?" And he seems alright with Sandy but he and Pigsy still don't get along so, character development!

[@N0VA_YT101]

In the book pigsy woke up because sun mentioned food so it wasn’t a choice but he didn’t keep him home so something

[@LeoDBW]

The funniest part in that little adventure is when Monkey goes to wake Sandy up, he says "Wake up Sandy! Let's go and have some fun!" And Sandy groggily answers "Sleep is fun..." 😆

[@steveyouraveragehamster9383]

It's so cute to see Monkey turning from an insane chaotic nightmare who cannot be tamed to getting friends and becomes most chaotic good. He honestly did not care much for the quest at first but grew to love his questing buddies and it's a cutest thing ever.

[@shika15]

"So instead he hops up, breaks all the ropes, and grows a new head." That is *THE MOST* WuKong thing I've ever heard! The laugh I let out 🤣😂

[@dawnblood8500]

Yeah

[@guywhochangeshisprofilealo7163]

He’s the impulsive monkey king

[@thelocalflourboy3963]

"Can we carry him?" 'Definatly not, people will ask why we don't do that all the time'

[@jupitersgodzilla7114]

Hey Bakugo!

[@majapalm7583]

Can I get a timestamp for this great quote, I can't seem to find it

[@funwiththoughts]

The actual canon reason is that humans are too heavy to be transported using the monsters' cloud-magic.

[@wwlcat]

@@funwiththoughts uhhh not really, it's actually explained in the chapter where Wukong first joined the squad. He immediately asked Tripitaka why we can't just fly over there, and Tripitaka explained that the journey of mind is just as important as the physical journey. Even if they fly over, they cannot receive the true script without experiencing 81 difficult encounters(surprise surprise, when they actually reach Budda and receive the script, it appears to be completely blank papers due to they only went through 80 encounters.)

[@bobjones2959]

@@funwiththoughts If this is Sun you're referring to, AFAIK the cloud thing was never explicit. His flying move is called jindouyun or "somersault cloud," and refers to his ability to cover a large distance in one somersault. There was never explicitly a cloud involved, it's just usually depicted that way in media for whatever reason.

[@Klishar122]

I know everyone's talking about the so-called "immortals" (for good reason) but my favorite is when Sun confronts the dragon king and he's like: "HE DID WHAT?!?"

[@carrioncrow13]

Demon: *kicks some poor small river god out of his own house* Ao Jun, Dragon King of the West: You're a constant shame to our family.

[@Astral_archives]

Klishar122 lmao same

[@willieoelkers5568]

@@carrioncrow13 More to the point, he picked a fight with Sun Wukong. People who do that, to paraphrase another near all-powerful trickster, tend to have a bad time.

[@carrioncrow13]

@@willieoelkers5568 You're absolutely right. :)

[@spencertang5155]

Yeah, especially when he begins to panic, hands on his face, probably swimming back and forth outside of the artwork thinking “this is bad, what do I do?” That kind of panicking.

[@greenredblue]

It's hilarious and kind of sweet that the religious bigotry chapter wasn't the typical "the side the author likes is real and the other guys are fakes." Instead it's "of course everybody's powers are real, our side's just better at cheating."

[@misterhydra7285]

real chad shit right there

[@OilGremlin6922]

Based

[@soranotsorrow7968]

@@OilGremlin6922 based in the best way possible

[@rougestarlight4308]

Yeah, it's more like outdoing your rival with your own merits rather than putting them down

[@FizzyPopVevo]

Monk: "so the other religion is fake?" Lead Monk: "fake? No, they're real, we're just better"

[@kninenights]

I feel like this episode is almost just devoted to showing how Sun Wukong is super epic after the last episode where he basically got his *ss handed to him by red boy.

[@ivanwong1968]

lol, yes and no :^> Wukong can just end shit pretty quick but his arrogance gets in the way of that

[@khylerbane4523]

I just adore the fact the fact that Monkey carries Tripitaka, it's always bridal style.

[@kamira4417]

agree. it's very cute

[@rogueflare4929]

Well.....Tripitaka *IS* the very first Princess Peach. Plus back in ancient time,Virtuous people like monks were treated with great respect by their disciplines (Obviously) and the disciples had to make sure that their teacher was comfortable in every way so 'Bridal carry' is as comfortable of a carry you can give a person cuz a piggy back ride requires the one carried to lock their arms over the carrier's neck not to fall off or lose balance which can get a bit tiring to them. (You can just *tell* that I'm trying so hard not to squeal in joy and tryna ship them cuz they're in the *most platonic* master - student relationship to ever exist. So don't try to stop me from controlling myself otherwise!?!?XD)

[@kamira4417]

​@@rogueflare4929 that's very interesting :D thanks for telling! (oh, yeah me too xD ship them a lot. monkey and tripitaka is actually one of the oldest ships in fandom.)

[@arigadatred5395]

@@kamira4417 Wait, what do you mean by that? What "fandom"? This is a very old story.

[@kamira4417]

@@arigadatred5395 well, tripitaka and monkey being couple or being romantic has been a thing in adaptations (though tripitaka is a woman mostly, but they also keep him as a beautiful man and doing the same. though it's less common) for centuries. ah, should have said by fandom it is one of the oldest, most famous, and most influential shipping fandoms in literature. oh, and also fandoms of adaptations of the story like to ship them. and yeah, true.

[@mutantmaster1]

"We challenge your immortality!" Monkey: *laughs in immortal*

[@thewarhero1009]

More like quadruply immortal.

[@raden1287]

LAUGHS IN 5X IMMORTAL

[@randomcatmeow1394]

The funniest part is that a long time ago at the celestial peach party, the book went on a couple of paragraphs to state how simply being in the peach presence extends your lifespan and eating one grants immortality. Then right after monkey just freaking ate every single peach available, so the immortality was really no contest

[@blueberry1vom1t]

@@randomcatmeow1394 I feel like red got it wrong with just 5x immortal. Each peach gives immortality, each glass of wine immortality, each pill immortality, so he's probobly several hundred times immortal, hell the amount of pills in one jar, the amount of peaches on one tree. He might be at least one or two thousand times immortal.

[@randomcatmeow1394]

@@blueberry1vom1t xD yeah I am chinese so I have seen the original version where its so over exaggerated its funny but I guess there are many different version so red may have seen another one

[@GippyHappy]

So they could survive having their heads chopped off and their organs removed but they were just straight up lying about the oil?

[@spacebunny9116]

Pretty much

[@AlexManMe]

Should’ve gotten essential oil

[@ysgramorssoupspoon2261]

@@AlexManMe I very much hope that you are implying that essential oil is so useless that you can't even boil someone to death with it.

[@AlexManMe]

@@ysgramorssoupspoon2261 Nonsense, essential oil as clearly as magical as the monkey King

[@gingersummer4005]

@@AlexManMe is this a joke? Or...

[@Joy-zp3bt]

Why is nobody talking about sun wukong giving Tripitaka scritches?! It’s adorable dammit

[@maraudersacrusader]

I know right

[@pakki6555]

That was so wholesome

[@nothere3982]

I agree

[@turquoisebirb]

Time stamp?

[@nanjibaahmed8874]

@@turquoisebirb 11:08

[@pzycopath1823]

I love how the dragon kings always spit their tea when getting a surprise visit from wukong.

[@fantasyshadows3207]

Not just the the dragon kings

[@joefloggg3257]

To be fair Sun Wukong is pretty scary

[@87crowhat54]

I mean he did almost potentially took down the court of heaven

[@sunwukong824]

Literally how most of the characters respond to getting a visit from Wukong.

[@riverkoenig9673]

Yeah it's like AW FRICK WHAT DOES HE NEED NOW?? But seriously those dragon kings are so kind and wholesome uwu

[@spiritninja5757]

I can’t get over someone just coming to arrest a dragon at the end

[@PhazonOmega]

You made the oil too cold, sir!

[@lookatthepicture4107]

I can't be the only one who remembered Monthy Pyton and the Holy Grial can I?

[@ЕрланТопаев-п9ш]

жәрдем бьжәне5,

[@ЕрланТопаев-п9ш]

дейінгіжәне

[@juanfranciscovillarroelthu6876]

Bureaucracy is fun that way

[@solahaze8948]

5:51 chapter 44 She wasn't kidding “Do stop that yelling, gentlemen,” said Monkey with a smile. “I’m not really a wandering Quanzhen Taoist. I’m here to rescue you.” “But by killing them you’ve only made things worse for us,” they said. “How can you say you’re here to rescue us?” “I’m Sun Wukong the Novice,” Monkey replied, “the disciple of the holy priest from the Great Tang, and I’ve come here specially to save you.” “No, you’re not,” the monk said. “We know what that great lord looks like.” “But how could you?” Monkey asked. “You’ve never met him.” “We’ve seen an old man in a dream who told us he was the Great White Planet. He told us what Sun the Novice, or Monkey, looks like so that we wouldn’t confuse him with anyone else.” “How did the Planet describe him to you?” Monkey asked him. To this the Buddhist monk replied, “He told us that the Great Sage has a brow that seems split open, two flashing of eyes of gold, a head that’s round, a hairy face, and sunken cheeks, we’re told. Out of a pointed muzzle sharp little teeth protrude; he looks much like a thunder god, and his Conduct’s very crude. He wields a cudgel of iron with ends banded in gold with which he smashed the Heavenly gates as a rebel in times of old. Now he has seen the light of the faith he’s escorting his master, and saves whoever he can from death and disaster.” Monkey was both angry and pleased to hear this. He was pleased that his fame had been spread, but thought angrily, “That old rascal, telling these ordinary mortals what I really look like.” Then he found himself speaking aloud and saying, “Gentlemen, you’re quite right that I’m not Sun the Novice. I’m only a servant of his who’s come here to fool around and practice making trouble. But Sun the Novice is coming-look over there!” He pointed East, tricking all the monks into turning away while he resumed his true appearance.

[@phastinemoon]

As well as that “a single hand cannot clap” line.

[@Butterpony]

Dear god I already have an obsessive reading habit with like 3 other book series now I’m actually considering a fourth

[@Butterpony]

@Kylar Cheng dude appreciate it but I have already driven way too far into this habit 😅

[@Vesperitis]

Never let it be said that writers 500 years ago didn't have the same sense of humor as we do today.

[@neonpinkqueen1403]

@@Butterpony Nah, let the reading consume you

[@softichill]

Monkey is experiencing pure unadulterated joy at being able to cause problems on purpose

[@chenjohnson2787]

If you read the books you'll find the three disciples are all a little gangsta.

[@haloGod268]

“We’ve got a violation of the laws of thermodynamics.” Dig me a grave cause I’m dead! 10/10

[@sunnysideninkyo]

Thermodynamics sounds way too fancy of a scientific word to call that joke a 10/10 But honestly, no one can think of a average joe like simpler name to call that sort of common practice. But yeah- still a great joke regardless : D (I'm just nitpicking that fancy scientific or rich people words, just makes average joe words more understandable & universally more funnier as a result.)

[@TheMusicUser]

@@sunnysideninkyo What...?

[@Lemuel928]

Science?

[@rachelciel3330]

@@sunnysideninkyo Shonen Jolo your words speak you don't know what an ironic joke is. When a simple character said a very fancy and complicated word to make a joke, it's what makes it funnier. What? You want it to be "violation of law temperature"? Or more simple words? It would fall of dead. And thermodynamic is too complicated for you?

[@curleyqreviews9793]

And the god dressed as a cop taking the cold spirit away 😄

[@arctris9380]

"And monkey is so offended, that he: hauls himself out, dries himself up, gets all dressed up, and kills that guy for insinuating that he'd be dead."

[@bettafish6]

Yep, in the story he killed that dude in one swing, using his staff

[@cortneylane200]

He maybe impulsive but he won't beat you without being properly dried and dressed

[@Silverwind87]

Considering how bureaucratic ancient China was, I imagine false death reports were no small matter.

[@bachpham6862]

If that's not Buddhist, I don't even know what is anymore.

[@kingmuizz708]

I watched as she said that lol

[@ceruleanwalker1069]

My favourite part of this story is when Monkey sneaks into the box for the guessing game, see's that inside is a small daoist and convinces the daoist to dress as a Buddhist. And because the daoist doesn't know any Buddhist chants he bangs a drum chanting "BuddhaBuddhaBuddha" when he comes out. This book is really damn funny.

[@Emily12471]

This, this is art

[@the_real_skateboard]

this is the shit

[@night4138]

Pure Old Jade

[@archivist_13]

Beautiful

[@Farrie13]

I can just imagine that, fucking hilarious

[@ANTICENA571]

“We also need to bring across this chicken, this fox and this bag of grains” I see what you did there Red

[@anez1266]

Glad I'm not the only one who gets that reference lol 🤣

[@achanwahn]

Lol. Had to look that up. Thanks for the reference, never heard it before, so I'd missed the joke 😅

[@emilycaballero6052]

Ooo, I haven’t thought about that game in ages!

[@ANTICENA571]

Connor Marlow There’s a logic puzzle, you have a bag of grain, a fox and a chicken. You have to get them all across the river, but can only take one at a time.

[@naolucillerandom5280]

XD

[@CaptainRed1000]

This sounds more like a modern DnD campaign than a classical Chinese tale.

[@TheGuardDuck]

Only the perfect, unrealistic, practically impossible TTRPG. We don't have a rogue brooding in the corner or the wizard ruining every challenge with Fireball. We do have the ultimate barbarian though.

[@saradauchiha7112]

I like to think Sips is related to Monkey (dingo doodles).

[@CaptainRed1000]

@@saradauchiha7112 Sips being the more mortal distant cousin lol

[@blondedarkness6258]

Thats a great idea for a campaign!

[@TeaSerpent]

I'm guessing you haven't read many classical Chinese tales.

[@kiemonssal]

I like how Wukong is so incensed by the suggestion he was dead, he killed a random dude. "You thought i could die? Bro i gotta kxll you" lmaooooo

[@Mgauge]

He didn’t go to the trouble of becoming quadruple-immortal for some punk guard to doubt him.

[@anonguy772]

@@Mgauge Quadruple? More like immortal thousands of times over if every peach he ate, every sip of booze he took and every pill he ate made him immortal by itself Even if you ignore those he's quintuple immortal since he also scribbled his (and other monkeys) name off the ledgers of the dead TL;DR: Sun Wukong is the definition of the word immortal, he has full reason to kill someone for thinking he died lmao

[@georgy2596]

Wasn’t the first immortality only physical aging? As in you can still die from other causes?

[@adlirez]

@@georgy2596 yeah, but every other thing he did kinda compensated for that, and then some.

[@Xman34washere]

he didn't fucking get immortality x5 for this

[@zackknight4736]

He can scare the gods to make a storm... Give a single glance to summon 4 dragon out of fear and destroy a god damn mountain... But can't seat in one place for 2 minutes...... Yes, this is the type of mc we need

[@asteriawashere6881]

ADHD in a nutshel

[@kuyadong6791]

@@asteriawashere6881 Not ADHD but everyone has its own weakness. Even gods has one. Lols.

[@laurenkirby97]

His inability to sit patiently is a bit suspicious since he was forced to spend 500 years doing exactly that.

[@zockingtroller7788]

@@laurenkirby97 he hated that and it only increased his inability to sit still

[@AskMia411]

@@laurenkirby97 Someone: asks Monkey to sit still Monkey: * flashbacks to 500 years of being unable to move* NOPE!!!!!!!!

[@brennanruiz1803]

“Number 7 on trending” The people know what they want.

[@348joey]

6*

[@Abshir1it1is]

I’m people. I’ve no clue what you mean.

[@TurtleStranger]

I want red to make a cover album.

[@bellawobles5]

Dam straight

[@rinsuaa]

i would like this but it’s literally at 777 likes and this is 7 on trending so i just witnessed history in the making

[@mastermuffles7097]

I love how Monkey's immediate reaction to being insulted is murdering the insulter

[@deckedoutpistol1821]

Me lol

[@Jangobadass]

I know he inspired Goku in the DB franchise...but sometimes I feel that Vegeta got some of his traits too 😉

[@leoli2450]

cough cough "demon monkey" cough cough

[@crimsonPendragon]

Fun Fact: Since the true identity of Tripitaka’s dragon-horse is Lie, the third son of the Dragon King of the West, he is Moang’s younger brother and the demon’s cousin. Speaking of family relationships that don’t matter, I’m fairly certain Guan Yin’s disciple, Moksa, is the older brother of Nezha, the twelve-year-old on those flaming roller skates.

[@ravensworkshop8106]

That’s actually awesome

[@AskMia411]

I thought I saw a resemblance between Moksha and “I’ll show you who’s twelve!” Roller derby warrior! Happy coincidence or Red’s cunning plan???

[@leek.3671]

Huh that’s pretty cool!

[@shadowprincess3724]

The fact that Ao Lie doesn’t even get involved when it’s literally his cousin is weirdly hilarious to me

[@toby3149]

Nezha in JttW doesn't have flaming roller skates.He only has 6 weapons.

[@nobuffer101]

I like how in most stories people seeking immortality tend to be very cruel, desperate, and selfish, etc. but the king in this story is pretty simple, cooperative, and just giddy to see a dragon and watch a competition than be immortal.

[@blockEdragon]

He enslaved an entire religion and captures any members of it that come through, I think he's plenty cruel.

[@haleys7230]

@@blockEdragon We all make mistakes in our lives

[@lartts7483]

@@blockEdragon Yeah but at least he's not doing it anymore

[@yoyoip2946]

@@blockEdragon To be fair, he was manipulated by 3 immortals, they probably brainwashed or mind controlled him with their magic.

[@theendersmirk5851]

​@@yoyoip2946 or he's just *really* easy to manipulate. My money is on option 3.

[@amyfiori3118]

To all the people asking "what happened" to this series, here are some facts you should consider: Red has never said anything about cancelling JttW, and has repeatedly said she plans to continue it. The last five episodes came out in April 2016, March 2017, February 2018, December 2018, and December 2019, meaning that episodes 4-7 have taken between ten and twelve months each to finish. (Episodes 2 and 3 came out faster, but I think the recent trend is more relevant here.) It is currently September 2020, roughly 9 months after the last episode came out. Logical conclusion: Absolutely nothing has happened, this is exactly what anyone who's looked at the upload dates should expect, and the next part will most likely be up around the end of this year. I'd allow a few months of wiggle room since it's not updating on a firm schedule, and say that if there are no new episodes by, say, March, THEN we should start wondering if something's wrong. And even then the most likely answer will be, "No, the next part is just taking longer than usual." What I don't understand is why almost everyone who watches JttW seems to end up leaving some comment along the lines of "OMG this series that updates about once a year hasn't updated in a month! Why is it cancelled!?" Do you also panic if your favorite weekly TV show hasn't put out a new episode in the last two days?

[@kjj26k]

Also, it's 2020! Like, believe in nothing!

[@obi1kNobi47]

As someone who just binged this series over the past few hours and didn't bother looking at upload dates, I thank you for your thoughtful explanation as I can now walk away without a deep sense of empty sadness knowing that this series isn't dead. Cheers!

[@duxhunt]

It’s been a month and still no new episode

[@justsomeguyanimations]

As to the last question, Yes Yes I do Never gonna give you up!

[@fireofdawn3515]

thanks for this! it makes me feel better. I keep listening to the summery since I have no time to read the actual book at the moment (although I want to some time soon)

[@ilikestuff8497]

I bet the Gold Star of Venus was like, "Ha! This is what you get for eating all those peaches! I WAS SAVING THOSE!"

[@lycheeona]

yea, cause they can only eat them once every 3,000 years :v

[@arturoaguilar6002]

“The Great Sage Equal to Heaven“? Wait. Isn’t that the empty title which the monkey won by resisting arrest from the celestial soldiers 7 videos and 500 years ago? How fast time passes...

[@tristonchism1872]

According to my Googling, in the 500 years Monkey was imprisoned under the mountain, the rumors of what he'd done spread among Heaven to lesser gods who, apparently, weren't there for the whole event and didn't realize it was just a symbolic peace offering. So the lesser gods think Monkey actually strong-armed the Jade Emperor into giving him the title in exchange for letting them all live, and they're terrified of disrespecting him by not using it.

[@zerocalvin]

yes, "The Great Sage Equal to Heaven" aka "Chai Tin Dai Sing" is technically an empty title since it's was self given by Wukong, but it's basically became his official title overtime, much like a nickname.

[@gloreaf1850]

His actions fighting heaven and being so strong meant that he ended up giving the title a meaning: someone who can kick ass

[@stephenflint3640]

@@gloreaf1850 "The Great ass kicking Sage who put Heaven itself over his Knee" in short

[@npham_]

Oh and by the way, the lesser gods actually call him Dai Sing (The Great Sage) now as well. They respect and fear him at the same time.

[@GamerJosh2611]

It's cute how Monkey not only removes the bedbug, but also gives Tripitaka a few lil scritches to help him out, and then proceeds to utterly destroy the opposing side.

[@FOLIPE]

I love how the Chinese pantheon is just as bureaucratic and hierarchical as the real world.

[@TeaSerpent]

Yeah it is kind of awesome. Chinese religious ritual is basically filing the correct forms with correct departments of the heavenly government. They also have protocols for bribing the correct people in order to expedite the processing of said forms or slip things through. Sometimes you have to refile the same paperwork multiple times if it's ignored or lost or even send complaints to higher up departments or ask for hearings when something is denied.

[@johnnywoodson4231]

It could well be that Chinese imperial bureaucracy is so ancient that it even outdated many Chinese myths and folklores.

[@KcBlues01]

I remember reading somewhere that in the Chinese pantheon, having a near-death experience is because someone in the bureaucracy of heaven made a clerical error.

[@TeaSerpent]

​@@KcBlues01 There are tons of Zhigui stories of that exact thing. Zhigui (Zhi being a term for records of an event and Gui meaning something strange or supernatural) was a popular genera that recorded various tales being passed around in oral form about people's experiences with ghosts, spirits, gods, immortals, demons, the afterlife or explainable phenomena. At the very least it seems to be a widespread folk belief. Ideas of deities deciding the human lifespan and recording the time of death are common across the world. In China you see this set in the idea of a bureaucratic heaven starting in Han dynasty times. In the earliest Daoist sects you see books being published very early describing the official standards of the heavenly government regarding punishments for moral infringements (ie immoral actions were punished by subtracting time from your lifespan). In the early Daoist community they practiced public confession of sins to prevent or lessen the time that would be subtracted. Later you see other ideas such as bribing or somehow preventing the minor functionary gods who reported these sins from actually reporting them to their boss who was in charge of recording them and subtracting the time from the lifespan. Of course there was also the idea that people naturally started with different lifespans so a bad person with lots of sins who at birth was given a long initial lifespan could, despite all the time subtracted for bad deeds, still outlive a virtuous person who had started with a very short lifespan. This was often attributed to the earthly and solar influences on the developing fetus. (astrology was massive in China).

[@1stcaptainraldoron538]

“Bureaucratic mindset is the one constant of the universe.”

[@SadBoy-pe5oq]

The 3 Immortals: *challenge their immortality* Monkey: "Pathetic"

[@vermilionrubin]

3 'Immortals': We challenge you to a duel on immortality! Sun Wukong: You utter fools!

[@internetperson3436]

HINJAKU HINJAKU

[@ifaabi89]

@@internetperson3436 wrrrryyyyyy

[@345635356]

10:23 ”Real dragons??” I’ve never empathized so hard with a character before...

[@Whoisthisguy___]

Heh yeah

[@pancakesstudios6351]

The horse: Am I a joke to you?

[@345635356]

Pancake's Studios even the horse has forgotten he's a dragon, let's be honest

[@Triggered6277]

Monkey: Is quadruply immortal, and one of the most insanely powerful beings in the whole story Also Monkey: Can’t swim

[@roseforest8950]

Can’t sit still

[@professorbutters]

In the novel, he can swim via transforming himself. He just can’t fight AND swim at the same time, which makes sense. Pigsy used to be some kind of Marshall of the Imperial Navy, so his ability to function underwater makes sense.

[@fantasyshadows3207]

he stone monkey, he just sink

[@lolaseiss]

* Op character being given a glaring weakness * Achilles: first time?

[@michaeliv284]

Quintuply

[@cuppajoewithjoe2148]

Summary: Sun Wukong has a nice time with his friends for a change.

[@1stcaptainraldoron538]

It’s funny bc a lot of my favorite episodes in anime are just about the main cast taking a break from the plot and just chilling with each other.

[@carrioncrow13]

Honestly, after the horror from the last episode, he and the others really needed that break.

[@maria-chan9957]

I would like to add one more like but is 666 and I just cant. :))

[@caratlove4107]

“That motherfu-“ - Sun Wu Kong talking about the Gold Star of Venus

[@EldritchM0th]

...Yep sounds about right

[@PeterP_]

As if the man never cause a mayham in heaven and outright curse both the Heavenly King AND the actual Buddha to the ends of the Earth or nothing.

[@guywhochangeshisprofilealo7163]

Seems legit

[@shirotakashi3870]

6:03

[@tskmaster3837]

"Where are we supposed to get golden elixir?" It's almost like he hasn't been traveling with the Monkey King for some time.

[@AlienFriend]

The fact a book written in 1592 has the same humor as most books have now just tells you this book is amazing.

[@justaguy4262]

Pigsty: It feels like we’re going be on this journey forever Red: Cough Foreshadowing

[@gormauslander]

Cough cough

[@DavidbarZeus1]

Well, to be fair, Xuanzang's actual journey took him 17 years, so who's surprised?

[@mckaygoodman6514]

cough cough hack cough rasp cough cough

[@kjj26k]

@@mckaygoodman6514 Are you continuing the joke or dying of COVID? It gets so hard to tell in these days of ironic humor and rampant plague.

[@strangeweirdandproud1319]

What's interesting to me is that this is one of the few times no one recognizes the "infamous" Monkey King. Like, HE LEGIT *DESTROYED* MOST OF HEAVEN, and some people don't recognize him?!?

[@kishibenoa3346]

mostly low rank demons or ignorant characters who overestimate themself too much

[@strangeweirdandproud1319]

@@kishibenoa3346 True

[@KiseiruYoshioka]

Reason is cause time

[@KiseiruYoshioka]

Only powerful deity and highly attained demon like Demon Empress Python (Queen of all demons) can survive thousand of years, most mortal or lesser demons and deity could not survive that long (deity will be reincarnated into the 6 realm cycle after their longevity runs out) Wukong destroyed the Heaven about 500 years ago.

[@strangeweirdandproud1319]

@@KiseiruYoshioka Oh! Thanks, this was interesting

[@AmuletRebel]

"Pigsy laments that it feels like they'll be on this journey forever." ... *coughs*

[@mralfey]

0:37 is the exact moment.

[@mizzpearlgearl]

She knew what she was getting herself into! Lol

[@ihhzt.154]

Does it last forever? Iv'e never read the book.

[@mangaartist1995]

Issa Tamayo no, but it’s definitely super long. Even the tv series can’t go under 50 episodes made of 40 - 50mins.

[@Amornick21]

Kim95のHansei i dont think thats what she meant. The story is allegorical the logical pious part of your mind is constantly trying to deliver holy redeeming knowledge-to you and he must fight demons with his all powerful ego, constantly and never get there

[@moonwatcher4047]

“The king has never seen a dragon before and is obviously very excited to see one.“ This makes me question why they didn’t just have the horse revert back to his true form...which IS a dragon after all. XD

[@DergGamin]

I think it was a matter of power. I'm not sure that the dragon horse had the powers of weather, while the dragon kings definitely have the power and authority. In that case, if they had used the horse, they would have asked him to display his power, and they would therefore feel like they did not complete the promise and they would have been ruled as they list the challenge

[@moonwatcher4047]

@@DergGamin fair enough. I guess I just want the horse to show off his true form more often.

[@haohaozheng2888]

Dragon kings need to get some sort of pre-approval from Jade Emperor before creating a rainfall. The novel has it that a dragon king governing a local river was beheaded by the Heaven Court because the rainfall deviates from the pre-determined amount and time, etc.

[@catherinecao4810]

@@haohaozheng2888 that Dragon King was Ao Jun’s brother-in-law, the father of the river demon.

[@neverunknown1236]

they woudn't need to the dragon kings (and almost everyone else) are so scared of monkey they would just listen to him without question

[@pineapplecatxdwonderpigs8160]

Sandy needs some love, he’s honestly my favorite character.

[@stephen3143141]

PineapplecatXD wonderpigs there is a solid reason why Sandy doesn’t perform much in the story, there is some spoilers so ... just let you know he will probably be like this for the rest of the story.

[@chocolatelilac718]

sandy fan + 1

[@rulerofeverything4949]

@Cosmic Singularity kong: the younger bro Pig: the older bro Chipu-chaka-laka: dad Sandy: the eldest brother whos taking care of everyone

[@LuperisNone]

@@rulerofeverything4949, aaaactually Monkey is always referred as oldest brother and Sandy as the youngest.

[@DarkestElemental616]

@@LuperisNone so it's more like MY family dynamics, where the older sibling does all the crazy shit and the youngest has to clean things up.

[@ekimmak]

"One more final round." "One more final round." "One more final round." ... I know Final Fantasy is on its fifteenth game now, but that really isn't how "Final" works.

[@Halinspark]

That's not true. Don't forget Crystal Chronicles, Tictacs, Type-0, Kingdom Hearts, Dissidia, X-2, XIII-2, etc. It's probably like 30 or 40 games by now.

[@ekimmak]

@@Halinspark Well, there you go. They REALLY don't know what Final Round means either.

[@laylamorrison9596]

Don't forget the remake of VII.

[@saradauchiha7112]

Land before time. I don't know what number they're on now but I'm pretty sure time is flowing.

[@Ajehy]

Funny story: Square was REALLY suffering and about to declare bankruptcy when they published Final Fantasy 1, so they genuinely believed it was going to be their last game. Then it became a smash hit, Square made a ton of money, and a ton of sequels.

[@Reilly-K]

I love how you depict Sun Wukong's character development. Gradually coming to recognize serious situations, getting straight to the point with necessary tasks, and showing the appropriate level of assertion when telling off others, all while retaining his quirky personality. He still teases people and conducts his usual hijinks, but now it's much more tactful in planning and execution, in contrast to his much more brazen shenanigans of the past.

[@TheEmperorInferno]

I love how Tripitaka used to severely punish Wukong for killing people, now when he sees monkey deliberately a murder he's started to shrug it off to the point where now he just doesn't even notice.

[@yoyoip2946]

Sometimes killing is necessary because if Wukong didn't kill the demons the squad would be dead.

[@TheEmperorInferno]

@@yoyoip2946 well, yeah, but he super definitely didn't have to kill that guy for suggesting he might be dead. That was just straight up murder

[@R4yj4ck]

Monkey: "It's the title of the whole book!" Everyone Else: "The what?" Monkey, to Red: "Damn it why did you draw me to be the only one who can see through the fourth wall?"

[@ZenoDLC]

Well, he is the only one who can see demons, so yeah, 4th walls are probably see through for him too...

[@wickederebus]

And then it turns out Horse can see demons and just doesn't say anything

[@DeHerg]

Red: Hey YOU'RE the one who demanded every possible superpower to be written into his character!

[@adamloga3788]

@@DeHerg Yeah, what happened to those laser eyes he had at birth, anyway?

[@marieparisi4522]

Adam Loga those powers return later but no spoils

[@lantern_logic9676]

Immortals:"We've got you three to one!" Monkey:"I like those odds!"

[@honeymonkey6894]

YES

[@vinx.909]

"i'm more immortal then all of you combined!"

[@ArkaSaurusRex218]

@@vinx.909 "Strike me down, and I'll become more powerful than you can even imagine!"

[@ezioalditore4566]

*I LOVE THOSE ODDS!

[@dawnfallon6812]

To be fair, Monkey Does have quadruple immortality.

[@huldrrrr9486]

I love how our boi Wukong is simultaneously the biggest crackhead ever and the only sane man in the group (such a great character even all these centuries later, I love him)

[@PokeBattlerJaze]

Yo, better put respect in my boy Sandy’s name

[@rottytherottski522]

And horse

[@spamachuchan8824]

I'm not sure if anyone else does, but I relate to Wukong. When any of my friends starts trying to be more impulsive/crazy/weirder than me I'm just like "hold up! I'm the crazy impulsive one, don't try to take my shtick!" Then I'm strangely useful and intelligent while my friends are a confused mess. 🤣

[@monkey_blu]

Which is a luxury only the OP characters have. And makes me sad that most anime/manga don't do that when they "accidentally" make an OP character.

[@silentspirit8923]

He's awesome and is often like: "Oh yeah, sure, let me just casually chop off my head, rip my heart out, and take leaisurely dip in a pot of oil! That sounds fun!"

[@jessuh3839]

11:04 Can we talk about how wholesome Monkey was in that moment, he just... gave Tripitaka a few scratches and I don't know why I think that's just so wholesome...

[@kikikaichan]

So when I was a kid in Hong Kong, there was a channel airing The Journey to the West. I remember bits a pieces, but when Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy pretended to be three statues and talking to the immortals about the elixirs/holy waters, imagine the look on my face as I say "Oh I remember this." Good time!

[@khylerbane4523]

I heard of that series. ran for 13 years(damn the book IS long)

[@MultiBear]

TVB?

[@zerocalvin]

TVB Jouney to the West staring Dicky Cheung as Sun Wukong?

[@superp2222]

Same here with all the other episodes _i just wish I heard of this book before reading the entire thing start to finish_

[@lillianna.0221]

Damm, I wasn’t alive to watch it when it first aired, but now I’m checking to see if it’s on youtube

[@abc-qh5fc]

All of the disciples share 1 braincell and it belongs to Sandy Though Sun Wukong can cope because basically he monky

[@punprincess3214]

Basically Sun gets the brain cell when he's pointing out a disguised demon or coming up with clever ways to one up his opponent, Sandy has it all the time, pigsy never gets it and shuen zang has only a heart of gold and his sass which he and monkey share

[@valkyriedarkwar3505]

@@Lakonic88 What _about_ the horse?

[@richardgibson8403]

abc monkey has 3

[@auxiliaryc-nt]

I like how Red just goes: * coughs in holy sh*t I didn't expect this stuff to take so long *

[@komalahayes1535]

I *love* that too...she committed to a passion project, got in deep and just soldiered on...😎 She, too is on a vast journey💞

[@Fenn899]

The image of a dragon bring arrested by like a ordinary, portly, modern police officer who goes a bit too hard on the donuts is immensely hilarious.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

8:50 “Excuse me. We are homeless. We are Buddhist. We have been battling demons. We’re new in town.”

[@Narbaculus]

Dylan Chouinard *push*

[@kirby_kaguamero9436]

I see what you did there Dylan, I see what you did there

[@celestekarraker9566]

Dylan Chouinard really? you’re gonna end with new in town???

[@lolaseiss]

And we’re all gay! Yes, even the horse 🐴 (who is actually a dragon 🐉).

[@kirby_kaguamero9436]

lolaseiss You sir, are not wrong...

[@BlakeFaeMorton]

*Moral of the Story:* Divine beings have started to pick up on the fact that moral is always don't mess with Monkey.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Aha yeah, because it's his story, we don't really get to see what the moral is for everyone else!

[@SavageGreywolf]

I'm pretty sure that they learned that back when he did the seven times immortal thing.

[@Venven01]

Three Immortal : "We challenge you to do some immortality contests with us" Monkey : *I'm about to end these men's whole career*

[@spencersonnefeld]

Also their lives.

[@mathieuaurousseau100]

@@spencersonnefeld Well, their carrier was "Immortals" so...

[@sakurachan639]

Well Ima be nitpicky There are three men so three careers not one

[@Dem0n2c]

Monkey: gets an empty but cool sounding title 500 years later Monkey: realises how important it makes him sound and now he has a responsibility

[@demonfox132]

Monkey: *realizing he has actuall resposibility now * F*CK!

[@9-bitfox]

*Immortality Contest* Monkey: Let me introduce myself Man I love this series lol

[@ironmilutin]

Monkey: Hold my boiling oil

[@stevethebarbarian9876]

"Yeah? Well I'm gonna get DOUBLE IMMORTALITY!"

[@shadowkingdarksin3980]

Same

[@BrickBrotha]

This... is better than any anime This... is the content 2019 needed to end with This... will end wars This... is better than any anime, cartoon, movie or TV series out there This... .... *is **_The Journey To The West_** !*

[@franklinz8098]

This is already made into like a dozen anime.

[@akmayernick3722]

Last time on the Journey To the West...

[@vintheguy]

You say that but you forget about Boku no pico

[@drfreshey]

The Three Immortals: "We challenge you to an immortality contest." Sunny Boi: "I'm about to do what's called a pro gamer move."

[@DiscountWhiskey078]

Lmao “Sunny Boi”

[@twoscarabsintheswarm9055]

The immortals after losing: But Can You Sit Still? Sunny Boi: Oh no my greatest Weakness

[@plantmage9850]

12:00 I love how all their expressions are different like while Tripitaka is like "PLEASE NO" pigsy is just "you narcissistic bitch"

[@plantmage9850]

Then Sandy's just giving the disappointed dad look

[@akystaracer2229]

Meanwhile Wukong looks like he got everything he wanted on the holidays.

[@Emily12471]

​@@plantmage9850I'd say Sandy is more mildly concerned rather than disappointed

[@demonfox132]

Trip: * Oh Buddha please, NO.* Pigsy: * This bitch* Sandy: * worried dad* Wukong: * child on Christmas*

[@leonardocarrillo865]

Tripitaka: *gets kidnapped for the 100000000000TH time* Sun wukong : *sigh*we Gotta save him .... again Pigsy:*DrOwNiNg NoIsEs*

[@wasted2588]

Deer dude: *trys to sabotage tripitauka* Monkey: So you have chosen *DEATH*

[@lordbyss1444]

Petition for Red to become Monkey’s official English voice actor.

[@dicklemeelmo8401]

Signed

[@mizcaesar1804]

Signed

[@ForeverFallingCrescent]

Signed.

[@joefloggg3257]

👍

[@fortressmaxamis4778]

@@joefloggg3257 signed

[@DragonMaster66]

"and grows a new head" I literally BUSTED out laughing, that was hilariously funny for no reason at all "And kills him for insinuating he might be dead" that is the most Monkey thing I've heard yet

[@willooo09]

Honestly, watching this series has opened my eyes to how prolific this story is in eastern culture. I’m getting so many more references in like anime and manga that completely flew over my head before

[@yeonheelee5702]

YES, same!

[@conho4898]

This story is practically an archetype for shonen anime. You'll find its influences in almost every shonen anime.

[@Painocus]

@@conho4898: Dragon Ball started out as a straight up parody of this before the plot derailed.

[@burger_kinghorn]

@@Painocus you can see it in Naruto with the duplication and transformations.

[@michaelzheng5250]

1:31 Y’know, in China, we have a phrase about fictions, past and present. “反派死于话多”, which means “Antagonists die by talking too much” Yes, I know the better translation would be “Antagonists die by monologuing”

[@TheLivetuner]

Monologuing, it’s called monologuing.

[@michaelzheng5250]

夢雨小生 I know, I am just translating the phrase literally

[@chocolatelilac718]

Lmaoo

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

It's kinda like Villain: *dies* Cause of death: shit talking

[@richardgibson8403]

Michael Zheng syndrome is the only one who could live through the monoloing curse

[@thequad8945]

*Notification from OSP "Oh, I wonder what it is today?" *Sees journey to the West "PRAISE THE SUN!"

[@mollsgreys5827]

PRAISE SIGMAR!! (Different franchise I know but still, same basic idea)

[@RatBoyDunce]

“If only I could be so grossly incandescent”

[@eriksjostrand5062]

The Quad THE SUN WUKONG!!!

[@gandalf6751]

*BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!*

[@thequad8945]

@@gandalf6751 0_0 out of all the people to say that...although who am I kidding, if anyone in LOTR were to go to the warp, it would be you XD

[@thef.b.i.7203]

Okay so, since so many people are making dnd refrences, figured this is how the party would look Sun Wukong- minmaxed divine soul sorcerer/monk multiclass and the party mascot Pigsy- Arcane trickster with a -3 to deception who is always the one getting the party in trouble Tripataka- The most sane of the party, cleric because obviously The horse- dragonborn druid who's always on their phone except for like 2 times Sandy- the second most sane, and a water genasi monk and the only one who has something beyond a 9 in intelligence.

[@justanotheronlineobserver3387]

And make tripitaca useless to

[@marisstaff7019]

Actually monkey also has beyond 9 intelligence.He’s shown some remarkable cunning

[@coffeewolfproductions9113]

@@marisstaff7019 So his dump stat must be wisdom.

[@leek.3671]

Sandy’s is perfect 🤣

[@doubleoof7907]

ironic cuz Monkey is supposed to represent the human mind, yet Sandy is the only one with INT

[@BigBossTussBall]

Sun: oh you need some dragons? I can summon some! Horse: Am I a joke to you?

[@merrittanimation7721]

Sun: Yes.

[@mohammadmurie]

I legit forgot that the horse is a dragon for home much of nothing it does

[@lordnpc3953]

The author keeps forgetting about side characters’ powers? This is definitely an anime!

[@martytu20]

Noah Clark and this is why plotting your storyboard is a good idea, so you don’t forget characters like the dragon prince.

[@festethephule7553]

@@martytu20 Just to clarify, you are referring to the horse there, right? Becaue I assure you, the Dragon Prince does not forget characters.

[@nightmarefuel8215]

8:53 Monkey: WE HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG IN OUR ENTIRE LIFE everyone else who knows the trio: *x to doubt*

[@yimuxiao8941]

1:19 Wukong: Look I'm just saying this water looks real evil Sandy: I'm literally a river demon Wukong: Oh right

[@OneColdRepublican]

I like to think he's just showing concern like a good buddy. He's grown a lot this adventure.

[@JuFated]

@@OneColdRepublican And Sandy isnt Pigsy so Wukong has less problems with him.

[@dacai435]

sandy was the demon of Quicksand river,goose feather can't float in the that river ,so he is named sandy

[@katelundberg2029]

The whole tests of immortality has me kind of convinced that Monkey just sometimes takes a bath in lava pools simply because he can and he was feeling bored and needed to shake things up a bit.

[@mxn1948]

considering they fed him molten copper during the 500 years he was trapped under the mountains, and he is completely undamaged by heavenly fire(said to be extremely hot), lava is probably not an issue what so ever.

[@Joy-zp3bt]

6:20 “Now take this hair” My hero academia your Journey to the west is showing

[@newtonianlaw3249]

Pssst..... We are not supposed to talk about it.... All Might didn't get the scriptures yet

[@ivanwong1968]

Psssst, the Monkey King is older than all the generations of One For All combined

[@silentspirit8923]

@@ivanwong1968 what if he is one of the people who wielded One for All?

[@cybernubmaster988]

@@silentspirit8923 that explains a lot

[@turquoisecrow4513]

There’s a character named Mr. Brave whose quirk is to shapeshifter strands of his hair. Horikoshi literally states that he’s a reference to Sun Wu Kong. Sun Wu Kong is omnipresent in Shonen anime.

[@That80sGuy1972]

The Monkey King is starting to make me understand Anime's Dragonball characters.

[@fredfry5100]

I disagree. Goku is stupid, not impulsive. Sun Wu Kong, while he does enjoy a good brawl, is impulsive, but not stupid. Oolong doesn't get enough characterization for a comparison to Pigsy, and I don't know who to compare sandy or Tripitaka too.

[@em5522]

@@fredfry5100 I thought Oolong had enough development in Dragon Ball to at least see some similarities in personalities to Pigsy.

[@hyperhare0624]

Nah (sarcastic)

[@eldesconocidosenork5981]

@@fredfry5100 Master Roshi?

[@GSSAGE7]

@@fredfry5100 I mean, back in the original search for the Dragonballs, Goku was impulsive AND stupid.

[@patrickdees5256]

Immortals: WE ARE UNKILLABLE!! Sun Wu Kong: Hold my beer.

[@Alusnovalotus]

Patrick Dees hold my fruit 🍌

[@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998]

hold my head*

[@AegixDrakan]

Wukong: I am immortal x 7. Or x 8. I kind of lost track after eating ALL the immortality pills at the heavenly peach festival.

[@kubikim]

@@AegixDrakan are the pills drugs or

[@TheAustronaut03]

hold my -piss- holy water

[@dallasrover5515]

I love how much character Sandy has despite how little he talks. Every wry look speaks volumes.