Takato Quotes

2 quotes from Digimon Tamers, each with commentary on what it means and why it stuck.

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“Gee, that sounds like what you do right now.”

Takato, Digimon Tamers Source / locator: Anime, “Juggernaut” (Wikiquote episode label 3.13). English community transcription; licensed audio/subtitle track not identified or independently checked. Wikiquote · Transcription

Ms. Asaji warns that rule-breaking leads to a career among animals without respect. Takato spots that she has just described teaching him. The joke works because her attempt to insult another profession gives the pupil an exact account of her own grievance; he barely has to supply the insult.

“Wait! It's okay, I paid for him! I know he's kinda big, so I got him an adult ticket.”

Takato, Digimon Tamers Source / locator: Anime, “Homeward Bound” (Wikiquote episode label 3.41). English community transcription; licensed audio/subtitle track not identified or independently checked. Wikiquote · Transcription

The conductor wants Guilmon caged; Takato has bought him passage. Their disagreement is already contained in that ordinary ticket, which assumes a Digimon can occupy a passenger's place. Takato's practical courtesy is more persuasive than his later claim that Guilmon could never hurt a fly. Inclusion need not depend on pretending a friend is harmless.