The Digimon Thread

[Allio]

well with Digimon Xros Wars starting in the US on Sept 7th under the name Digimon Fusion, I decided why not we get a digimon thread started here.

little note. Digmon Xros Wars is the longest running season, 79 episodes... but majority of Digimon fans suggest you to stop after 54...the rest of the season, though it tries to start the 15 anniversary of the the franchise, is terrible...worst then DigimonAdventure 02

Talk about your favorite digimon stuff. What is your favorite digimon? who is your favorite leader?


I guess I'll start things off with my Digimon ranking


Favorite:
Savers


Great:
X-Evolution
Next
V-Tamers 01
Tamers

Pretty good:
Adventure
Xros Wars manga


Good:
Xros Wars (first 54 episodes only)
Frontier


Too short to judge:
D-Cyber


How horrifying:
Adventure 02


Ninja Turtles the Next Mutation level of bad:
Xros Wars episode 55 - 79


My favorite is Masaru Daimon, just because he is SOOOO over the top
My favorite leader belongs to Taichi from Digimon V-Tamers, he is the only one that I could get behind 100%

[Cure]

I love love season 3. 1 and 2 are good, sure, but season 3 is just out there.

Spoiler:

F*cking Beelzemon killing Leomon?

Oh, man. That stunned me as a child. I also think the characters were better in season 3, like Takato and Guilmon.

I guess my favorite is Beelzemon, though. He's alright with me.

[Slade]

I had no idea that show kept going. I do know my favorites are weregarurumon and wargreymon.

[Peanut]

Oh, Digimon. One of my secret loves.

I had an original Digimon virtual pet when I was younger, which I absolutely adored and it pretty much grew from there. I really got into the games before anything else and when I was probably around 13 or 14 I used to be on one of those Digimon RPG boards where you'd battle and raise your Digimon and I was obsessed with it. It was weirdly hardcore and featured all the original evolutions, which still rattle around in my head to this day. I also really loved the Digimon World games on PS1. I have a special place in my heart for Digimon World 2, as it's a game I played mostly from a bed during a pretty rocky period of my adolescents. Digimon World for the DS is probably one of my most played games of all-time.

As far as the anime goes, I watched the first three seasons then fell off. I think Adventure is still great, Adventure02 is absolute sh*t, but Tamers is probably my personal favourite. The characters were so much better realized thanks to a much smaller roster and the story had a way better pace to it. After that I felt like the series took a nose dive and I ignored it for a really long time. I came back into the fold with Savers, which is (objectively) probably the best series. I watched the entire thing in Japanese as they were released and loved it. I watched bits and pieces of Data Squad, but really couldn't deal with the dub. I'm not normally like that, but Data Squad is one of few exceptions. I haven't watched any of the anime since, although I haven't heard much good about any of it, so I don't feel like I'm missing out.

Where manga is concerned I have much less experience, but I really liked the V-Tamer 01 series, which I actually had a Japanese friend buy for me while I was in high school. I just flipped through the pages, since I couldn't read them, but I got the gist. Years later I finally got around to reading some translated scans on the internet and I really enjoyed them.

I still have an ingrained love of Digimon, but I've found it very difficult to keep any maintained interest in the franchise because of the constantly fluctuating quality of it. Another nail in the coffin are those god damn Japanese PSP games that are a merciless taunt. Now that I'm thinking about them again...I made need to just import them...

[Pterobat]

I watched the first three seasons of Digimon when I was too old for that, and ended up getting sucked into it pretty hard. It was a really fun, weird story with great monster designs. I was also surprised at how complicated the plots could get.

Season 3 is my favourite by a long margin, and the only one I'd like to see again on DVD. The Lovecraft influences just make it boss, but the metafiction aspect is also pretty dang neat. I'm also more into reluctant heroes, so Takato was a cool little dude.

I don't have a favourite Digimon at the moment: I have about a million of those designs that I like. Things like ExVeemon, Garudamon, Plesiomon, Gryphonmon, Kyuubimon, Garurumon, Growlmon, Airdramon, Magnadramon, Seadramon, and so on and so forth.

[Allio]

Okay guys

make your own digimon partner

[snake]

Is there an on-going Digimon show currently?

[Allio]

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Is there an on-going Digimon show currently?

Not currently, just Xros Wars/Fusion Battles/Fusion will be starting in North America next weekend with the return of megaforce in a powerhour

[The Stryker]

I love Picklemon.

[snake]

Originally Posted by Allio

Not currently, just Xros Wars/Fusion Battles/Fusion will be starting in North America next weekend with the return of megaforce in a powerhour

What channel? Nick?

[Allio]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

I love Picklemon.

and he loves you too

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

What channel? Nick?

yes

[snake]

Originally Posted by Allio

and he loves you too





yes

Ah thanks. What time? (Sorry for all the questions.)

[Allio]

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Ah thanks. What time? (Sorry for all the questions.)

I believe its 1:30

[snake]

Originally Posted by Allio

I believe its 1:30

Ill mark my calendar.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

I love Picklemon.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Here comes the Picklemon punch! And this one is for Whamon!

[Storm Eagle]

Very much looking forward to Digimon Fusion this Saturday.

Digimon season 4 comes out on DVD next Tuesday, and a set with the first four seasons comes out on October 22nd.

[Allio]

Though I don't know if I'm going keep up with Fusion (I already watched) but I do hope it is strong enough so that Digimon Decode comes to america




though I am curious to see how the dub is going to censor Lilithmon scenes

Spoiler:

and Mervamon in general

Spoiler:

[Cure]

I just saw Digimon Fusion on Nick. It's OK, I'll keep watching it. It's certainly very flashy.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Cure

I just saw Digimon Fusion on Nick. It's OK, I'll keep watching it. It's certainly very flashy.

If you've watched most/all of the other seasons, where would you rank it?

I personally enjoyed Tamers and Data Squad the most, but I know almost nothing about this series, so I have no idea how it compares.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Ninjinister

If you've watched most/all of the other seasons, where would you rank it?

I just saw the first episode, so I can't really answer that.

Tamers is the one with Takato and Guilmon, right? That's my favorite, too. I will say that going by first impressions Tamers was more "oh man, I gotta keep watching", whereas Fusion is "it's alright, I'll give it a shot".