Digimon Data Squad

Digimon Data Squad
デジモンセイバーズ (Digimon Savers)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Survival, Horror
Anime
Directed by	Naoyuki Itou
Studio	Toei Animation in association with: CBS Paramount Network Television MGM Worldwide Television
Released	April 2, 2006 – March 25, 2007
Anime
Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode
Directed by	Tatsuya Nagamine
Studio	Toei Animation distributor: Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released	December 9, 2006
Related works
Digimon Adventure (Season One) Digimon Adventure 02 (Season Two) Digimon Tamers (Season Three) Digimon Frontier (Season Four)

Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as Digimon Savers (デジモンセイバーズ, Dejimon Seibāzu) as Resident Evil 5, is a Japanese anime television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise. It was produced by Toei Animation, and aired every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on the Fuji TV network. In addition, a tie-in movie called Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Invoke! was released on December 9, 2006. [1] Savers is the first Digimon program to be produced in almost four years, following 2002's Digimon Frontier.

Unlike previous Digimon series, which were broadcast in English in Autumn of the same year as their Japanese release, there were a full eighteen months between the Japanese and English broadcasts, leading at first to some doubt as to whether the series would be dubbed at all. Not long after the discovery of an entry for the show on Toei's website, which featured anglicized names for some of the characters and the show's new English title, on April 25, 2007, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios announced that it had signed an agreement [2] with Toei Animation to license the show. On May 4, director of previous Digimon series Jeff Nimoy confirmed that he had returned to direct the series, confirmed its English title, and revealed the majority of voice actors for the main cast of the series. Data Squad premiered on CBS on October 1, 2007 at 8:30 PM. Data Squad finally premiered in Canada the morning of Sunday September 7, 2008 after a long wait, the show is on Family Channel (Canada's Disney Affiliate). This is the first Digimon show to appear on that network as all other series in Canada could be seen on YTV. New Episodes air Sunday mornings while the prior weeks episode can be seen on Saturday mornings. The Japanese version is aimed at late teens ages: 16-21, while the English dub in the US is aimed at a younger audience for young kids ages 6–10 to make it more view-friendly.

The Digivice used in this series is the "Digivice iC", and its upgraded version, the "Digivice Burst". The series is the first to feature the lead character not sporting a pair of goggles and have all main characters' Digimon digivolve to the same level. This series is also the second one where the last battle is fought in the Real World against a non-Digimon entity, the other one being Digimon Tamers. Unlike the previous seasons, Digimon Data Squad took on more radical changes for the character designs ditching the style animation always used previously in favor of more traditional Japanese animation. Also, according to this series' composer, Ryota Yamaguchi, this series was to take in a wider age group, and was aimed to also appeal to late teens, however, without ending it as a hobby anime. This is why the characters are much older (ranging from early teen to adult) and the story somewhat darker and mature in tone than in previous series. This is unlike in most past Digimon anime that are aimed at young children aged 6–10 and have younger and lighter stories. The English dub done by Studiopolis is edited to be younger, lighter, and more kid-friendly to children aged 6 to 10 years. Also, as requested by Digimon's sponsor, Bandai, in order to grab the older Digimon fans, Bandai wanted the reappearance of a Digimon from the old series, which was chosen to be the original main Digimon, Agumon.

Plot summary

A 14-year-old boy, Marcus Damon, an undefeated street fighter, meets Agumon and her father Chris Redfield, who has escaped from DATS, a secret government organization set up to defend the human world from invading wild Digimon. After fighting each other, the two quickly become friends, and through a series of events, are inducted into DATS, where they hope to grow in strength.

Marcus's team-mates include 14-year-old Thomas H. Norstein, a young prodigy, with his partner Gaomon and her mother Sheva Alomar, and 18-year-old Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda who has Lalamon for her partner. As the series progresses, Thomas discovers that Digimon respond to the "darkness" in humans, putting them at odds with monsters who seek to use humanity's own vices to bolster their own power.

The plot thickens with the introduction of Merukimon, one of the rulers of the Digital World, and the human boy Keenan Crier son of Sheva Alomar, who serves him along his partner Falcomon. The DATS team tries to unfold the reason for their hatred of humankind, until is revealed that the real enemy was Akihiro Kurata, a scientist who led an attack on the Digital World years before that resulted in the death of many Digimon, including Keenan's adoptive mother, Frigimon.

Kurata counted with the support of the Japanese government and important businessmen like Thomas' father on his plan to destroy all Digimon in the Digital World, claiming they were a threat to mankind. But this was only a facade to occult his main objective. He harnesses the energy of the Digimon he destroyed to power-up Belphemon, one of the Seven Deadly Digimon, and uses it in his attempt to rule the Human World, but his ambitions were shattered by the efforts of Marcus and his allies.

Kurata's last act was triggering a bomb which collapsed the frontier between the Human and Digital Worlds, putting both en route of collision, which could have led to the destruction of both realms. The collision was halted by the desperate efforts of BanchoLeomon who ordered Marcus to search for King Drasil, the god of the Digital World. When the DATS team finally met King Drasil, they discovered that his decision to deal the crisis unfolded was to protect the Digital World by destroying the Human World, as the two worlds could not coexist in the same dimension. To perform this task, he assembled his elite guard, the Royal Knights.

Marcus was confused at first because King Drasil somehow had the appearance of his father, Dr. Spencer Damon, who disappeared in the Digital World years before. But it was revealed that King Drasil took his father's body, and his soul was somehow preserved by BanchoLeomon, who was revealed to be Spencer's partner Digimon. After defeating some of the Royal Knights, The DATS team decided to confront King Drasil himself, who after being expelled from Spencer's body, transformed himself into an all-powerful robotic form determined to destroy the Human World by itself.

However, even when the Royal Knights rebel against King Drasil, it won't give up its goal, attempting to destroy both worlds and create a new world. Using their emotions, Marcus and Agumon finally defeat King Drasil, and the two worlds cease their collision course. Before disappearing, King Drasil brings Spencer back to life and he returns to his family, but the Digimon decide to return to the Digital World to help restore it, and in the end Marcus decides to not part with Agumon and goes with them.

5 years later, Keenan and Kristy, Marcus' sister, go to the same school together. Thomas finally managed to find a cure for his sister's illness and became the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize at age 19. Yoshi has joined the police with the remaining DATS members, and Marcus and Agumon have become peacekeepers in the Digital World, breaking up fighting between rival Digimon factions as seen when stopping an argument between a group of Goblimon and Shamanmon Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar married happily ever after.

Characters

Main Characters

	Character	Seiyū	Voice actor	Digimon	Seiyū	Voice actor
File:Masaruagumon.jpg	Marcus Damon Daimon Masaru	Soichiro Hoshi	Quinton Flynn	Agumon	Taiki Matsuno	Brian Beacock
	The main character of the series, Marcus Damon is the son of the researcher, Spencer Damon, who disappeared into the mysterious realm known as the Digital World almost 10 years ago. Loud and outspoken, Marcus calls himself "the number one street fighter in Japan." After encountering Agumon, he becomes the Digimon's partner after receiving a Digivice from the mysterious old man, Homer Yushima. Marcus and Agumon later become members of DATS in order to face tougher and stronger opponents. As the series progresses, he finds much more to fight for. As Agumon's partner, he claims full responsibility for Agumon's actions also Chris Redfield to stopped it.
File:Tohma gaomon.jpg	Thomas H. Norstein Touma H. Norstein	Hirofumi Nojima	Crispin Freeman	Gaomon	Kazuya Nakai	Skip Stellrecht
	Having graduated from Stockholm University at the age of 13,Thomas H. Norstein is a half-Austrian, half-Japanese prodigy. An Olympic-level boxer and a genius scholarly and tactically, he is a vital member of the DATS team. When Marcus joined DATS, Thomas was away in Europe, and when they finally met, they were at odds. However, they overcame their difficulties and have since become steady team-mates. Gaomon is Thomas' loyal Digimon partner, and is a focused and serious-minded warrior - he responds to Thomas's every order with a steadfast "Sir, yes sir!" (in the original Japanese version, he used the English phrase, "Yes, Master!"). In the Japanese version, Masaru often refers to him as "Tonma," a rarely used insult meaning "idiot" or "dope." In the English dub, Marcus often calls him Nerdstein A African-American Woman Sheva Alomar.
File:YoshinoLalamon.jpg	Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda Fujieda Yoshino	Yui Aragaki	Colleen O'Shaughnessey	Lalamon Raramon	Yukana	Dorothy Elias-Fahn
	Yoshi is the third member of the core team. She and her partner Lalamon have been partners for many years to find Jill Valentine. Though initially not as strong as Marcus or Thomas, Yoshi has more than enough skill at her job. She suffered from self doubt due to experiences in her childhood, but with Lalamon, she was able to overcome them.
File:Ikutofalcomon.jpg	Keenan Crier Noguchi Ikuto	Rie Kugimiya	Brianne Siddall	Falcomon	Chie Kojiro	Steven Blum
	Keenan is a mysterious 10-year-old boy of Sheva Alomar who, years before the start of the series, was lost in an accident involving a Digital Gate and was raised by a Digimon called Frigimon, who was killed in a massacre orchestrated by a man named Akihiro Kurata. Because Keenan was raised by Frigimon since he was a boy, when he is discovered he believes himself to be a Digimon. A servant of Merukimon, Keenan eventually hated all humans, but began to change his opinion as he learned his true origins. Falcomon is his partner and childhood friend, who does his best to help Keenan as he comes to grips with his humanity. Keenan looks up to Marcus as a big brother. Keenan is one of the first Japanese characters in the Digimon Anime's US Dub release to have a full Americanized dub name. For some reason he speaks with a Jungle Boy accent speaking in third person and replacing I with me despite all other digimon speak perfectly.

Supporting Cast

Main article: List of Digimon Data Squad characters

D.N.A. Charge

Main article: Digivolution

An important concept in the series is the D.N.A. Charge (which stands for Digimon Natural Ability; it is called Digi-Soul in the Japanese version), the main medium by which the humans in the series digivolve their Digimon. Essentially, it is some kind of energy aura that allows a Digimon to grow stronger, and is tied into a human's emotions.

The D.N.A. usually manifests as a glowing aura around the user's hand, which is then channeled through the Digivice with the command of "D.N.A. Charge". Whilst most user's can bring this out naturally, Marcus usually has to make physical contact with an enemy digimon to awaken his. Unlike in the actual series, the previews for the series depicted this energy to be in visually recognisably forms, such as flames for Marcus, a miniature whirlwind for Thomas, and a much larger blossom for Yoshi; the auras in the actual series bear slight resemblance to their preview counterparts, and are much smaller.

A stronger version is the so-called D.N.A Full Charge, which erupts around the entire body. D.N.A Charge Overdrive is the term used to allows the Digimon to digivolve into their Mega form. When activating Burst Mode, the command is Charge! D.N.A Burst Mode.

Digivice

Main article: Digivice

The digivice is the primary tool used by any human with a Digimon partner. The primary Digivice used by the characters in the series is the Data Link Digivice (Digivice iC in Japan). It is used for multiple purposes, the most important of which is the channeling of the human's D.N.A., which allows for the Digimon to digivolve (evolve" in the japan dub). It can also "store" a partner inside of it, and released back in the world with the command of "realize". Different digivices are also used by the series villains.

Later on, the Digivice is upgraded into the Data Link Digivice Burst (Digivice Burst in Japan and the Digivice Mega Burst in toys due to be released in America). which can channel the full power of the D.N.A. and activate Mega (Ultimate) digivolution. It also reportedly has another ability called the Air Signal, which can be used to activate Burst Mode or (this only involves Marcus) can be used to summon the GeoGreySword for ShineGreymon.

DATS (Digimon Data Squad/Digital Accident Tactics Squad)

DATS is an organization dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and Digital Worlds, by stopping any Digimon that appears in the real world, and returning it to the Digital World in the form of a Digi-Egg (digitama). DATS is apparently a worldwide organization, as Thomas was known to visit the European branch prior to episode three. It is unknown if there is an American branch, or one elsewhere, but the majority of Digimon activity occurs in Japan. The Japanese branch, at least, falls under the direct jurisdiction of Japan's Confidentiality Ministry.

Due to the manipulation of Akihiro Kurata, the core team of DATS operatives in Japan was broken up, and the building that housed DATS was annihilated. In later episodes they operate secretly from underground after the core team of DATS comes back together, though not officially. After the Partner Digimon (including Biyomon), Gotsumon and Marcus Daimon returned to the Digital World, DATS is permanently dissolved and five years later most of the members of DATS have moved on and have jobs at the local police station, except for Thomas who cures his sister's illness and wins a Nobel Peace Prize and Marcus, who stays in the Digital World with Agumon as a sort of peacekeeper.

Digital World

Main article: Digital World

The Digital World is the otherworldly realm, which as it is in other series, formed due to the growing worldwide digital network. Though we have only seen a part of it in the series, locations include a forest ruled over by Cherrymon, and the Infinite Ice Ridge, the ruling place of Merukimon. The Digital World is connected to the real world by way of Digital Gates, most of which open incidentally. For some reason, the barrier between both worlds is breaking down. Finally, as stated by Merukimon, an omnipresent god of the Digital World exists, known as King Drasil.

Media

Anime

Main article: List of Digimon Data Squad episodes

Digimon Savers aired 48 episodes on Fuji TV in Japan from April 2, 2006 to March 25, 2007. In United States the series first aired on CBS from November 30, 2007 to February 14, 2008. Digimon Data Squad finished airing in the US on CBS on November 1 2008, 13 months after premiering on the October 1 2007. Digimon Savers now on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment

Theme songs

Japanese

Opening Theme #1: Gou-ing! Going! My Soul!!

Artist: Dynamite SHU

Songwriter: Tooru Hiruma

Composer: POM

Arranger: Cher Watanabe

• (eps. 1-29)

Opening Theme #2: Hirari

Artist/Songwriter: Kouji Wada

Composer: IKUO

Arranger: SPM@

• (eps. 30-48)

Ending Theme #1: One Star

Artist: Yousuke Itou

Songwriter: Tomoko Sakakibara

Composer: POM

Arranger: Hiroaki Oono

• (eps. 1-24)

Ending Theme #2: Ryuusei (FALLING STAR)

Artist: MiyuMiyu

Songwriter/Composer: yukiko

Arranger: Kazunori Miyake

• (eps. 25-47)

Ending Theme #3: Gou-ing! Going! My Soul!!

Artist: Dynamite SHU

Songwriter: Tooru Hiruma

Composer: POM

Arranger: Cher Watanabe

• (eps. 48)

Insert Song: Believer

Artist: IKUO

Songwriter: Hiroshi Yamada

Composer/Arranger: Michihiko Ohta

English

Opening Theme: Never Surrender

Artist: Jason Joseph

Songwriter/Producer/Arranger: Thorsten Laewe

Film

Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode

The movie is in fact a 22 minute story without any continuity to the series. Its plot revolves around Agumon, Gaomon and Lalamon, whose partners are put into an eternal sleep, along with the rest of the humans, because of a mysterious thorn that spread throughout the city. After saving Rhythm, a Digimon in the form of a little girl, they hear from her that the thorns are the work of an Ultimate Digimon, named Argomon, and the four set out for the villain's castle to confront him.

Video Games

As it is part of a resurgence of the Digimon franchise, Digimon Data Squad has a number of related video games associated with it.

• Digimon World DS: A game featuring several Digimon Savers characters, but does not focus on them. It can arguably be seen as a side-story to Digimon Savers. The game, released in America before the concept of Data Squad, uses the original Japanese names of the DATS team, who appear in certain quests.
• Digimon World Data Squad: A game focusing on the primary characters of the series, and which presents an original story that apparently runs parallel to the anime. It involves the members of DATS coming into conflict with the Seven Great Demon Lords.
• Digimon World: Dawn and Dusk: Sequel to Digimon World DS, a set of two games with slightly different stories. At the end of the game, the four main characters from Data Squad appear to battle the main character.

International versions

Differences in the English dub

Like the previous Digimon seasons, Digimon Data Squad is edited for broadcast in various ways, for various reasons. Chiefly, there is the need to meet broadcasting standards for its young target audience, to which end moments of human violence are the most common subject of such alteration; for instance, scenes of punches or thrown weapons may be trimmed or modified slightly to remove or obscure the actual moment of impact; any instances of blood (rare to begin with) are digitally removed; and attacks that were shown to blast through characters in the original version are merely shown to strike them on one side and not puncture their body. In a similar vein, partial nudity, along with sexually suggestive clothing or camera angles, tend to either be painted over, or cut entirely (most notably, the middle of Rosemon's Digivolution sequence and Burst Mode, featuring closeups of her breasts and posterior, is consistently removed in every episode it appears in).

For the purposes of cultural streamlining, intended to make the show more understandable or palatable to Western audiences, many instances of Japanese text (on signs, for instance) are digitally edited to English or airbrushed out. Along the same lines, currency is switched from Japanese yen to American dollars, although Japan is still acknowledged as the setting of the series and certain cultural concepts like chopsticks and manjū remain. Like previous Digimon dubs, the original score of the series, including its opening and ending sequences, is replaced with new music, although this season departs from the orchestral score of past seasons and opts for a rock-based soundtrack by Thorston Laewe. In tandem with this, the opening and closing sequences of the show are brand new, composed of clips from the original Japanese opening and various episodes. Even the part of the episode that originally played before the opening theme sequence in the original Japanese version played after the opening title sequence in the English dub adaptation.

Data Squad's dub also features several noticeable departures from previous dubbed seasons, including the use of the sound effects from the original Japanese version, and addition of title cards and previews for the next episode (different to those featured in the Japanese version). Generally speaking, the script and tone of the show adhere much more closely to the Japanese version than past Digimon seasons, dialing back on the insertion of dialogue and humor not present in the original, although as one would expect, references to obscure aspects of Japanese culture that Western viewers will not understand are replaced with an equivalent American concept. The only exception is the manjū that Marcus talks about and gets in "The Vile of Vilemon" even though most of the Japanese kana are erased and the scenes showing the Japanese Yen are cut.

Even for its purpose just like with the Japanese text on the Digimon Analyzers in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, the digivices have the words, "EVOLUTION," "PERFECT EVOLUTION," and "ULTIMATE EVOLUTION" kept and left out unedited instead of being changed to "DIGIVOLUTION," just like on the digivices in Digimon Tamers. Even lots of Digimon's attacks that are named for weapons or inappropriate content such as RiseGreymon's Trident Revolver are used or left out unchanged to make the show close to the original Japanese version just as the English dub is aimed at young children aged 6 to 10 years. (However, the bullet effect was changed to lasers for content reasons). Also when Japanese writing is translated to English, measurements are all in the Metric units only like with on Marcus's worksheet in "A Birthday Kristy Will Never Forget!" Despite all these edits, the Digimon anime series has far more Americanization and cultural streaming and even far less Japanese text remaining in the dub than in past seasons. One of the few Japanese text remaining in the dub is that on the Digivolution sequences (except for Yatagaramon/Crowmon, ShineGreymon, MirageGaogamon, Rosemon and Ravemon) as well as the Japanese characters on the bag of potato chips that Agumon eats in "The Vile of Vilemon."

"A Birthday Kristy Will Never Forget!" featured perhaps the largest, most visible, sustained edit from any of the English dubbed Digimon series. At the mandate of Jetix, the episode's main villain, BomberNanimon - a giant, walking bomb - was re-imagined as "Citramon", a giant fruit Digimon, digitally repainted orange and with a stem and leaf in place of his fuse. The bombs he throws are colored green, and explode with a shower of juice that threatens to flood the amusement park he attacks, rather than blow it up.

DVD Releases

It was announced on June 23, 2006 English Subtitle version from Paramount Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment and February 12, 2009 that Toei Animation has signed Well Go USA with the DVD rights to Digimon Data Squad, and the first thirteen US dub episodes will be made available this Spring, the official date being May 26 2009. The first DVD only showed the North American edited TV version as seen on Disney XD. The second DVD set will be available in February 2010.. There are no uncut DVDs.

Cast

Japanese Version as Resident Evil 5

• Katsuji Mori : Chris Redfield
• Akiko Yajima : Sheva Alomar
• Mayumi Asano : Jill Valentine
• Taiten Kusunoki: Commander Rentarou Satsuma
• Toshiyuki Morikawa : Albert Wesker
• Nanaho Katsuragi: Kudamon
• Yukiko Hanioka: Officer Shirokawa
• Ai Nagano: Officer Kurosaki
• Mariko Kouda: Sayuri Daimon / Excella Gionne
• Kokoro Kikuchi: Chika Daimon
• Haruhi Terada: Piyomon
• Yuuichi Nagashima: Hiroshi Yushima
• Naozumi Takahashi: Kamemon
• Hozumi Goda: Professor Suguru Daimon
• Eiji Takemoto: BanchouLeomon
• Kousei Hirota: Mercurimon
• Ken Maeda: Gotsumon / Insekimon
• Hitoshi Bifu: Saber Leomon
• Masami Kikuchi: Akihiro Kurata / Ricardo Irving/ Belphemon Rage Mode
• KENN: Kouki / BioThunderbirmon / BioDarkdramon
• Ryoko Ono: Nanami / BioCoatlmon / BioLotusmon
• Takanori Hoshino: Ivan / BioStegomon / BioSpinomon
• Rica Fukami: Yggdrasil
• Masako Nozawa: Dukemon
• Hiroki Takahashi: Omegamon
• Hiroshi Kamiya: Craniummon
• Kazunari Kojima: Dynasmon
• Satoshi Tsuruoka: Alforce V-Dramon, Chief Hashibana, Drimogemon (4-5). Mr. Hashiguchi (7)
• Susumu Chiba: RhodoKnightmon
• Takehiro Murozono: Duftmon
• Tatsuhisa Suzuki: Magnamon
• Rieko Yoshimoto: Takashi (2)
• Akimasa Haraguchi: BomberNanimon (7)
• Tomokazu Seki: Neon Hanamura (8)
• Isshin Chiba: Hayase Tsubasa (9)
• Masafumi Kimura: Jureimon (14)
• Ken Yamaguchi: MetalPhantomon (15)
• Gou Shinomiya: Dokugumon (15)
• Tetsuharu Ohta: Blossomon (16)
• Tomoko Ohtsuka: Yukidarumon (16)

Staff

• Original Concept: Akiyoshi Hongo
• Serialization: V. Jump (Shueisha)
• Series Director: Naoyuki Itou
• CG Director: Kouichi Noguchi
• Chief Animation Director: Akihiro Asanuma
• Animation Directors: Akihiro Asanuma, Yoshitaka Yajima, Toshio Deguchi, Satoko Itou, Ken Ueno, Shigetaka Kiyoyama, Setsuko Nobuzane, Kinhiro Takeda, Sayo Aoi, Kumi Nakajou
• Art Directors: Yoshito Watanabe, Tetsuhiro Shimizu, Ken Tokushige, Shigekata Toku
• Chief Art Director: Yoshito Watanabe
• Art Advance: Ochimu Honma
• Character Design: Sayo Aoi
• Color Key: Yasue Itasaka
• Music: Keiichi Oku
• Scenario/Script/Screenplay: Ryouta Yamaguchi, Michiko Yokote, Meihiko Inari, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Kenichi Yamada
• Editing: Kouichi Katagiri
• Series Composition: Ryota Yamaguchi
• Episode directors: Naoyuki Itou, Toshinori Fukazawa, Kenyo Sasaki, Tooru Yamada, Yutaka Tsuchita, Morinama Hatano, Sachihiko Nakao, Tetsuo Imazawa, Hidehiko Kadota, Makoto Sonoda
• Production Manager: Shousuke Okada
• CG Producer: Takeshi Himi
• Producers: Koji Kaneda (Fuji TV), Atsuya Takase (Fuji TV), Shin'ichi Ikeda (Yomiko Advertising, Inc.), Atsutoshi Umezawa, Hiroaki Shibata
• Digital coloring: TAP, M.S.J. Bushuku Notoge Sakusho, Kagura, Studio Okyattsu
• Online editing: TOVIC
• Recording studio: Tavac
• Design cooperation: VIZ
• CG production cooperation: Office Purion
• Music cooperation: Index Music, Fuji Pacific Music Publication, Toei Animation Music Publication
• Production Cooperation: Toei
• Production: Fuji TV, Yomiko Advertising, Inc., Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
• Distributor: CBS Paramount Network Television and MGM Worldwide Television

Staff for Movie

• Original Concept: Akiyoshi Hongo
• Director: Tatsuya Nagamine
• Screenplay: Ryouta Yamaguchi
• Original Character Design: Sayo Aoi
• Character Design and Animation Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
• Art Director: Yoshito Watanabe
• Art Advance: Ochimu Honma
• Color Key: Kunio Tsujita
• CG Director: Terushige Watanabe
• CG Producer: Takeshi Himi
• Digital Photography Director: Tomokazu Shiratori
• Music: Keiichi Oku
• Recording: Nobuteru Ikegami
• Editing: Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
• Planning: Atsutoshi Umezawa, Hiroaki Shibata
• Producers: Hiroshi Takahashi(Toei Animation), Kazuhiro Tanaka(Bandai)
• Animation Production: Toei Animation
• Production: DSTM Production Committee (Toei Animation, Bandai)
• Distributor: Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

English Version as Biohazard 5

• Roger Craig Smith - Chris Redfield
• Karen Dyer - Sheva Alomar
• Patricia Ja Lee - Jill Valentine
• Brian Beacock - Ricardo Irving, Agumon, Champ (9), Male Nurse (12), Agent #1 (20, 21), Soldier #3 (24), Pilot (39)
• Beau Billingslea - Leopardmon (43)
• Adam Bitterman - Franz Norstein
• Steven Blum - Falcomon, Cameraman (13), Nyokimon (14, 28), Doctor #2 (19), Bicyclist (21), Trooper #2 (23), Motimon (24, 47), Pabumon (24), Sepikmon (31), Tankmon (31), Pumpkinmon #2 (33), Franz' Agent #2 (33), Chopper Pilot #3 (36), Male Nurse (36), Poromon (43)
• Susan Boyajian - Piximon (30, 32, 33, 34), Ninjamon #2 (31), Tanemon (32)
• Dave Bushnell - LoadKnightmon (42)
• Jonathan David Cook - King Drasil 7 D6 (46, 47)
• Christopher Darga - Ivan/BioStegomon/BioSupinomon
• Mari Devon - King Drasil's Female Voice (48)
• Henry Dittman - Craniummon, Bukamon (43)
• Chris Edgerly - Dynasmon, Doctor #2 (42), Pilot (42)
• Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Lalamon, Pedestrian (8), Mrs. Harris (9), Female Reporter (33), Pink Shirt Girl(39)
• Richard Epcar - Merukimon, Doctor #4 (19), Okuwamon #3 (19)
• Jonathan Fahn - Connor [Shitori's son] (11), DemiDevimon #2 (11)
• Melissa Fahn - Kristy Damon, Excella Gionne
• Tom Fahn - Boxer Hayase Harris (9), DemiDevimon #3 (11), Thug (11), Professor (11)
• Brian Fairlee - Magnamon
• Quinton Flynn - Marcus Daimon, Dean (23), Deputymon #2 (24)
• Crispin Freeman - Thomas H. Norstein, Photographer (8), Boom Operator (13), Male Anchorman (13)
• Michael P. Greco - Komiya (4)
• Kyle Hebert - Belphemon, Chopper Pilot #1 (36)
• Kate Higgins - Officer Miki Kurosaki, Minnie Harris (9)
• Neil Kaplan - Pumpkinmon #1 (30-34), Ninjamon #3 (31), Piximon (32), Franz' Agent #1 (33), Desk Man #1 (33)
• R. Martin Klein - Hagurumon (20), Zudomon (23), Trooper #1 (23), Gomamon, Ikkakumon (24)
• Steve Kramer - Rocky (9), Vilemon (11),
• Lex Lang - Drimogemon (4, 5), Digmon (5),
• Michael Lindsay - Gotsumon/Meteormon, Agent #3 (21), TV Announcer (48)
• Yuri Lowenthal - Neon Hanamura (8)
• Dave Mallow - Elecmon (6), Togemon (9, 26), Ring Announcer (9), Gekomon (24), Numemon (24), Otamamon, (24, 43, 45) Agent #1 (27), Tokomon (43)
• Mona Marshall - Young Thomas (15, 42), Frigimon (16, 24), Kuramon (16-18), Nurse #1 (42), King Drasil 2-9000WZ (47, 48)
• Michael McConnohie - Cherrymon (14, 28)
• Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Sarah Damon
• Jeff Nimoy - Kamemon/Gwappamon/Shawjamon, Dr. Spencer Damon, Policeman (1), Kokatorimon (1), Slacker #2 (3), Waiter (7), DemiDevimon #1 (11) Danny (11), Horse Race Announcer (11), Mammothmon (17), Boarmon (21), Pteramon (21), Agent #2 (21), Jerry (23), Deputymon #3 (24, 31), News Anchor (26), Scientist (26), Eldradimon (30-33), Ninjamon #1 (30-33), Cerberusmon (30), Crow (34), Chopper Pilot #2 (36), Punimon (43), Nyaromon (43)
• Joe Ochman - Kevin Crier, Deputymon #1 (24), Soldier #2 (24), UlforceVeedramon (47)
• Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Yoshino Fujieda, Nurse #2 (42)
• Brian Palermo - Akihiro Kurata, Yasyamon (32)
• Paul St. Peter - Keramon/Kurisarimon (8), Editor in Chief (8), MetalPhantomon (15), SaberLeomon (20-22, 24), Lynxmon (24)
• Jamieson Price - Commander Richard Sampson, Albert Wesker , Kensington (9), Centarumon (31)
• Sam Riegel - Kudamon/Reppamon/Qilinmon/Sleipmon, Ferris Wheel Operator (7), Policeman (7), Pedestrian (8), Security Guard (8), Crew Man (13), Okuwamon #2 (19)
• Michelle Ruff - Michelle Crier
• Philece Sampler - Nanami/BioQuetzalmon/BioRotosmon, Thomas' Mother
• Stephanie Sheh - Officer Megumi Shirokawa, Anchorwoman (8), Female Reporter (13), Weather Girl (13), Little Girl (21), Girlfriend #1 (26), Yokomon (43, 45), YukimiBotamon (43)
• Brad Sherwood - Gallantmon
• Susan Silo - Grandma Norstein (42)
• Michael Sorich - Baronmon (30-33)
• Peter Spellos - Meramon (3), Slacker #1 (3) Omnimon (46-48), Shamanmon (48), Arcade Owner (48)
• Melodee Spevack - Yoshino's Mom (14, 17), Blossomon (16)
• Skip Stellrecht - Gaomon, Doctor #3 (19)
• Doug Stone - Director Hashima
• Terrence Stone - Puwamon/Biyomon/Aquilamon/Garudamon, Doctor (12)
• Kirk Thornton - Commander-General Homer Yushima, Butler, Slacker #3 (3), Virus Garurumon (6), Citramon (7), Teacher (7, 26), Soulmon (10), Guy with Chopsticks (10), Shitori (11), Soldier #1 (24), Agent #2 (27), Soldier (31, 32), Desk Man #2 (33), Doctor #1 (42), Co-Pilot (42)
• Kari Wahlgren - Relena Norstein
• Debi Mae West - Young Marcus (40, 46)
• Travis Willingham - Boomer (6), Tortomon (6)
• Wally Wingert - BanchoLeomon, Kunemon/Flymon (2), Policeman (2), Doctor #1 (19), Okuwamon #1 (19), Radio DJ (19), Soldier (30), Male Reporter (34), Co-Pilot (39), Anchorman (40)
• Dave Wittenberg - Kouki/BioThunderbirdmon/BioDarkdramon, Mushroomon (28)
• Dan Woren - DemiMeramon (3), Numemon (4), Ōkawa (4)

Staff

• Director - Jeff Nimoy
• Executive Producer - Jamie Simone
• Composer (Theme) - Thorsten Laewe
• Composers (Score) - Thorsten Laewe
• Sound Supervisor - Melinda Rediger
• Sound Design - Johnnie Valentino
• Supervising Sound Editors - Otis Van Osten, Johnnie Valentino
• Sound Effect Mixer - Jason Brennan
• Sound Re-Recording Mixers - Gary Alexander, Jason Brennan, Mark Ettel, Stephen Fitzmaurice
• Foley - Jody Thomas

See also

• Digimon
• List of Digimon Data Squad episodes
• Digimon World DS
• Digimon World Data Squad
• Biohazard 5 (now Resident Evil 5)

External links

• Official Site (Japanese)
• Fuji TV site (Japanese)
• Digimon Savers ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• AnimeNation News
• Digimon Uncensored's Digimon Savers Comparisons