Brief Summary
The video discusses the speaker's personal pet peeves related to the Digimon franchise, both in terms of official releases and within the fan community. Key points include the over-reliance on Digimon Adventure content, the self-plagiarizing nature of Adventure movies, the trope of overpowered new evolutions, and the incorrect use of terms like "Digimon Adventure 01" and "D2" by fans.
- Over-reliance on Digimon Adventure content.
- Self-plagiarizing nature of Adventure movies.
- Incorrect use of terms like "Digimon Adventure 01" and "D2" by fans.
Official Release Pet Peeves
The speaker expresses a desire for Bandai and Toei to move beyond constantly milking the Digimon Adventure series, despite understanding its commercial success. They wish for more diverse content, such as model kits and figures, featuring other Digimon seasons and characters, similar to the approach taken with Digimon Ghost Game and Survive. The speaker also notes that each new Adventure story feels like an ending to the canon, often self-plagiarizing elements from previous Adventure movies like "Our War Game" and "Hurricane Touchdown." They hope the upcoming "Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning" movie will offer a unique story rather than retreading familiar ground.
Shonen Genre Pet Peeves
The speaker dislikes the common Shonen trope of new evolutions being initially overpowered only to be quickly weakened in subsequent episodes. They cite Digimon Frontier as a prime example, with the exception of Izumi, who subverts the trope by losing in her own evolution episode. This pattern is compared to professional wrestling, where new characters are initially made to look strong before being used to elevate other characters.
Fandom and Community Pet Peeves
The speaker's main pet peeve is the incorrect use of "Digimon Adventure 01" to refer to the first Digimon series set in 1999, arguing that "02" logically refers to the 2002-set sequel. They clarify that the only official "01" reference is to V-Tamer. Another pet peeve is calling the first Digivice the "D2," which they state is a fan-made name, not an official one. The "D3" Digivice is named for its "Digital Detect and Discover" features, and the "Digivice 01" actually refers to the device in V-Tamer. Finally, they dislike when people incorrectly refer to non-Digivice virtual pets as Digivices, clarifying that while some virtual pets like the Digimon IC and Vital Bracelet have Digivice counterparts, the original virtual pet "brick" is not a Digivice.
