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[[caption-width-right:350:Or the best day of Takato’s life.]]
->''"A Digimon Tamer!"''
-->-- '''Takato Matsuda'''
In another realm, a small white creature flees from an attacker, but when another monster starts a fight with the attacker, a large explosion ensues...and the white creature is sent flying, somehow thrown into the human world.
We then meet our protagonist, Takato Matsuda, an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary elementary school student]][[note]]middle school student[[/note]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku,_Tokyo Shinjuku]] who happens to be a very big fan of the ''Digimon'' franchise - in fact, it’s [[ShowWithinAShow very popular among kids his age]]. Before school, he plays a Digimon card game battle against his friend Hirokazu Shioda[[note]]Kazu[[/note]], using a card reader to calculate points. As time for school approaches and Takato rushes to gather his cards, only to find a mysterious blue card that he doesn’t recognize among them. He decides to try sliding the card through his reader, but to his dismay, it only causes the reader to go crazy. Thinking that it’s broken, Takato realizes that he’ll be LateForSchool and hastily gathers his stuff, storing his reader and box of cards in his and Hirokazu’s playground hideout.
Takato’s forced to stand outside class for being late, and while he’s waiting, he decides to take some time to [[OriginalCharacter design his own fan Digimon]], Guilmon. His teacher, Miss Asanuma[[note]]Miss Asaji[[/note]], catches him, who sentences him to writing an essay after class. During detention, while he gets distracted by the idea of Guilmon again, he’s approached by his HandPuppet-wielding classmate Juri Katou[[note]]Jeri[[/note]], who picks up a flute she’d forgotten and runs off, having her puppet tell Takato to finish his essay or the teacher will get mad.
Meanwhile, at a mysterious GovernmentAgencyOfFiction, two BridgeBunnies report to their boss that they’ve detected an “irregular packet”, and the boss asks if it’s a “Wild One”.
Takato returns to his playground hideout only to find electrical sparks everywhere. He finds the box holding his cards and reader sparking, and when it opens, his card reader transforms into a small portable device. Takato looks through the functions on the device, but it only reads “no data”.
Takato returns home, where he lives over the bakery his family owns and works in. When he goes to his room and empties the box, he finds that the blue card has disappeared. As lightning strikes outside, he realizes that the blue card was what had transformed his card reader into this new device, which he recognizes through his knowledge of the franchise as a “Digivice”. He takes his notebook with his notes on Guilmon and tries to slide it through the Digivice, but the notebook gets stuck in the scanner portion...but as Takato is about to go down for dinner, he sees the Digivice glowing and scanning the notebook by pulling it page by page through the reader. After scanning all of the pages, the Digivice’s screen shows a [=DigiEgg=]...
Takato is so excited at the thought of something big and Digimon-related happening that he goes to bed that night with his Digivice in hand. In his dream, he sees a girl, Ruki Makino[[note]]Rika Nonaka[[/note]], facing a Lynxmon and sending a Renamon to fight it, helping Renamon by using Card Slash[[note]]Digi-Modify[[/note]] and giving Renamon enhancements by slashing a Digimon playing card through her Digivice. As Renamon defeats the Lynxmon, Takato recognizes the girl as a “Digimon Tamer”, and all the while Guilmon gets closer and closer to hatching...
Takato wakes up early in the morning, and his dad greets him. Takato asks his dad if Digimon existed when his father was younger, to which his father replies that it didn’t; Takato then goes on to ask what if Digimon were real, but quickly retracts his question, realizing that it’s silly. He then looks back at his Digivice and resolves that Digimon are indeed real.
The small white Digimon from the beginning of the episode, Culumon[[note]]Calumon[[/note]], looks around curiously at humans, wondering various things about them and why they’re not fighting. Takato tries to tell Hirokazu and their other friend Kenta Kitagawa about his dream, but they shrug it off as a dream even though Takato insists that he could feel it was more than that and tease him before running off. Takato, however, is resolute that the girl was a real Tamer and that the Digivice is [[PromotedFanboy proof that he’s now one too]]. Takato checks the Digivice only to find that the [=DigiEgg=] has hatched, and the Digivice shows him a compass that leads him somewhere.
At the government agency, the BridgeBunnies report that “the biggest Wild One they’ve ever seen” is coming in, and their boss tells them to allow it to “Realize”[[note]]bio-emerge[[/note]] before they do anything. As Takato runs where the compass is taking him, the Digimon he created, Guilmon, runs through a digital realm towards the real world…and back in the real world, in another family’s house, a little girl tells her older brother, Jianliang ("Jian") Lee[[note]]Henry[[/note]], to look out the window, while on the street the Ruki senses that “another one” is coming.
Takato follows the Digivice compass to a construction site and sees a hole in the floor with waves rippling from it. As the government agency BridgeBunnies report that the Wild One has Realized, Takato sees none other than his original Digimon come out of the ripples. Takato is overjoyed as he watches Guilmon curiously inspect his surroundings, and Takato approaches him, telling him that he’s his creator.
Guilmon, however, begins spitting fire and turns towards Takato curiously, and as Takato pleads him to stop, he realizes that he might end up being killed by his own creation...
!!Tropes
* ActionPrologue: Digimon Tamers kicks off in the [[{{Cyberspace}} Wild Zone]] with a not yet introduced [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Culumon]] fleeing from an unknown enemy.
* BigDamnHeroes: Not on purpose, but a rampaging Dark Tyrannonmon tackles Culumon’s pursuer and engages it until it evolves and smashes its prey into data.
* CallingYourAttacks: Renamon does not leave its SignatureMove to your imagination.
-->'''Renamon:''' Koyousetsu!
* CassandraTruth: After waking up, Takato attempts to convince Hirokazu and Kenta that Digimon are real. They don’t buy it.
* CollectibleCardGame: Protagonist Takato and his friend Hirokazu are fans of a Digimon Card game and are introduced playing one.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Takato Matsuda immediately sets himself apart from his predecessors [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi Yagami]] and his SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute (and [[SenpaiKohai kohai]]) [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke Motomiya]]. Both were brash, {{Hotblooded}} [[IdiotHero Idiot Heroes]] who had no idea what Digimon was before their first trip to the [[AnotherDimension Digital World]]. Takato is more calm and introverted. He is a Digimon fanboy prior to the series and its the Digimon that comes to “him”. He also doesn’t wear his [[GogglesDoNothing goggles]] until later.
* CoolShades: In Takato’s dream [[{{Deuteragonist}} Ruki]] wears a pair along with a BadassLongcoat.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the first two series, things start off already rather dark. It starts with the very first scene of two Digimon fighting to the death and ends with Takato afraid his own Digimon is going to attack him after brutally incinerating some vermin.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Though it's unclear exactly at what point in time it was taking place, Takato sees Ruki and Renamon battling in his dreams.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[{{Deuteragonist}} Tritagonist]] Jian is in his apartment tinkering with a computer before he is informed by his little sister ([[FunnyBackgroundEvent who is playing with Terriermon]]) of the commotion outside.
* EndingTheme: “My Tomorrow”. Composed and arranged by Kaoru Dokubo, lyrics by Yuu Matsuki and vocals by Creator/AiMaeda aka [=AiM=] who previously sung the first and second endings of Digimon Adventure and 02.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We meet TheProtagonist and our [[TheHero hero]] Takato Matsuda defeating his friend Hirokazu in the Digimon card game (which is [[PlotParallel identical to]] the ActionPrologue) before admitting he [[HumbleHero just came up with it]]
* {{Eyecatch}} The first consists of Guilmon, Terriermon and Renamon as these [[BuffySpeak blocky-toy things]] before Culumom zooms past them causing them to spin and to all evolve into their [[NextTierPowerUp Adult]] levels.The second Impmon whacking Culumon on the head (to its displeasure) before Growmon, Gargomon and Kyubimon spin again to become their [[NextTierPowerUp Perfect]] levels
* HandPuppet: Juri uses one in the beginning of the episode to spook a daydreaming Takato for her amusement.
* HelplessObserverProtagonist: Due to being in a dream Takato can only watch Renamon vs Lynxmon. Guilmon’s excuse is that it was not born yet.
* LateForSchool: Due to playing a Digimon Card Game Takato misses the first bell and is forced to stand in the hall. [[WithFriendsLikeThese Hirokazu, who played with him, did not wait up and thus escaped punishment]].
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: This was why Takato made Guilmon red.
-->'''Takato:''' He’s gotta be red! That’s a color given for the strongest fighter!
* LightningCanDoAnything: With turn-a-card-reader-into-a-Digivice under the very big umbrella of “anything”.
* LockAndLoadMontage: Takato puts a string through his Digivice before wearing it around his neck and filling his backpack. He then heads out to find where Guilmon will Realize.
* MagicCompass: Takato’s Digivice becomes one when Guilmon’s [=DigiEgg=] catches.
* OhCrap: Takato when he realizes that the teacher was in front of him and he insulted her.
* OnTheNext: Takato complains that Guilmon is wreaking havoc at his school before Jian states that a Tamer who can’t control his Digimon does deserve to be a Tamer then introduces himself when asked.
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase: Takato and Jian introduce the preview’s catchphrase for the first time.
-->'''Jian and Takato:'''You, too, should aim to be a Tamer!
* SpoilerOpening: The theme song does not hide the main characters future Digimon partners nor all three of their evolutions. It also spoils Juri becoming Leomon’s Tamer and Impmon evolving into Beezelbubmon both of which do not happen until much later into the series.
* StandingInTheHall: Takato’s teacher makes him do this due to his tardiness.
* StatOVision: Takato owns a card reader that tells the strength of a Digimon Card. His Metal [=DarkTyrannonmon=] has a level of 17,000. The mysterious Blue Card he finds [[ReadingsBlewUpTheScale destroys the card reader]].
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Takato is ecstatic to see his creation come to life, he completely loses his nerve when Guilmon makes a decent sized crater with a [[{{Fireballs}} Fireball]] and tells Guilmon to stop.
* TitleDrop: When Takato sees Ruki performe a Card Slash all he can say is…
-->'''Takato:''' A Digimon Tamer!
* ThemeTune: “The Biggest Dreamer.” Composed and arranged by Michihiko Oota, lyrics by Hiroshi Yamada and vocals by Kouji Wada who previously sung [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Butterfly]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Target ~Akai Shōgeki~]].
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Culumon is thrown into PresentDay Japan after an explosion sends him flying into a portal
[[caption-width-right:350:Or the best day of Takato’s life.]]
->''"A Digimon Tamer!"''
-->-- '''Takato Matsuda'''
In another realm, a small white creature flees from an attacker, but when another monster starts a fight with the attacker, a large explosion ensues...and the white creature is sent flying, somehow thrown into the human world.
We then meet our protagonist, Takato Matsuda, an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary elementary school student]][[note]]middle school student[[/note]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku,_Tokyo Shinjuku]] who happens to be a very big fan of the ''Digimon'' franchise - in fact, it’s [[ShowWithinAShow very popular among kids his age]]. Before school, he plays a Digimon card game battle against his friend Hirokazu Shioda[[note]]Kazu[[/note]], using a card reader to calculate points. As time for school approaches and Takato rushes to gather his cards, only to find a mysterious blue card that he doesn’t recognize among them. He decides to try sliding the card through his reader, but to his dismay, it only causes the reader to go crazy. Thinking that it’s broken, Takato realizes that he’ll be LateForSchool and hastily gathers his stuff, storing his reader and box of cards in his and Hirokazu’s playground hideout.
Takato’s forced to stand outside class for being late, and while he’s waiting, he decides to take some time to [[OriginalCharacter design his own fan Digimon]], Guilmon. His teacher, Miss Asanuma[[note]]Miss Asaji[[/note]], catches him, who sentences him to writing an essay after class. During detention, while he gets distracted by the idea of Guilmon again, he’s approached by his HandPuppet-wielding classmate Juri Katou[[note]]Jeri[[/note]], who picks up a flute she’d forgotten and runs off, having her puppet tell Takato to finish his essay or the teacher will get mad.
Meanwhile, at a mysterious GovernmentAgencyOfFiction, two BridgeBunnies report to their boss that they’ve detected an “irregular packet”, and the boss asks if it’s a “Wild One”.
Takato returns to his playground hideout only to find electrical sparks everywhere. He finds the box holding his cards and reader sparking, and when it opens, his card reader transforms into a small portable device. Takato looks through the functions on the device, but it only reads “no data”.
Takato returns home, where he lives over the bakery his family owns and works in. When he goes to his room and empties the box, he finds that the blue card has disappeared. As lightning strikes outside, he realizes that the blue card was what had transformed his card reader into this new device, which he recognizes through his knowledge of the franchise as a “Digivice”. He takes his notebook with his notes on Guilmon and tries to slide it through the Digivice, but the notebook gets stuck in the scanner portion...but as Takato is about to go down for dinner, he sees the Digivice glowing and scanning the notebook by pulling it page by page through the reader. After scanning all of the pages, the Digivice’s screen shows a [=DigiEgg=]...
Takato is so excited at the thought of something big and Digimon-related happening that he goes to bed that night with his Digivice in hand. In his dream, he sees a girl, Ruki Makino[[note]]Rika Nonaka[[/note]], facing a Lynxmon and sending a Renamon to fight it, helping Renamon by using Card Slash[[note]]Digi-Modify[[/note]] and giving Renamon enhancements by slashing a Digimon playing card through her Digivice. As Renamon defeats the Lynxmon, Takato recognizes the girl as a “Digimon Tamer”, and all the while Guilmon gets closer and closer to hatching...
Takato wakes up early in the morning, and his dad greets him. Takato asks his dad if Digimon existed when his father was younger, to which his father replies that it didn’t; Takato then goes on to ask what if Digimon were real, but quickly retracts his question, realizing that it’s silly. He then looks back at his Digivice and resolves that Digimon are indeed real.
The small white Digimon from the beginning of the episode, Culumon[[note]]Calumon[[/note]], looks around curiously at humans, wondering various things about them and why they’re not fighting. Takato tries to tell Hirokazu and their other friend Kenta Kitagawa about his dream, but they shrug it off as a dream even though Takato insists that he could feel it was more than that and tease him before running off. Takato, however, is resolute that the girl was a real Tamer and that the Digivice is [[PromotedFanboy proof that he’s now one too]]. Takato checks the Digivice only to find that the [=DigiEgg=] has hatched, and the Digivice shows him a compass that leads him somewhere.
At the government agency, the BridgeBunnies report that “the biggest Wild One they’ve ever seen” is coming in, and their boss tells them to allow it to “Realize”[[note]]bio-emerge[[/note]] before they do anything. As Takato runs where the compass is taking him, the Digimon he created, Guilmon, runs through a digital realm towards the real world…and back in the real world, in another family’s house, a little girl tells her older brother, Jianliang ("Jian") Lee[[note]]Henry[[/note]], to look out the window, while on the street the Ruki senses that “another one” is coming.
Takato follows the Digivice compass to a construction site and sees a hole in the floor with waves rippling from it. As the government agency BridgeBunnies report that the Wild One has Realized, Takato sees none other than his original Digimon come out of the ripples. Takato is overjoyed as he watches Guilmon curiously inspect his surroundings, and Takato approaches him, telling him that he’s his creator.
Guilmon, however, begins spitting fire and turns towards Takato curiously, and as Takato pleads him to stop, he realizes that he might end up being killed by his own creation...
!!Tropes
* ActionPrologue: Digimon Tamers kicks off in the [[{{Cyberspace}} Wild Zone]] with a not yet introduced [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Culumon]] fleeing from an unknown enemy.
* BigDamnHeroes: Not on purpose, but a rampaging Dark Tyrannonmon tackles Culumon’s pursuer and engages it until it evolves and smashes its prey into data.
* CallingYourAttacks: Renamon does not leave its SignatureMove to your imagination.
-->'''Renamon:''' Koyousetsu!
* CassandraTruth: After waking up, Takato attempts to convince Hirokazu and Kenta that Digimon are real. They don’t buy it.
* CollectibleCardGame: Protagonist Takato and his friend Hirokazu are fans of a Digimon Card game and are introduced playing one.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Takato Matsuda immediately sets himself apart from his predecessors [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi Yagami]] and his SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute (and [[SenpaiKohai kohai]]) [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke Motomiya]]. Both were brash, {{Hotblooded}} [[IdiotHero Idiot Heroes]] who had no idea what Digimon was before their first trip to the [[AnotherDimension Digital World]]. Takato is more calm and introverted. He is a Digimon fanboy prior to the series and its the Digimon that comes to “him”. He also doesn’t wear his [[GogglesDoNothing goggles]] until later.
* CoolShades: In Takato’s dream [[{{Deuteragonist}} Ruki]] wears a pair along with a BadassLongcoat.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the first two series, things start off already rather dark. It starts with the very first scene of two Digimon fighting to the death and ends with Takato afraid his own Digimon is going to attack him after brutally incinerating some vermin.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Though it's unclear exactly at what point in time it was taking place, Takato sees Ruki and Renamon battling in his dreams.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[{{Deuteragonist}} Tritagonist]] Jian is in his apartment tinkering with a computer before he is informed by his little sister ([[FunnyBackgroundEvent who is playing with Terriermon]]) of the commotion outside.
* EndingTheme: “My Tomorrow”. Composed and arranged by Kaoru Dokubo, lyrics by Yuu Matsuki and vocals by Creator/AiMaeda aka [=AiM=] who previously sung the first and second endings of Digimon Adventure and 02.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We meet TheProtagonist and our [[TheHero hero]] Takato Matsuda defeating his friend Hirokazu in the Digimon card game (which is [[PlotParallel identical to]] the ActionPrologue) before admitting he [[HumbleHero just came up with it]]
* {{Eyecatch}} The first consists of Guilmon, Terriermon and Renamon as these [[BuffySpeak blocky-toy things]] before Culumom zooms past them causing them to spin and to all evolve into their [[NextTierPowerUp Adult]] levels.The second Impmon whacking Culumon on the head (to its displeasure) before Growmon, Gargomon and Kyubimon spin again to become their [[NextTierPowerUp Perfect]] levels
* HandPuppet: Juri uses one in the beginning of the episode to spook a daydreaming Takato for her amusement.
* HelplessObserverProtagonist: Due to being in a dream Takato can only watch Renamon vs Lynxmon. Guilmon’s excuse is that it was not born yet.
* LateForSchool: Due to playing a Digimon Card Game Takato misses the first bell and is forced to stand in the hall. [[WithFriendsLikeThese Hirokazu, who played with him, did not wait up and thus escaped punishment]].
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: This was why Takato made Guilmon red.
-->'''Takato:''' He’s gotta be red! That’s a color given for the strongest fighter!
* LightningCanDoAnything: With turn-a-card-reader-into-a-Digivice under the very big umbrella of “anything”.
* LockAndLoadMontage: Takato puts a string through his Digivice before wearing it around his neck and filling his backpack. He then heads out to find where Guilmon will Realize.
* MagicCompass: Takato’s Digivice becomes one when Guilmon’s [=DigiEgg=] catches.
* OhCrap: Takato when he realizes that the teacher was in front of him and he insulted her.
* OnTheNext: Takato complains that Guilmon is wreaking havoc at his school before Jian states that a Tamer who can’t control his Digimon does deserve to be a Tamer then introduces himself when asked.
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase: Takato and Jian introduce the preview’s catchphrase for the first time.
-->'''Jian and Takato:'''You, too, should aim to be a Tamer!
* SpoilerOpening: The theme song does not hide the main characters future Digimon partners nor all three of their evolutions. It also spoils Juri becoming Leomon’s Tamer and Impmon evolving into Beezelbubmon both of which do not happen until much later into the series.
* StandingInTheHall: Takato’s teacher makes him do this due to his tardiness.
* StatOVision: Takato owns a card reader that tells the strength of a Digimon Card. His Metal [=DarkTyrannonmon=] has a level of 17,000. The mysterious Blue Card he finds [[ReadingsBlewUpTheScale destroys the card reader]].
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Takato is ecstatic to see his creation come to life, he completely loses his nerve when Guilmon makes a decent sized crater with a [[{{Fireballs}} Fireball]] and tells Guilmon to stop.
* TitleDrop: When Takato sees Ruki performe a Card Slash all he can say is…
-->'''Takato:''' A Digimon Tamer!
* ThemeTune: “The Biggest Dreamer.” Composed and arranged by Michihiko Oota, lyrics by Hiroshi Yamada and vocals by Kouji Wada who previously sung [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Butterfly]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Target ~Akai Shōgeki~]].
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Culumon is thrown into PresentDay Japan after an explosion sends him flying into a portal
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[[caption-width-right:350:Or the best day of Takato’s life.]]
->''"A Digimon Tamer!"''
-->-- '''Takato Matsuda'''
In another realm, a small white creature flees from an attacker, but when another monster starts a fight with the attacker, a large explosion ensues...and the white creature is sent flying, somehow thrown into the human world.
We then meet our protagonist, Takato Matsuda, an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary elementary school student]][[note]]middle school student[[/note]] from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku,_Tokyo Shinjuku]] who happens to be a very big fan of the ''Digimon'' franchise - in fact, it’s [[ShowWithinAShow very popular among kids his age]]. Before school, he plays a Digimon card game battle against his friend Hirokazu Shioda[[note]]Kazu[[/note]], using a card reader to calculate points. As time for school approaches and Takato rushes to gather his cards, only to find a mysterious blue card that he doesn’t recognize among them. He decides to try sliding the card through his reader, but to his dismay, it only causes the reader to go crazy. Thinking that it’s broken, Takato realizes that he’ll be LateForSchool and hastily gathers his stuff, storing his reader and box of cards in his and Hirokazu’s playground hideout.
Takato’s forced to stand outside class for being late, and while he’s waiting, he decides to take some time to [[OriginalCharacter design his own fan Digimon]], Guilmon. His teacher, Miss Asanuma[[note]]Miss Asaji[[/note]], catches him, who sentences him to writing an essay after class. During detention, while he gets distracted by the idea of Guilmon again, he’s approached by his HandPuppet-wielding classmate Juri Katou[[note]]Jeri[[/note]], who picks up a flute she’d forgotten and runs off, having her puppet tell Takato to finish his essay or the teacher will get mad.
Meanwhile, at a mysterious GovernmentAgencyOfFiction, two BridgeBunnies report to their boss that they’ve detected an “irregular packet”, and the boss asks if it’s a “Wild One”.
Takato returns to his playground hideout only to find electrical sparks everywhere. He finds the box holding his cards and reader sparking, and when it opens, his card reader transforms into a small portable device. Takato looks through the functions on the device, but it only reads “no data”.
Takato returns home, where he lives over the bakery his family owns and works in. When he goes to his room and empties the box, he finds that the blue card has disappeared. As lightning strikes outside, he realizes that the blue card was what had transformed his card reader into this new device, which he recognizes through his knowledge of the franchise as a “Digivice”. He takes his notebook with his notes on Guilmon and tries to slide it through the Digivice, but the notebook gets stuck in the scanner portion...but as Takato is about to go down for dinner, he sees the Digivice glowing and scanning the notebook by pulling it page by page through the reader. After scanning all of the pages, the Digivice’s screen shows a [=DigiEgg=]...
Takato is so excited at the thought of something big and Digimon-related happening that he goes to bed that night with his Digivice in hand. In his dream, he sees a girl, Ruki Makino[[note]]Rika Nonaka[[/note]], facing a Lynxmon and sending a Renamon to fight it, helping Renamon by using Card Slash[[note]]Digi-Modify[[/note]] and giving Renamon enhancements by slashing a Digimon playing card through her Digivice. As Renamon defeats the Lynxmon, Takato recognizes the girl as a “Digimon Tamer”, and all the while Guilmon gets closer and closer to hatching...
Takato wakes up early in the morning, and his dad greets him. Takato asks his dad if Digimon existed when his father was younger, to which his father replies that it didn’t; Takato then goes on to ask what if Digimon were real, but quickly retracts his question, realizing that it’s silly. He then looks back at his Digivice and resolves that Digimon are indeed real.
The small white Digimon from the beginning of the episode, Culumon[[note]]Calumon[[/note]], looks around curiously at humans, wondering various things about them and why they’re not fighting. Takato tries to tell Hirokazu and their other friend Kenta Kitagawa about his dream, but they shrug it off as a dream even though Takato insists that he could feel it was more than that and tease him before running off. Takato, however, is resolute that the girl was a real Tamer and that the Digivice is [[PromotedFanboy proof that he’s now one too]]. Takato checks the Digivice only to find that the [=DigiEgg=] has hatched, and the Digivice shows him a compass that leads him somewhere.
At the government agency, the BridgeBunnies report that “the biggest Wild One they’ve ever seen” is coming in, and their boss tells them to allow it to “Realize”[[note]]bio-emerge[[/note]] before they do anything. As Takato runs where the compass is taking him, the Digimon he created, Guilmon, runs through a digital realm towards the real world…and back in the real world, in another family’s house, a little girl tells her older brother, Jianliang ("Jian") Lee[[note]]Henry[[/note]], to look out the window, while on the street the Ruki senses that “another one” is coming.
Takato follows the Digivice compass to a construction site and sees a hole in the floor with waves rippling from it. As the government agency BridgeBunnies report that the Wild One has Realized, Takato sees none other than his original Digimon come out of the ripples. Takato is overjoyed as he watches Guilmon curiously inspect his surroundings, and Takato approaches him, telling him that he’s his creator.
Guilmon, however, begins spitting fire and turns towards Takato curiously, and as Takato pleads him to stop, he realizes that he might end up being killed by his own creation...
!!Tropes
* ActionPrologue: Digimon Tamers kicks off in the [[{{Cyberspace}} Wild Zone]] with a not yet introduced [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Culumon]] fleeing from an unknown enemy.
* BigDamnHeroes: Not on purpose, but a rampaging Dark Tyrannonmon tackles Culumon’s pursuer and engages it until it evolves and smashes its prey into data.
* CallingYourAttacks: Renamon does not leave its SignatureMove to your imagination.
-->'''Renamon:''' Koyousetsu!
* CassandraTruth: After waking up, Takato attempts to convince Hirokazu and Kenta that Digimon are real. They don’t buy it.
* CollectibleCardGame: Protagonist Takato and his friend Hirokazu are fans of a Digimon Card game and are introduced playing one.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Takato Matsuda immediately sets himself apart from his predecessors [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi Yagami]] and his SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute (and [[SenpaiKohai kohai]]) [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke Motomiya]]. Both were brash, {{Hotblooded}} [[IdiotHero Idiot Heroes]] who had no idea what Digimon was before their first trip to the [[AnotherDimension Digital World]]. Takato is more calm and introverted. He is a Digimon fanboy prior to the series and its the Digimon that comes to “him”. He also doesn’t wear his [[GogglesDoNothing goggles]] until later.
* CoolShades: In Takato’s dream [[{{Deuteragonist}} Ruki]] wears a pair along with a BadassLongcoat.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the first two series, things start off already rather dark. It starts with the very first scene of two Digimon fighting to the death and ends with Takato afraid his own Digimon is going to attack him after brutally incinerating some vermin.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Though it's unclear exactly at what point in time it was taking place, Takato sees Ruki and Renamon battling in his dreams.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[{{Deuteragonist}} Tritagonist]] Jian is in his apartment tinkering with a computer before he is informed by his little sister ([[FunnyBackgroundEvent who is playing with Terriermon]]) of the commotion outside.
* EndingTheme: “My Tomorrow”. Composed and arranged by Kaoru Dokubo, lyrics by Yuu Matsuki and vocals by Creator/AiMaeda aka [=AiM=] who previously sung the first and second endings of Digimon Adventure and 02.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We meet TheProtagonist and our [[TheHero hero]] Takato Matsuda defeating his friend Hirokazu in the Digimon card game (which is [[PlotParallel identical to]] the ActionPrologue) before admitting he [[HumbleHero just came up with it]]
* {{Eyecatch}} The first consists of Guilmon, Terriermon and Renamon as these [[BuffySpeak blocky-toy things]] before Culumom zooms past them causing them to spin and to all evolve into their [[NextTierPowerUp Adult]] levels.The second Impmon whacking Culumon on the head (to its displeasure) before Growmon, Gargomon and Kyubimon spin again to become their [[NextTierPowerUp Perfect]] levels
* HandPuppet: Juri uses one in the beginning of the episode to spook a daydreaming Takato for her amusement.
* HelplessObserverProtagonist: Due to being in a dream Takato can only watch Renamon vs Lynxmon. Guilmon’s excuse is that it was not born yet.
* LateForSchool: Due to playing a Digimon Card Game Takato misses the first bell and is forced to stand in the hall. [[WithFriendsLikeThese Hirokazu, who played with him, did not wait up and thus escaped punishment]].
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: This was why Takato made Guilmon red.
-->'''Takato:''' He’s gotta be red! That’s a color given for the strongest fighter!
* LightningCanDoAnything: With turn-a-card-reader-into-a-Digivice under the very big umbrella of “anything”.
* LockAndLoadMontage: Takato puts a string through his Digivice before wearing it around his neck and filling his backpack. He then heads out to find where Guilmon will Realize.
* MagicCompass: Takato’s Digivice becomes one when Guilmon’s [=DigiEgg=] catches.
* OhCrap: Takato when he realizes that the teacher was in front of him and he insulted her.
* OnTheNext: Takato complains that Guilmon is wreaking havoc at his school before Jian states that a Tamer who can’t control his Digimon does deserve to be a Tamer then introduces himself when asked.
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase: Takato and Jian introduce the preview’s catchphrase for the first time.
-->'''Jian and Takato:'''You, too, should aim to be a Tamer!
* SpoilerOpening: The theme song does not hide the main characters future Digimon partners nor all three of their evolutions. It also spoils Juri becoming Leomon’s Tamer and Impmon evolving into Beezelbubmon both of which do not happen until much later into the series.
* StandingInTheHall: Takato’s teacher makes him do this due to his tardiness.
* StatOVision: Takato owns a card reader that tells the strength of a Digimon Card. His Metal [=DarkTyrannonmon=] has a level of 17,000. The mysterious Blue Card he finds [[ReadingsBlewUpTheScale destroys the card reader]].
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Takato is ecstatic to see his creation come to life, he completely loses his nerve when Guilmon makes a decent sized crater with a [[{{Fireballs}} Fireball]] and tells Guilmon to stop.
* TitleDrop: When Takato sees Ruki performe a Card Slash all he can say is…
-->'''Takato:''' A Digimon Tamer!
* ThemeTune: “The Biggest Dreamer.” Composed and arranged by Michihiko Oota, lyrics by Hiroshi Yamada and vocals by Kouji Wada who previously sung [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Butterfly]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Target ~Akai Shōgeki~]].
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Culumon is thrown into PresentDay Japan after an explosion sends him flying into a portal
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* SpoilerOpening: The theme song does not hide the main characters future Digimon partners nor all [[UpToEleven three]] three of their evolutions. It also spoils Juri becoming Leomon’s Tamer and Impmon evolving into Beezelbubmon both of which do not happen until much later into the series.
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* HandPuppet: Juri uses one in the beginning of the episode to spook a daydreaming Takato for her amusement. Juri is even the ImageSource.
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* EndingTheme: “My Tomorrow”. Composed and arranged by Kaoru Dokubo, lyrics by Yuu Matsuki and vocals by Creator/AiMaeda aka {{AiM}} who previously sung the first and second endings of Digimon Adventure and 02.
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* EndingTheme: “My Tomorrow”. Composed and arranged by Kaoru Dokubo, lyrics by Yuu Matsuki and vocals by Creator/AiMaeda aka {{AiM}} [=AiM=] who previously sung the first and second endings of Digimon Adventure and 02.
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* MagicCompass: Takato’s Digivice becomes one when Guilmon’s {{DigiEgg}} catches.
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* StatOVision: Takato owns a card reader that tells the strength of a Digimon Card. His Metal {{DarkTyrannonmon}} [=DarkTyrannonmon=] has a level of 17,000. The mysterious Blue Card he finds [[ReadingsBlewUpTheScale destroys the card reader]].
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* ThemeTune: “The Biggest Dreamer.” Composed and arranged by Michihiko Oota, lyrics by Hiroshi Yamada and vocals by Kouji Wada who previously sung [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Butterfly]] and [Anime/[DigimonAdventure02 Target ~Akai Shōgeki~]].
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* ThemeTune: “The Biggest Dreamer.” Composed and arranged by Michihiko Oota, lyrics by Hiroshi Yamada and vocals by Kouji Wada who previously sung [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Butterfly]] and [Anime/[DigimonAdventure02 [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Target ~Akai Shōgeki~]].
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* StatOVision: Takato owns a card reader that tells the strength of a Digimon Card. His Metal DarkTyrannonmon {{DarkTyrannonmon}} has a level of 17,000. The mysterious Blue Card he finds [[ReadingsBlewUpTheScale destroys the card reader]].
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* ThemeTune: “The Biggest Dreamer.” Composed and arranged by Michihiko Oota, lyrics by Hiroshi Yamada and vocals by Kouji Wada who previously sung [[DigimonAdventure [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Butterfly]] and [[DigimonAdventure02 [Anime/[DigimonAdventure02 Target ~Akai Shōgeki~]].
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* MagicalCompass: Takato’s Digivice becomes one when Guilmon’s DigiEgg catches.
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* LateToSchool: Due to playing a Digimon Card Game Takato misses the first bell and is forced to stand in the hall. [[WithFriendsLikeThese Hirokazu, who played with him, did not wait up and thus escaped punishment]].
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* LateToSchool: LateForSchool: Due to playing a Digimon Card Game Takato misses the first bell and is forced to stand in the hall. [[WithFriendsLikeThese Hirokazu, who played with him, did not wait up and thus escaped punishment]].
