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Did you get a Zubamon? I figured he'd be the hardest egg to unlock out of the three.



This reminds me how awful All-Star Rumble was. Those were dark days man. A Digimon fighting game could be done right if enough effort was put into it and All-Star Rumble was the opposite of effort.

I only ever briefly played the Rumble Arena games. All I really remember is how out-of-scale everyone was. I'm surprised Terriermon would be cut out of 2; I always saw him as more popular than Guilmon.

The roster size in 2 is I think the same size as 1. The problem is 2 of those are clones and one of them is fucking Neemon (the imp looking guy with pants from Frontier).
 

Tusk

Member
Did you get a Zubamon? I figured he'd be the hardest egg to unlock out of the three.



This reminds me how awful All-Star Rumble was. Those were dark days man. A Digimon fighting game could be done right if enough effort was put into it and All-Star Rumble was the opposite of effort.

I only ever briefly played the Rumble Arena games. All I really remember is how out-of-scale everyone was. I'm surprised Terriermon would be cut out of 2; I always saw him as more popular than Guilmon.
Nah, I wish. It was just a battle, he does it when he attacks.
 

Aurizen

Member
Hacker's Memory looks awesome... Kinda gives me hope we will see Digimon Linkz in the app store. Anyone from Bamco reads this? lol cuz its wanted.
 
The roster size in 2 is I think the same size as 1. The problem is 2 of those are clones and one of them is fucking Neemon (the imp looking guy with pants from Frontier).
Wow, Neemon? Yikes.

Nah, I wish. It was just a battle, he does it when he attacks.
Oh, I was excited for you for a moment, lol. The screenshots of him in HM look like he's just charging, but that would be cool if he has a weapon form attack.

Does anyone know of somewhere selling the new anniversary V-Pets that ships to the UK?

From Japan
Make sure to use this product page for the web address. vv You'll need to follow the instructions below. vv

^^ For those who haven't ordered through From Japan before and might want to get one of the upcoming exclusives, I'll write some basic instructions.

1. When the item goes up for preorder on Premium Bandai, copy the web address of the product page.

2. Enter the address into From Japan's search bar. A form should pop up.

3. Fill out the form. This includes things like the number you want and the name of the item. If you want a specific color/size/etc., enter it in Japanese in the Comment section. The three upcoming V-pet colors are アルファモンカラー (Alphamon color), ズバモンカラー (Zubamon color) and オメガモンカラー (Omegamon color).

4. Place your order. They will need to process it first before they email you asking for the first payment. Charge 1 pays for preordering the item and is an upfront cost.

5. When they have the item, they will email you for the second payment. Charge 2 pays for shipping. If the cost is similar to the one I just ordered, expect Charge 2 to be somewhere around 2,500 - 3,500 yen for the V-pets, depending on the plan/shipping service you choose.
 
I might still be waiting on my V-Pet for a little while, but I did get my Juri and Leomon figure in last night, and that thing is amazing. One of the best figures in my collection now.
 
Don't leave us hanging man, post some pics!

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Comparison to some other figures to give some size perspective:

Yeah, this thing is big. And it looks great. I'm impressed with how well sculpted Leomon is in particular. The pictures don't even really do it complete justice. They really got all of the finer details just right.
 
It looks nice! I didn't realize how tall it was.

I'm still hoping to see a Jianliang/Shaochung figure. Jianliang seems to be getting the short end of the Tamers merchandise stick. (Watch Ryo get a figure before him.)
 
It looks nice! I didn't realize how tall it was.

I'm still hoping to see a Jianliang/Shaochung figure. Jianliang seems to be getting the short end of the Tamers merchandise stick. (Watch Ryo get a figure before him.)

I feel like with Juri getting a figure, Jianliang and Shaochung are pretty much guaranteed to get one eventually. Especially since their partners are still really popular, too. I wouldn't be surprised to see them among the next set of figures they show off sculpts for (although we'll probably see someone from Frontier soon, given that its anniversary is this year).

I'm not really worried about them getting the Miyako/Iori treatment since people actually like Tamers. Now the real test is if they'll give me a Hirokazu/Guardromon figure.
 

Curler

Unconfirmed Member
Comparison to some other figures to give some size perspective:


Yeah, this thing is big. And it looks great. I'm impressed with how well sculpted Leomon is in particular. The pictures don't even really do it complete justice. They really got all of the finer details just right.

Niceeee. Mine probably won't be in for a while, but yeah GEM figures are amazing. They suckered me into Pokemon ones now, too (and those are starting to do larger scale statues too...)
 
Some Hacker's Memory footage from Anime Expo. It's the same stuff we saw on the anniversary stream, but in English and no one talking over it.
Normal Quest
Domination Battle

Speaking of the expo. Colleen O'Shaughnessy and Joshua Seth have been tweeting about the Tri stuff going on there. Digimon Sub > Dub, imo, but I never would have gotten into it without the English voice cast, so it's nice to see them doing promo stuff for Digimon again.

I feel like with Juri getting a figure, Jianliang and Shaochung are pretty much guaranteed to get one eventually. Especially since their partners are still really popular, too. I wouldn't be surprised to see them among the next set of figures they show off sculpts for (although we'll probably see someone from Frontier soon, given that its anniversary is this year).

I'm not really worried about them getting the Miyako/Iori treatment since people actually like Tamers. Now the real test is if they'll give me a Hirokazu/Guardromon figure.

Man, I really hope Frontier doesn't get shafted on the merchandise front. I would love to see some stuff for that season. I keep feeling like they're going to do the bare minimum for it.

I hate Miyako and Iori's "eh" tier, but I love Hawkmon and Armadimon, so it sucks that all 02 stuff stops at Ken/Wormmon and Daisuke/V-mon. :(
 
Thanks!
I'll give that a go when I get home.

Remember to account for import fees, if you're going to pay them and the BS Royal mail charge (around £8). Check eBay as well, the sellers there match proxy prices sometimes.

Comparison to some other figures to give some size perspective:


Yeah, this thing is big. And it looks great. I'm impressed with how well sculpted Leomon is in particular. The pictures don't even really do it complete justice. They really got all of the finer details just right.

I haven't opened mine up yet, it looks great :O.

Greymon this month, waiting for the size comparisons for him .
 

Lagamorph

Member
Remember to account for import fees, if you're going to pay them and the BS Royal mail charge (around £8). Check eBay as well, the sellers there match proxy prices sometimes.

I had a look on eBay and the going rate for the 20th Anniversary V-Pets on there seems to be £75 + £5 postage. This is likely because it's gone to pre-order again now and isn't available until December.

The price of the actual product is 3,780 yen which is about £26. Even with shipping costs and Royal Mail customs charges I'm going to be about £40 better off importing directly, just means I likely have to wait until December or January to get it.

Have placed an order through From Japan, I think I got it right, pasted in the item name in Japanese from the product page, set Quantity to 1 and then pasted in the Omegamon colour in Japanese, along with selecting to upload the image of the Omegamon packaging. Never used one of these shopping proxy services before.
 
I had a look on eBay and the going rate for the 20th Anniversary V-Pets on there seems to be £75 + £5 postage. This is likely because it's gone to pre-order again now and isn't available until December.

The price of the actual product is 3,780 yen which is about £26. Even with shipping costs and Royal Mail customs charges I'm going to be about £40 better off importing directly, just means I likely have to wait until December or January to get it.

Have placed an order through From Japan, I think I got it right, pasted in the item name in Japanese from the product page, set Quantity to 1 and then pasted in the Omegamon colour in Japanese, along with selecting to upload the image of the Omegamon packaging. Never used one of these shopping proxy services before.

I meant direct from a Japanese seller,they're usually cheaper since they don't have to pay VAT and Japan tax.
That was only if you didn't want to go through From Japan.
 
Some more illustrations from the Digimon Twitter:
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So...the new Appmon ED...

Haru's name is actually "Hal"?

Whoever wrote on the cake must have used Google Translate. :p During the intro every week, it's spelled "Haru", so I don't think they know what they want, lol.

Ep. 39 Appmon
Did I just see
zombie No Guy do Thriller? Why did they use their Ultimate forms when they could have used Super, especially since they didn't know they no longer have a time limit? What did Charismon's expression imply at the end?

So many questions!
 

Lagamorph

Member
Looks like From Japan have placed my V-Pet pre-order as I've paid the Charge 1, so now it's just a case of waiting until December for the things to ship.
 

Watch Da Birdie

I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Hal would make sense---y'know, being named after one of the most prominent A.I. in fiction.

If the show ever gets dubbed and they change the names they should go with that.
 
From Anime Expo:
I feel like I've seen this art somewhere before. It looks pretty nice, though I'm used to all of the American stuff having the same generic key art, so maybe I'm easily impressed.

Hal would make sense---y'know, being named after one of the most prominent A.I. in fiction.

If the show ever gets dubbed and they change the names they should go with that.

Huh, I didn't even think of that angle. It might be an intentional *nudge nudge* to spell it that way on the cake.
 
Another version of Hacker's Memory video showed more info

- Groundramon is in, so its practically guarenteed that Dragomon line is in.

- Chaosdramon had 2 Special Attacks. This is neat, since in CS only Royal Knights + Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon had 2. They must've increased amount of mons that have 2 now.
 

Tusk

Member
DigiFes 2017 info. It looks like the Tri Twitter is going to have a questionnaire this year. The first is: Which scene were you most moved by?


In other news, I finally got a sprite image of Zubamon's weapon form that Tusk and I were talking about. I hope we will be able to see it in Hacker's Memory.
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Oh nice. Really like these colored sprites.
In tri, that seen with HeracleKabuterimon holding everyone was probably the most moving for me so far.

Also, my Digimon have not died yet surprisingly. I've gotten like 12 or so calls so far though because the screen gets filled with so much poop and despite being right next to it, I never heard it beeping. Might've had something louder than it going at the time though.
 
Another version of Hacker's Memory video showed more info

- Groundramon is in, so its practically guarenteed that Dragomon line is in.

- Chaosdramon had 2 Special Attacks. This is neat, since in CS only Royal Knights + Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon had 2. They must've increased amount of mons that have 2 now.

Now I just need Coronamon's and Hyokomon's lines! (Hyokomon's not happening, but Gracenovamon being a thing gives me hope for Coronamon.)

The unique animations were one of my favorite aspects of Cyber Sleuth, so it's cool they're adding more.

Oh nice. Really like these colored sprites.
In tri, that seen with HeracleKabuterimon holding everyone was probably the most moving for me so far.

Also, my Digimon have not died yet surprisingly. I've gotten like 12 or so calls so far though because the screen gets filled with so much poop and despite being right next to it, I never heard it beeping. Might've had something louder than it going at the time though.

The sprites are a bit of a pain to get, but I'm determined on having all of them! I really want the Gracenovamon sprites, but I'll have to battle it first, which will take awhile with the five-battles-a-day thing. I'm up to the Adult levels at the moment.

I've found the v-pet beeping too loud when you are using it, yet not loud enough when you need it to be. My Digimon keep evolving behind my back!
 

1upsuper

Member
If I haven't watched Digimon for years and want to get back into it, should I go in order from Adventure 1 and just work my way forward chronologically, or is 2 not really worth it? I can't honestly remember what I've seen but it was probably only the first couple series.
 
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I'm so bloody hyped for this. I can't wait to see how Lilymon and Zudomon look.

I don't know if it's my end, but I couldn't see your picture, so I'll put it in for my sake. With the Will has more info on it as well as Gabumon -> MetalGarurumon's release date.

These digivolving figures aren't half bad; I might be turning around on them. The Rookie/Gatomon forms may end up looking like crap, but the Ultimate/Mega forms are looking as good as they could be for a transforming figure. I'm still salty about no HerculesKabuterimon though...

I initially misread your "Zudomon" as "Zubamon" and now really want a Zubamon figure that transforms into the weapon form.

If I haven't watched Digimon for years and want to get back into it, should I go in order from Adventure 1 and just work my way forward chronologically, or is 2 not really worth it? I can't honestly remember what I've seen but it was probably only the first couple series.

Start at Adventure and go from there. I'm probably one of the biggest 02 haters out there, but I still think you should watch it. The first half and anything involving Ken is good. The only one I would skip is Young Hunters (Xros Wars: Season 3), but that has the episodes where the leaders from the different seasons team up, so maybe it's worth it for that?

If you haven't seen the original Japanese version and grew up on the English version, I'd suggest going for the original with subs, if you can. It aged better. I'm not sure how the other dubs hold up.
 

Tusk

Member
Fuck. I slept a little too long and my Blitz Greymon died because the screen was filled with poop and I didn't heal them. I wanted them to die naturally. Guess I'll wait for Skull Mamothmon to die too before getting a new egg.

That Angewomon looks great. Hope the Tailmon forms looks as good.
 
Fuck. I slept a little too long and my Blitz Greymon died because the screen was filled with poop and I didn't heal them. I wanted them to die naturally. Guess I'll wait for Skull Mamothmon to die too before getting a new egg.

That Angewomon looks great. Hope the Tailmon forms looks as good.

RIP BlitzGreymon
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Death by poop overexposure. What a way to go.
 

Watch Da Birdie

I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Are Adventure subs (or any Digimon) available legally anymore? I remember watching them on Netflix a long time ago but now they just seem to have the dub which is disappointing. :/

The dub doesn't hold up imo. Not that it's horrible, I think it did a lot of things right in keeping the seriousness of the kids' situations, but as you get older you really notice how much stupid gags they punched up the script with since they basically couldn't have any scene be silent.
 
Are Adventure subs (or any Digimon) available legally anymore? I remember watching them on Netflix a long time ago but now they just seem to have the dub which is disappointing. :/

Strange as it is, there is a legal way to watch subbed Digimon, US PSN. Unfortunately, the quality sucks, it's $2 per episode, and it's only seasons 2 and 3.

The dub doesn't hold up imo. Not that it's horrible, I think it did a lot of things right in keeping the seriousness of the kids' situations, but as you get older you really notice how much stupid gags they punched up the script with since they basically couldn't have any scene be silent.

"I am the ultimate evil, complete with hot and cold running water."
"Why do all of you get the pizza while I get the crust?!"
Those lines always get me, lol. They completely ruin the tension.
 

Watch Da Birdie

I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
$2 per episode? Fuck that.

And I imagine it's the weak subs Netflix used to have---"yellow subs", which are never a good sign.
 
$2 per episode? Fuck that.

And I imagine it's the weak subs Netflix used to have---"yellow subs", which are never a good sign.

The Tamers subs on Netflix were decent (white subs, consistent name usage, although bizarrely they used "Ultimate" for both Perfect level and Ultimate level, which could be confusing), but those other ones were pretty bad (early Adventure episodes were okay-ish, but later Adventure episodes and especially 02 were just laughable).
 

Curler

Unconfirmed Member
The Tamers subs on Netflix were decent (white subs, consistent name usage, although bizarrely they used "Ultimate" for both Perfect level and Ultimate level, which could be confusing), but those other ones were pretty bad (early Adventure episodes were okay-ish, but later Adventure episodes and especially 02 were just laughable).

I'd still buy disc versions of the shows, even with those dubtitles :x One day I want to be able to unload my HDD... :/
 

1upsuper

Member
Start at Adventure and go from there. I'm probably one of the biggest 02 haters out there, but I still think you should watch it. The first half and anything involving Ken is good. The only one I would skip is Young Hunters (Xros Wars: Season 3), but that has the episodes where the leaders from the different seasons team up, so maybe it's worth it for that?

If you haven't seen the original Japanese version and grew up on the English version, I'd suggest going for the original with subs, if you can. It aged better. I'm not sure how the other dubs hold up.

Cool, thank you. I didn't realize that finding the subs is a pain now though. That's some bullshit. Ugh. Why do they do this with popular IPs?
 
Cool, thank you. I didn't realize that finding the subs is a pain now though. That's some bullshit. Ugh. Why do they do this with popular IPs?

Digimon's been heavily mismanaged in the west for years, and it's gone through multiple different companies by this point. That's part of the reason why official releases can be so hard to find.
 
Some more cute art from Digimon Twitter:
This one shows where Agumon's name comes from. "Agu agu" is a sound effect for biting in Japanese.
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And today's (7/7) Tanabata in Japan. Angewomon is supposed to represent Orihime waiting for Hikoboshi, I think?
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Cool, thank you. I didn't realize that finding the subs is a pain now though. That's some bullshit. Ugh. Why do they do this with popular IPs?

The day subbed Digimon left Netflix was a sad one, especially since people are interested in watching the previous seasons before Tri.

Digimon's been heavily mismanaged in the west for years, and it's gone through multiple different companies by this point. That's part of the reason why official releases can be so hard to find.

At least now we are getting things like Digimon Story/World, Tri, and nostalgic Digimon merchandise.

(Appmon though... ;_;)
 

Curler

Unconfirmed Member
The day subbed Digimon left Netflix was a sad one, especially since people are interested in watching the previous seasons before Tri.

The contract for those was way too short! I got through subbed 02 and Tamers while it was up, though (I prefer watching stuff legit when I actually can...)
 
When I did my massive rewatch every dubbed episode from Adventure to Frontier was on Youtube. All of Savers subbed was on Youtube as well, which got me to rewatch the first 4 seasons.
 
Oh, Raremon also confirmed for Hacker's Memory (how inconvienient how these are revealed, Raremon looked like rare enemy since only Gamespot video had it).

Also a lot of Ground type champions in this game. 5 new ones already. Its the most common new champion level type. Hmmm.

Also 'Agu Agu' meaning biting totally is reason why they made him super glutton in Tri. Name puns. Of course.
 
Oh, Raremon also confirmed for Hacker's Memory (how inconvienient how these are revealed, Raremon looked like rare enemy since only Gamespot video had it).

Also a lot of Ground type champions in this game. 5 new ones already. Its the most common new champion level type. Hmmm.

Also 'Agu Agu' meaning biting totally is reason why they made him super glutton in Tri. Name puns. Of course.

Raremon is a "rare" 'mon, eh? ~*Name puns make the world go round*~

How many new Digimon spots do we have left? I haven't been counting, because the reveals have been so sporadic.
Pics of the Digimon anniversary pop-up shop. *sigh* I'd totally go all grabby-hands if I was able to attend! I sure do every time I visit the Pokemon Center pop-up shops >_> (Impulse buys are much easier than shopping online...)

I thank the Pacific Ocean everyday for protecting my wallet from Digimon impulse buys. I would totally just buy one of those giant paperclips on a whim and I DON'T NEED A GIANT PAPERCLIP!
 

Tusk

Member
Welp, was gonna let Skull Mamothmon die of age but I guess ultimates live a long ass time because he would not die naturally. He finally died today of hunger while I was in the shower. RIP.
I got Dracomon, Hackmon, and Zubamon's eggs. Went with Hackmon and Zubamon first. Gonna try to let them die naturally this time. Then gonna go for Rust Tyranomon. Then either Omegamon Alter-S or some other random Digimon. Examon and Omegamon will be two of the last I go for. Examon because I don't know the requirements for Dracomon's two evolutions, and Omegamon because I don't feel like opening my red vpet yet.
 

Tusk

Member
Is there a requirement list for the new v-pet?

Not really for any of the new additions, but for the version 1-5 eggs there are for Baby1-Perfect thanks to the old vpet guides. Nothing for ultimates yet. I'm thinkinking to get ultimate you need a 90% or higher win rate because all you need for perfect is 80% or more. For fusion it's probably like a 90% tag battle win rate. Could even be 100% for all I know, haven't had a chance to try fusing yet.
 
Welp, was gonna let Skull Mamothmon die of age but I guess ultimates live a long ass time because he would not die naturally. He finally died today of hunger while I was in the shower. RIP.
I got Dracomon, Hackmon, and Zubamon's eggs. Went with Hackmon and Zubamon first. Gonna try to let them die naturally this time. Then gonna go for Rust Tyranomon. Then either Omegamon Alter-S or some other random Digimon. Examon and Omegamon will be two of the last I go for. Examon because I don't know the requirements for Dracomon's two evolutions, and Omegamon because I don't feel like opening my red vpet yet.

Apparently Dracomon gets two different eggs for the two evolution lines: one dark colored egg and one light colored egg.

In similar news, the requirement for the anime eggs is BS and makes Omegamon a bigger pain than Alphamon to get. You need to connect to five different V-pets. I don't know if it's been confirmed whether old V-pets and Digivices count towards the number. It seems resetting and changing the name of another 20th anniversary V-pet will make it count as a different connection each time.
 
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