Pokémon ripoff? Whadda ya mean? I don't see any resemblance.
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Another franchise introduced to me via the German dub (seasons 1 and 2). Having seen the English dub years later, I am quite happy about this. The German one didn't censor anything (including the fight between Tai and Matt, which was probably the most dramatic moment of the series) and they kept the original Japanese tunes (with just the words translated into German) which I still listen to from time to time. Vielen dank, Deutsche Team!
Storywise, I remember being far more invested in it than Pokémon. I also thought the Digivolution system had cooler elements, like the Crests of the DigiDestined and the (literal) metal forms.
Apparently, someone at Pokémon thought so too, what with the Mega Evolutions and such. Oh how the turntables...
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Another franchise introduced to me via the German dub (seasons 1 and 2). Having seen the English dub years later, I am quite happy about this. The German one didn't censor anything (including the fight between Tai and Matt, which was probably the most dramatic moment of the series) and they kept the original Japanese tunes (with just the words translated into German) which I still listen to from time to time. Vielen dank, Deutsche Team!
Storywise, I remember being far more invested in it than Pokémon. I also thought the Digivolution system had cooler elements, like the Crests of the DigiDestined and the (literal) metal forms.
Apparently, someone at Pokémon thought so too, what with the Mega Evolutions and such. Oh how the turntables...