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After reading [this review](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-
reviews/digimon-digital-monsters) about _Digimon_ :

> While the general basis of relationships between the show's kids and their
> digital companions remained constant over the course of the series, almost
> everything else went through many **makeovers**.
>
> Some seasons **feature seven human visitors to DigiWorld** ; others, **as
> few as three**. In early episodes, the kids **can't get back home** ; later
> stories show a new cast of youngsters **effortlessly journeying between the
> two worlds**. And while in most stories **each kid has his own specialized
> Digimon sidekick** , a full season of episodes featured **humans who could
> transform into the digital beings** rather than just summon them for
> battles.
>
> Youngsters will certainly find this lack of continuity confusing, and
> parents may be wary of introducing their kids to yet another marketing
> conglomerate looking to rival Pokemon. (Digimon boasts a similar assortment
> of tie-in video games, trading cards, virtual pets, and other toys.) And
> it's worth noting that although the show's violence is mostly of the flashy,
> fantasy variety and battles are reserved for the digital beings, those who
> are seriously injured dissolve into pieces that are said to regroup and
> reincarnate at a later date.

(Emphasis added)

Anime titles that have certain rules like _Pokemon_ 's battling system,
_Bakugan_ , _B-daman_ , and _Yu-Gi-Oh_ 's Trading Card Game; with every season
or arc, those anime change the concept a lot but not the "in-universe rules".
See _Zoids_ for example. We see different _Zoids_ titles, but they still stay
consistent with the rule that there's an MC that has a Zoid as the Mech Pilot
fighting other Zoid pilots. _Yu-Gi-Oh_ battle with cards, and _Pokemon_ with
its concept of _Gotta catch 'em all_ , battle with other trainers and wild
Pokemon and compete in a league.

However, in _Digimon_ , as a season/title ends, they make these **makeovers**
in the story's scenarios and mechanics of the rules of battle.

For example, in the first season of _the Digimon_ series ( _Digimon Adventure_
), we see 7 Chosen Ones who were transported to the Digital World. In there,
they meet their seven companion Digimons (one partner for each).

The second season continues the first with the 2 veterans and 3 new Digi-
destined. Nothing wrong there, then they throw in _Frontier_ in which the
humans transform into Digimons (as armor) and they were the ones fighting
instead of the Digimons ( _Power Rangers_ style).

Also, in _Digimon Adventure_ and _Digimon Xros Wars_ , the "Chosen Ones" were
having difficulties returning to the Real World, but the other titles can
cross easily between worlds.

Is this because they were being called _Pokemon_ 's "rip-off"? Or is it a
marketing strategy because like _Pokemon_ , they also sell merchandise and
trading cards? Is there any detailed explanation for this?


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Why isn't Digimon consistent with its rule mechanics per story/season title?


I am incapable of giving a very good answer for this question, but I will try
my best. As I have mentioned in my comment, the Digimon series is rebooted
every title except for the Adventure series. The reason for this is most
likely due to the fact that they feature a ageing cast instead of a [Sazae-
san](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san) type of show, where the
characters never age, Pokemon falls into this category, so they follow Ash
around for nearly 20 years.

After a little more thought, there is actually a very logical explanation for
why Digimon was rebooted every time, it is mainly to keep it fun. For example,
Pokemon has kept Ash at 10 so it is relatable to the children of every
generation and thus keep it running for years and years, however, the defect
is that Ash can never mature beyond a certain extent. Introduce Ash to new
region, tell same story.

In Digimon's case, it is different, in every series, a large world threatening
evil appears and the children grow and mature into near adults in their
journey that spans the entire Digital World, the entire part is important as
that means they are exhaustive, unlike Pokemon, which can just give a new
region. Therefore, if it was Taichi and his group just going around defeating
world threatening evil in a new region as they age, how horribly boring and
awkward will that feel. Imagine a 20 year old jumping around shouting: "Me and
Agumon will solve this with friendship!"

Therefore, to keep the Digimon series interesting while keeping the part of a
world threatening evil and a journey that covers the entire world still
existent and thus attract its audience, innovation is needed, so it is
rebooted.

Therefore, with every series, they only thing that remains the same is

  * Main character: Stereotypical Hot-blooded Shounen Guy
  * Problem is solved through friendship and all that other rubbish
  * Main Digimon is also a Stereotypical Hot-blooded Shounen Guy that follows main character's ideals

With every reboot, a new creation mythos is made for the show, therefore, each
series features a different [Digital
World](http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Digital_World) with its own unique
origins. The traversing part about between the worlds in the shows is actually
fixed, the main thing is you need a key or a great enough power in the form of
a portal is required to traverse between the worlds.

  * Adventure 01: Portals
  * Adventure 02: D-3 Digivice + digital platform such as a computer = Portal
  * Tamers: Portals
  * Frontier: Trains + Portals
  * Savers: Portals
  * Xros Wars: Xros Loader + Power = Portal

The thing about Frontier is different only in the form of having Humans as the
Digimon instead but this is most likely to be an innovation for the show in
order to attract a larger group of audience, a cheap market trick.

One more thing, the concept of the
[DigiDestined](http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/DigiDestined) is not present in
the other series, it is only in Adventure that this concept exists as a plot
device. The children in the other series is still referred as such mostly in
the west only. Therefore, the point is do not think the other main characters
are "chosen" like Taichi and his group. They are just a bunch of random
shounen-esque children that had a meeting with the Digimon that forever
changed their lives.


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_Digimon_ seasons past the first 2 ones (unless when it's _Tri_ and perhaps
_Adventure Reboot_ ) are more willing to give any human superpowers (Matrix
Digivolution in _Tamers_ , Spirit Evolution in _Frontier_ , and so on) as well
as having Digital lifeforms when making Digimons no longer only Superpowered
Beings that exists in these digimon seasons.


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