# Digimon Data Squad (2006)

> A undefeated junior high fighter bonds with an escaped Digital Monster named Agumon and joins a team investigating strange incidents between the human and Digital Worlds.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/36676

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 48
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, adventure, science fiction, family
- Network: Fuji TV
- Cast: Soichiro Hoshi, Taiki Matsuno, Hirofumi Nojima, Kazuya Nakai, Yui Aragaki, Yukana, Rie Kugimiya, Chie Koujiro
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1138300/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: energetic, earnest, cheerful, adventurous, playful

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with a middling overall rating and a single season that viewers rated well.

## Synopsis

Digimon Data Squad (2006-2007) is a Japanese animated action adventure series created as a Toei Animation production for Fuji TV, a single-season run of 48 episodes. Its protagonist is Masaru Daimon, an undefeated second-year junior high student voiced by Soichiro Hoshi, who meets Agumon, a Digital Monster escaped from DATS, a secret government organization. Voiced by Taiki Matsuno, Agumon arrives with a rocky first impression, and the two become best friends by settling their differences with their fists. Alongside allies including Touma Norstein (Hirofumi Nojima) and Yoshino Fujieda (Yui Aragaki), the pair takes on the engine of each episode: investigating a steady stream of incidents where Digital Monsters cross between the Digital World and the human world. The episodes are built around brisk battles, partner bonds and the slow uncovering of a larger mystery, giving the series a shonen-style energy. Set in a contemporary Japanese city, it blends kid-friendly spectacle with camaraderie and determination. Fans of Digimon Adventure, Pokemon and Beyblade will find similar appeal in its monster partnerships, team dynamics and cheerful, earnest action.

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