Journey to the West - An Audio Drama Series
The Fifth Monkey
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Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.
The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project.
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Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.
The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project.
For subtitles, please visit our Youtube Channel. Shop at our Patreon store for transcripts and become a paid member for more exclusive content, visit: patreon.com/thefifthmonkey
We are also on Ko-fi(donation only), Bluesky, Tumblr, Weibo, Bilibili.
Episodes
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Dec 1, 2025 • 3min
3rd Anniversary: New episodes permanently unlocked! More comments and subs please!
Happy anniversary!Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Oct 17, 2025 • 21min
Journey to the West - Chapter 32 Part 2
Eat a monk, but not the wrong monk.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Oct 3, 2025 • 20min
Journey to the West - Chapter 32 Part 1
New mountain, new mission.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Sep 19, 2025 • 24min
Journey to the West - Chapter 31 Part 2
Who even is your darling?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Sep 5, 2025 • 21min
Journey to the West - Chapter 31 Part 1
Wu Kong to the rescue!Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Aug 15, 2025 • 22min
Journey to the West - Chapter 30 Part 2
Monster or human? Prince or maid?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Aug 1, 2025 • 21min
Journey to the West - Chapter 30 Part 1
Guess whose turn it is to be misunderstood this time around.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Jul 17, 2025 • 18min
Journey to the West - Chapter 29 Part 2
Who is the most capable at subduing monsters again? Who?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Jul 4, 2025 • 18min
Journey to the West - Chapter 29 Part 1
Caught by a monster, saved by a princess.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
Jun 20, 2025 • 17min
Journey to the West - Chapter 28 Part 2
He went south, both literally and figuratively.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fifth Monkey is an independent, multinational team dedicated to this project. Become a paid subscriber to unlock exclusive content:Patreon (recommended)SpotifyYoutubeKo-fi (donation only)And follow us on social media:BlueskyTumblrWeiboBilibili
