Matt Ishida facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Matt Ishida |
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Promotional image of Matt Ishida for Digimon Adventure
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| First appearance | Digimon Adventure (1999 film) |
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| Portrayed by | Shohei Hashimoto (stage play) |
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| Partner Digimon | Gabumon |
| Crest | Friendship |
Yamato "Matt" Ishida is a popular character from the Digimon cartoon series. In Japan, his name is Yamato Ishida (石田 ヤマト, Ishida Yamato). He appears in several Digimon shows, including Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, and Digimon Adventure tri..
Matt first showed up in the 1999 Digimon Adventure movie. He is one of the "DigiDestined," a special group of kids chosen to protect the Digital World. His partner is a friendly Digimon named Gabumon. Matt is often ranked as a top favorite character by fans in Japan. People especially love his relationships with his younger brother, T.K. Takaishi, and his friend, Tai Kamiya.
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Matt's Adventures in Anime
First Appearance
Matt first appeared briefly in the 1999 Digimon Adventure film. He then became a main character in the Digimon Adventure TV series. In this show, he and six other kids are magically sent to the Digital World. They soon learn they are the "DigiDestined," chosen to save both their world and the Digital World.
Matt's Role in Digimon Adventure
Matt's partner is Gabumon, a loyal Digimon. Matt also has the Crest of Friendship (友情の紋章, Yūjō no monshō), which helps his Digimon become stronger. He always carries a harmonica and sometimes plays it.
Matt is a 5th-grade student. He lives in Odaiba with his dad, Hiroaki Ishida. His parents divorced three years before the adventure began. Because of this, he feels a bit distant from his mom, Nancy Takaishi. He is very protective of his younger brother, T.K. Takaishi.
Throughout their journey, Matt is very careful, especially about T.K.'s safety. This often causes him to disagree with Tai, who is more daring. While fighting evil Digimon called the Dark Masters, Matt worries that T.K. might not need him anymore. This leads to a big argument with Tai. Matt even leaves the group for a while because he doubts his own importance. But he soon realizes how much he values his friends, especially Tai, and rejoins them.
Matt as a Mentor
In Digimon Adventure 02, Matt is a second-year middle school student. He helps guide the new, younger group of DigiDestined. He also starts a band with his friends called the Teen-age Wolves. Matt is the lead singer and plays the bass guitar.
Matt in High School
In Digimon Adventure tri., Matt is now a second-year high school student. After the Teen-age Wolves band breaks up, he forms a new band called Knife of Day. He continues to be the lead singer and bassist.
In this series, Matt often challenges Tai's ideas. When the DigiDestined think Tai is gone in one part of the story, Matt steps up. He takes on the role of a leader and encourages everyone until Tai returns.
Matt's Future
The ending of Digimon Adventure 02 shows what happens to Matt later in life. He and Gabumon become astronauts! Matt marries Sora Takenouchi. They have two children: a daughter who has a Yokomon as a partner, and a son who has a Tsunomon.
Matt in Other Media
Matt has also appeared in several Digimon video games. These include Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer. He is also a character you can play as in the video game based on Digimon Adventure.
In Japan, several songs have been released that are sung by Matt's voice actors. These are called "image songs." For example, "Walk on the Edge" was sung by Yūto Kazama. Another song, "Negai Kanaeru Kagi" (願いかなえるカギ), was released as a single under Matt's name. It also included a duet with Gabumon called "Ore-tachi no Melody" (俺たちのメロディー).
Matt's band, Teen-age Wolves, also released a song called "Tobira Door" (扉 DOOR). This CD also had a short audio story about Matt.
For Digimon Adventure tri., Yoshimasa Hosoya sang "Boku ni Totte" (僕にとって) as Matt. This song was the ending theme for the third movie, Confession. The song was released under Matt's band, Knife of Day. Hosoya explained that "Boku ni Totte" is Matt's message to Gabumon.
Matt has also been played by an actor in a stage play! Shohei Hashimoto played Matt in the Digimon Adventure tri.: The Adventure on August 1st stage play. Hashimoto said that Matt was his favorite character when he was a kid. To get ready for the role, he even learned how to play the harmonica!
