Becoming a Digimon Fan in 2023
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- Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2022
- Have you ever looked at Digimon, had an interest to jump into the fun, but just didn't know where to start. I did too, and that's what I aim to resolve in this video for everyone who had the same problem as I did.
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Glad to see that the Digimon community is getting more and more recognition these days
Madabots needs even more people to simp for it too
Madabots is insane the second season far less show but real still fun
@Grima the Fell Dragon yeah Madarot toys are a bit hard to get in the West and i only found out about Madabots from the Mothers Basement anime youtuber
Same.
@@senritsujumpsuit6021 I wish I could've watched the series growing up, but it probably came on a time, when I wasn't watching it.
Same. I loved adventure so much as a kid, it's nice to see people recognizing the fandom
Watching Digimon as a kid was the first time i ever thought about death from the point of view of those who are grieving the deceased. Digimon really tackled the adult themes better than other shows at the time, which is a big part of my love for the franchise.
Yeah digimon tamers specifically hit it very hard.
The comparison I've always liked when I see it is that other shows (pokemon usually is the example) were about kids being kids.
Where as digimon was about kids growing up.
@@opalharness1555 I hadn't heard it that way before, but that's very well put. :)
I'm a fan of both Digimon and Pokemon, but never had any friends that liked Digimon too. So, I've been a closet fan buying the games and am starting to get into the card game again. I'm glad to see people who I respect to get into the franchise.
Same I was a fan of both growing up! They both hold a special place in my heart :)
I think Digimon has the better Anime, but Pokemon has the better games.
I love the fact your starting your Digimon journey with Tamers, but a bit of a fair warning after the halfway point the show gets much darker and I saw that ur nephews are fairly young, Tamers will scare both of them. I don't want you to accidentally scar both of them so I'm advising you to not show them anything past a certain point, trust me you'll know it when you see it. One of the episode directors did Serial Experiments Lain and that's a very heavy anime with extremely unnerving imagery due to it being a psychological horror anime, this same director chose to include some unnerving imagery in Tamers since this series was a sort of reboot for the franchise as a whole. Take it from someone who watched this show growing up, some of the last third of Tamers is pure and utter nightmare fuel and isn't for the feint of heart.
When I watched it as a 18 to 19 year old I thought it was disturbing it is really good but it is definitely a lot darker compared to every other digimon show
Eehh... would that be enough? I mean, yeah it gets darker, but at most they won't really get what's going on.
I always felt like Tamers was the most darkest.
literally came to the comments to say this. Tamers has a reputation in the fanbase for having scarred a large amount of the fanbase, and yet still being a big fan favorite. I don't want to give spoilers, but to further give a better idea, the final arc has a major theme of existential despair and trauma, which is thankfully lightened slightly in the english translation, but the themes are still there.
Didnt bother me at all at 11 not sure how old his family is though
The reason I liked Digimon over time is that it is more of a concept put in different situations over just being a linear franchise. It allows for more experimentation. They aren't all winners but the thing is different things can attract different people. I know someone who prefers xros over Tamers.
As for Adventure, I think it does hold up decently. At least, the original dub.
Also Survive was stated to be a Visual novel. People who complained about not knowing tended to have outright avoided news about it.
As for recommendations, just jump in whenever. Digimon isn't really a franchise you have to "catch up" in. Some Digimon stuff are for kids, some are for older crowds.
Digimon is like Final Fantasy, it's themes and tropes are put in different settings.
I agree. While the lack of consistency between games or animes for some, I like that they try new things, I may not like everything but it definitely gives the fee that there is something for everyone.
"Watching tamers with my nephews"
Oh boy I can't wait for the D-Reaper arc lol
I saw those kids in the vid and was like....Abort mission. If they wanna watch with kids that young Adventure was probably a better choice. It gets dark but not nearly as dark as Tamers.
The Digimon TCG is the best thing to happen to TCG's since Pokemon and Yugioh. The absolute quality of gameplay is something I haven't experienced since being introduced to Commander in MTG.
The absolute love of this TCG has revived my love of card games and Digimon as a whole.
Thank the gods that people are finally experiencing this game
OH! And 90USD average for a BOX of ALMOST 300 CARDS is one of the best deals in all of TCG off the self.
The digimon tcg literally saved me from depression, some relatives and frieds died from the covid, but since the first lesks came out in Japan and then when the game came to English I was very excited, (before I played yugioh and I liked it a lot but I couldn't More than winning the occasional local tournament, it had a good win rate but I never stood out much, it's a very expensive game and I didn't always have money to buy staples and a side deck), but Digimon, on the other hand, is super accessible, I've already managed to have all decks i like and win more of 80 local tournaments and reaching the top 4 of the world champion finals last year, and I feel that it is because of how much I love this game and how much it has helped me.
Even though it can be cheesy at times, Digimon holds a special place in my heart. My parents wouldn’t let us watch Pokémon growing, but my older brother and I were able to get away with watching Digimon and we were hooked! What I loved about it is the bond between the digimon and humans and they actually had a cohesive story unlike Pokémon.
The Pokémon anime has improved greatly over the generations, i have watched every single episode and movie and i prefer the newer gens anime over the one that started it all for the Pokémon anime. Its still nostalgic though
Same! We couldn't watch Pokemon growing up because my mom found it annoying that Pokemon couldn't talk. (Cause if we watched something she'd often have to hear it due to being nearby) But we were allowed to watch Digimon!
My siblings and I loved it and it was a major series for me growing up. I even love playing World Dusk and played it like crazy as a kid.
I also really like that the anime has a more focused story verses the week to week nature of Pokemon
I just want to know why Pokemon was a no go but digimon was fine
@@ChampionMarx obviously the parents were nintendophobic
Am I crazy or was there a season where the main villain had like a Lazer stamp that he used on the back on kids heads? I forget what it was even for but I swear something like that existed
What a great video! Super interesting hearing about the experience of getting into Digimon in 2022. I think that the “you need to watch it all” and the “Pokémon vs Digimon” people just make it harder for the community to grow. I try to treat each of my videos like it’s somebody’s first time hearing about Digimon and waving them in with welcoming arms.
It strikes me that you came at it from a great angle with playing Cyber Sleuth, checking out Tamers & Ghost Game, and picking up a vital bracelet / hero!
I think you really would enjoy Survive because the story absolutely rules! Since the original Adventure didn’t work for you, Survive might do the trick as it has similar themes (8 kids go to camp for the summer and wind up spirited away into a mysterious world) but with modern storytelling and stunning art.
Loved your Shaman King a while ago and loved this one too! Thanks YT for recommending it hehe
Glad to hear you found things to love in Digimon! The Digivice V and upcoming Vital Bracelet BE are the most excited I've been about Digimon in quite some time and I've been a fan since a kid but yeah it's very much a "import stuff from Japan" franchise for anything but the card game really. Bandai baffle me sometimes. A very warm welcome to the franchise and community!
Survive really is wonderful for the story, I'm not a big VN guy but found (admittedly by streaming which kept me going) that it was surprisingly consumable, especially with battles breaking up the text boxes so yeah maybe give it a go!
I'm just glad that so many people are becoming new fans of Digimon lately. It feels oddly rewarding seeing the franchise that i loved so much growing so rapidly. It's better and easier to be a Digimon fan than it ever has been before.
The 2000's film is absolutely amazing, its directed by the same man who directed Wolf Children, Girl Who Lept Through Time, Summer Wars
Its amazing.
Digimon Tamers is my personal favortie season to rewatch but the og series was rebooted this year and its so good!
I love all those movies, had no idea they were all by the same guy??? That's rad
@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice And the funny thing is Summer Wars is just a pretty much remake of the second Digimon movie (Our War Game) remade without the Digimon.
@@wargreysama yeah that's what shocked me when I read that.
It's the same basic plot, with the same director? Lol
@@priestesslucy3299 yeah he felt like he had to rush his original story when creating Digimon so really wanted to give it a second chance to get all the details right...thus Summer Wars.
@@priestesslucy3299 Wasn't he making a third movie with a similar plot too?
It's always interesting to hear fresh impressions of Digimon from new fans. Alot of the Digimon community is from the old days, and most of us didn't have many friends that watched it, if at all, so we can be a bit insular sometimes. On top of that, Digimon is constantly experimenting and trying new things, so everybody has different preferences, making it hard for us to come to a consensus for where beginners should start. I do agree with you though, that Digimon has always had this hard balance to maintain, where they need to both appeal to older fans, while also attracting a new audience. Considering Bandai never expected Digimon to take off like it did, a string of bad business decisions in the West, and Bandai constantly underfunding Digimon projects, it's a wonder Digimon has even survived for as long as it has.
I would also recommend you check out Monster Rancher. There was a TV show, and a card game, but the video games are where the series really shined. They weren't as formulaic as Pokemon games got, but also not as ephemeral as Digimon was. They leaned more into the life sim aspect of raising a monster, except it had this gimmick where you generate monsters by putting CDs into your console, and the combat system is engaging enough that there's still a tournament scene 20 years after MR2 was released. For years, we thought Monster Rancher was a dead series, but for it's 25th anniversary, MR1 & 2 got ported to Switch together, and there was a spin-off game where you raise Ultraman Kaiju.
Also, I still have a bone to pick with Billiam with his review of Monster Rancher, he really did the series dirty.
Billiam XD
I only know the series and its definitly worth watcuing out, its probably more fun that that deep, but i think it works well. Definitly worth checking out?
Also wakfu, definitly one day wakfu. or the game it comes from and franchise, i just like the series a lot, in the french dub.
As a lifelong Digimon fan, I always recommend Data Squad. I never hear anyone mention Data Squad. People slept on Data Squad, but it was awesome and most people who did watch it enjoyed it AFAIK. And I say that as someone who grew up with, watched, and loved the original Digimon anime as a kid. (Yeah I’m that old XD)
This! I enjoyed Data Squad quite a bit when i was younger and I'd love for more people to talk about it.
I watched it on release as Savers. It was great for me when I was a teen, but its flaws are clear if you look too closely. The animation is specially bad. But I will still love the second opening theme with passion.
That's what I'm saying Data Squad is one of the underrated ones
Data Squad's the one where the protag punches Digimon to have his partner evolve right?
@@HazeEmry I mean…yeah basically lol.
Honestly you're doing what I'd recommend when it comes to digimon already for someone like you.
You should continue checking out the animes though if you haven't. Each series is different and holds it's own appeal so like keep giving each a try till you find which ones mesh is a good way to handle it.
The story for Digimon Survive is very good imo and a decent intro point but if you don't like visual novels you probably won't like it.
If you have a high tolerance for grinding the older digimon story games are probably worth a try
I had watched it on and off as a kid, always preferring Yugioh and Pokémon. So over the years I just kinda didn't think about Digimon.
It wasn't until about 3 years ago, I randomly decided to snag one of the Tamagachi style V-Pets, and everything kinda clicked. I fell in love with this franchise, watching all the Animes, Playing the Games, grabbing almost every version of the V-Pet. I adore the franchise now
You're approach is absolutely spot on! As an old timer, I hate seeing other fans gate keep people from things for arbitrary reasons as not being fans of the original or not being there. That's physically impossible with decades old franchises. Do it your way, and don't worry about other 'fans.' They should just be happy you're joining in.
I find it funny you said the anime didnt age well
Because i showed it to my friend whose never seen it before
And he loved it
His not like a little kid either his 17 and he loved it enough that we watched all the seasons and movies up until the reboot
We are currently watching the reboot
Digimon aged amazingly in mu opinion atleast storywise
Did you watch Last Evolution Kizuna? It's the perfect ending for the Adventure Series.
@@martinnicolasroldan5766 yes AMAZING MOVIE
@@martinnicolasroldan5766 it's a good movie but I personally dislike the message.
Wow this was good timing to release this video, thanks to jaiden animations video more people will be getting into Digimon
As a Digimon fan that loved the original show and got back into the franchise like 3 years ago, I got so excited to see you had a Terriermon on your Vital. That’s exactly the kind of stuff you need to do. (And yes, I bought my Vital and past 2 v-pets online, one being an import because Bandai.)
As for story stuff to get into, the anime or Story games are it. Survive has a pretty good story, doing a lot of what the original Adventure did but with an appreciated twist. If you don’t like visual novels, then you might not stick with it even with the tactical battles sprinkled in. The Story games technically include World DS and Dawn/Dusk, but you’ve seen how they’ve aged. Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory are the new ones and have enough polish to be the golden children. Each anime gets to be unique, so that’s why Tamers and Ghost Game can stand on their own even if you aren’t a fan of Adventure or Fusion/Xros Wars. (I showed my girlfriend clips of Adventure and I can see how it aged, but I still love it. Powering up is tied directly to character growth; you just have to get past some old dub choices. And I found myself enjoying Xros Wars by arc 2 (second half of season 1 on Crunchyroll) but I understand not wanting to watch 20 episodes to get to the good part.)
You pretty much hit the nail on the head. In terms of games, I feel Cyber Sleuth is the easiest one for new fans. There are more guides and help sources out there along with a bit more of an active community for this game because it is one of the newer games that centers around the concept of raising and building a Digimon team. I personally always liked Data squad/ Savers for the anime - it was Digimon but with more “edge and angst.” Tamers is also a classic though especially since they tried to tie in the TCG game. Speaking of, the newest TCG release of Digimon is very active and great to be involved in as both a collector and competitive - just make sure you check card prices.
Digimon is an interesting fandom - complicated lore with amazing character design. Pick a route and jump on in - I think that’s the best way to learn and enjoy it.
Cool video, as an old fan I find it very interesting to see newcomers' take on the franchise.
One think I think you should know - Bandai mistreating the franchise as if they are purposely trying to ruin it, is the only thing all digimon fans agree upon.
They did manage to do so a few times but it always comes back.
Tamers is cool and all, but I grew up mostly with Frontier, and I loved it! It gives of Power Ranger/Super Sentai vibes, but it has a lot of great Digimon core tenants too. It's kids, bonding with the spirits of the Legendary Warriors, and fighting as Digimon themselves. It's got an extremely solid plot, I ended up creating real attachments to the characters, and I really think it's a good jumping on point for someone who isn't familiar with the series as a whole.
The nostalgia factor from Frontier alone has carried me through a lot of the other Digimon media since. The designs are just so cool and weird, and I love it to bits. Bits that I would like to absorb to get stronger because I have no friends and thus cannot power up through the power of friendship...
Frontier is my fav. Always happy to find other people who like it.
reading the comment section is surprisingly nice and sweet to see. its also surprising noticing that people come to the series from many different entry points, and take from digimon what they like. there seems to be a lack of consistency of what even dictates a digimon fan, but i think that variety is what makes the franchise unique and fun.
as for what someone new might be interested in trying, the tcg is a surprising joy for an old digimon fan like me. i used to think i hated playing card games, but now im a huge fan of the digimon tcg. like you said, buying a couple booster packs is a good way to just get started. the art is amazing and its made me something of a collector. a lot of people will recommend the starter decks and that's not too much of an investment. some of the starter decks, usually whatever's newest, are also competitively viable, if you're interested in that kind of stuff.
but if you don't have someone who wants to play or get into the game with, or are afraid to join a discord to play with strangers online, games or tv/films are always a good bet. the first digimon movie, at least in english, is a bit of a mess. but maybe its a good entry point? its corny and silly, but i find that charming and the animation is crazy. the one starring the majority of the first season's cast was directed by mamoru hosoda of wolf children and summer wars fame. it also helps that the movies are short compared to getting into a whole digimon franchise.
maybe one more left field thing is just whatever community/social media you're already in, and explore the fanworks already there. you mentioned the modding scene for vital hero bracelets on etsy, but the fan community pumps out crazy art, stories, and merch themselves. the designs for some digimon speak for themselves. and you get a taste of what people like about the series that not even the creators know.
As a classic digimon fan I’m just glad more people are entering the fandom. :)
May the Digigods be with you if you watch Tamers with little kids :'D that series traumatized me in the later bits as kid xD
As someone who grew up loving Digimon it's nice to see more people come into the fandom and appreciate it. I still have to order a lot of Digimon stuff online and try to pre-order the games just so they get funding so we can get more content and better content.
Welcome, we're so happy to have you sibling!
I am a big enthusiast of the vpets. Carefully raising them to get every possible evolution is a special interest of mine. They're basically the Vital before fitness... or color screens lol. There is a fanmade mmo they interact with though.
But as far as onboarding, Tamers is usually the best place for an adult fan, it condenses a lot of previous versions of lore into something less nebulous, has good characters with interesting growth, and a darker tone than most runs of the show.
A note on Bandai neglecting to push the franchise, there are literally ads for it running on RUclips right now where they completely strip out the digimon branding to... I guess bait randos into buying? Lol.
If you want another show recommendation for Digimon I personally also enjoy Frontier. I’m not sure how well it’s liked in the fandom but it has a bit of a spin to it that I personally enjoy.
Frontiers is a personal favorite of mine but the community as a whole has it's issues with it though Frontiers over time has been getting more positive reception most cause people are busying hating on Xros Wars now
@@muhammedbadjie1960 people always gotta hate somethin I suppose
@@melit. yup, though xros wars was decent. Fusion on the other hand felt more childish than xros wars.
Frontier is my fav. Always happy to find other people who like it.
@@ShiyarokuBasil Frontier wasn't only my favorite show but it also has my favorite digimon character that being Takuya
I got into the card game a few months ago, got them for my birthday! Only one person plays with me, and he's here once a week or so
Your comment about there "being so many ways to be a Digimon fan" is so true. Personally, I'm more fan of the Monster designs then I am of any of the actual media: I do play some of the games and watch some of the anime, but most of my time with Digimon is looking at new Digimon designs as they get announced, coming up with cool headcanon evolution lines and branching trees, etc. That's actually something I think the way Digimon handles evolutions uniquely brings to the table: I can't think of any other monster raising/collecting franchise where there's a whole subcommunity around the potential ways to link and make connections between different monsters. (Incidentally, I highly reccomend Bogleech's Digimon reviews for anybody interested in that aspect of the series and wanting to learn all the designs without sitting through 20 games or shows or v-pets: it doesn't cover EVERY Digimon, but it does cover most of them. Wikimon is the best comprehensive wiki)
To your point about being into story;s.... well, Digimon is in a very poor spot with having any sort of central lore or narrative: Each game, anime series, manga, etc tends to be it's own continuity, and to make matters worse, those TEND to share concepts and important figures or organizations, but their exact role in that continuity changes. Like, "The Royal Knights" are a group of Digimon in most continuities, but what they do in each one changes. And a lot of the lore is limited to like Japan only materials that you can't even find online, like in manuals or pack in comics or whatever. Bogleech's reviews are good for this, since a LOT of hardcore fans chime in on the comment section of each review and mention a lot of that obscure trivia., which isn't really compiled on wikis either.
As an aside... you ever watched/read Gash / Zatch Bell? I looked at the other videos on your channel, and you mentioned Billiam, and it seems like the sort of thing you may have consumed at one point. It's my favorite manga of all time, and I highly suggest it: It does start off not as strong as a lot of battle shonen series, but unlike many of them it only ever continues to improve the further and further in you get exponentially, especially once it switches from a villain of the week to an arc based format (The anime is very, very flawed as an adapation, though, and diverges from the manga's plot entirely after a point)
The basic premise is that 100 demon kids (and most of them are actual KIDS, like 5 or 6, which gives a lot of characters a different vibe then your typical shonen characters) get sent to earth with books, they get paired up with human partners who can read those books to let the demon use spells, and when their book is burnt, they get sent back to the demon world, last one standing is king. The relationship between human and demon is a pretty key part of the story, and in fact as their relationships develop, that's what unlocks new spells. Fights (once stuff gets going) are extremely tactical and strategic, with both the human and demon being involved, and the tonal contrast between the corny power of friendship and slice of life and comedic moments vs the dark, deep emotional gut pinches is masterful, and helps both extremes hit harder and feel more genuine.
Ngl, Jaiden's video probably will cause a lot of people to gravitate towards Digimon, so this is a perfectly timed video.
Show wise, you're already on a good track with Tamers. It'll get better as it goes. The later stuff might be a little off for really young kid though.
For games I really like Survive and from what I've seen I'll like Cyber Sleuth (which from what I hear is a lot like Persona). Every one I've tried has been grindy as hell but Survive has an auto-battle feature and as long as you're using the main guys you shouldn't have much of a problem playing through the first time. If you choose Survive you'll want to play through at least twice for spoily reasons.
What makes the franchise more fun for me is tying to figure out what my partner Digimon would be, how my personality would make them Digivolve and planning out how to get them in the games.
That gremlin devimon really, its maybe the nbest series? And i like most series.
Happy you got into Digimon in your own way! I haven't watched the newer stuff (Fusion and onward) in A WHILE but my love of the series remains. I'm happy the video games are improving in quality so I've been exploring that a bit.
As for recs.... I can't say much of the games, but for the anime.... My rec might be seen as devisive. While I agree Tamers is the best one, I also recommend Frontier. I think the characters and story are great and the opening slaps. It's a personal close second for me.
OG Digimon fan here. Well said man!
Everyone is different and finding your own way to enjoy something is always the best way to get into a franchise, or anything for that matter.
As a recommendation for you, when it comes to a good story for Digimon, you're already on the right path with Digimon Tamers. There's also Digimon Data Squad (season 5 of the Digimon anime). I've played Survive a bit and the story is indeed good, but like you said, visual novel games aren't really your thing. There's always the Digimon Comics/Manga which may be your best bet for a good story. And then of course there are the older PS1 games. My personal favorite is Digimon World 3. It's another traditional RPG with its own quirks and issues. Hope my comment helps!
You definitely want to get in touch with KarnEX, he's very well versed in Digimon and shares in the philosophy that there is no right way to be a fan of something, particularly Digimon in this case.
Amen to that!!
Welcome to the community! I'm glad you're enjoying it so far!
The Digimon creators try their hardest to get Bandai to recognize the potential brand has, and only recently have been getting some success. Glad to see more people enjoying!!!!!!!!
Of the virtual pet/Tamagotchi devices, the Vital Hero is definitely the best available, as the others are all secondary market now. The series actually started out as a Tamagotchi sibling-series!
As for recommendations based on story, I'd suggest the various Digimon manga! There are only fan-translated copies as of now, but it has some really good story content that's comparatively easy to access as opposed to playing through a game or watching the anime. V-Tamer 01 is a classic one which starts out light-hearted but gets more serious as the story develops, but even manga adaptations of seasons such as Xros Wars (aka Fusion) are surprisingly good! The manga often tend to focus on the virtual pets to a degree too!
What I always recommend for newcomers is to start by watching Digimon the movie 2000. It does an excellent job of explaining important things in a concise manner. The retro animation actually holds up very well considering this was also in theaters back in the day, and the soundtrack is impeccable. My friends and I have gotten into the TCG this past spring and the movie really helped them understand the general baseline of what Digimon is and how loveable it is.
P. S I hope you're doing well, Negative Legend. Your videos back In the force of will days are what made me a fan. Im happy to see that you've dipped your toes in the Digimon world! Best wishes!
Welcome to the community! Happy to have you!! 😄
Great video
I would love to have other videos like this of u just talking about some of your interests or fandoms
And just a heads up, the Vital Hero is in the middle of transitioning to a new app right now, so you may have noticed some features disappearing from the old app. We're just hanging tight for them to put out the new one this month
Be careful when watching the final arc of Tamers with your nephew. Scenes can be intense for little kids.
I think the most significant factor in trying to become a fan of something is that desire to get into it, it shows how much you're willing to look past flaws and appreciate the positives. I think you're rocking a good journey into Digimon, there's no single way to enjoy Digimon, and there are multiple venues and I think it's one of the magics of it. I have worries with the Jaiden video, while the heart's in the right place, I can't help but paints incompetence in Digimon games. While each has flaws, I feel each holds endearment given the chance or puts a person off from giving a game an honest chance.
Personally, you've built a solid foundation for Digimon, you've covered games to anime and a bit into virtual pets with the Vital Bracelet, and even the card game to boot. I would say I'd give any manga (V-Tamer 01 probably) a shot if you want to expand even further as a digestible way to enjoy more Digimon without sinking too much time. Other than that, just building on foundations, keeping at it with Tamers and Ghost Game, enjoying it with others and building rituals out of it helps solidify it and builds memories for the series that won't go away. There's going to be an upgraded Vital Bracelet coming soon, Vital Bracelet BE, not sure if it will move overseas but it does feel like they'll stop supporting DIMs for the old device, as well as a new app to accompany. I think if you want games, despite how very unbalanced it probably is, Digimon Rumble Arena feels like everything a Digimon Anime fighting game should be, and has a killer soundtrack.
Card games are a big one, they will definitely branch out your reach, as it invites the easiest ways to welcome and expand people to Digimon's diverse roster, if you ever see a Digimon you like, give them a search and build upon your Digimon knowledge because, while not Pokemon, its more expansive than it looks, and there are tonnes not in any mainstream content that deserve love. While I can't in good conscience recommend anyone getting into a card game because of the money sink, I'd say it's worth also checking a local card game shop on a Digimon night to get to know others who are into the game as well. Also personally I think the design of the cards is very appealing.
Not sure much else I can say but I think each part of Digimon holds a level of endearment to me, it just needs a moment and an open heart to appreciate it. You're doing a great job, with Digimon and with videos, and I have confidence you'll get far with how you're venturing into Digimon. On that note, I cannot believe you didn't mention anything about your favourite Digimons besides Terriermon, which I'm also a fan of, and the UlforceVeedramon line, but Patamon and its line hold a special place for me.
For the most part each series is its own thing, you don't need to 'catch up' with the anime, just watch what looks interesting to you.
I'd advise staying away from the Frankenstein creation that is "The movie" and watch the original Japanese Adventure specials.
On a somewhat related note, if you enjoy the special 'Our War Game', check out 'Summer Wars'.
I had a similar experience, i got into the card game and its just fun to open packs and see the art. I am glad you found your own way into the franchise. If you did some videos on the vital hero or the card game that would be cool
You make a really good point about getting caught up in the idea of having to "catch up." You don't have to! Enjoying things in your own way should be just that: Enjoying it in the ways that you, as an individual, enjoy it.
I grew up with Digimon Adventure 01 and 02, and I've still never watched Tamers, even though I'm sure I'd like it. I also grew up with Digimon World 4 on the Gamecube, and that game is a trainwreck, but it's fun anyway. I grew up playing with Tamagotchis and not the Digimon pets, but it should be noted that they're essentially just a re-skin to market to girls vs. boys in that regard.
Fair warning that Digimon World Next Order is regarded as a pretty terrible game, but you might find your own things to like or dislike about it yourself.
I'm someone who is really character-oriented when it comes to getting into media, so that's something that's always drawn me into the Digimon anime and some of the games (primarily Cyber Sleuth, since it has some pretty vibrant and fun characters). The anime always focused more on characters having full arcs and development, and that was my favourite part. It still is.
I can understand there's a lot of aspects about Digimon that are hard to make you get into it as a new fan, since most of it is laden with references to the original series or references that are meant to be picked up by longtime fans. It kind of feels like they intentionally leave newcomers out of the loop sometimes. It kinda sucks, because I want to see more fresh ideas rather than continually regurgitating the original series. Ghost Game looks really promising and I like that they are starting to branch out more, but they are still laying out the references to the old stuff *really* heavily. I want to see them stray from that a little more.
Small edit to add that my favourite thing from Digimon is actually a spin-off called "Appmon". I *highly* recommend it. It's kind of gimmicky, but if you like well-written characters and something that strays from the regular formula a bit more, it's something that's really dear to my heart.
Digimon World 4 is the only Digimon game I've ever played, and in spite of its tricky camera controls I still loved it.
This is a fantastic video! Touched on most the issues I've had and met multiple people who have the same issues. I'm glad I got recommended this video and seeing the bracelet on got me hyped for the rest of the video. I started with a REALLY really bad digimon mmo that I went into blind because a friend was an obsessed diginerd and this was years and years ago...hopefully the digimon IP will be handled better soon.
Enjoyed the video and I just wanted to say, looking good !
I prefer Digimon because the cast actually grew up with the audience of the show.
Best way to start is with the movie Digimon Adventure (1999) its basically a prequel to the show. Keep with the main line series.
In every series the cast grows up more in Digimon adventures season 1 they are the equivalent of 5th grade elementary school kids in Digimon Adventures season 2 they become middle schoolers and high schoolers and act as supporting characters for that seasons main cast. Then comes DIgimon Adventures Tri the original cast is center stage again and they are late high school early college age. Then cap it off with Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) and Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning.
I adore Survive and was hooked on it from the moment the teaser trailer dropped years ago. It's hard recommending other plot intensive Digimon games because the "Story" subseries isn't really that good aside from Cyber Sleuth (but I really want Survive to be its own subgenre of Digimon games lol). There's a Digimon RUclipsr named KarnEX who also reacted to Jaiden's video and he actually put his recommended game in there. Personally I'm really interested in the elusive WonderSwan games that star Ryo, which funnily enough coincides with Digimon Tamers, but I don't think all of them have been translated.
While I have some gripes about Survive, mostly due to cultural differences, it's been one of my favs this year, I especially love the title screen ost, it just feel so nostalgic, like meeting a long forgotten friend after years. The cyber sleuths story reignited my love for the franchise, this last couple of years have been great for the franchise as a whole.
i could rant about Ryo (i'm not going to right now) a canonic dimension hopper he was the friend of ken and his brother seen in the background in kens flashback in 02 ( again this a canon fact
Loved the whole video!! Thank you very much and I really hope this helps people get into the game which I foresee huge future!
I would recommend Digimon Championship and Digimon Card Battle for people not being fan since launch :D which as you said is perfectly fine!
I got into Digimon in the last few years too! I was playing cybersleuth and enjoyed it and then I bought a 20th anniversary digivice and fell in love? I LOVE the little tamagotchi and the vital hero. And it helped me fall in love with the card game and now Im watching some ghost game too.
Digimon Data Squad was my favourite Digimon series.
It was honestly the first Digimon series I got exposed to but my god did I love it. And I still do.
The theme song is amazing and the digivolution music was so freaking hype.
I love the premise of a secret police force who handle situations where digimon appear in the real world and cause havoc before the public gets exposed to the existence of digimon.
It was probably the first serialised animated series I've ever watched I freaking binged that series.
Sat in front of the TV for hours on end during the Digimon Data Squad marathon that was held a lot when I was younger.
Looking back on it now there are some dubbing issues but it still holds up if you just accept the slight cringe.
I love the characters, I love the story and I was freaking theorising who the freaking main character's dad was as a freaking 8 year old.
Now that I think about it, this was probably the first time I theorised anything.
I highly, highly recommend it.
It's more mature compared to most of the Digimon series as the cast of characters mainly comprised of older teens to young adults.
I'm also playing Cyber Sleuth rn. Barely touched it for probably nearly a year since I got it but I have gotten back into it a bit. Whenever I have the time.
I'm looking forward in obtaining the Digimons shown in Digimon Data Squad. Because they were dope af and I love them.
Data squad is one of the best Digimon series for sure
@@SnowLily06 did you know that the opening was sung by the same group who sang the opening to One Punch Man?
@@vvgirl6173 I did not but that's really cool :O
Bless you. I never hear anyone mention Data Squad. People slept on Data Squad and it was awesome. And I say that as someone who grew up with watched and loved the original Digimon anime as a kid.
@@samaccardi I lost track of the series in the middle of the season, because I was focused on school work.
Digimon was always better than Pokémon not just because of the creature designs, but the changing plot of each series.
Your experience was so fun to watch! As a lifelong Digimon fan, seeing you work through the media and gain appreciation was so cool and made my heart so happy. I hope you keep enjoying the franchise :) It is poorly handled, but it’s getting more interesting so you picked a good time :)
I also think that’s how you learn a lot of lore, building your own trees.
I still have all my vhs cassettes Digimon Adventure 01 and the first movie ! This show is the core of my childhood 💜
Haven’t seen the video yet but I clicked SO FAST, Digimon has been one of my favorite series since I was a little kid 😭 Can’t wait to see what you think!
Hello fellow digimon-loving Sophie
This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them.
Same along with Naruto. Love them both still
Jaiden Animations and Negative Legend making a Digimon video in the same week? Is there a DIgimon wave on the rise, like how Ben 10 became popular with RUclipsrs?
Love your videos negative this video is awesome ✌️😁
So glad to see you delving into Digimon! While some of the seasons have bad reputations from the community, I recommend trying several out and seeing what works for you! It's like choosing your favorite... Generation of Pokemon game. There are similarities among them but the vibes vary and some may sit with you better than others.
Agree with the whole not having a target, like there doesn't feel like their is a true main goal. Hopefully we get more digimon coming soon
If you like story I strongly recommend Digimon Survive. I like the anime Digimon Frontier because it adds a lot of lore to the world of Digimon but the character development leaves some to be desired
Im so happy to see more n more RUclipsrs i follow get into digimon ☺️☺️
You look fabulous in your sweater. I grew up with digimon and pokemon and yu-gi-oh. I watched all of digimon up to the one where they go on the train and i stopped caring. I played cybersleuath for the ps4 and i loved it! Digimon is just interesting with the mons being so cool
I became a Digimon fan this year too! Freaking love the Vpets! My uncle gave me my first vpet this year and I just recently got a Vpet X and I just can't wait to see what the future of Digimon will have in store.
Honestly, go with Digimon survive. I am like you in terms of sticking with visual novels, but the story is amazing. Plus its really only the first chapter and a half that are super heavy VN. Explore a lot, and you will be getting into plenty of battles
Heya! Just wanted to say that I like how you approach Digimon as a new fan. Made me look at Digimon through a new lens.
Glad your getting into digimon :3
If you like shonens, I'd recommend Savers / Data Squad. It's got the most basic and at the same time the most exciting story imo. Sometimes less is more.
It's the only season I've watched to the end as an adult that I remember. Tamers has its moments but I don't like the pacing. I get bored easily with it. Adventure has a pretty rough beginning and ending arc. The middle is still kinda nice.
Keep your distance from every game. They're all not very polished and pretty experimental. Cyber-Sleuth is a decent entry for new fans, but boy the dialogues get on my nerves.
Seconding the recommendation for Savers. Its nature as a shonen makes it the most hype of the anime by far. I fell in love with Masaru from the first moment he punched a kaiju ten times his size in the face.
Though, if you're up for a shonen, I'd actually recommend the *original manga,* V-Tamer. It's very old but it's some solid shonen and Taichi and Zero are an engaging duo.
@@crescentcrossbow7018 yes, V-Tamer is very good. Also Xros Wars manga, tough not so good for an entry point.
Recommendations as far as story goes: Tamers, V-Tamer 01, Hacker's Memory and Survive. For a good general starting point in terms of presentation I think Our War Game is the GOAT but you may need to have watched Adventure 99 to understand what's going on. There's also Appmon which is definitely up there in terms of story content, but because it's a spin-off with entirely different 'mons which haven't shown up in other Digimon media it's maybe not the best as a jumping on point.
hey man as long as you like Digimon welcome to the club. I mean, hey I love Xross Wars/Fusion where people straight up hate it and called it lifeless
Ahh this is great. I subbed to you forever ago when you were mainly doing Force of Will content. I recently got into the Digimon TCG like a month ago and would LOVE for you to do more Digimon content. I grew up watching some of the anime when it was on TV, I loved Digimon: The Movie, but I was never into it hardcore. Looking back at it now as an adult and a TCG enjoyer, I'm really having a good time. I hope that you can find some enjoyment in it all as well because I'd love to get your opinions and have another creator I like into Digimon as well. Thanks and be well!
THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME FOR BECOMING A FAN! DIGIMON IS ALWAYS IN MY HEART!!! LOVED SEEING THE BONDS/FRIENDSHIPS IN THE SHOW! AND VOICE ACTORS DID AMAZING!!
My next door neighbor (rest her soul) used to video tape the episodes for me, since I was only allowed to watch TV on the weekends, so I never missed an episode. Lilymon was and still is my favorite Digimon.
Thank you for dipping into Digimon. I love when I see new people getting into this fandom even though it's so hard to. I have been a digimon fan since it first came out. Since you're more interested in the story base there's an app called super manga pro that has all the Digimon manga comics you can read.
It's a lot more fast-paced than the anime
As a long time fan (when it first aired on YTV, I cannot think the numbers it will make me feel elderly) part of the appeal to Digimon Adventure was "Babies First Portal Fantasy" and it definitely helped inspire a further love of the genre of Portal Fantasy (Not the same as Isekai if you ask me, but isekai anime are definitely a category of Portal Fantasy? I don't know if that makes sense.)
A part of the appeal really is community, but not necessarily a large full fandom experience. The Etsy customizers definitely appeal to the part of Digimon that kept me fascinated for a long time and it was the potential for your own stories to be made? Adventure you had a partner digimon who was kind of like the concept of a daemon in His Dark Materials, a piece of yourself made manifest in a little friend who gets stronger and weaker depending on your connection. As a lonely kid that was super appealing. So the watch where you raise your own terriormon is like, just the potential the create a story about yourself and your little friend. A crest was like the character arc you wanted to take the fictional version of yourself on.
a lot of the staying power with Digimon was the fact that canon often presented just enough for you to get the ingredients to make your own. Though it may be that I just found a bunch of other people similarly brainweird about OCs and custom lore building and fanfiction.
for the anime, I really recommend you checking the sub if you were watching the english dub. What they did to digimon is at the same level 4kids did to one piece. The only seasons I considere a waste to time, even more for a new viewer would be Digimon Frontier and Digimon Adventure 2020.
For the games sadly there's not for you to chose. In the digimon story series the best one is Cyber sleuth (preferably the complete edition) and for the digimon world games, Digimon world re:digitze decode is also the best one.
Digimon Survive's story is really good, but that one is like 75% visual novel 25% tactical rpg
Frontier and 2020 aren't wastes of time. Frontier is there if you like the gimmick, and Adventure2020 is pretty good, just so long as you aren't looking at it like a replacement for the original, which it clearly didn't try to do.
Welcome to the Digimon community! Good to have you on board, hope you continue having fun with it.
Edit: For context about marketing, Bandai is only just starting things up. Digimon has been largely going in and out of an IP coma since around 2004 after the anime continued to fail to reach the old heights it used to, and has been largely nonexistent in the West until 2015. It’s only with 2019 onwards, especially the past two years, that Digimon has been on the rise. New fans are a huge part of that!
Great video!
I love your jumper!
Oh man, truly agree with you! Digimon is an IP that has such an amazing potential, it has it all: lore, a different universe with still a lot of unknowns, cool and charismatic designs, a legacy, etc. Bandai really needs to see the potential in this Market and start pushing it even more -and not only Adventure stuff ¬¬-. Just like they do with, for example, Gundam; makes me remember the time they put 130M USD into a Gundam VR Project, just around the time Kazumasa Habu (Digimon games producer) was explaining on an interview (dont remember if it was at AX or the Digimon Con earlier this year) that [Bandai] didnt gave them "enough found" when replying to some of the fan's requests/questions.
However, I gotta admit, Digimon has been enjoying something of a "renaissance" in mainstream media this past couple of years, so that makes me happy and optimistic. Glad to see new people checking into it and the community thriving!
THIS… THIS is how you get into Digimon the right way! Jaiden’s attempt via the worst game in the series was misguided at best or really stupid at worst! You did it the right way and I’m glad it paid off!
I absolutely love the digimon universe more than any other anime/comics universe etc..turned into a fan during 2018
This video did a great job defining not only the entryway for being a Digimon fan, but being a fan for anything with numerous pieces of media/merchandise!
I myself love Digimon but used to be embarrassed by the fact that my entryway was Fusion (a season I still love dearly) due to how others criticized it. I learned to understand that my opinion’s just as important and that you don’t have to change yours due to someone else disagreeing with it. Afterwards I watched Tamers and loved it too, then followed up with all the other seasons! I find them all great in their own rights and love to rewatch them from time to time.
For new fans the best entry point are digimon tamers for a anime , digimon adventure psp for a game ( unfortunately this game never left Japan but it's really easy to mod with a English translation online ) , digimon cyber sleuth and hacker memory are great games if you want a solid rpg too . There is also some digimon manga that are pretty good if you have interest in reading them .
I've been a casual fan of digimon since I was a kid, but it wasn't until this year that I got heavily into the franchise. Spent like over 1000 hours on the Cyber Sleuth series, been keeping up with Ghost game, and have pretty much bought every available dim card for my Vital Bracelet. I don't think ive became so obsessed with a franchise like this in a long time and I wouldn't have it any other way. Welcome to the community! 😊🤘
Be a digimon fan however you like! I grew up watching digimon and I got back into it with digimon tri. I now have 6 decks and play/talk digimon all the time. I got very lucky and have a lot of people around me are into it. Tamers is absolutely the best entry point! That isn’t the one I remember the most from childhood but it is the one I love the most
Wonderful review, thank you for posting. I am very new to the Digimon Universe as well. At 51 years young, I, much like yourself, was into Pokemon, and didn't pay much mind to Digimon. This wasn't because of a dislike towards the series/franchise, it was because I was already quite into enough franchises, and Pokemon had captured me (pun intended). It wasn't until about 3 months ago, I had seen Digimon Adventure Tri, on one of my streaming services, and I thought I would give it a try. I am a very analytical thinker, and I enjoy the amount of depth that goes into a good piece of fiction, and I can tell when the writers have really put some effort into writing something that will capture the audience and keep them engaged. Digimon Tri did that for me, instantly. One of the first things that I appreciated, was the fact that the locations used, were actual locations, Odaiba, the shopping district there, the Fuji TV Building, Haneda International Airport, etc. These were places that I had actually BEEN to, when I was last in Japan. Right away, I had a frame of reference on which I could draw and relate to the story as it was being told. Character development in Tri was wonderful, each of the main protagonists each had their own unique personality, they had actual lives, and dealtt with issues that youth of their age had to contend with. This for me, gave a real sense of depth to the characters. The initial battle scene with Kuwagamon and Greymon, was significant, as it showed a deeper sense of maturity especially for Tai, who had been questioning lots of things, especally why battles are necessary. The feud between Matt and I was wonderfully developed, to different personalities, and their respective Digimon Partners couldn't have been more different, especially Matt and Gabumon. Fast forward through the rest of the series, the lore and the development of the back story of the Digital World, the introduction of Homeostasis, and at the beginning Demiurge, was wonderfully done. The introduction scenes were deep and very profound and set a nice precident for the rest of the film, and the rest of the Tri Series as a whole. Fast forward again to today, I am at 51 years young, hook on the Digimon Franchise, it doesn't oversell itself, it is an established franchise, and I appreciate the fact that it isn't such a marketing blitz as Pokemon is. I am not knocking Pokemon, I enjoy the fact that in the Digimon World, the characters age, they mature, and their Digimon grow with them, their Digimon Partners have feelings, and convey a wide range of emotions, that are real, and very relateable. I have now the entire series, I am getting through S1, admittedly, it took 14 episodes before I really was able to get into it. I enjoyed DA (Digimon Adventure 2020) immensly. I appreciated the lore and the depth that went into giving viewers such a rich history of the Digital World, and I now am wanting a PREQUAL to before the day of Tai and Company, where they would explore that Lore and History more. I have some merch now, I cheer my boy Garurumon and Weregarurumon each and every time they are on screen. All in all, for the most part, after I had watch Digimon Adventure Tri and then Digimon Adventure 2020, and now the Original Digimon Series, I am finding very little of this wonderful franchise to be critical of.
this is a really good video and I can feel your paint wrt Bandai not doing enough to market the series. also getting any Digimon merch when you live in Europe is absolute pain, I have some of it but it was either imported or bought at a marked up price
I'm around your age, a few years younger and from Europe. I'm a bit surprised you didn't get into them as a kid, since they were huge in the early oughts, at least in Europe. I thought they were even bigger in the US. The original Digimon series definitely picks up steam aftet the first season. Tamers is an excellent choice to get into Digimon, though.
You are completely right about cyber sleuth it needs a lot of quality of life improvements which actually Hacker's memory have those like teleport you instantly to the side missions and telling you where to go and what to do
Hey! This is great news, I'd like to hear more of your perspective on this franchise. I'd recommend watching two short movies: Digimon Adventure (20 minutes), a prequel to the original show, and Our War Game (40 min.), kind of a sequel to the og show. The stories are a bit more mature than the anime and the animation holds up beautifully. You could watch them together on Digimon: The movie, but don't bother watching that yet, the dub is silly and some parts have been cut to fit three movies in one.
I played some of the Digimon games that my sister had, but Digimon Tamers was really what made me a fan. I need to go back and watch it.
There are multiple new Digimon projects being worked on, including a new Story game with the Olympus mons. There was a gap of 8 years where we didn't get new anime (not including App Monsters), and now we are slowly getting a lot more products more frequently.
I think your realization is so important, and it also took me way too long figuring the same thing out for myself in regards to other franchises. Every big franchise always has a ton of people who think they know what's the best place to start, but tastes differ, and just because something was the thing that wowed most people doesn't mean it is necessarily the right fit for your own personal taste and interests.
Now, I've been a Digimon fan from the start so I never had an issue with that one, but Gundam was to me what Digimon seems to be to you - something that technically fits my interests (mecha) but I just kinda missed the train on it when everyone else fell in love with it. Everyone kept telling me the best way to enjoy Gundam is to simply start from the beginning. But turns out, a 1970s anime can be...pretty damn rough to get into in the 2020s. I only started enjoying it once I stopped caring about how "a REAL fan" is supposed to consume it. Literally one of the first ones I watched was their Gunpla spin-off, and I enjoyed it. It made me curious about the origin of the specific mechs, and from there, my interest naturally led me to consume other shows and parts of the franchise as well.
I'm glad that you're finally getting into Digimon TCG. 😎👍🏾
I was a yugioh player, I kinda had a love/hate realtionship with the card game, the thing that converted me to Digimon was watching some guys at my locals just play Digimon games with each other and that made me wanna hop in and try it out. Definetly wasn't a bad decision, I really love Digimon now
Yes, please ignore gatekeeping fans. We DESPERATELY need new blood in the franchise especially outside of Japan just to even come close to convincing Bandai to take us seriously as consumers.
I mean aside from the fact that there's literally nothing wrong with being new to a franchise/fanbase. Everyone should feel welcome, especially for a franchise that's so easily overwhelming to newcomers.
You look great in the sweater! I also love your hair
Highly appriciate the ghost game rep, glad you like it!
I grew up with digimon adventure (02 specifically) but ive managedcto watch all series to see what i vibe with. Funnily enough it was not really the series or the games that made me retain interest and keep going.
It was the digimon wiki. That thing is a rabbit hole and if you go there youre not coming out again for a while xD you look up one digimon and it links you to what it evolves into and different branches and ofc you continue to see where else it goes and its a fun way to spend an afternoon.
Wikimon?