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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 40 Part 1 & 2

A kid just kidnapped the master.

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 39 Part 1 & 2

Casually bringing a man back to life.

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Buddhism in Tang Dynasty | The Fifth Monkey

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A visit to Xuan Zang's temple | The Fifth Monkey

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Brand new free field piece.

We visited the temple that is closest to the Journey to the West story than anywhere else.

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A visit to Xuan Zang's temple | The Fifth Monkey

A visit to Xuan Zang's temple by The Fifth Monkey on Patreon. Join The Fifth Monkey's community for exclusive content and updates.

Brand new free field piece.

We visited the temple that is closest to the Journey to the West story than anywhere else.

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 38 Part 1 & 2

There's WHAT in that well?

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 37 Part 1 & 2

A ghost appears in your dreams...

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 36 Part 1 & 2

Some monk-on-monk disputes...

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 35 Part 1 & 2

These monsters were sent by WHO???

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San Zang's passport | The Fifth Monkey

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Learn about an important item of the protagonists!

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2026 Chinese New Year Limited Free Access

Lasts till 2026/2/23.

Happy Year of the Horse! As promised, Production Notes Ep.15, 21-25 will be freely available during the Chinese New Year, Feb 16-23.

You can access the episodes from this playlist. When the limited period is over, this playlist will be deleted.

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Happy Year of Horse!

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A wooden seven-star sword | The Fifth Monkey

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We have many posts scheduled for the CNY month alongside our regular updates. Some are member-exclusive, but there are also free posts like this one! Stay tuned!

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I met up with the crew of The Comic Bang!

A while ago, I visited Hengdian (where all the c-drama gets made) and met up with some of the creative minds behind the beloved live action version of Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun.

They are now working on a new period romance drama with many of the same people from TCB (just crew, not actors). I went with a giant red ribbon on the back of my head because of course. I also brought Vol.1 of GSNK for them to sign on. It was a really fun visit.

P1 (left to right): Director of TCB Zhong Qing, Deputy Director of TCB and also that nameless boyfriend that pops up from time to time Liang Huai, ME, and Co-producer Tang Qiongshu (also Zhong Qing's partner) who is holding my infamous TCB ita-bag.

P2: Dir.Zhong with the drawing I gifted him featuring his signature look but with a giant ribbon Sakura-style.

P3: Their autographs on my GSNK manga, also featuring Director of Photography Lu Yu and Script Supervisor Dong Yizhou.

P4: A signed poster from Wang Jingxuan (Nozaki/Ye Qi's actor) which I got from his recent concert. He only learned later from the crew that I attended his concert and asked why I didn't ask him for a free ticket. Well, now I know!

It was wonderful to be able to connect with these passionate artists who truly love GSNK and TCB both as fans and creators. Getting to know them in person only deepened my love for their work and I hope to share that love with you all who also love GSNK and TCB!

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The Fifth Monkey presents:

Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series

Chapter 34 Part 1 & 2

Wu Kong gets caught. Wu Kong gets out.

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Help my family survive this national crisis.

This emergency fund is for myself and my mom, Catherine (71), we rely solely on social security, state assistance, Medicare and Medicaid for

Fundraiser for our proofreading editor Brooke

Brooke, who has been working on this project since Day One and is an invaluable member on our team, is at risk of losing live-sustaining funds to support her family.

She works very hard to bring every episode to our listeners and the team cannot afford to lose her. If you are a paid member, part of your membership fees already goes to her. But because this project still does not have enough subscribers to be self-sustainable, it is far from enough to keep her family afloat.

So here we would like to ask all our listeners, whether or not you have paid to support this project, to consider donating to Brooke directly and help her through this tough time. Only when she is financially secure can she continue to contribute to this project. Your help is greatly appreciated by everyone on the team.

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Happy 2026!

It is now 2026 in China. The Fifth Monkey would like to wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year ahead!

Many of you joined our little community this past year and we are very grateful to have you all here with us.

Updates will continue as usual. During Chinese New Year (which falls in Feb 2026), we will also temporarily unlock selected episodes of Production Notes. Please stay tuned if that's something you are interested in!

In 2026, the story will take us to brand new places where our protagonists meet powerful (and also ridiculous) opponents. The line-up has some of our very favorite arcs. You don't want to miss it.

Once again, Happy New Year and may you all have a wonderful 2026!

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