Digimon Adventure

Digimon Adventure
Original Title	デジモンアドベンチャー (Dejimon Adobenchā)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Studiopolis
Voice Director 1	Michael Sorich
Voice Director 2	Wendee Lee
Voice Director 3	David Walsh
Voice Director 4	Danny L. Mandia
Recorded	1999-2000 c. 2000's
Dub Country 1	United States
Dub Country 2	The Philippines
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	54
Year	1999-2000
Chronology
Successor	Digimon Adventure 02

Digimon Adventure (known as Digimon: Digital Monsters (Season 1) in the English dub) is the first anime TV series of the Digimon franchise, which tells the story of eight children from Japan who are transported to the Digiworld to save it with their partner Digimon. It was produced by Toei Animation and originally aired in Japan from March 7, 1999 to March 26, 2000 on Fuji TV.

Dubbing History

The English dub was licensed by Saban Entertainment and originally aired in the U.S. from August 1999 to June 2000 on the FOX network's FOX Kids block (the home of Saban's various Power Rangers series). The English dub was to compete with the Pokémon episodes dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment. The English version featured an original soundtrack from Saban's in-house musicians (as with Power Rangers and the initial Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z) and made changes to character names, as well as edits pertaining to certain aspects such as violence to make the series more suitable for younger audiences.

More than 15 years later, many of the English dub's voice cast for the main characters (both human and Digimon) would reprise their roles for the anime film series Digimon Adventure tri., which was licensed by Eleven Arts instead of Saban and featured the Japanese soundtrack (with the exception of the opening theme), including the original evolution sequence insert song, "Brave Heart", from the Japanese version of the TV series. Most of the same dub cast also returned for the 2020 anime movie Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.

A little-known alternate dub was produced in the Philippines for airing in Southeast Asia.

Cast

Main Characters

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Humans (Chosen Children/DigiDestined)
	Taichi "Tai" Kamiya	Taichi Yagami	Toshiko Fujita	Joshua Seth
				Wendee Lee (one loop, ep. 19)
	Yamato "Matt" Ishida	Yamato Ishida	Yūto Kazama	Michael Reisz
	Sora Takenouchi		Yūko Mizutani	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
	Koshiro "Izzy" Izumi	Koushiro Izumi	Umi Tenjin	Mona Marshall
	Mimi Tachikawa		Ai Maeda	Philece Sampler
	Joe Kido	Jou Kido	Masami Kikuchi	Michael Lindsay
	Takeru "T.K." Takaishi	Takeru Takaishi	Hiroko Konishi	Wendee Lee
	Kari Kamiya	Hikari Yagami	Kae Araki	Lara Jill Miller
Digimons
	Koromon		Chika Sakamoto	MJ Lallo (ep. 1)
				Philece Sampler (ep. 16)
				Brianne Siddall (eps. 17-50)
	Agumon			Michael Lindsay (eps. 1-2)
				Tom Fahn (eps. 3-54)
	Greymon			Michael Lindsay
	MetalGreymon			Joseph Pilato
	WarGreymon			Lex Lang
	Tsunomon	Tunomon	Mayumi Yamaguchi	Kirk Thornton
	Gabumon
	Garurumon
	WereGarurumon
	MetalGarurumon
	Yokomon	Pyocomon	Atori Shigematsu	Tifanie Christun
	Biyomon	Piyomon
	Birdramon			Melodee Spevack
	Garudamon
	Pabumon	Bubbmon	Takahiro Sakurai	Joshua Seth
	Motimon			Jeff Nimoy
	Tentomon
	Kabuterimon
	MegaKabuterimon	AtlurKabuterimon
	Tanemon		Shihomi Mizowaki	Anna Garduno
	Palmon
	Togemon			Mari Devon
	Lillymon	Lilimon		Dorothy Elias-Fahn
	Bukamon	Pukamon	Junko Takeuchi	R. Martin Klein
	Gomamon
	Ikkakumon
	Zudomon			Michael Sorich
	Tokomon		Miwa Matsumoto	Laura Summer
	Patamon
	Angemon			Dave Mallow
	MagnaAngemon	HolyAngemon
	Salamon	Plotmon	Yuka Tokumitsu	Edie Mirman
	Gatomon	Tailmon
	Angewomon

Villains

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
Main Villains
	Devimon		Kaneto Shiozawa	Tom Wyner	8-13
	Etemon		Yasunori Masutani	Richard Epcar	15-20
	MetalEtemon				46-47
	Myotismon	Vamdemon	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo		24-37
	VenomMyotismon	VenomVamdemon			38-39
	MetalSeadramon		Yūto Kazama	Doug Erholtz	40-42
	Puppetmon	Pinochimon	Etsuko Kozakura	David Lodge	40-47
	Machinedramon	Mugendramon	Hisao Egawa	Dave Guerrie	40-49
	Piedmon	Piemon	Chikao Ōtsuka	Derek Stephen Prince	40-52
	Apocalymon			Paul St. Peter	53-54
Minor Villains
	Shellmon		Yasuhiko Kawazu	¿?	2 & 41
	Bakemon		Masami Kikuchi	Michael Reisz	11-others
	Pagumon		Junko Takeuchi	R. Martin Klein	15
	Gazimon		Masami Kikuchi	Michael Sorich	15-others
	Kokatorimon		Keiichi Sonobe	¿?	17
	Datamon	Nanomon	Hidenari Ugaki	Eddie Frierson	19-20
	DemiDevimon	PicoDevimon	Kōki Miyata	Derek Stephen Prince	22-39
	Digitamamon		Jin Horikawa		23
	Vegiemon	Vagimon	Hiroyuki Kawamoto	Bob Papenbrook	23, 27
	Vademon		Takuma Suzuki	Robert Axelrod	24
	ShogunGekomon	TonosamaGekomon	Ginzō Matsuo	Bob Papenbrook	25
	Phantomon	Fantomon	Takahiro Sakurai	Dave Guerrie	26, 35-37
	Nanimon		Kenji Nomura	Dave Mallow	27
	Dokugumon		Megumi Tano	Mari Devon	28
	SkullMeramon	DeathMeramon	Hiroaki Hirata	¿?	32
	Scorpiomon	Anomalocarimon	Takahiro Sakurai	Lex Lang	41
	Divermon	Hangyomon	Junko Takeuchi	Tom Fahn	42
	Mushroomon	Mushmon	Umi Tenjin	¿?	43
	Blossomon		Kae Araki	Melodee Spevack	43
	Kiwimon		Yuka Tokumitsu	Paul St. Peter	43
	Cherrymon	Jyureimon	Masami Kikuchi	Jeff Nimoy	44
	Garbagemon	Gerbemon	Junko Takeuchi	¿?	44
	Parrotmon		¿?	¿?	45
	Mekanorimon	Mechanorimon	¿?	¿?	45 & 48
	RedVegiemon	RedVagimon	Junko Takeuchi	Dan Lorge	47
	Tankmon		Takahiro Sakurai	¿?	48
	Megadramon		Hiroaki Hirata	¿?	48
	Hagurumon			Tom Fahn	48
	WaruMonzaemon		Hiroki Takahashi	Dan Lorge	49
	LadyDevimon		Ai Nagano	Melodee Spevack	50

Recurring Characters

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
Humans
	Gennai		Jōji Yanami	Mike Reynolds	13-54
			Hiroaki Hirata (young)	Jeff Nimoy	45
	Yuko Kamiya	Yuko Yagami	Yūko Mizutani	Dorothy Elias-Fahn	31-39, 48, 53-54
	Susumu Kamiya	Susumu Yagami	Susumu Chiba	Doug Erholtz	31-39, 53-54
	Yoshie Izumi		Yūko Mizutani	Mari Devon	31-39, 53-54
	Masami Izumi		Masami Kikuchi	Dan Lorge	31, 36
				Jeff Nimoy	38-39, 53-54
	Nancy Takaishi	Natsuko Takaishi	Chika Sakamoto	Barbara Goodson	30, 35-39, 53-54
	Hiroaki Ishida		Hiroaki Hirata	David Greenlee	35-39, 53-54
	Toshiko Takenouchi		Toshiko Fujita	Elizabeth Rice	35-39, 53-54
	Satoe Tachikawa		Yuka Tokumitsu	Julie Maddalena	35-39, 53-54
	Keisuke Tachikawa		Takahiro Sakurai	Daniel Woren	35-39, 53-54
	Jim Kido	Shin Kido	Masami Kikuchi	Doug Erholtz	38, 39, 50, 53-54
Digimons
	Meramon		Hidetoshi Nakamura	Peter Spellos	4, 50-52
	Andromon		Kiyoyuki Yanada	Michael Sorich	5, 49-52, 54
	Monzaemon		Hiroki Takahashi	Dan Lorge	6, 23
	Numemon		Yūji Ueda	Dave Mallow	6-others
	Centarumon	Centalmon	Masaki Aizawa	Bob Papenbrook	10, 52-54
	Whamon		Masafumi Kimura	Peter Spellos	14-15, 42
	Leomon		Hiroaki Hirata	Paul St. Peter	8-others
	SaberLeomon				47
	Ogremon		Hisao Egawa	Beau Billingslea	8-others
	Mojyamon		Yōji Ietomi		9
	Frigimon	Yukidarumon	Kentarō Itō	Bill Capizzi	9, 14, 23, 50-52
	Pumpkinmon	Pumpmon	Haruhi Terada	Joshua Seth	33
	Sukamon		Motoko Kumai	¿?	10, 27
			Mayumi Yamaguchi		40
	Chuumon	Tyumon	Kappei Yamaguchi	Dave Mallow	10
				Doug Erholtz	27, 40
	Elecmon		Yasuhiro Takato	Michael Sorich	12, 50-54
	Drimogemon		Nobuaki Kanemitsu	Bob Papenbrook	14
	Piximon	Picklemon	Isamu Tanonaka	Richard Cansino	18 & 40
	Otamamon		Chika Sakamoto	Dorothy Elias-Fahn	25, 47-54
	Gekomon		Junko Takeuchi	Dave Mallow	25, 47-54
	Gotsumon	Gottsumon	Yū Sugimoto	Michael Lindsay	33
	Wizardmon	Wizarmon	Akira Ishida	Robert Axelrod	34-37
	Deramon	Delumon	Junko Takeuchi	Doug Erholtz	43, 46-47
	Floramon		Ai Maeda	¿?	43, 46-47

Other/Not Applicable

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Not applicable
	Digivice		Hiroaki Hirata	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
	Narration			Dave Mallow

Additional Voices

• Judi Beecher
• Doug Erholtz
• Mona Marshall
• Lara Jill Miller
• Jeff Nimoy
• Michelle Ruff
• Marlene Sharp
• Michael Sorich
• Steve Staley
• Terrence Stone
• Bill Timoney

Philippine Dub

• Darwin Quijano - Yamato Ishida
• Kathiyn Perez Masilungan - Sora Takenouchi
• Pocholo Gonzales - Ikakkumon
• Teng Perez - Mimi Tachikawa
• Yvetta Tagura - Gatomon

Additional Voices

• Rodolfo Baldonado Jr.

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
1999-2000	FOX (FOX Kids)	United States
1999-2000	YTV	Canada
2004-2006	ABC Family (Jetix)	United States
2004-2009	Toon Disney (Jetix)
2013-2014	Nicktoons Network

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
20th Century Fox	1999-2000		Various Episodes	NTSC	United States
			5 Volumes
	2000		Episodes 1-13	1 NTSC
			1 Disc
Buena Vista Home Entertainment	2002		Episodes 1-13
			1 Disc
Maximum Entertainment	2004		Various Episodes	2 PAL	United Kingdom
			2 Volumes
Madman Entertainment	2011		The Complete Series	4 PAL	Australia
			2 Volumes
New Video Group	2012		The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
			8 Discs
	2012-2013		The Complete Series
			3 Volumes
Discotek Media	2022		The Complete Series	A DVB-T
			4 Discs

See Also

• Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
• Digimon Adventure tri. (2015-2018)
• Digimon Fusion (2010-2012)
• Digimon Data Squad (2006-2007)
• Digimon Frontier (2002-2003)
• Digimon Tamers (2001-2002)
• Digimon Adventure 02 (2000-2001)
• Digimon: The Movie (2000)
• Digimon Adventure (1999-2000)
• Digimon (franchise)

External Links

• Digimon: Digital Monsters (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Digimon: Digital Monsters at the Internet Movie Database