Customer Reviews

Digimon Season 1

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I laugh at the inaccuracies of most of the reviews I see here. Picked the worst episodes of the season? Not at all. These are the FIRST 13 episodes IN ORDER, which is what everyone should want.

And blame Fox for bad children's television, when they are only airing a show produced in Japan and dubbed into English by others?

And Digimon a poor Pokemon clone, when in fact Digimon came FIRST and is more popular in Japan than Pokemon?

Get your facts straight, people. You can dislike the series if you like, but don't make up lies to support your dislike.

Also, dual audio Japanese and English would be difficult as the English version was rearranged.

I would be happy if the full first two seasons were released on DVD. The third season (Tamers) I find to be horrible.

I think this collection is the best Digimon DVD on the market. With the fourth season of Digimon in progress, you never get to see how the series began anymore. Now, here are the first 13 episodes of the first season on one disc. The collection is filled with tons of action packed battles and each of the seven digi-destined children has at least one episode that focuses almost exclusively on him or her, so you get to know the entire cast. If you have any remote interest in Digimon, this collection is an absolute must. It covers the series up to and including the battle with Devimon.

First off this is not a pokemon clone at all, the concept is much different not to mention it was created in japan before pokemon, it just became available in america a few years after pokemon. In my opinion Digimon is much better than pokemon because you get to see the characters personalities in great depth and i found it very hard not to watch every episode. In fact seasons 1 and 2 i watched every single episode. This movie is the beginning of it all.

First off, Digimon is not a pokemon clone. Digimon came before pokemon. Pokemon just made it to America first, because it would make more money (and it worked, did it not?). Also, Digimon is not a kids show. It was made to be one by the American censors, but the American vesion has been butchered pretty badly. Digimon, like most anime, is actually for older teens and adults. Digimon is actually suppose to be a symbolic piece, touching on the areas of the human mind and soul, the eternal inner struggle between good and evil, the evolution of the human heart, and the qualities most essential to human happiness. Being as america was not ready for a show of this calibur, animated or not, American dubbers made it into a children's show, so that they could atleast get some money off of the marketing. The American version is pretty good anyway, and it's really good for kids because it still has a bit of that deeper inspiration to it. But for anyone who is a real anime fan and wants to see what it's really about, I suggest you find the Japanese import, uncut with English subtitles. It is really inspirational.

Digimon Season 1 is one of the best Digimon shows out of all the others i really fell in love with Digimon becuase of Digimon 1 because of all the cool fun Digimon and the fighting and the cute fun silly funny Digimon and kids who go all over the Digimon world to save it and end back at home to save there own world.

Ok, first of all, there are 54 episodes, only 13 are on this DVD, so only 24% of the show is on it, it is also only dubbed, it sould really be both dubbed and japanese subbed, also with the bloopers, what's with the bloopers, how could an animated series have bloopers?? I think someone should come out with a DVD with the complete series on it, also with the origional japanese on it, including dubbed americain for when your eyes hurt and are too tired to read, but overall I am dissapointed, I rated it accordingly with the content, 24% of the show (about 1/4) so 24% rating (about 1 star) overall if fox or anyone decides to release the full season in dubbed and japanese subbed, I would buy it in a heartbeat, but this I will not buy.

First off, this "Season One" collection of Digimon episodes is not the entire season. It is a single DVD that contains the first bunch of episodes of the season (the Devimon episodes). It also features a few of the Myotismon episodes. While the episodes with Myotismon weren't bad, I HATE the Devimon episodes. Devimon was a boring villain, and those episodes seemed to be aimed at very young children. If you ever saw the incredibly annoying episode called "Digibaby boom", you'll know what I'm talking about. When I saw stupid episodes like that, I felt more like I was watching an episode of the Teletubbies than an "action/adventure" cartoon. Since this set of Digimon episodes contains episodes that for the most part annoyed the hell out of me, I give this DVD one star.

Now that I've criticized the DVD, I will devote the rest of this review to discussing the entire first season of Digimon. I liked a lot of episodes from the first season, BUT THOSE EPISODES ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS DVD. If the episodes I actually liked were included, I'd give this DVD a higher rating. Season one would always have a major enemy (or group of enemies) for the Digidestined to defeat. The episodes with Etemon were alright, the episodes with Myotismon were good (with a few exceptions), and the episodes with the Dark Masters were AWESOME. But as I've already said, the episodes I enjoyed aren't on this DVD.

As many like to point out, Digimon was made BEFORE Pokemon. Pokemon is a 'cute' show that little kids can enjoy, but Digimon is an odd combination of 'cute' mixed with 'ugly/brutish'. The cute aspects were the rookie digimon, and the Digidestined themselves, who were children. The ugly and brutish aspects were the mega digimon, the evil digimon (like Myotismon and Devimon) and some surprisingly graphic violence, which should appeal to children of all ages. In my case, I LOVED the 'ugly/brutish' aspects of the show and HATED the 'cute' aspects of the show. That's right - I can't stand the Digidestined, and I was always rooting for the bad guys to win. This DVD contains episodes that largely fall in the 'cute' category. Keep in mind, that Digimon was a rather mature show made in Japan that was aimed at teenagers. The geniuses at FOX KIDS dumbed the show down for its American audience, and decided to aim the show at young children.

And now for a few comments summarizing my likes and dislikes of the first season. Not a single thing in this show is funny - every joke falls flat. But the only exception to this would be a lot of the Dark Masters' lines. In fact, a lot of Piedmon and Puppetmon's lines made me laugh with glee. The music in this show is HORRIBLE - some of it sounds like Fred Penner playing an electric guitar. And they play that godawful theme song about a million times in every episode. But in one episode they had some dramatic music that sounded really cool playing when Piedmon walks up the stairs of his castle and busts down the doors right before having a fight with Angemon. I especially like the way Piedmon will hold two swords by their hilts in each of his hands, then yell "TRUMP SWORDS!" and throw them like darts at his opponent. The sight of someone being impaled by one of his swords is most impressive.

I also liked how all the Dark Masters team up to wipe out the Digi-Destined in one knock out blow. But the Digi-Destined escape (unfortunately), and the Dark Masters figure they're so easy to destroy that it would be more fun for each Dark Master to single-handedly take on the Digi-Destined at a time. Unsurprisingly, the Dark Masters pay dearly for their arrogance. I felt especially bad for Piedmon, who went through the terrifying Gate of Destiny.

And I like how the Dark Masters are representative of absolute evil - there's no shades of gray here. Their ultimate plan is to eliminate or enslave EVERYONE. I love that plan. None of them have a conscience, or have any delusions that what they are doing isn't evil. Indeed, they derive sadistic pleasure by committing heinous acts - if they were in the real world, such actions would amount to crimes against humanity. The Biblical concepts of 'absolute good' and 'absolute evil' don't exist in real-life, but it's sometimes refreshing to watch a TV show where they do exist, even if it's a simplified reality. Whether they're screaming "RIVER OF POWER!", razing entire cities to the ground, or threatening to destroy the Digi-Destined, I found them so entertaining that a few years ago I taped all the episodes featuring the Dark Masters.

The best quote of the show is when Machinedramon busts through a wall and says in his supercool voice "Oh good. Just what I was looking for. VICTIMS." Then Machinedramon proceeds to massacre everyone in his path. Another great moment was when Metaletemon was doing a rock song about destroying the Digi-Destined, then an annoyed and infuriated Puppetmon screams "ENOUGH!" before the two have a hilarious brawl and spit a lot of insults at each other.

I took a glance at some of the other negative customer reviews, and some good points are raised. This DVD set is not the whole season, and they only seem to have included the absolute worst episodes (the Devimon episodes) for inclusion of this set. THE EPISODES WITH THE DARK MASTERS AREN'T INCLUDED! Oh well... Machinedramon ought to use Plan ELIMIN EIGHT on this DVD set - notice their use of wordplay?

Great a pokemon clone. Which sadly spawned another wave of mon titles.

Digimon are so ugly. Now I remeber why i like pokemon, they are sooooo cute and they kickbutt. Patamon looks like a pikachu on crack. Pokemon is 10 times better than digimon. There is no competition.

Not only did the game suck, but the tv show also sucks. This is anime at its worse. DONT BUY THIS!!! Digimon is a loser show