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'''''{{nihongo|Digimon Adventure|デジモンアドベンチャー|Dejimon Adobenchā}}''''' ([[1999]]) is the first season of the [[anime]] saga ''[[Digimon|Digimon: Digital Monsters]]''. Its premise involves a group of boys and girls being whisked to a parallel reality called the [[Digital World]] (sometimes incorrectly called "DigiWorld" for short) while at summer camp. They were taken there because they were chosen to become [[DigiDestined]], the children that would save the Digital World (along with Earth near the end of the series) from the evil forces that threatened to destroy it. Each of the children received a [[Digimon (creature)|Digimon]] partners who was [[Computer programming|preprogrammed]] to be [[human bonding|bonded]] to them, as well as miniature devices called [[Digivice]]s. With the power of the Digivices, their Digimon partners could become stronger forms to battle enemies or save their partners from danger.
'''''{{nihongo|Digimon Adventure|デジモンアドベンチャー|Dejimon Adobenchā}}''''' ([[1999]]) is the first season of the [[anime]] saga ''[[Digimon|Digimon: Digital Monsters]]''. Its premise involves a group of boys and girls being whisked to a parallel reality called the [[Digital World]] (sometimes incorrectly called "DigiWorld" for short) while at summer camp. They were taken there because they were chosen to become [[DigiDestined]], the children that would save the Digital World (along with Earth near the end of the series) from the evil forces that threatened to destroy it. Each of the children received a [[Digimon (creature)|Digimon]] partner who was [[Computer programming|preprogrammed]] to be [[human bonding|bonded]] to them, as well as miniature devices called [[Digivice]]s. With the power of the Digivices, their Digimon partners could become stronger forms to battle enemies or save their partners from danger.


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==

Revision as of 15:36, 16 July 2007

Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)
File:LOGODIGIMON.jpg
English version logo
GenreAction, Adventure, Shōnen
Anime
Directed byHiroyuki Kakudo
StudioToei Animation
Anime
Digimon Adventure
Directed byMamoru Hosoda
StudioToei Animation
Anime
Our War Game!
Directed byMamoru Hosoda
StudioToei Animation
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Digimon Adventure (デジモンアドベンチャー, Dejimon Adobenchā) (1999) is the first season of the anime saga Digimon: Digital Monsters. Its premise involves a group of boys and girls being whisked to a parallel reality called the Digital World (sometimes incorrectly called "DigiWorld" for short) while at summer camp. They were taken there because they were chosen to become DigiDestined, the children that would save the Digital World (along with Earth near the end of the series) from the evil forces that threatened to destroy it. Each of the children received a Digimon partner who was preprogrammed to be bonded to them, as well as miniature devices called Digivices. With the power of the Digivices, their Digimon partners could become stronger forms to battle enemies or save their partners from danger.

Plot summary

Traveling to the Digital World was an experience that left the children bewildered. Their Digimon partners were suddenly thrusted upon them, as well as the concept of having the Digimon Digivolve, a process by which they transform into stronger creatures to fend off enemy Digimon. Thus, the children had to learn how to be DigiDestined as they went along.

Soon they learned of the Digital World's plight, that evil Digimon intent on ruling it for themselves. They vowed to save it in spite of missing the life they had left behind. The DigiDestined promised to save DigiWorld because they saw that Digimon, though made of data, were as intelligent as humans. They did not want them to suffer; furthermore, it was demonstrated to them that no one else could defeat the Digital World's enemies.

As the plot evolved, the children dealt with various aspects of maturity: making friends, being courageous, standing for one's morals, etcetera. Each child was given an object called a "Crest" that embodied a particular personality trait that they had to demonstrate to get their partners to Digivolve to a higher level. Tai Kamiya possessed the trait of Courage; Matt Ishida, Friendship; Sora Takenouchi, Love; Mimi Tachikawa, Sincerity; Izzy Izumi, Knowledge; Joe Kido, Reliability; and T.K. Takaishi, Hope. It is later revealed that at the time they were chosen to become the DigiDestined (during the Greymon versus Parrotmon fight when they were only at least 7-8 (except T.K and Kari who were at least 5-6)) that these traits were the strongest good trait within their personality. Tai was always couragous when he had to be. Matt was always a good friend. Izzy was even then very knowledgable. Joe was higly reliable. Sora was genuinely loving and caring towards everyone (to say that her crest of love is love at the level of compassion (the ability to care for others)). Mimi was scincere about what she thought (positive and/or negative). T.K was one who always was hopeful and never willing to give up and Kari was just genuinely good and always wanted to do what was right (standing for the light which represents all that is good and right).

Eventually, evil Digimon began crossing a dimensional gate from the Digital World to enter Earth. The DigiDestined and their partners followed. Specifically, they landed in Odaiba, Japan, the children's home town. As the DigiDestined battled on Earth, they were joined by an eighth member, Kari Kamiya, Tai's sister and carrier of the trait of Light. While this was happening, a group of four Digimon called the Dark Masters besieged the Digital World. Once things were taken care of on Earth, the eight DigiDestined returned to the Digital World once again in order to defeat the Dark Masters and the final enemy, Apocalymon, the Digimon who made all of the evil Digimon the DigiDestined had previously faced. When Apocalymon was destroyed the children went back to the Real World, leaving their Digimon partners behind. (They were reunited with their Digimon in the movie "Our War Game!".)

The series was highly regarded and garnered millions of viewers. It became one of the largest anime export out of Japan, along with Sailor Moon and Pokémon.[citation needed]

File:Japanese Digimon Logo.jpg
Logo used in the Japanese version

Characters

The English version of Digimon Adventure was somewhat unique at the time it was dubbed. Most anime dubbed in the 1990s changed the names of characters and locales for the sake of localization. In Digimon, however, most names of the DigiDestined remained unchanged or were shortened to Americanized nicknames. Some Digimon names were modified into English equivalents, and in rare cases to Japanese equivalents.

The eight DigiDestined children are listed first, followed by their Digimon partners.

Main characters

Character Voice actor Digimon Voice actor
File:Agumonandtai.jpg Taichi "Tai" Kamiya
Yagami Taichi (八神 太一)
Joshua Seth (EN)
Toshiko Fujita (JP)
Agumon Tom Fahn (EN)
Chika Sakamoto (JP)
The leader of the DigiDestined and the older brother of Kari Kamiya.
File:Gabumonmatt.jpg Yamato "Matt" Ishida
Ishida Yamato (石田 ヤマト)
Michael Reisz (EN)
Yuuto Kazama (JP)
Gabumon Kirk Thornton (EN)
Mayumi Yamaguchi (JP)
The "lone wolf" of the group and the older brother of T.K. Takaishi.
File:Digimon Adventure ep04.jpg Sora Takenouchi
Takenouchi Sora (武ノ内 空)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey (EN)
Yuko Mizutani (JP)
Biyomon
Piyomon
Tifanie Christun (EN)
Atori Shigematsu (JP)
Is supportive, kind and acts as a mother figure to the group. She is somewhat of a tomboy.
File:Tentomonandizzy.jpg Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi
Izumi Kōshirō (泉 光子郎)
Mona Marshall (EN)
Umi Tenjin (JP)
Tentomon Jeff Nimoy (EN)
Takahiro Sakurai (JP)
Is very intelligent and a logical thinker. He is also a computer expert and constantly uses his laptop.
File:Palmonandmini.jpg Mimi Tachikawa
Tachikawa Mimi (太刀川 ミミ)
Philece Sampler (EN)
Ai Maeda (JP)
Palmon Anna Garduno (EN)
Shihomi Mizowaki (JP)
Is kind and caring, although initially slightly selfish.
File:Gomamonandjoe.jpg Joe Kido
Kido Jyōu (城戸 丈)
Michael Lindsay (EN)
Masami Kikuchi (JP)
Gomamon R. Martin Klein (EN)
Junko Takeuchi (JP)
Is dependable and thoughtful, though he is sometimes a worrier. He tries to act as the voice of reason within the group.
File:Patamonandtk.jpg Takeru "T. K." Takaishi
Takaishi Takeru (高石 タケル)
Wendee Lee (EN)
Hiroko Konishi (JP)
Patamon Laura Summer (EN)
Miwa Matsumoto (JP)
The youngest of the group and the younger brother of Matt. He grows from being reliant on the others to being as much of a fighter as they are. Along with Kari, he becomes part of the DigiDestined team of Digimon Adventure 02.
File:Ep 32 Digimon.jpg Hikari "Kari" Kamiya
Yagami Hikari (八神 ヒカリ)
Lara Jill Miller (EN)
Araki Kae (JP)
Gatomon
Tailmon
Edie Mirman (EN)
Yuka Tokumitsu (JP)
Joined the group after the other DigiDestined and is the younger sister of Tai. She is gentle and kind, although somewhat enigmatic. She joins the Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined along with T.K.



Villains

  • Parrotmon (1st Movie): Defeated by a Greymon four years prior to the events of the series.
  • Devimon (4-13): The first villain the DigiDestined faced. Destroyed by Angemon. Resurfaces in Episodes 19-21 in Digimon Adventure 02, where the Digimon Emperor uses his remains to complete Kimeramon, and consequently he manipulates the latter's actions, unbeknownst to the Digidestined (except possibly TK).
  • Dark Masters (40-52): The creations of Apocalymon; subjugated DigiWorld while the DigiDestined fought Myotismon on Earth.
    • MetalSeadramon [40-42 (and 43 in the English dub)][1]: First of the Dark Masters to attack the DigiDestined. Destroyed by WarGreymon.
    • Puppetmon (Pinnochimon) (40, 43-47): Second Dark Master to attack. Destroyed by MetalGarurumon.
    • Machinedramon (Mugendramon) (40, 48-49): Third Dark Master to attack. Destroyed by WarGreymon.
    • Piedmon (Piemon) (40, 50-52): The leader of the Dark Masters. Destroyed by MagnaAngemon,MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon.
  • Diaboromon (Diablomon) (2nd Movie): Materialized inside the Internet. First appeared as Kuramon but later Digivolved into Tsumemon and Keramon. Digivolved into Infermon while fighting Greymon and Kabuterimon and defeated them before they had a chance to Digivolve. Digivolved into Diaboromon while fighting WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon; nearly defeated them but was destroyed when they DNA Digivolved (combined) into Omnimon for the first time.

Other DigiWorld characters

  • Andromon (5, 48-49): An adroid-like Digimon that was freed in Episode 5 by Sora, Tai, and Joe but attacked due to a Black Gear stuck in him. He was defeated by Kabuterimon and later appeared in Episodes 48 and 49 to hunt down and destroy Machinedramon.
  • Centarumon (Kentarumon) (10-14, 52-54): Guardian of an ancient temple on File Island, the place in DigiWorld the children were first transported to.
  • Ogremon (8-13, 46-54): Leomon's rival. Eventually reconciles with him.
  • Whamon [14, 41-42 (42-43 in the English dub)]: Transported the children and their Digimon to DigiWorld's Server Continent. Later helped them escape MetalSeadramon but was then destroyed by him.
  • Piximon (Piccolomon) [18, 40 (40-41 in the English dub)]: Trained the DigiDestined and their partners in battle tactics. Saved the DigiDestined from the Dark Masters but was destroyed by them in the process.
  • DemiDevimon (PicoDevimon) (22-38): Sent by Myotismon to try and keep the DigiDestined from reuniting when Tai first returned from the Real World. Destroyed by VenomMyotismon.
  • Wizardmon (Wizarmon) (30-37): Gatomon's best friend. Sacrificed himself to save her and Kari from Myotismon.

Family of the DigiDestined

  • Susumu & Yuuko Kamiya (Yagami): Tai and Kari's father and mother.
  • Hiroaki Ishida & Nancy Takaishi (Natsuko): Matt and T.K.'s father and mother. They are now divorced.
  • Toshiko Takenouchi: Sora's mother. Sora is emotionally distant to her at the beginning of the series but resolves her conflicts with her later on when she learns that her mother really does love her.
  • Keisuke & Satoe Tachikawa: Mimi's father and mother.
  • Jim Kido (Shin): One of Joe's older brothers. He assisted the DigiDestined during the battle against Myotismon. In the Japanese version of the series, Joe has two brothers, Shin and Shuu Kido (Shuu appears in Digimon Adventure 02). In the English version the brothers were combined into one character.
  • Masami & Yoshie Izumi: Izzy's adoptive father and mother. They never told him directly that he was adopted but he overheard it during a conversation. This troubles Izzy until his parents reveal to him the truth and he confesses he knew all along.
Note: Joe's parents were never named in either the Japanese or English dubs.

Episodes

For a list of episodes, see List of Digimon Adventure episodes

Digimon Adventure aired 54 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from March 7, 1999 to March 26, 2000. In the United States it aired on Fox Kids from August 14, 1999 to June 24, 2000. In Germany, Digimon Adventure aired on RTL II from August 14, 2000 to July 7, 2001.

Digital World

The Digital World (abbreviated as "DigiWorld") is a parallel reality made from data inside Earth's communications networks. It is the place where all Digimon live, and where the DigiDestined fight the majority of their battles.

DigiWorld's data manifested into a material form via the wishes of human children. The data reformed inside another parallel universe, a "dream dimension" that has the power to turn mental desires into reality. The Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western ends of the Digital World are individually guarded by one of the four Harmonious Ones, benevolent Digimon who ensure the Digital World's well-being.

When an evil being emerged from beyond the Digital World's Wall of Fire, the Digital World's chronology was warped, throwing it out of sync with Earth, making it much older than it would be under normal circumstances - one Earth minute was equal to one Digital World day. Prophecy foretells that any time the Digital World is threatened by evil, a new group of children from each generation, called the DigiDestined, will come to the Digital World and save it. The DigiDestined for each generation were selected by a mysterious group, charged with the DigiWorld's protection. When the eight children of this generation witnessed a battle between a Greymon and a Parrotmon, the group chose them, and constructed their Digivices, Tags and Crests. A brutal attack by the Dark Masters left the whole group dead, save for Gennai, who was able to escape and hide the DigiDestined’s' Digivices and seven DigiEggs until their time came. When Devimon began to take over File Island with his Black Gears, the time for the DigiDestined to be summoned came, and the Digivices were dispatched, transporting seven chosen children into the Digital World, where they battled with the evil Digimon there.

Myotismon attempted to conquer both the Digital World and Earth by killing the Eighth Child - the predestined eighth member of the DigiDestined. He opened a portal to Earth and led his army on an assault on Central Odaiba in the search for the child, who was eventually revealed to be Kari, little sister of Tai, leader of the DigiDestined. When Myotismon was finally stopped, a rift opened to the Digital World - but it had been horrifically changed. In the few days that the DigiDestined had been back on Earth, years had passed in the Digital World, and the Dark Masters had risen again, and conquered the entire world, reformatting it into the massive Spiral Mountain. When the kids defeated the Dark Masters, they were confronted with the organism who had made the four monstrosities - Apocalymon. Apocalymon was bent on sharing his sorrow with the rest of reality, and didn't care if he lived or died in doing so. Thankfully, the kids defeated him. With his defeat, the Digital World began to reformat itself into its original form, free of evil, also putting it back in synch with Earth-time, meaning time would move to the same pace in both worlds. After the battle with Diaboromon, Gennai called the DigiDestined back to the DigiWorld, where they released the powers of their Crests, forming a shield which restored peace to the DigiWorld, expelling all evil.

Movies

Digimon: The Movie, released in the U.S. and Canada territory by Fox Kids in October 2000, consists of the union of the first three Japanese movies. Those stories are based in the universe introduced in the first two seasons of the T.V. series.

Digimon Adventure (The movie)

File:Digimon Movie 1.jpg

The first story focused on Tai and Kari Kamiya four years before their adventure in the Digital World. It shows their first encounter with Digimon and what happened to them (as well as the other children) when they participated in their first Digimon battle after raising a quickly growing Botamon. In the story, that Digimon hatches from a Digi-egg and eventually evolved into Greymon to fight a Parrotmon who appeared in the city. The movie was used in episodes of Digimon Adventure to explain why Taichi and company became DigiDestined.

Our War Game!

File:02 Our War Game.jpg
(デジモンアドベンチャー ぼくらのウォーゲーム Dejimon Adobenchā: Bokura no Uō Gēmu!)

The second story shows many of the DigiDestined, but primarily focuses on Matt, Tai, Izzy, and T.K., as they end up saving the day when a computer virus Digimon raises havoc all over the world through the Internet. The kids must stop the evil Digimon quickly before he provokes the launching of a nuclear ICBM aimed at Japan (where the kids live). Tai and Matt end up getting so worried about their Digimon (in the form of WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon) badly losing to the evil Digimon Diaboromon that they actually phase into the Internet and miraculously give them the power to destroy him in time. Both Digimon merge, evolving into the powerful Omnimon. However, Diaboromon is still too fast, until Izzy comes up with the idea to redirect e-mails that they are receiving from children watching the battle all over the world via the internet to slow Diaboromon down, allowing Omnimon to finish him off just before the missiles hit. In the end, the deactivated ICBM lands harmlessly in Tokyo Bay. Our War Game! appears to be inspired by the 1983 film, WarGames.

C.D. Dramas

Digimon Adventure Original Story 2nen han no Kyuuka

This audio drama (N.E.C.A.-30081[2]) focuses on the two and a half years between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02.[3] It was only released in Japanese, and the title translates as "Original Story, 2-and-a-Half Year Break". It has separate tracks for Tai (set November, 1999), Joe (set May, 2000), Sora (set October, 2000), Izzy (set April, 2001), Mimi (set September, 2001), and Matt (set March, 2002).

In Tai's track, Whistle, a digital gate opens, allowing Tai to communicate briefly with Agumon. The sound of his sister's whistle, left in the Digital World with Gatomon, alerted him to the open gate.

In Joe's track, Telephone, he confides in his brother Shin that he now wants to become a doctor because he wished to do something about the suffering he saw in the Digital World.

In Sora's track, Letter to my Father, she writes about Joe's eldest brother, Shin, becoming her father's student in mythology, that her mother is teaching her to play tennis, and that her school will be going to Kyoto on a trip soon.

In Izzy's track, Chat, Izzy is e-mailing Gennai. He comments on Gennai "becoming younger", and that there are actually many more Digidestined around the world. In addition, he wonders what the causes of the Greymon/Parrotmon battle in 1995 may have been.

In Mimi's track, Video Mail, Mimi has recently moved to New York City. She relates in graphic detail her experiences of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and that she met other DigiDestined helping to clear away the rubble. She also wonders if Digimon were actually around before the creation of the computer network.

In Matt's track, As I Play the Bass, Matt appears to be talking on the telephone to his father, whilst practicing the bass guitar. He finds out that his father used to be in a band, and also says that T.K. and his mother will be moving into Odaiba soon. Matt also mentions that the events relating the Digimon appear to have been wiped from video records.

Overall, the audio drama, set between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, serves to bridge the gap between the two seasons in terms of the changing personalities of the original DigiDestined, and especially in the case of Chat, to provide further insight into some plot holes.

Digimon Adventure - Character Song - Mini Drama 2

This C.D. drama[4] focuses on a love letter that Izzy is writing. Throughout the drama, the other DigiDestined and their Digimon try and determine who he is writing it to, and several of the female DigiDestined wonder and even argue if he's writing it to them.

In Koushiro and the Missing Whereabouts of Love, the other DigiDestined find Izzy writing the love letter and try to get him to confess who he's writing it to. But Izzy gets Tentomon to Digivolve to Kabuterimon and flies off on him before the others can badger the answer from him. They pursue him in order to find out.

In Mimi's Overly Self-Conscious Plans for World Domination, the female DigiDestined (Kari, Mimi, and Sora) wonder if Izzy wrote the letter for one of them, and if so, which one? A small, but comical and friendly, argument breaks out over as to whom it could be.

In Hikari's Weak Constitution, the boys try to calm the girls down, only to be ensnarled in the affair themselves. Kari finally resolves the situation. The true intended recipient for the love letter is revealed by Izzy, but is purposely bleeped out in order to keep the listeners in the dark as to whom the letter was really for.

English dub edits

  • In the episode "Evil Shows His Face", two scenes were cut:
    • Part of the bath scene was cut because of the nudity of Tai, Matt, and Joe. However, in the episode "The Dark Network of Etemon", another bath scene where Mimi's bath is interrupted due to Tai and Izzy walking in on her (and her covering her breast) was not edited. This is however likely for humor effects.
    • The scene with Leomon running up and choking Tai was cut out possibly due to how the scene could have been too violent. They do show Leomon choking Tai in a later scene right before Leomon is about to finish off Tai.
  • Puppetmon's hide-and-seek game with T.K. was edited as it involved the villain using a gun with dum-dum bullets. T.K.'s lines were also changed a bit to make him sound less cruel when he tricks Puppetmon.
    • A scene where Mushroomon and Blossomon are shot is edited out. Since they were covering T.K.'s movements, this leaves him appearing behind the door out of nowhere in the dub.
  • When Apocalymon is talking and cuts through his skin, green blood is edited out.
  • In several fight scenes, frames where the fists or slaps connect are cut though in most instances it was made clear that the contact was made (i.e, characters exclaimed, faces were left red and so on)
  • All music in the show and first three movies is replaced with new orchestral music by Shuki Levy in the English dub, in much the same style as the music from Saban's Masked Rider series.
  • Joe has a lot of health problems in the dub, such as weight problems, asthma, nasal congestion, bad knees, claustrophobia, allergies to everything under the sun, breaking out in hives in the dark, and paranoia. He does not have any of these in the Japanese version.
  • In the original Japanese version of episode 30, "Almost Home Free", the man who picked up the Digidestined was not Sora's cousin, but a stranger. [5] Similarly, another scene where Matt tried to get a ride was cut out since he was nearly picked up by a strange female.
  • In the original Japanese version of episode 34, "The Eighth Child Revealed", Myotismon tortured Salamon by whipping her. That scene however, was edited in the dub to remove the shots of Myotismon's whip hitting Salamon.
  • Some scenes are switched between episodes to make cliff-hangers.[1]

Trivia

  • Scenes from the episode "Almost Home Free" appeared in the back-ground of the 2003 film Bad Boys 2. When Martin Lawrence's character Marcus Burnett and Will Smith's character Mike Lowrey was talking about Marcus' family, the scene shows Marcus' daughter Megan Burnett watching an episode of Digimon.
  • In the comedy sitcom The Hughleys, one of the main characters, Micheal, is often seen wearing a Digimon Adventure t-shirt.
  • In The Boondocks episode, The Trial of R. Kelly, Huey, Riley, & Granddad, wanted to watch the episode "Gatomon Comes Calling".

Theme songs

Original

  • Opening: "Butter-Fly" (1: Eps 1~54) written by: Ikō Chiwata, Composed by: Ikō Chiwata, Arranged by: Cheru Watanabe, Performed by: Kōji Wada
  • Ending 1: "I wish" (1: Eps 1~26) written by: Tokuko Miura, Composed by: Yoshihisa Shirakawa, Arranged by: Katsumi Horī, Performed by: Ai Maeda
  • Ending 2: "Keep on" (1: Eps 27~54) written by: NK, Composed by: Naoto Kine, Arranged by: Naoto Kite & Kō'ichi Yuasa, Performed by: Ai Maeda
  • Insert: "Brave Heart" (1: Eps 1~54) written by: Sachiko Ōmori, Composed by: Michihiko Ōta, Arranged by: Michihiko Ōta, Performed by: Ayumi Miyazaki

Credits

Cast (Japan)

  • All characters listed here are referred to by their Japanese Names.

Cast (English)

  • All Characters listed here are referred to by their English Names.

Movie cast (English version)

Crew (Japan)

Notes

  1. ^ a b In the English version the end of the battle against MetalSeadramon was moved to the beginning of episode 43."Playing Games". Digimon Adventure. 2000-03-25. Fox Kids. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |2= (help)
  2. ^ Digimon Adventure 01 discography
  3. ^ English translation of the tracks for first C.D. drama
  4. ^ English translation of 2nd Mini Drama
  5. ^ Drazen, Patrick (2002). Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. p. 58. ISBN 1-880656-72-8.

See also

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