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GoldLyrics.com - Digimon (Vol. 1)
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $0.48
Your Save: $ 14.50 ( 97% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Jane Alan, Brian Beacock, Steven Jay Blum, Melissa Charles, Wendee Lee
Directed By: Wendee Lee, Jeff Nimoy, Mamoru Hosoda, Minoru Hosoda, Yukio Kaizawa
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0024543000624
Format: Animated
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 1999-11-02
Running Time: 60
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1999-08-14
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Editorial Reviews:
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"Digimon" must be Japanese for "rip-off." This cartoon series now seen on the Fox Kids' Network has far too many similarities to Pokémon to be classified as anything but a dupe. Our gang of elementary-school adventurers is blasted into a mysterious jungle world where their only tool against an attack of mighty monsters is their personal Digimon--digital monsters (compared to Pokémon's "pocket monsters," like you could tell the difference). Where Pokémon has a wisp of a moral, this story is strict adventure. Rip-off aside, will kids want to watch? Absolutely. The music, pace, and haircuts are far hipper than Pokémon's and the creatures can easily be assimilated into the kids' encyclopedic knowledge of such things. The animation, from the same makers as Dragonball Z, is nifty to boot. The first volume's three stories ("And So It Begins," "The Birth of Greymon," "Garurumon") set up the series and--if the creators can evade a lawsuit--it shows no signs of stopping. The numerous action sequences make this series best for ages 5 and up. --Doug Thomas
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Digimon Rocks! ( especially Garurumon : )
Comment: (1)Digimon is awesome before you even think about any of what I think your going to no, I haven't bought it but I've seen the entire 1st season by first season I mean every episode up until the 2nd season starts ( I've seen alot of 2nd & 4th season episodes too and liked them hated the 3rd season )I love the first season of Pokemon as well ( By first season of Pokemon I mean all episodes up until Johto) before you get any thoughts like "oh she likes pokemon that's dorky" let me tell you that anything past the "1st season" of pokemon I mostly dislike (Johto Wasn't bad but wasn't good either)
(2)anyway for the rude amazon reporter who said digimon was a rip-off of pokemon let me make one thing clear digimon came BEFORE pokemon and pokemon came AFTER digimon therefore pokemon would techniclly be the rip-off since it came after. anyway I'll leave one last thought and comment ( I will also be rating the characters and listing their crests + maybe some extra info
(3) any bad review for the "first seasons" of these shows I will consider unjust and somebody had the nerve to call patamon "Pikachu on drugs/crack" patamon VERY VERY vaguely resembles pikachu the only alike thing is that patamon has a yelow color on the top part of its body and while I simply ADORE pikachu does it have those exeptionally cute eyes? and I don't believe I've seen it evolve into an angel (Angemon) either......
(4)last remarks (rating etc.):Taichi "Ty or Tai" Kamiya 9.5 Yamato "Matt" Ishida 10.0 Sora Takenouchi 9.25 Hikari "Kari" Kamiya 9.10 Koushiro (alternately Kohshiroh) "Izzy" Izumi 8.99 Mimi Tachikawa 8.87 Takeru "T.K." Takaishi 9.68 and lastly Joe Kido 8.34
(5)now.... in the same order that I rated them their crests will be listed (I'll stil tell who owns each along with the crest though to prevent confusion)
(6)Courage:Ty Friendship:Matt Love:Sora Light:Kari Knowledge/Wisdom:Izzy Sincerity/Purity:Mimi Hope:T.K. Reliability/Faith:Joe
(7)Xtra Info: (F1K) Kari's full name, Hikari means "light" in Japanese additionally she is the holder of the crest of light,
(F2S)Sora means "Sky"
(F3TM)T.K. and Matt are full brothers even though they have different last names their parents divorced (Their mother with T.K. their father with Matt) while their mother stayed single their father remarried changing Matt's last name to Ishida Though not T.K. (since his mother is divorced it dosen't effect him)
(F4T)Ty named Taichi after what else, Taichi! also in the japanese version of the show both Kari and Ty have the last name " Yagami" instead of "Kamiya"
(F5J)Joe had 2 Brothers in the japanese version of the show in the U.S. he has 1, Jim
(F6I)Izzy has a computer with a Pineapple symbol on it this would be a joke refering to Apple computers
(F7M)While Mimi's crest is called the crest of sincerity it can also be translated as the crest of purity (listed above)
Or the crest of empathy
thanks for Viewing and I hope this helped you out if you were buying or you learned something if you were just lookin' at guides and knew about digimon!
Note:
(8)if you are wondering about what the what the ()'s next to each fact means (for example F6I) then let me explain: "F" stands for the word "fact" the number refers to what number the fact is (in this case the fact # is 6) the Letter stands for first letter of the person or people (in the case of Fact or "F" 3TM since that is shared among T.K. & Matt) of whom the fact is about in this case the fact is about Izzy so the letter is "I"
therefore, the fact is considered F6I
Customer Rating:
Summary: THE SINGLE GREATEST TV SHOW TO EVER RUN
Comment: I'll admit it, when i first heard of Digimon i said the cliche thing: Pokemon rip off. But i was proved soooo wrong. I don't remember how i first got into watching the show, but once i did, it literally changed my life.
This show is nothing like Pokemon--at all. The characters are so in depth and the plots interesting and unique, its hard to get over the amazingness of the show. This show is life changing and simply incredible.
The basic plot of the show is 7 young kids who somehow find themselves destined to save a digital world that is along side our own. The great part about this is they don't figure out whats going on right away, they work through it and try to figure out what they all had in common. There are always new twists. The children discover the deep rooted values they each possess and really discover who they really are along the way.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Digimon doesn't get the credit it deserves...
Comment: The fact that the amazon reviewer called Digimon a "rip-off" of Pokemon may be discouraging to someone hoping to buy this, but it's definately not true. I think Digimon has a much deeper plot than Pokemon, which is simply to catch all the Pokemon and get gym badges. In Digimon the kids, called Digidestined have to team up with their digimon and try to find a way back to their own world. There are more villians that are actually evil, compared to Team Rocket in Pokemon who are defeated nearly every episode. It was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid and it's still one of my favorite anime series today. Although I can't compare the dubbed to the Japanese version, I think the dubbed version was good and would be worth buying.
I am kind of disappointed though, that there isn't a DVD boxset availiable for the first season (on Amazon at least) and as far as I've seen, the VHS don't seem to go past episode thirteen or so. There may be a boxset of DVDs of VHS tapes somewhere, but I've never seen it...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Digi Review
Comment: I, too, haven't baught this video but rather saw the episodes when they aired on TV years ago. After reading the Editorial Review (by Doug Thomas) I was appalled. To say Digimon is a ripoff of Pokémon is completely ridiculous. I would compare it to saying General Hospital is a "ripoff" of E.R. simply because they both feature doctors, patients, and drama. One privy to Japanese culture would know hat "-mon" was a small trend in the world of Anime.
Overall, I find Digimon to be more compelling and emotional. The main kids (called the Digidestined) develop a deep, emotional bond with their Digimon which doesn't become fully apparent until the last episode. The first season has 54 episodes, and is easily one of the best in the entire Digimon universe. If one hasn't seen the first few episodes, they might find it difficult to understand the dynamics of this great show. Filled with action, suspense, drama, and insanely humorous jokes (their unsuspected dryness adds to the humor) made by villains, Digimon remains one of my favorite animes, along with Cowboy Bebop and Fullmetal Alchemist. And for that, I give it 5 out of a possible 5.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Digimon
Comment: First off: I haven't acctually bought this video, but I've seen all the episodes included in it. Digimon is an awesome show, which, contary to pupolar belief, is NOT a rip-off of Pokemon. If you think the two shows look very similar, accuse Pokemon of being a rip-off of Digimon. Not the other way around. Digimon acctually came out before Pokemon but Pokemon was dubbed into english before Digimon.
Anyways, the show is great. I love all the characters, and the show gets even better in season 2 when the 8th digidestined appears (but I won't say anymore about that). The story is about 7 kids (Tai, Sora, Mimi, Joe, T.K, Matt and Izzy) who get transported to the digital world while at camp. There they meet their digimon and so on...
Digimon is a great show and I recommend it to all anime fans.
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