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I remember watching Digimon from when I was younger. I was a big Digimon fan and never missed an episode. Ten years later, I decided to watch this series again and all these memories from the past came back to me. Being a huge Digimon fan myself, I never understood why this series was so extremely underrated. Was it because of Pokémon, a super successful anime that was airing that time? I guess so. Digimon has always been compared to Pokémon, because they look a lot alike and both involve weird creatures. To answer some of your questions: "Does this mean that Digimon copied Pokémon?" ... Maybe. "Are they much alike?" Apart from the weird creatures, no. “Is Digimon better than Pokémon?” Yes, it is. It actually is much better.

Story
For the people that have never heard of Digimon: seven kids, that went on summer camp together, were teleported to another dimension: "The Digimon World". They each got their own monster, who will protect their master for the rest of their lives. They all got one mission: protecting the Digital World from harm by destroying other evil Digimon. They’re also searching for a way to get back to the real world, where they come from.

Art
For an anime that comes from 1999, the animation is superb. It’s very colorful and great for kids. Even now, Digimon looks great after all these years and could easily go on ‘Disney Channel’ again. The monsters themselves look amazing as well. There is a big collection of big, and small Digimon, making it hard not to like them. If you think that Digimon has annoying, cheesy battle scenes for children, you’re wrong. They sometimes give you the chills for being epic.

Sound
It’s hard to choose between the Japanese and the English version of Digimon. The Japanese voices are way better of course, but the English voices are pretty cool as well. It’s one of those series that’s okay to watch dubbed, which is hard to find in anime. The English and Japanese versions both have a separate soundtrack, which are both amazing. The evolution and battle music are perfect.

Characters
The kids that are in this anime are interesting and not as dull as you think they are. They each have their own abilities and personal problems. They each struggle with problems, being far from home and dealing with huge monsters. It’s weird to say, but Digimon contains some light-hearted drama. Not only the kids, but also the Digimon themselves each have a different personality. Each child needs to overcome their personal problems to make their own Digimon stronger and evolve into a bigger Digimon. This makes their friendship stronger, and also makes you bonding with the entire cast.

Enjoyment
Digimon is a great show to watch. Not only the battle scenes and the characters are great: the Digital World is great as well. Each part of this gigantic world has an different landscape and theme, which makes every episode different. Digimon is not only funny, but also makes you wonder what will happen next and how the kids will return to their own world.

Overall
Digimon is probably the best series that I have ever seen in my life. Which is mainly because I’ve watched this as a kid and having great memories attached to this. Watch it if you’ve heard of this when you were young or have seen some episodes. Or, of course, If you’ve watched Pokémon and you’re interested in something new. Then you will realize how great this show actually is. Trust me.