Almost a year after Pokémon came Digimon. Originally, I thought that Digimon, due to its ending in -mon, was a ripoff of Pokémon. Now I know that it wasn't true.
Digimon follows the adventures of seven children, Tai (Taichi in Japan), Matt (Yamato), Izzy (Koushirou), Sora, Mimi, Joe (Jou), and TK (Takeru), whose destiny is to save the Digital World from the evil Digimon who reigned there. They are later joined by Tai's sister Kari (Hikari in Japan) in episode 37.
Speaking of episodes, the show lasted for 54 episodes, none of which were cut from the original version, unlike Pokémon. Also, unlike Pokémon, every episode was required for a full plot, and therefore, there were no filler episodes. The original title of the show was Digimon Adventure, and it aired in Japan from 1999 to 2000. When the show aired in the US, it was called Digimon: Digital Monsters (hence the abbreviation Digimon).
After Digimon Adventure came a second series, Digimon Adventure 02, which aired as the second season of Digimon: Digital Monsters in the US. I never really cared much for this series, and so for about seven years, my interest in animé blew away "like golden dust floating in the wind", as Lord Zedd said in the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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