When did Digimon starts getting worse? (Animated series)

qwertyMrJINX posted...

Oh, it always had its ups and downs. Adventure was great, then Adventure 02 was objectively awful in almost every way.

Then Tamers was fantastic. Then Frontier was less so. Some people insist that Frontier was the low point, but I strongly disagree with that. It didn't reach the highs that Adventure or Tamers did, but I think the show was still more good than not. The big issue is just the rushed ending, skipping a lot of the characters' evolutions.

Then of course, Savers was phenomenal. My personal favorite, though I understand why some prefer Adventure or Tamers.

I liked Xros Wars well enough, though I admittedly never finished it. Had to stop around 30-ish episodes in, for reasons unrelated to the show itself. Never watched Hunters, because why would I watch the sequel without finishing the first?

Then Appmon was just... really bad. It didn't feel like Digimon, it felt like one of those Digimon knock-offs, like Future Card BuddyFight, or Yokai Watch.

So yeah, ups and downs. They f***in' sprung a Digimon Adventure remake up on Hulu. Nobody's talking about it, so I'm assuming nobody else knew about it either. Haven't started watching it yet. Haven't even started Tri yet... probably should.

Bruh, the Adventure remake anime has been discussed almost everywhere. You're just slow.

You should watch it.

demonfang178 posted...

Was referring to the Dora the Explorer movie. Didn't even know we had a Frontier movie. What's with this series and movies that aren't canon?

has never been stated to be non canon.

nothing in digimon has ever been stated to be non canon, for that matter.

qwertyMrJINX posted...

Then Appmon was just... really bad. It didn't feel like Digimon, it felt like one of those Digimon knock-offs, like Future Card BuddyFight, or Yokai Watch.

because appmon isnt digimon.

also like the other guy said, 2020 anime has been all over the place. it trends on twitter when it airs.

its a reboot, not a remake, btw.

There's a lot nostalgia behind OG Adventure.

I believe digimon is tailored to a certain age group and that once you reach a certain age of maturity it starts to become boring. i.e: i really enjoyed the very first season of digimon. I went back recently and tried to watch it. the voice acting and plot holes were a huge turn off. So i turned it off

daveynopenope posted...

I believe digimon is tailored to a certain age group and that once you reach a certain age of maturity it starts to become boring. i.e: i really enjoyed the very first season of digimon. I went back recently and tried to watch it. the voice acting and plot holes were a huge turn off. So i turned it off

Have you considered watching it subbed? English dubs in general from that era haven't aged well, but watching the shows in Japanese is much more pleasant.

qwertyMrJINX posted...

Have you considered watching it subbed? English dubs in general from that era haven't aged well, but watching the shows in Japanese is much more pleasant.

It's funny how much dialogue the dub adds sometimes. The quiet can be refreshing after a certain point.

PCN24454 posted...

It's funny how much dialogue the dub adds sometimes. The quiet can be refreshing after a certain point.

I have a theory that the writers must have been paid by the edit, since even when they didn't have to make a change they still did. Tamers in particular struck me as odd that way (Ruki Makino <-> Rika Nonaka, really?).