Digimon Adventure: Episode 1 Discussion

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Sep 13, 2020 2:27 AM

#151

Rei_III

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Martin_Taylor said:
Will it stay this way?

No, it won't. Enjoy those episodes remaking Bokura no War Game while you can.
(you'll get a short clip of smooth fighting animation here and then going onward, but everything else will look and feel like the very common children sunday morning show it is.)

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Feb 6, 2022 12:39 PM

#152

Serafos

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Well, well... What can I say? Nostalgia at its best. :)

I was pretty disappointed with Appmon (still a solid 7/10, though) and I have heard this one is even worse, so I don't have high hopes... However, I have been a huge Digimon fan since 2000, so I definitely can't skip this season.

Mmm, it was an okayish start, I guess. I can already see some big differences between this and the original show.

Well, let's see what's next.

Aug 31, 2022 10:27 AM

#153

og1knobi

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Honestly, I never saw the original, so this was good I guess.

Nov 26, 2022 12:49 AM

#154

DracoCMSB

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This was a ok episode for a pilot. I like how it started with Taichi getting stuff ready for his camp and calling his mother and sister, because it *showed* his personality and relationships with his family without merely narrating it. The beginning introduction with Koshiro worked well too, contrasting Taichi's more laid-back personality with Koshiro's more serious one.

Honestly, the pacing was pretty good until Taichi entered the digital world -- but then things got a little fast. (And is it just me, or is the digital world a little barren in the first episode?)

I'm not sure how Koshiro learned everything about Digimon and how they affected the real world so he could info drop it for Taichi, or how he could see into the digital world but wasn't there himself? Koshiro and Taichi also no longer felt like they had just met maybe an hour prior, they just kind of took their acquaintance for granted. But the biggest pacing issue is how at the end of the episode there are already Digimon attacking three spots in America and threatening the end of the world -- that came out of nowhere, and it's not clear where the series will go after episode 2.

Still, my gripes with the second half of the episode don't outweigh my appreciation for the first half of it, putting it at a 4/5 for me. Feeling cautious about the series going forward, but if it can slow down a bit and develop the digital world (without foregoing the real world entirely, since the character relationships there have been good so far), I can be cautiously optimistic that the series could be a fun watch.

Aug 31, 2023 4:51 AM

#155

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oh dear, I had heard the reboot started strong but tapered off, but already the first ep was a bit mediocre for me.

Dunno if I'm the biggest fan of the OP, honestly the ED was better.

Can't say I'm a fan of Tai or Izzys new voices but that could just be my connection to the original, maybe they can grow on me.

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Sep 6, 2023 12:25 PM

#156

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In episode 1 of Digimon Adventure 2020, Taichi Yagami is preparing for a camping trip at home as his mother, Yuuko, and sister Hikari return from lessons. Koshiro Izumi stops by with questions about the upcoming trip, and Taichi invites him in. Koshiro hears the news about ongoing cyberattacks and goes online to confirm that the way the attacks are happening is abnormal. Koshiro then confirms that the trains on the Tokyo Loop Line are out of control.

Taichi panics and begins rushing to the trains as he realizes his mother and sister in the middle of the problem, a fear his mother confirms. As Koshiro plots a way to get to Shibuya, Taichi jumps the faregates to try and save his family. The Crest of Courage appears on his phone as he is transported into the Network, where he spots an injured Koromon flung away after being attacked. Disregarding the risk to himself, Taichi leaps out to catch Koromon as they fall. The Crest of Courage shines, and Koromon digivolves to Agumon as Taichi obtains a Digivice.

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