Digimon Savers (2006–2007) User Reviews

Just as I expected

[IzzieLazales · 6/10 · 21 May 2006]

The moment I read the meaning of the acronym DATS (Digital Accident Tactics Squad) on Wikipedia, I just KNEW it was going to be campy. Extremely campy.

Masaru Daimon is a general jerk-type person/street fighter who's always looking for a stronger opponent. When he gets into a fight with an Agumon, they eventually become partners. Why? Because both were impressed with each others' fighting skills. It goes even more downhill when he's put on the surveillance tabs of agent Yoshino Fujieda, who works for DATS. DATS is your typical secret government agency that monitors and polices digimon activity in the real world. Sound familiar? In fact, it's almost a fusion of Hypnos from the Tamers season, and AEGIS from Gatekeepers.

Comes complete with a command center hidden in a supposedly abandoned warehouse by the docks, two bridge bunnies and their own Pawn Chessmon partners, a somewhat badass supreme commander with sharp-framed sunglasses who has a freaky Renamon-like thingy (that hangs out on his shoulder all the time, like a scarf) for an adviser, three mixed up field agents and their digimon partners, and finally, a single cramped car for all-around transportation. Oh, and did I mention the turtle-like digimon who brings refreshments? And the neuralizer rip-off they use to wipe the minds of witnesses? Yeah...

So anyways, Masaru eventually joins DATS because 1) a mysterious old man in a straw hat (ala Medabots) suggested it, and 2) he figured that by doing so, he could fight lots of strong digimon. Poor kid's not even concerned about the actual mission, namely protecting the human populace from realizing wild digimon, etc. Which gives big minus points for this show in my book. The thing about digimon I always looked up to is that it always had a gogglehead with a likable attitude, no matter how stupid. Hell, Masaru doesn't even wear goggles... But yeah, I don't like his attitude. All he cares about is beating the snot out of any wild digimon that dares to appear. As Agent Tohma Norstein would put it, no strategies, no tactics, no thoughts at all before doing anything.

Suffice to say, the opening theme is also campy. I still can't stop laughing myself off whenever that part plays. Plotwise, it reminds me of Gatekeepers so far, minus the whole trio of supreme baddies. Probably since the supreme baddies haven't been revealed yet.

I'm keeping my hopes up for this series. And hopefully it evolves into something that Digimon has always hooked me in for. Good action, good character development, good digimon too. Maybe if Commander Satsuma got to show everybody that his badassness wasn't all for show and totally pwned some poor digimon who never saw him coming. Yeah, that would be awesome... Recommends? Yeah sure, watch it if you like campy Secret agency that recruits kids with special abilities to do its dirty work type anime. As for myself, I'll keep on hoping.

another wasted opportunity

[erminahotmail · 5/10 · 13 May 2024]

So this is the fifth Digimon series So in this version the people who look like the police but made in the Randy Digimon version after he had the problem with I tell me that Digimon Frontier I was hoping that I might like this series less and instead this too was a failureSo for me the story couldn't have fit better but the problem is that the characters aren't written well at all, it's leaving some I didn't like the three main characters. So the only character I remember, the name Masaru, doesn't suit me as a hero. Of this anime But he hadreally good potential I tell you that the only hero of the tenth anime is always silent in the third series he was really the only one who was good for me And then another thing that is not good for the designs of the Really horrible Digimon So I didn't like this one either but the worst onesthey remain for me Digimon 2 and Digimon Frontier those are still ugly to conclude rating 5.

Slightly more mature than the previous installments. A good change, in my opinion.

[james-moffatt · 8/10 · 3 November 2006]

The Digimon anime series has always been a multi-layered one which can be enjoyed by small children for its plot that can be seen as analogous to simple quest fantasy while having more subtle elements and delightful characters that can be enjoyed by older viewers. Savers does not fail to continue this trend. While the main character (Daimon Masaru) may be disliked upon a shallow reading, of the first episode, he develops as the series progresses into a complex character who, while he still may not appeal to a small minority, works within the series. Frontier (Season 4) ventured into new territory making the children themselves do the fighting. While this was interesting, Savers returns to the tried and true formula of digimon and partner and cements what fans have known all along, that it is the connection between these two that unleashes great power. This time in the form of a "Digi-soul". While it has been criticized for having elements that are reminiscent of earlier series, or even elements outside the digimon canon it is not afraid to do so for the sake of the plot. The 'baddies' are far from two dimensional like in previous installments such as the "D-Reaper" and the "Dark Masters" instead are sinister while having their reasons for what they do. Savers, while being a refreshing return to series like Digimon Adventure and Digimon Tamers, introduces new concepts, three-dimensional characters and a new, appealing style of drawing. It does have its weak points, but these can be overlooked in favor of simply enjoying what promises to be a great series based on my viewing of the first 20 episodes. If you can get your hands on the original before it is dubbed, do so. I promise it won't disappoint.

Sure has Digisoul

[grandascent · 10 December 2008]

I'm sure I'm being ignorant enough to say its original. But it is in respect to previous series. Okay so we start of with a street fighter Masaru and yeah he is stereotypically violent and stupid. His rival Touma is stereotypically clever and good with ladies, but has to acknowledge Masaru. Yoshino is just an anime girl. So the characters lack some originality. If that was a problem then every other anime would stop doing the same. Even if there characters are similar its their portrayal that gives them identity. No Digimon before has had such a heart-filled plot. Especially with Ikuto. You start to see the digimon in a different light. They actually become characters in their own right. Its here where the characters shine, as they play out perfectly. The fights are good and aren't of an over repetitive nature. The interactions with the other characters is good and not always comical. The music is awesome. They have a full out orchestra which just makes the quality shine. The gimmick here is Digisoul which you could all say is just a DBZ power up ripoff. But it plays well with the character progression. Its not just them rooted on the spot yelling. The other new addition is the burst mode which is alright. There are a few plot twists in the series which mixes things up. All in all its a great series which kids can watch without being perplexed. The crew are now teenagers as a opposed to kids and there is maturity here. Too many Animes out there are just too complex but this fits in well with just the perfect balance of everything. In my opinion this should be the stepping stone to how all Digimon series should be made from now on.