Do You Like Digimon

[Misheard Whisper]

I'm hypocritically saying no. Never seen an episode. All I'm going on is my bored wanderings around the Digimon Wiki. What I can say, though, is that it doesn't look like a Pokemon ripoff. The thing that I think causes most people to say that is the similarities in name. If you dig even just a tiny bit deeper, well. It's fairly obvious it's a different story altogether.

 

[Shiny]

Oh my God...

I don't know where this stupid idea came around and why everyone keeps perpetuating it, but Digimon was NOT made before Pokemon. Just look at Wikipedia, the years are all there:

Pokemon:
First game in 1996.
First anime in 1997.

Digimon:
First game (virtual pet) in 1997.
First anime in 1999.

I still don't think that Digimon "copied" Pokemon, but please stop trying to tell people that it came first.

Digimon was actually modelled after Tamagotchi, which was made in 1996 as well, so they were made around the same time.

 

[Queen]

Digimon and Pokemon are two totally different shows.
They are NOT similar in anyways except that it features monsters, has digivolution and evolution and has "Mon" on the end.

 

[Sora's Nobody]

Pokemon:1996 Digimon:1999

----MON: of course means Monster
Its an obvious Copy.
Lets see Poke=Pocket Digi=Digital Its the same obvious shortning of a word So Digimon= FAIL

Sorry this is just me meaning

 

[Pikachu™]

I used liked the series until they got rid of the old characters.

 

[Roxasabridged]

Oh my God...

I don't know where this stupid idea came around and why everyone keeps perpetuating it, but Digimon was NOT made before Pokemon. Just look at Wikipedia, the years are all there:

Pokemon:
First game in 1996.
First anime in 1997.

Digimon:
First game (virtual pet) in 1997.
First anime in 1999.

I still don't think that Digimon "copied" Pokemon, but please stop trying to tell people that it came first.

I looked some stuff up a while ago for nostalgia purposes, and the release date was apparently 1995/6, some time before Pokemon.

 

[icomeanon6]

I looked some stuff up a while ago for nostalgia purposes, and the release date was apparently 1995/6, some time before Pokemon.

You might have been looking up Tamagotchi, which is different. For Christ's sake, just look it up on Wikipedia:

Digimon started out as a digital pet called "Digital Monster," similar in style and concept to the Tamagotchi. It was planned by Wiz and released by Bandai on June 26, 1997.

 

[MechaTrickster]

Why is everyone arguing?!
Pokemon has 3 evo lines Digimon has 5 evo lines (I think) Plus those 5 evo lines are all different species of the original digimon. Other then that.. it rules! Way better then pokemons anime! In digimon the battles are way cooler then pokemons lame fights

Is there any Digomon movies?

Theres 6, 5 are anime, and the other one is 3d animation (but that one has nothing to do with the digimon tamers)

 

[poke-ranger]

Pokemon has 3 evo lines Digimon has 5 evo lines (I think) Plus those 5 evo lines are all different species of the original digimon. Other then that.. it rules! Way better then pokemons anime! In digimon the battles are way cooler then pokemons lame fights

SO TRUE!

Yeah I used to watch it alot, me and my friend were like obsessed, not so much now, it went downhill after the third series (the one was the cards, if i'm right) The first two series were awesome! :D

 

[Pyrax]

I like digimon, but not as much as I did when I was younger.

 

[RedJ]

You might have been looking up Tamagotchi, which is different. For Christ's sake, just look it up on Wikipedia:

Wikipedia isn't exactly the most reliable source for anything. Not saying that you're wrong, but just saying that Wikipedia isn't a reliable source.


Also, I like how everyone who says Digimon is a copy of Pokémon have nothing to back up their claims, just say that it's a copy. Okay, but HOW? If you're going to say something like that, show something that backs your claim.

 

[sanny the hedgehog]

dude its a total rip-off of pokemon and is completely retarded.

 

[Biohemoth]

Yes I like Digimon, I still watch it online and play the games.

 

[digi-kun]

It seem sI've been getting quite a few complaints about how this thread has changed from Thoughts on digimon to "OMG it's a ripoff lololololol" arguing with the people with a bit of sense in them.

So i'm gonna close this now.......