#(KOUSHIRO VOICE ' WE HAVE A NETWORK !!!1! ')

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Digimon Adventure ~ Japanese Version ~ Pre Kizuna Release Countdown + International Chosen + “Our War Game” Chosen(?)

International Chosen “Children” + "Our War Game” Children (+Others) (That likely all became “Chosen” in the future Too!)

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BONUSES:

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FUN FACTS: * The reason Miyako Inoue specifically becomes Chosen is because Miyako was also watching the Digimon (+Omegamon) fight on the computer. {Revealed by Toei post-02} * Steve, the New York / American Chosen child with glasses, was confirmed to be Jewish American (an American Jew) in post-02 published material. {As such, Steve would likely have celebrated Hanukkah that year [2002], and not (’just’ ‘+interfaith’) ‘Christmas’.}

BONUS (from Tri’s “Bokura no Mirai”, {Final} movie): (SPOILER WARNING BELOW) . . .

{Some more potential Chosen [all Unnamed] were shown!}

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Digimon Adventure: Episode 1

So here’s my well thought and more collected take on the first episode (ignore the gushing rambling posted yesterday). 

From the opening and ending we can tell clearly that the first arc or at least few episodes will definitely focus on Taichi and Yamato’s introduction as the two leads of the show. The opening itself, Mikakunin Hikousen by Takayoshi Tanimoto, when viewed separately sets a great tune to the underlying shonen and adventure themes but for long time fans of Butter-fly, it may take some time to warm up to the new song. The sequence focuses greatly on Taichi and Agumon’s partnership, with occasionally giving us glimpses of the other kids with their partner digimon. It teases a more subdued and mysterious scenario for Takeru and Hikari, and also without wasting any time very coolly introduces us to the concept of Ultimate and Mega evolution. I was also happily surprised by all the crests appearing from the get go. My personal favourite scene is when Greymon is shown with imprints of MetalGreymon forming over him. 

The ending, being Yamato focused was a tug at the heartstrings for someone like me who has been a long time Yamato stan. The full version of the song is already out on many platforms and I honestly love it and have been playing it on repeat since yesterday! Without holding anything back, the sequence showcases how Yamato doesn’t really fit in with the crowds around him and spends most of his time being alone, at the same time longing for a closer and deeper relationship with his younger brother. It puts Taichi and Yamato at odds but also shows that it will be his budding interactions with Taichi that will bring him closer to the group make him belong there, nicely ending with his phone wallpaper being a CUTE AND ADORABLE photo of him and Takeru sleeping next to each other which happens to be my favourite scene of the ending. 

Now on to the episode under the cut. 

Masako Nozawa takes us through a brief explanation of the setting. I think her slightly raspy voice makes for a good narrator because the question of who is narrating can head in any direction at the end. I know many fans want it to be Hikari, but personally I’d like for it to be a Digimon. 

We see Taichi in his house, prepping for the camp (all you OG fans out there, don’t cry, they’ll still be at the camp) AND THERE’S A CAT CASUALLY NAPPING IN THEIR HOUSE! The phone call scene is so sweet, Yuko Sanpei already has so much experience playing a doting brother as Boruto that I feel she will have no trouble nailing Taichi and Hikari scenes. Shortly after Taichi ends the brief call and takes a break, we have Koushiro show up at his house! 

Their first interaction was in one word, PURE. Koushiro’s mannerisms clearly put him in the introvert who becomes an extrovert around the right people category. And of course, Taichi is that right person. Taichi acknowledging his shortcomings and praising Koushiro (a junior) so straight forwardly puts the latter at ease and he’s immediately sucked into Taichi’s pace. I also laughed at the bit where Koushiro is going on about the abnormalities in the network and whether he should stock up on batteries and water. (BECAUSE THAT’S KINDA WHAT WE ARE ALL GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW)

The pace immediately picks up after this with Koushiro giving us the background and I cannot believe that this is the same person who voices Balck Star in Soul Eater because wow, the difference in the tone and her general portrayal of Koushiro is so on point, I bet at the end of the series she will have the most number of dialogues because her voice is just perfect for a role like this. 

With the phone call being abruptly cut, Taichi moves fast and I loved the whole sequence from when he jumps through the gates at the station and enters the Network. The art and animation is so vivid and the BGM is perfectly fitting. We are shown that his crest keeps getting stronger with every action, finally manifesting as his entry into the Network. This was one of the most interesting bit because this would mean that each of them will need to activate their crest to get the digivice and enter the Network? 

I won’t lie, I cried when Taichi automatically reached forward to pull Koromon into his arms the moment he saw him. And the adrenaline rush when they suddenly cut to all the other kids (albeit Yamato) as Koromon digivolved into Agumon was REAL. Then they move to Koushiro, whose curiosity to know and understand whatever is happening around him, manifests into him getting his digivice and being able to connect to Taichi in the Network. I just love, love, love this concept man. Rather than the digivice appearing in front of them randomly, they are earning their access to the Network through the activation of their crests. It makes me really curious about how it will play out for someone like Mimi, whose crest IMO is the most abstract one and whose character profile on the website paints an absolutely opposite picture to than what the crest activation would require. 

With Koushiro becoming the guy behind the screen ( *HACKER VOICE* I’M IN) and quickly and confidently guiding Taichi through the Network, the action takes over. I love how much thought and effort they put into the Digivolution sequence. I know other fans are missing Brave-heart playing in the background, but the art is just so beautiful, we get to see Agumon fully morphing into Greymon with focus on angles of his anatomy and I just generally loved the colours and setting of the Digivolution scene, not just for Agumon but Algomon as well. The fight sequence was also well done and I liked the Network space too, the vividness of the art and colour just blew me away really. It had a lot of Links and Rearise sorta vibes to it. 

Finally, the enemy is defeated and we see Hikari smiling slightly as she realizes her brother saved them and all is about to be well when Koushiro announces more trouble, and as Taichi is ready to gear up into action, Yamato and Garurumon appear in front of him! IMO they could have also ended the episode with Greymon winning and Taichi and Koushiro reuniting back in the real world and rejoicing over the win and just generally have a ‘let’s work together from now on’ moment but clearly the writers want to show us a lot of stuff so they’re not wasting any time available. 

Other tidbits I enjoyed were Mrs. Yagami living her life, taking classes for something and taking her daughter along for them. The ‘TK’ Tachikawa logo on Koushiro’s tablet and whether it means that Mimi is literally a princess of a huge cooperation. Taichi putting on gloves before attacking Algomon, that was hilarious under the current circumstances. 

I’m not sure if all fans will adapt well to this fast-paced story-telling. For first time viewers it’s okay because it keeps their interest and makes sure that they tune in next week, but for older fans its more like ‘oh they showed the crests already without any explanation whatsoever’ which, I can understand, would annoy some fans. 

OVERALL, I enjoyed the episode but can see why some people did not, and am equally excited for the next episode because it’s called War Game and it’s definitely gonna be a big throwback to my favourite Digimon movie of all time and Yamato’s introduction! I am very curious about the situation Yamato activated his crest and got his Digivice in because the ending showed him as not having any friends, so maybe something to do with Takeru? 

Counting down the days till next Sunday!