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VII. The Detectives Kamiya
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1. What is "The Detectives Kamiya?"
Ah... my foray into mystery stories. I love mystery stories...
something many of you probably don't even know, because mystery shows
are far and few between.
"The Detectives Kamiya", a story set in a mostly alternate universe
from the "Digimon" anime, starts the Kamiya siblings, Tai and Kari, as
the lead characters. They've joined the Tokyo Police Department
because of the sense of justice... oh, and because after ten years,
they're hoping to help them close a 'cold case.' One that involved a
peaceful family dinner that ended with their mother shot to death,
having stepped accidentally outside of their apartment and into the
crossfire of a seemingly developing-at-the-time gang fight.
The inspiration for this gritty fanfic came not only from "Digimon,"
but from a favorite manga of mine, "Gunsmith Cats." I decided to
take elements from both and create a fanfic not seen all that much
in the fanfiction world.
A gritty police drama starring humans and their partners, cute little
digital monsters. Yeah, I know, it sounds weird... but for some
reason, it worked!
2. Why is it rated R? Does it have to be?
"The Detectives Kamiya" has the distinction of being my first R-rated
fic. That's akin more to the "Gunsmith Cats" elements in the fics.
Lots of gunfire, blood, bad language, and sexual situations. It's not
to the point where it's completely over the top and there just to
horrify you. But there's enough that you young fans out there should
never read this fanfic. It's a weird, dark twist on a kid-favorite
anime series... and I don't want the little ones to read this and then
find themselves with an unflattering impression of a pretty much
harmless TV show.
3. Why include the Digimon if this was mainly about the humans?
To keep it connected to "Digimon," of course. Though I will admit...
during the course of writing the fic and even now as I look back on
it, there were times that having all the Digimon there made for too
many characters to account for... and in some scenes, in situations
which could've worked just as well without them.
4. How many of the Digidestined were going to make an appearance?
All of the lead 12. I believe everyone got in but Ken and Cody...
they were part of a storyline that never got written. Some of the
other Digidestined from outside of Japan also made appearances...
Michael from America and Catherine from France both appear in the
pilot mini-series!
5. Were there plans to add characters from the other seasons of
"Digimon?"
In the final three-parter that was written, Yamaki, Megumi, and Reika
from "Digimon Tamers" were the villains. There was a story in the
works that would have involved Rika, another story featuring many of
the other "Tamers" characters, and I believe that at least Takuya and
Zoe of "Frontier" were also part of another one.
6. Since you've already called it quits... if you had continued,
what might have we seen happen?
Well, let's see, from where I called it quits...
The next three-parter featured focused on Tai and Kari staying in
London instead of heading back home, after getting a tip that Yamaki,
who might know the truth of who really is their mother's killer, might
be heading there. They don't find Yamaki, but they learn that TK
might not be dead after all from his mistress.
From there, it was on to New York City to find Yamaki. Mimi returns,
having already served her time in prison (after the events of the
pilot mini-series), and, thanks to Yolei's expensive diggings with
the right people, Tai and Kari confront Yamaki finally and learn the
truth.
Season 2 concluded with a three-parter featuring Ken and Cody making
their debuts, with the former brainwashing the latter into being an
assassin, and the first part of a two-parter that turned the focus
towards the Digimon, namely Agumon and Gatomon, and introducing
Gennai.
That plot continued in the early going of Season 3, where Agumon and
Gatomon learn how to digivolve.
From there, the crossover stuff began... a storyline featuring Rika
as a bounty hunter a la Rally Vincent, the introduction of Takuya and
Zoe as a transfer team from the other side of the city, and a whole
bunch of other things I don't remember. Season 3 was never planned
out to an end, so I didn't know how it would end, and if I would've
extended the series to a fourth season.
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