Bandai Japan Announces Digimon Color V-Pet V1 & V2
It’s finally here! After several teasers dropped by Bandai Japan on the Digimon website and social media profiles, the Digimon Color V-Pet is now official. To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Digimon Bandai Japan has released the original Digimon V-Pet V1 and V2 in color! Although the Digimon Vital Bracelet is the first color screen Digimon device, this is truly the first Digimon v-pet that is in color! It’s giving us Tamagotchi Plus Color (TMGC+C) vibes from 2008!
There will be four color v-pets, which include two version 1 and two version 2 devices. V1 shells include brown and gray, where V2 shells include white and black.It is important to note that version 1 shells have the same content, and version 2 shells have the same content.
The new screen unlocks a world of color! Not only are the characters in color, but the entire display including the background, menu screens, and more. The background can be changed, and you can get the background of other versions by connecting with them.
Digimon Color can only connect to other Digimon Color devices, it is not possible to connect to other Digimon v-pets. The device features the same keychain design, but when you look at the bottom of the device there is a small flap where you can unveil the USB Type-C charging port at the bottom right-hand corner. Now that is modern! For comparison, the Tamagotchi Smart feature micro USB at this time. Bandai Japan notes that the device is the same exact size as the original, and modernization has not compromised the shape or size in any way!
The character lineup Is based on the original 18 Digimon per v-pet version 1 and version 2. ShinMonzaemon from Monzaemon in the V1, and Ebemon for Vademon in the V2. 17 characters are displayed, but one character in each version is hidden!
The training function you know and love is there in full color, and is of course different for V1 and V2 programming. There is also the single player battle system too, which does not require a partner. It’s just so nice to see the graphics in color!
Support functions have been enhanced, and are easier to play. These include faster breeding which helps your Digimon grow up faster. Cold mode, which will cause growth to stop and stomach and muscle strength will not decrease. Lastly, the backup system where you can save up to one Digimon training as a backup.
There’s even a bonus item! You’ll get a mini shikishi by Japanese designer Kenji Watanabe which features Tyranomon titled Digimon 25th Anniversary Shikishi Version Digimon Origin.
Preorders are now available on Premium Bandai Japan for ¥6,930, preorders are set to close on September 30th, 2022 and will ship in February 2023.
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Digital Monster Color designs
I'm in a very boring uni class rn soo I'm gonna rank the Digital Monster Color designs.
Okay soo these are the categories in every version:
-Peak: what I think is the best design in the device.
-Love:my actual favorite design of the device.
-Honorable mentions(HM):3 of what I believe to be very good designs.
-Eghhhh:what I think is the worst design of the device, if I don't have one, it will be my least favorite.
Any other digimon outside of this categories is in a scale of Good to eeeehhh it's fine.
Okay, everything except HM will have some explanation, I will prioritize the '97 designs and this will be me in the order of best to worse device.
Ver.2
-Peak:Cres Garurumon,yeah I know what I said about 97, I explain it the overview. That aside, I usually prefer the gabus lines, and that artwork is just *chef kiss*. Sprite is meh, tho.
-Love:Gabumon , okay it's more about the "lost child energy" of the artwork more that the sprite, but I really love this little fella.
-HM:SkullGreymon, Angemon, Kabuterimon
-Eghhhh: Vademon, tbh I don't quite get Vademon as a design,just probably my least favorite evo of a mistake evo of any version. Vegimon and Ebemon are cool, tho.
Overview: The thing about the ver.2 devices is that I think is a very solid roster in general, so I find it very hard to pick favorites.Also it has very funny sprites tho, like those of Yukidarumon, Whamon, Vegiemon,and MetalMamemon.
Ver.4
-Peak:Megadramon, like just look at it, it's a dragon serpent with wings and cannons for arms.It's the definition of peak.Also sprite is very good.
-Love:BloomLordmon, I just really like this design,I think is a very good interpretation of "Plant knight" also the helmet that looks like a pirate hat is funny.
-HM:Digitamamon, Monochromon, Coelamon.
-Eghhhh:Nanimon, okay if Vademon was my least favorite evo of a mistake evo, this is my actual least favorite mistake evo. I know it's a tamagotchi, but maan that artwork is gross. Sprite is meh.
Overview:Another really solid roster, the only thing I don't like about it is nanimon, especially when you have to go through it to get a good design, Digitamamon. Also, Bandai's choice of making Genkoomon the digitamamon evo just baffles me.
Ver.1
-Peak:Metalgreymon, virus Metalgreymon is one of the best digimon designs in general,so I'm very glad it is in this device and not the vaccine version.
-Love:Tyranomon, hands down, Tyranomon is my favorite design of all time, like just look at him, he's just a jolly and friendly tyrannosaurus rex, it's the best.
-HM:Devimon,Betamon,BanchoMamemon.
-Eghhhh:tbh,I don't really have a digimon I don't like that much in this device,soo I'm going to say Omegamon Alter S. just beacuse I'm tired of Omegamonn, even tho Alter S. is one of the best Omegamon designs.
Overview: the Ver.1 is also really solid, but in my personal opinion has a problem in which that the adults are really "adjacent?",like Tyranomon, Greymon, Meramon, Airdramon and Devimon I feel they have like some relation to fire, even tho they aren't fire digimon half of them. Tyranomon and Greymon are actual fire dinosaurs, Meramon in straight up a fire man, Devimon is a devil soo is kinda connected, and Airdramon is dragon-like with those red wings,so it seems like is fire related.That aside, the childs, perfects and megas are really solid.
Ver.3
-Peak:Orgemon, the Ver.3 context is somewhat dire,soo I guess Orgemon is fine,I like the Orc + Oni design.
-Love:Drimogemon, okay I don't like it quite as much, but in the Ver.3 context is probably my favorite, even tho is probably because his face looks like a butt xD.
-HM:Centalmon, Giromon, Patamon
-Eghhhh:Chimariamon, look I get what's trying to do, I don't think the idea is executed as best as it could.
Overview:First of all, the lines are a mess. Not like in "this makes no sense as an evolution", a mess in the sense as to why there is an extra digimon out of nowhere.Second, this device is full of digimons I don't feel anything about them as a group.Like, Bokomon, Centalmon, Giromon, Andromon are fine in it's own, but not all in the same device.Also there's the digimon I don't care about at all, like Shellmon, Unimon, Kunemon, and so on.
Ver.5
-Peak:Mugendramon, tbh I think this is also one of the best digimon designs in general, but is held back for the things I'm going to explain in dept on the overview
-Love:Ex-Tyranomon, plushie Tyranomon, next. (Also Bandai you cowards, make an actual Tyranomon plushie).
-HM:Devidramon, Dark Tyranomon, Chaosdramon
-Eghhhh:Flymon, I had to pick one, I will go on detail in the overview.
Overview: Let's talk about the elephant in the room, this device has a serious case of awful sprites. Like,some of the designs are more of less good, but the sprites held them back. By example , for some reason, MetalTyranomon cables seem like veins, making it kinda creepy. Aaaand there are the weird ugly designs even in artwork, both Childs are whack; Cyclomon, Flymon, Tuskmon, Deltamon, Raremon are whack; Nanomon is meh. The tragedy of this version is that the perfect onwards stuff is fine-cool, but everything else is pretty bad.
All the sprites come from wikimon
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