Alternative Titles
Digimon Adventure
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Type: TV
Episodes: 54
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 7, 1999 to Mar 26, 2000
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG - Children
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SynopsisSeven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then become the Digidestined, or Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devilmon and Myotismon.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01
Spin-off: Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, Digimon X-Evolution
Summary: Digimon the Movie (2000)
Sequel: Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Adventure - Bokura no War Game
Prequel: Digimon Adventure
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The main characters both have small monsters as partners, who can evolve into bigger, more powerful monsters. In both series, these monsters are used to battle each other and serve as bodyguards for their "owners." Pokemon was always the most popular of the 2 series, but Digimon is definitely not to be underestimated and by many even rated better than Pokemon.
Digimon and Pokemon focus on the friendships and interactions between young kids and their monster companions. Although Digimon has a more developed storyline as opposed to Pokemon's simple 'become the greatest trainer' plotline, they both will provide good entertainment, especially for the younger audiences. Also, both series end in '-mon'.
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they both have batteling monsters
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| Animation |
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| Sound |
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| Character |
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| Enjoyment |
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Oct 18, 200854 of 54 episodes seen 13 of 14 people found this review helpful Ahh, we all remember Digimon. Or at least I do. I remember staying up on Saturday mornings trying to catch it, and had a lot of good times. I remember trying to list all the digimon as they appeared in episodic order, and how much I loved the first couple of seasons and the awesome movie. If you're here looking at this series and you have seen it before, then there's one thing on your mind: nostalgia. If you haven't, well, let me break it down for you.
STORY: If you compare it to every anime there is, you'll find the story severely lacking, simply put. If you take the series for what it is, a kid's show, it's just awesome. This practically defines the 'Kids with partners/spiritual guardians/spinning tops/robots/battling pets' genre, and as far as it goes, there's nothing really bad about it. It starts off randomly, a bunch of kids thrown into the Digital World, each with their own Digital Monster (DigiMon) companion, assigned to them by some spiritual right. So their journey starts to save the Digital World for the monsters, and for the kids, get back home. This is spread out in quite a few arcs, and there's even a second season, and in my humble opinion, these two are the best. Without giving much away, I'll say it's standard stuff. Beat the bad guy, get stronger, beat the next bad guy, have lots of fun, and boo adults! It's all great fun, and if you're not looking for something that's not a kid's show, you'll like it. 7/10
ART: Alright, the art does what it's supposed to do. These days it's not too great, but it does its job. Nothing is choppy or out of place, the flashy attacks and animations are right on the money, the character designs are typical silly kid anime, and the cream of the crop, the Digimon, are very well done. Really you have to think the creators of the franchise just made the series so they could draw Digimon, and that's a pretty realistic mindset. Anyway, as I said with story, take it for what it is and go back in time a little; the art is more than adequate. 8/10
SOUND: Kind of weak, to be perfectly honest (I can't praise this show on nostalgia forever). The music was alright, and the opening was nice and catchy. The digi-rap and di-di-di-digimon songs were the only ones I remember. The english voice acting was, for its time, all that was needed, but some of the voices are squeaky and young (what do you expect, they're kids...right?), and the sound effects are pretty standard. Summed up: nothing to hear here folks, move along, there's giant monsters fighting! 6/10
CHARACTER: This was where I had the most trouble giving a rating. In terms of development, growth, likability, and design, the characters are wishy washy. For what it's worth (yes, I know, justification again) there's no problem. Tai is headstrong and heroic as a main character should be. Matt is the second-string hero with a pocketfull of BAMF-ness to him. Joe is the booksmart nervous guy. Izzy is the computersmart not-so-nervous guy, the 'normal' kid with a knack for computers. Sora is the tomboy. Mimi is the fashion-loving girl. TK, Matt's little brother, is the scared little kid. And after a while there's Tai's little sister, Kari. TK and Kari get a little more development in the second season, but for the most part, no one gets any real progression. Their backstories are glimpsed into, but I felt they could've been dealt with a lot more. Granted, you have 7(8) main characters, and their digimon too, but the pacing is a little off. I remember one episode dealing with one of the Four Mega-leveled Digimon, and Tai goes into a thing about how Kari got sick one time. Really? That would've been interesting a while ago. Having said all that, you do get some insight into these kids, and they really start to grow on you. 7/10
ENJOYMENT: Enjoyment? Are you kidding me!? This is Digimon! It's pure enjoyment. The first arc, with Devimon, gives an intro to each of the DigiDestined's partners' powers, and it's all so fun the way they deal with the problems in their world. Seeing all their attacks and powers, and seeing the parallel between the 'real' world and the Digital world were just awesome. You have an Elvis-like Etamon, a giant cruise ship in the sand, a huge toy-land, a village of cute little digi-babies, a church haunted by ghosts, an awesome mountain, an underground convenience store (which needed more screentime!) and so many fun places. 10/10
[B]OVERALL: If you're looking for a gripping, character-driven study of realistic lives of fictional characters, don't watch Digimon. If you want top-of-the-line animation, emotion-envoking soundtracks, and awe-inspiring character development, don't watch Digimon. However, if you want a fun time that just grows in fun, awesome monsters growing, learning, fighting, and interacting with other awesome monsters, as well as a good bang for your buck, do yourself a freaking favor, and watch Digimon. 8/10
Summary (aka tl;dr)
Story: 7/10. 7(8) kids are thrust into the digital world, and in getting back home, they must save it. This takes them across an amazing "fantasy" world, and back and forth to the real world, and despite some lack in pacing, it's a roller coaster of nostalgic fun.
Art: 8/10. Does what it needs to do, memorable landscapes, decent character design, and, as mentioned before, really cool monsters. Enjoy it for what it is.
Sound: 6/10. Just like art, really, but since Sound covers so much more, it falls a little shorter. It's harder to neglect Sound as a whole when it encompasses soundtracks, voice acting, sound effects, and sound editing. Again, appreciate it for what it is, but don't expect a lot. (On a side note, the soundtrack to the MOVIE is really great)
Character: 7/10. Memorable kids, Pokemon with personality, decent (but somewhat short-sighted) development; there's someone for everyone to connect to. The hero, the tomboy, the awesome best friend, the little brother of the awesome best friend, the nerd, the computer nerd, the fashion police, and the little sister of the hero.
Enjoyment: 10/10. Seriously, this show rocks. As far as your generic shonen little kid action/monster/fantasy show goes, this is among the cream of the crop.
Overall: 8/10. If you're a teen or older and you know about this show, you don't need this review. If you're a kid (or anyone!) who has never seen it and wants to get into it, give it a shot. Try to find the English dub, heck if you want listen to the Japanese voices, but be warned: this isn't a grown-up show, but the great thing is, it doesn't try to be.
If you did NOT find this Review help me, grammatical errors or anything like that, let me know. I'll be happy to help and respond. Cheers.
Also, is anyone else seeing this with a Strikethrough? I can't seem to fix it but sometimes it's alright, sometimes it's not. If you see this error, let me know. read more
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Sep 26, 200854 of 54 episodes seen 6 of 9 people found this review helpful Story:
This anime basically starts off with seven children (well, teenagers) spending time at a summer camp. Suddenly, mysterious devices come rocketing out from the sky towards them(from who knows where). The seven children take the mysterious devices unknowingly activating a "portal" to another dimension called "the digital world." In this world lies strange creatures called Digimon. These seven kids will travel together in order to realize their importance in thi...s strange digital world and their futures that await them.
Art:
Actually, In my opinion the animation is quite good for an anime of it's time. The animations of attacks(etc) was well put together an animated.
Also, the Digimon where surprisingly animated well too.
Sound:
In my opinion, the opening song was quite well done(In the english version, got no clue of the Japanese version). Also, the numerous songs that appear in the background in certain episodes is also quite nice aswell.
The sound effects from attacks and the environments is quite reasonable also.
Character:
The children in this anime were quite well put together, in terms of personality and in terms of speech. The Digimon characters were also well developed in terms of appearance, and in terms of personality as well.
Enjoyment:
Honestly, this was one of the first anime's I grew up with when I was a kid so there's no doubt why I thought it was pretty good. Also, I liked a variety of the various Digimon they encounter so it was pretty interesting.
Overall:
Overall, I would have to say this anime was pretty well done. The various characters excited me aswell as the suspense of the fighting scenes. I truely thought this was one of my favourite anime's of all time so for me it's an instant classic like others of it's time eg.(Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, Bey-blade, Sailor moon) I would recomend this anime to anyone who likes action/adventure stories. Also, In conclusion, I think anyone would love the various kinds of characters and digimon in this anime that they would just have to choose a favourite among them. read more
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Apr 20, 200854 of 54 episodes seen 10 of 36 people found this review helpful Well this is my first review so don't be harsh on me:P.
Thought i saw this ages ago so i don't remember it good.
Story: is nice but I didn't 't like it very much because the characters were too young.At start digimon is bit boring for me but it goes better later.Lot of relationships in there.
Art: well i can't say anything bad about the art, it was nice. Thought there surely are animes with better art and stuff. You got to see it yourself.
Sound: It was ok, th...ought themes were bad. Lets skip this.
Characters: characters are young children and monsters with who the children get friends to.
Enjoyment: well it was fine but it i think for people older than 10 it can be boring.
Overall: well it was OK, but it's up to you people that should you watch it or not. read more
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Opening Theme"Butter-Fly" by Kouji Wada
Ending Theme#01: "I Wish" by AiM (eps 1-26)
#02: "Keep On" by AiM (eps 27-54)
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