Digimon Adventure

Warning: This review contains some spoilers.

First impressions: As a kid that grew up in the 90s, I’m pretty sure I speak for most people that grew up in that period when I say that if there’s one question we’ve been asked, it’s “Are you a Digimon or Pokemon fan?”. In most playgrounds that was one of the most popular debates around, and still is today. Digimon or Pokemon? To which I’m going to have to say Digimon, because as part of the generation that watched Digimon when it was first released for western audiences, I didn’t have anything else to watch.

Story: 7/10
Digimon Adventure centres around ... a group of kids that are transported from the real world to a digital one. It’s in this digital world that they discover the digimon, the creatures that inhabit it, each getting a digimon partner to protect them as they explore it.

When looked at with even a marginally experienced eye, it’s clear that the story of Digimon Adventure plays out like your typical JRPG. You have stuff like your chosen ones, or the call to save innocents from some impending evil. Even if you didn't grow up watching digimon, or have any knowledge of the franchise, it’s easy to label the show as simple entertainment for kids. However the series has a lot more going for it than what first meets the eye. What starts as a show about a bunch of kids with pet monsters exploring and saving a new world from evil, ends as something much more conceptually and tonally synthetic. Quite a few of the episodes deal with the idea of alternate realities. There’s even one episode where Tai gets transported back to the real world, only to conclude that he isn’t where he’s supposed to be, heeding a greater calling instead. Another aspect that elevates the story from its base premise is the level of realism that the series sporadically displays. Many of the fights are brutal and destructive, leading to consequences, not only for the story, but the characters. Now these consequences are slightly mitigated by various in-story elements, but that still doesn't take away their impact, due to the intrinsic nature of said consequences. The way it explores the psychological impact on, and issues of, the main, adolescent cast. That’s by far one of the show’s greatest merits, with a fair amount of the episodes being about dealing with some struggle, either extrinsic, intrinsic, or both that they’re going through. Finally, both the background, and foreground details to the story are very well explained. Stuff like the reason the children are in the digital world, or why they were the ones chosen to go to it in the first place. It’s in that way that the show manages to create a tangible environment, establishing a sense of internal reasoning, and therefore giving the story a lot of integrity and realness.

Unfortunately, despite Digimon Adventure’s many virtues, even it is not without shortcomings. Grounded and significant as most of the battles are, they’re also very anticlimactic, frequently ending in one attack, thus undercutting the established and built on tension. Additionally, some of the human drama that transpires is rather questionable. While the angle is somewhat understandable, one has to question the show’s internal logic on it. Like in the aforementioned episode where Tai comes back from the real world. Once he returns, he finds out that the team disbanded in his absence and the members all went their separate ways. Now while the idea of Tai being the glue that holds the group together makes sense, it’s odd that the others would split apart, considering that by that point it’d been drilled into their heads that all their successes were because of their unity. Not only that, but it doesn't make much sense how during the separation period, the rest of the children were being tricked by an obviously evil digimon into remaining separated and mistrustinging of each other. Not to mention why they’d even trust anything that comes out of its mouth in the first place, when the digimon in question has the word devil in its name. Aside from these few issues though, Digimon Adventure has a very solid story.

Characters: 7/10
The main cast are all introduced as rather cookie-cutter archetypes, and don’t really grow beyond that over the course of the series. Tai’s the hot-headed leader, Matt’s the broody loner, Mimi’s the pure hearted brat, Joe’s the resident buzz killington voice of reason, T.K.’s the token kid, Kari’s the ray of sunshine and Izzy’s the computer wiz that just doesn’t really seem to be able to get emotions. They’re essentially a Power Rangers or Super Sentai team. However, despite how basic their personalities are, those personalities are justified fairly well through their backstories, giving them a sense of humanity past the played out nature of their exteriors. On top of that, the amount of character growth they undergo is amazing, standard as it is, more than making up for their creatively lacking personalities. Finally, the way the characters influence each other’s growth is a sight to behold. An exemplary moment of this is in one episode where Joe selflessly puts himself in harm’s way to save Matt and his little brother. Mind you, this is despite the fact that just before, Matt and Joe went so far as to spit at each other. It’s this very act of selflessness that acting as a catalyst for Joe’s growth, leading him to begin coming out of his shell and teaching him the value of friendship and camaraderie. And it’s moments like these that really showcase one of the show’s strongest points, as well as its capacity for having a heart.

Now those who’ve seen the show or have gone through the cast list may have noticed an absent character from the prior listing. This is of course Sora, a character that really exemplifies Digimon Adventure’s character writing capacity, and one that deserves being talked about in more detail. That being said, Sora’s the big sister of the group. She’s very upbeat and supportive, despite being something of a tomboy. But as the series progresses, she grows to be more nurturing, despite not really understanding what that entails. As such, she’s constantly grappling with the idea of tough love, the love one gives another when it’s what they need, even if not what they want, or what may seem the prettiest. This detail of her character interestingly echoes her relationship with her mother. As a result, her growth as a person feels all the more tangible and real when it gets to be reflected not only externally, in her relationship with the group, but also internally, with the reconciliation of a long-withstanding familial matter that’s intrinsic to her being.

The digimon partners personality wise are essentially watered down versions of their partners. There are as few traits they have that contradict this idea, which completely oppose those of they partners, but generally the prior statement holds true. One of the standout examples of this is Joe’s digimon partner, that’s more chill than Joe shows enough individuality to basically tell Joe to calm down and not get unnecessarily worked up. In ways such as this the digimon partners get the both have synergy with their partners, due to their similarities, but also function as their counter-balance, making for some nice chemistry.

Now the villains have a lot more of a presence. While they’re not that deep or thought provoking as characters, given that their motivation for acting is simply because they want too, what they represent is really intriguing. Each is twisted version of humanity in design and actions, that tries to take over the anarchic digital world and bringing order to it. Even more interestingly though, there’s one exception to this. That of course is the final villain, that takes this idea a fascinating, yet tragic degree further.

Art:7/10
The art and animation are pretty good. Despite being made in the 9Os, they manage to not only look good for that time period, but even hold up till the present today. The show just has this timeless intensely visually cartoony atmosphere and style to it, partially due to its use of both very bright, and dim colors for the color scheme. This sense of style is perhaps most expressed through the character designs, which both look cool and give off the 90s Saturday morning cartoon feel that’s just right for this kind of story. Also surprisingly, despite including the dreaded abomination that is CGI, the show manages to make very good use of it in the scenes that include it. Finally, the digimon themselves look very cool, ranging from odd to badass looking.

Sound: 6/10
The original soundtrack is pretty good overall. The OST by Takanori Arisawa of Sailor Moon fame is fine for the most part, but where the show’s soundtrack really shines is in the opening themes. Not only does it have some excellent J-pop openings, but a corresponding English version that easily manages to successfully stand beside them. Although that may just be because I grew up with the show.

The dub & sub are both fairly good. Having said that, I prefer the dub over the sub for nostalgic reasons, despite the fact it cuts some of the more serious parts of the show. So thank you Fox Kids. Needless to say, it’s recommended that you go for the sub if you want to see the slightly more serious original version.

Enjoyment: 8/10
So, suffice to say, I quite liked Digimon Adventure. It has cool characters, adventure, big monster fights, and a very interesting world. It was also one of the first anime I watched as a kid, so that certainly helps. As such, I still love it to this day, and it will always be one of my all time favorites. That said, even though my time with it as an adolescent has passed, I plan on showing it to my younger brother when he’s a little older, possibly even to my kids, in the unlikely scenario I ever have any.

Overall: 7/10
If you want to take a trip to the past and relive some happy childhood memories, then look no further than Digimon Adventure(unless you’re a hardcore Pokemon purist). On the other hand, if you don’t have any such memories and are slightly hesitant about watching something that's made for kids, considers looking towards the more mature Digimon Tamers, written by Chiaki J. Konaka, the writer of Serial Experiments Lain, Texhnolyze and Ghost Hound.

Special thanks to my editor, Lonecrit.

---Dcm18's quick reviews---

Story: 9 (It's a surprisingly deep and extensive odissey)
Art: 8 (Good at the beginning, and gets better by the episode)
Sound: 9 (Ravel's Bolero in a "kid's show"? Now that's genious.)
Character: 10 (Well developed, very likeable, realistic. In short, perfect)
Enjoyment: 9 (Rarely dull, and with some moments of pure epicness)

Overall: 9.0 (Certainly NOT a copy of pokémon - it's far, far better than it)

[Spoiler Free Review]
I Mean, its very Nostalgic, to say the least!
Digimon Adventure surely is compared to Pokémon, but not even close to be the same thing.

I remember seeing it when i was only a 7~8y in the living room screaming for agumon and company to beat the "digibaddies" up, but after 18 years i started rewatching it for the MAL anime challenge, and OH BOY IM GLAD I DID.
it is fun, has a lot of memorable moments (first digievolutions, wada, wada) and its memorable after the end.... Im no anime expert, but i surely recommend this, it'll surely make you entertained the entire ride

I failed in life to be a pokemon master, so i failed in life to become a digimon master as well, But damn it was an VERY enjoyable show, NO its not an completley 'pokemon ripoff' for the haters ok? This anime serie's inbetween the airing of pokemon the 2nd and 3rd season around the early 2000's brought back the digital pet era. so whenever pokemon was finished airing for the day i switched through channels to see if digimon was on. The story started nice and further developed into a damn dark story as well the villians intro, and the present life ... of the digimon and their purpose. Charach are nicely animated, digital animation more or less with real fitting music , both intro as througout the show! transformed digimon chara were some of my fav things to see and damn good design's , remember the models!!!!!! and yeah i freaking liked it

When i was kid i enjoy watching Digimon but i don't want to spoil you if you did not watch it i just tell you what i think of Digimon Adventure.

Story: The story where i would begin the past story of the characters was amazing you well learn a lot each of characters in the series .

Art: As I have rewatch'd this anime it has really good art for anime.

Sound: English dubbed it was so enjoyable. Compared to others dubs, english dubs are the best I've ever heard.

Characters: there was 2 or 3 characters were little annoying but in overall they made one complete story. ... I mean each one of them had like own personal story and those stories were brought into one anime. my personal favorite characters are Tai, Matt, Izzy and Sora.

Enjoyment: when i was kid enjoyment i feel was amazing I've rewatch'd it and even though I'm 22 years old now I still enjoy it.

Ending: Like i said i don't want to spoil you but the ending was amazing it put me when i was going to cry at the end. if you have kids of your own tell them to watch it. I think you can watch it on netflix it wIll cost but not a lot but you have so many pounds a mouth.

A story about a group of kids from summer camp whom were transported into an alternate world called the Digital World and befriending a select group of monsters there as their partners called Digital Monsters or Digimon, for short, the anime chronicles their adventures in saving both the Digital World and the Real World from various forces of evil and darkness which they defeat by going through all sort of trials and tribulations, they gain the potential to digivolve their partners to stronger and more powerful forms in order to defeat their evil enemies.

The team consists of eight kids and their Digimon Partners.

- Tai ... Kamiya/Taichi Yagami and his partner, Agumon. (The courageous and hot-blooded leader.)
- Matt Ishida/Yamato Ishida and his partner, Gabumon. (The cool lone wolf member of the team.)
- Sora Takenouchi and her partner, Biyomon. (The tomboyish and loving member of the team.)
- Izzy Izumi/Koushiro Izumi and his partner, Tentomon. (The technological computer expert of the team.)
- Mimi Tachikawa and her partner, Palmon. (The girly girl of the team.)
- Joe Kido and his partner, Gomamon. (The oldest and most responsible member of the team.)
- T.K. Takaishi/Takeru Takaishi and his partner, Patamon. (The youngest and most childish member of the team.)
- And finally, Kari Kamiya/Hikari Yagami and her partner, Gatomon. (The youngest and most compassionate member of the team as well as being a late addition to the group.)

The success and popularity of the anime as well as it's longevity makes the series being regarded as one of the best animes of all time.

My favorite anime of all time. I'll try to review it using my head rather than my heart. Rsrs. God knows how I wanted to score this anime with a big 10. Still, it would mean putting it at the same level as Fullmetall Alchemist and above Steins, Fate, Death Parade, and other excellent adult shows. Digimon is suitable for all ages, therefore can't do certain things (and don't need to). I think it's like comparing a child to an adult, which is clearly unfair. But I must say, what an exceptional child!
I watched it as a child and loved it. A few years ago, ... I rewatched, fearing to destroy a good memory of my childhood, but, in the end, I got even more impressed with its quality.
Digimon revolves around eight children and their partners, the Digimons. Each of the children has a distinctive personality. You can tell who's who easily. They are not there just to add cool Digimon transformations for the group. You can relate to their personal problems. Their interaction is gold. The friendship and care for each other, the internal conflicts, and even the fights are relatable for all of us.
The villains are charismatic. They are aware of the world where they live. Most of them have their own ideal, not being just the general evil that must be destroyed. Myotismon even shows some good morals at times. I could even see a little bit of a victim in Pinocchimon (almost filling pity about his situation) rather than pure evil.
The music is powerful and reinforces the drama. It sure has caused an impact on me. The highest point is in Myotismon's saga. Every time it played caused me to tremble.
Incredible depth for a child's show. Not like the most that treat children as they were unable to feel more complex emotions, it's a show that respects its audience. Of course, don't expect the depth of an adult show. It has considerable flaws. The Etemon's saga is somewhat weak. The series has some cliché, and, most important for me, doesn't deal with death, which Tamers did. In that regard, it went deeper than the original.
If someday I have a child, I surely will watch that with him or her. It's an example, more than that, is a master class of how to make an anime for children keeping the fun and colorful and magical world with cute characters, making an easy plot to follow without calling them dumb. I'm writing that, BUT, you, grown-up, will have a lot of fun watching this as well.rsrsrs. Before being for children, Digimon is a good story and, therefore, is good for anyone, regardless of your age! Doing this review made me want to rewatch, and I'm sure I'll do it soon.

At times, it's slow. But, for the most part, it's the best! Ugh, I love this show more than Pokemon. I've balled my eyes out on so many occasions. Plus, the characters are actually pretty awesome looking, despite the simplicity of it all. Going back and watching this has definitely reminded me of my childhood and how my brother and I would wake up early to watch the show. Great times and a great show.

Highly recommend watching it. You'll learn the true power of friendship... without ponies.

ENG: is a anime directed to the children's audience, there is no doubt about it, however it has a fun and different content (especially in the year it was released), bringing with it points that make it stand out from the other anime for this audience. These points are: adventure in two different worlds that are connected, good interaction between characters (human and digimon), striking soundtrack, good use of villains in the plot and the digievolutions (of course!). The anime has a good adventure, but the construction of the script is kind of lazy and a bit sloppy (an example: the search for the crest ... of each character). Each main character has a different personality, as do his digimons as well, making a good interaction between them from the beginning of the anime to the end. Seeing the digievolutions is pretty cool, however they become tiring at times with the passing of many episodes. It's just like that with the soundtrack, which is great, but listening to the music of digievolution in every episode (even more than once in the same episode) is a bit stressful. The anime action scenes are good overall, but some end up too fast and others are pretty repetitive. Overall, Digimon is simple, but it's fun after all.

PORT: é um anime voltado para o público infantil, não há dúvidas sobre isso, entretanto ele possui um conteúdo divertido e diferente (principalmente no ano que foi lançado), trazendo junto a ele pontos que o fazem se destacar dos demais animes para esse público. Esses pontos são: aventura em dois mundos diferentes que estão conectados, boa interação entre personagens (humanos e digimons), trilha sonora marcante, bom uso dos vilões na trama e as digievolutions (é lógico!). Apesar do anime ter uma boa aventura, a construção do roteiro é meio preguiçosa e um pouco desleixada ( um exemplo: a procura das brasões de cada personagem). Cada personagem principal possui uma personalidade diferente , assim como seus digimons também, tornando assim uma boa interação entre eles desde o começo do anime até o seu final. Ver as digievoluções é bem legal, porém se tornam às vezes cansativo de assistir com o passar de muitos episódios. É assim também com a trilha sonora, que é ótima, mas escutar a música da digievolução em todos os episódios ( até mesmo mais de uma vez no mesmo episódio) é um pouco irritante. As cenas de ação do anime são boas no geral, porém algumas acabam rápido demais e outras são bem repetitivas. No geral, Digimon é um anime com um tom simples, mas é divertido no final das contas.

2. Continuing from my Pokemon review, I am still documenting my anime journey.
Pokemon may have been our gateway into the anime world, but it was the other shows that made us stay. We kids grew out of Pokemon and were hungry for better stories..

We got our competition and fighting itch scratched from shows like DBZ, Naruto and One Piece which also had great worldbuilding and stories.
We got our toys to replace Pokemon in the form of Yugioh and Beyblade.
And we were fascinated with different genres of anime like Detective Conan, Inuyasha, Phantom Thief Jeanne and Captain Tsubasa.

We sometimes watched Pokemon if there was nothing better ... on TV (as if we would return to the likes of Disney or other wholesome 3+ year trash).
But Pokemon was simply not enough, the fact that it never went anywhere and the protagonist going through all the gyms to only lose the final tournament in every season was like the Greek story of Sisyphus who pushed a boulder up a mountain for it only to fall back down and him having to repeat that meaningless task over and over again.
Even we as kids were tired of it..

That's when DIGIMON filled that hole.
For a long time, people thought of Digimon as a cheap knock-off riding on the coattails of Pokemon's success.
But that is not true. Digimon filled a niche and gave us a completely different product if yet superficially similar because of small pet monsters fighting each other on the commands of kids.

Digimon was a more mature story. The kids were basically isekai'd into another world. On the Island these little children had to fight for survival. They would have died if not for the Digimon that came to help them.
These kids went through scary challenges but always persevered.
They were shown as kids who were affected by the struggle and much more of their emotions was shown to us unlike in a perfect Pokemon world where you just faint and wake up in safety with Nurse Joy clones tending to you in a perfect society and economy that is built around sending little kids into the wild and parents being sure none of them would suffer even a scratch.

Digimon was closer to real life in that sense and we as kids could relate to it more. We felt happy and sad for the characters and even cried.
Never did that happen in Pokemon (unless we count the ending of the 1st Pokemon movie).
Digimon, the whole show was like the 1st Pokemon movie! Emotional and humane.
That is when we understood that Anime has an even deeper level and Pokemon was only the tip of the iceberg.

Digimon is a great show, it held strong for 4 seasons:
1) Digimon Original and 02 are connected and are great.
2) Digimon Tamers is a masterpiece. It is the best and weirdest season and quite frankly is not only intended for kids as it touches many adult themes. Quite Lovecraftian and psychological. Chiaki Konaka is responsible for this superb show.
3) Digimon Frontier is considered the weakest of the four but in my subjective opinion it was the last time Digimon was any good. Everything that came after was weak and the end for the franchise (unless you count the newest "Tri" OVA and reboot).


Thanks to Digimon we had now high standards for shows. We could not accept anything less (which was most of the Western trash at that time except Teen Titans).
Digimon shaped our childhood and is a worthy show to check out even for adults.

Probably the best thing I remember for Digimon 01 is the opening theme with its Di-di-di-di-mon, but there was a lot of parts that lacked. When I was a kid, I would sometimes stay home from school to catch that one episode before everyone else, but sometimes I found myself severally disappointed in the episodes. The scenery, especially when it was supposed to convey something in the distance, well it looked a lot like the background of a fish tank. Detailed a bit, but kind of tacky.

Character wise, it was very awkward in the beginning, even if some of the characters knew each other, ... it was more like "How much can I step on this before it turns against me?" I think the creators went a little too out of their way to create this cast of people with several different personalities. Such as the prepared sacred-y cat with the high socks or the science nerd with the bug Digimon or the mellow tomboy with the bird Digimon.

Enjoyment, I rated, as a very loose 7, mostly because when I was a kid, I would fight through colds and injuries to be able to watch it, but looking back on it now, sometimes it was better to sleep through some parts.

Brief Synopsis

Digimon Adventure 01 or more simply known as Digimon season 1 in North America is about seven who have gone to camp for the summer when it starts snowing. While snowing seven mysterious gadgets fall from the sky. When they pick them up, they are transported to another world. When they wake up in this world, they are not really sure where they are. All they know is each one of them has this tiny creature following them around who introduce themselves as digital monsters, or digimon for short. Upon arrival they also meet their first enemy, Kwagamon, a huge digimon who ... chases the eight children onto a cliff. With nowhere else to turn their digimon partners begin attacking the Kwagamon. Their digimon though, are too small and not powerful enough to even put a scratch on it and get sent flying back when Kwagamon strikes back. The children rush over to their hurt partners as Kwagamon gets ready to attack again. With the children frightened they stand tall to fight again. That's when a light shines down upon each of their digimon. Each changes to a new form. With this new stronger form, the seven digimon are able to push back Kwagamon. The children later learn that this process in which the digimon change is called digivolving. This is made possible through their digivices; the gadgets which they received from before. The digivices are also how they were transported to this new world, the Digital World. As the series continues the seven children, known as the digidestined, find many new adventures while facing many new enemies and challenges. As the children get stronger, those enemies and challenges also become stronger. One of their most challenging obstacles is one another. They soon learn that to get back home, they will have to put aside their differences and work as a team; and it is definitely easier said than done. The enemies they meet challenge their teamwork even greater. They push the children to their limits; even when they meet the mysterious eighth digidestined. But with their digimon to help them along, they know they can overcome every challenge they're faced with.

Review

Story 9/10

A survival story where people get pulled into a new and mysterious world is by no means a new idea, but what matters is how its put together. The story seemed to flow smoothly from start to finish. That is not an easy thing to do. The way the author created the many types of digimon, their digivolutions, and even the world where they lived was imaginative. All in all the story along with the characters, made for a very enjoyable series.

Characters 8/10

There are many characters in this series. I will briefly describe the main ones:

Protagonists

Taichi "Tai" Kamiya - He is the fearless leader of the digidestined. He is stubborn and quick to act without thinking, but cares deeply about his friends. His digimon partner is Agumon.

Yamato "Matt" Ishida - He is Tai's rival. He is the loner. His digimon partner is Gabumon.

Sora Takenouchi - The tomboy who is the motherly figure of the group. Someone everyone looks up to. Her digimon partner is Biyomon.

Mimi Tachikawa - The spoiled rich girl who always complains, but is also sensitive and caring. She grows the most throughout the series. It can also be said she is the most "real" character. Her digimon partner is Palmon.

Koshiro "Izzy" Izumi - The brain of the group. He is always looked to when there's a problem. His digimon partner is Tentomon.

Joe Kido - The reliable guy who is always prepared no matter the situation. He worries a lot about danger and tries to act of the voice of reason, even though most of the time the others don't listen. His digimon partner is Gomamon.

Takeru "TK" Takashi. - Matt's younger brother. He is always smiling. As he grows up, he becomes more dependable. His digimon partner is Patamon.

Hikari "Kari" Kagiyama - Tai's younger sister. She is kind and gentle. Her digimon partner is Gatomon.

Antagonists

Devimon - The digimon who rules File Island with his black gears.

Myotismon - A cruel, vampire like digimon who travels to the real world to find the eighth child.

Metal Seadramon - The Dark Master who rules the ocean. He is arrogant and short-tempered. He would rather quickly finish his enemies unlike the other Dark Masters.

Machindramon -The Dark Master who rules the city. He is very smart, ruthless and sadistic. He would rather play with his enemy's head.

Puppetmon - The Dark Master who rules the forest. He is very child like, spoiled and immature. He loves to torture his enemies.

Piedmon - The leader of the Dark Masters.He is the most cruel and sadistic. His method of killing uses deception and trickery.

Art 7/10

The art style gives this series a unique flare. It's American and Japan cartoon style almost mixed together.. It definitely might not be the best animation ever but considering this series was from the 90's, they did a pretty decent job. Either way Digimon's style stands out from other animation and you can tell their original signature style anywhere. What I mean by original is that unfortunately a few seasons later the animators decide that they need to change the so well known style.

Sounds 8/10

1) Soundtrack

The Japanese soundtrack is better. The opening Butterfly being one of my fave anime openings of all time. But the English opening is one that is very recognizable and gives you a feeling of nostalgia if you watched it when you were younger.

2) Voice Acting

The voice acting was a lot smoother in the Japanese dub. The English I find a bit annoying now when I go back and watch it. As a kid I did not notice much since I, well, was a kid. But I'll admit it's one of 4Kids "better dubs".

Enjoyment and Overall 9/10

I very much enjoyed this series. It was humorous and light but also had its more serious and dark moments. I would recommend this series to anyone. If your older and can read sub-titles, I would definitely give the Japanses/English Subbed version a try.

Digimon Adventure is the best anime series I've watched in my life. I watched it when I was a child but the memories I had made me buy and watch it again. For the last 2 years, I have seen the series for 8 times, and I have not become bored of it.

Story: The story of Digimon is what makes it the amazing series it is. I might not have understood as a child many of the things presented in the series, but when you think about some of the situations, you realize just how deep they are. Usually when watching, I sort of ... force myself to watch the first 15 episodes, not because they are boring or anything, but because of the slow pace of these episodes. After that however, I sometimes watch six straight episodes because it becomes extremely absorbing. The series also shows how important friendship is, and how working together is the key to defeating greater powers. The best part of the series to me was when the children finally defeated Etemon and went after the eighth child. The first digivolution to the ultimate level was exciting. The ending was also great. The way apocolymon was easily defeated in the end showed that the truth was being told that the dark masters were the strongest enemies, and that if they were defeated, no enemies would give em a hard time.

Art: the art was pretty cool. The digimon are great because they don't look to cute and cuddly and not too overdone. Maybe the only digimon I did not like was lilimon, maybe because she was too human-esque.

Sound: one of the reasons I mentioned that the first 15 episodes were forced upon me was because the voices of the digimon weren't stable yet. There were changes every episode but this was fixed later on. I really like the background music played throughout the series, during happy and sad moments. And the theme song is very catchy.

Character: even though the characters were only kids facing all this, they did not always act childish. On the contrary, they were very mature yet they still made the errors if youth and I guess they were necessary to preserve the creativeness of this series

Enjoyment: like I said, the first 15 episodes are nice, an enjoyable if you're a first time watcher. But they only get better as the series goes on, and it is the most enjoyable anime series I've seen

Overall: digimon is a must see. It's a flashback from the 90s and will bring back so many memories. It is also a very enjoyable series that would occupy you for days without you noticing. It also has a sequel, which I will review as well.

Part 1 English
Part 2 Bahasa Indonesia

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Hello, my dear reviewes reader. Today, we're going to talk about an anime that's been around for quite some time now. I'm talking about Digimon Adventure, an anime that's been entertaining kids and adults alike for over two decades.

Set in a digital world, Digimon Adventure follows the adventures of a group of young children who find themselves transported to a parallel universe filled with all sorts of fantastic creatures. With their own digital monsters by their side, the children must navigate this new world and fight against evil forces that threaten to destroy it.

Now, I must admit that when it ... comes to anime, Digimon Adventure is a bit more aimed at children. However, that doesn't mean that adults can't enjoy it too. After all, who doesn't love the idea of having their own digital monster companion to go on adventures with?

The animation in Digimon Adventure is top-notch, and the storyline is engaging enough to keep you hooked for hours on end. While it may not be as complex or deep as some of the other anime out there, it's definitely a fun watch and a classic in its own right.

But if I were to attempt it, I might say something along the lines of, 'Well, isn't this just a jolly good anime with its fantastical creatures and adventure-filled storyline? It's almost enough to make me want to dust off my old Digivice and join in on the fun.'

Overall, I'd give this anime an 8/10. It's definitely worth watching if you're a fan of the fantasy genre, and its endearing characters and iconic monsters will make you nostalgic for the good old days of Saturday morning cartoons.

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Halo, pembaca ulasan yang tercinta. Hari ini, kita akan membicarakan tentang anime yang sudah ada sejak lama. Saya berbicara tentang Digimon Adventure, sebuah anime yang sudah menghibur anak-anak dan orang dewasa selama lebih dari dua dekade.

Terletak di dunia digital, Digimon Adventure mengikuti petualangan sekelompok anak muda yang tiba-tiba tertransportasi ke dunia paralel yang penuh dengan berbagai makhluk fantastis. Dengan monster digital mereka sendiri di sisi mereka, anak-anak harus menavigasi dunia baru ini dan melawan kekuatan jahat yang mengancam untuk menghancurkannya.

Sekarang, saya harus mengakui bahwa ketika datang ke anime, Digimon Adventure sedikit lebih ditujukan untuk anak-anak. Namun, itu tidak berarti bahwa orang dewasa tidak bisa menikmatinya juga. Lagipula, siapa yang tidak suka memiliki teman monster digital mereka sendiri untuk berpetualang bersama?

Animasi di Digimon Adventure sangat bagus, dan alur ceritanya cukup menarik untuk membuat Anda terpaku selama berjam-jam. Meskipun mungkin tidak sekompleks atau sedalam beberapa anime lain di luar sana, itu pasti menyenangkan untuk ditonton dan merupakan klasik tersendiri.

Tetapi jika saya harus mencoba, mungkin saya akan mengatakan sesuatu seperti, 'Nah, apakah ini bukan anime yang sangat menyenangkan dengan makhluk-makhluk fantastisnya dan alur cerita yang penuh petualangan? Hampir cukup membuat saya ingin mengeluarkan kembali Digivice saya yang lama dan bergabung dalam kesenangan.'

Secara keseluruhan, saya akan memberikan anime ini skor 8/10. Ini pasti layak ditonton jika Anda penggemar genre fantasi, dan karakter-karakter yang menyenangkan dan monster-monster ikoniknya akan membuat Anda merasa nostalgia pada masa lalu ketika menonton kartun Sabtu pagi.

Digimon is one of my guilty pleasure anime. Sure it has enough predictable elements: several children are on a journey where they see various monsters a la Pokemon, Digimon are beaten to the point of defeat until their owner finds the power within to give them a boost to beat their enemies like many past generic action titles, and the enemies are shallow villains with no redeemable qualities with a desire to rule either the Digital World and/ or the human world. The English dub for it is also laughably bad at many points with Saban peppering in enough cheesy lines and jokes in its ... silly attempts to make this series accessible to younger American audiences when it came out in the late 1990s.

What sets Digimon apart from Pokemon though is the depth given to the human characters and how this affects the relationships they share with both their friends and Digimon partners. All of these children have their own inner doubts and backgrounds that affect who they are and how they act in front of others. Throughout their journey, the children undergo their own coming-of-age experiences which allow them to come to terms with their inner doubts. This fares better than Pokemon which is focused too much on Satoshi/ Ash's neverending Pokemon master journey and the various relationships the trainers have with their Pokemon.

Visually, Digimon Adventure 01's artwork isn't anything to scream out loud about. Character designs looked kind of plain and rather simple, especially with human characters. It's also pretty noticeable that there are reused animated clips now and then considering the long length of the series.

Digimon's character depth stood out for me in the pool of anime titles used in promoting children's video or trading card games. It's not groundbreaking in anyway, but I wouldn't mind watching it now and then.

REVIEW WITH NO SPOILERS

I re-watched after a long time... i actually remember some stuff when i had 8 years old and saw for the first time this Digimon Adventure. And i really HAD good memories about it.

But after i re-watched i was confronted by an anime with a creative premise, but horrible and predictable story, horrible animation, horrible characters, and superficial dialogues.

If you show this anime for a kid with less than 9 years old, maybe it will enjoy it... but if you are a nostalgic guy like me who THINKS that will have some fun, PLEASE DON'T MESS UP YOUR
CHILDHOOD GOOD MEMORIES ABOUT ... THIS ANIME.

To be fair, the soundtrack is good. That's the only technic aspect that worths a good mention.

I just scored 5 this anime because of my nostalgic and the really good premise.

This anime is one from my childhood, and I absolutely love it! I remember watching it when I was about 12 / 13 years old and I can still go back to it today with the same enjoyment.

For an anime that is focused on children, it tends to be surprisingly deep. It is very emotional with fair morals to be taught.

Friendship, honesty, hard work, TEAM-work, etc are all in the foundation of this series. After watching both the American version and the original (subbed) I can say I am pleasantly surprised by both.

The characters are fun and interesting to watch and there are ... a lot of comedy-gold moments throughout the series. There are however an equal amount of heart-string pulling moments that will break your heart.

If you watched this growing up you will probably understand, if you have a toddler or child I would recommend this anime to you.

I remember when this first came out in north america i used to get up everyday to watch it from the first to the last episode. I loved this anime, i still do and i can still remember why so this is gonna be a fair review.

The story starts off very small, it seems like its gonna be a short show only last a little bit but no the first seasons more or less a introduction to the world. It is just showing you the mechanics and typical returning bits for the show. After you watch past the first story arc each plot from there ... on gets more intense and interesting till it builds to a pretty great climactic end.

And then its still not over cause you get the direct sequel to this show in Digimon Adventure 2 with a new main cast sadly.....but you get the old cast as supporting! so check that out too after you've watched this.

The art style has a lot of sharper colors and simpler character designs. Very few of the actual monsters have too much detail, some of them are just plain simple. I feel the biomes in season 1 and the city designs in the later part of the show were the best drawn things involved. A very nice world all around, very creative.

I enjoyed digimon a lot, it was a charming show of my youth and i still play the games and such now that i am older. I think even a mature audience will appreciate this show in the same way people appreciate pokemon still. Reminds me of a simpler time and all that. Anyway digimon is a great show solid 8 for me.

(review of the 4kids English dub)

I absolutely love this anime! My brother as a kid watched this show, so in turn it caused me to have a natural interest in it. As I watched it when I was young the quality was obviously far different to how I see it as today; However, select episodes in the beginning, and most of the second half of the anime the animators, and sound designers mastered the atmosphere so well that it spoke to me in ways I can't explain. Each, and every Digimon's design is so 90's, yet iconic in the most wonderful way possible. This anime ... has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I'm happy that it has been.

As a whole, Digimon is a pretty good, but very flawed, show. Unlike most, I actually do not consider it to be better than Pokemon- it is much more consistent, but the former does most things better than it.

Pros:
- The storylines are usually interesting, and there's several cool sci-fi episodes.
- Very consistent and not much filler. Most episodes are plot important in some way or another. I can count the filler episodes on at most two hands.

Cons:
- The show is usually not good at humor. At least in the dub most of the jokes are lame puns.
- The show is not really good ... at creating an epic atmosphere. Many episodes which should be great to excellent are just Good. The main flaw is that the animation and direction are mediocre and can often not give episodes the epic feeling they should have.
- The show is not really good at creating emotional moments. Some episodes packed a nice emotional punch but for example most of the death scenes were nowhere NEAR as emotional as they should be.
- Mimi and Tai are annoying.

Regardless of these flaws, I was still able to decently enjoy the show. Anyone who likes this sort of thing should be able to as well.