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Digimon: Digital Monsters #4
Digimon, Vol. 4
Seven kids enjoying summer camp are suddenly transported to another world--a world of amazing digital creatures who call themselves "Digimon." With the help of the Digimon the kids battle evil forces to save the digital world and to make their way home.
164 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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January 10, 2020
Now this one was really good. Soon after the Digi-destined face Myotismon in the real world after he goes to the real world. Tai's little sister, Kari, gets a digivice and a Digimon, Gatomon. Soon later Myotismon attempts to kill Gatomon but Gatomon's best friend, Wizardmon, jumps in the way and sacrifices his life to save Gatomon. This fires Gatomon's fury and she digivolves into Angewmon and efeats Myotismon. This was great, good pacing, amazing characters, and funny dialogue. On the Ali rating scale this gets a 5/5.
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March 22, 2021
When I first read this, this was one of my favorite books of this series. Part of it was because we added a new character and a digimon partner to the group, as well as get introduced to a new villainy who may be the best villain for the first season.
At this point in the story, it gets debatable whether or not the plot gets more interesting or begins to get repetitive. We already have the tags and the crests and now we meet a new character the 'Eighth child' which turns out to be Tai's little sister Kari. Kari is okay, she's your nice, typical little girl. She's not a bad character, she's just not that interesting compared to the other characters.
One thing I really liked when I first read this was her digimon partner Gatomon. Gatomon is more interesting than Kari. She's a tough warrior, yet she doesn't have the heart to scratch a little girl. She follows her leader willingly but then hesitates because she begins to receive memories that she had lost. She is fierce yet protective, curious yet cautious at the same time.
I really loved her ultimate form, Angewomon. She brings elegance yet fierceness into this form which is really neat to see. She isn't pathetically weak because she is a female, neither is she super badass for her compensating for being female. She is just awesome. Unfortunately, we don't get to see her mega form But she is still cool nonetheless.
The angel-like digimon are cool but after this we get to see a pattern with almost all of the digimon series involving angels in the climax. It gets a bit repetitive and old when we hit Tamers.
The villain in this volume is the best part of the arc. Myotismon is probably the best villain in the first Digimon series. His design, as well as his character is cool and how he gathers his minions to search for the Eighth Child is pretty terrifying. He has no remorse on his invasion of the human realm and he is willing to destroy his own to accomplish his goals. He was pretty badass.
So this was one of the better volumes. It was fun and I liked it.
At this point in the story, it gets debatable whether or not the plot gets more interesting or begins to get repetitive. We already have the tags and the crests and now we meet a new character the 'Eighth child' which turns out to be Tai's little sister Kari. Kari is okay, she's your nice, typical little girl. She's not a bad character, she's just not that interesting compared to the other characters.
One thing I really liked when I first read this was her digimon partner Gatomon. Gatomon is more interesting than Kari. She's a tough warrior, yet she doesn't have the heart to scratch a little girl. She follows her leader willingly but then hesitates because she begins to receive memories that she had lost. She is fierce yet protective, curious yet cautious at the same time.
I really loved her ultimate form, Angewomon. She brings elegance yet fierceness into this form which is really neat to see. She isn't pathetically weak because she is a female, neither is she super badass for her compensating for being female. She is just awesome. Unfortunately, we don't get to see her mega form But she is still cool nonetheless.
The angel-like digimon are cool but after this we get to see a pattern with almost all of the digimon series involving angels in the climax. It gets a bit repetitive and old when we hit Tamers.
The villain in this volume is the best part of the arc. Myotismon is probably the best villain in the first Digimon series. His design, as well as his character is cool and how he gathers his minions to search for the Eighth Child is pretty terrifying. He has no remorse on his invasion of the human realm and he is willing to destroy his own to accomplish his goals. He was pretty badass.
So this was one of the better volumes. It was fun and I liked it.
November 7, 2017
Wow, I’m out of order in reviewing my Digimon books. XD Kind of fitting, though, since I didn’t really buy the books in order back when they were in stores - this one was the first I bought, together with Zero Two volume 1. Not surprising, because while I loved Adventure, it was a series where things got really good AFTER the first arc, unlike Tamers which was good from the start, and Zero Two which started good before taking a turn for the worse halfway through. This volume here focuses on the conclusion of the Vamdemon arc, and the beginning of the Dark Masters one. I enjoyed both arcs, but the Vamdemon arc slightly more. So what’s to say on the book?
The pros:
-As usual, the art is the main plus the book has going for it. The drawings are incredibly detailed, and adhere so closely to the show’s look that you’d never guess it was originally manhua and not manga - I was surprised to learn that myself. (In case you’re curious about the difference, manhua are Chinese comics, while manga are Japanese. The words sound similar due to being transliterations, and when you compare styles, there are slight visual differences, though manhua are often manga-influenced)
-The Dark Masters’ debut is rather trimmed down from the anime, having all four of them encounter the Chosen at once, rather than the Chosen encounter one after another. The (Japan only) novelization does something similar, having the kids immediately face Metal Seadramon upon returning, and not encountering the other three until afterwards, plus the four are never all together in the same scene. In other words, a more brisk adaptation, but the opponents are no less badass.
The cons:
-Pumpmon and Gotsumon’s episode is almost completely gone. I know this is an awful petty thing to take issue with, but I liked the episode, so it’s disappointing to see it cut.
-The kids’ parents are omitted. Again, I know it’s an adaptation, but I do wish we could have seen the kids’ families in the manga, if only for some character development.
-And as always, corny dialogue like that which plagued the anime, which is why I dislike the dub so much, is present here.
That said, though, I still do like the book on the whole. It does a good job at adapting the series’ second-last arc (and beginning of the final), and the art is always spectacular, even when it reuses model sheets from the anime. A good book for any Digimon fan, but be ready to spend a considerable deal getting it.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
The pros:
-As usual, the art is the main plus the book has going for it. The drawings are incredibly detailed, and adhere so closely to the show’s look that you’d never guess it was originally manhua and not manga - I was surprised to learn that myself. (In case you’re curious about the difference, manhua are Chinese comics, while manga are Japanese. The words sound similar due to being transliterations, and when you compare styles, there are slight visual differences, though manhua are often manga-influenced)
-The Dark Masters’ debut is rather trimmed down from the anime, having all four of them encounter the Chosen at once, rather than the Chosen encounter one after another. The (Japan only) novelization does something similar, having the kids immediately face Metal Seadramon upon returning, and not encountering the other three until afterwards, plus the four are never all together in the same scene. In other words, a more brisk adaptation, but the opponents are no less badass.
The cons:
-Pumpmon and Gotsumon’s episode is almost completely gone. I know this is an awful petty thing to take issue with, but I liked the episode, so it’s disappointing to see it cut.
-The kids’ parents are omitted. Again, I know it’s an adaptation, but I do wish we could have seen the kids’ families in the manga, if only for some character development.
-And as always, corny dialogue like that which plagued the anime, which is why I dislike the dub so much, is present here.
That said, though, I still do like the book on the whole. It does a good job at adapting the series’ second-last arc (and beginning of the final), and the art is always spectacular, even when it reuses model sheets from the anime. A good book for any Digimon fan, but be ready to spend a considerable deal getting it.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
November 28, 2011
A really abridged version of the anime, but still done pretty well.
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