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Digimon: Digital Monsters (デジモン Dejimon?) is a popular Japanese animated television series that is a part of the Digimon franchise.
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OverviewOn March 6, 1999, the franchise was given animated form as the first of the Digimon movies aired in theaters in Japan. Then the next day the first Digimon television series, Digimon Adventure, began. Three further series would follow, each with their own tie-in movies, and the series was dubbed for release in western markets in Fall of the same year. The show spawned card games, with Hyper Collosseum in Japan and later Digi-Battle in America, and more video games. The animated series is easily the best-known segment of the Digimon universe, and responsible for the majority of its popularity worldwide. "Digimon" are "Digital Monsters". According to the stories, they are creatures who inhabit the "Digital World", a parallel universe that is in part a manifestation of Earth's communication network. The stories tell of a group of mostly pre-teens, the "Chosen Children" (DigiDestined in the English version), who accompany special Digimon born to defend their world (and ours) from various evil forces. To help them overcome the most difficult obstacles found within both realms, the Digimon have the ability to evolve (Digivolve). In this process, the Digimon change appearance and become much stronger, often changing in personality as well. The group of children who come in contact with the Digital World changes from season to season. As of 2005, there are four series - Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers and Digimon Frontier. As is obvious from their titles, the first two seasons take place in the same fictional universe, but the third and fourth each occupy their own unique world (in the case of Digimon Tamers, the Adventure universe is referred to as a television and commercial enterprise). In addition, each series has spawned assorted feature films. Digimon still shows popularity, such as four new card series: Eternal Courage, Hybrid Warriors, Generations, and Operation X, a video game: Digimon Rumble Arena 2, and the previously unreleased movies Revenge of Diaboromon, Runaway Locomon, Battle of Adventurers, and Island of Lost Digimon. In Japan, an eighth TV movie, rendered in CG, was released entitled Digimon X-Evolution, and on December 23, 2005 at Jump Festa 2006, a fifth series was announced for Japan, which has now been tentatively titled Digimon Savers Digimon is produced by Toei Animation and Bandai of Japan. The series are broadcast in Japan by Fuji Television. [edit]
The English versionIn the United States, the series was dubbed by Saban, and was initially broadcasted through Fox Network's Fox Kids and Fox Family, but after Disney's acquisition of Saban during the third series, the first three series stayed on ABC Family and the fourth premiered on UPN, farmed out as part of a deal between Disney and UPN, which concluded with Frontier's end, leading to the season being re-run on ABC Family. Reruns are shown on the U.S. JETIX block daily on ABC Family and Toon Disney. The US series even packed the four series, or seasons, together as one whole series called Digimon: Digital Monsters. Digimon, which premiered in the US in August 1999 on the Fox Television Network, introduced the whole franchise to a US audience for the very first time, almost one year after Pokémon did the same thing with their animated program in September 1998 during syndication, and later on the Kids WB progamming block. In Canada, the show was broadcast on YTV. The U.S. insular area of Puerto Rico got its own Spanish dub. In the United Kingdom, Digimon aired on the UK Fox Kids (now JETIX) cable/satellite channel and also on CiTV, as well as countries such as Ireland, South Africa, Malaysia, Australia, Argentina and others. However, between poor ratings and licensing mixups in the change from Fox Kids to Jetix, Digimon's fourth incarnation has not been shown in any shape or form in the UK, and has been absent from the schedules of Jetix's UK incarnation since the beginning of 2005. [edit]
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Digimon Adventure / Season one
The premise of Digimon Adventure (1999) is a group of young pre-teens (who for reason of apparent 'propriety' are usually a little older in the English dub) while at summer camp, become the "DigiDestined" and are unwillingly forced to save both the Digital and real worlds from evil. Each child was given a "Digivice" which selected them to be "transported" to the Digital World. The digivices help their digimon allies to "digivolve" into stronger creatures in times of need. The digimon usually reach higher forms after they see their human partners in a dangerous situation.the children are: Tai (Taichi Yagami),Matt (Yamato Ishida), Mimi (Mimi Tachikawa), Sora (Sora Takenouchi), Izzy (Koushiro Izumi), TK (Takerou Takaishi), Joe (Jyou Kido),and, later on, Tai's younger sister Kari (Hikari Yagami). Their chosen Digimons respectively are:Agumon, Gabumon, Palmon, Biyomon(Piyomon), Tentomon, Patamon, Gomamon and Gatomon (Tailmon). [edit]
Digimon Adventure 02 / Season two
Digimon Adventure 02 (2000), also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is the sequel to the previous season. In this season, the original Digi-destined grew up into junior high school students (except for Kari and T.K.) and could no longer watch over the Digital World and be with their Digimon friends. All of a sudden, a young kid who called himself "The Digimon Emperor" rampaged through the Digital World attacking Digimon, putting them under mind control, and making them fight, with the help of the "Dark Rings," "Control Spires", and later "Dark Spirals". Three new Digi-Destined are selected for this task, and with T.K and Kari, make up the "new" Digi-Destined. The DigiDestined for this series are Davis (Daisuke), Yolei (Miyako), Cody (Iori), T.K. and Kari, and in the later episodes, Ken Ichujoji who was the Digimon Emperor. This series also showed numerous DigiDestined from around the world. The Chosen Digimon were Veemon (V-Mon), Hawkmon, Armadillomon (Armadimon), Patamon & Gatomon, and Wormmon. [edit]
Digimon Tamers / Season three
The third series, Digimon Tamers (2001) changed the very nature of the series. Set in the year 200X (between 2000-2009), it takes place in the REAL real world, where Digimon was just a franchise, composed of video games, a collectible card game, and a cartoon series. However, a group of 12-year-olds (10-year olds in the Japanese version), Takato, Henry and Rika (fans of the Digimon card game) meet their own Digimon friends and start to duel "bio-emerging" Digimon who cross the barrier between the information network, synthesizing proteins and becoming real. Most of it was set in the modern Tokyo ward of Shinjuku and only changes scenario to the Digital World for a short time. [edit]
Digimon Frontier / Season four
Digimon Frontier (2002) is the fourth TV series. After receiving strange phone messages, five children go to the subway and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet Bokomon and Neemon (who act as guides) and learn that the DigiWorld is in danger. They must fight the evil Cherubimon and his Evil Legendary Warrior servants before they destroy the world. In the typical Digimon fashion, it is up to the kids to save the world. Digimon Frontier was never released in the UK. [edit]
Digimon Savers / Season five
After a pause of 3 years, the fifth series has been announced for 2006 and is due to air in Japan on April 2 on Fuji TV, taking over the time slot of Zatch Bell!. As of January 17, 2006, the tentative title is Digimon Savers. Designs of three characters have been released, two male and one female, who appear to resemble more traditional anime designs, rather than Digimon's more unique established style. Masaru, a undefeated Tamer at age 14, meets Agumon, who has escaped from DATS (Digital Accident Tactics Squad), a secret government organization. Despite terrible first impressions, the two become best friends by "talking" with their fists. Although his skills with personal computers and technology are lacking, his father (now missing) is the leading authority on "Digital World" research. With others, Masaru and Agumon work to investigate various incidents involving the Digital World and Digimon, to try and get to the bottom of things. [edit]
MoviesDigimon: The Movie, released in the US and Canada territory by Fox Kids in October 2000, consists of the union of the first three Japanese movies. Those stories are based in the universe introduced in the first two seasons of the TV series. The previously undubbed movies (with the exception of the eighth movie) were all shown on Toon Disney in the fall of 2005 as 30-40 minute specials. It is unknown whether or not the movies will be released on video or DVD. (note: To reduce clutter and redundancy (as well as reducing the need to edit multiple articles), please see the individual links for descriptions and editing for each movie. Also note, movies might be receiving their own article pages, but till then please make edits on the appropriate articles.)
"Digimon X-Evolution" (subtitled "The 13th Royal Knight" on much official material, but not in the movie itself) is the first Digimon movie entirely in CGI. The movie spans 75 minutes, making it the longest Digimon movie up to date. The story takes place in the Digital World, chronicling the adventures of Dorumon. It is based, to some degree, on Digimon Chronicle, the mini-manga and storyline accompanying the Pendulum X (digital pets) in Japan. [edit]
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Japan*All characters listed here are referred to by their Japanese Names.
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English*All Characters listed here are referred to by their English Names.
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