monkie kid season 5 | Mk meets nüwa

[@tunethawtay-mo8dp]

So Nuwa straight up told MK that their world reboots when its server crashes and gets messed up

[@Dosia142]

LOL

[@musingsofahomeschooler5332]

Azure lion: task failed successfully

[@Artist_Unbound]

Created to be a sacrifice, to not have family/friends to spare the heartache that you are forced to give it all up. Only to eventually realize, it's all for nothing. Leaving the fate of the world to the belief of reincarnation. Dark as heck season indeed.

[@joshuasebsebe1047]

Yeah, MK's sacrifice was in vain

[@blerdfax9429]

@@joshuasebsebe1047 looking like jjk golly

[@claudius3359]

​@@blerdfax9429The moment an unusually physically powerful kid that befriended a dangerous tomboy girl got trained by a goofball arrogant mentor,it's already PG-13 JJK.

[@kathrynblakeley9823]

@@claudius3359 you make a fair point but legend of monkey Kid started before JJK the anime

[@claudius3359]

@@kathrynblakeley9823 I know,but it oddly has similarity to JJK in its story arcs (not in the theme).Like look at how both have an oddly strong protag that looks like a regular guy that has their goofball mentor who can kill anyone easily being captured in an artifact.Both protagonists are naïve kids navigating a complex hierarchy (JJ society/the Chinese pantheon & demons).Both mentor characters are arrogant OP characters that are absurdly powerful and declared themselves to be the best there is (Throughout heaven an earth I alone am the chosen one/I am Great Sage Equal to Heaven),and both has unusual looking creepy eyes with superpowers.Both protags also finds out later that they have a big brother(s?).Just a weird & funny coincidence that I want to point out.

[@sapphiredragon5236]

My guys if MK gets any more development he is going to develop into a villain 😅

[@Rivkaaaaaaa]

It’s probably happening already, that scene with the MK and wukong fight in S5 E10 was hella scary..

[@claudius3359]

@@sapphiredragon5236 Fr,the world should just consider what happened in the S4 battle and leave him alone-

[@RekEStore32]

"Either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain.". But he's just too much of a good boy to see that happening.

[@dustyossuary4029]

Lady bone demon did warn him it was going to be pain.😢

[@bluebelt1235]

Mother of humanity yet she doesn’t understand her own creations.

[@nickerskine6326]

most gods are the same way.

[@ginocanterino258]

​@@nickerskine6326most mothers are the same way.

[@CC-cg2qo]

DAMN

[@nickerskine6326]

@@ginocanterino258 that explains a bit.

[@darthsonic4135]

Could simply be she’s numb to it now. She’s been forced to do this countless times already.

[@Netherwolf6100]

After collecting dads, he finally meets his mom.... and she tells him that all his loved ones will die and be reborn in thousands or millions of years. Yikes...

[@a1z158]

And now we see why Xiangliu doesn’t really like her

[@nicolenicoletti1606]

and i don't blame him!

[@lozm4835]

MK 'bout to become a JRPG protagonist.

[@WolfScoler]

It is how it is. After all she is the Chinese mythology of creation. You can only create things not fix things. It is there fate.. And you cannot deny fate.

[@badcreations9527]

You sound like Lady Bone Demon

[@Fangxout]

Lady bone demon is that you?

[@claudius3359]

​​@@WolfScoler Ok but jokes aside,when you take the perspective of someone in power or someone who is very ancient with great power who tries to fix everything while not having to feel how it feels to be mortal/human with emotions,I feel like this is the result.You take a solution that still serves good,but it's not gonna be agreeable to mortals.I'm convinced Nuwa cares about her 'children',but she's distant enough from them to have the heart to take the decision. We may not know much about LBD,but she strikes me as an ancient force of nature with immense power who tried to 'fix' humanity and see their failures too many times,until she gives up. The belief of 'destiny' and 'fate' isn't just LBD.It comes back to how Wukong's story is about defying all of them.MK's purpose was to serve Nüwa to fix the sky,but he defies it. Idk just my take on it honestly.

[@chaos2940]

This gives off so much hi3 energy the idea of inevitable fate and the eternal samsara

[@KelShu]

MK meets his mom

[@sophieandkarolina8374]

Nixness: my child I'm so proud of you Su pa sin/nix: mom?

[@jorgemigueltavares6041]

Man, the animation department really took a nasty hit.

[@musingsofahomeschooler5332]

the power of family to defy fate is truly incredible to witness in this season. Sorry Buddhists, but love is way too important to sacrifice for the sake of balance

[@nyasmithwalker6446]

So the other characters and obviously MK and Monkey King would be different people basically?? With different names and personalities and etc?

[@claudius3359]

@@nyasmithwalker6446 From the way Nüwa says it,probably not. But from seeing other people's theories & discussions,each cycle may slightly differ from the other,like how MK refuses to sacrifice himself in this one.Someone theorises that in the previous cycle,Nine-Headed Pest might be Wukong's friend.Another says maybe he's LMK's version of Flood Dragon King,the 7th brotherhood member.Someone even theorises he's the previous harbinger of chaos,which is crazy and is not the least crazy theory.

[@nicolenicoletti1606]

LADY THAT IS BS!! THIS GODDESS IS NUMB TO THE BONE!

[@Dying-chambers]

The cycle she talking about is probably Samsara or something

[@tobiasmuller3089]

His mom in a way

[@Rivkaaaaaaa]

I talked about this with my friend, she said more of a creator than a mom.. but yeah, I can see it as that.

[@scarlett-parker]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :O Season 5 is epic

[@musingsofahomeschooler5332]

what is the “chaos” outside the bubble? that Xianglu kept talking about? I don’t remember Wukong ever going on a Journey to the Next Universe

[@TheMadsav1993]

So it's mk monkie kings and this lady's kid

[@joshthehollow5254]

Wonder where Fuxi is in all of this...

[@ЛераСалиня]

This voice that says "Mama MK" sounds familiar to me, I've heard it somewhere😮😊❤

[@laxyajena4735]

Universe ending according Hinduism:

[@claudius3359]

Holy moly you're right actually. Kaliyuga and all that right?

[@shlurpslime1212]

This is a bit dumb but is nuwa supposed to be ouroborus in some way? This seems a bit obvious I just don’t really see anyone talking about it, and I did not read up too much on the journey to the west

[@valhatan3907]

No

[@claudius3359]

Nahh but you can say that Xiangliu is somekind of Apophis/Jormugandr. Edit: So I just found out that could be true.There's a reason she's portrayed like this: her name mean 'Goddess of Spiral' (correct me if the etymology is wrong but Nü means Lady and Wa means Spiral) which makes her connected to the cycles and the 4 directions (that's why if you own or saw a review of Celestial Pagoda set,you can find a picture of Buddha's Guardians of 4 Directions/4 Heavenly Kings: Virulakha,Datharattha,Virupaksa,Vessavana). Don't worry,this isn't in the book.Knowing the book's story (or watching an adaptation of Jisai arc) doesn't help that much in understanding this season even if "Prince Consort of Jisai" was thrown in.

[@Cybermoonmage]

new anakin meme unlocked

[@claudius3359]

Might as well make a meme of Zhuanlun Wang saying "dew it" to MK while wearing the hood

[@datseawitchudontknow5329]

man the animation is throwing me out of this

[@Donita.]

I had to watch it while crocheting or drawing so I don’t have to look at the animation 😭😭😭

[@PositiveNihilism.]

Ah yes... Nuwa. Who?

[@claudius3359]

The chinese goddess of creation.She and the entire theme of this season never appeared in JTTW (small references barely counts),but she is more prominent in another book called Shan Hai Jing/Classic of Mountains and Seas.Basically MK is from another book lol.

[@PositiveNihilism.]

@@claudius3359 Looked Like The Most Soft Voiced Betrayal I've Ever seen, Reminded of Thanoss.

[@claudius3359]

@@PositiveNihilism. Though honestly I think this one is more complicated,since the MCs are literally fighting forces of nature.But yeah,LMK antagonists gets more and more complicated over time.

[@claudius3359]

Ok but, *why* exactly does she need a sentient being made of stone to fix the pillar,instead of just keep it being a stone like the other gems? This whole thing could've been avoided if said stone isn't sentient,right? This isn't some "Dream of the Red Chamber" scenario where the stone asks Nüwa to let it experience mortal life. I wonder what's the original purpose of a harbinger of chaos if he wasn't born too early (cause I know there's a theory of it,but this part hasn't been proven).It's just odd that she designed the supposed savior that's intended to fix the pillar based on the guy that wreaks havoc on the deities.It's a pretty dangerous bet.Besides,MK is anything but a harbinger or agent of chaos,since Nine-Headed Insect is the one that set everything in motion (fitting that he claims the name of Xiangliu).

[@sabix2005]

So is she like mk's mom?

[@OthandoSimamane-ss1xp]

Yes

[@GhaeyaunMuse-hr9jj]

IT'S THE DC REBOOTS ALL OVER AGAIN 😡🤬

[@claudius3359]

Monkie Kid:Crisis on Infinite Cycles

[@irekaias]

Somone get MK a Lego Monado

[@amiraimathias5062]

What did you expect from a god?😒😒😒😒

[@drazenresetar7407]

What hapend to the animation

[@Rivkaaaaaaa]

It’s a different studio

[@YoussefMohamed-de4rq]

and voice actor change 😢

[@Darry-16]

Bro didn't pay much attention

[@Dosia142]

no it's the same guy

[@ethanmalandain3072]

​@@Dosia142I think he is talking about macaque, his voice actor died a while ago

[@Dosia142]

@@ethanmalandain3072 He is not present in this clip tho

[@YoussefMohamed-de4rq]

@@ethanmalandain3072 about mk voice its different

[@YoussefMohamed-de4rq]

why the animation so slow

[@Dosia142]

A different studio made season 5, and they use a different technique of animation (the og studio drew all frames and the new one uses puppets so they have to draw characters only once)

[@YoussefMohamed-de4rq]

@@Dosia142 no i miss evrey frame

[@thatnoctutnallizard4600]

​@@YoussefMohamed-de4rq probably the video quality from the capture

[@Dosia142]

@@YoussefMohamed-de4rq the orginal studio is too busy to animate monkie kid :(

[@valhatan3907]

You mean not flashing for every 1 second like tiktok avarage content level brainrot?

[@blackwing1246]

good season, animation went downhill

[@SushiMara]

Is it me or did the animation got much worse this is the seven deadly sins all over again

[@claudius3359]

@@SushiMara To be more precise,we're feeling Ninjago's fans pain.Cause Flying Bark can't work on LMK anymore since they're also doing ATLA,so we got a studio change with a rushed production.Worst part is,I think you can even see the rushing on the bad English translations.They changed Azure Dragon to Teal Dragon and they mistranslated Nine-Headed Pest's line of being descended from Xiangliu to being Xiangliu himself.

[@Rivkaaaaaaa]

@@claudius3359WildBrain is the new studio FBP was the old one

[@Rivkaaaaaaa]

⁠@@claudius3359Also, the series’ original language is in English, it just released in Chinese first. The creators, writers, everyone else, and both of the animation studios (current & past) are not Chinese. There is a Chinese dub, but not an English one because it’s originally in English. The animation, writing, voice acting, etc is made for the English version.

[@Commenter839]

​​@@claudius3359The English version isn't a translation, it's the original. The show has always taken liberties when it comes to what parts of the book are canon vs. what parts are changed or merged together. None of the production on this show is done in China, it's just marketed there. As of right now, the only change in the show is the animation studio. Flying Bark was dropped and replaced by Wildbrain, which is why animation quality nosedived (and it probably means we'll get less anime references going forward, since the old director and storyboarders who snuck all those in work for Flying Bark)

[@claudius3359]

@@Commenter839 Yeah,I was told that,but I'm ngl I kinda doubt it (yea I should've said that first) since I've seen some voice lines to be kinda...Idk how to say it,it's like certain lines have odd timing or are a bit rushed.I also said that because we've seen Xiangliu in season 4 with the exact features from Shan Hai Jing and its illustrations.Which is also the case with Nine-Headed Pest's appearance in the show that matches his JTTW appearance (I can copy paste the poem that describes him in the book if you want cause it'll make this reply too long).I'm just theorising ofc so take it as a grain of salt,but I find it unnecessary to change it when even both physical descriptions match.

[@peanuthead6504]

Mk meets his mom