Digimon Adventure 02

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Digimon Adventure 02 / Season two

Digimon Adventure 02
デジモンアドベンチャー 02
(Digimon Adventure 02)
Genre Action, Adventure
TV anime
Director Hiroyuki Kakudou
Studio Toei Animation
Network Flag of Japan Fuji TV
Original run April 2, 2000 – March 25, 2001
Episodes 50
Animated film: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown
Director Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Studio Toei Animation
Released July 8, 2000
Runtime 65 Mins
Animated film: Diaboromon Strikes Back
Director Takahiro Imamura
Studio Toei Animation
Released March 3, 2001
Runtime 30 Mins
Related works

Digimon Adventure 02 (デジモンアドベンチャー 02?), also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the previous season; three years later. With most of the original characters now in high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in the form of the Digimon Emperor (Digimon Kaiser). This new villain is different - he’s a human just like the DigiDestined. The Digimon Emperor has been enslaving all Digimon in sight with Black Rings and Control Spires and, to make things worse, has somehow made regular Digivolution impossible. Three new children are chosen to save the Digital World and, along with T.K and Kari, make up the new generation of DigiDestined.

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[edit] Plot

A new generation of DigiDestined, composed of three new children, as well as Kari and T.K. from the original Adventure series, are given a new kind of Digivice known as D3, which allows them to open a gate to be transported to the Digital World through any computer. Another advantage was Armor Digivolution, using a device called a Digi-Egg/Digimental (not related to the Digi-Egg that defines the earliest life stage of a Digimon) so their Digimon can evolve in the presence of Control Spires. They eventually stop the Digimon Emperor, Ken Ichijouji, thanks to the sacrifice of Wormmon, Ken's partner.

After his defeat, Ken repents his evil deeds and joins the Digi-Destined as they fight an evil Digimon named Arukenimon and her lackey Mummymon. Arukenimon has a unique power to turn the Control Spires into super-strong, artificial Digimon in her control. To fight this new threat, the gang learns of DNA Digivolution, enabling their Digimon to fuse with each other in pairs for more power. Eventually, when the battle was brought to the Real World, the true mastermind, Yukio Oikawa, makes himself known. This man extracts the Dark Spore inside Ken and implants it into other children who wish for the greatness the old, evil Ken had. Those spores develop into flowers that harvest the infected children's energy. Eventually, the Digi-Destined confront Oikawa, only to learn he's an extreme loner whose only friend in the world was Hiroki Hida, Cody's father. Hiroki and Oikawa used to play old video games when they were young, eventually becoming obsessed with the Digital World and dreaming of going there one day, but Hiroki dies before they could go together, causing Owikawa great sadness. In the end, an entity springs from this man's body, none other than the real mastermind, Myotismon from the first Adventure season, now reborn as MaloMyotismon.

Unlike Adventure, which was set in the Digital World except for a temporary return to the Real World, Adventure 02 characters shuttle back and forth between the two worlds almost every episode.

This season ended with the help of DigiDestined from all over the world, using the light that existed inside each one of them and their wishes to return the Digital World into a peaceful world again. Oikawa, who is too weak to enter the Digital World, becomes its guardian as he passes away. After peace is restored, the boundary between the Digital and the Real World is broken down, giving every human their very own Digimon companion.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Digimon Adventure 02 episodes

Digimon Adventure 02 aired 50 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from April 2, 2000 to March 25, 2001, then later on Fox Kids in the United States and YTV in Canada from August 19, 2000 to May 19, 2001.

[edit] Characters

For more details on this topic, see List of characters in Digimon Adventure.

[edit] Main characters

Picture Character Voice actor Digimon Voice actor
Davis Motomiya
Motomiya Daisuke (本宮 大輔)		 Brian Donovan (EN)
Reiko Kiuchi (JP)		 Veemon
V-mon		 Derek Stephen Prince (EN)
Junko Noda (JP)
The new leader of the DigiDestined. He is brave, very stubborn and impulsive so, he plays soccer. He has a crush on Kari and admires Tai. He gets into trouble with T.K.
T. K. Takaishi
Takaishi Takeru (高石 タケル)		 Doug Erholtz (EN)
Taisuke Yamamoto (JP)		 Patamon Laura Summer (EN)
Miwa Matsumoto (JP)
An original DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure and is the younger brother of Matt.
Kari Kamiya
Yagami Hikari (八神 ヒカリ)		 Lara Jill Miller (EN)
Kae Araki (JP)		 Gatomon
Tailmon		 Edie Mirman (EN)
Yuka Tokumitsu (JP)
An original DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure and is the younger sister of Tai.
Yolei Inoue
Inoue Miyako (井ノ上 京)		 Tifanie Christun (EN)
Rio Natsuki (JP)		 Hawkmon Neil Kaplan (EN),
Kôichi Tôchika (JP)
A new DigiDestined who is a bit of a flirt. She is headstrong and sometimes stubborn. She is most often seen arguing with Davis. She admires Mimi.
Cody Hida
Hida Iori (火田 伊織)		 Philece Sampler (EN)
Megumi Urawa (JP)		 Armadillomon
Armadimon		 Robert Axelrod (EN)
Megumi Urawa (JP)
He is the youngest in the second season, but despite that he is very mature and thinks things through much like Joe from Digimon Adventure.
Ken Ichijouji
Ichijōji Ken (一乗寺 賢)		 Derek Stephen Prince (EN)
Romi Paku (JP)		 Wormmon Paul St. Peter (EN)
Naozumi Takahashi (JP)
At first he was infected by the Dark Spore and driven mad, becoming the Digimon Emperor. He tried to conquer the Digital World, thinking it was a video game. Later he joins the group as the 6th DigiDestined.

[edit] Old DigiDestined

Since Digimon Adventure 02 is a continuation of Digimon Adventure it includes characters from that series as well. More about them are listed here. Though burdened by their newfound responsibilities, the previous DigiDestined team provides a helping hand once in a while.

  • Taichi "Tai" Kamiya (Yagami Taichi): He was the leader of the previous DigiDestined and Kari's big brother. He attends high school. He gave Davis his goggles to replace Davis' pair, which was wrecked in a battle.
  • Yamato "Matt" Ishida (Ishida Yamato): T.K.'s big brother, he attends high school. He has his own band, the Teenage Wolves. Davis's sister had a not so secret crush for him.
  • Sora Takenouchi (Takenouchi Sora): Attending high school and joined the tennis team.
  • Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi (Izumi Koushiro): Very smart and a logical thinker, he helps the new team more than the others of the old group.
  • Mimi Tachikawa (Tachikawa Mimi): Currently lives in New York and visits the others any chance she gets via airplane or DigiPort.
  • Joe Kido (Kido Jyou): Due to his studying, Joe attends a private school. He's now studying for a high school entrance exam and uses his free time to help the others when possible.

[edit] Villains

  • MaloMyotismon (BelialVamdemon) (48-50): Myotismon's most powerful form. The main villain behind the events of the series (not counting Daemon). Killed by Imperialdramon Fighter Mode.
    • Yukio Oikawa (38-50): Possessed by Myotismon. After Myotismon left him he died and restored the Digital World with his spirit.
      • Arukenimon (Arachnemon) (24-48): One of Oikawa's henchmen. Killed by MaloMyotismon.
      • Mummymon (29-48): One of Oikawa's henchmen. Killed by MaloMyotismon.
        • Digimon Emperor (Digimon Kaiser) (1-21): Ken was controlled by the Dark Spore by Oikawa and Arukenimon. Reverted back to his real self and joined the DigiDestined after being defeated.
  • Dragomon (Dagomon) (13): King of the Dark Ocean. Never developed a storyline.
  • Kimeramon (Chimeramon) (19-21): Created from parts of numerous Digimon by the Digimon Emperor, but was soon out of the Emperor's control. Killed by Magnamon after being reenergised by Wormmon.
    • Devimon (19-21): Disincoporated torso present in the dark whirlpool, was used by the Digimon Emperor to complete Kimeramon. The essence of Devimon leased Kimeramon from the Emperor's control, and the former was supposedly destroyed for good upon the latter's destruction.
  • BlackWarGreymon (30-37, 46-47): Created by Arukenimon but refused to obey orders. BlackWarGreymon would later become good after battling WarGreymon and Imperialdramon Fighter Mode. Was fatally injured by the Myotismon-possessed Oikawa, but sealed the Highton View Terrace gate with his final breath.

[edit] Family of the DigiDestined

These characters were introduced in this season:

  • Jun [joon] Motomiya: Davis's older sister. She and Davis argue repeatedly but are still close. She also chases after Matt through most of the first half of the second season, trying to get a date with him. After she finally realizes that he doesn't like her, she quickly forms a crush on Jim.
  • Momoe, Chizuru, Mantarou: Yolei's siblings, two sisters and one brother. Because there are four of them in one family, they have to fight for attention.
  • Hiroki Hida: Cody's deceased father. As a child, he was best friends with Yukio Oikawa, and the two contacted the Digital World through video games, promising themselves they would one day visit it together. Before that was to be, however, Hiroki married, had Cody and became a police officer, eventually killed in the line of duty by Gunshot when Cody was 4 Years old, Hiroki said to Cody to be Brave and Died.
  • Chikara Hida: Cody's grandfather. Concerned for his son's well-being, he forbade Hiroki to contact the Digital World and spend time with Oikawa. In the present, he is Cody's sensei in kendo, and his father figure. Eventually, he realizes his error in trying to break up the friendship between Oikawa and Hiroki, and attempts to reach out to him and set things right for Cody.
  • Kotomi Hida: [1] Cody's mother.Who is also very concerned with Cody's constant absence when he's in the Digital-World.
  • Sam Ichijouji (Osamu): Ken's deceased older brother. When Ken was little, Sam was a Grade A student and got most of the attention. One day, Ken wished he would go away because he was jealous. That same day Sam was hit by a car and died.
  • Haruhiko Takenouchi: Sora's father, a folklore college professor who was at Kyoto during the summer of 1999. Learning of the adventure his daughter went through, Haruhiko began to research the Digital World with Jim, Joe's brother, who is one of his students. Yolei met both of them during her class trip to Kyoto, and Haruhiko explained some of his theories to her.
  • Jim Kido (Shin and Shuu):[2] Joe's brother, a college student at Kyoto. He met Yolei when she is visiting Kyoto with her class. He also drove her and the others to where they needed to be when Daemon was attacking on Christmas day.

Note: With the exception of Cody's family, and T.K. and Kari's parents, no parents of the Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined were named.

[edit] Digital World

Main article: Digimon Adventure#Digital World

In this series of Digimon it is revealed that this iteration of the Digital World also runs parallel with two other "dimensions" - One, a kaleidoscopic world of colour and shape, composed of an energy that is capable of turning thought into reality, while the other is a dark and foreboding world of evil, characterized by its grim, expansive ocean called the World of Darkness, theorized to be capable of bringing beings' dark thoughts to life. Three years after the events in Digimon Adventure, Yukio Oikawa, a human who had learned of the Digital World when he was a boy, made attempts to enter the Digital World to live out his unfulfilled childhood dreams. Unbeknownst to him, he was possessed by the spirit of Myotismon, who was manipulating his actions. Oikawa created Arukenimon and Mummymon and sent them into the Digital World, where they manipulated the young Ken Ichijouji into becoming the Digimon Emperor. As the Emperor, Ken set up his Control Spires - the design of which had come from the enigmatic World of Darkness and had apparently been implanted in Ken's head by someone, possibly Oikawa, or by the Dark Spore already within Ken - all around the Digital World. The Spire disrupted the fabric of reality, creating spatial warps and weakening the dimensional boundaries. Oikawa hoped he could use this disruption to enter the Digital World, but the actions of the new DigiDestined who were destroying the Control Spires prevented this from happening. Next, Arukenimon and Mummymon created BlackWarGreymon, who set about destroying the powerful Destiny Stones, which completely threw the balance of the Digital World out of order. However, the DigiDestined were able to free Azulongmon from the prison the Dark Masters had put him in years before, and he stopped BlackWarGreymon from destroying the last stone.

Oikawa's final scheme to enter the Digital World was a grand one. Arukenimon opened all the Digi-Ports, allowing wild Digimon to come to Earth as a decoy and the DigiDestined had to travel all over the world to round them up. While they were gone from Japan, Arukenimon and Mummymon began kidnapping children. When the DigiDestined returned, they discovered that Daemon and his henchmen MarineDevimon, LadyDevimon, and SkullSatamon had come to Earth in search of Ken and the Dark Spore within him, but Oikawa managed to copy the Spore first, before Daemon could get his hands on him. Daemon was repelled into the World of Darkness as Oikawa implanted the Spores into the kidnapped children. His hope was for the Spores to convert the children’s innocence (which lets them enter the Digital World by using this energy) so that he could use to traverse the dimensional barrier. However, Myotismon had other plans, and brought Oikawa to another dimension which was a world of dreams and nightmares where he existed his hosts body and began to absorb the powers of the Spores into himself and became MaloMyotismon. After MaloMyotismon's defeat, Oikawa used the dream dimension to fulfill his own desire. His body was transformed into energy in the form of a flock of butterflies, which spread across the Digital World, restoring peace and harmony.

The ending reveals each of the character's fates when they get together so their children can play tag together:

T.K: T.K is a novelist chronicling their adventures in the digital world. He tells about their adventures and has one son.

Tai: Tai and Agumon became diplomats on relations between the real and digital world. He has a son who's partner digimon is Koromon. It's also revealed that Tai has cut his hair.

Matt and Sora: Matt has decided not to further his music career and instead become an astronaut. He and Gabumon made it all the way to Mars. Sora and Biyomon are fashion designers, and Biyomon saying that their new fashion line is just to die for. They have a daughter who's partner is Yokomon and a son who's partner is Tsunomon.

Joe: Joe has become a doctor of the Digital World. Joe has a son.

Mimi: Mimi and Palmon have their own special cooking show. It's the only time Mimi ever takes off her hat. Mimi has a son who's partner is Tanemon.

Izzy: Izzy and Tentamon are researchers of the Digital World. Izzy and his daughter speak their own strange language.

Kari: Kari has fulfilled her dream of becoming a kindergarten teacher with Gatomon. Kari has one son who has a whistle around his neck like Kari.

Yolei and Ken: Yolei and Ken are married and have three kids. Yolei is still panicky like always and is a homemaker. Ken is a detective but can't seem to figure out when it's his turn to do the dishes.

Cody: Cody is a lawyer defendant. He has bought about 100 suitcases because Armadillomon keeps sitting on them. Cody has a daughter.

Davis: Davis has started his own line of noodle carts called "Noodles, Noodles Come Get Your Noodles" cart and was huge success. He has one son.

[edit] Movies

Digimon: The Movie, released in the US and Canada territory by Fox Kids in October 2000, consists of the union of the first three Japanese movies (first two parts from Digimon Adventure, the third part from Adventure 02). Those stories are based in the universe introduced in the first two seasons of the TV series.

[edit] Digimon Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals

The last story involves the next generation of DigiDestined children after they travel from Japan to the U.S.A. and meet up with Willis, helping him to stop the menace of an enigmatic threat. As a kid, Willis was given two twin Digimon, a Gummymon and a Kokomon. But one day Kokomon mysteriously disappeared without a trace, returning later as the ruthless Wendigomon (it is later revealed that he was kidnapped and corrupted by a rogue viral program). T.K. and Kari are the first ones to encounter Wendigomon in New York City while they are visiting Mimi; he kidnaps Mimi (she disappears before T.K. and Kari's eyes along with the rest of the older DigiDestined and all were placed in another dimension where they were being de-aged by Wendigomon). Willis eventually explains his connection to Wendigomon and that Wendigomon wants to see Willis again, which was why the Digimon kidnapped the older DigiDestined -- because they, like him, have Digivices.

But when Willis refused to go with Wendigomon after it swiped Terriermon away, the monster evolved to Antylamon, and then Cherubimon, de-aging Willis and the younger DigiDestined as well. Willis figured out that his Digimon's urge for things to go back to the way there were literally meant to make Willis a kid again. In this battle, Kari and T.K. gave Willis and Davis the Golden Digi-Eggs, transforming Veemon into Magnamon and Terriermon into a Golden-Armored Rapidmon. After the battle was over, Cherubimon was defeated and the older DigiDestined reappeared at the points were they had disappeared from. In the end, Willis discovered that his Digimon is still alive after the fight, ready to be reborn from a Digi-Egg.It ends as wendigomon and rapidmon dancing together.

  • Trivia: This film was the longest movie Toei Animation has created in Japan. The running time was about 65 mins (the rest of the movies were between 20-40 mins).

The American compilation of this and the two previous movies claims that Willis 'created' Diaboromon in an attempt to create a continuous storyline; in reality, the third movie is not even considered canon to the show's plotline. The compilation also cuts the de-aging of the older children and battles from the third movie in order to shorten the film. Also for the dubbed version of the third movie all the images that were shown of the older DigiDestined at the beginning of the dubbed film were actually what they were doing when they disappeared.

[edit] Diaboromon Strikes Back

Also known as Revenge of Diaboromon. In this movie that takes place a year after MaloMyotismon's defeat, the DigiDestined go up against Diaboromon again. Tai and Matt head back to the Internet to deal with him with Omnimon, while the younger DigiDestined go to deal with the rampage of a swarm of Kuramon (Diaboromon's Fresh form). With the help of Angemon and Angewomon (with T.K. and Kari), Omnimon was able to destroy Diaboromon again, but it turned out to be a trap, as his destruction allowed many more Kuramon to go to the Real World. Things go out of control when the Kuramon in the Real World merge to create a Mega level called Armageddemon, an alternate Mega in Diaboromon's evolutionary line. It is so powerful that neither Omnimon nor Imperialdramon were able to defeat it on their own. In the end, Omnimon gives his energy to Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, powering him up to Paladin Mode. Using his Omega Blade attack, Imperialdramon is able to strike down Armageddemon, splitting him back up into the Kuramon. With the help of the energy from the DigiDestined Digivices and the cell phones from the other kids of Japan, the Omega Blade is powered up, allowing all of the Kuramon to be destroyed for good.

[edit] CD Dramas

[edit] Digimon Adventure 02: Original story, Summer 2003

This audio drama[3] takes place sometime after the events in Digimon Adventure 02, but before the 25 years later epilogue. The audio drama fills in several plot holes pertaining to the series, and also explores some of the changes that the DigiDestined and their Partners went through that helped lead to the epilogue.

In Davis' track, Goggles, Davis reflects on the goggles given to him to by Tai, what they symbolize, and what makes a good leader.[4]

In T.K's track, As I Type on the Keyboard, T.K. has started to write about his adventures in the Digital World and expresses his feelings on some of them, as well as being a DigiDestined in general.[5] It is later stated that memorandum Takeru had begun writing was delayed in publishing until he was able to write it objectively.[6]

In Cody's track, A Visit to the Grave, Cody takes Armadillomon to visit his father's grave. They talk about the sacrifices that Oikawa and the others have made. Cody makes a promise to start trying to understand why evil tries to take over certain people, and to try and prevent it in the future.[7]

In Yolei's track, I've Become a Middle-Schooler, Yolei talks about her life in transition to becoming a middle-schooler, her attempts to form a musical band, her growing feelings for Ken, and her new obsession with black tea.[8]

In Ken's track, Spring Sunlight, Ken reminisces about his brother, the mistakes of his past, and how happy and thankful he is now.[9]

In Kari's track, Hikari's Introductory Course to Partners, Kari has begun a video recording for a class teaching new DigiDestined how to behave and act as good Partners to their Digimon. She also talks about some of her experiences with Gatomon and the Digital World. Near the end of the track, we find out that Davis's sister, Jun, Cody's Grandfather, along with both of Yolei's older sisters, as well as Joe's older brother, have all recently become DigiDestined and require assistance in the Digital World. Kari and the others then set out to help the new ones on their adventures.[10] It is later stated that Hikari's video later turned out to be "surprisingly useful."[6]

[edit] Michi e no Armor Shinka

Takes place on Valentine's Day, 2003. The audio drama[11] starts with Davis trying to change his image so girls will like him by imitating various Digidestined. Kari, Mimi, and Sora are kidnapped by Boltmon who just wants a heart. Pukumon had taken advantage of this in order to destroy the DigiDestined. Ken's Pucchiemon reasons with Boltmon, and the kids subsequently fight the mastermind, Pukumon. Joe knocks into them, and they drop and mix up their D-Terminals. This causes them to use the wrong Digieggs and Digivolve into new Armor Digimon, who beat Pukumon. Overall, the story serves not only to provide light humor. Also, this drama marks the first time that the Digidestined are able to use their Digi-Eggs interchangeably, and transform their Digimon into new Armored Digivolutions using each other's eggs.

The title of the audio drama means "The Road to Armor Evolution".

[edit] Natsu e no Tobira

Taking place in the summer of 2003,[12] Davis and DemiVeemon meet up with Mimi, Willis, and Gummymon in New York City. However, without warning, the entire city falls under a strange winter and becomes deserted. The kids hear a voice and see fireflies before meeting a nameless girl, whom Davis names "Nat-chan" from the Japanese word for "summer". Nat-chan displays feelings for Davis, but the group does not know that she is really a giant clawed Digimon, who makes her transformation by using the "fireflies", which are revealed to be data chips, which have corrupted her data. Davis realises Nat-chan was lonely and just wanted a Digidestined partner. Unfortunately, Nat-chan dies and comes back as a Digitama, but luckily, Davis and the others take it upon themselves to help find Nat-chan's true Partner.

Willis and Mimi indicate that the sudden winter was created from Davis' heart, which was unhappy after losing the district soccer competition and his unrequited love for Kari.

The name of this audio drama means "The Door to Summer", meaning the portal back to their own world, and recalled by Mimi from what appears to be the book The Door into Summer during the drama.

[edit] Theme songs

[edit] Original

  • Opening 1: "Target ~Akai Shougeki~" by Wada Kouji
  • Ending 1: "Ashita wa Atashi no Kaze ga Fuku" by Ai Maeda (as AiM)
  • Ending 2: "Itsumo Itsudemo" by Ai Maeda (as AiM)
  • Insert 1: "Break-up" Performed by Ayumi Miyazaki
  • Insert 2: "Braveheart" Performed by Ayumi Miyazaki
  • Insert 3: "Beat Hit" Performed by Ayumi Miyazaki
  • Insert 4: "Butter~Fly" by Wada Kouji (episode 50)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Cast (Japanese version)

[edit] Cast (English version)

[edit] Movie Cast

[edit] Staff (series)

  • Director: Hiroyuki Kakudou
  • Original Concept: Akiyoshi Hongo
  • Series Composition: Jun Maekawa, Motoki Yoshimura
  • Writers: Chiaki J. Konaka (13)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Her father-in-law addresses her by name in the Japanese version of episode 16.
  2. ^ In the Japanese version, Joe has two brothers, Shuu (seen in Digimon Adventure), and Shin. However, in the English dub, both brothers became one, Jim Kido.
  3. ^ English translation of 1st Digimon Adventure 02 CD Drama
  4. ^ English translation of "Goggles"
  5. ^ English translation of "As I Type on the Keyboard"
  6. ^ a b Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story, Summer 2003
  7. ^ English translation of "A Visit to the Grave"
  8. ^ English translation of "I've Become a Middle-Schooler"
  9. ^ English translation of "Spring Sunlight"
  10. ^ English translation of "Hikari's Introductory Course to Partners"
  11. ^ Rough English translation/summary of 2st Digimon Adventure 02 CD Drama, found in middle of forum
  12. ^ English translation of 3rd Digimon Adventure 02 CD Drama

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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