Watch the fifth season of "Journey to the West" on Taozi Video.

"Journey to the West" is adapted from the comic book of the same name originally written by Zheng Jianhe and Deng Zhihui. It is jointly produced by Shanghai Tencent Pictures Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Baiman Culture Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Penguin Pictures Culture Communication Co., Ltd. A 3D animation produced. The animation will be exclusively broadcast on Tencent Video from July 18, 2018, with a total of 16 episodes.

The story tells the story of sixteen years after the four masters and disciples obtained the strange scriptures and handed them over to heaven. However, the world has not changed for the better. Nowadays, the whereabouts of the strange scriptures are unknown, and the army sent by Tianting is searching intensively. Starting from the battle of Tianyu Mountain, the wolf demon Bailang spares no effort to find Tang Monk and his disciples who obtained the scriptures, and reunites the team to embark on the road of returning the scriptures.

This is an era when the eight ancient tribes of gods dominated the land of China, and humans were full of awe of the gods. In addition to the gods, there were also various ghosts and monsters... The most exciting legend of the Westward Journey in history unfolds here. .

Evaluation of the work

The theme of Journey to the West is a super IP in China's current cultural industry. There are many literary, film and television, and animation works about this story type, and many of them are popular classic stories. It is also a beautiful memory for generations of Chinese people.

"Journey to the West" quoted the background of the big story of "Going to the West for Buddhist Scriptures", and re-imagined it with the setting of the Eight Parts of Dragons under the reimagining of Hong Kong comic master Zheng Jianhe. New story.

The hope I once chased was like a dream. Now I am heading west again for the sake of the people of the world. Whether it is the story itself or the artistic expression method, the brand-new story can give fans a refreshing feeling. At the same time, this classic IP is given new vitality.