Dangerous Picnic (JP)Family Picnic (EN)Original Writer: Yoshio UrasawaDub Writers: Jeff Nimoy & Bob BuchholzOriginal Airdates:May 7, 2000 (JP)September 2, 2000 (EN) Gear's Notes: Given how badly my family events go, I have to wonder if maybe the two titles are actually both true. But yay! It's a Mimi episode with Daisuke in it! I can't wait to see what the dub does with that! T_T...

Destroy the Dark Tower (JP)Old Reliable (EN)Original Writer: Reiko YoshidaDub Writers: Jeff Nimoy & Bob BuchholzOriginal Airdates:April 30, 2000 (JP)September 2, 2000 (EN) Gomamon attempts to stop the Digimon Emperor from attacking a group of Gizamon with his whip. In turn, the Emperor turns the Gizamon against him with a promise he doesn't intend to keep. After Gomamon's defeat, he put dark rings around the...

Digimon Kaiser: King of Darkness (JP)Iron Vegiemon (EN) Original Writer: Hiro MasakiDub Writer: Jeff Nimoy & Bob Buchholz Original Airdates:April 23, 2000 (JP)August 26, 2000 (EN) The kids rescue some Gotsumon from one of the Emperor's prisons, bringing them to the real world. Meanwhile, Gabumon gets captured. He attempts an escape but is caught by RedVegiemon, who beats him up and throws him into a...

Digimental Up (JP)A New Digitude (EN)Original Writer: Genki YoshimuraDub Writers: Jeff Nimoy & Bob BuchholzOriginal Airdates:April 16, 2000 (JP)August 26, 2000 (EN) Gear's Notes: The Japanese theme song is really growing on me. The American theme... well, it's had 20 years to grow on me and it still hasn't so... They changed so much dialogue in this episode. Bad jokes. Breaking the silence. Making Davis...

Digigate Opens (JP)The DigiTeam Complete (EN)Original Writer: Atsushi MaekawaDub Writers: Jeff Nimoy & Bob BuchholzOriginal Airdates:April 9, 2000 (JP)August 19, 2000 (EN) The original DigiDestined meet up to discuss the events of the previous episode. While they want to do more to help, their lives and responsibilities as teenagers compounded with their inability to open gates to the Digital World make them realize that they're...

The One Who Inherits Courage (JP)Enter Flamedramon (EN)Original Writer: Atsushi MaekawaDub Writers: Jeff Nimoy & Bob BuchholzOriginal Airdates:April 2, 2000 (JP)August 19, 2000 (EN) Two pretentious middle school kids meet up again for the first time in years, and a moron gets jealous. They all go to the Digital World together, meet Digimon, and the dumbass gets a hyperactive Digimon. Then he has to open...