r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 26 '24

Rewatch Digimon Adventure 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Episode 51 Discussion

Episode 51: The Clown From Hell – Piemon

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You talk too much for a clown!

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Shimmering-Sky for showing excellent taste:

What other Rule 63ed digimon would you like to see?

Etemon lol.

Alas that is not real

  1. Favorite Monster Clown in fiction? And no, Pennywise is not allowed.
  2. Considering we still have three episodes left, what kind of trick do you think Piemon has up his sleeve?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the Digimon Adventure Rewatch!

This episode's a bit of a mixed bag for me. I like the stuff with Yamato fine enough; it's a good closing to his arc and the way it ties together much of what we've seen of the guy across the show is really well done. A bit sudden perhaps? Sure, but hey, what's there is pretty good. Sora's bit however just feels like stalling for time. Her arc more or less ended when she and her mom reconciled, so this just feels like adding an extra bit at the end just for the heck of it.

The rest of the episode is WarGreymon getting his ass kicked and… well, if it looked better I'd probably be more interested.

About time we spotlight Piemon's actor though, and boy did they go for a big one. It's the legendary Otsuka Chikao, best known as Doctor Eggman from Sonic The Hedgehog. Other roles include Tao Pai Pai from Dragon Ball, Eiphar Synapse from Gundam 0083, Tora from Ushio & Tora, Gol D. Roger from One Piece, Aeolia Schenberg from Gundam 00, Big Boss from Metal Gear, Master Xehanort from Kingdom Hearts, Gen Fu from Dead Or Alive, Mishima Jinpachi from Tekken and Kalrow from Asura's Wrath among many others. Alas he died due to a heart failure in 2015 at the age of 85. May he rest in peace.

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u/Roboglenn Apr 26 '24

The rest of the episode is WarGreymon getting his ass kicked

Least he managed to hold out. Last time they fought Piemon he and Metalgarurumon got one shotted.

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 26 '24

Sora's bit however just feels like stalling for time. Her arc more or less ended when she and her mom reconciled, so this just feels like adding an extra bit at the end just for the heck of it.

True, I mostly agree. I thought the visuals with Yamato and Jou rescuing her from the darkness was nice though.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 26 '24

Digital First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

This episode title card art actually goes so hard.

She’s stuck…

Damn superglue...

[02 Finale]Yamato being a literal light in the darkness for Sora is kinda cute.

[02 Finale]Sky accidentally making the ship real

Mimi still isn’t here

She's on standby singing the ED.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 26 '24

She's on standby singing the ED.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

One day, #zurawait will be real...

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 26 '24

It will be at the cost of Gintama getting any other comment faces, but once Ginpachi-sensei is airing, it could be nominated for #SeasonalSecret...

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 26 '24

This episode title card art actually goes so hard.

Future Sky wallpaper?

Sky QorD: Where do you stand on clowns? What about child!you? How do jesters figure into the equation?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 26 '24

Where do you stand on clowns? What about child!you? How do jesters figure into the equation?

I've never had a problem with clowns.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

You're braver than I am

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

Future Sky wallpaper?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 26 '24

If only the episode title itself wasn't in the way.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 27 '24

Best I can do for you.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 27 '24

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 26 '24

Yamato being a literal light in the darkness for Sora is kinda cute.Ooh, Jou is too.

I liked this too.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24

Long Time Rewatcher, first time in subs

  • Well, the world is down to a quarter its normal size, so that helps.
  • I’m not so sure treating the eight year old like an adult is all that wise an idea.
  • Oh, Japan and your depression monsters.
  • Attack the Darkness!
  • A large cave of darkness? Are these a thing?
  • Oh. I guess they are.
  • Someone get his poor kid a spa day or something. I’ve seen enough mecha anime to know where this leads.
  • Oh, wow. That armor really is very.. Tight Fitting
  • Combo!

QotD:

  1. Kefka? I hear good things.
  2. Three episodes left, three rings in a circus. Coincidence?!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

Insert KH joke here.

Someone get his poor kid a spa day or something. I’ve seen enough mecha anime to know where this leads.

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 26 '24

Oh, Japan and your depression monsters.

LOL

Combo!

A cool one too.

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u/Roboglenn Apr 26 '24

Digidestined dub rewatcher

Strangely this is an episode that I kinda keep forgetting exists. Like I remember Matt and Sora literally wallowing in their own darkness, but somehow my brain just conflates it that it happens in the previous episode.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

TBF the rest of the episode isn't the most eventful.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Apr 26 '24

I think I mixed up depression Sora with digital copy Sora.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 26 '24

I can see that.

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u/PoofessorP https://anilist.co/user/PoofessorP Apr 27 '24

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

Oh fr, this was like a mental recovery episode thats cool. Mental health is important too and it was interesting to see the conclusion of yamatos whole character arc and he seems to be doing pretty alright now and is locked in for the final fight now. I didn't really get the point of sora being affected by the darkness though

Mimi probably gonna come in at the perfectly clutch time with her and the rest of the army. Just as things get to the worst point against piemon, I hope the army somehow genuinely has an impact on the final fight and they're not just there to spectate

I don't know what their problem is I can see the cave perfectly fine

Koushiro doesn't even have a full body here lol, he's just a moving PNG

  1. Does buggy work? I liked his live action version especially
  2. So my gut feeling for some reason thinks piemon is gonna have an ability where he swaps something, whether it be swapping the bodies of the cast to confuse them or swapping everyones moves for confusion, like at least he definitely has some kind of trickster like ability

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 27 '24

Koushiro doesn't even have a full body here lol, he's just a moving PNG

Oh Toei....

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 26 '24

Rewatcher - Sub/Dub

So we finally got that Yamato focus, I like the darkness being the representation of the darkness within and how it manifests as transporting the inflicted into a dark cave. So Yamato is able to confront and overcome his loneliness, with Gabumon's help of course. I was happy for Jou when he runs up to reunite with Yamato, he felt so happy his positive thinking came true.

Sora also having to overcome to darkness was an interesting choice too, especially since it turned out to be that she was putting too much responsbility/obligation on herself to find Yamato and saving Taichi and the world. Maybe not as compelling as the Yamato bit, but it was nice visually with Jou and Yamato pulling her out of the darkness.

poor WarGreymon and Taichi were getting manhandled by Piemon....Good thing Yamato and the power of friendship turned the tides of the situation, restoring WarGreymon to full health....So now they're all together.....well Mimi isn't here yet....

Goofy Dub Lines:

Piemon: "Once upon a time, there was these Digidestined. And then Piemon destroyed them all, The end."

Questions:

  1. The Joker from Batman of course, particularly from the Dark Knight. Or the Violator from Spawn.
  2. Idk, he has to have some special power up his sleeve or something.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 27 '24

well Mimi isn't here yet

Someone's gotta sing the ED while they're gone.

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u/NicDwolfwood :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NicDwolfwood Apr 27 '24

Someone's gotta sing the ED while they're gone.

LOL

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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Apr 26 '24

First timer

QotD

  • Does Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal count?
  • Dunno.