All movies except X-Evolution and Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode have been released and distributed internationally. Digimon: The Movie , released in the U. The first four series were collectively retitled Digimon: Digital Monsters.
Some scenes from the original version were omitted from the Saban dub, or were modified, in order to comply with Fox's Standards and practices which considered several scenes to be inappropriate for the target age group. Often dialogue was changed, and the show became less "Serious" in tone compared to the Japanese version, instead featuring more jokes and added dialogue, along with a completely different musical score usually orchestral music and completely different sound effects, due to licensing issues.
The latter often results in a high-pitched childish voice for an otherwise monstrous or masculine form. Frontier was syndicated on ABC Family shortly after that.
In the U. Later, all 3 seasons aired except Xros Wars The 3rd Season was ended in However, Digimon Frontier the fourth series has not been shown in the UK, and the show, including series 1, 2 and 3, has not been seen on UK television since late , when Jetix took it off the air. The Latin American , Brazilian , Spanish , German and Italian versions of Digimon are completely uncensored and uncut from the original Japanese edition. It would air Friday nights at PM. This dubbing is mostly true to the original.
Though they used the original Japanese show as the medium for the dub, some of the voices seem to sound like the U. The second series aired on a new Saturday morning block at 10 A. This series was dubbed in both English and Tagalog , so that it would be compatible with the other shows in the block. This time, the show, along with some of the other anime that aired with it, was dubbed by Singaporean voice actors.
Digimon Savers began airing in the country on September 8, and has currently ended. The series which is currently shown on Hero is Digimon Savers January The original stories are heavily abridged, though on rare occasions events play out differently than the anime.
The Cantonese language version was published by Rightman Publishing Ltd. Two English versions were also released. The first one was published by Chuang Yi in Singapore. Dark Horse Comics published American-style Digimon comic books , adapting the first thirteen episodes of the English dub of Digimon Adventure in The European publishing company, Panini , approached Digimon in different ways in different countries.
While Germany created their own adaptations of episodes, the United Kingdom UK reprinted the Dark Horse titles, then translated some of the German adaptations of Adventure 02 episodes. These original stories only roughly followed the continuity of Adventure When the comic switched to the Tamers series the storylines adhered to continuity more strictly; sometimes it would expand on subject matter not covered by the original Japanese anime such as Mitsuo Yamaki 's past or the English adaptations of the television shows and movies such as Ryo's story or the movies that remained undubbed until In a money saving venture, the original stories were later removed from Digimon Magazine , which returned to printing translated German adaptations of Tamers episodes.
Eventually, both magazines were cancelled. This battle in 2 shows the player's WarGreymon battling the enemy Machinedramon. Battling is an integral concept of the Digimon video game series and media franchise. Template:Infobox video game series The Digimon series has a large number of video games which usually have their own independent storylines with a few sometimes tying into the stories of the anime series or manga series.
The games consists of a number of genres including Life Simulation , Adventure , Video card game , Strategy and Racing games though they are mainly Action role-playing game.
In February , a website for the online multiplayer game, Digimon Battle , was launched, showing it to be based primarily in the world of the Tamers saga and its characters. In , Bandai posted a countdown on a teaser site. The Digimon Collectible Card Game is a collectible card game based on Digimon, first introduced in Japan in and published by Bandai. The card game is also put into games. While not a bad season, Data Squad tried to relive what made the first few seasons so well-loved.
There was too much of a focus on the past and not enough on itself. It was a fair season, but some lackluster ideas as overall arcs and see-through storylines made it fall behind. The sixth season of Digimon , Fusion was a look at Digimon through a new lens. Instead of basic Digivolution, which did still exist, the show hinged on multiple fusions. While the idea was used in Digimon: The Movie and Adventure 02 , this season kicked it up a notch by presenting the idea as the main concept.
In addition to an overhaul of the Digivolution method, the season introduced war as a main plot point. Rather than being an exploration of new land, this season was about being true heroes to the Digital World.
It felt like there were real risks and the characters were mostly well developed. Introducing an entirely new world and set of Digmon , Appmon was a shocking and welcome change to the formula of Digimon. Rather than being an adventure to a foreign land where monsters roam, this season examines one of the most important inventions of today, the cell phone. In this season, the Digimon are based on phone applications like music, camera, navigation and more. Not only was it a change of pace in terms of the Digimon themselves, but the human characters also get a lot more story than most seasons.
There are some actual heart-tugging moments and hints throughout of impending story beats that make rewatching a lot of fun. Noting that Appmon , X - Evolution , and this entry only released in Japan, this season took what made Fusion Xros Wars in Japan great and expanded on it.
This device contains information about Digimon, data storage, and even radar. DigiDestined can also use this device to help evolve their Digimon. Both series contain an overpowered device that gives its trainers the upper-hand in battle.
Unfortunately, it's not possible to carry around all of those monsters. In the world of Digimon , DigiDestined are only assigned with one partner. This partner will remain with them for the entire series. They don't switch out with other Digimon. The DigiDestined have to learn how to support their partners. The Digimon and their partners may fight at first, but they forge an unbreakable bond. Young viewers were captivated by Ash, Misty, and Brock's adventures in the Kanto region.
The show featured seven kids who were trapped in the Digital World. They also worked with cute animal-like creatures to overcome their enemies. Both animated series was targeted towards children.
Ash has remained a youthful year-old kid who hasn't changed much. Digimon is a much more serious show. The original seven DigiDestined were all going through tough issues. The leader, Tai, is coping with almost causing his sister's passing when he was younger.
Joe had to decide if he wanted to follow family tradition and become a doctor or follow his own path. The characters all have a hidden issue that they bring into the Digital World. By working together, they manage to overcome their problems and emerge as stronger people. This encouraged young fans to play trade with their friends or buy another copy of the game. Not long after, Digimon jumped in on the trend. In , Bandai began releasing dual versions of their games. These games also encouraged trading and buying additional copies of the game.
They must reach a certain level and be taught the right moves. In the Digital World, evolutions also follow specific paths. Digimon can evolve with the help of their human partner. These forms have varying ranges of power. These forms are used to take down more powerful enemies. Digimon also has similar themes. By now, you all know that Digimon began as a series of Tamagotchi-like games that allowed kids to take care of a monster and raise it into a strong fighter that battled against others with the toy.
Obviously, the main inspiration for this toy was Tamagotchi, but the fact that it came after Digimon did the same concept definitely raises some eyebrows. We can't claim it was a ripoff, however, since Digimon is itself a battle-themed revamping of Tamagotchi.
This concept would be lifted and used for future Digimon media, as seen in the anime and games, since all the Digi-destined would be depicted as children and teenagers.
This was a smart, if unoriginal choice by Digimon , as giving kids an avatar to project themselves on to in the games and anime is always a good idea. Well, thanks for the dreams that will assuredly keep us from ever going into a forest!
Cherrymon is something of a frightening forest guardian that could very well have served as the basis for Trevenant, though their shared scary tree concepts could also have just been a coincidence.
As with other cases in this list, it's not hard to see similarities, but there are also plenty of differences that cancel out those similarities.
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