The Dancing Digimon
Series titles: Digimon, Digital Monsters
- Studio
- Tôei Company Ltd.
- Distributor
- Saban Entertainment Inc. (US)
Synopsis
Adrift at sea, Joe and Gomamon are attacked by Ogremon, but Gomamon digivolves to Ikkakumon and defeats him. Soon after the fight, the two are rescued from their sinking craft by Sora and Biyomon, who pull them back to shore. Traveling on, the four come upon a church service. The pastor leading the service and his parishioners are ghosts called Bakemon. Gomamon and Biyomon digivolve to Ikkakumon and Birdramon to fight the Bakemon, and with the help of some quick thinking by Joe, they defeat him. With the threat ended, the two kids and their Digimon go off in search of their friends.
Characters
Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, Pabumon, Motimon, Sora Takenouchi, Yamato "Matt" Ishida, Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, Takeru "T.K." Takaishi, Leafmon, Minomon, Hikari "Kari" Kamiya, Miyako "Yolei" Inoue, Biyomon, Yokomon, Joe Kido, Greymon, Patamon, Hawkmon, Gabumon, MetalGarurumon, Palmon, Tentomon, Kabuterimon, Agumon, Gomamon, Angemon
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mamoru Hosoda, Hiroyuki Kadono, Takashi Imamura, Tetauo Imazawa
Producing
- Producer
- Wendee Lee, Jeff Nimoy, Michael Sorich
Writing
- Writer
- Satoru Nishizono, Hiro Masaki
- English Adaption
- John Ludin, Mike Reynolds
Voices
- Voice
- Joshua Seth (Tai, Pabumon, Motimon), Colleen O'Shaughnessy (Sora), Michael Reisz (Matt), Mona Marshall (Izzy), Wendee Lee (T.K., Leafmon, Minomon), Lara Jill Miller (Kari), Tifanie Christun (Yolei, Biyomon, Yokomon), Michael Lindsay (Joe Kido, Greymon), Laura Summer (Patamon), Neil Kaplan (Hawkmon), Kirk Thornton (Gabumon, MetalGarurumon), Anna Garduno (Palmon), Jeff Nimoy (Tentomon, Kabuterimon), Tom Fahn (Agumon), R. Martin Klein (Gomamon), Dave Mallow (Angemon, Narrrator)
Music
- Music
- Takanori Arisawa
Animation
- Animator
- Hiroki Shibata
Art Department
- Design
- Kappei Nakatsuru
Production notes
This TV series originally ran for 54 episodes.
"Digimon" refers to "digi[tal] mon[sters]."
Three 25-minute mini-features were released theatrically in 2000 as holiday specials in Japan. These were combined for release in the United States as the "Digimon Movie." The Screen Actors Guild in the U.S. launched a legal challenge to production company Saban over residual rights for the movie, arguing that voice acting was a skill that deserved better working conditions.
Afterward, a second season was named "Digimon 02" and ran for 50 20-minute episodes. Set three years later, it introduced the character Buimon.
"Digimon Tamers," a third series, started in April 2001. It was set in the "near-future" year of 200X.
"Digimon" refers to "digi[tal] mon[sters]."
Three 25-minute mini-features were released theatrically in 2000 as holiday specials in Japan. These were combined for release in the United States as the "Digimon Movie." The Screen Actors Guild in the U.S. launched a legal challenge to production company Saban over residual rights for the movie, arguing that voice acting was a skill that deserved better working conditions.
Afterward, a second season was named "Digimon 02" and ran for 50 20-minute episodes. Set three years later, it introduced the character Buimon.
"Digimon Tamers," a third series, started in April 2001. It was set in the "near-future" year of 200X.