This is MJ. I'm an author, I'm an artist, I'm an analyzer. You can find all my work
at mjmunoz.com. Welcome to Digimon Chronicles. This is episode 24 and I will
be talking about Digimon Dreamers, the manga, chapter 4. So as I talked about
last time I thought there would be some action coming up and sure enough there
is action in this chapter and I'm happy to see that. The pacing of it feels a
little bit funny because it almost makes it seem like this is days later or it's
another trip that Ritsu has taken into the digital world but that's what it
seems like from the opening of the chapter but from the fact that Ogremon
is there stealing the Cyprus meat it feels very much just like a continuation
of the previous episode. So maybe it's the case that after Ritsu and Pulsemon
ate a bunch of Tanamon's meat, I mean Cyprus meat, that they you know perhaps
arrested for a little bit of time and then Pulsemon proceeded to do his heavy
bag or I guess it's just a punching bag you know training at the punching bag
and you know he showed a lot of strength and that's pretty interesting I guess
I'm wondering given the fact that he's eaten so much and that he's taking so
much abuse from Ogremon in the course of this chapter if it is possible that he
will have met the conditions to Digivolve in the next chapter. I kind of
thought or assumed that Dreamers would just be a quest like a comedic as I
started reading it more and more which I know we're only in the fourth chapter so
I guess by the third chapter I thought I don't know this guy's ever gonna Digivolve
I think it'll just be kind of gags and some comedy and you know maybe some
fights and some adventure as they're trying to figure out what to do to get
him to Digivolve but it wouldn't actually happen but it seems based on
everything that's happened in the last two chapters that he very well could
Digivolve in the next chapter which I think would be pretty fun and exciting. I
think the possibility of this Bokmon which I don't know that's a real
Digimon or not or if that's just something Pulsemon was making up and
that Yabunyo got a chance to just have fun and make a fake Digimon you know
like they did with that the Vmon or is it XVmon and XVmon and Angemon
Jorgas or DNA Digivolution that they you know joked about and like I don't know if
that was supposed to be Vmon or Daisuke Davis's like you know crayon
drawing of you know Super Dancer Angelmon or whatever that was in 02 so
like I don't know if it's one of those Digimon or not but I think the
Bokomon design looked pretty cool it's you know simple but it's kind of a neat
idea and I have to steal the look of that or the concept of going from Pulsemon
to Bokomon for my for one of my writing projects because I'm doing a you know
not Digimon a legally distinct Digimon story idea that it's just kind of like a
background element of something but of course well not of course you don't know
this but when I develop background elements for stuff I like to go as hard
as I can and make them as cool as I can and almost approach it as if you know
what if I were actually doing this as my main project what would that look like
and how would I you know how would I develop that and how would it make sense
so it's something it's a danger of being me when I'm creating stuff but anyway I
don't want to get too distracted talking about that but the idea of just being
like bigger and bulkier and maintaining the like emblem on his chest and some
other key visual things so he looks basically like the same guy but just
kind of grown up as opposed to you know a you know new mom on turning into like a
like a Coromon turning into a new one turning into a raremon champion or
ultimate level anyway raremon is like crazy I can't see anything did you
fall for into that or like you know a new mom on well I know just the Digivolution
is weird and if you're a Digimon fan you know you've seen what like the actual
digital digital digital lines are and they're crazy I think Tamers had the
sweet spot well Tamers has my favorite approach where they're like logically
consistent all the way through and they just look really cool and they're like
tailor-made for being you know hero lines which I think is well that's that
makes the most sense that's what I would do anyway I guess it's more fun and more
free if you haven't done the crazy random way that they originally had it
for the was it the V pet V tamer whatever the original Digimon you know
portable handheld game was called anyway it's cool that Ogremon actually comes
in and attacks and his monkey Digimon who I don't know the name of says
something to the effect of there seems to be a curse on Cyprus town where the
Digimon who live there won't did you evolve or have a very difficult time
digivolving there's an Ogremon and a Patamon which are rookies and I don't
know if Pokemon is a I guess he's a rookie too the others are all babies
there's you know I'm not gonna name them all you saw them um but I think there's
there's babies and fresh I don't know I don't remember how exactly it goes but
there's lower level Digimon there mostly and you know I believe pulse wants a
rookie yeah both one is a rookie as well so it is interesting this concept of
this Cyprus town being cursed where they have a more difficult time
digivolving and looks like Ogremon is from a different location different
town adjacent to Cyprus town but you know outside of it so he's been he's
not been affected by that so I think that's kind of an interesting concept
that there could be something wrong with that little area of the digital world
and I wonder if it has to do with if it has anything to do with the fact that
pulse one was able to summon Ritsu into his into Cyprus town essentially and I
know it's just kind of curious but I'm definitely looking forward to more of a
fight next time I've been watching you show and pulse one saying that he like
wants to endure the abuse of the fight because every you know bit of pain he
injures is bringing him closer to digivolving and him just getting back up
again and again after getting knocked down made me think pulse one is
basically you scale your meshi like that is a really interesting thing to do
that's really cool and yeah he's like a crazy punk and I like that I like you
scale on and we love the whole cast is great but yeah I like thinking of pulse
man as like you ske and just the attitude and the ambition and everything
that he is going for him is really interesting and really fun and I like
seeing it play out and I like ogre man ogre man I like ogre man freaking out
at how much pulse man is interested in continuing the fight you know to his
detriment because ultimately you know pulse one thinks it's to his benefit and
ogre man just thinks I'm gonna kill this guy not that I think he has a
problem with killing him he just thinks he's a freak for inviting death and not
being scared of it which is what I'm sure ogre one would prefer to see so
yeah I'm interested in what's gonna go on I'm expecting that he will did you
evolve in the next chapter or you know very near very soon than the next couple
chapters and I'm curious as to what your thoughts are on it if you think my you
know you scale your meshi equals pulse man assessment is correct and if you
think he'll did you evolve soon or you think he'll spend the whole manga not
did you evolving at all and yeah I'd like to hear your thoughts on those
speculative questions or my opinions as well as the you know your thoughts in
the actual chapter itself so anyway until next time folks take care this is
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