“Four disciples journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, battling demons and monsters in a humorous, imaginative adventure.”
Monkey, Monk, and the Monsters Go West
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Synopsis
Four disciples journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, battling demons and monsters in a humorous, imaginative adventure.
It tells the story of the four disciples—Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing—on their long journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, where they vanquish demons and monsters. The entire series is humorous, witty, and full of imagination. (Source: Baidu Baike, translated)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Monkey, Monk, and the Monsters Go West begins and ends here.
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A Tv Production
.- Format 52 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2010 – ongoing
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-30058 catalog