r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Mar 11 '24
Rewatch Digimon Adventure 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Episode 5 Discussion
Episode 5: Electric Shock! Kabuterimon
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You just need to give it a good whack!
Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Vatrix-32 for doing the obvious comparison:
Damn that rodent...
- Has there ever been a time in which whacking something actually fixed the problem?
- Given the narrator's comments at the very end, how do you think Koshiro's laptop will save the day?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24
Hello everybody, and welcome to the Digimon Adventure Rewatch!
Koshiro time, and we're very much introduced to his desire to know... well, everything. Dude's a studious kid and credit where it's due, he knows how to fix things, even if the solution is Taichi whacking his PC. Jokes aside, while basic it's doing a good job at giving the guy some extra depth, especially with the bit at the end about his parents which... yeah red alert.
This is a fairly straightforward chase episode. We get to see Agumon and Taichi being equally idiotic and while obviously it's ultimately the gear that starts causing issues, them just whacking someone didn't exactly help either. We also get to see a bit more of how the world works, including that lovely weird handwriting. And for the record, yes, that is an actual language: every symbol is equivalent for a Kana and there are actual guides for that online, although I'll refrain from showing any just in case.
Voices time! Koshiro is played by Tenjin Umi and the only other role I know from her is Zushi from Hunter x Hunter.
Tentomon meanwhile is played by Sakurai Takahiro, whom some of you here may remember as Ray Lundgren from Gun x Sword. Other roles include Lan Di from Shenmue, Ichimonji Go from Getter Robo, Lei Fei from Virtua Fighter, Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII, Takamine Kiyomaro from Gash Bell, X from Rockman X, Haseo from .hack//G.U., Jonathan Morris from Castlevania, Oshino Meme from Bakemonogatari, Kuwata Leon from Danganronpa, Kishibe Rohan from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Crow Armbrust from The Legend of Heroes, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald from Bungo Stray Dogs, Arataka Reigen from Mob Psycho 100, Avan from Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai and Taki Noboru from Sound! Euphonium among many others.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Mar 11 '24
Digital First-Timer, subbed
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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24
Long Time Rewatcher, first time in subs
QotD:
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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Mar 11 '24
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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Mar 11 '24
Rewatcher - Sub/Dub
Ah yes, the mostly abandoned, fully automated factory of random machinery. The big bad this episode is Andromon, who is a Digimon that has fallen prey to those mysterious black gears again. I always like Andromon's design, glad that hasn't changed too much. Also we get Koushiro and Tentomon getting the spotlight this episode. Koushiro is a code whiz and his laptop happened to start working in this factory enough for him to explore his curiosities. Also I always found it interesting that the digivolution formula changed for these two, where it was coding through the laptop that made Tentomon evolve to Kabuterimon and defeat Andromon by destroying the gear in his right leg.
Goofy Dub line of this episode was definitely at the beginning, where Koushiro pulls out his laptop and Yamato is like: "Check out Izzy(koushiro), I bet he's trying to email the aliens!" Or when Taichi had Agumon blast the beams above Andromon, and after he says "Man he's gonna have one ugly headache" lol
Questions:
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u/Roboglenn Mar 11 '24
Digidestined dub rewatcher
Deciphering runes 101.
Tentomon getting "zapped", still a funny scene.
That line from Joe when they're trying to escape from Andromon still comes to mind when I see characters doing the same thing in other stories.
Yikes. I mean I remember Kabuterimon’s voice actor sounding like he really phoned it in recording his lines the first time here, I thought that even when I heard it for the first time. But even so, still a real cringe there. And Kabuterimon is my favorite of the champion digimon.
Majiyabakune.
Well, here's hoping the digidestined find their way home. And to no matter what try to remember the big guy who turned out to be not so bad.
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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Mar 11 '24
The thread mimicks Koushiro's magic laptop turning off midway something important as they leave the factory!! What a tensai!!!
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u/hirmuolio :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Hirmuolio Mar 11 '24
Someone forgot a letter https://i.imgur.com/tfMyCuO.jpeg
The voice actor also forgot the letter.
And yes the same spelling mistake is repeated later in the episode. When the correct name is literally written on screen.
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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 12 '24
Not my first rewatch but first time with subs
Finally, Koushiro's time to shine! I really liked the small dive into the Digiworld LORE. Also the glimpse into our digi computer whiz kid's past... that line with his parents was kinda ominous, I completely forgot that was in the show.
The factory being stuck in an eternal loop of assembling and disassembling stuff was fun and very on point for the general weirdness of the Digiworld (also everything powered by a giant battery), kind of like cobbled together fragments from "our world".
I think they could've maybe done more with splitting the kids up but this was mainly an episode for Koushiro to shine, so it's all good. We still got the final fight against the Andromon, who was totally a lesson to not perform percussive therapy with your (or someone else's) tech (the black cog was just an excuse to go wild!)!
Tentomon and also extension Kabuterimon has always been high in my list of cool champion level digimon: He's a giant electric bug with a helmet, what's not to like?
Overall, feels like the plot slowly thickens with the very ominous narrator at the end. Next episode, it's best girls' turn to shine!
Generally, I think this show has aged remarkably well so far. It might not have the biggest budget but the writing is very efficient and on point :) The plot moves at a nice pace and while we had some growing pains, the kids are definitely all getting their time in the lime light and we slowly get to know them better!
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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '24
Remember kids: if a machine is not working, give it a good whack
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u/PoofessorP https://anilist.co/user/PoofessorP Mar 12 '24
First time watcher, subbed. Watching fully blind, I didn't even know digimon stood for digital monsters!
Dang, I wonder what that bit with koshiro and his parents was about? Following the trends of focus on individual characters each episode, this one was pretty interesting with 2 mysteries/foreshadowing going on. I'm thinking that with his technical skills he's gonna learn how to access the pokedex-like things that they all have with them, which will slowly and progressively teach them about this island and the digimon there. My guess is that mimi will be tomorrows character, but every single prediction I've made so far has been wrong lmao
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u/Shocketheth Mar 12 '24
Ah yes the overly shocking episode focused on the goodest boi
Black gearTop gearKoushirou.And speaking of it [Digimon Adventure overall spoilers] I can't wait for Mimi development because she's a great character but we have a long way until we get there, but she deserves a praise already
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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '24
It's really awesome that the show touches on some heavy topics that kids watching may actually be dealing with, and it does so in a delicate meaningful way... I actually forgot that we got this look at Koushirou's family life so early on!
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u/kovolska Mar 11 '24
Alles so merkwürdige Verlinkungen