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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Oh man, that OP song...so much nostalgia just seeing kid Taichi and Agumon. There's lot of the original characters with their partners in it too. I think there was even a glimpse of Wargreymon. Looks like they're going back to the roots of the show with the digidevices, eggs, etc. Personally, I like the original visual style of the show so it might take some time to get used to the modern ones. (I mean, they even technologies like iphone now in this digital age) Agumon is so amusing to watch and that Greymon digi evolution is fire. |
Stark700Apr 4, 2020 5:23 PM
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| Okay. I'll admit. As much of a hater and doubter I was at the beginning, it was actually better than I had thought. Much better. There were quite a crap ton of rather gratuitous throwbacks to the original that were a little contrived including sprites, that falling down in the OP thing and Koushiro meeting Taichi like in Our War Game and his laptop being an "upgrade". However, aside from that, the first episode was surprisingly quite original. Firstly, the OP is no Butter-Fly. It's very generic Shonen and is pretty much the Taichi X Agumon opening with just hints of the other Chosen Children. Speaking of the OP, MetalGreymon, WarGreymon and Omegamon spoiled, so there you go. No "alternate Evolutions" like many were expecting. The crests play a more important role from the beginning and serve as their symbols, which is kinda neat. Also, Taichi actually engages in the fight, which he kinda did in the original as well, but it's appreciated nonetheless. Of course, it's a huge change from the original, with the premise being more akin to 02 where a shit ton of time will be spent going in and out of the Digital World, this time fighting Digimon to alleviate problems in the real world. Seems far more episodic-friendly than the original premise and less like an Adventure. In fact, it's very similar in structure to the GeGeGe no Kitaro it's replacing. Heck, we don't even meet all of the Chosen Children at the beginning and it seems that we're going to be going through a set of episodes where we first bring the team together ala Sailor Moon. Seeing the background of the poster, however, this may change. Some severe issue might necessitate a deeper trek into the Digital World. The animation is actually surprisingly good. I don't know if they just wanted to start off with a bang (just like their Precure series) to overcompensate for their shitty tri. movies, but I highly doubt they'll be able to maintain this level of animation quality. If they save it for the big fights though, that'd be fine I suppose. Interestingly enough, there doesn't seem to be a bank scene for the Evolutions. I'm not sure if they're going to do that every episode, as I don't think that's going to be sustainable in the slightest, but I always loved the non-bank evolution scenes like the ones in that Xros Wars episode. Still, this means no Evolution music either. Wonder how they'll make us pumped up like how Brave Heart did. I'm actually cautiously optimistic about how this will turn out. It's actually different enough from the original that the use of the Adventure characters isn't bothering me as much as I thought it would. (Though, truthfully, there's really no reason why they couldn't have used new characters beyond attracting old fogies like me.) As-is, I'm cautiously optimistic? Still, that reference to Our War Game at the end with the US servers getting hacked had me groaning. Lord knows we need another Our War Game scenario after Summer Wars. (Not a major point, but the change in voice actors is really jarring. Of course, that can't be helped, seeing that many of them have unfortunately passed, but it's hard to get used to it.) |
| I was like 3 years old when watching the original for the first time and wow, guess a reboot for such a legendary series had to happen at one point. Start was nice, nothing great, but I will stay optimistic for now. I like that they have basically changed nothing when it comes to character designs and I'm excited to see what kind of approach this new series will follow. Tri was a disappointment for me and I hope this here will at least get a better job done at reviving the Digimon hype. Regarding the opening, it was ok, needs to grow on me, yet I was hoping for a different version of Butterfly tbh. At least they kept the part where Taichi was falling into the Digiworld. Speaking of which, I also hope the series is going to stay true to it's name and that majority of the adventure will take place there. But I guess before we will have to round up the team first. In any case, I will stay open minded and try to enjoy this new version for what it will have to offer instead of comparing it with childhood nostalgia. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Dude this is giving me so much nostalgia. Do not know why but I am excited. There is so many things that are different. But it is set in modern world network. Digital world is our network. Man this seems interesting. Not only that seeing every single character that we know seems so dang nostalgic and exciting. Looking forward to the next episode. |
| Hell yea let’s go! This is my first time watching Digimon in Japanese, I grew up with the fox kids dub. Has taichi always had Boruto’s Seiyuu?? Also, was Goku’s seiyuu always the narrator for parts of the story? That’s really cool Loved the animation and art upgrades man this feels like Digimon for a modern generation. It still has that same magic I felt as a kid watching it So already the plot seems pretty good. Kinda feels like a mix of the movie and the first ep of the series. Really looking forward to next week. Also love how it airs at a convenient time for me. Saturday’s will be STACKED this season with this, Yesterday, villainess, Bookworm, Arte, Kaguya and Oreigairu ED is great too, man I’m hyped as fuck!! Lets hope it stays consistent |
Marinate1016Apr 4, 2020 8:17 PM
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| my disappointment is immeasureable and my day is ruined i expected nothing and i stilll was disappointed |
| Hottest Take Ever, fite me: Fairy Tail is better than Seiya, Bungou Stray and Hitman Reborn |
| This was a great start. There's a real soul to it, which is exactly what I was hoping for but most fearful there wouldn't be. I'm a fan of the background music and how cinematic it felt, and while the opening theme itself will take a little to grow on me, the animation during it is fantastic. I'll be interested to see how they deal with evolutions in the future after that unique Greymon one. Maybe they have a stock animation they'll switch to after the debut evo? |
TaivusApr 5, 2020 3:09 AM
| I love how a new series that was created to be a reboot of the original for a new generation of fans (so basically another kids anime on digimon adventure like it was originaly for other kids at the time, instead of focusing on the older fans like on the sequels of tri and kizuna) is being judged by other merits instead. lol |
| The reboot looks so good. They mantained the original designs and it looks amazing but mixed with 2020s Technology. I just hope they add a vocal song with the evolutions to pump up more the show. But everything great so far. The only setting in another world anime that I care about. |
| Hey guys, can I watch this without any information about ANYTHING? I'm completely new to this franchise. I don't even know the character names lol. |
Mayuka said: Hey guys, can I watch this without any information about ANYTHING? I'm completely new to this franchise. I don't even know the character names lol. Yes, because this is a reboot. No need to have seen literally anything before. However, I strongly recommend you to try the original Adventure series (watching the sequels is optional, they're not very good) and the third entry, Tamers, which are the best ones of the franchise. |
| Thank you both!! @wingedhope @Ferien |
Mei-o_Scarlett said: my disappointment is immeasureable and my day is ruined i expected nothing and i stilll was disappointed I was hoping that it'll be good though. I find the character's decisions/actions/train of thought to be quite awkward and and unnatural so I guess this reboot isn't for me. Goku's Seiyuu as the narrator for the next episode's preview caught me off guard though xD. |
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jrShark said: Mei-o_Scarlett said: my disappointment is immeasureable and my day is ruined i expected nothing and i stilll was disappointed I was hoping that it'll be good though. I find the character's decisions/actions/train of thought to be quite awkward and and unnatural so I guess this reboot isn't for me. Goku's Seiyuu as the narrator for the next episode's preview caught me off guard though xD. for sure tfw 84 yr old lady is still going strong and appearing in an anime every single season jfc |
| Hottest Take Ever, fite me: Fairy Tail is better than Seiya, Bungou Stray and Hitman Reborn |
| Hmm, are they actually starting this with Our War Game story line? Where's my isekai?! |
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| Somehow it bothers me a little that these characters we know, who have already an established story and background, are "being used" in a completely different timeline with a different story. I mean, they were supposed to go altogether to the Digiworld after meeting in a camp, you know? But putting that aside, I actually enjoyed this first episode a lot. It's so nice to have "the classic" Digimon Adventure back. I just hope the Digievolutions have a standardized animation sequence like in the old times, with the original Digievoluion theme song, and that this first one was only a preview. I mean, they have to rescue some of the original songs (it's sad the opening isn't the same one). I also hope they don't focus too much on Taichi, since the magic in Digimon Adventure is in all its main characters. The opening and the ending barely show the other characters, and that kinda sucks. I liked how the symbols were used from the beginning, and they kind of represent the kids. That's nice. Next episode's called "Our War Game". That's the name of a movie. Are they going to ignore the whole "we're trapped in Digiworld and we need to learn how to adapt" storyline? That would kill the whole vibe. Man, it will be painful waiting week after week... |
Wildcat17Apr 4, 2020 9:23 PM
| to start off, Digimon was my favorite show as a kid... anyway... so Digimon Adventure 1 meets Gridman and Megaman NT Warrior? XD also feel like Agumon digivolved too fast could've easily been new digi destined and a completely new series OTHER THAN THAT i like it, also the art and animation are really nice Wildcat17 said: Somehow it bothers me a little that these characters we know, who have already an established story and background, are "being used" in a completely different timeline with a different story, I mean, they were supposed to go altogether to the Digiworld after meeting in a camp, you know? yea man... its gonna be hard to get passed this lol @Mayuka you never watched Digimon?? WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDHOOD???? this is absolutely NOTHING like the original |
EcchiGodMamsterApr 4, 2020 9:25 PM
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| They are evolving fast, i dont think we will see a show with 50 episodes at this rate, but i dont realy mind. They realy did remake it to the very sense of the word, huh? diferent story and all, and with gorgeous animations to boot! |
| prefer file island and the goofy taichi though, but they get rid the spiny-spiny awkward evolution that's cool |
sogegesoge said: prefer file island and the goofy taichi though, but they get rid the spiny-spiny awkward evolution that's cool Hey! the insert song was cool... |
| I wasn't expecting much from this but it was very good, now i'm hyped. It was very different from the original series, and that's great. Agumon digivolving was awesome. 5/5 |
Tougen said: sogegesoge said: prefer file island and the goofy taichi though, but they get rid the spiny-spiny awkward evolution that's cool Hey! the insert song was cool... of course! brave heart is legendary, but sometimes it's painful to watch the digimon spining around taking a lot of screentime lol but that greymon evolution is pretty lit! |
Stark700 said: [b] Looks like they're going back to the roots of the show with the digidevices, eggs, etc. Personally, I like the original visual style of the show so it might take some time to get used to the modern ones. (I mean, they even technologies like iphone now in this digital age) Agumon is so amusing to watch and that Greymon digi evolution is fire. Toei is never gonna get back to their prime of the 90s. You'll for sure see a hiccup episode along the line that will look like that infamous DBSuper boat episode. idk why they are trying to force it to be a 2020 setting, it would give that smart kid too much tools to combat the digiverse with all the new fangle tech he didnt have back in the OG series |
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EcchiGodMamster said: @Mayuka you never watched Digimon?? WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDHOOD???? this is absolutely NOTHING like the original I'm a Pokemon kind of girl. lol Digimon was never on Canadian TV as far as I remember :( |
| Honestley... so so. I liked the character design, story with bitly changes against the original one but... The sound and music did a grat difference and I miss something like the original. They were more strong. Its just the beggining so I'll wait eps 2 n 3 and decides if I still watch or no, I'm thinking watch the "new Pokémon". Now we have time but no all time just to animes :| |
| The animation and everything were good. Though I'm a little disappointed at the evolutions. It also feels a bit rushed. At least the new plot and all that looks interesting so far. |
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Mayuka said: Hey guys, can I watch this without any information about ANYTHING? I'm completely new to this franchise. I don't even know the character names lol. Yes, I think you can. It's a reboot. Carlho said: TOEI did the animation or Bones? This episode was amaizing, superb animation I Hope 50 episodes with same quality Toei is the studio responsible for it. The staff on this project is pretty good. Goukenslay said: Stark700 said: [b] Looks like they're going back to the roots of the show with the digidevices, eggs, etc. Personally, I like the original visual style of the show so it might take some time to get used to the modern ones. (I mean, they even technologies like iphone now in this digital age) Agumon is so amusing to watch and that Greymon digi evolution is fire. Toei is never gonna get back to their prime of the 90s. You'll for sure see a hiccup episode along the line that will look like that infamous DBSuper boat episode. idk why they are trying to force it to be a 2020 setting, it would give that smart kid too much tools to combat the digiverse with all the new fangle tech he didnt have back in the OG series You have no idea what you're talking about man. Toei's pre-production and planning has been much better after DBS, with most projects after that period that had good/great staff doing very well. Which is how they were able to produce DBS Broly, which is one of the best movies and DB products, much like other projects. |
| It's probably not meant for us the original fans. The lack of Brave Heart is quite bothering me. But credit where it's due, it looks good visually. Hopefully, Digimon can get new younger fans and kick ass again. |
| Digimon Cyber Sleuth vibes |
otterman965 said: It's probably not meant for us the original fans. The lack of Brave Heart is quite bothering me. But credit where it's due, it looks good visually. Hopefully, Digimon can get new younger fans and kick ass again. I didn't have much expectations for it and didn't think I would like it, but I FUCKING LOVE IT, as Digimon Fan from the past. They did everything so well in the first episode it's unbelievable that this show that I lost all interest actually captured said interest after so many years. Also for the people complaining it's not just the same story, you are fucking retarded. |
Venumidas said: otterman965 said: It's probably not meant for us the original fans. The lack of Brave Heart is quite bothering me. But credit where it's due, it looks good visually. Hopefully, Digimon can get new younger fans and kick ass again. I didn't have much expectations for it and didn't think I would like it, but I FUCKING LOVE IT, as Digimon Fan from the past. They did everything so well in the first episode it's unbelievable that this show that I lost all interest actually captured said interest after so many years. Also for the people complaining it's not just the same story, you are fucking retarded. It's good in its own right. Just need that killer soundtrack like Brave Heart and Butterfly! |
| I've never seen a single Digimon nor Pokemon episode in my entire life before this, so this episode was the first time I've ever experienced Digimon in any medium. And even when I've never seen it, I still feel a sense of nostalgia from watching a show like this. Nostalgia related to other shows I generally saw as a kid, especially when seeing how Taichi was in this episode. So in a way, this was refreshing in some weird way. Whilst I wouldn't say it was good at all in most aspects, and I wouldn't know how it compares to the original, I'm glad I at least gave this an opportunity. Just to experience Digimon in some way. And who knows, maybe when I figure out what to do, may check out a Pokemon anime too one day. |
animejasApr 5, 2020 2:09 AM
| Holy crap, they remake this. Dem nostalgia the first isekai in anime history. I though the story would be still the same like back in 90s but it isn't. |
| Interesting so far, I like the way it started more than the original one. |
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| Nostalgia at it's best, Digimon and Beyblade were the very first animes I watched. I was really surprised and happy when this was announced, glad to see kid Taichi again. This was a great first episode. We already saw Greymon in action and I simply loved watching the duo back. Hoping to enjoy the rest of the series. |
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| Hmm not sure how to feel about this. Boruto's VA for Taichi and the old grandma Goku VA for Agumon.. kinda putting me off not gonna lie why couldn't they keep agumon's va from the TRI movies.. ED is cool |
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