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Digimon Tamers
デジモンテイマーズ
(Dejimon Teimāzu)
Genre Action, Adventure, Shonen
TV anime
Directed by Yukio Kaizawa
Head writer Chiaki J. Konaka
Studio Toei Animation
Network Japan Fuji TV
Other networks:
Original run April 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002
No. of episodes 51
Movie: Battle of Adventurers
Directed by
Studio Toei Animation
Released July 14, 2001
Runtime 50 mins
Movie: Runaway Locomon
Directed by
Studio Toei Animation
Released March 2, 2002
Runtime 29 mins
Related works

Digimon Tamers (デジモンテイマーズ Dejimon Teimāzu?), aka "Digimon: season three" (2001) is the third animated series based on the Digimon franchise. The story takes place initially in the "real" world, a world much like ours where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games, a collectible card game, and a cartoon series. A group of 12-year-olds (10-year olds in the Japanese version), Takato, Henry and Rika (fans of the Digimon card game) meet their own Digimon friends and start to duel "bio-emerging" Digimon who cross the barrier between the information network, synthesizing proteins and becoming real. Most of it set in the modern Tokyo ward of Shinjuku and only changes scenario to the Digital World for a short time.

The tone of this season has many elements from head writer Chiaki J. Konaka's other works, especially Serial Experiments Lain, including a few aspects from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Thus, the series had a very dark tone in nature, much more so than its predecessors. The show's English dub had little editing compared to previous seasons.

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[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Takato creates his Digimon partner Guilmon when he slips a mysterious blue card he found in his deck through his hand-held card reading device, changing it into a D-Arc, the Tamers version of a Digivice. The appearance and powers of this Digimon come from Takato's sketches that were scanned into the device. Guilmon "realizes" from the Digital World and is found later by Takato. Henry meets his Digimon Terriermon when he rises from the screen of a computer game, while Rika's Digimon Renamon approached her to ask to be made stronger, since Rika was famous for her skills on the Digimon card game. Other Tamers, Kazu, Kenta and Jeri (Takato's friends from school) and Suzie (Henry's little sister) become tamers later on in the series, and Ryo (Rika's rival and fellow Digimon Tamer) is introduced later on. They also encounter two more Digimon that they frequently run into: Calumon, a mysterious Digimon that has the power to make other Digimon digivolve but dislikes fighting and only wants to play and eat junk food, and Impmon, a Digimon that left his Tamers because he was sick of their bickering and selfishness and thinks that all Digimon with Tamers are a disgrace.

Along the way, the kids learn to be responsible for those creatures as a mysterious man known as Yamaki tries to stop wild Digimon from coming to the real world. From the secret government agency called Hypnos, Yamaki was in charge of monitoring all Digimon activity around the globe. Later, the new Tamers are forced to fight a series of evil Digimon calling themselves the Devas, who, serving the Digimon Sovereigns, believe that true Digimon shouldn't pair up with humans (it is later revealed they were actually misguided). Their true purpose to come into the human world was to capture Calumon and take him back to the Digital World so they could use his power of Digivolution. The Tamers and friends then decide to leave for the Digital World to rescue Calumon. They destroy all but one of the Devas (Antylamon turned to the side of good and became Suzie's Digimon partner) and confront and defeat Impmon, who is now Beelzemon after making a deal with the Sovereign for more power in exchange for eliminating the Tamers. After traveling to the Digital World to rescue Calumon the Tamers meet (and fight with) one of the four Digital Gods, but finally agree to work together in order to prevent the D-Reaper, a computer program initially designed to keep digital life from getting out of control, but it itself went out of control.

Several new elements are introduced in this season, including the use of game cards in conjunction with the Digivices to give different powers to the Digimon, the presence of Calumon, a lone Digimon responsible for the Digimon evolutions, and the use of "biomerging" to bring the Digimon to their final Mega levels by merging their bodies with their human partners. The season also continued the progression from Digimon Adventures, which was set in the Digital World with only a temporary return to the real world, through Adventures 02, where the characters returned from the Digital World to rest after most episodes: in Tamers the action is entirely within the real world, with a journey to the Digital World in midseason.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Episodes

Digimon Tamers aired 51 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from April 1st, 2001 to March 31st, 2002, and on Fox Kids in the United States from September 1st, 2001 to June 8th, 2002. For an overview see List of Digimon Tamers episodes (may contain spoilers).

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters

Screenshot Character Voice actor Digimon Voice actor
Takato Matsuki
Matsuda Takato (松田 啓人)		 Brian Beacock (EN)
Makoto Tsumura (JP)		 Guilmon Steven Blum (EN)
Masako Nozawa (JP)
An imaginative boy who created his own Digimon.
Henry Wong
Li Jenrya (李 健良)		 Dave Wittenberg (EN)
Mayumi Yamaguchi (JP)		 Terriermon Mona Marshall (EN)
Aoi Tada (JP)
A half-Japanese/half-Chinese boy, a voice of reason type character.
Rika Nonaka
Makino Ruki (牧野 留姫)		 Melissa Fahn (EN)
Fumiko Orikasa (JP)		 Renamon Mari Devon (EN)
Yuka Imai (JP)
A tomboyish, headstrong, female tamer who is a champion Digimon card player.
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[edit] Secondary characters

Screenshot Character Voice actor Digimon Voice actor
Ryo Akiyama
(Akiyama Ryō 秋山 リョウ)		 Steve Staley (EN)
Junichi Kanemaru (JP)		 Cyberdramon Lex Lang (EN)
Ikkei Seta (JP)
An enigmatic tamer that went missing after beating Rika to take first place in the Digimon Card Tournament.
Jeri Katou
( Katō Juri 加藤樹莉 )		 Bridget Hoffman (EN)
Yoko Asada (JP)		 Leomon Paul St. Peter (EN)
Hiroaki Hirata (JP)
A female tamer who is one of Takato's friends from school.
Kazu Shioda
(Shiota Hirokazu 塩田 博和)		 Brad MacDonald (EN)
Yukiko Tamaki (JP)		 Guardromon Richard Cansino (EN)
Yanada Kiyoyuki (JP)
A comedic tamer that is very good friends with Takato and Kenta and often beats them in DigiBattle Card Game.
Kenta Kitagawa
(Kitagawa Kenta 北川 健太)		 Steven Blum (EN)
Touko Aoyama (JP)		 MarineAngemon Wendee Lee (EN)
Ai Iwamura (JP)
A young tamer who is very good friends with Takato and Kazu.
Suzie Wong
(Li Xiao-Chun) (李 小春)		 Peggy O'Neal (EN)
Ai Nagano (JP)		 Lopmon Michelle Ruff (EN)
Aoi Tada (JP)
Henry's younger sister.
Ai and Mako
(Ai and Makoto)		 Rebecca Forstadt & Wendee Lee (EN)
Haruhi Terada & Miwa Matsumoto (JP)		 Impmon Derek Stephen Prince (EN)
Hiroki Takahashi (JP)
Two young children whom Impmon first met during his first time in the human world; his experiences with their sibling rivalry gave him a strong dislike for humans. They eventually became Impmon's partners in the finale.
Alice McCoy
(Arisu アリス)		 Philece Sampler (EN)
Yuka Imai (JP)		 Dobermon Michael Sorich (EN)
Hiroki Takahashi (JP)
A messenger sent by the Digimon Sovereigns to give the power of Biomerge Digivolution to the other Tamers. In the process, her Partner, Dobermon, had to give up his digital life force, at least temporarily. She's the granddaughter of Rob McCoy, of the Monster Makers.
Minami Uehara
(Uehara Minami)		 Stephanie Sheh (EN)
Kotono Mitsuishi (JP)		 Seasarmon
(Shiisamon)		 Tom Wyner (EN)
Kyousei Tsukui (JP)
The daughter of V-Pet creator Uehara Takehito.

[edit] Hypnos

  • Mitsuo Yamaki (山木 満雄): Hypnos Leader.
  • Riley (鳳 麗花 Ōtori Reika): Hypnos Chief Operator.
  • Tally (小野寺 恵 Onodera Megumi): Hypnos Operator.

[edit] Monster Makers

Also known as the Wild Bunch, they are the creators of the original Digimon program in 1984. In 200X, they were reunited by Hypnos to first help protect Earth against Digimon (and, using their knowledge, to destroy the Digimon using their own data against them.), then to help create the Ark to bring the children back from the Digital World, and finally to help combat the D-Reaper. One of their greatest creations proved to be the entity known as Grani.

  • Gorou "Shibumi" Mizuno (水野 悟郎 Mizuno Gorō): Continued on with the Digimon project after it was shut down in 1986. He later is able to help the kids while they are in the Digital World, as well as rejoining the Monster Makers in Shinjuku to help fight the D-Reaper.
  • Janyu "Tao" Wong (李 鎮宇 Rī Janyū): Henry's father.
  • Rob "Dolphin" McCoy: Alice's Grandfather, professor at Palo Alto University.
  • Rai "Curly" Aishuwarya: professor at Miscatonic University.
  • Babel: Real name unknown.
  • Daisy: Real or full name unknown.

[edit] Family of the Tamers

  • Takehiro Matsuki (松田 剛弘 Matsuda Takehiro): Takato's father, a breadmaker.
  • Mie Matsuki (松田 美枝 Matsuki Yoshie): Takato's mother, a breadmaker.
  • Kai Urazoe: Takato's cousin from Okinawa.
  • Mayumi Wong (李 麻由美 Rī Mayumi): Henry & Suzie's mother.
  • Rinchei Wong (李 連杰 Rī Rinchei): Henry & Suzie's older brother.
  • Jaarin Wong (李 嘉玲 Rī Jaarin): Henry & Suzie's older sister.
  • Rumiko Nonaka [1] (牧野 ルミ子 Makino Rumiko): Rika's mother, a model.
  • Seiko Hata (秦 聖子 Hata Seiko): Rika's grandmother.
  • Tadashi Katou (加藤 肇 Katō Hajime): Jeri's father.
  • Shizue Katou (加藤 静江 Katō Shizue): Jeri's stepmother.
  • Masahiko Katou (加藤 昌彦 Katō Masahiko): Jeri's stepbrother.
  • Hirofumi Shioda (塩田 博文 Shiota Hirofumi): Kazu's father.
  • Takako Shioda (塩田 貴子 Shiota Takako): Kazu's mother.
  • Shiyunsuke Kitagawa (北川 駿介 Kitagawa Shunsuke): Kenta's father.
  • Akemi Kitagawa (北川 明美 Kitagawa Akemi): Kenta's mother.
  • Takehito Uehara: Minami's father.

[edit] Other characters (human)

  • Chief Cabinet: Government official that Yamaki reported to. Seen several times in the series.
  • Chou Sensei (趙先生 Chō Sensei): Henry's martial arts instructor.
  • Nami Asaji (浅沼 奈美 Asanuma Nami): Takato's homeroom teacher.
  • Toshiaki Mori (森 聡明 Mori Toshiaki): A teacher at Yodobashi Elementary school.
  • Seiji Kurosawa (黒沢 清二 Kurosawa Seiji): the principal of Yodobashi Elementary school.
  • Mr. Iwamoto (岩本先生 Iwamoto Sensei): another teacher at Yodbashi Elementary school.
  • Yuuji Terayama: Member of Takato's class.
  • Taizou Aoyama: Member of Takato's class.
  • Tadashi Nakabayashi: Member of Takato's class.
  • Ayaka Itou (伊東 彩香 Ayaka Itō): Jeri's schoolfriend.
  • Miki Nakajima (中島 美紀 Nakajima Miki): Jeri's schoolfriend.
  • Jeremy: Member of Takato's class.
  • Johnny Beckenstein: American associate of the Monster Makers.
  • Unnamed Hypnos Agent: Seen several times in the series, he works for Yamaki as a field operative. Often seen wearing a black suit and hat.

[edit] Other characters (Digimon)

  • Calumon (Culumon): A mysterious Digimon who somehow can evoke Digivolution in Digimon.
  • Digimon Sovereigns (Holy Beasts) (23-51): The four Gods of the Digital World.
    • Zhuqiaomon (23, 27, 34, 36-40, 44-45, 47, 51): Zhuqiaomon is the Guardian of the Southern region of the Digital World and the creator of the twelve Devas.
    • Azulongmon (Qinglongmon) (38-40, 51): Azulongmon is the Guardian of the Eastern region of the Digital World and disagreed with Zhuqiaomon with what to do with the D-Reaper.
    • Ebonwumon (38-40, 51): Ebonwumon is the Guardian of the Northern region of the Digital World and the oldest. Spoke with a Irish and Scottish accent.
    • Baihumon (39-40, 51): Baihumon is the Guardian of the Western region of the Digital World.
  • Omnimon (Omegamon) (1st Movie): Guardian of the Real World and the Digital World.
  • Apocalymon (Apokarimon) / Mephistomon (Mephismon) / Gulfmon (Galfmon) (1st Movie): Killed by WarGrowlmon, Rapidmon and Taomon's Trinity Burst.

[edit] Other characters

  • DigiGnomes (25, 29, 30, 32-34, 38, 40-41, 51-2nd Movie): The DigiGnomes of the ability to grant wishes for anyone.
  • Behemoth (27-36, 2nd Movie): Beelzemon's own motorcycle. Destroyed in the series by Gallantmon, and once again by Locomon.
  • D-Reaper (38-51)
  • Grani (47-50): Gallantmon's personal steed who gives up his life force to give Gallantmon his wings, and Mode Change into his Crimson Mode.

[edit] Digital World

Main article: Digital World

The Digital World (or DigiWorld for short) is a parallel, shadow world that coexists with Earth, created as it was by it. This is where all Digimon live.

The Digital World that runs parallel to the Earth inhabited by Takato and the Digimon Tamers originally started out as a barren desert, which became home to the digital life forms created by the Monster Makers in the 1980s – the Digimon. Some organisms even evolved on their own from the Digital World, the DigiGnomes. But in the early days of life in the Digital World, it was attacked by the deadly D-Reaper deletion program, which had been created to destroy all artificial intelligence that moved beyond its limits. However, as it deleted many Digimon, it absorbed their data, and was mutated by it, gaining sentience and more power. It entered a period of inactivity, and buried itself away, deep beneath the Digital World.

Time passed, and four Digimon evolved into their highest stages, becoming the "gods" of the Digital World – the four Digimon Sovereigns, Azulongmon, Baihumon, Ebonwumon and Zhuqiaomon. The Digital World eventually grew to be composed of six plains – the earliest was the desert, while the sixth is the highest plain where the Sovereigns dwelled, along with the Shining Digivolution - the power source that provided the energy to allow Digimon to Digivolve. On the four plains in between are "miniverses" - specialized environments created by the Digimon that inhabit them. There are a great many of them, but ones seen included: an area of clouds and clockwork where Clockmon and Hagurumon lived, a warped, black-and-white town where the Nohemon dwell and a Knightmon patrolled its castle at night, an area of forests, lakes and rivers where Orochimon is a dictator over the Gekomon's village, a 'world' entirely composed of water and underground caverns within them where a Divermon lived and protected the Otamamon there, and a region of ice. Huge Data Streams connect the regions of the Digital World to Earth, as digital matter from the Digital World is manipulated and utilized by computers on Earth. In the void between the Digital World and the real world, there is a warped area where reality is in flux, and is defined only by the perceptions of those within it.

[edit] Movies

[edit] Battle of Adventurers

Takato visits his cousin Kai in Okinawa, only to learn of an evil plan conducted by Mephismon/Mephistomon. Early mistranslated promo information cemented the idea that this movie was out of continuity with the series, but in the finished movie, there is very little to suggest that this could be true. Given that Kai goes on to appear later in the series itself, and knows who Guilmon is at the time, would suggest that the movie is in continuity.

[edit] Runaway Locomon

This takes place after the series finale (technically, six months after the D-Reaper was destroyed in the time slot); in it, the Tamers are planning to throw Rika a surprise party, but the Tamers are forced to try and stop a train-Digimon named Locomon, who was being controlled by Parasimon. The movie served to provide insight on Rika, and also affirm that the Tamers were, indeed, reunited with their Partners after the series ended.

Chiaki Konaka states in his character notes (for Rika) that he "was not consulted" on Runaway Locomon, which possibly explains certain continuity errors.

[edit] CD Drama

[edit] Digimon Tamers: Original Story, Message in the Packet

This audio drama[2] takes place sometime after the end of the series, but before the 2nd Tamers Movies (Runaway Locomon). The Tamers have yet to be reunited with their Digimon Partners, but the Monster Makers have discovered a way in which the Tamers may be able to send messages to the Digital World! However, it's not certain if it'll work, or if their Partners will receive their messages. But with the memories and love for their Partners guiding them, the Tamers each make their own emotional and heartfelt messages, hoping that their Partners will hear them. They talk about the past, their plans for the future, how they've changed, and most of all, how important they believe that their Partners were to them, and convey the hope and certainty that will meet up with each other once again.

[edit] English dub edits

  • In episode three, "To Fight or Not to Fight", two scenes are cut out:
    • Gargomon's gun aiming at Rika's head (his arm is painted over, making it seem as if Gargomon is just looking at Rika).
    • Renamon scratches Gargomon, drawing blood.
  • Episode 23 (aired Sept 9, 2001 in Japan)
    • When Makuramon overloads Juggernaut scenes were edited of the Hypnos tower exploding (barely, it is possible to see it if the video is run slowly)
    • the scene of dark smoke rising from several of the tower's windows.
  • In the movie "Runaway Locomon", some of the Biomerging sequences were edited, as well as Gallantmon's graphic impaling of the main Parasimon's eye.
Spoilers end here.

[edit] English Cast

*All Characters listed here are referred to by their English Names.

[edit] English Movie Cast

[edit] Theme songs

[edit] Original

  • Opening: "The Biggest Dreamer" by Wada Kouji
  • Ending 1: "My Tomorrow" by Ai Maeda (as AiM)
  • Ending 2: "Days-Aijou to Nichijou-" by Ai Maeda (as AiM)
  • Insert 1: Slash! performed By Oota Michihiko (episode 3-51)
  • Insert 2: EVO performed by Wild Child Bound (Episode 4-51)
  • Insert 3: One Vision performed by Tanimoto Takeyoshi (Episode 36-51)

[edit] English version

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ In the English dub, Rika's mother is twice-referred to as "Makino" as though it were her first name, once while answering her phone ("This is Makino!"), and once by her agent ("For you Makino, anything!"), but after this, she is consistently referred to as "Rumiko." "Makino," of course, was the family's last name in the original Japanese, but its use here is not in that context. One suggestion posits that "Makino" could be her modeling name, as she only uses it with people involved in the industry.
  2. ^ English translation of Digimon Tamers CD Drama

[edit] See also

[edit] General

[edit] Locations

[edit] External links

Digimon Tamers (List of episodes)
Main characters: Takato Matsuki | Henry Wong | Rika Nonaka
Digimon: Guilmon | Terriermon | Renamon | Cyberdramon | Leomon | Guardromon | MarineAngemon | Lopmon | Impmon
Other characters: Alice McCoy | Calumon | Mitsuo Yamaki | Ryo Akiyama | Jeri Katou | Kazu Shioda | Kenta Kitagawa | Suzie Wong | Ai and Mako

Monster Makers | Azulongmon | Baihumon | Ebonwumon
Villains: D-Reaper | Hypnos | The Devas | Zhuqiaomon
See also: Digimon: Digital Monsters (anime) | Digimon


Digimon
Anime: Anime overview | Adventure (Season 1) | Adventure 02 (Season 2) | Tamers (Season 3) | Frontier (Season 4) | Savers (Japan only) | Digital Monster X-Evolution (movie)
Mangas: V-Tamer | Digimon Next | Digimon Chronicle | D-Cyber
Video Games: Digimon World (and 2, 3, 4) | Digital Card Battle | Battle Spirit (and 1.5, 2) | Digimon Racing | Rumble Arena (and 2) | Digimon RPG | Digimon World DS | Digimon Savers: Another Mission | Anode/Cathode Tamer
Other: Digimon card game | Digimon virtual pet | DigiDestined | Digivice | Digivolution | Digital World | List of Digimon | Chosen Digimon | List of human characters
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