HATE to break it to you but THAT is a terrible explanation of a anime for teens or adults. i believe Digimon to be a anime for Teens, NOT kids. i think a majority of the anime is aimed for teens. 10 year olds minimum, 13 year olds and up its basically aimed at.
and i've been a fan of the series for years, i always thought it knocked the socks off pokémon
I'll give you a better explanation. As I was saying, America's culture and Japan's culture are different from each other. America is heavily influenced by Christianity, so we have a lot of "soccer moms" who complain about every little thing they see in a cartoon show that they don't like. Meanwhile, Japan is more influenced by multiple religions such as Shintoism, Buddihism, etc., so they have less strict ratings and censorship regulations than America, and can "get away" with showing more controversial content in children's shows. Digimon was originally designed for children, but the series ended up gaining more popularity among young teens, but it was still designed as a children's anime.
Both Digimon and Pokemon were also made to be toy commericials for a popular toy product. Digimon originally began as a handheld electronic game from Bandai, which eventually spawned the manga series V-Tamer, and later on the Digimon anime from Toei, but Digimon has a better storyline than Pokemon, regardless of whether it was made to be a toy commercial or not, although I still like Pokemon (to a certain extent). As for my fav season of Digimon, I like Tamers the best. I liked its darker storyline and I found the characters to be most interesting during that season, and One Vision is such an awesome song. My second fav season is Adventure, with Frontier falling into third place, and 02 being my least fav. And has anyone else seen the new Digimon CGI movie?
