Digimon Frontier
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- Digimon Adventure / Season one
- Digimon Adventure 02 / Season two
- Digimon Tamers / Season three
- Digimon Savers / Season five
Plot summary
The biggest feature introduced in this season is "Spirit Evolution", where the Digi-Destined themselves evolve into Digimon to become Legendary Warriors. For this special kind of evolution, they use "spirits", artifacts created by the Ancient Warriors that were hidden in certain areas of the Digital World. When the characters first arrive in the Digital World their cellphones turn into digivices called D-Tectors. The two types of spirits are the "human spirits" and the "beast spirits." Another interesting detail lies in the way the children travel within the regions of the DigiWorld. Unlike the previous seasons, most areas are connected by railroads, where train Digimon called "Trailmon" act as a means of transport.
After defeating the four Legendary Warriors that serve Cherubimon, Koji discovers that Duskmon, the fifth evil Legendary Warrior, is really his estranged brother Koichi. With Takuya's help, Koji is able to free his brother from the spirit. Afterwards the Spirits of Darkness regain their true form, and Koichi can now become the true Warrior of Darkness, Löwemon, and joins the group. After they defeat Cherubimon, the Digi-Destined learn that Lucemon, an ancient, evil, angel Digimon whom the Anicent Warriors sealed away, was the one who was really behind it all. So now the Six Digi-Destined must defeat him and his two Royal Knights before they scan away all of the Digital World, which would allow Lucemon to be free.
Frontier would receive lower ratings, and thus, the series did not have a successful run. Many blame its lack of partner Digimon and similarity to sentai, however, Digimon's ratings began to fall through the end of its predecessor, Digimon Tamers.#redirect
Episodes
Digimon Frontier aired 50 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from April 7th, 2002 to March 30th, 2003, then later on UPN and ABC Family Channel in the United States from September 9th, 2002 to July 14th, 2003. For an overview see List of Digimon Frontier episodes.Characters
Main characters
| Character | Voice actor | |||
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| Takuya Kanbara Kanbara Takuya (神原拓也) | Michael Reisz (EN) Dave Wittenberg (EN, movie/Emperor Greymon) Junko Takeuchi (JP) | ||
| Leader of the group. Uses the Human Spirit of Flame to become Agunimon and the Beast Spirit of Flame to become BurningGreymon. He later received the power to assume the forms of Aldamon and EmperorGreymon. | ||||
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| Koji Minamoto Minamoto Kōji (源輝二) | Steve Staley (EN) Hiroshi Kamiya (JP) | ||
| He was quiet and reserved, the "lone wolf". Uses the Human Spirit of Light to become Lobomon and the Beast Spirit of Light to become KendoGarurumon. He later received the power to become Beowulfmon and MagnaGarurumon. | ||||
| Tommy Himi Himi Tomoki (氷見友樹) | Brianne Siddall (EN) Kumiko Watanabe (JP) | ||
| The youngest of the gang. Uses the Human Spirit of Ice, to become Kumamon and the Beast Spirit of Ice to become Korikakumon. | ||||
| Zoe Orimoto Orimoto Izumi (織本泉) | Michelle Ruff (EN) Sawa Ishige (JP) | ||
| The only main female member of this season, and is very independent. Uses the Human Spirit of Wind to become Kazemon and the Beast Spirit of Wind to become Zephyrmon. | ||||
| Junpei "J.P." Shibayama Shibayama Junpei (柴山純平) | Steven Blum (EN) Mahito Amada (JP) | ||
| The oldest of the group. Uses the Human Spirit of Thunder to become Beetlemon and the Beast Spirit of Thunder to become MetalKabuterimon. | ||||
| Koichi Kimura Kimura Kōichi (木村輝一) | Crispin Freeman (EN) Kenichi Suzumura (JP) | |||
| Koji's twin brother. He was separated from Koji when they were babies when their parents divorced. Originally lost his memory and became Duskmon, an enemy to the others, but later became purified. Uses the Human Spirit of Darkness to become Loewemon and the Beast Spirit of Darkness to become JagerLoewemon. | ||||
Secondary characters
- Bokomon
- Neemon
- AncientGreymon (Movie)
- AncientGarurumon (Movie)
- Seraphimon (13, 50)/Patamon (28-50)
- Ophanimon (1-35, 50)/Salamon (47-50)
- Cherubimon (13-37, 50)/Lopmon (47-50)
- Sorcermon (13, 44)
- Oryxmon (34-35)
- Nefertimon (46)
Villains
- Grumblemon/Gigasmon (6-14)
- Arbormon/Petaldramon (12-21)
- Ranamon/Calamaramon (12-26)
- Mercurymon/Sakkakumon (12-29)
- Duskmon/Velgemon (12-32)
- d'Arcmon - HippoGryphomon - Murmuxmon (Movie)
- Ornismon (Movie)
- Royal Knights (37-47)
- * Dynasmon
- * Crusadermon
- Lucemon (37-47)
- * Chaos Mode (47-49)
- * Shadow Lord Mode & Larva (49-50)
Family
- Yuriko & Hiroaki Kanbara: Takuya's mother and father.
- Shinya Kanbara: Takuya's brother. He and Takuya often fought each other, like most siblings.
- Kousei Minamoto: Koichi and Koji's father. He took custody of Koji when he divorced Tomoko and told Koji that she was dead. He later remarried Satomi.
- Satomi Minamoto: Koji's stepmother. She was depressed when she thought that Koji did not love her because he thought about his biological mother.
- Tomoko Kimura: Koji & Koichi's biological mother. She took custody of Koichi when she divorced Kousei. Though she suffered from sickness, she continued to work because she knew she had to support Koichi.
- Yutaka Himi: Tommy's older brother. He did not want Tommy to become spoiled, so he kept telling Tommy not to keep asking their parents for everything. This created a distance in their relationship. In the Japanese version, Tommy simply referred to him as 'brother'. The American dub gave him the first name of Yutaka.
Other children
These are all the other children that were brought by the Trailmon but not chosen to receive a spirit. Ophanimon sent them a message asking them to go home but they chose not to. Orphanimon sent Angemon to protect them, but they thought of Angemon as their Digimon and ignored what he told them. At some point in time, they came to the Beanstalk Village, where the Mamemon gave them the last of their peas. The group planted the peas where a giant bean stalk used to be, and it grew into another beanstalk. After Angemon was killed by the Royal Knights they decided to go back to the real world, but the Royal Knights captured them and took them back to the Beanstalk Village and demanded to know where the code was. After Takuya and crew saved them, they boarded a Trailmon and went back to the real world. (These kids are rumored to be the holders of the other four spirits)
- Katsuharu: He bullied Tommy in the past and forced him onto the Trailmon that brought him to the Digital World. He seemed to be the group's unofficial leader.
- Teppei: He also bullied Tommy in the past. He told Tommy to go back because he thought he was too weak to stay. When he saw Tommy spirit evolve, he took back what he said.
- Chiaki: She felt she could become stronger if she stayed in the Digital World.
- Teruo: He felt that his old life was boring and that he was freer in the Digital World.
Digital World
The Digital World (or DigiWorld for short) is a parallel, shadow world that coexists with Earth. This is where all Digimon live.The history of this Digital World, which lacks any explained origins for its Digimon inhabitants, is one steeped in violence. In times past, Human-type Digimon and Beast-type Digimon battled in a war against one another that threatened the world. But the day came when the angel Digimon called Lucemon, descended from the heavens and brought the war to an end, uniting the Digital World under his rule. But as the adage says, absolute power corrupts, absolutely. Lucemon became a tyrannical ruler, and ten powerful Digimon took up arms to battle and defeat him. These ten Legendary Warriors were successful in their attempt to stop Lucemon, sealing him away in the Dark Area. As time went on, with the absence of a ruler for the Digital World, three Digimon were chosen to rule – Seraphimon, Ophanimon and Cherubimon, the Celestial Digimon, who worked together to restore peace, and to safeguard the Spirits left by the deceased Legendary Warriors.
The structure of this iteration of the Digital World is somewhat different to others we have seen – while it remains comprised of data, all matter also possesses a Fractal Code, which gives the data its form. All regions of the world – each representing one of the ten elements embodied by the Legendary Warriors and their Spirits - are connected by a massive global transport system of Trailmon tracks, with each region having its own Trailmon terminal for the collection and depositing of passengers. The Digital World possesses three moons, one blue, one yellow and one red, which were dubbed the Seraphimoon, the Ophanimoon and the Cherubimoon, respectively, after the Celestial Digimon.
Eventually the time came when the Human VS Beast debate, quietly simmering under the surface over time, eventually resulted in an internal conflict in the Celestial Digimon, turning Cherubimon against his fellows when he was corrupted by Lucemon’s influence. The Digital World erupted in violence again as Cherubimon critically wounded Seraphimon and captured Ophanimon, and his minions created through the power of the Spirits in his possession.
Movie: Island of the Lost Digimon
English dub edits
- In episode 15, a scene where the words "Sexy Dynamite" was shown in the background was edited out. The scene depicted Zoe in a red bikini.
- From episode 48 onwards, when the children were in the Hybrids and Susanoomon, parts of their bodies were airbrushed out.
Credits
Cast, Japan
- Rika Fukami - Ophanimon
- Eiji Iou - Musumon (Movie)
- Kentarou Itou - Katsuharu
- Tsuyoshi Ishizuka - Flawizardmon (Movie 7)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu - Prairiemon (Movie 7)
- Hitoshi Kamibeppu - Trailmon Angler
- Araki Kae - Patamon
- Taeko Kawata - Kotemon (Movie)
- Miwa Matsumoto - Pucchiemon (Movie)
- Hikaru Midorikawa - Angemon(40) , HippoGryphomon (movie)
- Kenta Miyake - Dynasmon, Grizzmon (Movie)
- Yoshikazu Nagano - Yashamon (Movie)
- Ryuusei Nakao - Lucemon Falldown Mode
- Kumiko Nishihara - Lucemon
- Kazuhiko Nishimatsu - Bullmon (Movie)
- Tomohiro Nishimura - Grottomon
- Hiyama Nobuyuki - Seraphimon
- Kenji Nomura - Arbormon
- Ai Nonaka - Togemon (8), Nefertimon (46)
- Yusuke Oguri - Nohemon (Movie)
- Akemi Okamura - Bearmon (Movie)
- Ryotaro Okiayu - RhodoKnightmon
- Rumi Shishido - Lopmon
- Haruhi Terada - Ranamon
- Takako Uehara - d'Arcmon (Movie)
- Yuji Ueda - Dinohumon (Movie)
- Norio Wakamoto - IceDevimon (36)
- Ken Yamaguchi - Murmmuxmon (Movie)
- Eiji Yanagisawa - Trailmon Worm
Cast, English
- Brian Beacock - Bokomon/Narrator (44-50)
- Richard Cansino - Arbormon
- Tifanie Christun - Chiaki (26)
- Doug Erholtz - Dinohyumon (Movie)
- Barbara Goodson - Mama Burgermon (19)
- Bridget Hoffman - Patamon
- R. Martin Klein - Gotsumon (10, 44)
- Wendee Lee - Swanmon, Bearmon(Movie)
- Brad MacDonald - Katsuharu
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Ophanimon
- Dave Mallow - Angemon (40)
- Mona Marshall - Lucemon
- Peggy O'Neal - Ranamon
- Daran Norris - Mercurymon
- Bob Papenbrook - Murmuxmon (Movie)
- Tara Platt - d'Arcmon (Movie)
- Jamieson Price - Seraphimon
- Derek Stephen Prince - Grumblemon, Dynasmon
- Melissa Fahn - Opening narrator (1-43)
- Michelle Ruff - Lopmon
- Philece Sampler - Floramon
- Joshua Seth - Wizardmon(3), Teppei, Yutaka Himi (Tommy's brother)
- Peter Spellos - Grizzlymon (Movie)
- Michael Sorich - Neemon
- Paul St. Peter - Cherubimon
- Kirk Thornton - Tsunomon (8)
- Dave Wittenberg - The Trailmon family, IceDevimon
- Brian Donovan - Tetsuo
- Wally Wingert - HippoGryphomon (Movie 7)
- Debi Mae West - Kotemon (Movie 7)
Theme songs
Original
- Opening: "FIRE!!" by Wada Kouji
- Ending 1: "Innocent~Mujaki na Mama de~" by Wada Kouji
- Ending 2: "an Endless tale" by Wada Kouji and Ai Maeda (as AiM)
- Insert 1: "With The Will" by Wada Kouji
- Insert 2: "The Last Element" by Ayumi Miyazaki
English version
The English dub of Frontier is the first Digimon series not to use the "classic" theme song.See also
External links
- [Toei's Digimon Frontier website] (Japanese)
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| Main characters: | Takuya | Koji | J.P. (Junpei) | Tommy (Tomoki) | Zoe (Izumi) | Koichi | |||
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| Spirit evolution: | Agunimon | Lobomon | Beetlemon | Kumamon | Kazemon | Loewemon | |||
| Villains: | Grumblemon | Ranamon | Arbormon | Mercurymon | Duskmon | Cherubimon | Crusadermon | Dynasmon | Lucemon | |||
| Other characters: | Bokomon | Neemon | Seraphimon (Patamon) | Ophanimon | Sorcerymon | |||
| See also: | | Digimon | |||
| Digimon | |
|---|---|
| Anime: | | Digimon Adventure | Digimon Adventure 02 | Digimon Tamers | Digimon Frontier | Digimon Savers | Digital Monster X-Evolution |
| Mangas: | V-Tamer | Digimon Next | Digimon Chronicle | D-Cyber | C'mon Digimon |
| Video Games: | Digimon World (and 2, 3, 4) | Digital Card Battle | Battle Spirit (and , 2) | Digimon Racing | Rumble Arena (and 2) | Digimon Story | Digimon Wii | | | | | | |
| Other: | Digimon (card game) | Digimon Battle Pets | DigiDestined | Digivice | Digivolution | Digital World | List of Digimon | Chosen Digimon | List of human characters |
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