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Journey to the West

2015

1 season

108 episodes

Animation

An animated retelling of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. A stone monkey is born on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, learns magic from an immortal, and is imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha after causing havoc in Heaven. Five hundred years later the Tang Monk frees him, and Wukong becomes the first of three disciples sworn to protect the monk on his journey west to fetch the true scriptures.

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Cast

Dongjin Ga

Billy Bob Thompson

Bill Rogers

Michele Knotz

Seasons

Sun Wukong, the ‘Monkey King’ with amazing powers, is punished for always causing trouble and mischief. When the Tang Monk makes a journey to the West, it is up to Sun Wukong to protect him from harm. Will Sun Wukong, the wild and reckless ‘Monkey King’, make a safe journey?

1.The Monkey was born
03-02-20156 min
A stone egg on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit hatches into a monkey.
Ep 2
2.The Waterfall Cave
10-02-20156 min
The monkeys find the Water Curtain Cave, and the stone monkey becomes their king.
Ep 3
3.Subodhi
17-02-20156 min
The monkey finds the immortal Subodhi and becomes his student, and is given the name Sun Wukong.
Ep 4
4.Secret Formulas
24-02-20156 min
Wukong learns the secret formulas of immortality and the art of transformation.
Ep 5
5.The Demon of Chaos
03-03-20156 min
Wukong returns home and defeats the Demon of Chaos, then arms his monkeys.
Ep 6
6.The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea
10-03-20156 min
He takes the golden staff from the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea.
Ep 7
7.The Land of Darkness
17-03-20156 min
Wukong goes down to the Land of Darkness and crosses his name out of the ledger of life and death.
Ep 8
8.A Job in Heaven
24-03-20156 min
Heaven gives him a post as Protector of the Horses.
Ep 9
9.The Peach Garden
31-03-20156 min
He is put in charge of the peach garden, and eats the peaches.
Ep 10
10.The Powerful Sage
07-04-20156 min
Heaven sends its army against the Powerful Sage, but Wukong wins.
Ep 11
11.Trouble in Heaven
14-04-20156 min
Wukong rampages through Heaven and survives the furnace of Laozi.
Ep 12
12.The Bet
21-04-20156 min
He makes a bet with the Buddha, loses it, and is trapped under a mountain.
Ep 13
13.The True Scriptures
28-04-20156 min
Guanyin looks for someone who can fetch the true scriptures from the West.
Ep 14
14.A Promise to Protect
05-05-20156 min
The Tang Monk frees Wukong, who promises to protect him on the way.
Ep 15
15.Tea with a Dragon
12-05-20156 min
Wukong is given the robe and the staff that the Tang Monk will carry.
Ep 16
16.Wukong Gets Tricked
19-05-20156 min
The Tang Monk is tricked, and Wukong is bound by the tight band.
Ep 17
17.The Dragon in the River
26-05-20156 min
A dragon in the river becomes the Tang Monk's white horse.
Ep 18
18.The Robe
02-06-20156 min
A greedy monk covets the Tang Monk's robe, and a bear spirit steals it.
Ep 19
19.An Evil Plan
09-06-20156 min
The monks' evil plan to get rid of the travelers fails.
Ep 20
20.The Black Bear Spirit
16-06-20156 min
Guanyin helps take the robe back from the Black Bear Spirit.
Ep 21
21.The Monster's Friend
23-06-20156 min
A monster's friend comes looking for revenge on the travelers.
Ep 22
22.A Very Strange Pill
30-06-20156 min
Wukong gets inside a monster and uses a strange pill to defeat it.
Ep 23
23.Great Protectors
07-07-20156 min
Two more protectors join the journey west.
Ep 24
24.The Great King Yellow Wind
14-07-20156 min
The Great King Yellow Wind captures the Tang Monk.
Ep 25
25.Powerful Wind Magic
21-07-20156 min
Wukong has to find help to beat the demon's wind magic.
Ep 26
26.The Monster in the River
28-07-20156 min
A monster in the river turns out to be an old acquaintance.
Ep 27
27.The Ginseng Fruit
04-08-20156 min
The travelers come to a temple where a rare ginseng fruit grows.
Ep 28
28.Wukong Leaves His Body
11-08-20156 min
Wukong's spirit leaves his body so that he can take one of the fruits.
Ep 29
29.The Magic Sleeve
18-08-20156 min
A magic sleeve captures Wukong's companions.
Ep 30
30.The Frying Pan
25-08-20156 min
The travelers are forced to face a boiling frying pan.
Ep 31
31.Guanyin's Vase
01-09-20156 min
Guanyin's vase brings the ruined ginseng tree back to life.
Ep 32
32.Lady Whitebone
08-09-20156 min
Lady Whitebone tries three times to trick the Tang Monk. Wukong kills her and is sent away.
Ep 33
33.Bajie Takes a Nap
15-09-20156 min
Bajie falls asleep on watch, and the Tang Monk is carried off by a monster.
Ep 34
34.Tricked by the Princess
22-09-20156 min
A princess's deception keeps the travelers caught up in the kingdom's trouble.
Ep 35
35.A Visit to the King
29-09-20156 min
A visit to the king reveals that something is not right in the palace.
Ep 36
36.Wukong’s Trick
06-10-20156 min
Wukong uses a trick to free the Tang Monk.
Ep 37
37.Missing from Heaven
13-10-20156 min
The demon is revealed to be a star officer who escaped from Heaven.
Ep 38
38.Bajie Wants to Sleep
20-10-20156 min
Bajie only wants to sleep, and his laziness brings trouble.
Ep 39
39.The Injured Monk
27-10-20156 min
The travelers help an injured monk and drive off a lesser demon.
Ep 40
40.The Magic Gourd
03-11-20156 min
A magic gourd traps the travelers until help arrives.
Ep 41
41.A Trade
10-11-20156 min
Wukong makes a trade with a spirit to get free.
Ep 42
42.Sun Kongwu
17-11-20156 min
A monk who looks exactly like the Tang Monk joins the group.
Ep 43
43.A Visit from Laozi
24-11-20156 min
Laozi pays a visit and lends his power.
Ep 44
44.The King's Ghost
01-12-20156 min
The ghost of a dead king asks the travelers for help.
Ep 45
45.The Treasure in the Well
08-12-20156 min
The body of the king is found at the bottom of a well.
Ep 46
46.One Thousand Pills
15-12-20156 min
One thousand pills bring the king back to life.
Ep 47
47.Two Tang Monks
22-12-20156 min
With two Tang Monks in the group, the demon is finally unmasked.
Ep 48
48.The Injured Boy
29-12-20156 min
An injured boy turns out to be the Red Boy, who captures the Tang Monk.
Ep 49
49.Red Boy
05-01-20166 min
Red Boy's magic fire gets the better of Wukong.
Ep 50
50.Magic Fire
12-01-20166 min
Wukong must find a way to put out the magic fire.
Ep 51
51.Guanyin Becomes Angry
19-01-20166 min
Guanyin becomes angry and deals with the demon herself.
Ep 52
52.An Ocean in a Vase
26-01-20166 min
An ocean appears inside Guanyin's small vase.
Ep 53
53.The Man in the Canoe
02-02-20166 min
A man in a canoe brings the travelers news of a river god.
Ep 54
54.The River God
09-02-20166 min
The River God is defeated with help from the gods.
Ep 55
55.The Cart and the Monks
16-02-20166 min
The travelers meet monks who are made to push carts in a strange kingdom.
Ep 56
56.The Tiger Immortal
23-02-20166 min
The Tiger Immortal challenges the travelers to a series of contests.
Ep 57
57.A Guessing Game
01-03-20166 min
The travelers come out ahead in a guessing game.
Ep 58
58.The Meditation Contest
08-03-20166 min
A meditation contest goes badly for the immortals.
Ep 59
59.Scared Villagers
15-03-20166 min
The frightened villagers finally learn the truth.
Ep 60
60.It's Snowing!
22-03-20166 min
Snow falls as the travelers leave the kingdom behind.
Ep 61
61.The Demon under the Ice
29-03-20166 min
A demon is hiding under the frozen river.
Ep 62
62.Guanyin's Goldfish
05-04-20166 min
The demon turns out to be a goldfish that escaped from Guanyin.
Ep 63
63.The Turtle's Question
12-04-20166 min
A turtle carries the travelers across the water and asks a question.
Ep 64
64.Magnificent Vests
19-04-20166 min
Magnificent vests turn out to be a trap.
Ep 65
65.The Metal Ring
26-04-20166 min
A metal ring takes Wukong's staff away from him.
Ep 66
66.Help from Heaven
03-05-20166 min
Wukong gets help from Heaven to win his staff back.
Ep 67
67.The Master Thief
10-05-20166 min
A master thief joins the travelers on the road.
Ep 68
68.The Woman in the Crowd
17-05-20166 min
A woman in the crowd is not what she seems to be.
Ep 69
69.The Stabbing Pain
24-05-20166 min
The Scorpion Demon's sting hurts Wukong badly.
Ep 70
70.The Star Lord
31-05-20166 min
A star lord comes down to help defeat her.
Ep 71
71.Money
07-06-20166 min
The travelers are accused over money.
Ep 72
72.A Surprise at the Fruit and Flower Mountain
14-06-20166 min
Sha Wujing gets a surprise at the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit.
Ep 73
73.Two Wukongs
21-06-20166 min
A second Wukong appears, and no one can tell the two apart.
Ep 74
74.Curious Ear
28-06-20166 min
The beast Curious Ear knows the truth but will not say it.
Ep 75
75.Fight of the Two Wukongs
05-07-20166 min
The two Wukongs fight all the way to the Buddha, who settles the matter.
Ep 76
76.The Iron Immortal
12-07-20166 min
The travelers must borrow a fan from the Iron Immortal.
Ep 77
77.The Magic Fan
19-07-20166 min
The magic fan is stolen and swapped again and again.
Ep 78
78.Tricking Each Other
26-07-20166 min
Wukong and the demon keep tricking each other.
Ep 79
79.The Mountain of Flames
02-08-20166 min
The fire on the Mountain of Flames is finally put out.
Ep 80
80.The Small Thunderclap Monastery
09-08-20166 min
A monastery that looks like a holy place is really run by demons.
Ep 81
81.Help from the Gold Dragon
16-08-20166 min
Help arrives from the Gold Dragon.
Ep 82
82.The Magic Cloth
23-08-20166 min
A magic cloth traps the travelers.
Ep 83
83.The Melon Field
30-08-20166 min
Wukong hides in a melon field to trick the demon.
Ep 84
84.The Sad King
06-09-20166 min
A sad king's daughter has been taken away by a demon.
Ep 85
85.Fire, Smoke, and Sand
13-09-20166 min
Fire, smoke and sand block the travelers' way.
Ep 86
86.Magic Bells
20-09-20166 min
Three magic bells can bring fire, smoke and sand.
Ep 87
87.The Three Young Women
27-09-20166 min
Three young women turn out to be dangerous demons.
Ep 88
88.The Priest's Plan
04-10-20166 min
A priest's plan puts the travelers in real danger.
Ep 89
89.Many Eyes
11-10-20166 min
A demon covered in eyes can see everything.
Ep 90
90.The Demons' Plan
18-10-20166 min
The demons gather to plot against the travelers.
Ep 91
91.The Demons
25-10-20166 min
More demons join the fight against Wukong.
Ep 92
92.The Lion Demon
01-11-20166 min
The Lion Demon swallows Wukong whole.
Ep 93
93.A Problem for the Lion Demon
08-11-20166 min
Swallowing Wukong turns out to be a problem for the Lion Demon.
Ep 94
94.The Elephant Demon
15-11-20166 min
The Elephant Demon joins the battle.
Ep 95
95.The Raptor Demon
22-11-20166 min
The Raptor Demon proves to be the strongest of the three.
Ep 96
96.Wind and Fog
29-11-20166 min
Wind and fog cover the demons as they slip away.
Ep 97
97.Bajie and the Monster
06-12-20166 min
Bajie ends up fighting a monster on his own.
Ep 98
98.Three Fights
13-12-20166 min
Three fights bring the demons' rule to an end.
Ep 99
99.Squire Kou's Vow
20-12-20166 min
Squire Kou makes a vow, and then a robbery changes everything.
Ep 100
100.A Terrible Robbery
27-12-20166 min
A terrible robbery gets the travelers arrested.
Ep 101
101.Arrested!
03-01-20176 min
The travelers are put in prison.
Ep 102
102.The Prisoners Are Released
10-01-20176 min
The prisoners are released and the truth comes out.
Ep 103
103.The Land of the West
17-01-20176 min
The travelers reach the Land of the West at last.
Ep 104
104.The Tang Monk and the River
24-01-20176 min
A great river blocks the Tang Monk's way.
Ep 105
105.The Thunderclap Monastery
31-01-20176 min
They arrive at the Thunderclap Monastery.
Ep 106
106.The Question
07-02-20176 min
The Buddha asks the Tang Monk a question.
Ep 107
107.Nothing Is Perfect
14-02-20176 min
Nothing is perfect, and one of the scrolls turns out to be blank.
Ep 108
108.Rewards
21-02-20176 min
The journey ends, and each of the travelers is rewarded.

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