List of ''Digimon Adventure'' episodes
| Digimon Adventure | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original release | March 7, 1999 – June 24, 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
Digimon Adventure is an anime series produced by Toei Animation.[1] At a total of 54 episodes, it is the second longest running series in the Digimon franchise, after Digimon Xros Wars.[Note 1] It began broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television on March 7, 1999, and ended on March 26, 2000.[1][2] The series was directed by Hiroyuki Kakudō and produced by Keisuke Okuda, featuring music composition by Takanori Arisawa and character designs by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru.[3] The story revolves around a group of elementary school students known as the DigiDestined, who are transported to a parallel Digital World and find themselves in a quest to save it from evil forces with the help of their partner creatures. The series was followed in 2000 with a sequel titled Digimon Adventure 02.
Digimon Adventure was broadcast with English dubbing in the United States on Fox Kids and in Canada on YTV.[4][5] The series premiered on August 14, 1999, in the United States.[6] When it was first released in North America, the series was seen as an attempt to imitate the success of Nintendo's Pokémon franchise. Entertainment Weekly magazine named Digimon as the "Worst Pokémon/Net Crossbreeding Attempt" in 2000.[7] Despite the criticism, it placed first at the start of the May 2000 Nielsen ratings sweeps, surpassing Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands among viewers aged 2–11 and 6–11. Retailers and businesses such as snack food company Jel Sert and toy store chain Toys "R" Us capitalized on the popularity of the series by licensing it for promotion with their own products.[6] Web search engine Lycos listed Digimon as the number five fad of 2000, and it ranked 35th on the list of the year's top searches.[8] Overall licensing of English-language material of the series was managed by Saban Entertainment,[6] which was eventually acquired by The Walt Disney Company. Digimon Adventure has been compiled into DVD box sets by Bandai Visual and Happinet in Japan and by Alliance Entertainment in North America. On August 1, 2013, the show became available for streaming in both its English and Japanese versions on Netflix in North America.[9]
Two pieces of theme music were used in the original version of the series. Kōji Wada's song "Butter-Fly" was used as the opening theme for the series, and Ai Maeda's (credited as AiM) songs "I wish" and "Keep on" were used as ending themes.[10][11] The English opening featured an original composition by Paul Gordon.
Episode list
| No. | Dub title / Translated title | Director | Screenwriter | Original airdate | English dub airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "And So it Begins..." ("Adrift? The Island of Adventure!") "Hyōryū? Bōken no Shima!" (漂流? 冒険の島!) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Satoru Nishizono | March 7, 1999 | August 14, 1999 |
| 02 | "The Birth of Greymon" ("Explosive Evolution! Greymon") "Bakuretsu Shinka! Gureimon" (爆裂進化! グレイモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Satoru Nishizono | March 14, 1999 | August 21, 1999 |
| 03 | "Garurumon" ("The Blue Wolf! Garurumon") "Aoki Ōkami! Garurumon" (蒼き狼! ガルルモン) | Takenori Kawada | Reiko Yoshida | March 21, 1999 | August 28, 1999 |
| 04 | "Biyomon Gets Firepower"[Note 2] ("Scorching Heat! Birdramon") "Shakunetsu! Bādoramon" (灼熱! バードラモン) | Takahiro Imamura | Genki Yoshimura | March 28, 1999 | September 4, 1999 |
| 05 | "Kabuterimon's Electro Shocker" ("Lightning! Kabuterimon") "Denkō! Kabuterimon" (電光! カブテリモン) | Hiroki Shibada | Hiro Masaki | April 4, 1999 | September 11, 1999 |
| 06 | "Togemon in Toy Town" ("Togemon Angrily!") "Togemon Ikari" (トゲモン怒り!) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Yoshio Urasawa | April 11, 1999 | September 20, 1999 |
| 07 | "Ikkakumon's Harpoon Torpedo" ("Roar! Ikkakumon") "Hōkō! Ikkakumon" (咆哮! イッカクモン) | Harume Kosaka | Akatsuki Yamatoya | April 18, 1999 | September 21, 1999 |
| 08 | "Evil Shows His Face" ("Devimon: the Emissary of Darkness!") "Yami no Shisha Debimon" (闇の使者デビモン!) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Satoru Nishizono | April 25, 1999 | September 22, 1999 |
| 09 | "Subzero Ice Punch!" ("Clash! The Freezing Digimon") "Gekitotsu! Reitō Dejimon" (激突! 冷凍デジモン) | Takenori Kawada | Atsushi Maekawa | May 2, 1999 | September 23, 1999 |
| 10 | "A Clue from the Digi-Past" ("Kentarumon the Protector!") "Shugosha Kentarumon" (守護者ケンタルモン!) | Keiji Hayakawa | Genki Yoshimura | May 9, 1999 | September 24, 1999 |
| 11 | "The Dancing Digimon" ("The Dancing Ghosts! Bakemon") "Odoru Bōrei! Bakemon" (踊る亡霊! バケモン) | Hiroki Shibata | Yoshio Urasawa | May 16, 1999 | September 25, 1999 |
| 12 | "DigiBaby Boom" ("Adventure! Patamon and Me") "Bōken! Patamon to Boku" (冒険! パタモンと僕) | Takahiro Imamura | Hiro Masaki | May 23, 1999 | September 30, 1999 |
| 13 | "The Legend of the Digi-destined" ("Angemon Wakes!") "Enjemon Kakusei!" (エンジェモン覚醒!) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Satoru Nishizono | May 30, 1999 | October 1, 1999 |
| 14 | "Departure For a New Continent" ("Departure: to a New Continent!") "Tabidachi Shintairiku e!" (出航・新大陸へ!) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Reiko Yoshida | June 6, 1999 | October 2, 1999 |
| 15 | "The Dark Network of Etemon" ("Etemon! The Stage Mounting of Evil") "Etemon! Aku no Hanamichi" (エテモン! 悪の花道) | Keiji Hayakawa | Satoru Nishizono | June 13, 1999 | October 4, 1999 |
| 16 | "The Arrival of Skullgreymon" ("Dark Evolution! SkullGreymon") "Ankoku Shinka! SukaruGureimon" (暗黒進化! スカルグレイモン) | Takenori Kawada | Hiro Masaki | June 20, 1999 | October 5, 1999 |
| 17 | "The Crest of Sincerity" ("Cockatrimon, the Captain of Illusions!") "Maboroshi Senchō Kokatorimon!" (幻船長コカトリモン!) | Hiroki Shibata | Yoshio Urasawa | June 27, 1999 | October 6, 1999 |
| 18 | "The Piximon Cometh" ("The Fairy! Picklemon") "Yōsei! Pikkoromon" (妖精! ピッコロモン) | Takahiro Imamura | Atsushi Maekawa | July 4, 1999 | October 7, 1999 |
| 19 | "The Prisoner of the Pyramid" ("Nanomon of the Labyrinth!") "Meikyū no Nanomon" (迷宮のナノモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Satoru Nishizono | July 11, 1999 | October 8, 1999 |
| 20 | "The Earthquake of MetalGreymon" ("Evolution to Perfect! MetalGreymon") "Kanzentai Shinka! MetaruGureimon" (完全体進化! メタルグレイモン) | Keiji Hayakawa | Satoru Nishizono | July 25, 1999 | October 9, 1999 |
| 21 | "Home Away from Home" ("Koromon, the Great Clash in Tokyo!") "Koromon Tōkyō Dai-gekitotsu!" (コロモン東京大激突!) | Mamoru Hosoda | Reiko Yoshida | August 1, 1999 | October 16, 1999 |
| 22 | "Forget About It!" ("The Small Devil, PicoDevimon") "Sasayaku Ko-akuma PikoDebimon" (ささやく小悪魔ピコデビモン) | Takenori Kawada | Hiro Masaki | August 8, 1999 | October 23, 1999 |
| 23 | "Weregarurumon's Diner" ("Oh Friend! WereGarurumon") "Tomo yo! WāGarurumon" (友よ! ワーガルルモン) | Junji Shimizu | Genki Yoshimura | August 15, 1999 | October 30, 1999 |
| 24 | "No Questions, Please" ("Break Through! AtlurKabuterimon") "Gekiha! AtorāKabuterimon" (撃破! アトラーカブテリモン) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Yoshio Urasawa | August 22, 1999 | November 6, 1999 |
| 25 | "Princess Karaoke"[Note 3] ("The Sleeping Tyrant! TonosamaGekomon") "Nemureru Bōkun! TonosamaGekomon" (眠れる暴君! トノサマゲコモン) | Hiroki Shibata | Akatsuki Yamatoya | August 29, 1999 | November 6, 1999 |
| 26 | "Sora's Crest of Love" ("Shining Wings! Garudamon") "Kagayaku Tsubasa! Garudamon" (輝く翼! ガルダモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Atsushi Maekawa | September 5, 1999 | November 13, 1999 |
| 27 | "The Gateway to Home" ("Vamdemon, the Castle of Darkness") "Yami no Shiro Vandemon" (闇の城ヴァンデモン) | Keiji Hayakawa | Hiro Masaki | September 12, 1999 | November 20, 1999 |
| 28 | "It's All in the Cards" ("The Chase! Hurry to Japan") "Tsuigeki! Nippon e Isoge" (追撃! 日本へ急げ) | Takahiro Imamura | Hiro Masaki | September 19, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
| 29 | "Return to Highton View Terrace" ("Mammon: the Great Clash at Hikarigaoka!") "Mammon Hikarigaoka Daigekitotsu!" (マンモン光が丘大激突!) | Takenori Kawada | Satoru Nishizono | September 26, 1999 | December 11, 1999 |
| 30 | "Almost Home Free" ("Digimon: The Great Crossing of Tokyo") "Dejimon Tōkyō Daiōdan" (デジモン東京大横断) | Junji Shimizu | Atsushi Maekawa | October 3, 1999 | December 11, 1999 |
| 31 | "The Eighth Digivice" ("Raremon! Surprise Attack on Tokyo Bay") "Reamon! Tōkyōwan Shūgeki" (レアモン! 東京湾襲撃) | Hiroki Shibata | Hiro Masaki | October 10, 1999 | December 18, 1999 |
| 32 | "Gatomon Comes Calling" ("Tokyo Tower is Hot! DeathMeramon") "Atsui ze Tōkyō Tower! DesuMeramon" (熱いぜ東京タワー! デスメラモン) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Satoru Nishizono | October 17, 1999 | December 18, 1999 |
| 33 | "Out on the Town" ("Pump and Gotsu are Shibuya-Type Digimon") "Panpu to Gotsu wa Shibuya-kei Dejimon" (パンプとゴツは渋谷系デジモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Yoshio Urasawa | October 24, 1999 | January 29, 2000 |
| 34 | "The Eighth Child Revealed" ("The Bond of Destiny! Tailmon") "Unmei no Kizuna! Teirumon" (運命の絆! テイルモン) | Takenori Kawada | Genki Yoshimura | October 31, 1999 | February 5, 2000 |
| 35 | "Flower Power" ("The Fairy of Odaiba! Lilymon Blossoms") "Odaiba no Yōsei! Ririmon Kaika" (お台場の妖精! リリモン開花) | Takahiro Imamura | Hiro Masaki | November 7, 1999 | February 5, 2000 |
| 36 | "City Under Siege" ("Break through the Barrier! Zudomon Spark!") "Kekkai Toppa! Zudomon Spāku!" (結界突破! ズドモンスパーク!) | Tetsuharu Nakamura | Atsushi Maekawa | November 14, 1999 | February 12, 2000 |
| 37 | "Wizardmon's Gift" ("Perfects Attack Together! Sparkling Angewomon") "Kanzentai Sō-shingeki! Kirameku Enjiwomon" (完全体総進撃! きらめくエンジェウーモン) | Hiroki Shibata | Genki Yoshimura | November 21, 1999 | February 12, 2000 |
| 38 | "Prophecy" ("Revival! The Demon Lord VenomVamdemon") "Fukkatsu! Maō VenomuVandemon" (復活! 魔王ヴェノムヴァンデモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Hiro Masaki | November 28, 1999 | February 19, 2000 |
| 39 | "The Battle for Earth" ("Two Great Ultimate Evolutions! Get Rid of the Darkness!") "Nidai kyūkyoku Shinka! Yami o Buttobase!" (二大究極進化! 闇をぶっとばせ!) | Junji Shimizu | Atsushi Maekawa | December 5, 1999 | February 19, 2000 |
| 40 | "Enter the Dark Masters" ("The Four Kings of the Devilish Mountain! The Dark Masters!") "Ma no Yama no Shitennō! Dāku Masutāzu" (魔の山の四天王! ダークマスターズ) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Satoru Nishizono | December 12, 1999 | February 26, 2000 |
| 41 | "Sea-Sick and Tired" ("The Hardened King of the Seas! MetalSeadramon") "Araburu Umi no Ō! MetaruShīdoramon" (荒ぶる海の王! メタルシードラモン) | Takenori Kawada | Yoshio Urusawa | December 19, 1999 | February 26, 2000 |
| 42 | "Under Pressure" ("Silent Whamon on the Bottom of the Sea") "Chinmoku no Kaitei Hoēmon" (沈黙の海底ホエーモン) | Takahiro Imamura | Akatsuki Yamatoya | December 26, 1999 | March 4, 2000 |
| 43 | "Playing Games" ("The Dangerous Game! Pinocchimon") "Kiken na Yūgi! Pinokkimon" (危険な遊戯! ピノッキモン) | Hiroki Shibata | Genki Yoshimura | January 9, 2000 | March 25, 2000 |
| 44 | "Trash Day" ("Jureimon of the Lost Forest") "Mayoi no Mori no Jureimon" (迷いの森のジュレイモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Atsushi Maekawa | January 16, 2000 | April 1, 2000 |
| 45 | "The Ultimate Clash" ("Clash of the Ultimates! WarGreymon vs. MetalGarurumon") "Kyūkyokutai Gekitotsu! WōGureimon bui-esu MetaruGarurumon" (究極体激突! ウォーグレイモンVSメタルガルルモン) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Hiro Masaki | January 23, 2000 | April 8, 2000 |
| 46 | "Etemon's Comeback Tour" ("The Counterattack of MetalEtemon") "MetaruEtemon no Gyakushū" (メタルエテモンの逆襲) | Takenori Kawada | Hiro Masaki | January 30, 2000 | April 15, 2000 |
| 47 | "Ogremon's Honor" ("Oh Wind! Oh Light! SaberLeomon") "Kaze yo! Hikari yo! SāberuReomon" (風よ! 光よ! サーベルレオモン) | Takao Yoshizawa | Atsushi Maekawa | February 6, 2000 | April 22, 2000 |
| 48 | "My Sister's Keeper" ("Bombing Mission! Mugendramon") "Bakugeki Shirei! Mugendoramon" (爆撃指令! ムゲンドラモン) | Hiroki Shibata | Satoru Nishizono | February 13, 2000 | April 29, 2000 |
| 49 | "The Crest of Light" ("Good-bye Numemon") "Saraba Numemon" (さらばヌメモン) | Takahiro Imamura | Yoshio Urasawa | February 20, 2000 | May 6, 2000 |
| 50 | "Joe's Battle" ("The Girls' Battle! LadyDevimon") "Onna no Tatakai! RedīDebimon" (女の戦い! レディデビモン) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Atsushi Maekawa | February 27, 2000 | May 13, 2000 |
| 51 | "The Crest of Friendship" ("Piemon: The Clown from Hell") "Jigoku no Dōkeshi Piemon" (地獄の道化師 ピエモン) | Takao Yoshizawa | Genki Yoshimura | March 5, 2000 | May 20, 2000 |
| 52 | "Piedmon's Last Jest" ("The Holy Swordsman! HolyAngemon") "Seikenshi! HōrīEnjemon" (聖剣士! ホーリーエンジェモン) | Takenori Kawada | Hiro Masaki | March 12, 2000 | May 20, 2000 |
| 53 | "Now Apocalymon" ("The Final Dark Digimon") "Saigo no Ankoku Dejimon" (最後の暗黒デジモン) | Hiroki Shibata | Genki Yoshimura | March 19, 2000 | June 24, 2000 |
| 54 | "The Fate of Two Worlds" ("A New World") "Aratana Sekai" (新たな世界) | Takahiro Imamura | Hiro Masaki | March 26, 2000 | June 24, 2000 |
Volume DVDs
Japanese release
Digimon Adventure was released as a 9-disc DVD boxed set by Bandai Visual on July 25, 2006, with each disc containing six episodes.[12] Happinet also released its own 9-disc set on December 21, 2007.[13] And a 8-Disc Standard Definition Upscaled Blu-ray set, in March 2015. Each disc contained 7 episodes. Also comes with a limited edition drama CD, and art booklet.
North American release
The first 13 episodes were released in 1999 & 2000 by Fox Kids Video Under license by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The entire first season was released on October 9, 2012 by New Video.[14]
- Digimon: Digital Monsters, Volume 1 (Episodes 1–21)
- Digimon: Digital Monsters, Volume 2 (Episodes 22–39)
- Digimon: Digital Monsters, Volume 3 (Episodes 40–54)
United Kingdom release
The first 20 episodes were released on four DVD sets by Maximum Entertainment and Jetix films between 2004–2008.[15][16][17] The entire first season was released as one set on October 3, 2016 by Manga Entertainment.[18]
- Digimon: Digital Monsters, Volume 1 (2004)
- Digimon: Digital Monsters, Volume 2 (2006)
- Digimon: Digital Monsters Collection (2007)
- Digimon: Digital Monsters Subzero Ice Punch (2008)
- Digimon: Digital Monsters Complete Season 1 (2016)
Australian release
Collection 1, containing 27 episodes was released on the August 17 in Australia by Madman Entertainment.[19] Collection 2, was released on 11 October containing the remaining 27 episodes of the season.
| Collection | Release Date | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 17, 2011 | 27 (1–27) | |
| 2 | October 19, 2011 | 27 (28–54) | |
See also
Notes
- ↑ The sequel series, Digimon Adventure 02, contains a total of 50 episodes. Subsequent spin-off series, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, and Digimon Data Squad, contain 51, 50, and 48 episodes each.
- ↑ Episode 4 originally aired with the title "Fireman's Ball" and was renamed "Biyomon Gets Firepower" for subsequent reruns.
- ↑ Episode 25 originally aired with the title misspelled with "Karoake", which was corrected with "Karaoke" for subsequent reruns.
References
- 1 2 デジモンアドベンチャー各話あらすじ [Digimon Adventure Episode Plot] (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ デジモンアドベンチャー - フジテレビ [Digimon Adventure - Fuji TV] (in Japanese). Fuji Television. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ メインスタッフリスト [Main Staff List] (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Anime TV Changes". Anime News Network. February 27, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Canadian TV Anime News". Anime News Network. August 12, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "'Digimon' Licensees Sign as Ratings, Retail Success Grows". PR Newswire. June 13, 2000. Archived from the original on July 15, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Princess Mononoke among Entertainment Magazine's best 10 of 2000". Anime News Network. December 18, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Dragon Ball Z #1 Fad". Anime News Network. December 21, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Digimon_Adventure/70283208
- ↑ デジモンアドベンチャー [Digimon Adventure] (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Keep on (Single)". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "デジモンアドベンチャー DVD-BOX" [Digimon Adventure DVD Box] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- ↑ "デジモンアドベンチャー DVD-BOX" [Digimon Adventure DVD Box] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-02/new-video-group-to-release-digimon-adventure-season-1-on-dvd
- ↑ "Digimon Volume One". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Digimon Volume Two". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Digimon Volume 3". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999) Collection 1 (Eps 1-27)". Madman.com.au. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
External links
- Digimon Adventure official website (in Japanese)
- Digimon Adventure (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia