I like this interpretation of Macaque! His voice is slightly higher pitched, but with a bit more lilt to it. In his earlier scenes, his tone sounds almost gentle but once he fully reveals his intentions, it sounds more mischievous. He doesn't actually change how he sounds all that much, it's just the context of the scene, which makes it really interesting.
I have bad news for the shippers... 0:19 Macaque: long time, no see, *Younger brother!* 六耳：好久不见，老弟！ So, he calls him "old younger brother" and the old is the same kind of old as you would say for "old friend" this doesn't necessarily mean they're *biologically* related, but it does imply that most of the time they spent together was in a very sibling sort of way. In JTTW, Monkey calls Sandy and Pigsy “沙第” and “诸弟” respectfully. Which means "younger brother Sandy" and "younger brother Pigsy" since they're all deciples under tangseng. Monkey was first recruited though, do they call him “猴哥” which is " *older* brother Monkey"
@@boomgirlbucko don't get me wrong, you can absolutely ship them if you want to, it just made me laugh since he calls him "brother" specifically and in China it's less like calling someone "bro" and more like actually implying that there is a familial sort of feeling to their relationship. No worries, you can ship whoever you want, I've gotten a lot of flack for shipping characters who are immortal with characters that *aren't minors* because "he's too old for her" so no real judgement here. Though I'm not sure that "English is canon" is a good blanket statement. I'd say the English one is canon in places/parts of the Internet that speak English, and that the Chinese dubs are canon in Chinese speaking circles. For something like this, I think it's fun and culturally appropriate to look to the Chinese stuff as a way to know these characters better. The original Journey to the West was written by a Chinese person for Chinese people, and is chock full of Chinese culture. Likewise the show was written the same way. Despite being a new adaptation in an era where anything can get to anyone. The show was written by Chinese people for Chinese people + anyone that would enjoy it. So it's not a bad plan to use the Chinese stuff as a reference for things that happen in the show. Whether canon or not. TL;DR) I'm not trying to set any rules of what people can or can't do, I just think the Chinese stuff is neat
Idk if it’s different to others because they can’t understand Chinese, but to me the voice acting in Chinese is definitely more energetic and crazed than the English one, which portrays him as a cool, controlled guy. It’s probably the accent 😂
@@hyjinx1889 No you missed the point. The story is originally Chinese and Chinese kids are familiar with watching Journey to the West in Chinese. So Chinese is the most appropriate language for these Chinese characters.
@@hyjinx1889 You may not understand Mandarin, but the characters say a lot of Chinese idioms that are not translated into English. Chinese language just captures the vibe of the original story much better.
I love that mischievous trickster voice he has in the Chinese dub, fits his character just as well as Billy’s deep cool voice
RIP Billy
the arrogance in his voice translates so well in both languages
I like this interpretation of Macaque! His voice is slightly higher pitched, but with a bit more lilt to it. In his earlier scenes, his tone sounds almost gentle but once he fully reveals his intentions, it sounds more mischievous.
He doesn't actually change how he sounds all that much, it's just the context of the scene, which makes it really interesting.
0:10 is no one gonna talk about how heartbreaking scream MK made?😭😭
Dang his cackle in the Chinese dub is really sinister. That's awesome.
God he’s so hot in both versions
What :}
English version is better imo
@@hallowrewind7626 i think he sounds more like what a “monkey” in the Chinese dub
Have you heard his voice in the Japanese dub???
@@handouts5555 I have not
macaque's Chinese voice acting is cute 😍😍😍😍😍
it's so weird hearing mk with a deep voice, but otherwise this was very well done.
His voice gets very deep in English dub sometimes as well
I have bad news for the shippers...
0:19
Macaque: long time, no see, *Younger brother!*
六耳：好久不见，老弟！
So, he calls him "old younger brother" and the old is the same kind of old as you would say for "old friend" this doesn't necessarily mean they're *biologically* related, but it does imply that most of the time they spent together was in a very sibling sort of way. In JTTW, Monkey calls Sandy and Pigsy “沙第” and “诸弟” respectfully. Which means "younger brother Sandy" and "younger brother Pigsy" since they're all deciples under tangseng. Monkey was first recruited though, do they call him “猴哥” which is " *older* brother Monkey"
Okay? Well you just said it's not biological soooo that still doesn't mean anything. Not to mention the English version is the canon dub
@@boomgirlbucko don't get me wrong, you can absolutely ship them if you want to, it just made me laugh since he calls him "brother" specifically and in China it's less like calling someone "bro" and more like actually implying that there is a familial sort of feeling to their relationship.
No worries, you can ship whoever you want, I've gotten a lot of flack for shipping characters who are immortal with characters that *aren't minors* because "he's too old for her" so no real judgement here.
Though I'm not sure that "English is canon" is a good blanket statement. I'd say the English one is canon in places/parts of the Internet that speak English, and that the Chinese dubs are canon in Chinese speaking circles.
For something like this, I think it's fun and culturally appropriate to look to the Chinese stuff as a way to know these characters better. The original Journey to the West was written by a Chinese person for Chinese people, and is chock full of Chinese culture. Likewise the show was written the same way. Despite being a new adaptation in an era where anything can get to anyone. The show was written by Chinese people for Chinese people + anyone that would enjoy it. So it's not a bad plan to use the Chinese stuff as a reference for things that happen in the show. Whether canon or not.
TL;DR) I'm not trying to set any rules of what people can or can't do, I just think the Chinese stuff is neat
@@lunarskys2645 And in the JTTW, they are not brothers in the slightest. So really, that's not a good source for debate.
@@boomgirlbucko fair, but also macaque is way less cool in the book so we might as well grab from the show anyways lol
Interesting, I didn't know that. I have personally always seen them as bros.
Bro it’s so funny how poorly the English lip syncing lines up with the Chinese VA
the english is actually the original!
@@Theo-dh9pr ye I know
@@theater_killthe English lines up better
@@queen4life676 yup cause it was animated to the English VAs lol
@@theater_kill oh I see
Idk if it’s different to others because they can’t understand Chinese, but to me the voice acting in Chinese is definitely more energetic and crazed than the English one, which portrays him as a cool, controlled guy. It’s probably the accent 😂
1:56
My favorite
0:09 Holy crap, it actually sounds like Mk is in pain here.... Ooooor it sounds like something else-
HIS LAUGHS, THEY MAKE ME SO CRAZY, SOOOO CRAZY!!
Why Chinese dubs rock
Because the Chinese version is the original :D and the original is always the best
@@swkmjlotr2367 The original is actually English as its made by Flying Bark Productions which is in Australia!
@@swkmjlotr2367the chinese isnt the original its just released first because the shows target audience is chinese
@@hyjinx1889 No you missed the point. The story is originally Chinese and Chinese kids are familiar with watching Journey to the West in Chinese. So Chinese is the most appropriate language for these Chinese characters.
@@hyjinx1889 You may not understand Mandarin, but the characters say a lot of Chinese idioms that are not translated into English. Chinese language just captures the vibe of the original story much better.
I alr know his Chinese ver bc I watch Chinese ver and not English qwq
PLS HIS ENGLISH VOICE IS SO FINE
@@Ramunewamy prefer Chinese one...more fitting
Where do you watch the Chinese version😭😭
MK VOICE IS SO COOOLLL
Chinese and english Dub be Hitting hard bro👁👄👁
Im his boxers
Lucky
Hmm I think Billy (the voice actor) was enjoying his character and being more attractive with his voice?