THE DIGIMON TAMERS

January 9, 2010

Digimon Tamers
Digimon Tamers
デジモンテイマーズ (Dejimon Teimāzu)
Genre	Action, Adventure
TV anime
Director	Yukio Kaizawa
Writer	Chiaki J. Konaka
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensor	Fuji TV Saban Entertainment
Network	Fuji TV
[show]Other networks: Fox Kids (2001-2002), ABC Family (2002-2006), Disney Channel (2004-2009) The Disney Afternoon (present) YTV NTV7 Jetix (formerly Fox Kids) Indosiar Cartoon Network, ABS-CBN, HERO TV Globo, Fox Kids RTL II, Tele 5 SIC, Canal Panda, Panda Biggs Fox Kids Televizija OBN Rai Due Modernine TV Spacetoon Animax Taiwan Television, STAR Chinese Channel TVB
Original run	April 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Battle of Adventurers
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	July 14, 2001
Runtime	50 mins
Anime film
Runaway Locomon
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	March 2, 2002
Runtime	30 mins
Related works
Digimon Adventure (Season One) Digimon Adventure 02 (Season Two) Digimon Frontier (Season Four) Digimon Savers / Data Squad (Season Five)

 

 Digimon Tamers (デジモンテイマーズ, Dejimon Teimāzu^?) is the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a “alternative” universe, a world much like ours where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games, a collectible card game, and a cartoon series. A group of 12-year-olds (10-year olds in the Japanese version), Takato, Henry and Rika (fans of the Digimon card game) meet their own Digimon friends and start to duel “bio-emerging” Digimon who cross the barrier between the information network, synthesizing proteins and becoming real. Most of it is set in the modern Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan and only changes scenario to the Digital World for a short time.

 MAIN CHARACTERS

Takato Matsuki
Digimon character
First appearance	Episode 1, “Guilmon Comes Alive”
Voiced by	Makoto Tsumura (Japanese) Brian Beacock (English)
Japanese name	Takato Matsuda
Profile
Age	10 (original) 12 (dub)
Grade	5th (original) 6th (dub)
Digimon	Guilmon

Takato Matsuki, known as Takato Matsuda (松田 啓人, Matsuda Takato^?) in Japan, is a fictional character in the Digimon Tamers series and one of the three main protagonists.

Takato is a cheerful, happy, carefree person, like his hero Tai Kamiya, and loves Digimon, loving to play the Digimon card game and drawing Digimon he made up. One such Digimon became his partner; Guilmon. He became fast friends with Henry Wong and his partner, Terriermon. He had a crush on Jeri Katou (Juri Katou) throughout the series (he openly admits it). Takato was voiced by Makoto Tsumura (Japan) and Brian Beacock (English).

Henry Wong
Digimon character
First appearance	Episode 1, “Guilmon Comes Alive”
Voiced by	Mayumi Yamaguchi (Japanese) Dave Wittenberg (English)
Japanese name	Li Jianliang
Profile
Age	10 (original) 12 (dub)
Grade	5th (original) 6th (dub)
Digimon	Terriermon

Henry Wong, known in Japan as Li Jianliang / Rii Jenrya (李健良, Japanese: Rii Jenrya, Chinese: Lǐ Jiànliáng), or Jian (ジェン Jen) for short, is a fictional character in the Digimon Tamers anime series. The human partner of Terriermon, he is known for his calm presence and pacifist attitude. He was voiced by Mayumi Yamaguchi (Japan) and Dave Wittenberg (US).

Rika Nonaka
Digimon character
First appearance	Episode 1, “Guilmon Comes Alive”
Last appearance	Episode 51, “Such Sweet Sorrow”
Voiced by	Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese) Melissa Fahn (English)
Japanese name	Ruki Makino
Profile
Age	10 (original) 12 (dub)
Date of birth	late March
Grade	5th (original) 6th (dub)
Digimon	Renamon

Rika Nonaka, known in Japan as Ruki Makino (牧野 留姫, Makino Ruki^?), is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Digimon Tamers. She is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese), Pansy Tsang (Cantonese) & Melissa Fahn (English).

THE DIGIMON 

Guilmon (ギルモン)
Voice actor(s)	Masako Nozawa (Japanese) Steven Blum (English)
Partner(s)	Takato Matsuki
Digivolution
In-Training	Gigimon
Rookie	Guilmon
Champion	Growlmon
Ultimate	WarGrowlmon
Mega	Gallantmon Megidramon
Mega	Gallantmon Crimson Mode

Terriermon (テリアモン)
Voice actor(s)	Aoi Tada (Japanese) Mona Marshall (English)
Partner(s)	Henry Wong
Digivolution
In-Training	Gummymon
Rookie	Terriermon
Champion	Gargomon
Ultimate	Rapidmon
Mega	MegaGargomon

Renamon (レナモン)
Voice actor(s)	Yuka Imai (Japanese) Mari Devon (English)
Partner(s)	Rika Nonaka
Digivolution
In-Training	Viximon
Rookie	Renamon
Champion	Kyubimon
Ultimate	Taomon
Mega	Sakuyamon