Brief Summary
This video is a comprehensive review and analysis of Digimon Universe Appley Monsters (Appmon), a 2016 Digimon season that the author considers one of the best in the franchise but is often overlooked. The review covers the first ten episodes, highlights key moments and themes, and discusses episodes 22-27 and 30-52. The author praises the series for its character dynamics, monster designs, and its reflection on technology and artificial intelligence.
- Appmon is a Digimon series that many fans have missed.
- The series features strong character dynamics and monster designs.
- The story is a reflection on technology and AI.
- The author considers Appmon one of the best Digimon series.
Introduction to Digimon Universe Appley Monsters
The video introduces Digimon Universe Appley Monsters, a 2016 season often missed by Digimon fans. The author aims to review and analyze the series, which they consider one of the best in the franchise. The video compiles previous reviews and includes a new section on episodes 22-27. The author notes that the voice quality changes in the section covering episodes 30-52 due to illness during recording.
Why Appmon Was Overlooked
Many Digimon fans have never watched Digimon Universe Appley Monsters, possibly because it wasn't explicitly called "Digimon" or because it aired alongside the Digimon Adventure tri. movies. Some fans may have dismissed it as a series for younger children. Despite the name, Appmon is a Digimon series with strong character dynamics, monster designs, and a story reflecting on technology and AI.
Episodes 1-3: Initial Impressions and Key Elements
Episode one has a strong opening, introducing Haru, a Junior High student, and gachon, an appmon. The episode establishes familiar Digimon elements like goggles and the protagonist concept. The series addresses the dangers of technology through the antagonist messon, a corrupted messenger app. The characters battle in an AR field, similar to the digital world in Digimon Ghost Game. Episode two introduces the looming threat of the AI Leviathan, setting a time-sensitive stage for the series. Navigation apps going crazy highlight our vulnerability to technology. Gachon digivolves into 3D do gachman, with the 3D animation fitting well within the digital AR environment. Episode three features an enemy appmon based on a canceled video game. The solution involves Haru admitting he likes the game, appealing to the opponent's emotions. The episode introduces Ray, a villainous character, and mentions the seven code appmon that can stop Leviathan.
Episodes 4-7: Team Building and Character Development
Episode four is a Halloween-themed episode. Episode five introduces Ary, an idol in training, and her appmon Doon. Ary initially dislikes Doon, who she finds annoying. The battle sequences are customized, with Haru using a phone keyboard and Ary using a virtual d-pad. In episode six, Ary struggles as a food critic, and garamon joins the team, giving the kids multiple partners, similar to Pokémon or Monster Rancher. Doon evolves into dooman in 3D. Episode seven introduces asora, an app tuber, as the third hero. The author defends the YouTuber protagonist, arguing that it reflects children's relationship with technology. Asora's story balances his app tube hobby with his family business.
Episodes 8-10: AI Threat and Character Dynamics
Episode eight explores asora's creative block and competition with other YouTubers. Episode nine is a Power Rankings episode, with the team ranking appmon. The episode delves into the threat of AI, with characters discussing whether AI could replace humans. Ry reappears, and the AR field is revealed to be a post-apocalyptic AI future envisioned by Leviathan. In episode 10, Ry steals the seven code Digimon, and Hackman evolves to raidramon. Ry's defense of the evil AI is intriguing. The story is moving more clearly than Digimon Adventure 2020 or tri, with an overarching threat, immediate conflict, and relatable characters.
Episodes 11-16: Ray's Backstory and the Truth of the App Drives
Episodes 11 and 12 wrap up Ray's introduction arc, revealing his backstory and his missing brother Hajime, who was kidnapped by Leviathan. Ray aids Haru and his friends in a battle and becomes a distant ally. Episode 13 is a Christmas episode where gachon reveals himself to a girl named I, who becomes a supporter of the team. Episode 14 deals with New Year's resolutions, and puzzle Manon turns electronic devices into puzzle games. Episode 15 features a fortune-telling Aton, telleron, who is a data analyst. The team splits up, and telleron ends up being a seven code appmon. Episode 16 reveals haru's grandpa was a researcher and mathematician in the 60s. His grandpa recorded a message on an old VHS so that Leviathan can't hear it. The grandpa invented manura, who was attacked by Leviathan. Manura escaped and sent the kids to apley drives.
Episodes 17-21: Character Focus and Looming Threats
Episode 17 focuses on AR inspiring people, and the team obtains another of the seven code appmon. Episode 18 shows Eugene hanging out with the group. Episode 19 reveals Los owns 30% of the phone market and is leviathan's operating system, while waffle owns 70% of the market. Virus Manon infects all of the waffle OS, leading to gon's ultimate evolution. Episode 20 is titled "farewell asora dream Mon's nightmare." Asor is going to train for 2 years, and his father fails to return from his daily workout. The virus-infected admon of the week is causing Mayhem with fitness and health apps. Episode 21 focuses on Ary wanting to become one of the selected members of apama 47.
Episodes 22-27: Ray's Origin, Deep Web Entry, and New Team Member
Episode 22 tells the origin story of Ray and Hackmon's meeting, two years before the series' start. Ray was chasing Leviathan to find his missing brother, Hajime. Hackmon stops Ray from being counter-hacked by Leviathan. Ray answers "no" to the question "are you alone," activating the Appley driver. Ray and Hackmon defeat D ziton, leading to Hackmon's super app realize evolution into reviv Monon. Episode 23 involves the gang chasing meuman, who stole a seven code app chip. Hackmon and Ray help reclaim the weathermon chip. Episode 24 sees the team reaching the door to the Deep Web, but Comet shows up and causes real-world catastrophe. Danton manifests and stops the ketm but is turned to stone by Leviathan. Episode 25 sees the team entering the Deep Web, which is disappointing. They retreat to the real world to get stronger. The gang gets a fifth new member, Eugene, and his partner offmon.
Episodes 31-37: Offmon's Fear, New Antagonists, and a Devastating Loss
Episode 31 ends with the adorable ofon evolving into a bloodthirsty monster and hurting its partner Eugene. In episode 32, ofman is horrified of its own power and goes into hiding. Eugene and Offman break Offman out of its funk by proclaiming that they trust each other. The show introduces unui Knight, the teen CEO of el Corp, as a new antagonistic threat. Episode 33 focuses on Ray and Hackman diving into the Deep Web to learn more about Hajime. Episode 34 hints at an Ethics conundra for Ary, who is signed to a company financed by El Corp. In episodes 35 and 36, Ary wrestles with not coming in first place in an idol popularity contest. El Corp CEO tempts her with the power of Leviathan, but she refuses. The Aton ultimate 4 show up and blow our team out of the water. In episode 37, the ultimate 4 attack the human Partners, leading to the app drivers being shattered and the partner Aton fading away.
Episodes 38-43: Finding Lost Friends, New Devices, and Knight's Defeat
Episode 38 focuses on finding lost Monster Friends and reconnecting with them. The team finds guton and the Gang, but they don't remember Haru. Haru's Grandpa tells them that the answers they seek can be found by talking directly to manura. The team is supplied with new appmon chips from manura for their existing Partners plus a new app drive. With their new devices, they head back to the appmon graveyard in episode 39 to save Eugene. By episode 41, Haru arrives at Charisma castle, where Eugene is being held by Leviathan. He faces off with the strongest of the ultimate four kisman and learns the true identity of the Sinister Cloud. The teen CEO of el Corp is the bad guy. In episode 42 and 43, Ray discovers that apama HQ May host important data with information on how to find his digitized and lost brother Haim. Ray and Ary have a teamup episode, and they find hajim.
Episodes 45-52: Climax and Resolution
Episode 45 features gachon versus auman. Video game characters are escaping their worlds and causing chaos. Haru and auman's childhood Bond allows auman to evolve, and we get a warp Evolution showing silhouettes of Greymon and Metal Greymon. In episode 47, Haru finally makes contact with bootman. Eugene is an Android created by Leviathan. In episode 48, Leviathan initiates the human application project. In episode 49, the miraculous final evolution, the god app on descend. Leviathan initiates operation human applications. In episode 51, Leviathan orchestrated every single thing up until this point. In episode 52, Haru is saved due to the fact that blasting Leviathan with manura freed up the Aton who were trapped inside. The app drivers will all stand up to ensure Humanity's future. Leviathan is defeated, and Eugene presses the button that will save Humanity. There is a fade to black and a brief time skip. Haru ends the series saying quote I want to keep making my choices with kindness in mind.
Final Thoughts on Appmon
The author concludes that Aton was an utter Joy, balancing fantasy with modern realities and philosophical questions. They acknowledge that some dismissed Aton due to its unusual monster designs and human protagonists. The author compares Aton and ghost game, noting that ghost game's character and monster designs are some of digimon's best, but its story wasn't up to par. The author considers Aton an all-time great, easily one of their top three Digimon stories.
