Digimon Frontier

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Digimon Frontier / Season four
デジモンフロンティア (Dejimon Furontia)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Shonen, Super Sentai
TV anime
Directed by	Yukio Kaizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	Fuji TV Other networks: UPN, ABC Family YTV Jetix (Brazil), Fox Kids (Brazil), Rede Globo Indosiar Chilevision Cartoon Network (Philippines) RTL II STAR Chinese Channel SIC, Canal Panda(in 2007)
Original run	April 7th, 2002 – March 30th, 2003
No. of episodes	50
Movie: Island of Lost Digimon
Directed by
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	July 20, 2002
Runtime	40 mins
Related works
Digimon Adventure / Season one Digimon Adventure 02 / Season two Digimon Tamers / Season three Digimon Savers (Japan only)

Digimon Frontier (2002) is the 4th Digimon TV series. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary charactors, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the digidestined that the DigiWorld is in danger. They must fight the antagonist, Cherubimon and his Legendary Warrior servants before they succeed in dominating the world; it's up to the children to save it.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Episodes 3 Characters 3.1 Main characters 3.2 Secondary characters 3.3 Villains 3.4 Family 3.5 Other children 4 Movie: Island of the Lost Digimon 5 English dub edits 6 Credits 6.1 Cast (Japan) 6.2 Cast (English) 6.2.1 Movie Cast 6.3 Theme songs 6.3.1 Original 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Plot summary

The biggest feature introduced in the season is "Spirit Evolution", where the Digi-Destined themselves evolve into Digimon to become Legendary Warriors, rather than having partners. For this special kind of evolution, they use "spirits," artifacts created by the Ancient Warriors that were hidden in certain areas of the Digital World. When the characters first arrive in the Digital World their cellphones turn into digivices called D-Tectors(D-Scanners in the Japanese version). Each character actually acquires two spirits each, the "human spirits" and the stronger "beast spirits," and some transform into even stronger forms by being able to use their two spirits at once and ultimately by combining all the team's spirits together. Another detail different from the previous seasons lies in the way the characters travel within the regions of the DigiWorld: most areas are connected by railroads, where train Digimon called "Trailmon" act as a means of transport.

When the five Digi-Destined arrive in the Digital World, they find themselves hunted by five other Legendary Warriors that serve the evil Cherubimon. After they defeat four of the enemy, Koji discovers that Duskmon, the fifth evil Legendary Warrior, is really his estranged brother Koichi. With Takuya's help, Koji is able to free his brother, and Koichi restores the Spirits of Darkness to their true forms and joins the team as the true Warrior of Darkness, Löwemon. After they defeat Cherubimon, the Digi-Destined learn that the true mastermind was Lucemon, an ancient, evil, angel Digimon whom the Anicent Warriors sealed away. So now the Six Digi-Destined must defeat his two Royal Knights before they scan away all of the Digital World, which would allow Lucemon to be free.

Digimon Frontier would receive lower ratings, and thus, the series did not have a successful run. Many blame its lack of partner Digimon and similarity to sentai, as well as the lack of equality in the heroes' power levels, as Takuya and Koji got two extra evolution stages (three counting Susanoomon), however, Digimon's ratings began to fall through the end of its predecessor, Digimon Tamers.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Digimon Frontier episodes

The season aired 50 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from April 7th, 2002 to March 30th, 2003, then later on UPN and ABC Family Channel in the United States, and in Canada on YTV from September 9th, 2002 to July 14th, 2003. It was scheduled to air in the United Kingdom on Fox Kids UK, but it never happened.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters

	Character	Voice actor
	Takuya Kanbara Kanbara Takuya (神原拓也)	Michael Reisz (EN) Junko Takeuchi (JP)
	Leader of the group. Uses the Human Spirit of Flame to become Agunimon and the Beast Spirit of Flame to become BurningGreymon. He later received the power to assume the forms of Aldamon and EmperorGreymon.
	Koji Minamoto Minamoto Kōji (源輝二)	Steve Staley (EN) Hiroshi Kamiya (JP)
	He was quiet and reserved, the "lone wolf". Uses the Human Spirit of Light to become Lobomon and the Beast Spirit of Light to become KendoGarurumon. He later received the power to become Beowulfmon and MagnaGarurumon.
	Tommy Himi Himi Tomoki (氷見友樹)	Brianne Siddall (EN) Kumiko Watanabe (JP)
	The youngest of the group. Uses the Human Spirit of Ice, to become Kumamon and the Beast Spirit of Ice to become Korikakumon.
	Zoe Orimoto Orimoto Izumi (織本泉)	Michelle Ruff (EN) Sawa Ishige (JP)
	The only main female member of this season, and is very independent. Uses the Human Spirit of Wind to become Kazemon and the Beast Spirit of Wind to become Zephyrmon.
	Junpei "J.P." Shibayama Shibayama Junpei (柴山純平)	Steven Blum (EN) Mahito Amada (JP)
	The oldest of the group. Uses the Human Spirit of Thunder to become Beetlemon and the Beast Spirit of Thunder to become MetalKabuterimon.
	Koichi Kimura Kimura Kōichi (木村輝一)	Crispin Freeman (EN) Kenichi Suzumura (JP)
	Koji's twin brother. He was separated from Koji when they were babies when their parents divorced. Originally lost his memory and became Duskmon, an enemy to the others, but later became purified. Uses the Human Spirit of Darkness to become Loewemon and the Beast Spirit of Darkness to become JagerLoewemon.

[edit] Secondary characters

• Bokomon
• Neemon
• AncientGreymon (Movie)
• AncientGarurumon (Movie)
• Seraphimon (13, 50) / Patamon (28-50)
• Ophanimon (1-35, 50) / Salamon (Plotmon) (47-50)
• Cherubimon (50) / Lopmon (47-50)
• Sorcermon (Sorcerymon) (13, 44)
• Oryxmon (Goatmon) (34-35)
• Nefertimon (46)

[edit] Villains

• Lucemon (37-47) / Lucemon Chaos Mode (Lucemon Falldown Mode) (47-49) / Lucemon Shadow Lord Mode (Lucemon Satan Mode) & Lucemon Larva (49-50): Defeated by the Ancient Warriors years ago. Later on by Susanoomon while splitting into the Legendary Warriors.
  • Royal Knights (37-47): Lucemon's own servants.
    • Dynasmon: Defeated by EmperorGreymon, digitized by Lucemon.
    • Crusadermon (LordKnightmon): Defeated by MagnaGarurumon, digitized by Lucemon.
  • Cherubimon: The first villain who was once good. Killed and digitized by EmperorGreymon.
    • Evil Legendary Warriors (5-32): Cherubimon's minions.
      • Grumblemon (Grottomon) / Gigasmon (5-14): Gigasmon defeated by BurningGreymon, Grumblemon killed and digitized by MetalKabuterimon.
      • Arbormon / Petaldramon (12-20): Petaldramon defeated by BurningGreymon & Zephyrmon, beast spirit taken by Lobomon, and finally killed by Duskmon.
      • Ranamon / Calamaramon (12-26): Killed by Zephyrmon, digitized by Kazemon.
      • Mercurymon (Mercuremon) / Sakkakumon (Sephriotmon) / ShadowSeraphimon (BlackSeraphimon) (12-29): All forms killed and digitized by Aldamon.
      • Duskmon / Velgemon (Velgmon) (12-32): Defeated by the combined efforts of Aldamon & Beowulfmon.

• d'Arcmon / HippoGryphomon / Murmuxmon (Movie): Killed by Agunimon.

• Onismon (Ornithmon) (Movie): Killed by AncientGreymon and AncientGarurumon.

[edit] Family

• Yuriko & Hiroaki Kanbara: Takuya's mother and father.

• Shinya Kanbara: Takuya's brother. He and Takuya often fought each other, like most siblings.

• Kousei Minamoto: Koichi and Koji's father. He took custody of Koji when he divorced Tomoko and told Koji that she was dead. He later remarried Satomi.

• Satomi Minamoto: Koji's stepmother. She was depressed when she thought that Koji did not love her because he thought about his biological mother.

• Tomoko Kimura: Koji & Koichi's biological mother. She took custody of Koichi when she divorced Kousei. Though she suffered from sickness, she continued to work because she knew she had to support Koichi.

• Yutaka Himi: Tommy's older brother. He did not want Tommy to become spoiled, so he kept telling Tommy not to keep asking their parents for everything. This created a distance in their relationship. In the Japanese version, Tommy simply referred to him as 'brother'. The American dub gave him the first name of Yutaka.

[edit] Other children

These are all the other children that were brought by the Trailmon but not chosen to receive a spirit. Ophanimon sent them a message asking them to go home but they chose not to. Orphanimon sent Angemon to protect them, but they thought of Angemon as their Digimon and ignored what he told them. At some point in time, they came to the Beanstalk Village, where the Mamemon gave them the last of their peas. The group planted the peas where a giant bean stalk used to be, and it grew into another beanstalk. After Angemon was killed by the Royal Knights they decided to go back to the real world, but the Royal Knights captured them and took them back to the Beanstalk Village and demanded to know where the code was. After Takuya and crew saved them, they boarded a Trailmon and went back to the real world.

• Katsuharu: He bullied Tommy in the past and forced him onto the Trailmon that brought him to the Digital World. He seemed to be the group's unofficial leader. It was rumored that he was Arbormon but others thought he was going to be Mercurymon.

• Teppei: He also bullied Tommy in the past. He told Tommy to go back because he thought he was too weak to stay. When he saw Tommy spirit evolve, he took back what he said. It was rumored that he was Grumblemon.

• Chiaki: She felt she could become stronger if she stayed in the Digital World. It was rumored that she was Ranamon.

• Teruo: He felt that his old life was boring and that he was more free in the Digital World. It was rumored that he was Mercurymon but some believed he was to be Arbormon.

[edit] Movie: Island of the Lost Digimon

The last of the TV-based Digimon movies, but maybe in continuity with the show (we can deduce this thusly: Takuya becomes BurningGreymon, hence it occurs after episode 12, but Bokomon does not have Seraphimon's egg, so it's before episode 13 - but Zoe becomes Kazemon in the movie, and at this point in the series, she does have her Spirit to enable her to do so. Bokomon may have Seraphimon's egg, but just not show it.) Takuya and company end up on a floating island in the middle of a civil war between human and beast Digimon, instigated by an evil Digimon named Murmuxmon. Murmuxmon was posing as the leader of each side in the war so that he could free an ancient evil - known as Ornismon - that the Ancient Warriors, AncientGreymon and AncientGarurumon had defeated. The team then tries to end the war but it is too late and Ornismon is resurrected. However he is soon after defeated by the also resurrected AncientGreymon and AncientGarurumon. The movie ends with the two sides finally making peace.

[edit] English dub edits

• In the original Japanese version Crusadermon was portrayed as an extremely effeminate male character.
• In episode 15, a scene where the words "Sexy Dynamite" was shown in the background was edited out. The scene depicted Zoe in a red bikini.
• From episode 48 onwards, when the children were in the Hybrids and Susanoomon, certain parts were airbrushed out to avoid showing them nude. ^{[citation needed]}
• Despite of these edits, Digimon Frontier keeps the standard of content that has been running thoughout the whole of Digimon's English run and is also the first to refer Digivolution as it's Japanese counterpart (Evolution). ((The German version still uses Digivolution despite this)).

[edit] Credits

[edit] Cast (Japan)

• Junko Takeuchi - Takuya Kanbara
• Hiroshi Kamiya - Kouji Minamoto
• Mari Adachi - Swanmon
• Reiko Fujita - Kapurimon, Torikaraballmon #1
• Rika Fukami - Ophanimon
• Yukiko Hanioka - Minomon(5), SnowBotamon(8), Gomamon 2, Mamemon, EbiBurgermon, Trailmon Mole #2
• Kazuya Ichijou - Baromon
• Tomoaki Ikeda - Candmon #1, KaratsukiNumemon #1, Vademon
• Kouji Ishii - Trailmon of Darkness
• Kentarou Itou - Katsuharu
• Daisuke Ishikawa - Chamelemon #2
• Hiroaki Ishikawa - Oldest Mushmon Brother/Woodmon
• Massaki Ishikawa Masaaki - Trailmon Racoon Dog
• Eiji Iou - Moosemon (Movie)
• Tsuyoshi Ishizuka - Flawizardmon (Movie 7)
• Nobuaki Kanemitsu: Toucanmon #4, Gekomon, Starmon #2, Prairiemon (Movie 7)
• Hitoshi Kamibeppu - Trailmon Angler
• Araki Kae - Patamon
• Taeko Kawata - Kotemon (Movie)
• Konishi Katsuyuki - Pidmon, Mr. Minamoto
• Koten Kimura - Jarimon
• Kazunari Kojima- Sorcerymon, Candmon #4, Kokuwamon #3, Phantomon #2, SuperStarmon.
• Nao Kouyama -Floramon #2
• Kouhei Kowada - Whamon
• Iho Matsukubo - KaratsukiNumemon lady #1
• Miwa Matsumoto - young Kokuwamon(5), Pucchiemon (Movie)
• Takeashi Matsuyama - Snimon] (5)
• Hikaru Midorikawa - Angemon(40) , HippoGryphomon (movie)
• Kenta Miyake - Dynasmon, Grizzmon (Movie)
• Yoshikazu Nagano - Yashamon (Movie)
• Ryuusei Nakao - Lucemon Falldown Mode
• Kumiko Nishihara - Lucemon
• Kazuhiko Nishimatsu - Bullmon (Movie)
• Tomohiro Nishimura - Grottomon
• Hiyama Nobuyuki - Seraphimon
• Kenji Nomura - Arbormon
• Ai Nonaka - Togemon (8), Nefertimon (46)
• Yusuke Oguri - Nohemon (Movie)
• Akemi Okamura - Bearmon (Movie)
• Ryotaro Okiayu - RhodoKnightmon
• Rumi Shishido - Lopmon
• Haruhi Terada - Ranamon
• Takako Uehara - d'Arcmon (Movie)
• Yuji Ueda - Dinohumon (Movie)
• Norio Wakamoto - IceDevimon (36)
• Ken Yamaguchi - Murmmuxmon (Movie)
• Eiji Yanagisawa - Trailmon Worm

[edit] Cast (English)

*All Characters listed here are referred to by their English Names.

• Brian Beacock - Bokomon, Second Narrator
• Beau Billingslea - Parrotmon, Saggitarimon, Shamanmon
• Steven Blum - J.P. Shibayama
• Richard Cansino - Arbormon, Honeybeemon
• Tifanie Christun - Chiaki, Biyomon, Minomon
• Joey D'Auria - Burgermon Male
• Brian Donovan - Tetsuo, Mushroomon
• Richard Epcar - Chameleonmon, Snimon, SuperStarmon
• Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Floramon, Poyomon, TorikaraBallmon
• Melissa Fahn - First Narrator
• Tom Fahn - Airdramon, Candlemon, Centarumon, Datamon, Pteramon
• Crispin Freeman - Koichi Kimura, Bakumon, Pipismon
• Jerry Gelb - Toucanmon
• Barbara Goodson - Mama Burgermon, TorikaraBallmon
• Dave Guerrie - SkullSatamon
• Bridget Hoffman - Patamon, Nefertimon
• Neil Kaplan - Baromon, Kokuwamon Leader, Mushroomon, Woodmon
• R. Martin Klein - Candlemon, Gazimon, Gotsumon, Honeybeemon, Meteormon, Nohemon, Pagumon, Toucanmon
• Steve Kramer - Cerberumon, Meteormon, Starmon
• Wendee Lee - Swanmon
• Dan Lorge - Airdramon, Gryphonmon, KaratsukiNumemon
• Brad MacDonald - Katsuharu, Pagumon, Toucanmon
• Dave Mallow - Angemon, Centarumon, Gekomon, Goblimon, Piddomon, SkullSatamon, ToyAgumon
• Mona Marshall - Lucemon, EbiBurgermon, Toucanmon
• Michael McConnohie - Candlemon Leader, Golemon, Sepikmon (second one), Vademon
• Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Ophanimon, Burgermon, Otamamon, Palmon, Pipismon, Salamon
• Daran Norris - Mercurymon
• Joe Ochman - Deramon, Gomamon, Meteormon, Starmon
• Peggy O'Neal - Ranamon, Burgermon, Kokuwamon, Poyomon
• Bob Papenbrook - Asuramon, Kongoumon, Mamemon Elder, ShadowToyAgumon, ShadowWereGarurumon, Zanbamon
• Paul St. Peter - Cherubimon, IceLeomon, Monzaemon/WaruMonzaemon, Mushroomon
• Jamieson Price - Seraphimon, SkullSatamon
• Derek Stephen Prince - Dynasmon, Grumblemon, Honeybeemon, Oryxmon, ShadowToyAgumon
• Michael Reisz - Takuya Kanbara/Agunimon/BurningGreymon (TV)/Aldamon Flamemon
• Michelle Ruff - Zoe Orimoto, Lopmon
• Philece Sampler - Floramon, Burgermon
• Joshua Seth - Wizardmon, Candlemon, Teppei, Yutaka Himi (Tommy's brother)
• Dina Sherman - TorikaraBallmon
• Brianne Siddall - Tommy Himi, Kapurimon
• Michael Sorich - Neemon, Centarumon, Dogmon, Elecmon, GranKuwagamon, Pandamon, Phantomon
• Peter Spellos - Whamon
• Melodee Spevack - Crusadermon, Togemon
• Kirk Thornton - Tsunomon/Gabumon, Karatenmon
• Dave Wittenberg - The Trailmon family, Cherrymon, IceDevimon, Kokuwamon, Meteormon, Phantomon, Pipismon, Raremon, Sorcermon, Starmon
• Tom Wyner - Sepikmon (first one), Volcamon

[edit] Movie Cast

• Doug Erholtz - Dinohyumon (Movie 7)
• Wendee Lee - Bearmon (Movie 7)
• Tara Platt - D'Arcmon (Movie 7)
• Peter Spellos - Grizzlymon (Movie 7)
• Michael Sorich - Boarmon (Movie 7)
• Debi Mae West - Kotemon (Movie 7)
• Wally Wingert - HippoGryphomon (Movie 7)
• Dave Wittenberg - Takuya Kanbara/Agunimon/BurningGreymon (Movie 7)

[edit] Theme songs

[edit] Original

• Opening: "FIRE!!" by Wada Kouji
• Ending 1: "Innocent~Mujaki na Mama de~" by Wada Kouji
• Ending 2: "an Endless tale" by Wada Kouji and Ai Maeda (as AiM)
• Insert 1: "With The Will" by Wada Kouji (Evolution Theme)
• Insert 2: "The Last Element" by Ayumi Miyazaki (Hyper Spirit Evolution Theme)
• Insert 3: "Salamander" by Junko Takeuchi (Takuya's Theme)
• Insert 4: "in the blue" by Hiroshi Kamiya (Kouji's Theme)
• Insert 5: "Spark!!" by Mahito Amada (Junpei's Theme)
• Insert 6: "Kaze no Shizuku" by Sawa Ishige (Izumi's Theme)
• Insert 7: "Say yes!" by Kumiko Watanabe (Tomoki's Theme)
• Insert 8: "Oreta Tsubasa de -With Broken Wings-" by Kenichi Suzumura (Kouichi's Theme)
• Insert 9: "Blader" by Kenichi Suzumura (Duskmon's Theme)

[edit] See also

• List of Digimon Frontier episodes
• Digimon: Digital Monsters
• Digimon

[edit] External links

• Toei's Digimon Frontier website (Japanese)

Digimon Frontier (List of episodes)
Main characters:	Takuya | Koji | J.P. (Junpei) | Tommy (Tomoki) | Zoe (Izumi) | Koichi
Spirit evolution:	Agunimon | Lobomon | Beetlemon | Kumamon | Kazemon | Loewemon
Villains:	Grumblemon | Ranamon | Arbormon | Mercurymon | Duskmon | Cherubimon | Crusadermon | Dynasmon | Lucemon
Other characters:	Bokomon | Neemon | Seraphimon (Patamon) | Ophanimon (Salamon) | Sorcerymon
See also:	Digimon anime overview | Digimon

Digimon
Anime:	Anime overview | Adventure (Season 1) | Adventure 02 (Season 2) | Tamers (Season 3) | Frontier (Season 4) | Savers (Japan only) | Digital Monster X-Evolution (movie)
Mangas:	V-Tamer | Digimon Next | Digimon Chronicle | D-Cyber
Video Games:	Digimon World (and 2, 3, 4) | Digital Card Battle | Battle Spirit (and 1.5, 2) | Digimon Racing | Rumble Arena (and 2) | Digimon RPG | Digimon World DS | Digimon Savers: Another Mission | Anode/Cathode Tamer
Other:	Digimon card game | Digimon virtual pet | DigiDestined | Digivice | Digivolution | Digital World | List of Digimon | Chosen Digimon | List of human characters