Nonureva Really Surprised!

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Flaviaj1991 Today I'm 26 years old, and I still have a lot of fun watching Digimon Adventure. Honestly, I never understood the critiques about Digimon being a copy of Pokemon. Digimon Adventure has a beginning, middle and end, while Pokemon is an anime that never ends. The best of Digimon are the characters. My favorite was always Izzy, followed closely by Tai and Hikari.Even though there have been many other seasons of Digimon, some also good, for me nothing beats the original. This anime is forever in my heart.

jephtha Provided here are compendiums of my thoughts on the individual Digimon seasons, which I felt would be appropriate given that this page regards them as one whole. For more thorough evaluations, feel free to refer to my season or episode reviews.Digimon Adventure: A successful beginning volume, originally a mini-series that garnered enough attention to merit an extension. Admittedly, not all aspects of the production have aged well. The art style works, but the animation suffers from the same hindrances as most children's anime, and the storyline is not as cohesive as it should be. The diverse, endearing cast of kids is the greatest aspect, a quality in which the series has remained unsurpassed in its own line. Much imagination is evident in this one, especially with the partner digimon, who collectively are the most appealing main monsters in the franchise.Digimon Adventure 02: A curious companion piece to the original. Rarely boring and brings the franchise some of its most influential elements. Strong themes of redemption and forgiveness, more substantial villains, some great monster designs and an emphasis on character relationships show potential for excellence. Unfortunately, evident poor planning during production derails much of this. A viable candidate for a re-imagining, though that is a long-shot if there ever was one. Digimon Tamers: The first reboot of the franchise, and also the grimmest of the seasons. Discards the fantasy elements of its predecessors, opting for the style of a sci-fi drama, complemented by higher quality animation. Sporadically poignant, but tends to get bogged down in watered down sci-fi themes. The storyline is more coherent than the first season, despite suffering from a meandering, unwieldly first half. An excellent final act is the main asset, boasting some of the dramatic and technical highlights of the franchise. The kids are mostly a chore to watch, with the exception of Rika, but the supporting cast of partner digimon and the adults pick up the slack when they can. Overall, a well-made and bold new direction for the franchise, even if it demands a bit of patience.Digimon Frontier: A fairly out of place second reboot that has the kids become digimon instead of partnered with them, a concept that would work better in a conventional superhero show. Suffers from a derivative storyline and underutilizes the more unique characteristics of its cast. Mostly non-menacing villains don't help, though the action sequences and animation are of fair to good quality, especially the last clash with Cherubimon.Digimon Data Squad: Continues the trend of reboots. Clearly emulates the more serious approach of the third season, but with much less intrigue and poignancy, and a less than welcome dose of melodrama. Derivative characters are not helped by uninspired partner digimon(although the updated Greymon subspecies is pretty cool), while the central villain is removed prematurely, hampering the final act. The technical aspects are above par for its own line, and the English dub demonstrates how effective director Jeff Nimoy can be when given more creative control. In summary: has good ideas that aren't fully capitalized on, great moments diminished by context, and not enough heart.Digimon Fusion: I decided to pass on this one, on the grounds that it just looks like the same old stuff, repackaged and drawn out. The "xros" idea also doesn't appeal to me, as it pretty much turns digimon into living lego pieces instead of creatures with evolutionary lines that can be followed. Maybe I'm wrong…but nonetheless, I don't see myself bothering with this one. As for the future of this franchise, news has been steadily poured out regarding a new project continuing the original story. The reboot trend has been stretched to its limits, and it's encouraging for the producers to recognize this, opting to build upon what is arguably the franchise's biggest success. Personally, I'm a LITTLE skeptical about a couple of things, but at the same time REALLY excited to see Digimon get the update that so many other old franchises have received (e.g. Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ninja Turtles, even Alvin and the Chipmunks for crying out loud). By covering the high school years of these guys, there is much opportunity to liberate this series from the usual kid-related tropes and delve into new territory. Let's hope they get it right.

J-Sosa Digimon: Digital Monsters is an English translated version of Digimon: Adventure, it's your typical imported Japanese anime from the late 90's about monsters and children. Critics have criticized it as being a pseudo version of Pokemon, Digimon however is far from being a rip-off it shares common aspects with more popular Pokemon such as children befriending the monsters, the monster evolve, the monsters battle etc. Unlike the lighthearted Pokemon however, Digimon is more of a classic tale of good and evil it's plot is completely different from that of Pokemon. I have seen other anime that follow what I call the Pokemon formula, Digimon is not one of them. The Pokemon formula: A character aims to be great at something, goes on a quest, wins things, monsters come out of stuff to battle (cards, toys, balls, etc), usually involves some kind of monster tournament. Beyblade, Yu-Gi-Oh, Bakugan, and others follow this formula more than Digimon. If anything Digimon has more in common with science fiction anime's or Saturday morning American cartoons about action and adventure, than it does with the other monster anime.The characters are not your typical one dimensional anime characters, all of the characters seem to have very distinctive personality's with interesting back stories that keep the viewer interested. Even some of the villains and Digimon themselves. The anime is a lighthearted tale of good and evil, with some mature themes mixed in such as losing your parents and death, the anime also teaches kids about teamwork, friendship, and the importance of working together. The anime has great plots and sub plots that are not to complex for children to follow, but are very well written and interesting.The English version of Digimon is filled with cheesy puns and comedy to keep kids laughing, and a score composed of cheesy 90's early 00's pop rock to catch their ear. The English version also has some of the more intense scenes removed from the original Japanese version making it more appropriate for kids, without parents having to worry about Digimon being a bad influence on children or to dodge controversial Japanese anime stereotypes. For the older audience who may enjoy anime, the original Japanese version of Digimon Adventure, features a much more serious script (the dialog at times is usually completely different), a beautifully composed score made up of orchestra, electric synths, J- Rock and J-Pop, and features much more as a lot was cut out of the English dub to make it more suitable for western children and western audiences.

vip_ebriega It's quite hard to sum up an entire review of all 4 seasons of "Digimon" in one review, for frankly, their pretty much a mixed bag. So I just lined up a review for every season. The only thing I can say here is that I like this way better than "Pokemon", save that for the kiddies, this one was more absorbing.(Take note: since it's a TV series, my grades will be in the form of letters, not stars).Digimon Adventure (Season 1): A good start, with lots of fun bits and an adventurous and more mature plot that the "Pokemon" series much missed. Great build up, and made with a lot of interest. Now available on DVDs. Season rating: B. Digimon 02 (Season 2): This was the best season by far. A great plot and every episode is full off interest. The ending was rather as spoil with some, this season was still above average. Season rating: A.Digimon Tamers (Season 3): The second best in the series. This one also has the most advance and intelligent plot of the three. Doesn't have anything much to do with the first two, but it's plot as superb. Season Rating: A. Digimon Frontier (Season 4): This was the downfall on the franchise. Not only does it have no relation with the previous seasons, but it also has a less-interesting plot and less-appealing characters. Season Rating: D.