Digital Monster X-Evolution

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Digital Monster X-Evolution
Digimon X-Evolution poster
Directed by	Hiroyuki Kakudou
Produced by	Atsutoshi Umezawa
Written by	Kazunori Ito, Miwa Kawasaki
Starring	Minami Takayama, Chika Sakamoto, Hideyuki Tanaka, Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Yamaguchi, Junko Noda
Music by	Takehiko Gokita
Distributed by	Toei Animation, Fuji TV, Bandai, Digimon CG Project
Release date(s)	January 3, 2005
Running time	80 minutes
Language	Japanese

Digital Monster X-Evolution (frequently referred to among fans by the commonplace portmanteau, Digimon X-Evolution) is the 8th Digimon movie, and the first to air on Japanese television rather than being in Japanese theaters first. It aired on January 3, 2005, on the Fuji TV network.

Digital Monster X-Evolution is also the only Digimon movie to be done entirely in CG, as well as the only Digimon movie not related to one of the Digimon anime series.

1 Plot
2 Background
3 Cast
4 See also

[edit] Plot

The Digital World is becoming so overpopulated that the super computer (Yggdrasil) that governs the Digital World can't handle it anymore. His solution? Wipe out the vast majority of the Digimon with the X Virus. He chooses a very small percentage to be moved to a new Digital World because he plans to destroy the old Digital World. Those who were not chosen but survived anyway and moved to the new world had a rare gift known as the X-Antibody, this antibody when activated changed their appearance and made them more powerful.

Those who have the X-Antibody are generally distinguished by the X in their name and sometimes an X placed on their body somewhere. There are few with the X-Antibody that are not distinguished by an X after their name but this is because there is no version of them in existence that doesn't have the X-Antibody so there is no need to distinguish the normal and X-Antibody apart with the X surname.

[edit] Background

X-Evolution is loosely based on the storyline of Digimon Chronicle, which was a series of mini-manga which accompanied the Japanese toy Digimon Pendulum X. The one significant difference between the manga and X-Evolution is that while the manga chronicles the adventures of Kouta Doumoto and his Digimon Dorumon, the movie's only focus is on a lone Dorumon, with no human involvement whatsoever.

Also, in America, Digimon with the X-Antibody are prominently featured in the card series "Digimon: Operation X". Certain Digimon have the X Antibody, some Digimon are vulnerable to these Digimon, and another group of Digimon can easily destroy Digimon with the X-Antibody. Modify cards can also add, destroy, alter, or get power from the X Antibody.

As a side note, for some reason, Silphymon, the result of a DNA Digivolution between Aquilamon and Gatomon, only has Hawkmon's voice (in the Japanese versions, the seiyuu for one Digimon also voices its Digivolutions, so Hawkmon and Aquilamon have the same actor) here. This probably suggests that, besides Garudamon as seen in Digimon Savers, Silphymon is Aquilamon's natural Ultimate and can become him without Gatomon. His cards in the card game support this.

[edit] Cast

[edit] See also

Digimon v • d • e
Anime:	Adventure (Season 1) \| Adventure 02 (Season 2) \| Tamers (Season 3) \| Frontier (Season 4) \| Digimon Savers (Digimon Data Squad) \| Digital Monster X-Evolution (movie)
Manga Series:	V-Tamer \| Digimon Next \| Digimon Chronicle \| D-Cyber
Video Games:	Digimon World (and 2, 3, 4) \| Digital Card Battle \| Battle Spirit (and 1.5, 2) \| Digimon Racing \| Rumble Arena (and 2) \| Digimon RPG \| Digimon World DS \| Digimon Story: Sunburst/Moonlight \| Digimon Savers: Another Mission \| Anode/Cathode Tamer \| Tag Tamers
Other:	Digimon (creature) \| Digimon card game \| Digimon virtual pet \| DigiDestined \| Digivice \| Digivolution \| Digital World \| List of Digimon \| Chosen Digimon \| List of human characters