Audience reviews
19 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
scudgreen
This was one I saw bits and pieces of growing up as a kid, but I specifically remember not really caring about what was happening and thought it was weird so I stopped following it on Fox Kids. So now that I'm a grown ass man with nothing but time on his hands, I decided to revisit it. Maybe there was something there I just didn't see as a kid.
Verdict: It's... certainly a digital adventure.
It's kind of hard to really describe. I'm not a huge fan of it, but I didn't hate watching it either. This version of the digital world and what the kids have to accomplish were interesting. That's a word I dislike using, "interesting," because it says something is unique without giving any kind of specific reasoning. But that's the word I'm using anyways. There's the whole train line aspect that's c…
Read at the sourceDigitalRio
Digimon Frontier is the fourth entry in the franchise. This is the last of the 'original 4 seasons', since they all aired back-to-back, and after Frontier there wasn't a new anime for 3 years.
Just like the previous season, we're thrown into a new version of the Digital World with an entirely new cast. Digimon Frontier has a rich lore and strong moments. The concept of the main characters becoming Digimon themselves is a part I love dearly - despite the fact that it put many fans off. I love when shows reinvent themselves, which Digimon seasons in general are good at. Also, it felt like the logical next step after Matrix Evolution in Tamers.
The Spirit Evolution themes and sequences are great (as a big Digimon fan, this is one of my favorite parts in general). There's some amazing design…
Read at the source_Bubassotto_
Honestly, I didn't like this "new" Digimon.
Of all the Digimon seasons I've watched so far, Digimon Frontier was, without a doubt, the one I liked the least. I started the series with some different expectations, knowing it had a very different approach from previous seasons, but as I watched, I realized that these changes were precisely what bothered me the most. For me, the series ended up abandoning some of the elements that made Digimon so special and ended up adopting an identity that failed to win me over.
The first and perhaps biggest problem for me was the absence of that traditional partnership between humans and Digimon. Since the first seasons, one of the things I like most about the franchise is precisely the relationship built between the children and their Digimon partners.…
Read at the sourceLancelotSB
This installment had a promising start, much like its predecessor, but it felt rushed towards the end. As a result, pacing has always been an issue for me with this franchise.
The intro and outro songs were decent, but not particularly memorable. The character designs, especially for the Digimon, were underwhelming compared to the previous series, though they still have a unique charm in this version. The designs remind me more of RPG characters than traditional Digimon sprites.
One aspect I enjoyed more than in previous installments was the storyline and the adventure elements, which reminded me of Digimon 02, my favorite series. The characters were very likable, and the voice cast was excellent.
I would definitely recommend this series, although it seems more suited for an older audie…
Read at the sourceAngeVNs
Ever since the success of the first season of Digimon, it's clear Toei wanted to recreate that success with the same IP but without using the exact same cast—at least until more recently.
Sadly, despite the high praise for Tamers and the direct continuation with 02, none have come close to the popularity and nostalgia of the first season.
Nevertheless, Toei kept trying, and one interesting idea was to create a Digimon series without partner Digimon—opting for a Super Sentai/ Power Rangers-style approach where humans transform into Digimon to fight.
In theory, this is actually pretty cool. While Digi-evolutions were always a highlight of the series, I'd argue that Frontier has the best ones, even as early as their first transformations. In previous Digimon series, Champion forms were sti…
Read at the sourceGrimmChicken
What started out with the potential to stand amongst the best seasons of Digimon instead takes a decline in quality during the second half and never realises it's true potential
Particular to note is the colour grading of the characters during the first half of the show as well as the background environments which give the aesthetic of the award winning watercolor paintings you'd find in a 8th grade classroom, aesthetically this suits the season and invokes a degree of talent and artistic eye behind the work but as it goes on and the environments get more abstract the colours begin to clash and feel more out of place.
The colour theory at work during the first half of the season is simple, effective and beautifully dates it to the time of its release and most importantly evolves on the…
Read at the sourceSuperdsg00
To preface, I'm a Digimon super fan and I have been all my life. I loved the first 3 seasons (Adventure 1, 2 and Tamers) but by the time Frontier was airing I guess I was doing something else because I never got around to watching it. I just remembered the cool designs of the main characters.
Story:
Honestly just didn't really feel all that compelling. Yes the typical save the world thing which is fine, but the execution just isn't great. Characters are often yelling things before concepts are even explained, like how in episode 1 Takuya is yelling something about fractal code before anyone knows what that is. There are some well done moments with some of the main characters later that I genuinely liked, but the flow of arcs seems too fast. And "The power of Friendship!" is mentioned at l…
Read at the sourceashleourke20
while the first digimon anime will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first one I watched. I found myself enjoying digimon frontier more.
I liked how they could become the digimon, and reminded me of a few other shows I watched growing up.
I found the characters very relatable and well fleshed out.
I would have liked if some things were worked on a bit more and feel the anime had much potential.
I would recommend it yes.
I liked the spirit evolving scenes a lot, and the music always got me hyped.
And I think the intro was one fo the best.
Read at the sourceJack16ichigo
Just a small review for fun, I am no means a reviewer or even claim to have good taste or knowledge of story writing and while I tried to not contain spoilers I can't guarantee it.
I decided to watch Digimon Frontier as I have great fondness and nostalgia for the first three series, so choose to start with the forth series that I had once watched the first episode and had some knowledge of.
I think some may dislike the initial concept of the series being the characters become Digimon rather than having Digimon companions breaking from tradition of the other series, however I don't mind this as it does seem like a natural concept to explore inevitably and I rather it was done earlier than later. I also think it does satisfies a natural itch all Digimon fans have, that it would be just as…
Read at the sourceKageroFTW
I'll be the first to admit, I'm not at all a Digimon fan. I've watched the first 4 shows and some of the 5th, but none of it ever stuck to me as much as other shows from my childhood. I'm not saying that Digimon as a whole is bad, matter of fact I think the majority of the shows are fine. Some better then others. Digimon overall is not a bad series.
When it comes to Frontier I've often heard mixed feelings about the show, some believe it to be the dark horse of the franchise, by changing the repetitive nature of the Digimon sequels, turning the kids into Digimon, and by focusing more on the kids themselves. On the other hand, I've heard some think that because of this change, it loses its Digimon vibe. I understand both sides of the argument. I get that it's hard to like a new show in a f…
Read at the sourceDuckielover151
It doesn't seem quite right to give a sequel series a higher score than the original... I know the very idea is practically blasphemous in the mighty world of Fandom.
So how do I justify this? Well, I've come to the conclusion that Adventure and Frontier are basically the same thing with just a few exceptions: Frontier's story is slightly darker, the lack of Digimon partners enables the human characters to do more than just stand on the sidelines during the fights, and the script just felt a little more... put-together. So, to be frank, by season four, the creators had gotten their shit together. Now, I love Adventure. I think it holds up over time, which isn't the case for all of my childhood loves. Frontier is the only season of Digimon I've seen that I don't associate with my childhoo…
Read at the sourceMorganKingsley
10/10
Review: When I first checked this season out I didn't care about it mostly. That was because at the time I heard a theory that season four was the prequel to one and two and I wanted to see if that theory held up. Little did I know that this season had so much more to offer.
In the first half I found the concepts to be great. Let me tell you something first. Most people dislike this season for its ideas that sort of take from seasons one and two and more original stuff. Two things to debunk that. First, when you are making a prequel, sequel or something new to a series you need to have old stuff and new stuff. Second if this was a prequel (and it gets more convincing the more you look at it and examine the details) then it is kind of smart to have some people represent the older g…
Read at the sourcetrainerlyra
Digimon Frontier is the fourth installment in the Digimon franchise, and is unconnected to the previous three shows, or "seasons". It follows the main character, Takuya, and his friends as they go through the digital world, and it is absolutely my favorite in the Digimon series.
STORY: The plot develops quite well, actually surprising me with some of the twists. Keep in mind this series IS made for kids, so the messages that the story produces are things about growing up and making friends. On top of being a wonderful kids show, it actually has quite a few more adult like themes that surprised and pleased me as a teenage rewatcher of the show.
The storyline will often show the kids being bullied, or having very real problems that I myself have experienced in life. It shows how that effec…
Read at the sourceeqyaq
Digimon Frontiers is really different from all the other digimon series , the story is somewhat similar/different from other digimon series , you'll notice it when you watch it. Characters make progress through the story as they get stronger and closer to each other . Some of the let down for me is the relationship in the series though , makes me have high hopes but instantly shuts me down afterwards. But overall the action is good on every episode and the mysteries will make you look forward for the new episode . Every episode interesting to watch and worth my time watching.
Read at the sourceTsukumo_Yuma
This anime is not a classic Digimon series, but close.
The past series fallowed the kids and there Digimon companoins while this one focouses more on the Kids and the people they meet in the Digital world.
The kids gain the power to turn into legendary Digimon, and must save the Digital world.
There are to many anime were they have to save some one else's world, but unlike the other Digimon series the human world is safe.
The characters are likeable, but I did not care for Junpei's back story so much.
I thought that Koichi and Kyoji's back story was better and more well thought out than Takuya's, but his was not bad ether.
The beginning of the series started off slow, but picked up pace when it got closer to the fight against Cherubimo.
The last fight was epic, I am a fan of Luchemon, i…
Read at the sourceWere_Vampire
After the breakout success of Digimon Tamers Toei renewed Digimon for a 4th season, and here they had 2 choices: they could do Tamers 02 (just as they did Adventure 02) or a whole new series. As Adventure 02 mostly failed to keep the audience it would have been a huge risk to do Tamers 02, as it could go the same way, and so Frontier was born, setting a brave new world and timeline, once again starting from scratch. The concept of the series lies in one of the thing most Tamers fans loved: humans becoming one with digimon. The thing is, Tamers did this around episode 35, once we knew who the characters were and their story arcs matched this evolution almost perfectly. Starting from episode 1 with that kind of evolution is risky as we don't know anything about the new characters and so it c…
Read at the sourceEmiliebryhni
I gave this an overall , not because it was bad in any way- but because it is ... so... digimon...
First time I watched this season, was in Spain actually- in Spanish... and I had NO idea it was digimon, at all. It was only a couple of years later that I realised it was [I only watched some of the episode, one were one of the kids transformed, and then I saw those small thingies... the "book keapers"].
I have watched this at least twice...
Let me explain.
Story: I actually liked this story plot... because it had more depth in it than the previous series, or so it is in my opinion. Digimon Tamers might have a bit more of a sinister plot than this one, but still. I really liked it because it was more than just the "children goes to digiworld and meets digimon... then saves the world after f…
Read at the sourceBebopAphelion
I feel that this season of Digimon really pales in comparison to every other season that I've watched. The entire point of the original season was camaraderie, the two seasons to follow did the same thing but refreshing it. Season four tosses that out the window and just has the digidestined turn into digimon spirits. It's like DNA-Digivolution but without the partner, which in my eyes, doesn't make any sense.
You may wonder how I could give the story and art a good grade and give everything else either fair or lesser. For starters there's nothing wrong with the story, I think that it does very well in presenting itself. And the artwork is fantastic, while I don't agree that the characters serve the purpose that they should, they do however look really cool, as digimon mostly have. To be…
Read at the sourceZoki-chan
This Review is Being Given after viewing the Japanese Version
The fourth season at Digimon Frontier, this was the creators attempt at bringing back the faze of Digimon that was widely spread around the year 2000 but slowly began to die as the third season, Digimon Tamers, proved to be a disappointment to many Digimon fans.
In this season, the main characters, instead of having Digimon as their partners, the 'Digi-Destined' themselves turn into the Digimon. With provides a very interesting twist in this series compared to other Digimon seasons. Though I really liked this series, there were a few things I found disappointing in it, and I'm writing these things out for everyone can see the pros as well as the cons of this Digimon season.
Story: 8.5/10
To put it simply, the storyline was ov…
Read at the source