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				Review* Digimon Savers by Sean Russell (Naruto) Animation by Toei Debuted: 04/02/2006 Creator: Akiyoshi Hongo Leave a comment
			Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, shounen Series Summary I was reluctant to review the latest installment of the Digimon franchise. I quickly became a fan of the series during its run of Digimon Tamers. Tamers was the third installment that featured a darker tone than its predecessors. Before watching Takato, Henry and Rika travel through the Digiworld, I simply lumped the series into the Pokemon two for one bin, currently found in your local Toys R Us. My reluctance to review Digimon Savers didn't come from high expectations. On the contrary, after seeing season four (Digimon Frontiers), I didn't want to lose precious minutes of my life. When Digimon Frontiers debuted in the Summer of 2003, I expected to see the same rich storytelling and colorful textured animation of Tamers. While they did preserve the quality animation, the storytelling was derailed. I left the series more than halfway through, holding out for some sort of exciting plot twist. When my fellow staff member Spike mentioned this latest installment, I had my doubts. Luckily for the Anime viewing public, I can forgive easily. The first thing I notice about Savers is its tone. While it will never shake off the stink of a kid's show, Digimon Savers feels more like Tamers than Frontiers. Predictably it starts off with the show's main protagonist meeting his Digimon to be. What I like about this show's execution is how oddly arrogant the hero appears to be in the first episode. Masaru is in his second year of Junior High and burns on a short fuse. His fists are no strangers to a glass jaw and his track record supports his hot blooded bravado. When Masraru met a Digimon named Agumon, he finally confronted an attitude as prodigious as his own. Agumon is an escaped Digimon from DATS, which is a secret government organization sworn to keep Digimon under control. The first episode focuses on Masaru's blossoming relationship with the equally rebellious Aqumon. Digimon Savers is animated by Toei Animation. They are responsible for some of the largest and most successful crossover titles of all time. Series like One Piece, Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball Z illustrates the scope of this animation company. Akiyoshi Hongo is credited for the creation of Digimon, although not much is known about this individual. It has been rumored that Akiyoshi Hongo is just a pseudonym for a group of people within Toei Animation. The original series first aired in Japan in 1999 with five seasons successfully adapted to an American audience. Savers might be what this franchise needs to bring a new generation of fans into the DigiWorld.