Digimonfans rejoice! During DigiFes 2021, which celebrates the joy of August 1st, the day the seven DigiDestined children were first transported to the Digital World back in the original series, Toei Animation announced a brand newDigimonmovie. To make things better, it will be based on theDigimon Adventure 02anime.
Extremely little is known about the production so far, but Toei revealed that directorTomohisa Taguchiand writerAkatsuki Yamatoyaare reuniting fromDigimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizunato work on the new film. The story will focus on Daisuke Motomita (also known as Davis Motomiya in the English dub), and feature the rest of the characters fromDigimon Adventure 02. According toAnime News Network, producerYōsuke Kinoshitaemphasized why they wanted to tell a story about the02characters by pointing that they have a different appeal than Tai and the firstDigimon Adventurekids.
The teaser does offer some hints as to what the movie may be about, as we hear Daisuke telling a story of how he and his Digimon partner V-mon once met a kid with a Digivice, but no Digimon with him, before he explains that he is “the first person to ever partner with a Digimon.” And with that,Kouji Wada’s original opening “Target ~Akai Shougeki~” fills the trailer with sweet, sweet nostalgia.
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Digimon Adventure 02was the first direct anime sequel toDigimon Adventure. Though it featured a new set of main characters, the original DigiDestined often appeared in supporting roles, while Hikari Yagami (Kari Kamiya in the dub) and Takeru “T.K.” Takaishi joined the new team as they were younger than the rest of the original kids. The series followed much of the tone and format of the original, but also featured a darker storyline in that of Ken Ichijouji, who had a great redemption arc even before Zuko started hunting down Aang inAvatar: The Last Airbender.
Sadly, as good asDigimonAdventure 02was, Toei never really spared it the attention it gave the original, as the characters were completely absent from theDigimon Trimovies. Thankfully, they got their due inDigimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, where they once again teamed up with the original DigiDestined in the film’s last act. Without spoiling it, the ending ofLast Evolution Kizunapaves the way for the02kids to finally gain the spotlight, so let’s hope this new movie does exactly that.
There is no release or further cast or plot details forDigimon Adventure 02.In the meantime, you can check out the announcement teaser below.
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