Audience reviews
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The Digimon Adventure movie is one of those short films that manages to accomplish a great deal in very little time. With a runtime of around 20 minutes, it delivers a simple yet exceptionally well-produced story, serving as a sort of prologue to the first season of Digimon Adventure.
Although it is considered a prequel to the events of the anime, I believe the best way to watch it is after the main series. Much of the impact comes from already knowing Taichi, Hikari, and the Digimon universe. Furthermore, the gap in technical quality between the film and the anime's early episodes is so vast that watching the movie first might set expectations that are hard to live up to immediately afterward.
What struck me most was the way the Digimon are portrayed. Here, they feel much more like myst…
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That was actually not that bad for something so short.
I'm basically a newbie to this series because unlike Pokémon, which I have a bit of knowledge of, I haven't had much exposure to Digimon growing up, but that was most likely because it wasn't as popular as it was back in the late 90s and early 2000s. It's just something that has interested me for a bit now and this was actually not a bad start.
The animation is nice and fluid with its unique art style and character designs that make it instantly recognizable visually, the voice acting was alright, although I did like how they got most of the cast from the Digimon movie to reprise their roles in the dub of this short. The story and writing were basic, but this is a prequel to the series and with it's very short runtime, I can underst…
Read at the sourceLancelotSB
It's very nostalgic for me; I fondly remember it from my childhood because it was full of action. Now that I've rewatched it, I have so many questions about why things happened the way they did. Maybe the series explained it, but I’ve forgotten over time.
Anyway, the animation quality was beautiful, and the ending song, which was also the opening song of the original series, was very memorable. It was great to hear it again.
I wouldn't call it a movie; it's more of a special episode than a film, since there is no score or actual storyline. It is canonical to the main series, if I’m not mistaken.
I recommend it!
Read at the sourceKahisero
Of course this movie is thw Japanese OVA and it isn't the American version. I liked it whole. If you have 20 min, YOU MUST WATCH THIS MOVIE. The best movie I watched in 2025, well, It's not a movie, but you know what I mean. If you didn't knew, this was planned before the anime series, but when TOEI decided to make a series, they told it to Mamoru Hosoda (the director of this OVA, the 21st Digimon Adventure episode and Summer Wars) and they changed the caracters to the series one. They tried to make a movie based in Olympics at 1964 or 1940 (I'm not sure at 100% but they wanted to make it of one of the Olympics in Japan) Well. I liked it all the movie and I think that the US version is the worst thing i could ever watch
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This discourse on this page is all screwed up thanks to Saban's practices of Frankenstein-ing together multiple shows/movies into one aberrant, if harmless, corpse of a project; some people are talking about the 2000 compilation film, while others are talking about the 20 minute 1999 short film which this page actually seems to be for. The latter is the one I watched, and it was decent. In fact, it was better than the series that came after which really felt like a soulless kid's action show devoid of character or heart (except for episode 3). That was not an issue with the 1999 short film, which was simple yet evocative and emotional.
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The movie "Digimon Adventure" is a great introduction to the "Digimon Adventure" continuity, introducing many of the characters we would meet on the adventure. There is one thing that makes me feel like this was a hard thing to make a 10/10, which was how the movie felt disjointed at some points. Could I see how they got from point A to point B? Sure, but there were times when it felt like it didn't fill us in. But the rest of it was able to make up for that and make it a 9/10 for me.
A lot of why I can forgive it, even if I wish it were better at story cohesion, is that it was a 20-minute watch. And it was about the characters as little kids, not the bigger kids that we see in the OG series. And I LOVED how it felt like it could just use actions and sounds to tell its story, without it b…
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You two are the best friends I ever had! We are the only friends you ever had.
This is so unbelievably good. Yes to some part there is nostalgia speaking out of me, but this is surprisingly great for kids anime, especially something like Digimon. I grew up watching shows such as Digimon, Pokemon, or Monster Ranchers. I always had a soft spot for Digimon. Not only do I like most of their designs, but I always enjoyed that they were treated more as friends/family than just random monsters you capture and use for battle.
I remember seeing this short movie as a kid, but I didn´t realize how much better it looks compared to the show. Greymon probably is the best-looking T-Rex I have seen in any animated movie and I love The Land Before Time. After seeing that the writer also came up with A Sil…
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I haven't watched this in YEARS, not to mention I watched it dubbed and not subbed so there was a bit of a difference when I watched it. It's based a few years before the original series and it's the first encounter of the DigiDestined with Digimon and tells us the incident when Parrotmon came to the real world.
I don't think I have to explain the animation in this. It's amazing and every frame moves fluently. You mostly focus on Taichi and his little sister Hikari but you also see the young future DigiDestined from the original and season two. I highly enjoyed it and if you're planning to rewatch the series like me, I recommend you start here and then dip your toes into the series.
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Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Today, we're taking a look at the Digimon Adventure Movie, a classic anime film that's sure to bring back memories for those of us who grew up in the 90s. But does it hold up to modern standards? Well, let's find out.
The movie tells the story of a group of kids who are transported to a digital world where they meet and befriend a group of creatures known as Digimon. Together, they must fight to save both worlds from a powerful villain.
Now, while the concept of Digimon is certainly intriguing, the movie itself is a bit lackluster. The animation is dated, the plot is predictable, and the characters are fairly one-dimensional. It's not terrible by any means, but it's definitely not…
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What I have to say.. It's short, almost perfect. I think there's no space for much critiques. The good old animations are self-explanatory, eye-catching for sure my friend. The atmosphere around the digimons are kinda obscure(due the art style,noticeable at the final act) and the story is simple and well directed. I never get tired of watching.
20 minutes of pure joy. It introduces the Digimon universe in an amazing way.
*Just don't expect the anime being exactly like this, but the main base is there.
*The portuguese dub is great.
I higly recommend this if you like these aspects. A gem.
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I think a lot of people are mistakenly confusing Digimon Adventure The Movie and Digimon Adventure Movie in this site. This is just the 20min first OVA of Digimon Released on 1999 days before the original series were televised in japan, not the shitty american version.
This movie is magnificent, superb. This was Hosoda's first work, and maybe with Bokura no War Game, the movies where he got well known around japan. All the Digimon series would die to be like this movie, Imagine that this style and this way darker plot were still at the Digimon Adventure Series, damn, that would have been amazing. Story is awesome, so simple yet so intense.
Art is maybe It's weaker point, however is well done in comparison to the serie's one. Sound is just fine for a 1999 movie. Characters are simple yet…
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I really, really, really wanted to like this. The version that i got on VHS back in the early 2000 showed parts of this short film with a retrospective narration and the action scene in the end amazed me because of how cool it was. Re watching the full japanese version of it now was rather a big disappointment. This short film only has 1 orchestrated song and its so out of place with the atmosphere of the film it completely ruined the experience (for me at least), i guess it was sorta of what Watanabe, Cheru was going for but it still did not go well with the film. The music was also way to loud in comparison with the movie thus being even more distracting. I mean what where they thinking, its the same song played 4 times, its so repetitive it ruined the experience.
Read at the sourceLil-Bird
Digimon is a great series that has sadly gone under a lot of people's radars, and its track record in recent years doesn't help (though it's been picking up). However, when one thinks of Digimon, when they're not comparing it to Pokémon and claiming it's a rip-off, they think of the first two seasons, particularly the first with the original eight children and their Digimon. They also may remember the movie, which Saban Entertainment tried and failed to piece together three separate movies into one and make them related to one-another (even though they had a reason for why, but it's not justifiable). The Digimon Adventure movie is one of the more well-remembered ones next to “Our War Game”, and it helps that it's the first to be seen—and the first before the main series started. It serves…
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Many people are commenting on the Dub of this movie, but I will be giving you my review on the subbed.
This movie is wonderfull, it is imaginative and has the action the monster movies lacked. It is funny in a simple not over the top way, and it has that 90's feel, when shows meant for kids actually had some thing to teach kids with out strait out telling you what you should have learned.
This movie is short, but it is a short film, and is great to start off Digimon adventure series with!
I would recommend this movie if you like My Neighbor Totoro, Baron The Cats Return and Ponyo.
It is short but sweet!!!
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How much you like each Digimon movie will likely depend on how much you like the season it is based on (unless you're watching Evolution X, because that is a stand alone). This one is a prequel to the original series, Digimon Adventure, and as such it has to be compared only to what the achievements of that season are, and we watch with some certain affection towards the characters, but you know what? This short film is made in a way that I can see it being meaningful to first timers; there's something in the siblings relationship that is enough to be moving even if you didn't watch Digimon Adventure. In just 20 minutes we get to know how Taichi and Hikari first encountered with the Digital monsters, and it is as well written as the anime series is and it's also really well developed.
Sto…
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I haven't seen much of Digimon so I don't know how this compares to the rest of the series. All I can do is discuss how it stands by itself. The answer is, not very well.
Digimon Adventure doesn't have a story so much as it has characters wandering aimlessly from one thing to the next. It starts with an egg coming out of a computer and hatching into a little black thing. It rolls around with an annoying toddler and her twit of an older brother before becoming a pink blob with rabbit ears and can suddenly talk for some reason. It then bounces around aimlessly for a while. Then it becomes a little T-rex and, thankfully, loses the ability to talk. It goes on a short rampage before being attacked by a giant parakeet. It becomes a much larger T-rex and the two continue their battle. The battl…
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Ah Digimon, a childhood favourite for many. But as we all know how we perceive shows now and how we perceive shows as a child are completely different. So how is this childhood classic seen from a supposedly more critical individual?
As you first start the movie you are immediately hit with the nostalgic Digimon theme song: “Digimon, Digital monsters, Digimon are the champions!”, a dangerously catchy tune that will have you humming it for ages afterwards. For a twenty-minute movie not much else can be said about sound except if you watch the English dub, they surprise the viewer by using some well known upbeat American songs.
This is supposed to be a prequel to the anime series. Being such a short film you can’t expect to know who all the characters are or what the main bulk of the sto…
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Okay, I know some people are going to be like "WTF STRAIGHT 10's!? THATS SO UNREALISTIC YOU ANIME NOOB!" Whatever. In my eyes, this is the perfect animated film. I'm 17, and still hook up my VCR just so I can watch my retro VHS copy of this film. Everything about this movie just oozes with epicness and win. The artwork is gorgeous, the score for this movie is fantastic, the dubbing is easily one of the best for any anime and the story is perfect. In Japan, this movie is actually 3 seperate short movies but I guess when they released it in North American theaters they edited all 3 together to great a story arc. I still have my soundtrack for this movie, and it still remains my favorite motion picture soundtrack. Even the freakin Digimon theme song is amazing. Though a little outdated, this…
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