"A gritty, action-heavy reinvention featuring an older cast and a protagonist who literally punches monsters in the face."
Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as Digimon Savers, represents a bold departure for the storied franchise. Moving away from the younger protagonists of previous iterations, this series introduced Marcus Damon, a street-fighting lead who engaged digital threats with physical force. By shifting the setting to the Digital Accident Tactics Squad (DATS), the show integrated a police-procedural framework into the monster-taming genre. Its legacy is defined by this mature pivot, featuring sleek character designs and a focus on government-sanctioned operations. While it polarized long-time fans with its distinct aesthetic, its commitment to exploring the friction between human technology and digital life secured its place as a sophisticated evolution of the Digimon mythos during the mid-2000s animation landscape.
| Watched? | # | Air Date | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Apr 02, 2006 | 俺が大だ!コカトリモン襲来 | |
| E2 | Apr 09, 2006 | 燃えろ怒りのデジソウル 闇にひそむフライモン | |
| E3 | Apr 16, 2006 | 帰ってきた天才トーマ!メラモンをぶっとばせ | |
| E4 | Apr 23, 2006 | 新チーム初出動!ドリモゲモンを追え! | |
| E5 | Apr 30, 2006 | デジタルワールド突入!ドリモゲモンの罠 | |
| E6 | May 07, 2006 | 大・アグモンコンビ解消!?疾風ガルルモン | |
| E7 | May 14, 2006 | トーマの休日 爆裂ボンバーナニモン | |
| E8 | May 21, 2006 | ヨシノ玉の輿ゲット!? クリサリモンの影 | |
| E9 | May 28, 2006 | トーマ栄光なき戦い 暗躍トゲモン | |
| E10 | Jun 04, 2006 | マサル人生最悪の日 いたずらソウルモン | |
| E11 | Jun 18, 2006 | 親子の絆を取り戻せ イビルモンの幻惑 | |
| E12 | Jun 25, 2006 | 知香はボクが守る! ピヨモンの決意 | |
| E13 | Jul 02, 2006 | マサル新たなる力 進化! ライズグレイモン | |
| E14 | Jul 09, 2006 | デジモン少年イクト 森の番人ジュレイモン | |
| E15 | Jul 23, 2006 | 母さんの想い出 吠えろマッハガオガモン | |
| E16 | Jul 30, 2006 | 仲間はファルコモン!? モーレツ! ブロッサモン | |
| E17 | Aug 06, 2006 | 奇跡を呼ぶ歌声 ライラモン進化 | |
| E18 | Aug 13, 2006 | DATSチーム全滅!? 激突メルクリモン | |
| E19 | Aug 20, 2006 | 標的はイクト!? ゴツモンの企み | |
| E20 | Aug 27, 2006 | 母親を救え、イクト ハグルモンの檻 | |
| E21 | Sep 03, 2006 | 人間界大パニック デジモン軍団進撃 | |
| E22 | Sep 10, 2006 | 倒せ究極体! 怒涛サーベルレオモン | |
| E23 | Sep 17, 2006 | 再びデジタルワールドへ インセキモン大暴れ | |
| E24 | Sep 24, 2006 | 明かされる過去 非情!ギズモン:AT | |
| E25 | Oct 01, 2006 | 倉田の野望をくだけ 飛翔ヤタガラモン | |
| E26 | Oct 08, 2006 | マサル記憶消去 失われた絆 | |
| E27 | Oct 15, 2006 | 倉田を追え・デジモン纎滅作戦開始! | |
| E28 | Oct 22, 2006 | 進化不可能!デジヴァイス崩壊 | |
| E29 | Oct 29, 2006 | よみがえるデジヴァイス 新たなる輝き | |
| E30 | Nov 05, 2006 | とらわれの大(マサル) 聖なる都の罠 | |
| E31 | Nov 12, 2006 | 天才対決! トーマvsナナミ | |
| E32 | Nov 19, 2006 | 猛攻倉田軍団 聖なる都を守れ | |
| E33 | Nov 26, 2006 | 最後の決戦!聖、究極進化 | |
| E34 | Dec 03, 2006 | 訣別の日 最強の敵・トーマ! | |
| E35 | Dec 10, 2006 | 破滅のパワー シャイングレイモン暴走 | |
| E36 | Dec 17, 2006 | 魔王ベルフェモン復活 | |
| E37 | Dec 24, 2006 | 目覚めよアグモン ベルフェモンを倒せ! | |
| E38 | Jan 07, 2007 | バーストモード 究極を超える力 | |
| E39 | Jan 14, 2007 | 人間界消滅!イグドラシルの決断 | |
| E40 | Jan 21, 2007 | 最強騎士団・ロイヤルナイツ集結 | |
| E41 | Jan 28, 2007 | 拳でたしかめろ!父さんの想い | |
| E42 | Feb 04, 2007 | トーマ決意のバーストモード | |
| E43 | Feb 11, 2007 | 力こそ正義!獣騎士ドゥフトモン | |
| E44 | Feb 25, 2007 | 砕け!クレニアムモンの最強の盾 | |
| E45 | Mar 04, 2007 | 男と男のタイマン勝負!大(マサル)VS英(スグル) | |
| E46 | Mar 11, 2007 | 衝撃!バンチョーレオモンの真実 | |
| E47 | Mar 18, 2007 | 未来を守れ!DATS最後の戦い | |
| E48 | Mar 25, 2007 | 完全決着!さらばケンカ番長 |
Franchise Status: The Digimon franchise continues to thrive with recent reboots like Digimon Adventure 2020 and the Digimon Ghost Game series, while Data Squad specifically remains a beloved entry often featured in modern video game crossovers like Digimon Survive.
Digimon Data Squad remains a definitive pillar of Shonen television, having concluded its influential run on Jetix. This fifth installment of the franchise broke traditional molds by introducing an older protagonist, Marcus Damon, who famously engaged in physical combat alongside his partner Agumon. By shifting the tone toward a more mature audience with the DATS organization, the series successfully expanded the demographic reach of the brand and solidified its place as a bold experimental success in the mid-2000s anime landscape.
The show remains a rewatch staple because of its high-stakes storytelling and the unique dynamic between the human cast and their digital partners. Its legacy is defined by a more grounded, urban fantasy aesthetic compared to its predecessors, blending police procedural elements with classic monster-battling tropes. Fans continue to celebrate the series for its intense character development and the introduction of the Burst Mode mechanic, which added a visually spectacular layer to the Digivolution lore that persists in the franchise to this day.