Munchy Monk

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Munchy Monk Your training takes place deep in the mountains. We call it monk training, but it's really just eating dumplings all day. Enjoy! 　Rhythm Heaven	Munchy Monk Your training takes place deep in the mountains. We call it monk training, but it's really just eating dumplings all day. Enjoy! 　Rhythm Paradise

Munchy Monk

Your training takes place deep in the mountains. We call it monk training, but it's really just eating dumplings all day. Enjoy!

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Munchy Monk

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Munchy Monk Theme
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Munchy Monk (しゅぎょう^?, Shugyō) is the 1st Rhythm Game in the fourth stage (16th overall) in Rhythm Heaven and the 2nd of Comet Land (68th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

The arrange version, Munchy Monk 2, appears in the tenth stage of Rhythm Heaven.

Gameplay

The Munchy Monk raises out his hand as off-screen people continuously give him dumplings to eat. He eats them by slapping his wrist precisely as the off-screen character says "Go!" to fling the dumplings in his mouth. There are three cues to follow:

• Training 1 [Eat one]: The monk receives a single white dumpling with a voice saying "One! Go!" to indicate the timing.
• Training 2 [Eat three]: The monk receives three green dumplings in a row with a voice saying "Three! Go! Go! Go!" to indicate the timing.
• Training 3 [Eat two]: The monk receives two pink dumplings and must slap his wrist twice quickly to eat them. The voice says "Two-two! Go! Go!" to indicate the timing.

In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the monk is redesigned, looking closer to his design in Munchy Monk in Rhythm Heaven Fever, as well as carrying a baby on his back during the real game. The background is more detailed and animated.

Controls

• Ⓐ/Tap: Slap wrist

Timing Display

• Perfect!/Ace!^?: The dumpling flies into the monk's mouth and he successfully swallows it. If not interrupted, he blushes and smiles afterward while his moustache starts growing up.
• Early!/Late!^?: The dumpling flies and hits the monk in the face. If early, it hits his nose, making it turn red, as the monk frowns. If late, it hits him square in the face, with the monk looking confused.
• Miss...^?: The dumpling falls out of the Monk's hand.

Results

	A Word from the Master()	A Word from the Master()
	The basics still elude you. You lost your flow in the middle. You must focus as the end nears.	The basics still elude you. You lost your flow in the middle. You must focus as the end nears.
	Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.	Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
	You have mastered the basics. Your hand was steady and true. Your focus remained true to the end.	You have mastered the basics. Your hand was steady and true. Your focus remained true to the end.

	A Word from the Master
	The basics still elude you. Your "two-twos" were doubly disappointing. Your triple bites were a trial.
	Eh. Passable.
	You have mastered the basics. Your double bites were transcendent. Your triple bites were as lightning!

Epilogue

	You are in grave danger!	You have achieved total fullness!	Now YOU are the master!

	You are in grave danger!	You have achieved total fullness!	Now YOU are the master!

Rhythm Item

Baby Carrier	Aren't They All Alike?
	There was a time I thought that, but this one is perfect for today's modern monk on the go. It's adjustable, easy to put on, and doesn't put pressure on my belly.

Skill Star

The Skill Star appears on the second pack of three dumplings.

Challenge Land

Munchy Monk appears in the following Challenge Train courses:

• Game Gamble: Advanced
• Wario...Where?

Appearances

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  Munchy Monk
  Remix 8
  Remix 10

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  Remix 4

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  Munchy Monk 2

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  Munchy Monk

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  Final Remix

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  Munchy Monk (Wario...Where?)

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Commentary

The following is commentary given on the STAFF'S VOICE section of the booklet included in Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu.

Japanese	Translation
つんく♂　自分でつくっていてこういうのもナンですけどと、DS版では最高にお気に入りの曲です。本当はシューティングっぽいゲームになるのかなと思って、曲をつくったんですけと、どうしてまんじゅうをもってきたのか、よくわからんのです（笑）。まんじゅうが口に入ったときは、めちゃくちゃ気持ちいいですけどね。	Tsunku♂: I know it's strange for me to say this, but this is my favorite song for the DS version. I made the song thinking that the game would be like a shooting game, but I'm not sure why I chose to use manjū. (laughs) It feels really good when a manju goes into your mouth, though.
米　最初は「おやつ」というタイトルだったんです。だから、まんじゅうじゃなくてお菓子を食べてたんですけど、いつの閑にか「しゅぎょう」になっていました（笑）。まんじゅうを食べることがしゅぎょうのひとつ…ということなんですかね。	Yone: At first, the title was "Oyatsu" (snack). So you were eating snacks, not manju, but before I knew it, it had become "Shugyo" (laughs). So eating manju is a kind of "shugyo" (training)...is that right?

Trivia

• This game is a parody on real ancient monks, who (depending on the religion) starve themselves as part of their training, while here it's the opposite.
• In Rhythm Tengoku Gold and Rhythm World, during an [Eat three] section, the voice counts 一 二 三 四 (Yī èr sān sì^?) in Chinese.
• Since its inception, Munchy Monk has enjoyed perfect attendance in the series, re-appearing in both Rhythm Heaven Fever (as an Endless Game) and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It shares a similar status as the likes of Karate Man, Samurai Slice, and Built to Scale.
• The game has the same rhythm as Rhythm Heaven Fever's Micro-Row 2.
• Employee #333-4-591032 in Packing Pests bears a striking resemblance to the Munchy Monk. Notably, both games involve characters using their hands, and both involve food in some way.
• This is one of a few games to keep the same controls for tapping from Rhythm Heaven to Rhythm Heaven Megamix in Simple Tap Mode, the others being Fillbots, Shoot-'Em-Up, Freeze Frame and Lockstep.
• This game appears in the "Wario...Where?" Challenge Train course, where the Monk is replaced by Master Mantis. Young Cricket can be seen riding a cloud in the background, similar to the Monkey in Final Remix.

Unused

Main article: Munchy Monk/Unused

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	しゅぎょう	Training
EnglishNOA	Munchy Monk
EnglishNOE	Munchy Monk
French	Avide ascète	Munching ascetic
Spanish	El Monje Tragón El monje tragón	The Guzzler Monk The guzzler monk
German	Dim Sum Fu	Pun on "Dim Sum" + "Kung-Fu"
Italian	Monaco Gnam	Monk Yum
Korean	수행자	Performer