Plot<\/b>: Guilmon suddenly begins to vanish before Takato\u2019s eyes. He asks his friends for help on what they think might be happening to him, but they offer no information that could be really useful. Just as Takato\u2019s at his most worried for Guilmon\u2019s fate, Guilmon vanishes completely. Can Takato, Lee and Ruki find Guilmon before he\u2019s lost forever?<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n Title Card<\/b>:<\/p>\n Title Change<\/b>: \u201cGuilmon in Danger! An Adventure in My Town\u201d is changed to \u201cNow You See It, Now You Don\u2019t\u201d. I like the dub\u2019s title better because, while it\u2019s not creative at all, at least it has some style to it whereas the original\u2019s is literally just telling us the absolutely bare bones of the content of this episode in the most boring way possible.<\/p>\n Dub!Takato: \u201cNo need to make breakfast!\u201d<\/p>\n Takato\u2019s Mom: \u201cWe own a bakery. That\u2019s all we make!\u201d<\/p>\n Uh\u2026.no. You make baked goods. Bread mostly but\u2026.breakfast is not inherently bread, and bread is not exclusively a breakfast food. I actually associate it more with lunch. Maybe dinner if we\u2019re talking dinner rolls\u2013\u2026..this is a dumb conversation I\u2019m having with myself right now.<\/p>\n Takato sure is awful comfortable walking around the streets with Guilmon in plain view.<\/p>\n Hey, Saban\u2019s put in a good joke today!<\/p>\n Ms. Asaji: \u201cSo the town wants me to talk to you all about the tunnel under the park that\u2019s for use when the rain causes flooding, but it seems like a useless lesson to me. I mean, we all know about the tunnel, right?\u201d<\/p>\n Takato: \u201cI don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms. Asaji: *without missing a beat* \u201cSo this tunnel\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n Takato is quietly relieved that Guilmon\u2019s still there. In the dub, he\u2019s quietly expresses disdain that Calumon\u2019s there.<\/p>\n In response to being told the explanation of what loneliness is, Culumon just says that he\u2019s never felt that way before. In the dub, Calumon adds on that it seems kinda silly to feel that way, and Guilmon agrees.<\/p>\n This may seem very minor, but it just seemed a bit\u2026.callous to say. I know this is Calumon we\u2019re dealing with, he\u2019s not exactly a master of tact, but keep in mind that Takato kinda personalizes this feeling in the dub by explaining a moment when he feels lonely \u2013 when he\u2019s drawing cool pictures and there\u2019s no one around to see them. Maybe I\u2019m making a mountain out of a mole hill, but it just seemed off to me.<\/p>\n Yamaki\u2019s boss or whoever that is says that a change in government will be needed if the public ever caught wind of Hypnos. Yamaki explains that he has evidence of similar programs existing in other countries and that Japan is lagging behind in its development. However, his boss still insists that Hypnos should never be disclosed to the public and that it shouldn\u2019t exist to begin with.<\/p>\n I suppose Saban didn\u2019t want to inject political talk into the show, at least not this soon, so they have the boss guy say they\u2019ll be treated as criminals if the public finds out about the goings on at Hypnos (what with them collecting and analyzing personal data, but supposedly only if it\u2019s criminal.) Yamaki then goes on to sarcastically comment about of course not disclosing the existence of Hypnos to the public.<\/p>\n Uhhh\u2026..Takato\u2026..hundreds of people around you right now\u2026..What is this? How did we go from him being paranoid of Guilmon being found out to him casually walking the busy streets with him out in the open?<\/p>\n Originally, Guilmon asks where they\u2019re going, and Takato asks if he wants to evolve. Guilmon says he doesn\u2019t know how. Then Takato comments that Guilmon was just born recently. In the dub, Guilmon says that Calumon might be right about not needing a partner, which is a callous thing to say even for naive Guilmon. Takato then asks if Guilmon wants to leave him, and Guilmon responds with a no then follows it up by asking if Takato wants him to leave. Takato responds that Guilmon can be confusing.<\/p>\n If pronoun usage is any indication, supposedly Culumon is female whereas Calumon is male. However, whether or not you apply sexes\/genders to Digimon is always questionable. A later line by Renamon seems to imply that they don\u2019t acknowledge gender, at least in this season, so it\u2019s up to your view on it, I suppose.<\/p>\n After a brief commercial break in the dub, they reverse and replay the dipping upside down shot in the alley.<\/p>\n Guilmon says he knew Renamon would be in the alley. Renamon states that Digimon are drawn to each other because they\u2019re destined to battle. In the dub, Renamon asks if they were expecting their mommies. Guilmon then says he doesn\u2019t have a mommy, reconsiders and states Takato is his mommy. Takato tells him not to call him that, but Renamon says it\u2019s fitting because of the way he babies his Digimon.<\/p>\n Ruki asks when Takato\u2019s going to stop going around town with Guilmon and says it\u2019s embarrassing. I think it\u2019s more reckless than anything, but yes, Takato, stop that. He then says it\u2019s not embarrassing. In the dub, Rika asks why Takato keeps following her and asks if he\u2019s in love with her. He says he\u2019s not following her.<\/p>\n Takato originally just says that of course he\u2019s not going to fight Ruki. In the dub, he explains that he wouldn\u2019t fight her because she\u2019s a girl (nice, sexist) and she\u2019d kick his butt (that makes up for it\u2026I guess???)<\/p>\n Ruki originally tells Takato to never call her Ruki-chan again or she\u2019ll kick his butt. In the dub, since this can\u2019t be translated, Rika tells Takato to never mention the dream he had about her again or she\u2019ll send him to dream land for good.<\/p>\n Takato originally tells Guilmon that he came to him like magic and it seemed like all of his dreams came true. Guilmon says he doesn\u2019t understand what he\u2019s talking about, but if Takato\u2019s happy, he\u2019s happy. In the dub, Takato says he\u2019s scared of Guilmon vanishing, and Guilmon says Calumon told him that being scared is pointless, like trying to ice skate on sausages.<\/p>\n Takato\u2019s mom says that Takato\u2019s probably old enough to be trusted to stay out a little late, and his dad reluctantly agrees. In the dub, she says they should eat the ice cream they saved for dessert and tell Takato it melted. He says he already ate it.<\/p>\n A closeup shot of the computer monitor is removed.<\/p>\n Ruki\u2019s grandma is saying something about being too old for something as she types on the computer and mentions that she put a smiley face after the message. In the dub, she\u2019s saying all of these really dated and cringey 90\u2019s valley girl slang words, and Rika mentions that she\u2019s on Granny Chat.<\/p>\n How can someone preoccupied with digital beings think that computers are \u2018lame\u2019?<\/p>\n Ruki originally wants to leave since she thinks avoiding that one area will solve the problem, but Lee still wants to find out what happened to Guilmon. In the dub, Rika tells Henry to never order around Renamon and he tells her he\u2019s only trying to keep them out of danger.<\/p>\n Kinda late to be noting this, but I really prefer the dub\u2019s Digivice sounds over the originals. The original\u2019s sounds are obnoxious.<\/p>\n Scene swap? Really, Saban? Are you kidding? I thought I only had to deal with this with 4Kids. In the original, after Lee and Takato break into the area where Guilmon disappeared, we get the scene with Yamaki and Reika (Riley) implementing the Yuggoth program. In the dub, we get a scene with Takato\u2019s parents worrying about him that doesn\u2019t come until a few minutes later in the original. I have no clue why this swap happened.<\/p>\n Takato originally slips up and calls her Ruki-chan before coughing and calling her simply Ruki. In the dub, again since this can\u2019t be translated, she just glares at him for being excited over her deciding to stay, and he calms himself down.<\/p>\n Now at the scene that was swapped, Takato\u2019s dad says he\u2019s thinking about taking a walk as they hear police sirens in the neighborhood. Takato\u2019s mom softly mentions that she forgot to buy something, obviously hinting that they\u2019re actually very worried about Takato. In the dub, he just says he\u2019s probably almost home, and she says softly that it\u2019s getting very late. These changes are fine and the overall tone of the scene stays very much intact, but the dub loses the slight subtly of the original.<\/p>\n Ruki originally says that the area they\u2019re in makes no sense. Lee concurs and says it\u2019s just a bunch of messed up data. In the dub, Rika just yells and Henry says that maybe the Digital World from the TV show is real and maybe they\u2019re in it.<\/p>\n First of all, another poke that only the dub claims there\u2019s a TV show about Digimon. This is also further supported by an earlier line in the original where Takato only mentions internet and card games as being part of the Digimon franchise. Second, of course the Digital World is real. Where do you think your Digimon came from?<\/p>\n Guilmon originally asks Takato if they can play. In the dub, he asks if he can sleep for five more minutes.<\/p>\n Takato calls out Guilmon\u2019s name, and Guilmon thanks him. In the dub, he asks if Guilmon\u2019s alright and he says he\u2019s skating on sausages.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll notice that Ruki\/Rika is backsliding a bit with her views on Digimon, in case you thought she was beyond all of that \u2018Digimon don\u2019t matter, they\u2019re just data\u2019 stuff. I know she likes to keep up a tough attitude around the others, but no one\u2019s forcing her to say this insensitive stuff about Digimon, especially not when Renamon\u2019s standing right there.<\/p>\n Lee tells Takato that he\u2019ll see him at school. In the dub, he tells Takato that he was really brave. Takato says there\u2019s a first time for everything, and Henry says he should get used to it. I actually like what the dub did here. It turned a rather boring send-off into a rather nice moment between Henry and Takato.<\/p>\n Takato and Guilmon share a goodbye in the original with Takato looking at Guilmon very fondly. In the dub, he tells Guilmon that he was brave too. Guilmon says he was brave because of Takato, which prompts the fond look Takato gives. Again, I actually like the dub better because it adds more sentiment to the sendoff instead of just saying \u2018See ya!\u2019<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n I\u2019ve always really loved this episode and I still do. I am a huge sucker for episodes that focus on Takato and Guilmon\u2019s friendship, especially when that friendship might be in danger. I don\u2019t mind at all that there were absolutely no battles in this episode either.<\/p>\n We got some new information and theories on the Digimon and Digital world, even though I still don\u2019t know why that field of messed up information kidnapped Guilmon in the first place. I also don\u2019t know how Guilmon created a road in the field. The Digivices leading them to Guilmon makes sense but Guilmon making a road out doesn\u2019t. Also, we have no clue why this messed up Digital field was created in the first place. Maybe, as Yamaki usually says, it\u2019s just an anomaly.<\/p>\n Nothing was changed that much, outside of the baffling scene swap which I actually now think I can justify by saying it was probably for a more convenient commercial break placement. I also liked how we got to see Takato\u2019s parents worrying about him so much. It\u2019s a small thing, but it\u2019s important in the grand scheme of his character.<\/p>\n Next up, an episode I half don\u2019t like. Guilmon gets framed for pranks that Impmon is pulling, but we get his first evolution into Growlmon!<\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fiddletwix.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/screenshot-2025-03-29-161514.png\")
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