Fuck yeah, Digimon! Digimon is basically a darker version of Pokemon, 'cept more kick-ass awesome.
I remember the theme song n' all, friggin' awesome dude. My favorite is the 3rd season, that was really dark and mature compared to the previous 2 seasons (which were pretty mature in their own right at times). I watched up until the 4th season, it definitely had it's moments and still kept a more mature tone, if a little watered down. Probably #3 on my favorites list.
Then season 5 came along....the "family friendly" season....
Oh god, what have they done?
In all honesty, I have hardly watched any episode of Season 5, but what I have seen looks like absolute tripe.
What I liked about the other seasons of Digimon is that as it progressed, you saw the deterioration of the Digiworld. The world itself was crumbling as things got more dire. It definately gave it a sense of maturity to it, and it actually had definted regions within it, unlike Pokemon where there's one town after another after another and they NEVER talk about it again.
Jeez, I think I'm going too deep into it.
Whatever, I loved Digimon, even the supposed "bad" 4th season, it did at least try to change things up slightly with the relationships between the digimon and their trainers. Hell, "someone" supposedly died or something like that, wouldn't want to give too much away (besides, I hardly remember it).
It gave mature storytelling to a younger audience with developed relationships between every character. It will always have a place in my heart.