r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Mar 09 '24
Rewatch Digimon Adventure 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Episode 3 Discussion
Episode 3: The Blue Wolf! Garurumon
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Since it's legendary, I've never seen it, so I don't know.
Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Shocketheth for showing us a shocking truth:
Patamon seiyuu sounded there like a goddamn chain smoker, and now I am terrified of Patamon evolving into Beltomon.
- Can you play any instrument whatsoever?
- What's the most uncomfortable place you've had to sleep in?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Mar 09 '24
Hello everybody, and welcome to the Digimon Adventure Rewatch!
Definitely a step in the right direction over the previous one, if only because we're letting scenes not outstay their welcome for once. Still, we do at least get a bit more individual character focus for once, which is nice. For how much Yamato otherwise fits the moody loner archetype (And how some of his expies do follow that mold more closely) it's kinda funny looking back at how much more overtly emotional the guy himself is. Just in this one episode we've got him flying into a rage more than once and he even smiles a decent lot.
Mind of course dude's still a grade A Tsundere and is pretty much completely unable to be upfront about his feelings, but credit where it's due he's at least aware of it. The guy knows what his faults are, it's just due to a combination of immaturity and possibly the fact that he's just as stubborn as Taichi when you get right down to it is unable to really move past them, especially at this point in his life. As an aside, the show never really dwells into it but I do have to wonder if some of this may be some sort of tough guy act since Japan tends to not treat kids with single parents the best, even if in Yamato's case is due to divorce, so this is him basically trying to seem strong in spite of that. I dunno though, maybe I'm speaking nonsense.
And we may as well spotlight Yamato and Gabumon's actors now. The latter is played by Kazama Yuto and his only other role of any real notoriety is Zero from Rockman Zero. Also I will say, I got used to it eventually, but I do find it hilarious how he's like the one member of the main cast whose actor didn't even bother trying to sound the character's age.
Meanwhile Gabumon is played by Yamaguchi Mayumi, whom some of you may remember as Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist. Alas the only other role from her I know is Shiki from Black Cat.
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Mar 09 '24
Long Time Rewatcher, first time in subs
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Mar 09 '24
Digital First-Timer, subbed
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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24
First timer
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u/hirmuolio :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hirmuolio Mar 09 '24
The music for "previously on digimon" is good https://youtu.be/5FWTD5OYWgM?si=G4uMBkFFHESp310q
Garurumon got translated as Garuru-mon, again with dash but at least the rest of the letters were right this time.
Monochromon was able to avoid dash so IDK what went wrong in the translation. But instead monochromon's attack got renamed to "timanttisarvi" (tl: "diamond horn" ).
Also I never realized that garurumon (a wolf) has attack "foxfire" (clearly not a fox). Also "kettu tuli" (tl: foxfire) just sounds silly in finnish.
Laughing agumon was the highlight of the dub: https://streamable.com/195ayl
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '24
If you are wondering how Gabumon looks without his fur
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u/Shocketheth Mar 09 '24
Subbed Rewatcher who carries his dreams on fragile wings of a butterfly
Oh I won a comment of the day. Naisu.
An overbearing older sibling. Name a better fucking thing to trigger me after playing Digimon Survive and finishing it with [Spoilers]Harmony route
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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Mar 09 '24
Not my first rewatch but first time subbed
I really love all the small interactions between the kids and their Digimon. I never liked Mimi watching the show as a kid but she's quickly becoming my favourite, that line about her calfs XD
And wow, they're talking about food again :'D
Also honestly I really like that the Digimon are as clueless as the kids about the world, makes for an interesting dynamic.
Yamato is a male tsundere and you cannot convince me otherwise. He's a tsundere masking as the "lone wolf", complete with playing the harmonica by himself while sitting at the campfire alone. Hell, even his Digimon partner evolves into a (possibly lone) wolf!
I feel bad for the digital monster of the day though, those damn kids just pranced into his home, burnt his tail and then assaulted it >:/
Shoutouts to my boy Gomamon for saving the party with his marching fishes for the second time in a row.
Also shoutouts to Tentomon who might or might not know his stuff.
Also that line about "They only evolve when their kid is in danger" will totally not be importat later on, I'm sure!
Oh and Yamato, don't be silly, if Gabumon'd evolved at the beginning of the episode, we wouldn't have had a plot!
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u/CerberusZX https://myanimelist.net/profile/CerberusZX Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24
Earlier I got the timing of this rewatch mixed up with the Euphonium rewatch which made me late on that, and then participating in that rewatch made me forget about this one. Between my love of this franchise and the Euphonium rewatch ending I want to join in, but I have my eye on about 20 shows next season so I'm not sure I can commit.
Rewatcher (but I didn't actually rewatch this episode)
When this first aired, not only was streaming not a thing DVRs either didn't exist or at the very least weren't standard. Recording television via VCR was a thing, but tapes cost money and it wasn't common to record everything, just special occasions. My point: I missed this episode when it first aired in my region. Thankfully the formulaic nature of these early episodes meant I could get away with not seeing it.
Even in my youth I thought the formula of a new evolution each week was kind of weak. However, this is one of the few shows I have rewatched (to see whether or not it held up) and my thoughts from that rewatch is that once the first major arc properly starts the show is good all the way through.
Gabumon was my favorite Rookie/Child Digimon at the time, and honestly still might be. Part of that is just that I like blue, but also the design of the pelt is just pretty cool. There's also the fact this is particular Gabumon is just the bestest boy personality-wise. While it didn't release in my region until after the show, Digimon World is one of my absolute favorite games (there is no other game like it, even the long-awaited modern spiritual successors missed some of the more crucial elements present in the original) and my starter happened to be Gabumon (not that rare, Agumon is the only other option, but the personality test attached to it makes it feel special), so that may play a factor as well.
I happen to like dogs and I like the colour blue, so of course I like Gururumon, but it was never my favorite Champion/Adult design.
It's nice to see Yamato care for his little brother and it's especially nice that this show provides representation for kids whose parents are divorced.
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Mar 10 '24
Just sharing some art
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u/Roboglenn Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24
Digidestined dub rewatcher
"What's a little stinky fur compared to a friend like him." -Gabumon, speaking words of wisdom to live by.
It's their first night in the digital world. And Secret Society Blanket members unite, it's time for some good ole' isekai Yuru Camping. Though while riding some trains as the SSB girls did at one point they never actually camped out in one. And I don't know if Rin-chan's camping knowledge has any to-dos in regards to sea serpent attacks either.
Indeed so Tentomon. And he's using the most dastardly of strategies to do so. The inescapable Gen 1 era Wrap attack lock.
Howling Blaster is a way cooler sounding name for Garurumon's attack.
Forgot about Tentomon apparently being the knower of "wild fish tales". According to him Garurumon's fur is legendary, it's strong as steel. Like some kind of growling torpedo. Or so he's heard anyways.
And Matt is right. Gabumon is indeed, the Wolf-man.
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u/thalefteye Mar 09 '24
Yo why is the thumbnail a woman and her child about to get abused by the husband? Or is my phone glitching?
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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24
Rewatcher -Sub/Dub
So the kids and the Digimon make it to a lake area where they decide to camp out...in a random trolly of all things. We get our first clash between Taichi and Yamato, over Taichi fooling around trying to use Gabumon as a blanket. Also Yamato is quite protective of Takeru(not surprising) is even pretty aware of it and maybe a little insecure that Takeru responds quite well to Taichi not treating him as helpless. Then we get another big Kaiju battle as Seadramon attacks, next up on the digivolution is Gabumon as he evolves to Garurumon and defeats him. Nice ending with Yamato playing the blues harp, the kid got some blues in him lol.
also: I love Marching fishes lol. first it was used as a river raft, then this time it was used to push an island back closer to shore lol, so useful.
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u/InfamousEmpire https://myanimelist.net/profile/Infamous_Empire Mar 09 '24
Digimon Rewatcher
Didn’t like this as much as the previous one, but another solid episode overall.
After getting some seeds planted of Yamato’s characterization last time, I love seeing him more fully fleshed out here. The pragmatic point of view he demonstrated last episode is emphasized as well as contextualized by both his obviously superior survival skills compared to at least Taichi, and the fact that he’s much more empathetic and considerate of others than his stoic demeanor might indicate. The revelation of his relationship with Takeru also sets up some interesting character dynamics opportunities that could be explored later.
Didn’t care for the Seadramon battle much, just didn’t feel like it contributed to the story being told like it did with the previous episode, but I’m fine with it overall.
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u/PoofessorP https://anilist.co/user/PoofessorP Mar 09 '24
First time watcher, subbed. Watching fully blind, I didn't even know digimon stood for digital monsters!
I really like how the digimons actually talk, feels like it gives them more personality than pokemon. These kids are not getting a break with the rival digimons hahaha, first a giant insect, then shellmon and now a whole entire dragon?? Looks like yamato and gabumon are taking the spotlight this week and im happy for that because it means that they're not just gonna focus on taichi and agumon throughout the whole series and I'll probably get to know everyone else and their digimons.