Digimon Adventure Review | Billiam

[@mienfu9824]

I love how each of the kids came from a different kind of family: Tai and Kari - regular middle class family Matt and TK - divorced parents Sora - dad's not home, mom wants her to continue the family business Izzy - adopted Mimi - rich parents Joe - his parents had high demands on him because of his older brother They all had different issues they had to deal with which showed us that there are other children that have the same problems we do.

[@dwainsimmons3447]

And the dub didn’t shy away from it.

[@Ray_HD]

thats how you do diversity

[@orekihotarou6574]

Was Mimi really rich? or jsut a Barbie-like character?

[@katarinadreams6955]

If you watch the short film in its original Japanese, there's a scene where Tai and Kari's dad comes home drunk. That would make him a former or at least recovering alcoholic in the main series

[@masonwalsh3546]

Tai’s backstory is a massive car wreck

[@CRANTIME]

Digimon was actually a fantastic show. easily one of my favorites from when I was a kid.

[@phykin]

Mine too!!

[@Andrew-xn4sc]

i like pokemon better but it looks like this kind of change is actually REALLY cool i might watch the anime ans play the games

[@nanashi1173]

Andrew Watch Tri. It’s really good. Even if you don’t like Digimon, it’s a good story.

[@unknownsmitty8260]

Good thing the Digirap not in it

[@MrGibbs-cr9zs]

Same, I remember preferring digimon over pokemon as a kid

[@Alex_v_Mizu]

."mon" being a file extension makes a lot of sense Digi.mon, Agu.mon , Gato.mon, etc.

[@AtrocityEquine01]

Let us take a moment to remember they BASICALLY had a character who was forced into submission by a sociopath to be his soldier and was willing to kill a kid...until she began to soften up thanks to two people (the kid and her closest ally who he saved) and eventually was able to break free from that cycle. Yeah I love Gatomon a lot.

[@yhennefortuna1569]

gatomon's story made me cry and i also

[@razkable]

I feel bad for hikari the most...in the film dub wise she narrates exposition but her character is useless in the film so people probably hate her voice and role and just decided to never watch the show leaving them with a naive bad taste of her character but in the show she is a great character given so much emotional content that makes you care for her from her almost dying cause of taichi twice to her becoming a literal possessed being of light like an angel teaching us about the origins and leading a revolution of the union numamon or her sad digimon storyline finding gatomon and the scene with wizardmon then the dark ocean subplot that sadly got dropped which was going to give her more depth and draw her closer to daisuke..she was a great character imo and the movie shits on her

[@WinoaKaronhiatens]

Then they had a kid who literally went to another world to harass, enslave and torture it's inhabitants who was a chosen hero and literally killed his partner in which at that point he learned the world wasn't a game and the inhabitants were alive. Also being manipulated partially to create and place the towers as he was extremely talented and smart and great at programming. That would be Ken Ichijouji. As far as it goes Digimon is a lot darker then a lot of people realize. Many probably are only starting to realize it with Ghost Game where many of the episodes the digimon are related to various folk lore and urban legends and show how dark the digimon universe is to it's highest extent. From spiriting people away to notable deaths by digimon who ate people or have digimon who kill other digimon.

[@schribbler1592]

Izzy realising he was adopted at a young age, was one of the most heartwarming and hard hitting scenes in Digimon. He already knew, yet still did his best to be whatever he though his 'adopted' parents would be, knowing that they are the ones that raised him. He had such a mature attitude for a complex situation, and it was written so well in both sub and dub. Izzy's story arch seems so underappreciated, considering how good it is. Joe too. Sucks not to be the main character I guess.

[@blaakmage]

". . .the change in style lets the audience know that something is wrong." Absolutely. Even as a little kid I watched this episode on the edge of my seat because everything was just off and I knew something bad was going to happen.

[@lostconnections824]

That episode was so good.

[@TG-ge1oh]

The sense of foreboding was suffocating almost. The suspense was palpable. You could pass parts of that episode as calmer moments in a horror anime and it wouldn't feel out of place.

[@chrisharrison9717]

Kinda awkward watching episode 21 knowing the original Japanese director intended for the episode to be a goddamn love triangle between Tai, Kari, and Koromon.....

[@gracec6179]

@@chrisharrison9717 ... w h a t?

[@luGnar]

@@chrisharrison9717 that was debunked, actually

[@angrybrony]

pokemon: hey look at this flying lizard. digimon: I HAVE A CYBORG DINOSAUR THAT FIGHTS THE DEVIL!

[@Janlingchen]

and it shots rockets!!!

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Dovahgatr Makes girls play cards with him? Well that never happened.

[@griffinbaxter4754]

Anti-HyperLink It did, just in 02

[@thunderfist232]

@@griffinbaxter4754 That's why I can't recall the moment

[@thunderfist232]

@Dovahgatr Could be worse It could be a one eyed orb wielding 2 magnets

[@pwrovr9k731]

Plot-wise Digimon is far better than pokemon but pokemon has its moments

[@flyatnight-1812]

Pokémon plot is stuffed and repetitive and apparently ash gets younger as he travels through regions wtf.

[@miciso666]

because digimon had a plot. pokemon didnt. digimon was also full of real world problems and overcoming them. ash is a trainer who forgets the most basic shit and cheats his way to victory or by sheer luck or pity wins.

[@hype6633]

X Y and Z had a pretty good plot

[@dervakommtvonhinten517]

what moments would that be? when the episodes end? team rocket and ash ruined the anime for me

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

Ash is a vampire that's why.

[@chrislo2533]

The best part of this series or the most epic battle part is face slapping between Angewomon and LadyDevimon.

[@lokephoenix1039]

Chris Lo YOU GO ANGEWOMON KNOCK HER BLOCK OFF!!!!

[@Type03xx]

Maybe it's Digimon that taught me I shouldn't make women angry, at the age of 10.

[@yhennefortuna1569]

hahahaha yah that's true

[@solierafromtheultrareconsquad]

*L i t e r a l c a t f i g h t*

[@olivierdubreuil-gagnon2201]

@@solierafromtheultrareconsquad They both came from a version of Gatomon as well, so it’s a literal catfight.

[@andre.andrade91]

I find the Tai's comeback to home episode such a masterpiece, the way it revolves around the "Bolero" by Ravel... Epic

[@unknownvariable9287]

Mimi is the most realistic child character is the series

[@racheldixon998]

Ture.

[@oOHalfAliveOo]

She was my favourite Character. I realised that she's pictured as a little less of a brat in the german version compared to the english one though

[@skittymi]

I tried to BE mimi when i was 8

[@WikiHL]

*Takato joined the chat*

[@RayOfTruth]

At least in the Japanese version and other more accurate dubs. She's a pretty different character in the English version, which changed her to be much more stereotypical while taking away some of her realism.

[@wheeledjustice7381]

No mention of Apocalymon? He gave me legitimate nightmares as a kid. Not as much as the D-Reaper did but still...*shudders* D-Reaper....

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Jeri is terrifying on her own, and when she's possessed she's worse.

[@shureborn]

WheeledJustice legit did not have an affect at the end of the show the dark masters should have been a few episodes short

[@AzguardMike]

tell me, why do you get the pizza, while i get the crust!!!!!! *MiMi squirms*

[@digi4998]

The d-reaper caused me not to watch Tamers for a while

[@joseantoniogomezrodriguez1724]

We don't talk about apocalymon, it never existed and never will.

[@eekeey]

"marketed to young boys" I was a 17 year old girl when this came out and I LOVED it lol.

[@veelamon]

I was an 8 year old girl when I found this show and that's when my fan girl started showing. All because MYOTISMON.

[@ender_voide9344]

16-year old me wanted an impmon soooo bad!

[@bleudavinci92]

@@veelamon Yeah i was 9 yrs old when it first aired. I remember I was a big fan of Pokemon, but after watching my first episode of Digimon I fell in love and changed my mind.

[@johnnyboy-ws3we]

i was 9 going 10 when it aired on tv

[@johnnyboy-ws3we]

@@bleudavinci92 i was about to turn 10 when it aired im guessing you were born in 1989 like me or 1990

[@mdudegamer]

Hang on now, you don't just skip over MagnaAngemon.

[@gaibrielsimpson7124]

mdudegamer I know right!

[@0entropy]

"Chew on this!" "I'm not hungry." Best line of my childhood right here

[@Avalon64]

yeah I was kinda annoyed he glossed over MagnaAngemon too...

[@SadikiStGeorgeangemon44]

Heavens Gaaaate

[@pjosepha]

U not kidding. When patamon finally became ultimately strong as magnaangelmon he became a Badman. Impressive that he in ultimate form defeated piedmon a mega form

[@AlphosNZ]

Is it just me or did the "Hey Digimon! Hey Digimon!" let me know that everything was gonna be okay and was kinda calming as a kid?

[@jurgeysamuel]

Such a good song

[@siloPIRATE]

Hey Digimon! Hey Digimon! Monster friends to the boys and girls Hey Digimon! Hey Digimon! Champions of the digital world Hey Digimon! Hey Digimon! Ultimate friend to the boys and girls Hey Digimon! Hey Digimon! Champions of the digital world

[@nickhalfmann8397]

The song slaps

[@Christian-rn1ur]

I'm not sure about them being Garlic Champions though - is that how they defeated Myotismon? With the power of bad breath?

[@45heisman]

I looovvvvveeee that

[@dasaniwaterbottle71]

My dad has a green chili problem.

[@thunderfist232]

As long as it isn't a soda problem

[@thefunnychiptuneman]

Lets hope it doesn't become a jelly douhnut problem

[@xrybl45tx12]

John Constantine Oh no I have a soda problem

[@RareSox]

The dub has a Toriko problem. I mean, Toriko could've went to Konami under 4K Media to panderize it even more... At this point, I just want Bakugan Battle Planet on Nicktoons.

[@cartoonice1]

yo. tbh. i was always a Digimon fan more than I was a Pokemon fan. the story, for me, was more entertaining than pokemon. and each series had its own story and plot. which was different than pokemon's. all in all. both are good shows. but i will always have a strong nostalgic connection with Digimon

[@fireball111121]

Show wise (and likely manga too), digimon is far superior, but I would say that in every other facet Pokemon is the superior of the two. I love both equally, for different reasons.

[@odeiup]

cartoonice1 same m8, but I’m 11 .i used to watch it a lot, and it isn’t uncommon for me to watch season 1 and 2 within a week, until I get to the Piedmon part at night time. Or that large myotesmon .other than that I’m fine

[@depingchen330]

fireball111121 from my experience with the mangas, the pokemon adventures manga is better than the digimon ones.

[@fireball111121]

True, I do enjoy the Adventures Manga, though I haven't kept up with it. I more meant like the Digimon manga compared to the Digimon anime are both better than the Pokemon anime. I wasn't attempting to compare the two manga, though I realize why that'd be easy to assume, lol.

[@kaitlyngault3987]

cartoonice1 You just validated my entire childhood.

[@SigmundFreudGaming]

I love how some of the villains, mainly the main ones are based off common childhood fears Demons, Bugs, Cryptids, Sea Monsters, Evil Puppets, Evil clowns, so on

[@xxkaioxx137]

Fun fact:the dark masters are based on the four horseman of the Apocalypse Machinedramon is war Mega seadramon is hunger Puppetmon is plague And Piedmon is death

[@TheNutshaq]

Elvis

[@shayfarrelly6789]

@@TheNutshaq a common childhood fear

[@slavishentity6705]

The devil, Elvis, snakes, dolls with guns, clowns, Mechagodzilla, metaphors.

[@Stumbo99]

I love your theory about the -mon being a file extension

[@FL4SHK]

As a computer engineer... I also love it

[@Ikuzuno]

Or it stands for "Digital Monster" same with Pokemon "Pocket Monster". I'm amazed that the most basic information isn't mentioned in this video and not even known by people

[@lokephoenix1039]

Ikuzuno it’s known by everyone. It’s doesn’t explain why all the Digimon shave names ending in mom in the show though, does it? Pokemon doesn’t. In the context of the show, the file extension theory is great.

[@ChoaiDode]

It wasn’t his theory

[@vaxel7]

Man I remember that show SO FONDLY when I was a kid, one of my favourite childhood shows, I've only watched it once but I still remember it and that's saying something I guess. I think the reason why I got so hooked on it was the drama and character development, I remember waiting impatiently for each next episode being excited what happens next in the story

[@PsychoWhite3]

Whoa! File Island, Continent of Server. I only just realised what the names are doing

[@xrybl45tx12]

Same

[@jorgenegrete4519]

What do they mean?

[@oOHalfAliveOo]

there's also the Fire Wall Gennai talks about in some episodes :D

[@triguntoroyohanes158]

yeah, when i was child i thought its "vile island"

[@PrincessLelouch]

I always forget how good Digimon was. It really shone in creating lovable characters, with a very natural progression of each character’s arc. They didn’t hesitate to tackle really serious and emotional issues while never losing that children’s show charm, which I think a lot of kids were able to relate to.

[@SquirmieWormington]

Ok but Matt’s breakdown after getting separated from TK was heart wrenching!!!

[@HighQualityLeftover]

i realy appreciate how much thought you put into every cut. normal youtubers show a lot of empty content while they talk, but you actually work with the visual image and try to incorporate what we see into what we hear. that is a lot more work that not a lot of people will notice, but the view will love you for it^^

[@Kasoha4]

1:11 In the original, Taichi didn't know that Takeru was Yamato's brother. He also didn't narrate the intro, and most importantly wasn't a complete asshole.

[@sassberrysnap]

"Leomon" *insert Jeri crying in the corner*

[@espensuniverse5561]

OML I-I loved them

[@FallenDemonFly]

why do i get the feeling that leomon and lancer from fate would be good buddies?

[@7urn3rmusic]

Everytime I see a leomon in any digimon series " ah. Sooo, when do you die? "

[@animefan77]

Garudamon: Now I am your true enemy. Myotismon: Actually, you're going to be just one of my enemies. My main nemesis is the cat I keep abusing that becomes an angel, another angel, a wizard that loves her, a mechanical wolf, an armored dinosaur-dragon warrior and a complete idiot. Garudamon: But, I became this form to fight you. Myotismon: You're not important enough.

[@razkable]

Angemon seemed strong enough to beat myotismon on his own ...he was scarred to fight him and he got hurt by his hand of fate so wtf...was wizardmon death totally avoidable yes ..but also gatomons transformation into angewomans evolution seemed pointless a well ...her combining all the attacks of everyone else also seemed irrelevant since he just respawned as malomyostimon and then the mega were introduced in the most convulated coconfusing way possible..good job digimon ..shoot arrows at kids to unlock power ...yeah that makes sense? ...wtf

[@shadenox8164]

Hurt him isn't the same as defeating him, Myotismon was still an ultimate at the time and would have had little difficulty smacking Angemon a champion level around once the fight was reduced to one on one which it would have been very quickly without Angewoman's intervention. Also combining their attacks made sense as we saw in the fight Myotismon can stop attacks that aren't coming from holy digimon. By giving their power to Angewomon she could turn that power into a celestial arrow which he can't stop and makes the attack far more devastating then them all attacking separately since most of them wouldn't hit.

[@collegerebel]

Asmosis Jones VenomMyotismon. MaloMyotismon appeared at the end of 02.

[@mushroomhead3619]

Lilymon: I'm a flower fairy!

[@pokeyerface]

sho was the complete idiot?

[@Zoki4444]

"Thor Turtle" is the best nickname for Zudomon ever. XD

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

Thortle

[@michaelR999]

@@SunGodNika-bi2jr Bowser

[@ultralucario9152]

Yesssss

[@TheHeavyMetalGamer91]

ThorTurtleJamieHynemanmon

[@125conman]

Gosh watching him recount the story of wizardmon brought me back watching this air in a marathon session one Saturday morning. I remember watching it while laying on my parents bed, even they were interested in watching it with me. meant so much to me as a 6(?) year old having both my parents interested in watching a cartoon with me. I'm getting goose bumps thinking back to the intensiveness and emotions this brought on as a kid.

[@NarukoCosplay15]

Me a 7 year old little black girl listening to the digirap: this slaps Me now a 24 year old black woman listening to the digirap: still slaps Fight me

[@brandonnewell8677]

I love the digirap

[@NarukoCosplay15]

@@brandonnewell8677 same

[@brandonnewell8677]

Some just don't catch the vibes I guess...

[@NarukoCosplay15]

Maybe

[@dukendelmo7906]

It slaps...under the RIGHT circumstances. For example, imagine pulling off a sick rap...in the middle of a funeral. Totally inappropriate and insensitive. That's why a lot of people think the English dub and its soundtracks horrible.

[@agusontoro]

In the latino version of the show, they just kept the japanese soundtrack. And for the intro and the end credit they just did an spanish version of the songs, which where actually great and now considered nostalgia fuel in latinamerica

[@Lindbluete]

Same in Germany and I would think everywhere else except the USA.

[@razkable]

Yeah the spanish version of butterfly is pretty good

[@ahmh1000]

I wouldn't be able to tell if it is simply nostalgia but i always loved the digimon songs. I saw 6 digimon series when i was young (not entirely sure which series), so the Arabic songs bring a lot of nostalgia to me. If you want to listen to them ^^ soundcloud.com/karembadawy/sets/spacetoon-memories

[@imuni55]

in Ukraine they kept the songs intact. IDK, I love them as they are. Though for Pokemon in Russia they re-recorded songs with Russian lyrics, and I loved them too )) Anyway, original or with local lyrics, anything is better than digi-rap XD

[@aleconti8725]

go listen to the Italian version!!

[@InspectorOrca]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Your editing is also top notch, almost a half hour but I was engaged the whole time.

[@arjl880]

19:55 perfectly describes my childhood and what I fear is lost with today's digital age where every content can be gained instantaneously. There was definitely more weight with having to wait for the next episode. There are still shows that air on a weekly basis but most if not all them can be binged at some point and time after it's on tv. Waiting weekly for my cartoons and not having a source on the web is what made that part of my childhood so special. It felt like my weekend cartoons was earned by working through the school week. Although I appreciate the advances in internet and the access, I miss those days where a moment like Angemon digivolving felt like moment earned through loyalty and waiting. Thanks for reminding me about that.

[@benjaminpeters6729]

The ending is so sad...even in the English version. Joe teasing gomamon for not having hands which was a running gag even when they are about to say good bye, yamato playing his harmonica, takeru just crying incredulously, and palmon actively avoiding saying good bye is just heart breaking. It's one of the best endings in the series.

[@epicbruhmoment6985]

Palmon running to the shore at the last second is one of those moments that always gets me even years later

[@powerwegy]

That episode where Tai and Agumon end up in the real world is my favorite, it's so bone chilling when Izzy is telling Tai to stay away with the music in the background. My God, it was just perfectly executed!

[@Shenaldrac]

Hey so, I just wanted to take a quick moment to point out that it's incredibly good that they make it clear early on that Kari is the 8th child. Because it means that we the audience know, even if the others don't. Why is this good? Why is this a *brilliant* move on the part of the writers? Why is it so good that I feel the need to write about it in the comments? Well stop asking so many dang questions and maybe I'll be able to answer. This is important because it means there is now suspense. One could argue that there would be suspense regardless, that we know Myotismon is going to do A Bad Thing to/with the 8th child. But by showing us who they are, now we have a face to attach to the consequences of failure. Instead of just finding some hitherto unknown character later on as the 8th child, we, the audience, find out pretty quickly that it is Kari, Ty's sister. A character we already have a connection with from Ty's short return to the physical world earlier. A character we see more of once the whole party returns to the physical world. Now the stakes have a face put to them, we know that this isn't some nebulous "other kid" who would have Bad Things happening if the bad guy succeeds. It's a character we know. Alfred Hitchcock once said words to the effect of, "You need to show the audience what is going to happen, because then there is tension. Without knowing exactly what will happen if things will go wrong, all there is is nebulous uncertainty." And Digimon shows a perfect understanding of this in revealing Kari early on as the 8th child.

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

8 👍 Kairi is the 8th Child

[@ThePolkadog]

That was a really enjoyable video that made me feel nostalgic for a series I never really cared much for as a child and it even gave me a much deeper appreciation for it now. Thank you very much!

[@SebastianGomez-uj8iu]

There was Pokemon playing in the background. 🤣🤣

[@Hapokas112]

What?

[@muz426]

Did you mean Pokemon music

[@xrybl45tx12]

When

[@NimhShambler]

Puppetmon was always my favorite. I got back into Digimon by way of the Japanese versions when I was a Freshman in college. I made a 2/3 scale puppet of Puppetmon. It's flawless. I spent five days in a row with no breaks making that puppet (in addition to opening and closing the mouth, I can make him smile, frown, pout, scowl, grin, and smirk all by moving my fingers in a certain way in his head). I even set up a special mechanism for the mouth so it could be more expressive. It's also a fully-functional puppet (though marionett-ing him doesn't work so well, the string control is too soft to support his weight) with a hole hidden behind a flap on his back and arm-rods. It was a lot of hard work; I glued myself to the belt-buckle, sewed myself to him three times (Christ, that hurt). Still, I'm proud of myself. I have probably have the only working full-body puppet of Puppetmon (or Pinnochimon). Sorry, that has nothing to do with your review. I just wanted to share that.

[@liesandy291]

That is awesome

[@fairy__nova]

Omg I wanna see it

[@slavishentity6705]

I don't wanna see it, I plan on sleeping tonight. Still cool.

[@danielsjohnson]

"Walrus Viking Thor Turtle!" That is both cool and funny.

[@akaDL]

That's the very definition of Digimon. A half Tyranossaur Half robot with that shots missile from the chest and flies with insect-like wings. That clearly sounds a digimon.

[@goblingoo8061]

The Pokémon music you put over it was really the highlight of the review.

[@theboarslayer7633]

How to make a digimon : Take an animal *MORE WEAPONS* lol

[@ArunaUtd]

And those little black belts, look at most Digimon, they have them.

[@icarue993]

DigiEvolution: ADD MORE WEAPONS!!

[@ultralucario9152]

Marineangemon says hi 🙋

[@Skibidi_edits.]

Ya know when you feel like you need a kis friendly show to be 1000% better for kids ADD GUNS AND CANNONS AND CLOWNS

[@ultralucario9152]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnqWqWyNqN6Nqtk Lots of guns right? ;)

[@Jaceblue04]

Digimon will always hold a special place in my heart. It's not perfect, but, then again what is? Besides, it could be a lot worse; it could be Sword Art Online.

[@WilsonMagna]

I actually watched SAO the other week and couldn't help and look back at masterfully made animes that didn't get recognition in comparison.

[@pluto1655]

the thing is that sao was good in the early episodes.

[@martind5653]

@@pluto1655 Also, I think Kirito is only teen harem king out there who actually sleeps with his girlfriend. Some random achievement worth mention.

[@muhammadrisyadprabowo5329]

difference between pokemon and digimon is: pokemon is a slave of human digimon is bestfriend and partner of human

[@xrybl45tx12]

Thank you someone who gets it!

[@steropeshu]

That’s really not true, a LOT, and I mean a TON of things in pokemon revolve around the living together aspect. Digimon can able to talk, so you’re able to connect with them more as characters, while pokemon are more akin to a pet, as they’re more animalistic. You typically don’t call dogs slaves of humans. Good luck reading all this. In the first episode of the anime, Dexter says that pokemon like battling, and wild pokemon can attack out of jealousy of having a trainer. In the Yellow chapter of the pokemon manga, the main conflict is with the Elite Four, who are destroying cities and killing people so pokemon can live free of human intervention. This doesn’t work, and throughout the chapter it shows how it’s true that humans can be garbage people but a vast majority still have a mutual friendship with their pokemon. The character N worked with Team Plasma, who wanted to make everyone release their pokemon because having them is unethical and impairs the pokemon. Turns out it was just a plot for power, but N truly believed in this. In every single battle he has a different team, so he likely uses wild pokemon he’d befriended or releases them after battle so they don’t have to be in pokeballs. In one of the more recent games, there’s an NPC who tells the story of how her husband died in a traffic accident, and before impact he returned his Machamp to its pokeball to protect it. When Machamp was released it threw its pokeball somewhere far away so it would never have to think of the guilt that its trainer died. In the movie I Choose You the character Sorrel recalls how his family had a Luxray, and when he got lost in a snowstorm it came out to find him, and froze to death while protecting him from the cold. Because of this, Sorrel’s values the relationship between him and his pokemon even more. Near the end of the movie the character Cross is able to snap one of his pokemon out of mind control by triggering memories of when they first met, and has abandoned his “only the strong are worth anything” mentality. In the movie The Power of Us it highly focuses on the relationships between pokemon and humans. The character Margo is saved by Zeraora, and in turn she goes really far lengths to try to return the favor. Zeraora hates humans due to them burning down a forest a long time ago, but sees that pokemon and humans are able to go farther if they work together. The character Toren has severe anxiety and is able to keep moving forward with pushes and assistance from his pokemon. Callahan is a liar and feels horrible about himself and feels like none of his friendships are actually real because of it, and is able to come to terms with himself and become more honest when he befriends Sudowoodo. Harriet has issues with being around pokemon that she overcomes, due to her grief of loosing her Snubbull to a fire while retrieving an important key. In Sword and Shield, the legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta had protected the region from destruction alongside two human kings, and are able to be caught by the player and your friend Hop after proving yourself. The player stands up to meet the gaze of the pokemon, while Hop earns the other’s favor by being able to calm it down after a power overload. In the new anime series, the character Gou catches a ton of pokemon to fill his Pokedex, and he’s seen playing with them while they’re staying at the professor’s house, instead of just catching them and forgetting about them. Friendship is also an important stat in the games. A lot of pokemon require a high level of friendship to evolve. One of them, Eevee, require high friendship to evolve into Espeon, Umbreon, and Sylveon. In the games where Amie, a minigame where you could groom your pokemon to heal them of any effects after battle or just interact, feed, and pet them, was available Sylveon would require two levels of affection. Affection is even more powerful than the friendship stat because a pokemon is able to withstand and execute more things in battle because is loves you so much.

[@BraxtonSharkboy]

Steropeshu wow bravo!! So well said and explained! I wish I could like this comment more lol

[@steropeshu]

@@BraxtonSharkboy Thanks lol. I would've added more but I was kinda half awake at the time and got distracted multiple times haha, which is why there are multiple grammar errors

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

The moment I knew my partner was the one was when he told me he also always liked Izzy and Tentomon the most. Nobody ever liked him the most when I was a child and I was seen as the weird one so that was great.

[@Schnort]

When I was young, I didn't know that prodigious was a word. I just thought that Izzy made it up.

[@KJ-ny7qs]

... I like how I'm finnish and in finnish the first island is called "File saari"... It's supposed to mean "File island" but in literal finnish it means "fillet island" but hey, what to you wait from a dub where literally the first enemy digimon is literally called just "Scissor" and then they next time turn it into "Beetlemon" and then in the second series into "Kuwagamon"

[@GoldenRufi87gear2]

Thank goodness Werne took over the dubbing from episode 27.

[@GoldenRufi87gear2]

In the stat screen it says Kuwagamon but the narrator calls him 'Saksi'. Also, how 'bout you take a chill pill.

[@dr4c0blade]

18:39 I remember the ads for the show really playing up the mystery of the Eighth Child, even though anyone playing the slightest bit of attention already knew who it was.

[@benjaminpeters6729]

The point was that we were supposed to know. It was dramatic irony.

[@SianaGearz]

0:54 whoa whoa whoa i don't remember Tai ever talking down about his friends like that - watched one of the European dubs that match Japanese perfectly. Might be something American editors decided to add because the series wasn't edgy enough for them. In fact i just checked, the original doesn't have this sequence. Instead of Tai introducing his friends, an off-screen neutral narrator voice simply says their names without trying to characterise them. In the same moment, all of them go about their lives in that summer camp, while they notice the unusual weather event. Characters don't do digipuns, the show takes itself rather seriously and doesn't poke fun at its limited animation style, and it doesn't have to because there's plenty of humour regardless, various things being called digisomething in the digiworld is never addressed, and the word "monster" is carefully and thoroughly avoided both in script and in branding - if the viewers want to make very obvious conclusions about naming, it's completely up to them. And no, there is no digirap. The intro is an upbeat j-rock (Butterfly by late Kouji Wada), that... depends on the specific translation, but generally emphasises the values of dreams and bonding, which fits the show really well, which isn't supposed to be edgy at all! Occasionally very dark and serious, but trying to be genuine and heartfelt. The series aired without an outro in Europe. The animation is certainly very budget-conscious and has lots of reuse, particularly for walk and talk sections that make up the majority of the show, but apart from the transformation sequences that are set against black background and copied verbatim, the reuse was generally against redrawn backgrounds, so it's not disturbing and never seemed out of place, the animation QC seemed alright. It's completely digital compositing, so it wasn't expensive to fix for the original studio, unlike in earlier shows animated on celluloid. I think some of the animation errors that you found may be due to American re-editing. Perhaps the dub editors wanted to cut down on dialogue that they may have not considered appropriate to the audience and slow paced sequences, so they reused the running animations and bits of action sequences. The pacing of the original show is reasonable, there's no episode where nothing at all of consequence happens, but it's not going out of its way trying to be frantic and action packed. Europe didn't go for censorship either, Nanimon is addicted to brandy for example. Not that it makes it better or worse, after all, you probably knew what they meant the very first time you watched it. Like uh-uh, soda, right. I'm happy that it managed to remain a good series for you lot, in spite of American editors apparently trying to murder it.

[@Jotari]

Odd. I watched it on broadcast in Europe too and I distinctly remember that opening, because Tai never really talks to the audience like that again.

[@SianaGearz]

I forgot. Germany, Italy and Spain ended up with genuinely good versions that attempt to track the Japanese original and its vision, with German version being the one that i am specifically comparing to here. Finnish version is a bit odd. France, Benelux, Sweden and Poland with Czech Rep. ended up with American re-dub and inherited all of their changes. In Germany in particular, the popularity was anything but brief, the show really caught on. I recall the neighbouring Czech Rep. didn't end up cherishing the show much at all. I think the American studio's changes specifically made the show lose a lot of its lasting appeal for European audiences that were subjected to them.

[@alanbareiro6806]

We got the original script and soundtrack translated in Latin America. Thank goodness. What weird though, it's that the names are American instead of the original ones. Eg: Taichi is still called Tai.

[@May04bwu]

I'm from Europe and our dubing was translated from the american one. So this is definitely not true for Europe as a whole

[@SianaGearz]

Alan, German studio actually commented on that, they had to do the dub with permission of the toy company which held the brand rights for the region because of an existing distribution deal, which asked specifically to keep the names same as in American dub.

[@pwnorbepwned]

I need to give a big thumbs up to Matt and T.K.‘s dad. When monsters show up and the kids have to start fighting, all the other parents turn into the same sort of background parents in a kids action show: first being in shocked disbelief, and the most they can do being to shout to “Be careful!” You know the archetype. Mr. Matt and T.K.’s Dad, though. (I forget his name, so he’s just Dad.) Dad immediately gets on board with the situation, taking it seriously and absorbing every piece of information his kids give him. Dad accompanies them on their rescue mission and is invaluable in his support. Dad sneaks in, puts his life on the line distracting Myotismon’s minions, and keeps a level head so he can help the kids the whole time while all the other adults are stuck in a fear state. He also memorizes each and every Digimon’s name as he hears them and is unfazed by them transforming and changing their names. There’s a cool moment where a bunch of the Digimon are gathered and Dad starts giving out tactical directions, nailing each Digimon’s name even though he’d only just heard them, and everyone listens. Dad was a real adult in a situation full of kids and cartoon adults, and he did his utmost to support the kids in the little time he was onscreen. But he really needs to stop smoking.

[@mienfu9824]

Wasn't he a policeman? Maybe that's why he took charge of the situation. He was only the one smart enough to see his kid's Digimon. I loved how they showed us a lot about Izzy's parents. They are really nice people and their backstory with Izzy is why he's my favorite chracter. They weren't aware of Tentomon though so they weren't there during the able.

[@Vic_Coco]

Old Billiam would be disappointed in his current self with destroying his Angewomon figurine

[@billiam]

I have a new one! lol

[@DigimonFan814]

I disagree with the comment about only one sequel series being worth watching (I'm going to assume you're referring to Tamers, but I think Frontier largely holds up well too. Xros Wars was really good, but I was disappointed with the dub that they made). But, I'm glad to see that Digimon is still relevant. Since you made an 02 review, I hope you'll continue for the remaining sessions of the series!

[@gladehartdreamer5620]

i hated frontier, i didnt like any of the characters, they seemd bland, the only girl was too girly for me (i like tomboys like sora and rika) but most of all, THEY DIDNT HAVE ACTUAL DIGIMON!! seriously, what made digimon diferent then most other series about kids with powers was the partner digimon and the little bit of a relationship they did have together and how that impacted the digievolution, what caused digievolution in frontier? "huuu, just beat up a bunch of digimon to get more digispirits or whatever" thats such a downgrade.

[@CJCroen1393]

(over a shot of Monocromon) "Rhinos..." Monocromon is a dinosaur.

[@tatsukinomiya]

Rhinosaur

[@CJCroen1393]

Semi-related fun fact: Monocromon is actually named after the real life dinosaur it's based on, Monoclonius (now considered a dubious genus), but due to a mix-up regarding Japanese transliterations, most people seem to think it's derived from "monochrome" and the English version spells its name "Monochromon". Luckily, that name works just as well due to Monochromon's color scheme.

[@masterofgaburincho]

CJCroen1393 That bothered me as well. How could you mistake what is clearly a ceratopsian digimon, for a rhino? ... Actually, now that I think about it, I don't blame him.

[@CJCroen1393]

True dat XD

[@logangagnepain7154]

CJCroen1393 Oh boo hoo, this review is still good and this show is badass. But yeah, he still got that horn

[@YYAT]

In latinamerica, Digimon is dubbed directly from Japan, and thank god because the American version puts soooooo many lame jokes.

[@marca8368]

And we latinamericans were blessed with the brilliant score of Takanori Arisawa. The original score have Bolero of Ravel! That makes Digimon Adventure soooooo epic

[@CreepyCrow6]

Los Vlogs de Yeril bueno a veces se inventan los diálogos, como en ese horrible episodio de Digimon tamers donde se pasaron con los mexicanismos y parecía mas un capítulo de el chavo del ocho que de digimon.

[@bhadbarie030]

Los Vlogs de Yeril Yeah looking back the English version was soooooo corny, I’ve mostly watched the show in spanish, and it was better.

[@DarkRainb0wKnight]

Same with the German version!

[@arcillacunza3924]

Yeah!! It was a bless to have a nicely done dub AND the original score...poor Americans tho..

[@heathermakesvideos9561]

11:05 while it still doesn't belong, that is Gatomon/Tailmon's voice actor's voice. No idea why they're there but it is

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

It’s summer so I have to get this off my chest. Digimon has expired me so much. I am a gen oner for digimon this series is so wholesome and wonderful and every child should watch this season not the inferior seasons just this one my memories of that butterfly theme in my ears sheds a tear to my eye. Tai, Augumon, Izzy, Tentomon, Sora, Biyomon, Tk, Patomon,Matt, Gabumom, Joe, Gomamon, Mimi, Palmon, Kari and Gatomon I worship you 🥲 you made my childhood special and I love you so much. You helped me write stories just like yours so I can’t stop praising you. Long live Digimon.

[@MikVision]

I love how everyone has a crest that is one of their qualities, but Kary is basically activates her's out of revenge. Kary -> crest of REVENGE

[@Fizzlepop72]

RIGHTEOUS VENGEANCE

[@jorgenegrete4519]

Yassss

[@hiccuphufflepuff176]

Kari is short for Hikari. Her name is literally just the word "light" in Japanese, so when they say "Kari's crest" they're already saying "the crest of light." Funny coincidence there. lol I think her specific character trait is supposed to be empathy or selflessness. It activates when she's feeling strong emotions for others, but she basically used it the second she got her hands on her crest and digivice, so, unlike the other kids, Kari never lost the trait that made her stand out the night they were chosen, and would have been the first to get to ultimate if she'd been with the group all along.

[@Elyseon]

@@hiccuphufflepuff176 That was a typo? Hikari = Light Ikari = Anger

[@pal020701]

what are you even on about?? kari's crest was light, it was mentioned numerous times in the anime (plus it's the meaning of her name)

[@omaridaniels8427]

I never noticed some of those animation quirks until now. I still like the first season a lot and it helps that there's little to pretty much no filler. It feels very serialized compared to Season 2 which does have its share of episodes that don't factor into the ongoing storyline.

[@brandondabbs2593]

10/10 approve of walrus viking thor turtles.

[@solitonmedic]

"Can't we just call him Bob?"

[@HurricaneDDragon]

solitonmedic “Tentomon Digivolve TOOOO... BOB!!!”

[@Royal420Way]

Heh Kaiju-Do.

[@Radiolonestar]

Watching this was a wave a nostalgia. Its amazing how many things they could've put in the show back then, i can definitely appreciate the more serious plot points now.

[@SubsonicNoise]

It's so weird seeing the english dub. The dub i grew up with, the german one, actually didn't have any of the issues you adressed and was generally amazing. It even stuck to using the japanese music, even if with german vocals instead. I watched the first 3 seasons again recently and it held up pretty well. Seeing this just makes me appreciate it even more tbh, sucks that the US got stuck with a dub like that

[@bluejay9638]

It was rough lmao

[@elazayth]

I tried to watch the english dub with a friend, couldn't bear what they'd done to the show, switched to watching the japanese original, was still reasonably disappointed, then spent insane amounts of money on the german series boxes on amazon (they are wayyyyy too expensive, please fix) and I cried so many happy tears! Sure you can tell it's still a kid's anime, but oh my I simply cannot appreciate the 4kids script. Somebody should totally redub Adventure!

[@RC99_Productions]

I still think Digimon is better than Pokemon. Also, "GODDAMN EDGING!"

[@ytlondon1]

RC99 Productions 9ju

[@Skibidi_edits.]

I like them both equally so HA! TAKE THAT SCRUB!

[@pokeyerface]

Edging?

[@DuckyWeeze]

What I like about digimon is that min maxing 100% matters. Not saying it doesn’t in Pokemon. But if you don’t min/max, you can screw up an entire digivolution

[@darrielmairena1651]

Digimon anime is better than pokemon Pokemon games are better than digimon in my opinion of course

[@Elz_und_Elz]

*_FIST OF THE BEAST KING_*

[@xrybl45tx12]

Best side Digimon

[@moss6701]

Aka fap town

[@funhow123]

I love how Tai just goes freakin roasting them in their first appearance! I mean the guy has no filter at all!

[@Sugurain]

That's only in american dub. Everywhere else they just said their names.

[@bluedragon3657]

I really really love Digimon but man I am glad I grew up with the German dub.

[@chainh129]

Same

[@oirad9633]

Yeah the english one sounds really bad.

[@Meepswonder]

Finland had worse season 1 dub. It was luckily done better at season 2.

[@sofaris576]

Me too.

[@masoudavabel3003]

Arabic dub is unbelievably good and deep

[@bwaterfall11]

I love how it ended with Palmon being the last one to say bye to her partner and was left out of that waving part because it was just like the first episode where she wasnt there to say we are digimon and was the last one to be introduced

[@1terraforce]

I love the upbeat song that plays when the digimon are qbout to win

[@kimbershka9363]

Original Digimon Adventure was the best anime of my childhood. And I still love it deeply! ♡

[@time4manmode945]

Oh man this brings me back😍 by the way matt and mimi look like cloud and aerith from ffvii

[@thebigten90]

Man I remember every single episode from watching it on tv. Feels like yesterday and remember being so excited to watch the conclusion

[@CalamariAtari]

DUDE. I cant believe you used the "we have to go back" line from lost. Ive always said I thought Lost was loosely based on digimon. Cool to see someone else draw that comparison.

[@sofiav.2360]

Man, thank you! I think so too, the basic idea of a group of people stranded on a mysterious island because they were destined to protect it is just the same! And then there are the mysteries, the drama, the backstories for the characters, a journey on a raft... XD I remember this cartoon being the most complex and thrilling for us as children. SO, c'mon LOST is digimon for adults

[@CalamariAtari]

@@sofiav.2360 Jack is like Tai, Sawyer is like Matt, and Kate is like Sora

[@sofiav.2360]

@@CalamariAtari Matt and TK also have the Michael and Walt dynamic, Izzy has the same role as Sayid, Mimi's pretty much like Shannon XD

[@tarekl.3725]

the german digimon op is amazing everyone i know that's around my age (i am 22) knows the entire song word for word it made me sad to hear the english ost was so shit

[@hugosimoes5119]

Indeed. The soundtrack for the US dub is shit. It's not exclusive from Digimon. Other anime had the same problem.. pokémon, shaman king, .... I like more of the themes in japanese. The exception... is for pokémon anime intro in japanese, the rest is fine. The singer of the original japanese themes has died in 2016 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dji_Wada

[@jurgeysamuel]

I think the digimon soundtrack is amazing and looking back it definitely influenced my favorite types of music.

[@jurgeysamuel]

The American songs, still revisit them

[@ProfessorGunk]

that shit is all subjective, I love these classics and it really shaped my interest in music especially with digimon the movie

[@lekaine6017]

Have to say I actually appreciate the German dubs from back in the day, Compared to all of the stuff 4kids butchered. Germanies dubs actuallty stayed close to the source and don't forget the OG run of DbZ where they had actual blood during it's airing

[@ThePhantomTomo]

That Hey Digimon theme doesn't just play when the kids and their Digimon start winning! I remember pretty clearly one time it played while Myotismon beat MetalGreymon and when Piedmon dispatched WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon too

[@morithedoll7537]

I am so glad I never heard the digi rap when I watched the show

[@WatchfulEyeCopWatch]

The episode when tai gets sent back home it’s my favorite episode from the series it’s just slow feels like the last day of school and you just got home and you just relax and breath in knowing u don’t have to worry about anything but then tai snaps back in relate that’s wat I feel like that episode meant the feeling of respondbilt just because you made it tho one year doesn’t mean that’s the end I love this show it’s my childhood it made me happy

[@lordlyka68]

14:33 ouch, that hurted Listen I know the music is not the best for tense moments but it's very uplifting and made me calmed because I knew they were going to win, and I dont know, it just works for me in a way I cant describe very well. Idk, maybe its nostalgia but I love this song

[@sirloinofice]

Joe looks like Clark Kent. Lex Luthor created Digimon confirmed.

[@shigglezz684]

1:32 "buy all our playsets and toys!" omg love the cheat commandos referance lol homestarrunner is awesome

[@CGoody564]

"woah; times standing still here" Lol. I never caught that.

[@MikeHesk742]

I loved the final "return to the digital world" arc, taking the fun silly world and showing it some time later with a darker dystopian twist is what makes the Narnia or Happy Potter series so compelling. And all the whacky characters from earlier episodes are now sacrificing themselves and dying onscreen to save the protagonists. I remember watching one scene when Mimi is making little crosses to memorialise the funny characters who just died to save them, and thinking she was on the verge of a genuine breakdown. I dont think a show being "dark" automatically makes it good, but in this show I loved the contrast. The kids have grown up a little and now the digital world isnt so innocent.

[@skip031890]

11:08 "Whose voice is this?!" Aww, the good ol 90s 😅😂

[@matthewjones735]

Holy shit dude u just almost made me cry bc i loved this show so much i remember when i was young i would wait week by week to watch this show i made sure no one was useing the tv and i was awake im happy someone did this it needed to be brought to life bc of pokemon not many people would watch this and they missed out on in my own words one of the best tv shows for a kid

[@Sorin96]

Am i the only one that loves the english dub/doesn't mind it? i love digimon! it's been a huge part of my childhood and now since i revisited digimon around when i was maybe 13-14(now i'm 21) again i just love it so much. Digimon Adventure 1&2 and tamers are my favorite seasons:D

[@mariofan1ish]

The dub has its own stupid charms. I'd love a "Digimon Adventure Kai"; a modernized dub that features improved voice acting , more loyal script writing, and maybe a bit of the very little filler cut out of the series like what DBZ got. But as it stands I'd rather watch what amounts to a bad attempt at an Abridged series rather than listen to the nails-on-chalkboard that is the Japanese voice acting.

[@joey8062]

mariofan1ish hope your not talking about Etemons english voice, because he was the best english voice actor of the english dub

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

Angewomon is the only digimon I've been attracted to 😂😅😍 that digirack tho

[@xrybl45tx12]

Lol what about renemon

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

@@xrybl45tx12 uhhh....no haha

[@jamtop1105]

​​@@ProfessorUniverse95 Lillymon? Rosemon? Kazemon? Zephyrmon?

[@GJBedrin]

The "hey digimon" song was probably one of my favorite parts of the show when I was a kid and maybe the only thing I actually remember from it

[@asillypiggy]

For TK and Matt, it is interesting to note that they have different surnames. With TK taking on the maiden name of his mother, quite uncommon but not unheard of practice in modern east Asian societies after a woman with a child divorce her husband, where surnames means a lot to a person. To Matt, he felt abandoned by his mother and that his kinship to his brother is severed as a result.

[@matthewroberts3125]

I loved this show as a kid. I re-watched it years ago as an adult and it still holds up.

[@gushernandez25]

I loved this show. The english version is awesome because of the songs. They were awesome and unique in a good way. The puns, the suspense, the mistakes they all make as humans. I could relate more to this show than I could with Pokemon. My imagination runs wild with this show.

[@TheDracarys]

You forgot to mention apocalimon that appeared after the dark masters were defeated.

[@kaspermacpherson4902]

Billiam: That's so metal!!! Me: What are you talking about?

[@NoFatChicksPl0x]

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

[@KaitoTheRamenBandit]

Reminder that when TK was playing with Puppetmon, Puppetmon gave him a gun.

[@khellaszone]

well, I guess puppetmon was an american digimon

[@Chuox28]

'muricamon

[@leonardopenapineda6488]

I grew up playing digimon and sonic while my best friend grew up playing mario and Pokémon

[@miletilblight2181]

Kraken8888 Gaming sooo your an slightly crapier version of your friend KIDDING but seriously digimons a good tv show and pokemon is a good video game series them vise versa the oposite would need to be said

[@CurtSP]

_MILETIL_ BLIGHT_ Not the better game series but Digimon have the best game, Digimon World 👍

[@Docmain3]

So you got the shit end of the stick?

[@ccubed7861]

As an 11 year old who loved the Pokémon games, but couldn’t the show, Digimon was a breath of fresh air. 7 seriously fleshed out and unique main human characters, each with their own equally unique and heavily developed digimon partners. I just couldn’t get enough of it. Matt and Tai’s rivalry, especially during the Dark Masters arc, is one of my favorite storylines ever. The show dealt with so many mature themes that I’d never seen in a show for kids before. Just so goddamn awesome.

[@billiam]

Sonic videos will start again next week!

[@nickjames8377]

Billiam can you please review the other digimon series.

[@topcatninjahousepetsdigian9336]

+Billiam Well You Do DIGIMON ADVENTURE 02?"

[@razkable]

Great job but this isnt a review more like a summary...also I used to dig the English theme and hey digimon but once I learned that what's actually supposed to be playing are butterfly and braveheart in those moments originally I just can't listen to the dub music without getting cancer

[@steffybelizzz9665]

You deserve more views. I will share with my peeps. Good work

[@picassomarble5643]

Billiam you must do digimon tamers !!

[@Infernoblade1010]

The greater part of my childhood right here! Still love digimon to this day!!

[@gingerkatherina]

"directly marketed towards boys" -> Then explain Mimi 💁‍♀️ She was my idol for years and made me as girly as I am. I found enough appealing stuff for me in this series as a girl Thank you for appreachiating how genius Digimon is. Most of my friends didn't get it I never noticed how long the first season was. You could make 4 seasons out of the material. I loved the second season too, when Kari and T. K. got older Thank God the German soundtrack was perfect. I don't know what I would have done with this shitty background music xD

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Ginger Katherina “Directly” doesn’t mean “exclusively”. Also, the American soundtrack was godly.

[@RayOfTruth]

The soundtrack isn't great, but it would be the least of your issues. The English dub removes a bit of Mimi's subtle cleverness and character development to try to make her a more stereotypical token girl. It's pretty bad.

[@MeleeTiger]

"WHO'S VOICE IS THIS!?" XD

[@xrybl45tx12]

A ghost girl haunting every copy and video of that scene

[@lolnothxyt]

10:35 that stifled snicker as you asked "Matt, where ya goin'?" has me in tears. Why is this so funny to me

[@TheDominic74]

I cracked up when Leoman said "thanks" hahaha

[@alexbazzelle377]

Kari was my first cartoon crush and I'm just realizing it now.

[@kmcombine4773]

Bro props on the ice cap zone backdrop, really brought the memories back