Digimon Adventure

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For the 2020 reboot series, see Digimon Adventure:.
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Director Kakudou Hiroyuki
Screenwriter Nishizono Satoru
Character Design Animator
Character Designer Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi
Animation Director Miyahara Naoki
Producer Seki Hiromi
Planning Assistant Fujiyama Taichirō
Composer Arisawa Takanori
Studio Toei Animation
Network Fuji TV
Duration Jap.png March 7, 1999 - March 26, 2000
Usa.png August 14, 1999 - June 24, 2000
Official Site Digimon Adventure Official Site
Next Series Digimon Adventure 02
Previous Series N/A
Episodes

Digimon Adventure (デジモンアドベンチャー Dejimon Adobenchā) is a 1999 television anime series. It was the first television anime adaptation of the Digimon franchise.

Summary[edit]

Premise[edit]

In the summer of 1999, seven children attending summer camp are unexpectedly taken into a new and unfamiliar world, where they meet seven Digimon who have been waiting for them. The children and their Digimon set out to figure out where they are and find a way home, fighting for survival against the other hostile Digimon who inhabit the world, but when they learn that have been brought into the Digital World for a higher purpose, they accept the responsibility of resolving the crisis facing it, as well as the role of the "Chosen Children." Even as their travels continue and they face the powerful evil Digimon who threaten both the Digital World and their own world, they also face their own inner demons and begin to mature, and as they do, their partner Digimon become able to evolve into stronger and stronger forms.

Synopsis[edit]

"File Island Arc" (Episodes 1-13)[edit]

"Server Continent Arc" (Episodes 14-28)[edit]

"Tokyo Arc" (Episodes 29-39)[edit]

"Final Showdown Arc" (Episodes 40-54)[edit]

Characters[edit]

Main Characters[edit]

Yagami Taichi Agumon
八神 太一 アグモン
Yagami taichi.jpg Voice Actor Crest Agumon.gif Voice Actor Evolution Stage
Jap.png Fujita Toshiko (藤田 淑子) Crest of Courage Jap.png Sakamoto Chika (坂本 千夏) Child
Usa.png Joshua Seth Usa.png Tom Fahn

A sporty boy who is like, "I'm not great at studying, but when it comes to athletics, I'm your guy!" Extremely active, he's the type to take action rather than talk things through. He does occasionally bite off more than he can chew and fail for it, but, never letting it get him down, he boldly leads the way for the others with his innate courage and initiative. He was part of the elementary school soccer club where, despite just being in 5th grade, he was their ace striker.[1]

Taichi's partner. A bipedal Reptile Digimon. Its Special Move is spitting a ball of fire from its mouth, Baby Flame. With a go-getter personality taking after (?) Taichi, it frequently dashes impulsively into battle in order to protect Taichi. However, normally, it is laid-back and endlessly cheerful, and will often cozy up to other humans besides Taichi as well, eager to be friends.[2]

Botamon Koromon Agumon Greymon Metal Greymon War Greymon

                       Skull Greymon

Takenouchi Sora Piyomon
武之内 空 ピヨモン
Takenouchi sora.jpg Voice Actor Crest Piyomon.gif Voice Actor Evolution Stage
Jap.png Mizutani Yūko (水谷 優子) Crest of Love Jap.png Shigematsu Atori (重松 花鳥) Child
Usa.png Colleen O'Shaughnessey Usa.png Tifanie Christun

An energetic girl with short-cut hair. She always has a boyish look to her, never wearing skirts. With her excellent reflexes, she and Taichi made up a two-top formation in the soccer club. But while she is on one hand strong-willed, she is simultaneously also a sensitive soul who frets over her friends, and is frequently put in the position of acting as something of a big sister to this discordant group.[3]

Sora's partner. A Chick Digimon whose wings have developed to become like arms. Its Special Move is a strike using ethereal flames, Magical Fire. It is very needy and absolutely adores its partner, Sora. Meek by nature, it also gets dejected when Sora scolds it. It is actually poor at flying, and is in a perpetual rivalry with Patamon, who is in the same boat.[4]

Nyokimon Pyocomon Piyomon Birdramon Garudamon
Ishida Yamato Gabumon
石田 ヤマト ガブモン
Ishida yamato.jpg Voice Actor Crest Gabumon.png Voice Actor Evolution Stage
Jap.png Kazama Yūto (風間 勇刀) Crest of Friendship Jap.png Yamaguchi Mayumi (山口 眞弓) Child
Usa.png Michael Reisz Usa.png Kirk Thornton

A cool boy who excels at both smarts and action. His parents divorced three years ago, and now he lives with his father. He has a strong sense of responsibility and is overly serious, which may explain the somewhat excessively cautious side that he shows in the adventure in the Digital World. This could be why he frequently butts heads with the instinct-driven Taichi. He is also rather overprotective of Takaishi Takeru, his younger brother of whom his mother has custody. He has a talent for the harmonica.[5]

Yamato's partner. It wears the pelt of a Garurumon, but is actually a Reptile Digimon, like Agumon. Its Special Move is an attack with a small fireball, Petit Fire. It puts on a tough act for its fellow Digimon and the humans, but deep down, it is very, very shy and will not take off its Garurumon pelt under any circumstances (how it looks without it is a secret).[6]

Punimon Tunomon Gabumon Garurumon Were Garurumon Metal Garurumon
Izumi Kōshirō Tentomon
泉 光子郎 テントモン
Izumi koushiro.jpg Voice Actor Crest Tentomon.gif Voice Actor Evolution Stage
Jap.png Tenjin Umi (天神 有海) Crest of Knowledge Jap.png Sakurai Takahiro (櫻井 孝宏) Child
Usa.png Mona Marshall Usa.png Jeff Nimoy

A "computer boy" who is constantly lugging his laptop around, whose biggest hobby is the internet. Fiercely intellectually curious, when he comes across a mystery, he becomes totally absorbed in solving it. The problem is, he hyperfocuses so much that he can no longer see other problems or the dangers right under his nose, sometimes angering the others. He is socially awkward and unfailingly refers to others with the honorific "-san." Predictably(?), he isn't much of an athlete.[7]

Kōshirō's partner. An Insect Digimon with a tough carapace and six limbs. Its Special Move is firing a jolt of static electricity from its antennae, Petit Thunder. Its laid-back and friendly-to-all disposition might pair surprisingly well with Kōshirō's poor social skills. It is knowledgeable about Digimon and frequently steps up as a commentator on the subject, but its information can often be rather useless. For some reason, it speaks in the Kansai dialect.[8]

Bubbmon Mochimon Tentomon Kabuterimon Atlur Kabuterimon
Tachikawa Mimi Palmon
太刀川ミミ パルモン
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Jap.png Maeda Ai (前田 愛) Crest of Purity Jap.png Mizowaki Shihomi (溝脇 しほみ) Child
Usa.png Philece Sampler Usa.png Anna Garduno

A grade-A pretty girl who is a classmate of Kōshirō's. She's essentially a pampered princess type with an agreeable disposition who is well liked by others, but as a consequence of growing up wanting for nothing in her well-off family, she has a selfish and irresponsible side. Having never known hardship, she has a bad habit of immediately bursting into tears and being dependent on others when she is faced with difficulty. Bluntly put, she's incompetent, but is innocent and oddly hard-to-dislike by nature.[9]

Mimi's partner. A Vegetation Digimon with a tropical flower blooming on its head. Its Special Move strikes with poisonous ivy, Poison Ivy. By nature it takes life at its own pace and wears its emotions plainly on its sleeve, and much like Mimi, it has a spoiled and selfish side. The flower on its head emits all sorts of scents depending on its mood, and it can photosynthesize by spreading its leaf-like arms.[10]

Yuramon Tanemon Palmon Togemon Lilimon
Kido Jo Gomamon
城戸 丈 ゴマモン
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Jap.png Kikuchi Masami (菊池 正美) Crest of Sincerity Jap.png Takeuchi Junko (竹内 順子) Child
Usa.png Michael Lindsay Usa.png R. Martin Klein

An honors student with a reliable and deeply sincere disposition. Born into an elite family, his goal for his future is to himself qualify to enter a top university. Being the eldest of the group, his sense of duty constantly burdens him with the belief that he must lead them. Because of his indecisiveness and lack of ability, though, it all amount to nothing but a load of hot air, making him look ridiculous to the others.[11]

Jo's partner. A Marine Animal Digimon with a warm coat of fur, who excels at swimming. When angered, the red fur running down its back stands up on end. Its Special Move, Marching Fishes, controls its fish minions as it sees fit. It's a rascal who messes with everything in sight, and of course, it virtually never listens to any of Jo's objections in the course of its monkeying around.[12]

Pichimon Pukamon Gomamon Ikkakumon Zudomon
Takaishi Takeru Patamon
高石 タケル パタモン
Takaishi takeru.jpg Voice Actor Crest Patamon.png Voice Actor Evolution Stage
Jap.png Konishi Hiroko (小西 寛子) Crest of Hope Jap.png Matsumoto Miwa (松本 美和) Child
Usa.png Wendee Lee Usa.png Laura Summer

Yamato's younger brother. Since their parents' divorce, he has lived with their mother. As a result, he greatly idolizes Yamato and believes that everything will work out for the best as long as his big brother handles it all. He is kind and meek by nature, but from time to time he unwittingly irritates Yamato, in all of his overprotectiveness, by heeding Taichi's point of view over Yamato's own.[13]

Takeru's partner. A Mammal Digimon distinguished by its enormous ears. Its Special Move, Air Shot, spits out all of the air that it has inhaled all at once. It has a laudable disposition where it is especially meek compared to the other Digimon, and reliably obeys commands. It can also use its ears to fly, but it can't fly faster than 1 km/h, so really, it's always faster for it to just walk.[14]

Poyomon Tokomon Patamon Angemon Holy Angemon
Yagami Hikari Tailmon
八神 ヒカリ テイルモン
Yagami hikari.jpg Voice Actor Crest Tailmon.png Voice Actor Evolution Stage
Jap.png Araki Kae (荒木 香恵) Crest of Light Jap.png Tokumitsu Yuka (徳光 由香) Adult
Usa.png Lara Jill Miller Usa.png Edie Mirman

Taichi's younger sister; the eighth Chosen Child. She was actually supposed to have attended the camp and been sent to the Digimon world with Taichi and the others, but because she had come down with a cold and stayed at home, she is the only one who remained behind in the real world. Her disposition is usually very kind and deeply caring for her brother, but she also has great fortitude such that, when push comes to shove, she is undaunted by even the greatest of enemies.[15]

Hikari's partner. A Mammal Digimon who resembles a small cat. Its Special Move, Neko Punch, strikes with its long, pointed claws. One would never guess from its cute appearance, but it is actually so strong that Greymon and the others are like lightweight beanbags to it. It originally served Vamdemon and was an enemy of Taichi and company, but with Wizarmon's help, it recovered its memories of its past of awaiting Hikari. Since it used to command squads of Digimon, it has the disposition of a strong-minded elder sister, and it is known to address its allies with a commanding tone.[16]

Nyaromon Plotmon Tailmon Angewomon

Other Characters[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of Digimon Adventure episodes

Related Media[edit]

See also: Digimon Adventure 02 § Related Media, Digimon Adventure tri. § Related Media, and Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna § In Other Media

Anime[edit]

Original continuity[edit]

Digimon Adventure anime only original continuity chronology
1995 Movie 1 logo.png Digimon Adventure
(short film tie-in to Adventure, 1999)
1996 Movie 11 logo.png Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
(flashback/time travel scenes in feature film, 2023)
1997
1998
1999 Digimonadventure logo.png Digimon Adventure
(television series, 1999-2000)
2000 Movie 2 logo.png Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!
(short film tie-in to Adventure, 2000)
2001
2002 Zerotwo logo.png Digimon Adventure 02
(television series, 2000-2001; +1 short film)
2003 Movie 4 logo.png Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes Back
(short film tie-in to Adventure 02, 2001)
2004
2005 Tri.logoshadow.png Digimon Adventure tri.
(Film series, 2015-2018)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 Movie 10 logo.png Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
(feature film, 2020)
2011
2012 Movie 11 logo.png Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
(feature film, 2023)
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028 Zerotwo logo.png Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World"
(epilogue of television series episode, 2001)

Unlike other Digimon anime series, Digimon Adventure has spawned an extensive number of sequel and tie-in films and television series, which all continue the story of Adventure's characters across decades.

Other[edit]

Manga[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Other[edit]

Drama CDs[edit]

Prose Fiction[edit]

Video Games[edit]

  • Digimon Tamers: Digimon Medley
    A role-playing game which includes levels based on selected episodes of Adventure (and Adventure 02).
  • Digimon World Re:Digitize & Decode
    A role-playing game in which characters from Adventure (and Adventure 02) make crossover guest appearances.
  • Mainland China Digimon New Century
    A Chinese mobile role-playing game which includes an adaptation of Adventure as part of its secondary story mode.

Tabletop Games[edit]

Credits[edit]

Position Name Kanji/Kana
Production Takaiwa Tan (Toei)
Tomari Tsutomu (Toei Animation)
Tamamura Teruo (Shueisha)
Mittsui Yasushi (Fuji Television)
Shibasaki Makoto (Bandai)
高岩淡(東映)
泊懋(東映アニメーション)
玉村輝雄(集英社)
三ッ井康(フジテレビジョン)
柴崎誠(バンダイ)
Planning Seki Hiromi 関 弘美
Original Concept Hongo Akiyoshi
(Serialized in Shueisha's "Monthly V-Jump")
本郷あきよし
(集英社「月刊Vジャンプ」連載)
Screenplay Yoshida Reiko 吉田玲子
Music Arisawa Takanori 有澤孝紀
Production Manager Takanashi Yoichi 高梨洋一
Editor Fukumitsu Shinichi 福光伸一
Audio Recording Kuramoto Teiji 蔵元貞司
Digital Director of Photography Takahashi Motoi 高橋基
Color Design Itasaka Yasue 板坂泰江
Art Director Tamura Seiki 田村せいき
Digital Art Director Yoshino Mitsuo 芳野満雄
Character Design & Animation Director Yamashita Takaaki
Nakayama Hisashi
山下高明
中山久司
Director Hosoda Mamoru 細田守
Seiyū Kanji/Kana Character Voice Actor
Fujita Toshiko 藤田淑子 Yagami Taichi Joshua Seth
Mizutani Yūko 水谷優子 Takenouchi Sora Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Kazama Yūto 風間勇刀 Ishida Yamato Michael Reisz
Tenjin Umi 天神有海 Izumi Kōshirō Mona Marshall
Maeda Ai 前田愛 Tachikawa Mimi Philece Sampler
Konishi Hiroko 小西寛子 Takaishi Takeru Wendee Lee
Kikuchi Masami 菊池正美 Kido Jo Michael Lindsay
Araki Kae 荒木香恵 Hikari Lara Jill Miller
Sakamoto Chika 坂本千夏 Agumon Brianne Siddall
Shigematsu Atori 重松花鳥 Piyomon Tifanie Christun
Yamaguchi Mayumi 山口眞弓 Gabumon Kirk Thornton
Sakurai Takahiro 櫻井孝宏 Tentomon Jeff Nimoy
Mizowaki Shihomi 溝脇しほみ Palmon Anna Garduno
Matsumoto Miwa 松本美和 Patamon Laura Summer
Takeuchi Junko 竹内順子 Gomamon R. Martin Klein
Tokumitsu Yuka 徳光由禾 Tailmon Edie Mirman
Hirata Hiroaki 平田広明 Narrator
Yanami Jouji 八奈見乗児 Gennai Mike Reynolds

Soundtrack[edit]

  • Insert Song: "Seven"
    Songwriter/Composer: Koyama Kōhei (小山 晃平)
    Arranger: Watanabe Cher (渡部 チェル)
    Artist(s): Wada Kouji (和田 光司)
    (NEC Interchannel)
  • Ending Theme (eps. #27-54): "keep on"
    Songwriter/Composer: Kite Naoto (木根 尚登)
    Arranger: Kite Naoto (木根 尚登) & Yuasa Kōichi (湯浅 公一)
    Artist(s): AiM
    (NEC Interchannel)

Production[edit]

Digimon Adventure was the first of what producer Seki Hiromi has since nicknamed "the four brothers" 「四兄弟」: the first four Digimon anime series, produced back-to-back over the course of four years, with significant crossover in their production crews.[17]

Early development[edit]

In early 1998, circa February-March,[18] Bandai approached Toei Animation with a project proposal for a television anime tie-in to their Digital Monster line,[19] and Seki was approached for the producer position.[20] The only premise established in the proposal was that the Digimon creatures themselves would be part of the series, and it had no further requests for which Digimon species would appear or any other content.[18]

Thoughts of having a broader multimedia franchising project running alongside the anime began around the summer of 1998, around which time it was decided that both the television series and a theatrical film would be produced simultaneously.[19] The notion of having a manga as part of this multimedia project arose circa fall 1998, resulting in Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01.[19][18][21]

As "Digital Monster"[edit]

One early concept for the series, referred to as just Digital Monster in planning materials dated to August 1998, would have featured a fifth-grader protagonist (apparently known at different points in planning as "Yūsuke"[22] and "Kou"[23]) who raises Digimon virtual pets, who is recruited by Jijimon to raise Digimon strong enough to fight back against an organization that threatens both worlds.[22] The Toei Anime Fair film project that eventually developed into the Digimon Adventure short film was also at one time intended as a prequel to this concept, starring this protagonist's father.[23]

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As "Digimon Adventure"[edit]

Production on the series was greenlit in the fall of 1998.[24] According to Hosoda Mamoru, this decision was only made some time after the theatrical film project had also been greenlit.[25]

The chosen final concept for the series was given the working title Digimon Island Adventure Chronicle (「デジモン島冒険記」), prior to the title of "Digimon Adventure" being chosen. This title appears on a series proposal document which, by Kakudou Hiroyuki's estimation, dates to the fall of 1998; as of this proposal, there were only five lead characters, who went by tentative early names rather than their names in the final version of the series.[26]

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Seki recruited Kakudou as series director around July/August 1998, based on his demonstrated ability to balance a large cast of characters in his work on Bikkuriman.[27][20] Head writer Nishizono Satoru was also approached with the proposal for the project in the summer of 1998.[28] WiZ representatives Watanabe Kenji and Kitagawara Makoto were involved in the early stages of Adventure's production, and contributed to selecting the species of Digimon that would appear in the series. Kitagawara also designed the Digivice;[24] prior to that name being chosen, the device had been tentatively named the "DigiRaider" (「デジレイダー」), and the toy based on it was even showcased under this name at the Tokyo International Toy Show in March 1999, a few weeks into the series' first airing.[29]

A later, undated series proposal document for Adventure—speculated by Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning assistant producer Shimomura to have been intended to pitch the series outside of Toei Animation once its production was underway—essentially describes the series in its final form, and lays out its premise, intended themes, influences, and characterization and character development points.[22]

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Characters[edit]

Prior to initiating talks with Toei Animation, Bandai representatives had already approached V Jump to seek character designers for an anime series. In particular, they sought Toriyama Akira, but he was not available due to ongoing work commitments. This led Bandai to turn to Toei, as they were aware that Toei's Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi, who contributed character designs to Toei's anime adaptations of Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, had a similar art style to Toriyama.[18]

Around the fall of 1998, as the concept of Adventure was being finalized, it was agreed that both Adventure and Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 would share a main protagonist as part of the multimedia project push.[21][18] Out of respect for the fact that V-Tamer was scheduled to be the first of the two to debut, Nakatsuru chose to adopt Yabuno Tenya's design for said protagonist, and Seki named the character "Yagami Taichi."[30] The rest of the main cast were conceptualized around Yabuno's Taichi design.[21]

When Nishizono was brought onto the project, he was given rough descriptions of each of the main characters and tasked with developing them into fleshed-out characters that incorporated familiar troubles experienced by children. Except for Taichi and Agumon, he was given the freedom to ignore the descriptions he was given if he had other ideas for the character. Masaki Hiro also contributed extensively to Izumi Kōshirō's background.[28]

The size of the main cast was debated; suggestions ranged from three to seven,[19] with Kakudou favoring seven.[20] However, it was agreed that there should be two girls. Given that the norm in children's action media at the time, such as Super Sentai, was for groups of five heroes to only have one female member, a group of seven was chosen in order to fit the two girls (the decision was also partly modeled on the boy band SMAP, which had five male members). The group was designed with variety in ages, personalities and interests in mind, to give each a unique perspective, skill set, strengths and weaknesses. This was motivated by a desire for realism, balance and variety[20] in their use in the story; for broad appeal to ensure that the cast had something for everyone;[19] and to model to children that every member of a class matters as much as each other, including the children who sit at the back of the class.[20] Tachikawa Mimi in particular was conceived as an exploration of how an "ordinary" (if spoiled) child would likely actually cope with being thrust into an alien situation; she was aimed to especially resonate as a character with the child audience, for which reason she was made the last to say her farewells in "A New World".[31] Kakudou has characterized the approach of making the Chosen Children flawed as people as helping to make them realistic.[20]

One of Kakudou's foundational decisions was to regard all seven of the Chosen Children to equally be the protagonists,[27] and to keep the amount of focus and action that each would receive roughly equal.[18][32] Stemming from his frustration at other series' habit of having their lead character be the only one to solve every problem, he liked the idea of giving "ordinary" characters time in the spotlight[18] and the potential to resolve adverse situations with their respective skill sets and strengths.[19] The arc from episodes 10 to 12, where the Chosen Children are separated from each other for the first time, was intended by Kakudou to highlight the characters and their equal importance to the series.[20]

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Yagami Hikari was not initially planned to be a Chosen Child. The idea arose when breaking the storyline of Taichi's first, solo return to the real world, during which the Adventure short film was brought up. This inspired the reintroduction of, and focus upon, Hikari in "Koromon, the Great Clash in Tokyo!"[18] A reference art document concerning the Crests (pictured right), which does not include Hikari at all, suggests that a side effect of this change of plans to include Hikari was a minor reshuffling of the others' Crest colors: originally, Takenouchi Sora's Crest of Love and Kōshirō's Crest of Knowledge were pink and red respectively, but the color pink was ultimately given to Hikari's Crest of Light instead of Sora's. To compensate for this, the color red was reassigned from Kōshirō to Sora, while Kōshirō was given the previously absent color of purple. (Kido Jo's Crest of Sincerity was, unrelatedly, also changed from a light blue to silver.)[33]

The question of which Digimon would be featured, and how they would evolve, was left for after the question of the human cast's size was settled.[19] For the most part, the production crew was able to freely pick Digimon to use in the series. Seki has described their choices as striking a balance with the human cast.[32] There is some disagreement as to whether this includes Agumon; Seki has at different times described the inclusion of Agumon as a requirement,[32] and as Kakudou's choice for the main character's partner.[19] Selections were partly motivated by the Digimon's types.[19]

Individual staff writers tended to be assigned particular characters to focus upon, and would often have a significant role in developing that character. Known cases include:

Some thought was also given to having a female writer write for Sora, but they discovered that Yoshimura was instead better suited to writing action for the male characters.[34]

Casting[edit]

Fujita Toshiko was Seki's first choice to play Taichi;[20] following the custom at Toei Animation at the time, she directly solicited Fujita for the role without an audition process, out of respect for her extensive history with the studio's anime. The rest of the principal characters were cast from auditions, and the casting decisions were made with Fujita's voice in mind.[35] At Kakudou's request, a variety of actors were auditioned, with the thinking that new and unfamiliar voice talent would help the show stand out.[20] The result was a "balance" of veteran actors and new talent.[32]

Writing[edit]

At the time that the Adventure project was initiated, the Digimon franchise as a whole had next to no story material and no characters other than the Digimon themselves, and even the question of whether Digimon were capable of speech had not been settled in the source material. As a result, the Adventure production team worked with an effectively blank slate when devising the story and characters. One of Seki's first decisions was to give them the ability to speak, which she saw as necessary for the audience to empathize with the story, and for the story to feature humans and Digimon side by side.[19]

Among the few details to work with in the source material was the existence of File Island, which was chosen as the series' setting by mid-late August 1998. Although they still struggled to develop story ideas out of the setting at first,[20] the production crew came upon the plot framework of children being marooned in a foreign land, inspired by stories like Two Years' Vacation[20] and Robinson Crusoe.[22] They conceived of the plot as a way to explore how such an experience would affect children, and how they would mature as people in response. While contemplating how evolution would work, they thought of tying each partner Digimon's ability to evolve to the character growth and personal dramas of their human partner, so as to both heighten the human cast's prominence and increase the appeal of the scarier Digimon species.[18]

It was decided that despite the concept of the franchise, the virtual nature of the Digital World and the Digimon would not be emphasized much, in order to evoke the feeling that Digimon are real life-forms that actually exist. As part of this, the visual design of the Digital World focuses largely on Earth-like natural scenery.[27]

The decision to set Adventure in the summer of 1999 was influenced by Nostradamus's Les Prophéties, which had gained some notoriety in the late 1990s due to his prediction that a "King of Terror" would descend on the world in July 1999. They had originally intended to date the summer camp to July 25, the last Sunday of the month cited in the prophecy, but the addition of another episode to the middle of the series' schedule resulted in the dating being pushed back to the next Sunday, August 1, instead.[36]

It was decided from the beginning that the cast would be brought back to the real world at some point;[19] for cast balance reasons, this developed into the return of the entire group of seven being reserved for later in the series, with Taichi first returning alone (which led to the introduction of Hikari into the series).[18] The complete group's return was originally planned to only take up three episodes, but it rapidly ballooned into an 11-episode arc in order to fit all of the necessary story beats.[19][21] Extensive location scouting was conducted for locations within Tokyo to be featured in the arc, motivated by both a desire on Kakudou's part to depict Tokyo as realistically as possible[20] and to bring out the contrast between the worlds, but also largely for the production crew's own enjoyment.[19] The use of fog as part of Vamdemon's conquest of Odaiba in the story was inspired by one such scouting expedition to Odaiba which was foiled by the sudden onset of fog.[20][19]

Adventure's target audience was the "slightly older" 10-12 demographic[27]—by their own admission, children who had "aged out" of Pokémon[32]—although Kakudou endeavored to ensure that adults, such as parents watching the show with their children, would also be able to appreciate it.[27]

According to Kakudou, the idea of Adventure being framed as the reminiscences of Takaishi Takeru as a novelist 28 years later, and his adult self's identity as the series' narrator, was established as early as late January 1999. This framing was among the details that the production crew shared around this time with the voice cast during post-recording for "Adrift?! The Island of Adventure" to inform their performances, although they did not reveal to the cast which of the Chosen Children would grow up to become the narrator. At that point, it was planned that the series' final episode would end with an epilogue set 28 years later, but when Digimon Adventure 02 entered production midway through Adventure's run, the epilogue was dropped from the plans for Adventure and instead saved for 02's finale, "Our Digital World".[37]

Animation[edit]

Around the same time that Adventure entered production, Toei Animation had only just established its CG animation department, but since they were uninterested in budgeting for it any further at the time, the department was not able to independently produce CG animation. Due to limitations on their own budget and resources, the lack of a proper system, and the assumption that having Adventure's animation production team attempt to direct the CG department's work would be inconvenient under the circumstances, Kakudou decided that that their only option was to produce the CG animation himself. All of the CG animation in Adventure's evolution stock footage, opening and end credits has been credited to Kakudou, and he has commented that the process consumed so much of his time that he got barely any regular sleep until the series had been airing for at least two months.[18][19] Kakudou was also responsible for some visual design work, such as the Digimon Analyzer screen layout.[38]

The idea of using evolution stock footage was also Kakudou's. He reasoned that, given how much its tone would vary between its light-hearted and serious episodes, the series as a whole ought to have a distinctive feature that would be present in every episode regardless of tone, and that evolution stock footage would fulfill that purpose. The need for the stock footage to stand out as such a distinctive feature also motivated the decision to use CG animation in its production.[39]

The first two episodes of Adventure accompany their closing narration with a circuit board visual motif, which was intended to help convey the digital nature of the setting to an audience who still predated the total saturation of computers and the Internet in day-to-day life, and were not accustomed to digital world metaphors in anime. Since it quickly became apparent that this was not relevant to the story, the circuit board motif was dropped after the second episode.[40]

According to Nakatsuru, the production crew did not emphasize power or realism in when depicting fights in Adventure. He credits this decision with enabling the series to be aired in parts of the world which are more sensitive to how violence is depicted in media.[41]

Marketing[edit]

Bandai and WiZ did not initially plan to produce any tie-in merchandise for Adventure. Toei Animation objected to this, as they perceived this as meaning that their work on the series would only benefit Bandai and WiZ, so they changed course. However, they were not able to produce any merchandise within the half-year window between the confirmation that Adventure would enter production, and the debut of the series.[24]

In an unusual move for Toei Animation at the time, a press conference promoting Adventure was held shortly before the series began airing. The conference featured both a briefing from an unidentified producer, and clips from the first and second episodes (the latter of which still had not yet been finished at the time).[42]

A promotional exhibition titled the "Summer Vacation Digimon Adventure Gathering" (「夏休みデジモンアドベンチャー大会」) was held at Tokyo Tower in July 1999. Among the attendees was Han Megumi, then still a child, who would later take over the role of Takeru's eight-year-old self from Konishi Hiroko (among other Digimon roles) in later spinoffs and follow-ups to Adventure.[43]

Reception[edit]

Image Gallery[edit]

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Extra[edit]

Broadcast History[edit]

Home Media Releases[edit]

Image Name ID No. Format RRP Release Date Notes
Running Time Picture Track Audio Track Distributor
Digimon adventure dvd japan limited edition.jpg Digimon Adventure DVD-Box
デジモンアドベンチャー DVD-BOX」
BCBA-1903[45] DVD ¥52,500[46] Japan July 23, 2004[45] Limited-edition nine-disc box set of the complete television series.
1252 minutes[46] 4:3 standard, color[46] Japanese | Dolby Digital stereo sound[46] Emotion (Bandai Visual)[46]
Digimon adventure dvd japan 1.jpg Digimon Adventure
Digimon Chronicle Box-04

a.k.a.
Digimon Adventure DVD-Box
デジモンアドベンチャー DVD-BOX」
BIBA-9231[47] DVD ¥52,500[47] Japan December 21, 2007[48] Nine-disc box set of the complete television series.

Bonus Pack-ins:[47]

  • DVD box with new artwork
  • "Memories Of Our DIGIMON ADVENTURE" booklet
  • "Summer Vacation Adventure Journal" 「夏休み冒険日誌」 booklet
  • Picture labels
1242 minutes[47] 4:3 standard, color[47] Japanese | Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound[47] Happinet Pictures[47]
Digimon adventure bluray 15th promo art.jpg Digimon Adventure 15th Anniversary Blu-ray Box
デジモンアドベンチャー 15th Anniversary Blu-ray BOX」
BIXA-9470[49] Blu-ray Disc ¥54,800[49] Japan March 3, 2015[49] Box set of the complete television series.

Bonus Features:[49]

  • Credit-less opening titles
  • 2x credit-less end titles
  • 3x end cards
  • Television commercial
  • First-run airing notices (#9, #27, #50-#54)

Bonus Pack-ins:[49]

  • Transparent sleeve and tri-fold box with new artwork
  • 2x "Digi-Stack" cases with new artwork
  • Special Booklet (edited from the "Digimon Chronicle Box 04" booklets)
  • Picture labels
  • Special Drama CD (1st print run only)
1242 minutes[49] 4:3 1080i, color[49] Japanese | Linear PCM stereo sound[49] Happinet Pictures[49]
Digimon Adventure BD Box Art.jpg Digimon Adventure 1999-2001 Blu-ray Box
デジモンアドベンチャー 1999-2001 Blu-ray BOX」
BIXA-9613[50] Blu-ray Disc ¥39,800[50] Japan March 6, 2021[50] Box set of Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, and both series' Toei Anime Fair films. Consists of reissued discs from the Digimon Adventure 15th Anniversary Blu-ray Box and its Adventure 02 counterpart, and reissues of Discs 1 and 2 of the Digimon THE MOVIES Blu-ray series.
2553 minutes[50] 4:3 1080i, color (Adventure)[50] Japanese | Linear PCM stereo sound (Adventure)[50] Happinet Pictures[50]
Digimon Adventure BD US dub cover.jpg Digimon Adventure - English-Language Version - Season 1 (TBA) Blu-ray Disc $79.95 USD[51] United States December 27, 2022[51] Digital remaster and upscale of the "Digimon: Digital Monsters season 1" dub of Adventure.
Produced by With the Will administrator MarcFBR.[52]
1100 minutes (total)[51] (TBA) English | (TBA) Discotek Media[51]
Digimon Adventure BD US original cover.jpg Digimon Adventure - Original Japanese Version - Series 1 (TBA) Blu-ray Disc $69.95 USD[53] United States July 25, 2023[53] Digital remaster and upscale of Adventure. The first home media release of the series in its original, uncut form in the United States.
Produced by With the Will administrator MarcFBR; subtitled into English by onkeikun, who previously wrote fansubs for the series in the 2000s.[54][55]

Bonus Features:

  • Credit-less opening and end titles
  • Episode ending cards
  • Alternate next-episode previews
  • Promos
  • Art galleries
1200 minutes (total)[53] 1.33:1 4:3 1080p, color Japanese | Linear PCM 2.0 stereo sound Discotek Media[53]
Digimon Adventure BD collectors cover.jpg Digimon Collectors Blu-ray BOX –Adventure BIXA-9093[56] Blu-ray Disc ¥19,000[56] Japan September 6, 2023[56] Reissue of the contents of the Digimon Adventure 15th Anniversary Blu-ray Box release at a cheaper price point.[56]

Bonus Features:[56]

  • Credit-less opening titles
  • 2x credit-less end titles
  • 3x end cards
  • Television commercial
  • First-run airing notices (#9, #27, #50-#54)
1242 minutes[56] 4:3 1080i, color[56] Japanese | Linear PCM stereo sound[56] Happinet Pictures[56]

Edits[edit]

American English[edit]

English logo of the "Digimon: Digital Monsters season 1" dub

The American English dub of Digimon Adventure——rebranded as "season 1" of "Digimon: Digital Monsters" (also just referred to by the original "Digimon Adventure" title in some modern home media and streaming re-releases)——was produced by Saban Entertainment, with writing and voice direction duties from episode 14 onward contracted out to Spliced Bread Productions. It aired from 1999-2000 at a delay of between three and five months from the airing of the original version.

The following are general edits that apply to the series dub as a whole. For more specific edits, see individual episode articles.

  • As usual for American English dubbed Digimon productions prior to Digimon Adventure tri., the score is totally replaced and nothing remains of the Japanese soundtrack.
    • "Butter-Fly," "Brave heart," "I Wish" and "keep on" are all replaced by the "Digimon Theme" as the opening theme, insert song for evolution scenes, and (as an instrumental) the closing credits theme.
      The Adventure dub establishes the standard American dub practice of almost exclusively using its designated theme songs or leitmotifs for every evolution scene.
    • Unlike "Brave heart," the "Digimon Theme" is only played over the evolution stock footage itself and never continues into any scenes that follow the stock footage. Instead, later dubbed episodes use several other songs composed for the dub as insert songs for fight sequences.
    • The original sound effects are replaced or removed entirely. In particular, the Japanese version's use of the opening riff of "Brave heart" as the sound effect for an evolution activating is replaced in the dub with a robotic voice saying "Digimon."
  • As usual for contemporary American English Digimon dubs, dialogue is modified to include things such non-existent jokes and tends to add dialogue that were originally moments of silence.
    • Early dubbed episodes also have a habit of adding in made-up biographical details that contradict not only the original series, but also later episodes of the dub, such as the third episode's assertion that Matt Ishida (Ishida Yamato) and T.K. Takaishi (Takaishi Takeru) are half-brothers rather than full brothers, or the tenth episode's claim that Mimi Tachikawa (Tachikawa Mimi) is not an only child.
  • Footage from the Japanese "Butter-fly" opening titles is recut into a new, shorter opening titles sequence.
  • The Japanese title cards are not used at all. Instead, the dub's episode titles are superimposed over the first few seconds of footage in each episode.
  • For the most part, the role of the original version's narrator (i.e. Takeru as an adult, as later revealed in Digimon Adventure 02) is dropped from the dub. Instead, the dub is usually narrated by members of the main cast, in-character.
  • Regarding Digimon Analyzer screens:
    • In the original version, the narrator non-diegetically introduces the featured Digimon to the audience in the original version with their lore information. In the dub, this is replaced with voiceover from a main character (or the featured Digimon itself) diegetically sharing what they know about the featured Digimon with jokes being used from time to time.
    • While the dub edits the screens to replace the featured Digimon's name in Japanese with its name in English, the rest of the screens' stat data is left unedited, in Japanese, without any translation at all.
  • Whereas in the Japanese version, a single voice actor voices all of the forms of a given partner Digimon, the dub routinely casts multiple actors to voice different forms of a single partner Digimon; Agumon, for instance, has five different regular dub voice actors across his six forms. Only Gabumon, Tentomon and Gatomon (Tailmon) are each still regularly voiced by a single actor in every one of their forms in the dub.
  • Both versions of the Japanese closing credits are replaced with a split-screen setup, in which credits roll over black next to clips taken from early episodes.
  • The Japanese version's post-credits preview reels for the next episode are omitted from the dub, in favor of adding brief "tune in next time" narration voiceover to the end of episodes before the credits roll.

German[edit]

Italian[edit]

Additional Information[edit]

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