thetechkid
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Takao said:
I did not even know there was going to be a Blu-Ray release. Well time to spent a ton on shipping.
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Lets revive a childhood argument: Pokemon vs Digimon
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I did not even know there was going to be a Blu-Ray release. Well time to spent a ton on shipping.
AceBandage
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G-Fex said:
Holy crap! This is awesome!
Apple Sauce
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Digimon is objectively the better anime. All I remember is the arc with Piedmon and that was awesome. Pokemon was (is?) way too moralistic.
However, Pokemon is Pokemon. One of the major staples of my childhood and I never grew out of it.
I still buy the main games and I probably still will until they stop making them.
However, Pokemon is Pokemon. One of the major staples of my childhood and I never grew out of it.
I still buy the main games and I probably still will until they stop making them.
Chittagong
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Uh, "childhood argument" to me is Masters vs Transformers vs Mask
The Librarian
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Yu-Gi-Oh the abridged series is the best anime ever.AceBandage said:
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Over 200 posts and nobody has yet posted the irrefutable, undeniable, conclusive proof of how Pokemon is better than Digimon and that proof is.....
Brock!
Brock was a damn pimp! I bet he tore Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy up when he got a little older.
Plus, we all know what him having the big, strong and long Onix as his Pokemon was really about!
Pokemon was the most pimping kids show ever due to Brock alone
Brock!
Brock was a damn pimp! I bet he tore Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy up when he got a little older.
Plus, we all know what him having the big, strong and long Onix as his Pokemon was really about!
Pokemon was the most pimping kids show ever due to Brock alone
The Librarian
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Brock was a wimp. Kind of like Joe in that way.
thetechkid
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Stat Flow said:
Have you seen 5Ds?
Apple Sauce
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Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Brock is like that guy everyone knew when they were young that was slightly older and always talked shit about girls. It's only when you get older that you realise he was full of crap and a loser the whole time.
Fimbulvetr
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Tyrant_Onion said:
The first mon game series. Also the only one where people seem to actually care about how dangerous controlling supernatural creatures is.
A Link to the Snitch said:
Actually it's a major point of every Digimon story arc that the kids are extremely immature and only get by because their teamwork makes up for any qualities they lack as individuals.
It's not an especially deep or new thing, but the kids are rarely portrayed as perfect in Digimon.
In fact the kids often start off opposing the virtues they are supposed to represent.
cluxdeluxe
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thetechkid
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Stat Flow said:
Well that alone is better than any bit of the pokemon anime, add in the abridged series and it VASTLY superior. However, the digimon anime will forever claim the top spot.
Games: Pokémon
Anime: Digimon
Pokémon would be a much better anime if they simply switched protagonists each generation and the writer gave closure to plotlines like Team Rocket organization and G.S Ball, although Diamond & Pearl and Black& White really improved quality.
Considering that now it takes more than one fucking legendary to stop Ash from winning a league he is pretty much a top tier trainer, although if he keeps facing trainers with legendaries he seriously need to catch one to keep up.
Anime: Digimon
Pokémon would be a much better anime if they simply switched protagonists each generation and the writer gave closure to plotlines like Team Rocket organization and G.S Ball, although Diamond & Pearl and Black& White really improved quality.
I'll have to defend Ash here. He doesn't handicap himself at all, he leaves his old Pokémons at Oak before departing to build up a new strong team instead of being stagnant at the very same monsters. In fact in Sinnoh League he called back his old Pokémon and mixed with his new ones. He pretty destroyed his opponents. He only didn't win because the writers threw a trainer that uses legendaries and he still took out two before losing.thetechkid said:
Considering that now it takes more than one fucking legendary to stop Ash from winning a league he is pretty much a top tier trainer, although if he keeps facing trainers with legendaries he seriously need to catch one to keep up.
Digimon season > Pokemon season 1
Darker and more mature (Tai almost killed his sister as a child, Matt and TK's parents are divorced, Izzy's adopted), actual character development, relationships between characters (yeah Ash, Misty, and Brock are friends but there are no real rivalries, tensions, etc) awesome character/monster designs,use of original character's names, arc usage, filler episodes still reveal more about the characters
Pokemon season 1 > all subsequent Digimon seasons (I only watched 2 and 4) and Pokemon seasons (= with 2-5)
Pokemon characters > Digimon characters
Brock and James are the best characters of any children's anime program. Misty is the best heroine of any children's anime program.
Team Rocket's introduction + Pokemon's soundtrack > Digimon (I actually don't remember their soundtrack)
Pokemon wins overall with the exception of season 1 for me when against Digi's season 1
Darker and more mature (Tai almost killed his sister as a child, Matt and TK's parents are divorced, Izzy's adopted), actual character development, relationships between characters (yeah Ash, Misty, and Brock are friends but there are no real rivalries, tensions, etc) awesome character/monster designs,use of original character's names, arc usage, filler episodes still reveal more about the characters
Pokemon season 1 > all subsequent Digimon seasons (I only watched 2 and 4) and Pokemon seasons (= with 2-5)
Pokemon characters > Digimon characters
Brock and James are the best characters of any children's anime program. Misty is the best heroine of any children's anime program.
Team Rocket's introduction + Pokemon's soundtrack > Digimon (I actually don't remember their soundtrack)
Pokemon wins overall with the exception of season 1 for me when against Digi's season 1
ZephyrFate
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The fuck? Season 3 of Digimon is not only better than the 1st but better than every Pokemon season combined.
Brickhunt said:
This argument would be sound if it wasn't for the fact that Ash seems to leave his intelligence behind in Pallet Town every generation too. It's a total disgrace that a Pokémon league semi finalist would job to a complete beginner within 2 episodes of the new series and then lose to the same guy a second time even worse. Not to mention getting beat down by the second gym leader. Ash is a joke, no ifs or buts about it.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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mike23 said:I'm going to throw a curveball here.
Winner.
thetechkid
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Wiseblade said:
It did.
KidA Seven
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People actually decided to watch that Digimon shit when Pokemon was around? I kind of figured everyone would just pick a side from the get go. You know like most kids who picked Pokemon.
But yeah, fuck Ash. I stopped putting in effort to watch his shit adventures after he was clearly trolling. He gives away all his fucking pokemon... for what? Didn't he want to be the very best? I mean, it says that shit in the opening line of the intro. Fucking asshole lied to all of us.
But yeah, fuck Ash. I stopped putting in effort to watch his shit adventures after he was clearly trolling. He gives away all his fucking pokemon... for what? Didn't he want to be the very best? I mean, it says that shit in the opening line of the intro. Fucking asshole lied to all of us.
Fimbulvetr
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TopHatCuddlefish said:
wat ._.
thetechkid
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ReiGun said:
Medabots = a really good one season show
thetechkid
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Takao said:
Should've got the figures with the dice, pretty easy to play with those. Although I never figured out how to use my digimon cards. Yugioh man for life.
thetechkid said:
I have those too with the board game. I also have a Metabee model kit that has a die-cast tin pet.
The only Medabots thing I didn't have as a kid was the giant electronic Metabee. It was pretty expensive for a toy when my mom could buy me a bunch of other things instead.
I guess. I did like a few episodes I saw.thetechkid said:
Who remembers the Digimon soundtrack? "Run Around" still pops into my head from day to day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExP2ei65wzU
Almost forgot. Pokemon = Better Rap songLongDongJunon said:
Femmeworth
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Those existed? *childhood me has OCD attack*Takao said:
I never did get to play that with anyone. ;_; Same with the Gundam Wing TCG.Wiseblade said:
The Librarian
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Best soundtrack to a kids movie ever.ReiGun said:
thetechkid
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Takao said:
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
ReiGun said:
thetechkid said:
Both sum up my opinions on the subject. Digimon was always an immaculate anime for me as a kid, every single season, although I haven't watched the last two yet. Yu-Gi-Oh was great, Abridged even better (lol) while Beyblade and Medabots were entertaining.
I actually still have the Medabots game on GBA and the remnants of a few Beyblade tops around somewhere in storage. I played the hell out of Yu-Gi-Oh with my friends though, while I only ever just collected Pokemon cards. Just realized I actually still own the soundtracks for Yu-Gi-Oh, wow lol.
thetechkid
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I had no idea such a thing excited, but the thought of Atem beating everyone in that childrens card game brings me great joy.
Skiptastic
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I think Ash gets a bad rap, but I stopped watching the anime before the first real season was over. All these new people that aren't Brock and Misty confuse and anger me. I miss the shenanigans of the original trio.
Femmeworth
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Stop telling me these things! *covers ears*Takao said:
DonMigs85
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The Monster Rancher anime was actually pretty good but I hated the lame main villain, his origins and his name.
Master Moo lol
Also the Digimon anime was generally funnier, darker and more captivating than Pokemon, which was pretty repetitive if there wasn't a major battle involved. But the Pokemon games always come out on top.
Master Moo lol
Also the Digimon anime was generally funnier, darker and more captivating than Pokemon, which was pretty repetitive if there wasn't a major battle involved. But the Pokemon games always come out on top.
Femmeworth
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Is the Japanese version of the Pokemon anime better? I'm planning to finally watch Digimon in Japanese.
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