Also watch my History of ANIME documentary: ruclips.net/video/xYZXTQX_wXE/видео.html And do let me know if I missed any :) Missed animations: 1988: 孙悟空与唐老鸭 (Sun Wukong & Donald Duck) 1982: イタダキマン (Itadakiman) 1988: Monty the Magic Monkey (小悟空) 1995: 十二戦支 爆烈エトレンジャー (Twelve Warrior Explosive Eto Rangers) 1997: ポケットモンスター (Pokemon) 1999: One Piece 2000: 戦国お伽草子-犬夜叉 (Inuyasha) 2000: Jackie Chan Adventures 2000: ラブ ひな (Love Hina) 2005: Avatar the Last Airbender 2007: ナルト (Naruto) 2008: The Monkey King - BBC Sport's Olympic Short 2012: ハイスクール DXD (High School DxD) 2012: べるぜバブお正月スペシャル！ベルベル西遊記 (Beelzebub New Year's Special!) 2013: ばくじゅうがっしん (ziguru hazeru) 2016: Spark: A Space Tail (스파키) 2016: ナンバカ (Nanbaka: The Numbers) 2016: シークレット・ジャーニー (Secret Journey) 2016: 僕のヒーローアカデミア (My Hero Academia) 2017: 西游记 (Little Fox's Journey to the West) 2020: 大王不高兴 (The Furious Yama) 2020: 전지적 독자 시점 (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint) 2021: 新神榜：哪吒重生 (New Gods: Nezha Reborn)
Amazing to see so many adaptations of sun wukong outside of chinese mythology and him still being animated to this day What makes it funny tho is none of them are even close to powerful as the monke himself
@@trackstxar wukong would decimate goku. Keep in mind goku may be strong but he’s still technically mortal. He can still die. But wukong physically cannot die.
I think Wukong from Lego monkie kid may be my favorite iteration of him. I think it does the best at capturing his attitude and it’s faithful to how he changed through the book while still giving a fresh spin to the character by giving him new people to interact with.
@@JACKLTH_IVORY.X he appeals to me a lot more, though I do enjoy seeing how different people interpret him. I think a close second for me is Wukong from nezha reborn.
@@hyrachine8573 the 2D animation works so well and keeps the show from looking too stiff and uncanny. But that’s just one of the many things I loved about the show! Honestly there’s so much to enjoy!
Sun Wu Kong, the character that everyone loves, and now is pretty much in anything that is mythological. The one thing I love from the Chinese versions is that Theme for him.
Sun Wukong - After learning about him. He became my idol and my other half, after watching Monkie Kid, I’d wanted to make my own adaption of the Journey to the West, since I’ve watched that show. He’s been my idol and hero ever since I’ve heard about him through Monkie Kid. And now since he’s gain so much popularity and became noticeable through Dragon Ball Z and Monkie Kid. I’ve admired him so much, and I would dream on meeting him well only my dreams. I did ask my mom to get me the original story of the Journey to the West so I can learn more and study more about him my mom asked me: “why do you want this?” and I reply: “so I can study and learn about him, ever since Monkie Kid I’ve wanted to make my own adoption of the story, but I don’t disrespect him or the Chinese people who love him.” And just like that my mom got me the book and I cherish it it all and I cherish him as my idol and I’m glad that I can learn and study about him more
Just remember to be responsible with all your powers and immortalities, don't go ham in heaven and mess with the Jade Emperor, and whatever you do, NEVER TAKE ANY BETS FROM BUDDHA! And you should be fine.
so you like wokong , you may heav read journy to the west , to mount can't remember true name , but it's mother of west , then where they head after that .
Also, they way the monkey part is depicted is really interesting, as he is not depicted as like a, how do I say, “western” monkeys (I sound like a dumbass, don’t I?)
It's amazing to see so many monkey king generations, it's like he gets reincarnated year after year, it's also like he can live forever in so many ways, I'll try to watch them all
Wukong was also in New Gods: Nezha Reborn! Figured he'd be one worthy of bringing up since he gets decent screentime, even if the movie isn't about him ^^
12:38 So before anyone goes looking for this series, I would just like to inform you it can only be watched on a certain "anime" website, so have fun with that
Really interesting and fun to watch all those various animations. One I would consider worth to mention also is the video game Black Mist Wukong still in construction, the graphics are outstanding and it is a real treat to see a full animated sun wukong in a gorgeous modern video game.
It amazing that Sun Wukong was in the Kung Fu Panda universe which included this universe are all animals which they are in China, and Sun Wukong is actually a Chinese legendary hero.
Ahhh so happy to see Shinzo mentioned! One of my first intro's to journey to the west and the beginning of my infatuation! As a heads up the Saiyuki anime is getting a continuation as well with Saiyuki Zeroin. Release date hasn't been dropped yet but a trailer is already out.
I know plenty of versions shown here, but this was still very interesting to watch. Especially when it came to the Japan & China portions. Like, Japan mostly stopped being even partially faithful after the 80's (Boku No Son Goku/My Son Goku aside) & Chinese Animation mostly took a big dip within the 00's to early 10's & then rise back up after MK: Hero is Back. And Korea... mostly just did whatever the heck they wanted. Also I didn't expect a Tezuka (or any animated Japanese) film to actually reference something like 40's Princess Iron Fan.
I obsessed with the westward wukong .. his fighting skill is epic ...he makes sure that nobody underestimate him and the story is very interesting ,though a little bit different from the actual
Two that you forgot. There was once an episode of Inuyasha where they faced the journey to the west characters. Also the video game Enslaved Odyssey to the west.
There's a Son Goku character from Naruto too: he's one of the tailed-beast hosts. Specifically, the 4-tailed demon beast as an homage to the 4-star Dragon Ball originally owned by Son Goku.
1967's Goku's Great Adventures was my first one. My second one was Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger, also known as Force Five: Spaceketeers in the United States, which was very different and ported the story in future space enviroment. And my third one was Dragonball.
In the 60s studios had government funding to produce high quality work, because the main goal of animated works in the 60s was to win awards internationally to build up Chinese cultural influence. In the 90s animation became more of an industry, losing the government resources and kinda having to pick itself back up again. However, even though you may see Chinese animation in the 90s as “appalling”, to me, an aspiring animator, they are a source of inspiration and fond memories. I much prefer the 90s adaptation of JttW to most modern ones because of the genuine effort to be faithful and the clear love for the story shown in the work
My favorite Monkey King is Son Goku from DB Franchise and the second is not part of this video,but the TV Live Action Series that have a Rap theme song.
Journey to the west in east asia is kinda like Robin Hood is here in england. Except we dont create as many animated TV series, so most or our robin hoods are movies, or in reference. Or the Christmas pantomime.
1960 looks amazing! It went down hill until 80s. It’s interesting when you notice how much it matters when you have extremely talented artists and a good budget. Ahh Dragon Ball. Season 1 was the best
Starzinger was so cool, remember watching it as a kid in the 80s, actually showed it on tv, it wasn't until maybe a year or two ago that i found out it was the monkey king story lol
12:15 I just found part of my childhood. I don't like to have so many memories locked in my mind. Damn, I didn't think it was a lot. Thank you very much😤😣😣☺☺
I'm surprised at how many Korean and Japanese adaptations there are. like, I knew Goku was inspired, and the shonen genre in general, but like direct adaptations I never knew about
16:40 I can’t believe that I’ve seen this and ‘the monkey kid’ and somehow haven’t connected the similarities until this vid. My IQ has risen for 5 seconds of my life…
Thanks for this re-edit, I love animation. The one that really caught my eye was the 1958 stop motion version 火焰山, "Mountain of Flames". I found it on RUclips and was utterly entranced, even without English subs. I found it astonishingly similar to the Rankin Bass stop-motion holiday specials, like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The same charm, the same heart and soul, and of course, a similar style, but an entirely different subject matter. Thrown in the fact that it came our six years before Rudolph, and we've got a real hidden gem here!
I have to look some of these up when I get the chance because for some like me who collects superhero comics and manga this seems to be right up my alley.
If any one is wondering about that Hello Jadoo (2017) one, it's a special episode of a Korean animated show called Hello Jadoo. From what I found, the special has characters from the show replace characters from the Monkey King story, with the main character Jadoo standing in for Wukong. I found some episodes of the show, both in dubbed and subbed in English, and it's well animated, entertaining, and pretty funny. It's like a Japanese children's anime, but with more crude humor and edge. I guess Koreans are even more daring then the Japanese. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a video about the Journey to the West special, not even on RUclips. It might be available on Netflix, but not in the country I live in. Also, I can't find any videos about the 2005 animated film Fireball and I know clips of it were available on RUclips years ago.
One of the most famous East Asian fairy tales. I remember Love Hina's take on this story, including the slave bikini scene and Son-Goku had to fight against Bull Demon to save the damsel.
am i the only one who didn’t realize that goku was an incarnation on sun wukong? i saw goku and made the revelation of the cloud he has and the stick and now i feel like an idiot for not knowing XD
Btw the head band on sun wu kong head is not for decoration. It's used by his master to force him to submit if he refuse to listen. Just by chanting the mantra will give sun wu Kong a terrible headache.
Missed = Journey To The West: Legends of the Monkey King (2000) The entire series is on RUclips: ruclips.net/p/PLO1lSxRuEvxO8fsH2YP7phre7WaSmo3Op&si=kf8Ect8yTSXvD7UT
1:33 this was my childhood man 3:56 was also my childhood 4:48 as well 8:12 as well lol (I think this was one of my personal favourites back then) 8:24 not 100% sure but I think so? 11:03 I did was this, I though the pig was cringy as hell 13:41 I watched this when I was trying to look for the one at 8:12 The other ones I watched weren't important
Because of the Wukong hype, not only are a $h&tton of essays about "Journey to the West" coming out, but now all of the sudden, older stuff like this are being recommended. The algorith is having a field day.
@@owihinapeYeah, I agree with you. They kind of watered down Swk in the LMK. But from what I remember, the Directors themselves said that the Lego adaption of JTTW would be following another storyline instead of the original novel. (Although, they did sorta get some things right.) LMK’s Depiction of JTTW & Swk is not entirely accurate, but it’s still pretty good imo.
@@coffee.170 this is true, i’ve since this comment rewatched the series and i can conclude its not as bad as i remembered it at all. It was way better than many of the other JTTW & swk adaptations. I also think my shitty view of LMK swk came mostly from the fandom mischaracterizing him. LMK fandom seems to have very western views & also can be really ignorant when it comes to chinese culture, traditions and mythology. on a more positive note, cant wait for s5!!!! my lmk hyperfixation came back and hit 10x harder im HYPEDDDD🗣️🗣️🗣️
For the first time, I've realized that alakazam the great is older than uproar in heaven- I always grew up with uproar in heaven, and this is the main version of the story to me xD These are so many cartoons, that i wonder if Journey to the West is one of the most adapted stories in animation
@@acedias12 That is a lot of garbage and you know it, I learned many things from their videos I even find myself reading and studying different stuff regarding myths, history and writing because their videos encourage me to do so. I'm not saying I'm a better person because of them but they definitely made me want to learn more about their subjects.
Never knew there were so many animated Sun Wukong. I've only seen the live action ones :0 Makes me wanna rewatch saiyuki again. Too bad we get to only see Sun for only a little bit in RWBY. He was my favourite character :')
I still remember seeing the one at 4:44 during my childhood. There was a german dub for it, but it seems almost impossible nowadays to find it.... Would love to see it again.
I must have missed it, but sun wukong also appears in jackie chan adventures in a couple of episodes! He appears trapped as a puppet that reverts back when he tricks jackie and his friends!
The first monkey king / sun wukong that I watched as a kid was the main character turning into apple. The enemy ate him then he hit every organ like they were drums. After that, I think he asked the enemy to become his ally
@Ryomenagus Son Goku is the Japanese transliteration of Sun Wukong's Chinese name. The prototype of Dragon Ball's Son Goku is the Monkey King Sun Wukong. Same name: 孙Sun/Son 悟Wu/Go 空Kong/Ku Same weapon:Power pole Same transportation:Flying Nimbus Cloud This is why Dragon Ball's Goku is human but has monkey characteristics.That's because of reference the Monkey King.
7:21 Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer; this list is absolutely comprehensive but, the scene shown here is not the character that references the monkey king. If you want to know the real character search for Karin Son from Gowcaiser
What about Monkey D. Luffy? Many people don't realize he's also inspired by Sun Wukong. Has "Monkey" as his last name. His transformations are also ape-like. He ate a devil fruit, just like the peaches that give power in JTTW. Nami is the priest to control him when he does stupid stuff. Zoro is the kappa but with green hair instead of a bald spot. Sanji is the lewd pig. Luffy doesn't fight with a pole that can stretch but with limbs that can stretch. They journey to find the one piece (reach englightment). Also there was literally a Sun Wukong character in the Coffee Monkeys group of kidnappers in episode395/chapter 501.
Also watch my History of ANIME documentary: ruclips.net/video/xYZXTQX_wXE/видео.html
And do let me know if I missed any :)
Missed animations:
1988: 孙悟空与唐老鸭 (Sun Wukong & Donald Duck)
1982: イタダキマン (Itadakiman)
1988: Monty the Magic Monkey (小悟空)
1995: 十二戦支 爆烈エトレンジャー (Twelve Warrior Explosive Eto Rangers)
1997: ポケットモンスター (Pokemon)
1999: One Piece
2000: 戦国お伽草子-犬夜叉 (Inuyasha)
2000: Jackie Chan Adventures
2000: ラブ ひな (Love Hina)
2005: Avatar the Last Airbender
2007: ナルト (Naruto)
2008: The Monkey King - BBC Sport's Olympic Short
2012: ハイスクール DXD (High School DxD)
2012: べるぜバブお正月スペシャル！ベルベル西遊記 (Beelzebub New Year's Special!)
2013: ばくじゅうがっしん (ziguru hazeru)
2016: Spark: A Space Tail (스파키)
2016: ナンバカ (Nanbaka: The Numbers)
2016: シークレット・ジャーニー (Secret Journey)
2016: 僕のヒーローアカデミア (My Hero Academia)
2017: 西游记 (Little Fox's Journey to the West)
2020: 大王不高兴 (The Furious Yama)
2020: 전지적 독자 시점 (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)
2021: 新神榜：哪吒重生 (New Gods: Nezha Reborn)
Apologies if this is already in there, but what about Adventure in Journey to the West? ruclips.net/video/cnykmo7FqB0/видео.html
yep 2018 monkey magic :)
I think there's also (spoiler) Nezha Reborn, currently on Netflix.
nice one! added :)
I was gonna say "High School DxD" has 2 versions of him -- Bikou (young ; Seasons 2 , 3 , & 4) and Monkey King (old ; season 4)
Amazing to see so many adaptations of sun wukong outside of chinese mythology and him still being animated to this day
What makes it funny tho is none of them are even close to powerful as the monke himself
Sun Wukong in Lego monkie kid is closer to his original stories level of power, highly recommend the show btw it’s pretty good.
Goku from DB super
Goku is the strongest LOL
@@trackstxar wukong would decimate goku. Keep in mind goku may be strong but he’s still technically mortal. He can still die. But wukong physically cannot die.
@@kpopgirl7987goku knows the evil containment wave.
I think Wukong from Lego monkie kid may be my favorite iteration of him. I think it does the best at capturing his attitude and it’s faithful to how he changed through the book while still giving a fresh spin to the character by giving him new people to interact with.
Yeah the Sunwukong in Lego monkie kid is better to me
@@JACKLTH_IVORY.X he appeals to me a lot more, though I do enjoy seeing how different people interpret him. I think a close second for me is Wukong from nezha reborn.
I watched it and it's so good even though their Legos and compared to other lego movies it's so cool
@@hyrachine8573 the 2D animation works so well and keeps the show from looking too stiff and uncanny. But that’s just one of the many things I loved about the show! Honestly there’s so much to enjoy!
I love Monkie Kid as well 😄❤️
Immortal, invincible, and superior to almost all of the gods...the Monkey King is probably the most OP protagonist of all time.
UI Shaggy: “Am I a joke to you?”
If not the first.
Funny enough, in the original story, he's not the protagonist.
Tripataka(?) Is. Even though alot of the first 7? Or less chapters focus on Wukong.
He’s actually the most useful side character I’ve ever seen.
@@artsloth254 definetly not a side character
Sun Wu Kong, the character that everyone loves, and now is pretty much in anything that is mythological. The one thing I love from the Chinese versions is that Theme for him.
Well, now it's gonna be Hanuman/ Ah Kin bro.
Sun Wukong -
After learning about him. He became my idol and my other half, after watching Monkie Kid, I’d wanted to make my own adaption of the Journey to the West, since I’ve watched that show. He’s been my idol and hero ever since I’ve heard about him through Monkie Kid. And now since he’s gain so much popularity and became noticeable through Dragon Ball Z and Monkie Kid. I’ve admired him so much, and I would dream on meeting him well only my dreams. I did ask my mom to get me the original story of the Journey to the West so I can learn more and study more about him my mom asked me: “why do you want this?” and I reply: “so I can study and learn about him, ever since Monkie Kid I’ve wanted to make my own adoption of the story, but I don’t disrespect him or the Chinese people who love him.” And just like that my mom got me the book and I cherish it it all and I cherish him as my idol and I’m glad that I can learn and study about him more
Just remember to be responsible with all your powers and immortalities, don't go ham in heaven and mess with the Jade Emperor, and whatever you do, NEVER TAKE ANY BETS FROM BUDDHA! And you should be fine.
so you like wokong , you may heav read journy to the west , to mount can't remember true name , but it's mother of west , then where they head after that .
I didn’t realize there were so many different version of the Monkey King Legend, this is really interesting
It's more along the lines of different interpretations.
Also, they way the monkey part is depicted is really interesting, as he is not depicted as like a, how do I say, “western” monkeys (I sound like a dumbass, don’t I?)
Journey to the west is a very old story
@@PK-Radio how old?
@@Sonicthehedgehog-ub2oj2k+ I believe?
It's amazing to see so many monkey king generations, it's like he gets reincarnated year after year, it's also like he can live forever in so many ways, I'll try to watch them all
Both monkey and Gilgamesh achieved true immortality thru literature😅
That explains why Goku cheated death over three times.(Written in DBZ Lore.)
but most of them are not telling the original Sun wukong story.
Didnt knew he got reincarnated as an waifu
For those don't know, Son Goku and Son Ogong are Japanese and Korean readings of Sun Wukong
Wukong was also in New Gods: Nezha Reborn! Figured he'd be one worthy of bringing up since he gets decent screentime, even if the movie isn't about him ^^
Actually that's not him, but his rival the three eared monkey, which is one of the twist at the end
@@timmygilbert4102no the twist is that he is wukong disguised as the other monkey
@@Nobody0117 at the end they show him reveal the 3 ears
@@timmygilbert4102 Pretty sure he had six ears and he revealed that he is Wukong not the other way around
@@Nobody0117 yeah two pair of 3 ears 😬 I'll just say I have to watch back for that details of who is who 😅
I'm surprised Disney hasn't tried to maje a movie of this yet
If they go full on animated and not cg I'd definitely watch, people b*tch about them but their old animated department was awesome
Disney will copyright it. they legit copyrighted literal God's name. Loki
Though at this point they'd make the MK into "The Monkey Princess" and it would be all "woke"...
@@Jangobadass ooooh, that would suck
@@zestytriss5282 Disney copyrighted and trademarked Marvel’s version of Loki already. Not the original character outright.
20:56 this isn’t Wukong though? It’s Mk, his successor, Wukong’s in the show
It has Wukong's reference
@@norinaz yes the show has Wukong references, it has Wukong himself they could’ve showed a clip of him instead of Mk
@@sunnyluna5042I don’t get why they did that either. It honestly might confuse people who haven’t seen the show
12:38
So before anyone goes looking for this series, I would just like to inform you it can only be watched on a certain "anime" website, so have fun with that
I hope it's not hentai
@@lzafanaikhintin6053 well, you'll just have to find out for yourself
The only one I know is monkie kid but I'm so proud for how it's grown seeing it since it release makes me feel so proud
So you don't know who goku is ?
@@davidcarty7584 I know of course xD my dad watches anime so yeah
wait how old are you??
@@AJandPotato I'm... I'm 17 now.
Really interesting and fun to watch all those various animations. One I would consider worth to mention also is the video game Black Mist Wukong still in construction, the graphics are outstanding and it is a real treat to see a full animated sun wukong in a gorgeous modern video game.
Confirmed!
It amazing that Sun Wukong was in the Kung Fu Panda universe which included this universe are all animals which they are in China, and Sun Wukong is actually a Chinese legendary hero.
19:37 Kung Fu Panda Paws of Justice
Ahhh so happy to see Shinzo mentioned! One of my first intro's to journey to the west and the beginning of my infatuation!
As a heads up the Saiyuki anime is getting a continuation as well with Saiyuki Zeroin. Release date hasn't been dropped yet but a trailer is already out.
When Goku and Monkey king form the Lego version are have the same voice actor
I know plenty of versions shown here, but this was still very interesting to watch. Especially when it came to the Japan & China portions. Like, Japan mostly stopped being even partially faithful after the 80's (Boku No Son Goku/My Son Goku aside) & Chinese Animation mostly took a big dip within the 00's to early 10's & then rise back up after MK: Hero is Back. And Korea... mostly just did whatever the heck they wanted. Also I didn't expect a Tezuka (or any animated Japanese) film to actually reference something like 40's Princess Iron Fan.
MK: My Favorite Series, Lego Monkie Kid! 🐒
I was suprised by how big a following it has gotten in such a short time :)
@@WooKong I mean it’s amazing
@@dommyWommy82 where can i watch it 🙏🏾
@@monke4163 ima hook you up
@@monke4163 you gotta search the name up exactly or it won’t work
17:07 I DID NOT KNOW THAT MIRACULOUS LADYBUG REFERANCED SUN WUKONG WHAT-
SAME
SAME
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT UNTIL I GOT INTO JTTW NEARLY A YEAR AGO-
Makes Sense Since Marinette Is Chinese
This is one favorite characters in all of fiction
Love how Wukong is getting more love after Black myth Wukong
black myth wukong 2024 🐒
Yessir🙌🏿
I obsessed with the westward wukong .. his fighting skill is epic ...he makes sure that nobody underestimate him and the story is very interesting ,though a little bit different from the actual
12:38 Damn
Wasn't expecting this "anime" to be in here. 😏
😂me too
I mean she had the cloud and the bostaff
The instant I saw the thumbnail I was like "Dang, should I be worried that I know it waaay too much?"
@@theFado96is it hentai?
Damn don't tell me it's what I'm thinking
Two that you forgot. There was once an episode of Inuyasha where they faced the journey to the west characters. Also the video game Enslaved Odyssey to the west.
Added Inuyasha to the list, Ill save enslaved for a video game list. cheers
@@WooKong Still waiting lol
There's a Son Goku character from Naruto too: he's one of the tailed-beast hosts.
Specifically, the 4-tailed demon beast as an homage to the 4-star Dragon Ball originally owned by Son Goku.
Also ENMA, the thir hokage's invocation
1967's Goku's Great Adventures was my first one.
My second one was Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger, also known as Force Five: Spaceketeers in the United States, which was very different and ported the story in future space enviroment.
And my third one was Dragonball.
7:02 the quality of Chinese animations in the 90s is appalling. Can't even beat that in the 60s (1:33 look at how smooth it is!)
Some of the 2000s and early 2010s Chinese Animations are definitely worse than the generally appalling 1990s Chinese Animation!
In the 60s studios had government funding to produce high quality work, because the main goal of animated works in the 60s was to win awards internationally to build up Chinese cultural influence. In the 90s animation became more of an industry, losing the government resources and kinda having to pick itself back up again. However, even though you may see Chinese animation in the 90s as “appalling”, to me, an aspiring animator, they are a source of inspiration and fond memories. I much prefer the 90s adaptation of JttW to most modern ones because of the genuine effort to be faithful and the clear love for the story shown in the work
My favorite Monkey King is Son Goku from DB Franchise and the second is not part of this video,but the TV Live Action Series that have a Rap theme song.
Same
Me too but he forgot Son Goku the Tailed Beast from Naruto.
Journey to the west in east asia is kinda like Robin Hood is here in england. Except we dont create as many animated TV series, so most or our robin hoods are movies, or in reference. Or the Christmas pantomime.
we got a game now😂
13:33 Freeza's voice and Dragon Ball background music
Its pretty cool to see the huge variety of diferent interpretations than an old legend can have
6:41 Freeza is that you?
NGL I’m liking the Monkie kid version of Sun wukong so far I hope we get more seasons of that series
*meanwhile me, patiently waiting for lupin's journey to the west cosplay*
1960 looks amazing! It went down hill until 80s. It’s interesting when you notice how much it matters when you have extremely talented artists and a good budget. Ahh Dragon Ball. Season 1 was the best
Before the Wukong Black Myth release date like a few days ago has over 10m copies sales on the steam gaming on the internet man
Starzinger was so cool, remember watching it as a kid in the 80s, actually showed it on tv, it wasn't until maybe a year or two ago that i found out it was the monkey king story lol
12:15 I just found part of my childhood. I don't like to have so many memories locked in my mind. Damn, I didn't think it was a lot. Thank you very much😤😣😣☺☺
dang nice compliment, now this pushes to the peak because of black myth sunwukong
I grew up watching the 1961 film Uproar in Heaven, still one of my favorite films of all time
Same
It's shocking how the real-time rendering quality of Black Myth Wukong destroyed virtually all of the 3d animations in this list.
Realism ≠ better
He also appeared in New Gods: Nezha Reborn :3
That was an amazing movie
I'm surprised at how many Korean and Japanese adaptations there are. like, I knew Goku was inspired, and the shonen genre in general, but like direct adaptations I never knew about
Monkey king as a son goku From devloping a Chinese Entainment studio for Becoming a poplular anime character Goku thank you Sun wukong
we are forgetting OverlySarcasticProductions's version of the feral money with a thwacky stick
That's right :)
16:40 I can’t believe that I’ve seen this and ‘the monkey kid’ and somehow haven’t connected the similarities until this vid. My IQ has risen for 5 seconds of my life…
Thanks for this re-edit, I love animation.
The one that really caught my eye was the 1958 stop motion version 火焰山, "Mountain of Flames". I found it on RUclips and was utterly entranced, even without English subs. I found it astonishingly similar to the Rankin Bass stop-motion holiday specials, like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The same charm, the same heart and soul, and of course, a similar style, but an entirely different subject matter. Thrown in the fact that it came our six years before Rudolph, and we've got a real hidden gem here!
That's fantastic, glad I could help you find a new favourite :)
I have to look some of these up when I get the chance because for some like me who collects superhero comics and manga this seems to be right up my alley.
If any one is wondering about that Hello Jadoo (2017) one, it's a special episode of a Korean animated show called Hello Jadoo. From what I found, the special has characters from the show replace characters from the Monkey King story, with the main character Jadoo standing in for Wukong. I found some episodes of the show, both in dubbed and subbed in English, and it's well animated, entertaining, and pretty funny. It's like a Japanese children's anime, but with more crude humor and edge. I guess Koreans are even more daring then the Japanese. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a video about the Journey to the West special, not even on RUclips. It might be available on Netflix, but not in the country I live in. Also, I can't find any videos about the 2005 animated film Fireball and I know clips of it were available on RUclips years ago.
One of the most famous East Asian fairy tales.
I remember Love Hina's take on this story, including the slave bikini scene and Son-Goku had to fight against Bull Demon to save the damsel.
+WooKong 14:39 Magical Celestial Gate is not on RUclips, where is it.
For the lego Monkie kid one they showed mk instead of Wukong even thought Swk is present in the show and mk and Wukong are 2 different people.
the monkey, monk and monsters go west was one of the funniest ones and best quality aswell
Loved the 2003 movie which is My Son Gokuu and I just watched it a few days ago. And Definitely loved all the characters especially Goku.
Update: also finished watching SD Gundam World Heroes and Wukong is definitely one of the best characters in the series 🙉 👑
One of my favorites is Son-Son, the granddaughter of Son Goku in Marvel vs Capcom 2.
13:42 I really like the style of this one. This one is one that I recognised easily I love this one.
But then again I recognised a lot of these
Pl share me, where can I watch this show monkey King 2009
It's also my favorite one ✨🐒✨
@@tiaviva2332 yeah!! It's so good, and now it's getting a eng subtitles on RUclips. I am hyped about it :))
@@whattheflipper27 yay=∆
Japan did way more with Wukong in animation and pop culture than China itself did.
For monkie kid they should've actually shown sun wukong
I like it you included Sun from RWBY
Me too
He should also include the game versions of Sun like Mobile Legends, AoV, LoL, Dota 2
i think that should be a seperate list honestly :p
Yoo! He even included the héntaí version 12:44
you forgot nezha reborn, the monkey king there was awesome and cool animated film
Yeah I enjoyed it quite a bit, I added it into the pinned comment with a few others that I missed. Cheers :)
am i the only one who didn’t realize that goku was an incarnation on sun wukong? i saw goku and made the revelation of the cloud he has and the stick and now i feel like an idiot for not knowing XD
Btw the head band on sun wu kong head is not for decoration. It's used by his master to force him to submit if he refuse to listen. Just by chanting the mantra will give sun wu Kong a terrible headache.
Missed = Journey To The West: Legends of the Monkey King (2000)
The entire series is on RUclips: ruclips.net/p/PLO1lSxRuEvxO8fsH2YP7phre7WaSmo3Op&si=kf8Ect8yTSXvD7UT
1998/1999
this got recommended 'cause I've been watching a lot of Black Myth Wukong videos 😂
1:33 this was my childhood man
3:56 was also my childhood
4:48 as well
8:12 as well lol (I think this was one of my personal favourites back then)
8:24 not 100% sure but I think so?
11:03 I did was this, I though the pig was cringy as hell
13:41 I watched this when I was trying to look for the one at 8:12
The other ones I watched weren't important
It's awesome to see how far Wukong has come and to see it still going is awesome
2:46 yall hear the dragon ball z saying saga theme
Because of the Wukong hype, not only are a $h&tton of essays about "Journey to the West" coming out, but now all of the sudden, older stuff like this are being recommended. The algorith is having a field day.
Monkey king 2009 at 13:50 ,how can I watch that one. Can anyone tell me
Seeing stories of the Monkey King is amazing
12:38
I see that you are a man of *"CULTURE"* as well 😉
Good work!
I grew up watching the Legends of the Monkey King (1999) and I still remember the OP song.
nice, i started watching when my chinese teacher showed us one epsiode during a lesson and loved that series ever since
God of high schools animation is just on point
Sun Wukong from Lego Monkie Kid is my favourite
hes the worst tbh😭 mischaracterization is strong
@@owihinapeYeah, I agree with you. They kind of watered down Swk in the LMK. But from what I remember, the Directors themselves said that the Lego adaption of JTTW would be following another storyline instead of the original novel. (Although, they did sorta get some things right.) LMK’s Depiction of JTTW & Swk is not entirely accurate, but it’s still pretty good imo.
@@coffee.170 this is true, i’ve since this comment rewatched the series and i can conclude its not as bad as i remembered it at all. It was way better than many of the other JTTW & swk adaptations.
I also think my shitty view of LMK swk came mostly from the fandom mischaracterizing him. LMK fandom seems to have very western views & also can be really ignorant when it comes to chinese culture, traditions and mythology.
on a more positive note, cant wait for s5!!!! my lmk hyperfixation came back and hit 10x harder im HYPEDDDD🗣️🗣️🗣️
5:05 and thus a new legacy began
I haven't read much of the original journey to the west, but after decifering the flowery language, what I read so far is pretty funny.
For the first time, I've realized that alakazam the great is older than uproar in heaven-
I always grew up with uproar in heaven, and this is the main version of the story to me xD
These are so many cartoons, that i wonder if Journey to the West is one of the most adapted stories in animation
It's sad that this manga like story doesn't have a proper anime series to this day despite being one of the greatest tales out there.
Okay I admit it, I don't know the character aside from the overly sarcastic productions videos about journey to the west
overly sarcastic productions are just bad at actually informing the viewer. Their vids are made just for the laughs more than anything.
@@acedias12 That is a lot of garbage and you know it, I learned many things from their videos I even find myself reading and studying different stuff regarding myths, history and writing because their videos encourage me to do so. I'm not saying I'm a better person because of them but they definitely made me want to learn more about their subjects.
@@adolfopaezdiaz4371 yeah, and they’re vids lead to my sense of humor!
Never knew there were so many animated Sun Wukong. I've only seen the live action ones :0
Makes me wanna rewatch saiyuki again.
Too bad we get to only see Sun for only a little bit in RWBY. He was my favourite character :')
SHINZO ! ! One of my favourite childhood TV Shows ( I was 9 years old in 2000
It’s kinda weird how you didn’t add the clips of son wukong himself to the lego monkie kid one.
Lego monkie king is cool and exciting, but i most like Monkey King The God Hunter( full-length animation)
I still remember seeing the one at 4:44 during my childhood. There was a german dub for it, but it seems almost impossible nowadays to find it....
Would love to see it again.
My favorite iterations of Sun Wukong would be between Jin Mori (GOH) and the Lego Monkie Kid
I must have missed it, but sun wukong also appears in jackie chan adventures in a couple of episodes! He appears trapped as a puppet that reverts back when he tricks jackie and his friends!
The first monkey king / sun wukong that I watched as a kid was the main character turning into apple. The enemy ate him then he hit every organ like they were drums. After that, I think he asked the enemy to become his ally
1:28 GOKU 🗿
Yes cuz goku is wukong
Goku is another name for Sun Wukong
@Ryomenagus Son Goku is the Japanese transliteration of Sun Wukong's Chinese name.
The prototype of Dragon Ball's Son Goku is the Monkey King Sun Wukong.
Same name: 孙Sun/Son 悟Wu/Go 空Kong/Ku
Same weapon:Power pole
Same transportation:Flying Nimbus Cloud
This is why Dragon Ball's Goku is human but has monkey characteristics.That's because of reference the Monkey King.
I instantly reconized that monke girl on the bottom left from the thumbnail and i'm not proud of it.
What the name
If there is anyone confused why Sun wukong is being called Goku sun wukong translate to son Goku in Japanese
7:21 Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer; this list is absolutely comprehensive but, the scene shown here is not the character that references the monkey king. If you want to know the real character search for Karin Son from Gowcaiser
I recommend reading the god of highschool webtoon it is very good
I'm reading it and it's good
What about Monkey D. Luffy? Many people don't realize he's also inspired by Sun Wukong. Has "Monkey" as his last name. His transformations are also ape-like. He ate a devil fruit, just like the peaches that give power in JTTW. Nami is the priest to control him when he does stupid stuff. Zoro is the kappa but with green hair instead of a bald spot. Sanji is the lewd pig. Luffy doesn't fight with a pole that can stretch but with limbs that can stretch. They journey to find the one piece (reach englightment). Also there was literally a Sun Wukong character in the Coffee Monkeys group of kidnappers in episode395/chapter 501.
the three great shonen were inspired by sun in its entirety lol
@@otrocanalsinsentidoxd833only dragon Ball and maybe one piece in some aspects
I think ur reading a bit too into this with the "one piece treasure = enlightenment" thing, but I can see how Luffy is Sun Wukong inspired
Japan does not pay homage to china at all ever
That’s just his gum gum moves.😒
Ranma is also represented as wukong in akane's dreams in the 13th ova "Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep"
Here after Black myth: wukong 😂
Till this day, everyone still talks about his name, a true immortal 🐒