Is LEGO Monkie Kid BETTER than LEGO Ninjago?

Big comparison between famous rival themes Lego Ninjago vs Lego Monkey Kid
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[stuttertarget]

how can you genuinely say that ninjago is a better show if you barely even watched lego monkie kid? i understand, the first season isn’t the best, but LMK is genuinely such an amazingly done show, you just have to sit down and actually watch it without comparing it to other themes. (not to say you can’t compare it to other themes, but actively comparing it to ninjago while watching it for the first time ruins the experience and the nuance of LMK)

[cabinslytherpuffempath]

Alright, let me say this first. I grew up with Ninjago. I followed it every single season up to 10 without fail, and I absolutely adored it. I never bought the sets- for some reason it never occurred to me that the show was supposed to be a toy commercial- but I still loved watching it all the time on Netflix. It was practically my childhood, up there with Pokemon, Glitter Force, and Young Justice.

And then season 11 came out.

No matter how much I tried- and I did try, believe me I did- Ninjago never had the same hold on me after that. I'm not quite sure what it was. Maybe the terrible quality of S11. Maybe the awkwardly placed eleven minute segments in a show that wasn't built for them. Maybe I was just finding other things that was able to keep my attention more. Outside of rewatching Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale on Netflix, I pretty much fell off the Lego show train.

But then one day, my brother came up to me, wildly excited about this show he had been watching on Amazon called 'Lego Monkie Kid.' He told me I HAD to watch it. I agreed, not thinking much of it. When I started it, while I was immediately interested by the 2D animation- and as a huge ATLA fan, was hyped to find out Jack De Sena was in it- I wasn't especially impressed. If anything, MK potential to be the archetypal shonen anime protagonist, with very little depth and way too much energy, worried me.

Luckily, my fears were proven wrong when I continued to watch, and found MK to be a delightfully well written character, with a surprising amount of insecurity, ingenuity, and empathy, and the rest of the cast was also fantastic. The plot was engaging- if very fast paced, though this show was built for it unlike Ninjago- the animation was stunning, and it managed to have this true genuineness to it that Ninjago had lacked for a long time. I've tried to get back into Ninjago many times, but each time I remember why I left. It's just not fun anymore.

Is Monkie Kid perfect? Absolutely not. Is Ninjago without it's charms even now? I heard Dragons Rising is very good, so I think it has hope. But for now, I think the theme I find myself watching over and over again (man that theme song is catchy- no hate to Weekend Whip, I'm pretty sure the Pirate Whip is still on a playlist somewhere) is Monkie Kid.

So yeah that was my little ramble😅 If you managed to make it this far down, thank you!

[joeysfuneralmusic]

If you only watched the first season of monkie kid it isn't exactly fair is it.

[Ruu_ku]

ninjago was my childhood and its still is. Even tho it kinda gets out of topics sometimes its still great. While on other hand, Lego Monkie Kid had touched my heart. The expressions are better, the character traumas are nice. Its considerable since its 2d animation. It has a great story line and good characters with theories.

Ninjago was made years ago. So its normal for it to have so many seasons since we grew up on it. I like to give both a chance. I know I will be never loving them equally since I am used to LNG so it isnt that exciting anymore, considring the fact I have been watching it for 8 years nearly half of my life, LMK has gave a new personality to me.

[Plexxis_SugarPom]

Actually, I started as a Ninjago fan, still am. I love the show, but over time, I feel it declined in some bits. Monkie kid has actually overtaken it as my favorite show. It’s very well written and you learn to appreciate the fast pacing of the first season as you grow with the characters. While that may not be the same with everyone, it’s is for me. I will admit that they both have up’s and downs, like as you mentioned the designs, but if it weren’t for Monkie Kid, I would’ve never been introduced to the Mpreg chapters of its original source which is just so funny.

[boomgirlbucko]

I've been watching Ninjago since it had 5 seasons and I have now finished watching Dragons Rising part one. I have also finished watching all 4 seasons of Monkie Kid and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that





Monkie Kid wins by a landslide. Animation is consistently smooth. Every character gets good focus. Amazing and entertaining villains and villain turned heroes that are actually written _correctly_ (I'm looking at you Harumi). A story line that doesn't stray away from it's goal. Character traits that aren't forgotten. And no cringy forced romance.

LMK and LNG are basically like Toby Fox and Scott Cawthon. One carefully planned out everything and the planned each character arc, while the other just went with the flow and thought of it as they went and never cared to check the previous lore to see if it checks out with what they're about to write.

I will say, that Dragon's Rising is already way better written then all of Ninjago combined. So maybe when Dragons Rising gets more seasons. I'll do an edit comparing those two.

[MinecraftWorld]

Ninjago was my childhood and is still one of the biggest and most inspirational pieces of fiction in my life alongside Godzilla and Pokemon...




Monkie Kid Season 4 ALONE has better writing, storytelling, and action than every single season of Ninjago since season eleven, with the exceptions of Master Of The Mountain and Seabound. The entire show so far eclipses just over HALF of Ninjago's seasons.

[BatznToast]

If you watch all the season you can probably tell which Lego mei goes with each season also monkie should reach a wider audience ngl

[hfmasters]

Famous youtuber uploads twice in 2 weeks 😱😱😱

[mrsalk]

Monkie kid is'int bad but I like NInjago times more better. I mean Monkie kid has nice sets and prices but when I see NInjago, you kind of see the memory's of what we all had back then. (for me it was 2018) Like I said Monkie kid is not bad it just that Ninjago was a whole lot to it. And the NInjago sets are cool also.

[baelGIGAN]

there are 2 problems with monkie kid, because they are lego store exclusive they never go on sale unlike ninjago which will almost always get around 20% off on amazon which means that ninjago definitely has a better price per part. the second problem is that I just really don't like the color teal

[Glichinggames]

Lego monkie kid is less popular than ninjago because ninjago has had a longer run period and spans two generations technically. While Lego monkie kid only spans one currently, though Lego monkie kid usually has a strong pull on those exposed to it. I had no clue what it was until I started getting clips of it in my recommended, from there I was instantly hooked. I binged the first two seasons on Amazon prime but couldn’t find the third one so I patiently waited for the fourth season. While waiting it was just always in my mind, weather in the back of it or at the for front. In my civics class when I was bored I’d just draw red son doing some dumb shit like making a taco or something like that. I used to watch ninjago but eventually lost interest, when my friend tried getting me back into it I just got bored of it quick. On the other hand I told my other friend who had never heard of it before to watch it and so far he has liked it better than Ninjago. So from experience and pure enjoyment of the show and theme in general, I will have to disagree with the outcome of this video. It’s 11:49PM where I exist so if there are any grammar or spelling mistakes I am sorry I’m just eepy as hell. Don’t know why I decided to write a whole ass paragraph bout this but that’s just something ya do late at night I guess

[yacinealimi]

Did you actually call season 2 worse than hands of time?

[SpongebobLover]

I like how he added 3 subjective and/or useless categories just to make ninjago win lol

[danielsjo]

Lego monkie kid are more ninjago then ninjago.

[bowserbreaker]

I agree that Monkie Kid is better than Ninjago, since 2020. I think Ninjago overall is better, but if we're just going by 2020, I think Monkie Kid easily wins out.

[Butterflygirl]

Is LEGO monkie kid better than Lego ninjago?
as a ninjago fan i can confirm the answer as NO.

[mixelmax]

Monkie kid 100% better Theme for the Sets but the Story and all that goes to Ninjago 😅

[mw]

What some people don’t know. Monkie kid sets were pulled from the US. So the only way we can get them in to buy online. I love the Monkie Kid show and sets. Some of the Ninjago sets are boring and over priced. But when you have been in rotation for almost 15 years. You’re gonna have a large fan base. But if you haven’t watched the Lego journey to the east. You need to watch it. It tells the story of how lego created the Monkie kid. Very good story, make you want to be a Monkie Kid fan if your not already. I hope they branch the story out and create new adventures for him. because I know the sets will be amazing.

[BrickDudeYT]

Bro, I love the new video style (ig you’ve done similar before) but whatever you’re doing is great. Keep it up. Hopefully Ninjago gets a new spike with dragons rising and you’re channel will get some more traction again. Hope you’re enjoying making content creation a bit more regularly tho.