Worst Day of Masaru's Life! Prankster Soulmon (JP)Curse This Curse: Marcus's Bad Day (EN) Original Writer: Yokote MichikoDub Writer: Seth Walther Original Airdates:June 4, 2006 (JP)November 26, 2007 (EN) When Kristy goes to visit Thomas' mansion for the first time, she's mortified when Marcus and Agumon embarrass her by eating like pigs and drinking from their finger bowls. In a fit of rage, she screams...

Tohma's Dishonorable Battle - The Secretly Maneuvering Togemon (JP)Never Meet Your Heroes (EN) Original Writer:  Yamatoya AkatsukiDub Writer: Jeff Nimoy Original Airdates:May 28, 2006 (JP)November 19, 2007 (EN) Gear's Notes: Another Tohma focused episode so soon after the last one? Honestly, I'm okay with it. It's unbalanced, but Tohma is the most interesting character in the anime, so it's nice that he's getting this attention...

Yoshino Gets Her Cinderella Story?! Chrysalimon's Shadow (JP)The Singer's Secret (EN) Original Writer: Ryouta YamaguchiDub Writers: Seth Walther Original Airdates:May 21, 2006 (JP)November 12, 2007 (EN) A poorly-disguised Yoshi is fleeing from the Paparazzi. Just when she thinks she's safe, a photographer grabs her image, identifying her. It's revealed that she's dating Neon, the latest craze in pop singers. After being grilled by the other...

Tohma's Day Off - Explosion, BomberNanimon (JP)A Birthday Kristy Will Never Forget! (EN) Original Writer: Yamatoya AkatsukiDub Writer: Jeff Nimoy Original Airdates:May 14, 2006 (JP)November 5, 2007 (EN) Gear's Notes: Oh, I have been waiting for this episode since I started these comparisons. This is the most notorious dub change in this series, and probably the most notorious change in the entire franchise to date....

The Masaru-Agumon Combo Terminated?! Hurricane, Garurumon (JP)The Ultimate Team No More? (EN) Original Writer: Inari MeihikoDub Writer: Seth Walther Original Airdates:May 7, 2006 (JP)October 29, 2007 (EN) A fight over the last fried egg at dinner escalates into hurt words between Marcus and Agumon. When the two each claim they don't need the other, they break up their team and refuse to work together. Yoshi...

Break into the Digital World! Drimogemon's Trap (JP)Digital World, Here We Come! (EN) Original Writer: Yamatoya AkatsukiDub Writer: Jeff Nimoy Original Airdates:April 20, 2006 (JP)October 22, 2007 (EN) Thomas and Gaomon perform an illegal Digital Dive, travelling to the Digital World with the intent of finishing off Drimogemon. Marcus attempts the same, though Yoshi catches him. Threatening to break the machine if he doesn't get...

The New Team's First Outing! Pursue Drimogemon (JP)The New Team of Marcus and Thomas! (EN) Original Writer: Inari MeihikoDub Writer: Seth Walther Original Airdates:April 23, 2006 (JP)October 15, 2007 (EN) Marcus and Thomas' first outing as a team ends in disaster as they fail to coordinate to capture a rogue Numemon, and Lalamon must come to their rescue. Commander Sampson refuses to budge from his...

Genius Tohma Has Returned! Beat Meramon (JP)The Return of Thomas! (EN) Original Writer: Yokote MichikoDub Writer: Jeff Nimoy Original Airdates:April 16, 2006 (JP)October 8, 2007 (EN) Technically the dub episode title is "THE RETURN OF THOMAS! OHOHOHOHOEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEEEEE!" given Megumi and Miki's fangirl reading of the title card. Marcus goes after a DemiMeramon setting various parts of the city on fire, but he is unsuccessful in...

Burn, the DigiSoul of Anger - The Flymon That Lurks in the Darkness (JP)Marcus' Inner Strength (EN) Dub Writer: Seth Walther Original Airdates:April 9, 2006 (JP)October 5, 2007 (EN) Agumon is about to be sent back to the Digital World, but Marcus manages to escape with his partner in tow. They return to his house and try to hide out, but Yoshino finds him and...

I am Masaru! Cockatrimon Strikes!(JP)There Are Monsters Among Us (EN) Dub Writer: Jeff Nimoy Original Airdates:April 2, 2006 (JP)October 1, 2007 (EN) Welcome to Digimon Data Squad, known as Digimon Savers in Japan. After Digimon Frontier concluded in 2003, there was a three-year hiatus of Digimon Anime series. While I haven't been able to find an official source as to why, it's assumed by much...