Digimon the Movie is a thing again, apparently.

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[@ImpulseKidEntertainment]

Discotek have announced that the Angela Anaconda short won't be included in this set. Not for lack of trying, but they couldn't find whomever currently holds the licensing and distribution rights for Angela Anaconda.

[@randdurand]

Ah, yes. The old "I own the rights, but if I'm not doing anything with it, no one else can either" conundrum. She will be missed. Or maybe not. Tbh, I don't know many people who actually watched the show.

[@BD_RMNCE]

Another reason to pick it up then. 🤣

[@knuclear200x]

That's good news to me

[@randdurand]

@@knuclear200x rofl, poor Angela. 😂

[@blakewilliams5627]

I think all 65 episodes of Angela Anaconda are currently available on Roku channel, but some episodes are listed weird, like the person uploading them made a mistake. Update- IMDB also says it’s available on Freevee, and amazon video to buy for $12. Maybe the company that owns it didn’t realize they had it until discotek started asking about it, because I’m not sure if this show was available anywhere until recently.

[@rodrigomontalvo910]

This is actually historical. No dubbing company went the extra mile to my knowledge.

[@randdurand]

Exactly what I thought! Hopefully the voice direction is good and the actors don't sound like they're phoning it in. If it's even close to sounding like the original dubs, it's a must-have.

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

​@@randdurand I'm more worried about the ones who have been recast since so many have passed away, I'm not at all worried about the ones who are professionals at voice acting.

[@randdurand]

@@MattZRJSRoxy That's a legitimate concern. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. 🤞

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

​@@randdurand I mean I know Wayne has a nice range of voices considering he voiced 1 of the Ninja Turtles when 4Kids had the rights and Lance over in Pokemon but I don't think he can match the kind of voice Dave gave to Upamon

[@randdurand]

@@MattZRJSRoxy That's always kind of tricky when voice actors pass away, since everyone's voice is unique, and any newcomers are often compared to the originals. Guess we'll see if his take can be good in its own right.

[@d5o1001]

I really think the OG voice actors are huge fans of the series. They always come back.

[@randdurand]

That's awesome. Voice actors really are the lifeblood of a show, so replacing them is sometimes tricky.

[@MACandCHEEZWIZ1]

Saw the first movie, Our War Game, and Diablomon Strikes Back in Shinjuku last October. Taichi making the computer BSoD was the only time I ever heard audible (but stifled) laughter from a Japanese theater audience. Seeing those first two movies on the big screen was a genuinely emotional experience. But that being said, I'll always have a soft spot for "Digimon: The Movie" and the treatment this new release is getting is nothing short of fantastic. However, Bandai is still too cowardly to acknowledge AngelaAnacondamon as an Angemon subspecies.

[@randdurand]

Justice for Angelaanacondamon! Let's start a Change.org petition! That's sure to get their attention! 😆

[@FoxDemonMaster]

The digi-past and digi-present collide time to digi-size.

[@randdurand]

Yeah, that's the Impression that I Get.

[@Max-zv8hm]

that got me hard.

[@Peniche5]

According to voice actor Ben Diskin he said that Discotek had to work with so many acting unions to get the majority of the original cast members back.

[@randdurand]

If that's true, then these guys need a freaking Nobel peace prize for their work in bringing the movies back. They practically give those things out nowadays anyway, so surely Discotek deserves one? 😏

[@hehashivemind6111]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IVE WANTED A BLU-RAY VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH CHIMERA DUB HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[@randdurand]

WELL NOW YOU CAN GET ONE, REJOICE MY BROTHER AND/OR SISTER, FOR THE PROMISED TIME IS UPON US

[@oshikuru09]

You could not have described the Digimon movie so perfectly at the start of the video

[@randdurand]

Well, like any red-blooded Millennial, I have watched it more times than I can count! Lol

[@ChaotixBR]

I hope this becomes a hit so much that they release the other Digimon Adventure and Tamers movies.

[@randdurand]

Yes. This is the way.

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

well not quite all of the cast since a bunch have passed away but basically everyone who hasn't passed away or isn't related to Haim Saban has been brought back which isn't bad, I'd be impressed if they even went to the trouble of finding the original Koromon who has had 3 different voice actors over the 2 seasons and various movies. That sadly means no Philece Sampler as Mimi and Cody or Michael Lindsay as Joe, both are 2 who have passed away. Yolei was recast because Tifanie was her voice and no one has been bothering with her anymore, no one is quite sure as to why but most people allegedly believe that it is because Haim Saban is her StepDad. Greymon, MetalGreymon and Angemon were recast, Greymon's voice was Michael Lindsay, MetalGreymon's voice was Joseph Pilato who sadly passed away and while Angemon's voice; Dave Mallow is still around, he sadly apparently retired so no more iconic Angemon voices from him.

[@randdurand]

Thanks for the info! It's really helpful. Pinned.

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

​@@randdurand no problem, happy to help so if anyone is curious who has been recast other than the ones I mentioned, I'd be happy to answer that since Sound Cadence posted the cast lists for all 3 movies.

[@paperluigi6132]

@@randdurandand finally, Red Greymon in Adventure is being voiced by Bryce Papenbrook, son of the late Bob Papenbrook, who was the original voice of the character.

[@bearbonessculpture9242]

“Full release coming December 17th.” This is the news that I have been waiting for!! Thank you!!

[@randdurand]

You're welcome! Happy viewing!

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

The US Digimon movie was weird, but it had the best OST.

[@randdurand]

Oh, hands-down.

[@jessevazquez8984]

Throw in some promo digimon cards in the bluray box to sweeten the pot and it goes over the edge

[@randdurand]

Cards are always nice. I remember that was one of the best things about going to see a Pokemon or Digimon movie was getting handed that promo card as you made your way in. Now, I don't even know if they do that sort of thing anymore.

[@jessevazquez8984]

@randdurand for the most recent release of Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning it came with a "Liberator Promo Pack" for the current Digimon TCG , and the Set of Ex7 just came out last week so now those cards are now in fashion. Just like back in the day when going to see movies getting a promo pack as a kid was always cool. I remember going to the The Yugioh Movie Pyramid of Light and getting wattapon lol.

[@BD_RMNCE]

Reprints of the ones you were supposed to get in theaters would be cool.

[@BrianAwesome]

And give the option for a 2-Disc DVD set that had ALL of the Blu Ray features, Promo cards/art, AND poster (s) ! 🔥

[@rafaelmanzo9497]

@@randdurand , since Pokemon movies rarely get a USA theatrical release (after #4), one recent was Movie #20 "I Choose You" (2017) featuring Ho-Oh.🌈 AND.... 😊 they did give a free card of Pikachu wearing Ash's hat. ✅ Horrible reboot, but fun community experience with loyal O.G. fans who came to see Ho-Oh (however underwhelming 😒) and then that Pikachu twist had everyone in unison yell "WHAT THE F#

[@mikeg8768]

I pre ordered it on Amazon as soon as I saw the voice of Tai posted it on Facebook.

[@knuclear200x]

Digimon the Movie was one of my first theatre-alone movies as a kid. What a nightmare that was. I had no idea what was playing at the beginning. It was just some random 2D cut-out cartoon i've never seen before and I was just scared I walked into the wrong theatre. Then that really loud Digi-Rap starts playing and im just cringing the entire time waiting for the actual movie to start. But finally, the movie actually starts...and it was just too damn much. Instead of noticing the increased budget, cool action scenes and funny dialogue, I'm seeing this wacky, dark, and violent movie that had polar opposite energy from the anime. Even Omnimon's reveal did nothing for me. For the rest of the movie, im constantly tuning out til the credits. My mom picked me up after, and had many questions about the movie. I just responded with single words and she was just baffled about how unenthused I was.

[@randdurand]

It's really interesting how differently we see things as kids, huh? I remember being a big fan of the Beast Wars toys as a kid, but when I finally saw a part of the series, it was the scene where Rhinox fart-catapulted all the Predacons into a tree. Didn't know how to make sense of what I was seeing. Lol.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

Happy 24th Anniversary to Digimon The Movie

[@minoru8391]

A bit disappointed that they aren't including Revenge of Diablomon in the rerelease

[@randdurand]

Yeah, that would have been great, but I guess since it came later, it wasn't considered. Would be great to see a rerelease of it down the line, though!

[@mustarddoctor]

Could be a case of having to go through the right channels of getting the dub licensed, since it was dubbed with the two tamers movies and frontier movie around 2005ish when Disney owned the digimon rights so perhaps thought it'd be better to release them together. A hypothetical third set could include the short Savers/Data Squad movie and X-Evolution

[@Spindash54]

I’ll wager it’ll come later on with other movies. As this is labeled as Collection 1 on the box.

[@randdurand]

@@Spindash54 Good eye. It is indeed!

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

I love watching Digimon movie when I was a kid

[@joshb8233]

Ordering my copy this weekend and planning a movie night with my brother

[@randdurand]

This. This is the way.

[@ohok2003]

A re-dub of the original three shorts AND the original amazingly cheesy version????Pre-Ordered instantly, I'm only disappointed that I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS SOONER.

[@randdurand]

Now you do! And knowing is half the battle!

[@ohok2003]

@randdurand G. I. JOEEEEEE

[@randdurand]

@ohok2003 My man.

[@gokux75]

I loved this movie back in the day, still do. Back then I was still new to anime and didn't know about all the changes so I loved the music.

[@wolves_blade4788]

I loved this movie as a kid.

[@randdurand]

Same, Bro.

[@JoshuaPAMployee]

"Who does that?!" The answer is obviously Digimon fans 😂

[@randdurand]

Absolutely!

[@someguywhoplaysgames4209]

It’s a frustrating thing being a digimon fan in the uk knowing that this will most likely never get released in the uk because we only just got kisumu last year and still don’t have any seasons past frontier

[@randdurand]

Yeesh. My condolences. If it's any consolation, I also don't get this release where I'm at, so if I want it, it's international shipping. I think it might be worse in your case though, because the UK uses a different region code than the US.

[@RichardPinkney]

I never understood why Angela Anaconda was put before Digimon the Movie in the first place. Thank goodness it won't be included this time

[@randdurand]

It was probably a way for Fox to cross-promote one of their other shows while they had a captive audience in the theater.

[@CanaldoRikki]

I wonder if it includes the actual sequel to Diaboromon's story, Digimon 02: Revenge of Diaboromon, featuring the one and only Paildramon Paladin mode? It would really slap.

[@randdurand]

Only the original three movies and the US cut, sadly. 🫤

[@CanaldoRikki]

@@randdurand Oh, that's really sad since the movie I mentioned is a direct sequel and the actual ending to Diaboromon's story... but nevertheless this release is already amazing enough.

[@randdurand]

@@CanaldoRikki Oh, absolutely! And they can always go back and do another collection of different movies that has it, I guess.

[@Cardulionax]

I love this movie so much I'm so glad that we're finally getting to see the originals dubbed like they should have been

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

yup unfortunate that it was after Dave Mallow retired, don't think anyone can beat his Angemon or Seraphimon voices.

[@Cardulionax]

@@MattZRJSRoxy I was literally just saying this to my friend. That plus the fact that Mimi's VA passed before this happenedis a real tragedy. Mimi was easily the best voice acted of the original digidestined.

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

​@@Cardulionax no doubt plus Mike Reynolds who voiced the original Gennai also passed away not that long ago as did Robert Axelrod who just did Armadillomon in these movies but still

[@MidoriNatsume]

I guess I gotta buy it, we need to support more restorations of stuff that was butchered by americans. And 22 bucks is a steal, how did they manage to do all that and still keep the price fair? Here in Italy dubbing inflates the price of dvds and blue rays to embarrassing levels.

[@randdurand]

I dunno, but I might have somewhat of an issue getting it since I'm not in the states and would have to pay for international shipping. 🫤

[@MidoriNatsume]

@@randdurand That is a good point. Still, I'm weighting this against 40€ dvds, so it might still be a efficient price even with imports.

[@joebradbury713]

This is news I wasn’t expecting to come across today but I’m glad I did, had the VHS as a kid and would watch it regularly. Never did boot up the CD rom that came with it though.

[@randdurand]

Well, there's no time like the present! ... To find out that CD probably doesn't even work on modern hardware. 😅

[@uAlienatedIllusion]

Digimon the Movie: Corporate Greed at its finest. (Pokémon had 2 movies in theaters, Fox Animation was in the RED and were looking desperately for anything to keep them from closing the doors. Then they abridged this abomination. The entire cast coming back sounds great. It’d be nice to hear Laura J Miller. The only voice that didn’t return for TRI.

[@WARLORD626]

It was so much of a thing that I used the Music for My Junker Queen montage.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

💚Terriermon - Bunny Blast

[@randdurand]

Gabumon was always my favorite.

[@lysias55]

Mine just shipped today.

[@randdurand]

Nice!

[@karbryramirez]

"Didn't you hear me?"😡 "It's BUSSSYYYYYY!!!" 😅

[@randdurand]

"I'm sorry, Lady."

[@tundraghost429]

Late to the party but beyond excited to watch all 3 films in dub so so so gonna watch them when available

[@randdurand]

Honestly, I wish everyone here could just have a streaming party where we all watch it together, but you know how it is. Something, something, copyright. Lol.

[@Domihork]

The worst thing for me is that I've seen both the American and the Japanese versions relatively close together a long time ago, so the plots are completely mixed in my head :D

[@randdurand]

Well then, clearly the only answer is to watch both versions at the same time for peak viewing experience. :P

[@volterradime]

peak is casually coming back

[@randdurand]

Always at the top. That's what makes it peak.

[@PikaDrewski]

Unfortunately, some of the original cast are not going to be reprising their roles. A few of them have passed away since then. Which includes the late Robert Axelrod who provided the voice for Wizardmon & Armadillomon; Philece Sampler who was Mimi Tachikawa; & Michael Lindsay who was Joe Kido.

[@Gutz5000]

Lol 😂 👍 Awesome video, will definitely pre-order this 1 ✨👌✨

[@randdurand]

Thanks, Gutz! And yeah, I'll probably do the same, if only because you never know how many copies of this they're planning on making. Edit: Ah, but shoot. Just realized my PS3 is region locked, so finding a way to play it might be tricky...

[@Gutz5000]

@@randdurand Hopefully, you find a way because that movie is awesome! ✨👌✨

[@pennysanchez7656]

In hindsight, the Saban version of Digimon: The Movie is somehow better than Disney's Wish and I don't know why.

[@randdurand]

Oof. That's a pretty low bar to clear.

[@Glaugan]

The only thing I found crappy about the original movie was that Angela Anaconda BS at the beginning of the VHS, a media that most modern kids don't even know about at all, good times.

[@randdurand]

Well then my friend, have I got good news for you...

[@danielgustavoparedes]

Would have been nice to jump on board from this video to a link for the pre order

[@randdurand]

Done! I've added a link in the description to the only site I could find selling it (Crunchyroll). Amazon's listing isn't even available yet.

[@SpeedPunkOfficial]

Kyle's mom is back in the digital world 😂

[@randdurand]

Tbh, I don't think she ever left. Mona Marshall loves voicing Izzy. 😂

[@trompentertainment6913]

I grew up watching Pokemon and digimon and the digimon movie introduced me to smash mouth.

[@randdurand]

"HUUUUMMMMBUUUMMMMBUUUUMMMBUMMM" "... He's tone deaf." "BUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!"

[@BmanTheChamp]

I, for one, cannot wait to hear Bryce Pappenbrook take on the role that his father had in the original.

[@airsir9559]

Can’t take Bryce Papenbrook seriously at all. Guy always sounds like a prepubescent kid, no matter what the role is.

[@oliverfriesen1895]

The Greatest Movie of All Time Twice!!

[@randdurand]

Citizen Kane, you have been replaced!

[@brandonsmith1198]

You know, I think I still have that VHS tape Digimon the movie I really like to see it again on Bluey or should I just stream it?

[@randdurand]

Same! My family had a ton of VHS, actually. As for streaming, I don't think it's available on any service. That's the downfall of streaming, if they don't offer it, you don't get to watch it, and there is a TON of stuff that remains VHS and DVD locked.

[@reginaldeasley]

I love the digimon movie i had it on dvd but now it's broken

[@randdurand]

Davis: "That is the saddest story I've ever heard!" ... But for real, man. That sucks. 😞

[@majinya6199]

Hopefully they can release the original and 02 with subs

[@randdurand]

That would be great, yes.

[@majinya6199]

@@randdurand As nostalgic as the dubs are, Would be awesome to be accurate subs of each series. Fingers crossed for it to happen.

[@randdurand]

@@majinya6199 Well, then I've got good news for you, because this set also includes the Japanese voice tracks with subs as well. As to how accurate they are, I have no way of knowing until I can have a listen myself.

[@majinya6199]

@@randdurand I would need to import them since I don't live in the US, But yeah these sets look like they're gonna live up to the hype and if they do well then the series and rest of the classic movies.

[@randdurand]

@majinya6199 Same here. Region coding might or might not be an issue as well. It says both Japan and America are region A for bluray, but I use a PS3, so I don't know if there's any additional region restrictions, since I've never tried a US disc on my console. Edit: Just looked it up. It should play just fine.

[@JoshFrisch]

LET'S KICK IT UP!

[@randdurand]

SHOW THEM ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@AirWolf2600]

WAIT, WHAT? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@randdurand]

YES. 🤯

[@autograph415]

ii wonder if this is why ivee been having a hard time finding the movie online? tried using kodi and couldnt find any streams

[@randdurand]

Not sure. Then again, Digimon is owned by Toei, who are notoriously stringent about others using their material. Stuff like Dragon Ball, One Piece, etc seems to be targeted for copyright strikes and takedowns fairly often.

[@autograph415]

@@randdurand im talking about illlegal online streams, or even oyutube used to be so easy to watch the movie online i would watch it all the time as a kid randomly but now its a pain it seems

[@chuumon95]

This guy related to Frank Oz? Because he kinda sounds like him

[@randdurand]

Not last time I checked, but hey, never too late for a paternity test, amirite?

[@gskate117]

I watch this like twice a year atleast.

[@randdurand]

I'll probably do the same once I get a copy of it again. Lol.

[@gskate117]

@@randdurand whose your favorite digimon?

[@randdurand]

@@gskate117 There's a lot, so it's hard to choose. Back in the day, it was Weregarurumon, Flamedramon, or Lobomon. Myotismon was also a lot of fun with how evil he was.

[@TheK20head]

i need them in digital

[@randdurand]

Time to Digi-size?

[@thetransformerguy8581]

Heck yeah brother!!!!!!!!!

[@randdurand]

Oooohhhhhhh yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!

[@thetransformerguy8581]

@@randdurand I'm excited, it'll arrive just in time for Christmas break!!

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Loved The Digimon Movie Back Then It Was so freaking cool at least back then I was a huge Saban Entertainment mark until the Disney buyout and would repeats of Power Rangers, Digimon and NASCAR Racers back on ABC Family/Jetix 2 decades ago

[@randdurand]

Yeah, that really was the golden era of Saturday morning cartoons, across the board. And you'd have stuff like Kids WB doing crossover clips between the characters of different shows in their lineup during commercial break.

[@RoseSantiago-wr9bp]

Dub is very good

[@randdurand]

Yes, indeed.

[@jennyfox2612]

Digimon is worth the extra effort tho.

[@randdurand]

I always felt like Digimon was the younger brother to Pokemon who worked twice as hard, but never quite got the same recognition. Especially in the past 10 years, I think Pokemon has been able to coast on brand recognition more and more while allowing quality to slip.

[@EugeneKurlikin]

Good energy. Sub earned

[@randdurand]

Good comment. Like earned.

[@BboyStunna]

The nostalgic goodness: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJaxZ4Voa8t6sMkfeature=shared

[@randdurand]

Haha, that's blocked for me... One of the downsides of living in Japan, I guess. Here, the Japanese media companies are king, and they don't take too kindly to unauthorized use of their stuff in, well, any form.

[@BboyStunna]

Damn! ​@@randdurand

[@Tog_the_Kind]

Willis: what's the matter with you? 🤨 Davis: that's the saddest story I've ever heard 😭 Willis: I'm the one with the problem, not you, get over it 😐 Davis: okay 😀 That scene and any with Tai's mom's cooking (poor Izzy lol) always make me laugh at least a little

[@randdurand]

"I made beef jerky shakes!"

[@RaymondWhitten-ef7ky]

WE JUST NEED A EXTENDED CUT WITH US VOCALS WITH MUSIC AND USE OLD ACTORS IN IT FROM OLD RECORDINGS SINCE SHE DIED

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

sadly that just isn't possible other than reusing the same movie audio track which they can do but they don't have access to the original audio recordings, Disney probably destroyed them.

[@Max-zv8hm]

this video is… YUMMY

[@randdurand]

I'm glad it suited your palate, my friend!

[@Max-zv8hm]

@@randdurand xD

[@crytkryssus9851]

If they show it in theaters, I'm definitely taking my daughter.

[@randdurand]

It's unlikely, but they totally should. Also, bring back the promo cards.

[@fakeo]

rental stores still exist?

[@randdurand]

In Japan they do. Weird, huh?

[@animemaster2400]

Re-release it in theaters just for the hell of it 😁

[@randdurand]

I agree! But with business and marketing types, there never is "just for the hell of it". There is only money. If there's money in it, it'll happen. If not, it won't.

[@RowanTS]

I love that chimera. And I know I’m the only one here begging and pleading for the real Digivolution music [kicks the Japanese one used in Tri] nostalgia my ass, gimme my dumb theme music I grew up with, you think I knew what a sub was???

[@randdurand]

90s dubs low-key produced some of the catchiest songs ever. Digimon, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, monster rancher, Power Rangers, Cardcaptors, it's all freakishly good.

[@SuperGamerCatholic457]

I loved the digimon movie! All digimon animation is wayyyy better than pokemon. Obviously pokemon games are better though(minus very few of digimon games)

[@randdurand]

The thing I really appreciated about Digimon is that the characters grew up with you. Pokemon was always about catering to the next, younger generation of fans, but Digimon at least awknowledged that it had older fans.

[@SuperGamerCatholic457]

@@randdurand also i like the digimon cards better than pokemon, any day! There's more to the card game than just numbers lol

[@minicle426]

To be fair. The third film wasn't all that great in the original version. It's almost like watching some kind of fever dream, with a very slow pace and odd music.

[@randdurand]

If there's one thing I really like about the dub version, it's the amount of jokes and clever one-liners they snuck into the script. "Did you see that? No, I was sleeping. But you're driving!" Lives rent-free in my head to this day. Oh, and who could forget the beef jerky shakes?

[@PrincessNine]

1. You don't want to watch hurricane touchdown dubbed accurately. It's insanely bad. 2. This rerelease risks being terrible if they don't UN CROP the digimon movie. 3. No seriously, an accurate dub of hurricane touchdown not something you unironically want to sit through

[@randdurand]

Ironically, though? I'm good with that. 😆