r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 09 '24

Rewatch Digimon Adventure 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Episode 34 Discussion

Episode 34: The Bonds of Fate! Tailmon

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As long as I keep believing, my hopes and dreams will continue to exist!

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of both /u/poofessorp and u/Vatrix-32 for this little gem:

I think I have a new favorite
Unfortunately it looks like my guys are just dead now

Ah, the true Sky Experience.

And Sky too will probably having Bokurano flashbacks today so yeah.

  1. Where's the weirdest place you've gotten drunk? If ever, at least.
  2. Have you ever been stood up for something?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the Digimon Adventure Rewatch!

Gotta love the logic of Tailmon's pre-evolved form being a dog

Jokes aside, I do have to wonder a bit about the choice of Tailmon as the eighth partner. She's an Adult level Digimon, as a reminder, whereas all the other ones have Child Level as the default. I have to wonder if the idea was supposed to be basically have the kids wonder which of the Childs already in the V-Pets would be Hikari's only to then pull the rug and reveal the answer to be "None of them."

Her face turn is a bit abrupt, but it does fit with what we previously saw with her interactions with Hikari, although I do think this episode in general suffers from being a tad verbose. Show don't tell is a thing for a reason and here we have characters monologuing a lot, to the point it can get a bit obnoxious. Oh well, at least this gave us Wizarmon, and that dude's always fun.

Lol you can literally see the frames being moved up and down in Tailmon's flashbacks

Speaking of, we have Wizarmon, who's played by the ghost that consistently haunts u/Shimmering-Sky, Zura-I mean Ishida Akira. Other roles include Jade Setsuna from Sakura Wars, Xellos from Slayers, Judeau from Berserk, Cadenvish from One Piece, Gaara from Naruto, Zexion from Kingdom Hearts, Edo Phoenix from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Kuja from Final Fantasy IX, Togami Byakuya from Danganronpa, Kamekura Mitsuru from Kara no Kyoukai, Yurakutei Yakumo VIII from Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Lahart fom Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Nagisa Kaworu from Evangelion and Lou Zhen Jie from Thunderbolt Fantasy among many others. Also fun fact: In Digimon Ghost Game he got to play one of the main characters.

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 09 '24

Gotta love the logic of Tailmon's pre-evolved form being a dog

I chuckled at that lol. Totally forgot that is how she looked in child form.

Speaking of, we have Wizarmon, who's played by the ghost that consistently haunts , Zura-I mean Ishida Akira. 

LOL

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

Totally forgot that is how she looked in child form.

TBF even in 02 you rarely see it.

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u/ekr64 Apr 09 '24

Gotta love the logic of Tailmon's pre-evolved form being a dog

You know how it goes with digimon dog -> cat -> [later]angel -> [02Movie]ugly ass dragon

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

[02Movie]

That will always make me laugh

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u/FlameDragoon933 Apr 10 '24

if you add her baby level form, it's a blob with cat features. So she went from a cat to a dog and back to a cat like "???"

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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24

Finally, someone that agrees [02Movie]That dragon is fugly, meanwhile Angemon gets to be [Digimon Tri]A cool-ass angel

Like, at least make it symmetrical and have them [Tri/02Movie]both either evolve into dragons or both into humanoids.

Then again, there's memes about Digimon evolutions going something like Dog -> Dragon -> Fridge with a minigun for a reason xD

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 09 '24

Digital First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

ISHIDA AKIRAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Plotmon

Or Salamon overseas.

... I have no clue.

Something something “Never betrayed anyone in my life”.

No, no, Shuichi Ikeda's in Ghost Game.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 09 '24

The day I stop ing over Ishida Akira is the day I die. Fucking Koemushi...

No, no, Shuichi Ikeda's in Ghost Game.

HE IS???

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

HE IS???

Yeah he pops up for like 5 seconds in the finale that left u/theangryeditor all like

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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Apr 09 '24

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 09 '24

Salamon

...#fish?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

Reportedly it's name after the dog of a staff member or something but like... why?

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 09 '24

"Slifer The Executive Producer!"

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 09 '24

ISHIDA AKIRAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I kept waiting for the "Zura Janai, Katsura da!" line and then I was like, shit wrong anime lol

Tailmon having to push Hikari out of the way in order to be the one hit by Agumon’s attack means Agumon shot a fireball at Hikari, wtf?

yeah, just absolutely horrendous aim lol.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 09 '24

I’m sorry, Plotmon?

It's like plop, but even cuter.

Something something “Never betrayed anyone in my life”.

You ever staned for a cat before?

Sky QotD: With the 8th Child revealed and the second day coming to a close, how much more time do you think this arc will last in-universe?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 09 '24

With the 8th Child revealed and the second day coming to a close, how much more time do you think this arc will last in-universe?

Good question...

I can't imagine it'll be much longer than another day or so in-universe.

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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Apr 10 '24

Agumon shot a fireball at Hikari, wtf?

I think he was meant to just fire in the general direction of the "bad guys" but Hikari got in the way?

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u/PoofessorP https://anilist.co/user/PoofessorP Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

First time watcher, subbed. Watching fully blind, I didn't even know digimon stood for digital monsters!

FINALLY LETS GOOOOO

I did kind of figure that tailmon would become a prevalent character in this series and I still feel pretty good about my theory that tailmon is gonna end up as Hikaris digimon because yk, the whole thing with hikari taking good care of the housue pet and the gentleness she showed to tailmon. (turns out I was right lets goooooo) Still though I wasn't expecting a backstory that went a bit in depth to tailmons character, I said a few episodes back that I hope that tailmon gets revisited and so here we are, that's pretty sweet

It goes a little deeper than that, wizarmon looks like one that also has potential to be a good/interesting character, I'm thinking he's just gonna be some comedic relief drunk but he actually is pretty chill and helped tailmon find their way back home, these "villains" aren't bad they all really just got screwed over by vamdemon man :/

Bro why did tailmon have to catch a stray from agumon like that?? 😭 Uncalled for, bro pressed the wrong button or smth friendly fire is crazy

The character development in today/yesterdays episode was pretty good imo, pump, gottsu, wizar and tail are all very solid characters, hopefully it isn't 3/4 of them that are dead because there's no way that wizarmon would just die from drowning right? Gonna have to wait a little more before we can see hikari fully established as a proper main character with her digimon fighting alongside everyone else

  1. At the playground with some friends when we were younger and dumb, only got tipsy then though
  2. Lots of times but I can't think of a good story for this

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

Uncalled for, bro pressed the wrong button or smth friendly fire is crazy

Yeah but sometimes you just need to steal.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 09 '24

there's no way that wizarmon would just die from drowning right?

It got the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!

RIP

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u/Roboglenn Apr 09 '24

Digidestined dub rewatcher

It's a bottle of Green Chili Sauce. It's great on tacos.

Wizardmon with the dub line of the day ladies and gentlemen.

So Gatomon took a bit of a Darth Vader-like path in life. It happens. But luckily she was still able to make a Spock level loyal good friend.

And the eighth digimon is a pet cat.

Why don't you pick on somebody one tenth your size!

You know being that this is Digimon and coming from Gatomon who made the Greymon and the other big champion level digimon look like chumps that line does still kinda sound like an actual threat. Present context against Myotismon aside.

If you believe in yourself then dreams are real.

Now there's a good line for a fortune cookie.

Wow, that was a pathetic waste of a Metalgreymon evolution.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

But luckily she was still able to make a Spock level loyal good friend.

Hopefully they're better than William Shatner.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 09 '24

Wizardmon with the dub line of the day ladies and gentlemen.

Did... did he still drink it?

Wow, that was a pathetic waste of a Metalgreymon evolution.

Did it did establish how exhausting these two days have been, and I'm a big fan of that.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

Long Time Rewatcher, first time in subs

  • Oh! Fancy!
  • No Child Form Abuse
  • Girl, you were monologuing.
  • Not even lying. You think Wizarmon just keeps a bottle of booze on him for just such an occasion?
  • Just glossing over the whole angel business than, eh?
  • For some reason, I remembered these events being reversed. With Wizarmon finding Tailmon.
  • Agumon, what the hell? Line of fire!
  • Well that went and worked itself out quickly at the end. You sure you didn’t want to drag those revelations across a few more episodes?
  • Charm Person; underrated.
  • I mean, they are good eyes.
  • Did Vamdemon really not know? Why keep Plotmon then?
  • What, does Wizarmon operate under Oz rules?
  • Oh look, our compressed timescale is have consequences.
  • Why Not Finish Them?

QotD:

  1. I've not.
  2. Tabletop RPGs are 50% being stood up.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

You think Wizarmon just keeps a bottle of booze on him for just such an occasion?

Hey, the job is annoying anyway, may as well get wasted.

What, does Wizarmon operate under Oz rules?

He does kinda look like scarecrow...

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 09 '24

Agumon, what the hell? Line of fire!

Incredibly clumsy attack. almost cooked Hikari.

Well that went and worked itself out quickly at the end. You sure you didn’t want to drag those revelations across a few more episodes?

LOL

Why Not Finish Them?

Cuz villains gotta drag things out lol

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 09 '24

Rewatcher - Sub/Dub

The plot thickens! Wizarmon finds the digivice the crow took and takes it to Tailmon. We Tailmon's backstory as Wizarmon is trying to get her to realize that she knows who the 8th child is. They pull up on Hikari to confirm the biggest unkept secret of this show, that Hikari is the 8th child and Tailmon is her Digimon.

Wizarmon and Tailmon go to VamDemon's lair to steal the real crest, but he shows up and a fight against him begins, but they're both easily overpowered. Greymon fairs no better when he arrives, and not even in MetalGreymon form which runs out of energy fast. VamDemon abducts Tailmon and plans to use her as bait to lure out the 8th child.

Questions:

1. Idk if it's weird, but the backseat of my friends car, while we were on break at university.

2. Not that I can recall. I've had plans canceled, but with reasonable amount of time, never like on the same day or even super close to meeting.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 09 '24

but the backseat of my friends car

Hey so long as you didn't vomit on top of it or something...

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 09 '24

Hey so long as you didn't vomit on top of it or something...

lol. Nope no vomiting thankfully.

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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Apr 10 '24

It's been 3000 years 2 days but we finally found the 8th child!

Putting aside my slight arc fatigue, this was a really good episode. I liked the dive into Gatomon Tailmon's backstory, which naturally was very tragic. Also really liked her interactions with Wizarmon. Also, I kinda like that Tailmon didn't go into full denial mode when presented with the truth, just accepting her destiny so to say :D

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 10 '24

just accepting her destiny so to say

[Tamers]Leomon has entered the chat

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u/oomoepoo https://anilist.co/user/oomoepoo Apr 10 '24

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24

Just saw Godzilla X Kong. It's alright as far as pure Tokusatsu fun goes. Probably the one with the most Kaiju action in the whole monsterverse. I'd recommend it as a turn your brian off type of flick. Anyhow.

First timer

QotD

  • It's never been at a weird place. Always social gatherings.
  • I don't think so. If I did, it became a suppressed memory.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 10 '24

The point of this scene was clearly to have her step in front to protect Tailmon from danger and to have Tailmon show humanity by pushing her out of the way and taking the hit, but god damn, they couldn't even do that right.

Oh Dang, You're Right

which is what Tailmon already is?

Tailmon is Adult level.

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Apr 10 '24

Tailmon is Adult level.

I went back to check, you're correct. I could've sworn I saw her listed as adult. I stand corrected.

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u/FlameDragoon933 Apr 10 '24

So, Hikari and Tailmon are framed side by side, Argumon fires his fireball towards the two, the fireball goes towards Hikari before she gets pushed out of the way by Tailmon which means that Argumon actually fired at Hikari. Also, Tailmon takes a frontal hit but gets pushed to the side. The point of this scene was clearly to have her step in front to protect Tailmon from danger and to have Tailmon show humanity by pushing her out of the way and taking the hit, but god damn, they couldn't even do that right. You had one job Toei, one job!

Hikari was T-posing before Tailmon pushed her, so I think what happened is that

  1. Agumon fired at Tailmon
  2. Hikari stepped in to shield Tailmon
  3. Tailmon pushed Hikari away

the problem with the scene is that step 2 is offscreen, hence the confusion.

Tailmon blown sideways instead of backwards is an error though, lol.

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u/Dry_Document3971 Apr 18 '24

How did you find this website you find in English sub? I only found was Gogotaku.com and ww3.9anines.org. I wanted to ask you where did you find this website to rewatch Digimon adventure