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Dejimon Teimâzu (2001)
Not as good as the original
Being a big fan of the first series of Digimon, and then the second, involving all new kids, I thought this show would be great. But I was very disapointed. The show as a whole is lacking. For starters the voices of some of the characters are not too convincing. The human characters are much harder to warm to, one being completely cold hearted, another is just plain dull and the third annoying, although the bad guy does have potential. The Digimon themselves seem wrong. They appear to be more closely related to the first set of Pokemon, or the monsters in Monster Rancher, they are far to humanoid in appearence or not strange enough. It is as if the artists could not be bothered to use their imagination any more after blowing a few cogs on the first two series. The plot is very repetetive and dull, the writers take far too long to explain anything in the story line, there are odds and ends just left floating.
I would suggest giving this show a try if you are a fan of Digimon or Pokemon and all the modern anime, but it is not at all impressive.
CardCaptors (2000)
bad, just bad
Being a great lover of anime I had to check this one out. Well it stinks. The acting is awful, the story line is just boring, I haven't seen any actual battling yet, the characters are flawed and basic and the art work is just ugly. Good anime is pretty, has a good v bad story line, a little romance, excellent animation, half way decent acting and at least one battle per episode. Cardcaptors has none of this. I do not recommend this to any one, not even children. Stick to the older stuff. If you want something newer, Pokemon or Digimon are your best bet.
Digimon: The Movie (2000)
Animation at its best
I'll start with the bad news. Anyone who has never seen the series could get very confused.
Glad thats over. Digimon is a great movie, the sound track is awesome, the comedy is classic and the story line rocks.
The animation harks back to the Japanese style of 10/20 years ago, and is less simple and Americanised than the series. The script is full of one liners and hilarious slapstick. The humour will have kids and adults laughing out loud so parents can have a good time too.
The action is very fast paced and this where non-fans could fall down. It could get a little confusing even avid watchers of the show could get lost.
This was nothing like Pokemon, and cannot be called a rip off as there is no similarity apart from "mon" being in the title. But I greatly advise any fan off the growing "mon" world to see this one.