Digimon Savers
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Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime
television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon
franchise. It was produced by Toei Animation
, and aired every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on the Fuji TV network. In addition, a tie-in movie called Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Invoke!, which is non-canonical, was released on December 9, 2006. http://www.digimon-movie.com Savers is the first Digimon program to be produced in almost four years, following 2002's Digimon Frontier
.
convention in Japan with advertisements showing a remolded Agumon as the lead Digimon. The name of the series was later revealed in January 2005 with the character designs coming a month later. Savers was the first Digimon series to be produced in nearly four years, but the second Digimon production since 2005, coming off the heels of Digital Monster X-Evolution
, where staff had mentioned early on that a new series might be possible depending on its performance. Unlike previous series which all featured human character designs by Akihiro Asanuma, Savers went with designs by Sayo Aoi that featured designs more typical of anime than the staple style of shows past. The series was aired as a family program rather than a children's program in an attempt to capture a wider audience, including those who might have watched the earlier shows but grown older. Because of this new market, this series also contains the oldest cast of main characters, ranging from late teens to early twenties.
Rather than the typical eight month wait between the Japanese airing and the English dub, there was a full eighteen months between the dub and the Japanese airing. Not long after the discovery of an entry for the show on Toei's website, which featured anglicized names for some of the characters and the show's new English title, chosen by Toei, on April 25, 2007, Disney's ABC Network
announced that it had signed an agreement http://icv2.com/articles/home/10460.html with Toei Animation to license the show. Much of the staff that worked on the first season, including director Jeff Nimoy
, returned to work on Data Squad. Because Disney had the rights to the show outside of Asia, it was aired in different channels throughout the world than past incarnations.
Bandai, in order to grab the older Digimon fans, wanted the reappearance of a Digimon from the old series, which was chosen to be the original main Digimon, Agumon.
Marcus' team-mates include 14-year-old Thomas H. Norstein, a young prodigy, with his partner Gaomon, and 18-year-old Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda who has Lalamon for her partner. As the series progresses, Thomas discovers that Digimon respond to the "darkness" in humans, putting them at odds with monsters who seek to use humanity's own vices to bolster their own power.
The plot thickens with the introduction of Merukimon, one of the rulers/gods (as a member of the Olympus Twelve, Merukimon has god status in the Digital World), of the Digital World who rules the eastern Digital World and lives in the Infinite Ice Ridge, and the human boy Keenan Krier, who serves him along with his partner Falcomon. The DATS team tries to unfold the reason for their hatred of humankind, until it is revealed that the real enemy was Akihiro Kurata, a scientist who led an attack on the Digital World years before that resulted in the death of many Digimon, including Keenan's adoptive mother, Frigimon.
Kurata gained the support of the Japanese government and important businessmen like Thomas' father on his plan to destroy all Digimon in the Digital World, claiming they were a threat to mankind. But this was only a facade to occult his main objective. He harnesses the energy of the Digimon he destroyed to power-up Belphemon, one of the Seven Deadly Digimon, and uses it in his attempt to rule the Human World (and eventually the Digital World), but his ambitions were shattered by the efforts of Marcus and his allies.
Kurata's last act was triggering a bomb which collapsed the frontier between the Human and Digital Worlds, putting both en route on collision, which could have led to the destruction of both realms. The collision was halted by the desperate efforts of BanchoLeomon who ordered Marcus to search for King Drasil, the supreme god of the Digital World. When the DATS team finally met King Drasil, they discovered that his decision to deal with the crisis unfolded, was to protect the Digital World by destroying the Human World, as the two worlds could not coexist in the same dimension. To perform this task, he assembled his elite guard, the Royal Knights
.
Marcus was confused at first because King Drasil somehow had the appearance of his father, Dr. Spencer Damon, who disappeared in the Digital World years before. But it was revealed that King Drasil took his father's body, and his soul was somehow preserved by BanchoLeomon, who was revealed to be Spencer's partner Digimon. After defeating some of the Royal Knights, the DATS team decided to confront King Drasil himself, who after being expelled from Spencer's body, transformed himself into an all-powerful robotic form determined to destroy the Human World by itself.
However, even when the Royal Knights rebel against King Drasil, it won't give up its goal, attempting to destroy both worlds and create a new world. Using their emotions, Marcus and Agumon finally defeat King Drasil, and the two worlds cease their collision course. Before disappearing, King Drasil brings Spencer back to life and he returns to his family, but the Digimon decide to return to the Digital World to help restore it, and in the end Marcus decides to not part with Agumon and goes with them.
5 years later, Keenan and Kristy, Marcus' sister, go to the same school together. Thomas finally managed to find a cure for his sister's illness and became the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize
at age 19. Yoshi has joined the police with the remaining DATS members, and Marcus and Agumon have become peacekeepers in the Digital World, breaking up fighting between rival Digimon factions as seen when stopping an argument between a group of Goblimon and Shamanmon.
from November 30, 2007 to February 14, 2008.
Digimon Data Squad finished airing in the US on Jetix
on November 1, 2008, 13 months after premiering on the October 1, 2007. Digimon Data Squad has started broadcasting in Italy since Autumn 2009. In Brazil, twenty episodes have aired on Rede Globo
, since August 10, 2009. After that, the series was no longer broadcasted. In Latin America (including Brazil), the anime premiered on Disney XD
on February 22, 2010. Since Monday 15 March, Digimon Data Squad finally began airing in the United Kingdom on Kix! (Only on Sky and FreeSat). Since then, it continually airs every day at 7am, 1pm and 4pm throughout the day, however since Pinky and the Brain
premiered it is only shown at 7am, 09:30am, 11:30am and 3:30pm.
It was announced on February 12, 2009 that Toei Animation has signed Well Go USA instead of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment with the DVD rights to Digimon Data Squad, and the first thirteen US sub and dub episodes has been made available on May 26, 2009. The first DVD showed the North American edited TV version as seen on Disney XD. The second DVD set was available on May 25, 2010, this set will also feature promo videos for the series. There are no uncut DVDs. The release of the third DVD set is unknown. Madman Entertainment
have released all 48 episodes across four sets on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand.
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film. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2006.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon
Digimon
, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...
franchise. It was produced by Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
, and aired every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on the Fuji TV network. In addition, a tie-in movie called Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Invoke!, which is non-canonical, was released on December 9, 2006. http://www.digimon-movie.com Savers is the first Digimon program to be produced in almost four years, following 2002's Digimon Frontier
Digimon Frontier
is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
.
Production
Digimon Savers was first announced during the December of 2005 Jump FestaJump Festa
is an annual party or exposition in Japan, all about anime and manga, sponsored by Shueisha, creators of the various Jump anthologies. New movies, manga, games, and merchandise are introduced during this event...
convention in Japan with advertisements showing a remolded Agumon as the lead Digimon. The name of the series was later revealed in January 2005 with the character designs coming a month later. Savers was the first Digimon series to be produced in nearly four years, but the second Digimon production since 2005, coming off the heels of Digital Monster X-Evolution
Digital Monster X-Evolution
is the eighth Digimon film, and the first to air originally on Japanese television. It aired on January 3, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. UTC+9/JST on the Fuji TV network....
, where staff had mentioned early on that a new series might be possible depending on its performance. Unlike previous series which all featured human character designs by Akihiro Asanuma, Savers went with designs by Sayo Aoi that featured designs more typical of anime than the staple style of shows past. The series was aired as a family program rather than a children's program in an attempt to capture a wider audience, including those who might have watched the earlier shows but grown older. Because of this new market, this series also contains the oldest cast of main characters, ranging from late teens to early twenties.
Rather than the typical eight month wait between the Japanese airing and the English dub, there was a full eighteen months between the dub and the Japanese airing. Not long after the discovery of an entry for the show on Toei's website, which featured anglicized names for some of the characters and the show's new English title, chosen by Toei, on April 25, 2007, Disney's ABC Network
Disney-ABC Television Group
Disney-ABC Television Group manages all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties...
announced that it had signed an agreement http://icv2.com/articles/home/10460.html with Toei Animation to license the show. Much of the staff that worked on the first season, including director Jeff Nimoy
Jeff Nimoy
-Biography:Jeff Nimoy wrote, directed, and served as story editor for the English translation of the anime Digimon: Digital Monsters . He also served as an Executive Producer and writer on numerous other Fox Kids shows...
, returned to work on Data Squad. Because Disney had the rights to the show outside of Asia, it was aired in different channels throughout the world than past incarnations.
Bandai, in order to grab the older Digimon fans, wanted the reappearance of a Digimon from the old series, which was chosen to be the original main Digimon, Agumon.
Plot summary
A 14-year-old boy, Marcus Damon, an undefeated ultimate fighter (street fighter in the original Japanese version), meets Agumon, who has escaped from DATS, a secret government organization set up to defend the human world from invading wild Digimon. After fighting each other, the two quickly become friends, and through a series of events, are inducted into DATS, where they hope to grow in strength.Marcus' team-mates include 14-year-old Thomas H. Norstein, a young prodigy, with his partner Gaomon, and 18-year-old Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda who has Lalamon for her partner. As the series progresses, Thomas discovers that Digimon respond to the "darkness" in humans, putting them at odds with monsters who seek to use humanity's own vices to bolster their own power.
The plot thickens with the introduction of Merukimon, one of the rulers/gods (as a member of the Olympus Twelve, Merukimon has god status in the Digital World), of the Digital World who rules the eastern Digital World and lives in the Infinite Ice Ridge, and the human boy Keenan Krier, who serves him along with his partner Falcomon. The DATS team tries to unfold the reason for their hatred of humankind, until it is revealed that the real enemy was Akihiro Kurata, a scientist who led an attack on the Digital World years before that resulted in the death of many Digimon, including Keenan's adoptive mother, Frigimon.
Kurata gained the support of the Japanese government and important businessmen like Thomas' father on his plan to destroy all Digimon in the Digital World, claiming they were a threat to mankind. But this was only a facade to occult his main objective. He harnesses the energy of the Digimon he destroyed to power-up Belphemon, one of the Seven Deadly Digimon, and uses it in his attempt to rule the Human World (and eventually the Digital World), but his ambitions were shattered by the efforts of Marcus and his allies.
Kurata's last act was triggering a bomb which collapsed the frontier between the Human and Digital Worlds, putting both en route on collision, which could have led to the destruction of both realms. The collision was halted by the desperate efforts of BanchoLeomon who ordered Marcus to search for King Drasil, the supreme god of the Digital World. When the DATS team finally met King Drasil, they discovered that his decision to deal with the crisis unfolded, was to protect the Digital World by destroying the Human World, as the two worlds could not coexist in the same dimension. To perform this task, he assembled his elite guard, the Royal Knights
Royal Knights
The are a group of thirteen Mega-level Holy Knight Digimon that are the Digital World's sacred guardians, considered guardian deities of the Network. The group was founded by Imperialdramon Paladin Mode, and serves Yggdrasil. Because the Royal Knights are placed in the highest ranks of Network...
.
Marcus was confused at first because King Drasil somehow had the appearance of his father, Dr. Spencer Damon, who disappeared in the Digital World years before. But it was revealed that King Drasil took his father's body, and his soul was somehow preserved by BanchoLeomon, who was revealed to be Spencer's partner Digimon. After defeating some of the Royal Knights, the DATS team decided to confront King Drasil himself, who after being expelled from Spencer's body, transformed himself into an all-powerful robotic form determined to destroy the Human World by itself.
However, even when the Royal Knights rebel against King Drasil, it won't give up its goal, attempting to destroy both worlds and create a new world. Using their emotions, Marcus and Agumon finally defeat King Drasil, and the two worlds cease their collision course. Before disappearing, King Drasil brings Spencer back to life and he returns to his family, but the Digimon decide to return to the Digital World to help restore it, and in the end Marcus decides to not part with Agumon and goes with them.
5 years later, Keenan and Kristy, Marcus' sister, go to the same school together. Thomas finally managed to find a cure for his sister's illness and became the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
at age 19. Yoshi has joined the police with the remaining DATS members, and Marcus and Agumon have become peacekeepers in the Digital World, breaking up fighting between rival Digimon factions as seen when stopping an argument between a group of Goblimon and Shamanmon.
Main characters
| Character | Japanese voice actor | English voice actor | Digimon | Japanesevoice actor | English voice actor | |
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| Marcus Damon Daimon Masaru |
Soichiro Hoshi Soichiro Hoshi is a Japanese seiyū. He is affiliated with Arts Vision.He uses the name when appearing in adult games.With the exception of Jungle Emperor Leo , he has been cast as a major or supporting character in every Goro Taniguchi directed anime.-Anime:... |
Quinton Flynn Quinton Flynn Quinton Joseph Flynn , is an American voice actor, actor and writer.... |
Agumon | Taiki Matsuno Taiki Matsuno Taiki Matsuno is a Japanese seiyū. He works at Aoni Production. His real name, as well as his former stage name, is Tatsuya Matsuno... |
Brian Beacock Brian Beacock Brian Keith Beacock is an American television and film actor and a voice actor in anime and video games... |
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| The main protagonist of the series, Marcus Damon is the son of the researcher, Spencer Damon, who disappeared into the mysterious realm known as the Digital World Digital World The Digital World is a fictional universe featured in the Digimon media franchise. In Digimon anime, manga, video games, and other related merchandise, the Digital World is a parallel universe to Earth that was made from computer data originating in Earth's communication... almost 10 years ago. Loud and outspoken, Marcus calls himself "the number one ultimate fighter (street fighter in the original Japanese version) in Japan." After encountering Agumon, he becomes the Digimon's partner after receiving a Digivice from the mysterious old man, Homer Yushima. Marcus and Agumon later become members of DATS in order to face tougher and stronger opponents. As the series progresses, he finds much more to fight for. As Agumon's partner, he claims full responsibility for Agumon's actions. |
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| Thomas H. Norstein Touma H. Norstein |
Hirofumi Nojima Hirofumi Nojima is a Japanese voice actor. He is represented by Sigma Seven. He is the son of voice actor Akio Nojima and elder brother of voice actor Kenji Nojima.-TV anime:*Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple *ARIA The ANIMATION... |
Crispin Freeman Crispin Freeman Crispin McDougal Freeman is an American voice actor, and Mythology scholar. His roles have included Alucard from Hellsing, Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Karasu from Noein, Togusa from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, as Holland Novak from Eureka Seven, Touga Kiriyu in... |
Gaomon | Kazuya Nakai Kazuya Nakai is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Hyōgo-ku, Kobe. He is currently attached to Aoni Production.-Overview:Kazuya Nakai debuted in After War Gundam X as Witz Sou.... |
Skip Stellrecht Skip Stellrecht Skip Stellrecht is a voice actor who is also known as Henry Douglas Grey.- Anime Roles :* .hack//Liminality .... Guard B... |
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| Having graduated from Stockholm University at the age of 13, Thomas H. Norstein is a half-Austrian, half-Japanese prodigy. An Olympic-level boxer and a genius scholarly and tactically, the 14-year-old Thomas is a vital member of the DATS team. When Marcus joined DATS, he was away in Europe, and when they finally met, they were at odds. However, they overcame their difficulties and have since become steady team-mates. Gaomon is Thomas' loyal Digimon partner, and is a focused and serious-minded warrior - he responds to Thomas' every order with a steadfast "Sir, yes, sir!" (in the original Japanese version, he used the English phrase, "Yes, master!"). In the Japanese version, Masaru often refers to him as "Tonma," a rarely used insult meaning "idiot" or "dope." In the English dub, Marcus often calls him "Nerdstein". | ||||||
| Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda Fujieda Yoshino |
Yui Aragaki | Colleen O'Shaughnessey Colleen O'Shaughnessey Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey is an American voice actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Sora from the first and second seasons of Digimon , Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom, Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru in Naruto.She has also worked in the video game industry where she voiced Genis Sage in... |
Lalamon Raramon |
Yukana | Dorothy Elias-Fahn Dorothy Elias-Fahn Dorothy Ann Elias-Fahn is an American voice actress who is the wife of Tom Fahn . She is also known as Dorothy Melendrez and Annie Pastrano... |
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| Yoshi Yoshi , is a fictional dragon-like character who appears in video games published by Nintendo. His debut was in Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Mario and Luigi's sidekick , and he later established his own series with several platform and puzzle games, including Super... is 18 years old and the third member of the core team. She and her partner Lalamon have been partners for many years. Though not as strong as Marcus or Thomas (but still powerful in her own right), Yoshi has more than enough skill at her job. She suffered from self doubt due to experiences in her childhood, but, with Lalamon, she was able to overcome them and become a more confident member of the team . |
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| Keenan Crier Noguchi Ikuto |
Rie Kugimiya Rie Kugimiya is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.Kugimiya's most famous roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Happy in Fairy Tail, Kagura in Gintama, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate no Gotoku!, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and... |
Brianne Siddall Brianne Siddall Brianne Siddall is an American voice actress. She is usually cast in the short kid role of a timid young boy. She was also a voice actress during the Power Rangers era who was active in the franchise until it moved to New Zealand in 2003... |
Falcomon | Chie Kojiro Chie Kojiro is a Japanese voice actress from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. She was previously affiliated with Mausu Promotion and Production Baobab, and is now affiliated with 81 Produce.She is a Japanese voice of Lisa Simpson.-Television animation:* Anmitsu Hime... |
Steven Blum Steven Blum Steven Jay Blum is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games, using his distinctive deep voice. Among his credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel of the anime series Cowboy Bebop and Mugen of the anime series Samurai Champloo... |
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| Keenan is a mysterious 10-year-old boy who, years before the start of the series, was lost in an accident involving a Digital Gate and was raised by a Digimon called Frigimon, who was killed in a massacre orchestrated by a man named Akihiro Kurata. Because Keenan was raised by Frigimon since he was a boy, when he is discovered he believes himself to be a Digimon. A servant of Merukimon (however Merukimon treats and loves Keenan as a son, with Keenan returning these feelings by seeing Merukimon as a father figure), Keenan eventually hated all humans, but began to change his opinion as he learned his true origins. Falcomon is his partner and childhood friend, who does his best to help Keenan as he comes to grips with his humanity. Keenan looks up to Marcus as a big brother. Keenan is one of the first Japanese characters in the Digimon Anime's US Dub release to have a full Americanized dub name. For some reason he speaks with a Jungle Boy accent speaking in third person and replacing I with me despite all other Digimon speaking perfectly. | ||||||
Digimon and Digital Entities
- King Drasil (39-48): The final antagonist in the Digimon Data Squad series. Defeated by Marcus and Agumon Burst Mode. In the end, he brought Spencer Damon back to life.
- Royal KnightsRoyal KnightsThe are a group of thirteen Mega-level Holy Knight Digimon that are the Digital World's sacred guardians, considered guardian deities of the Network. The group was founded by Imperialdramon Paladin Mode, and serves Yggdrasil. Because the Royal Knights are placed in the highest ranks of Network...
(39-48): King Drasil's followers.- Gallantmon (40-41, 46-48): the first Royal Knight to attack the human world. Defeated by Sleipmon. Later became an ally.
- LoadKnightmon (40-42): Killed by MirageGaogamon Burst Mode.
- Knightmon (42): LoadKnightmon's minions. Killed by Shawjamon and MirageGaogamon.
- Leopardmon (43): Killed by Ravemon Burst Mode and Rosemon Burst Mode.
- Craniamon (39-48): The Royal Knight that was the closest to King Drasil. He was defeated by the DATS after his shield broke. Later became an ally.
- Royal Knights
- Biyomon (12-13, 43-48): Befriended Kristy as her friend. Destroyed by Merukimon. Returned later in the series to see Kristy again.
- Frigimon (16,24): Keenan's foster mother. Killed by Gizumon.
- Merukimon (12-25): A powerful Digimon that rules the Ice Ridge. He plays an important role about Keenan's past. Killed by Gizumon XT.
- Gotsumon/Meteormon (12-23): A servant of Merukimon. He uses Yanmamon as transportation. Met his end as Meteormon by RizeGreymon. Later returned as an ally to the Data Squad.
- Mammothmon (17): A servant of Merukimon. Killed by Lilamon.
- SaberLeomon (20-22, 24 flashback): An Digimon that Spencer Daimon encountered 10 years ago. Killed By RizeGreymon.
- Eldradimon (30-33): A huge turtle like Digimon that is the Sacred City. Killed by the Gizumon Javelin.
- Baromon (30-33): The mayor of the Sacred City. Killed by Gizumon XT.
- Ninjamon (30-33): Baromon's assistants. Some of them were killed by Gizumon, but the rest of are unknown if any of them survived.
- Baromon (30-33): The mayor of the Sacred City. Killed by Gizumon XT.
- Eldradimon (30-33): A huge turtle like Digimon that is the Sacred City. Killed by the Gizumon Javelin.
- BanchoLeomon (28-46): A lone-wolf Digimon that showed Marcus about his father's power. Sacrificed himself to hold off King Drasil while ShineGreymon defeats him.
- Drimogemon (4,5): A Digimon who was accidentally brought to the Real World. He was subsequently manipulated and corrupted by two bank robbers. Escaped during the battle, and later digivolved to Digmon to fight back. Defeated by the combined efforts of GeoGreymon and Gaogamon.
Villains
- Akihiro Kurata (21-38): The primary antagonist that has a hatred of Digimon, and desires their annihilation through genocide. Digimon. Met his end when he disappeared into a white light, never to be seen again.
- Gizumon (22-35): Kurata's own creations. They come in 3 forms, Gizumon, Gizumon AT, and Gizumon XT. They were never seen again after Kurata's disappearance.
- Bio-Hybrids (27-33): Kurata's henchmen that each have the ability to transform into a Digimon. Nanami can Bio-Hybrid Digivolve to BioQuetzalmon and BioRotosmon, Ivan can bio-hybrid digivolve to BioStegomon and BioSupinomon, and Kouki can Bio-Hybrid Digivolve to BioThunderbirdmon and BioDarkdramon. They were all defeated by ShineGreymon, MirageGaogamon, and Rosemon.
- Belphemon Rage Mode (36-38): Kurata's "partner" for whom he would harvest the energy of his Digimon victim's as Belphemon Sleep Mode. Killed By the combined efforts of ShineGreymon Burst Mode and Marcus.
- Argomon (Movie 9): The main villain in the movie. Killed by ShineGreymon Burst Mode.
Anime
Digimon Savers aired 48 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from April 2, 2006 to March 25, 2007. In Germany, the series first aired on RTL 2RTL II
RTL II is a privately owned, commercial, general-interest German television channel.It was founded as a second-generation commercial broadcaster in 1993. It quickly became infamous for its perceived "trash programming", comprising lots of soft porn as well as shows such as Peep and many...
from November 30, 2007 to February 14, 2008.
Digimon Data Squad finished airing in the US on Jetix
Jetix (US)
Jetix USA was a television programming brand running on Toon Disney, owned by The Walt Disney Company. It first officially began programming as a children's programming block on ABC Family in September 2002 as the ABC Family Action Block...
on November 1, 2008, 13 months after premiering on the October 1, 2007. Digimon Data Squad has started broadcasting in Italy since Autumn 2009. In Brazil, twenty episodes have aired on Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
, since August 10, 2009. After that, the series was no longer broadcasted. In Latin America (including Brazil), the anime premiered on Disney XD
Disney XD (Latin America)
Disney XD Latin America is a cable television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney XD broadcasting to Latin America and the Caribbean. It was launched on November 8, 1996 as The Fox Kids Network. The network took on its current name on July 3, 2009. It is broadcast...
on February 22, 2010. Since Monday 15 March, Digimon Data Squad finally began airing in the United Kingdom on Kix! (Only on Sky and FreeSat). Since then, it continually airs every day at 7am, 1pm and 4pm throughout the day, however since Pinky and the Brain
Pinky and the Brain
Pinky and the Brain is an American animated television series.The characters Pinky and the Brain first appeared in 1993 as a recurring segment on the show Animaniacs...
premiered it is only shown at 7am, 09:30am, 11:30am and 3:30pm.
It was announced on February 12, 2009 that Toei Animation has signed Well Go USA instead of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment with the DVD rights to Digimon Data Squad, and the first thirteen US sub and dub episodes has been made available on May 26, 2009. The first DVD showed the North American edited TV version as seen on Disney XD. The second DVD set was available on May 25, 2010, this set will also feature promo videos for the series. There are no uncut DVDs. The release of the third DVD set is unknown. Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes international films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. The company is owned by Funtastic Limited and is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia. It employs 130 people and has an annual...
have released all 48 episodes across four sets on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand.
Theme songs
Opening themes by Dynamite SHU-
- Episodes: 1-29 by Kōji WadaKoji Wadais a Japanese rock singer. He first debuted in 1999 with his first single "Butter-Fly", the theme song of the anime Digimon Adventure. He's currently under the King Records recording label.- Life and career :...
- Episodes 30-48
- Episodes: 1-29 by Kōji Wada
Ending themes
- "One Star" by Yousuke ItouYousuke Itou, also known as Lito, is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Senichi "Sen-chan" Enari/Deka Green in the 2004 TV series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger...
- Episodes: 1-24 by MiyuMiyu
- Episodes: 25-47
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- "Believer" by Ikuo
Film
is the ninth DigimonDigimon
, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...
film. It was released in Japan on December 9, 2006.
- The movie is in fact a 22 minute story without any continuity to the series. Its plot revolves around Agumon, Gaomon and Lalamon, whose partners are put into an eternal sleep, along with the rest of the humans, because of a mysterious thorn that spread throughout the city. After saving Rhythm, a Digimon in the form of a young girl, they hear from her that the thorns are the work of an Ultimate Digimon, named Argomon, and the four set out for the villain's castle to confront him.
Video games
As it is part of a resurgence of the Digimon franchise, Digimon Data Squad has a number of related video games associated with it.- Digimon World DSDigimon World DSDigimon World DS is a role-playing video game and the first Digimon game for the Nintendo DS. The original Japanese name of the game is Digimon Story...
: A game featuring several Digimon Savers characters, but does not focus on them. It can arguably be seen as a side-story to Digimon Savers. The game, released in America before the concept of Data Squad, uses the original Japanese names of the DATS team, who appear in certain quests. - Digimon World Data Squad: A game focusing on the primary characters of the series, and which presents an original story that apparently runs parallel to the anime. It involves the members of DATS coming into conflict with the Seven Great Demon Lords.
- Digimon World: Dawn and DuskDigimon World: Dawn and DuskDigimon World Dawn and Digimon World Dusk are two separate Digimon video games for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. They were released in Japan on March 29, 2007...
: Sequel to Digimon World DS, a set of two games with slightly different stories. At the end of the game, the four main characters from Data Squad appear to battle the main character.
- Digimon MastersDigimon MastersDigimon Masters is a free to play micro-transaction supported MMORPG in a setting based on that of the Digimon media franchise, specifically the universe and characters of the fifth anime series, Digimon Savers...
: A Digimon MMORPG were Players control an avatar of Thomas, Yoshi or Marcus Kenan is soon to be added
External links
- Official Site (Japanese)
- Fuji TV site (Japanese)
- AnimeNation News
- Digimon Uncensored's Digimon Savers Comparisons