Digimon Web Dot-art Contest

The Digimon Web Dot-art Contest (デジモンウェブドット絵コンテスト Dejimon Webu Dotto-e Kontesuto) refers to two contests held over Digimon Web. The name "Digimon Web Dot-art Contest" is used by the Digimon Reference Book, on Digimon Web itself the contests were known as Original Digimon Contest (オリジナルデジモンコンテスト Orijinaru Dejimon Kontesuto). Fans were encouraged to sent in monochrome pixel art (dot art) of their own, created Digimon, like the Digimon sprites used for the virtual pets and related toys. The entries of each contest were reviewed by Watanabe Kenji (Hige Kenji), Kitagawara Meijin, Pile Volcano Ota and the webmaster, as well as the members of Digimon Web's community. Winning entries would eventually be adopted into official Digimon, though that has not been the case for all of those entries as of now. The respective applicants would also win prizes, namely Digimon Pendulum virtual pets.
=1999 Contest=
All of the seven winning entries of the 1999 contest have been made into official Digimon. The respective profiles in the Digimon Reference Book make no mention of the contest, though.
Award 	Entry 	Name 	Applicant 	Applicant's Prize(s) 	First Official Appearance
Gold Award 	 	Cyberdramon 	Fujita Yozo (藤田 要三) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold Version×2Pendulum 2.5×2	Bo-189 (Booster 4)
Silver Award 	 	Karatuki Numemon	Yoshida Masahiro (吉田 昌弘) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold VersionPendulum 2.5×2 	Sealdas EX Digital Monster
Bronze Award 	 	Goddramon 	Taguchi Hiroshi (田口 裕司) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold VersionPendulum 2.5 	Digimon Adventure: Anode Tamer
Hige Kenji Award 	 	Skull Satamon 	Tada Koji (多田 幸司) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold Version 	Digimon Adventure: Anode Tamer
Kitagawara Meijin Award	 	Kokuwamon 	Doitakuya (どいたくや) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold Version 	Pendulum 5.0 Metal Empire
Volcano Ota Award 	 	Big Mamemon 	Taguchi Hiroshi (田口 裕司) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold Version 	Pendulum 5.0 Metal Empire
Webmaster Award 	 	Thunderballmon 	Yoneda Utaro (米田有 太郎) 	Pendulum 1.5 Gold Version 	Sealdas EX Digital Monster
=2000 Contest=
The 2000 contest was divided into two categories with seven winning entries each, "Digimon" and "Digivice", referring to the different Digimon sprite sizes used for the virtual pets and the Digivice toys then.
==Digimon Category==
Entries in this category had the size of the sprites known from the original Digital Monster and Pendulum virtual pets. However, only two winning entries, Valkyrimon and Harimogemon (renamed Togemogumon), are confirmed to have been adopted into official Digimon. The contest and the applicant are referred to in the Digimon Reference Book profiles of Valkyrimon and Togemogumon.
Award 	Entry 	Name 	Applicant 	Applicant's Prize(s) 	First Official Appearance
Gold Award 	 	Technodramon 	Kato Ryuhachi (加藤 竜八) 	Pendulum 4.5Pendulum 5.5Shikishi	N/A
Silver Award 	 	Generamon 	Kanno Rikiya (管野 力也) 	Pendulum 5.5Shikishi 	N/A
Bronze Award 	 	Valkyrimon 	Tamura Naohisa (田村 直久) 	Pendulum 4.5Shikishi 	D-Terminal
Hige Kenji Award 	 	Harimogemon(changed to Togemogumon)	Kameda Takaaki (亀田 たかあき) 	Pendulum 4.5 	St-132 (Starter Ver. 3)
Kitagawara Meijin Award	 	Mermaimon 	Seshimo Chika (瀬下 ちか) 	Pendulum 4.5 	possibly St-907 (Ultimate Battle Deck 4)*
Volcano Ota Award 	 	Holy Digitamamon 	Chiba Masaki (千葉 昌輝) 	Pendulum 4.5 	N/A
Webmaster Award 	 	Witchmon 	Takeuchi Aya (竹内 亜弥) 	Pendulum 4.5 	possibly Pendulum Progress 2.0*
*Note: It is not confirmed whether the 2002 Mermaimon and Witchmon are actually based on the contest entries. The contest is not mentioned in their profiles.
==Digivice Category==
Entries in this category were of greater size, like the sprites used for the Digivice toy and the later D-3. All have eventually appeared as official Digimon, and their Digimon Reference Book profiles generally mention the contest and the applicant.
Award 	Entry 	Name 	Applicant 	Applicant's Prize(s) 	First Official Appearance
Gold Award 	 	Crossmon 	Nabetou Shun (鍋藤 駿) 	Pendulum 4.5Pendulum 5.5Shikishi	Bo-226 (Booster 5)
Silver Award 	 	Scorpiomon 	Ogura Yusuke (小椋 勇輔) 	Pendulum 5.5Shikishi 	Bo-528 (Booster 11)
Bronze Award 	 	Dogmon 	Higuchi Keiichi (樋口 景一) 	Pendulum 4.5Shikishi 	St-346 (Starter Ver. 5)
Hige Kenji Award 	 	Vademon Kai(changed to EBEmon)	Yousuke (ようすけ) 	Pendulum 4.5 	Bo-245 (Booster 5)
Kitagawara Meijin Award	 	Deathmon 	Ino Takahiro (猪野 貴裕) 	Pendulum 4.5 	Black Deathmon: Bo-244 (Booster 5)White Deathmon: Bo-299 (Booster 6)
Volcano Ota Award 	 	Karatenmon 	Shima Masaki (嶋 真樹) 	Pendulum 4.5 	Bo-527 (Booster 11)
Webmaster Award 	 	Pandamon 	Azuma Yasuichiro (東 泰一郎) 	Pendulum 4.5 	D-Ark Version 1.5
==Other Entries==
Two more entries were made into official Digimon, even though they were not included in the original list of winning entries. The profiles of the Digimon acknowledge their origin.
Name 	Applicant 	First Official Appearance
Harpymon	Sudo Chie (須藤 千絵) 	D-Terminal
Lampmon 	Somei Daisuke (染井 大輔) 	D-Terminal
=External Links=
*Digimon Web (JP, Wayback Machine)
Category:Digimon Contests