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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Digimon Xros Wars ep 78 Summary



第78話 伝説のヒーロー大集結!デジモンオールスター決戦!!
ep 78: Grand Gather of Legendary Hero! Decisive Battle of Digimon All Star
脚本:三条陸 演出・絵コンテ:角銅博之 作画監督:直井正博


タギル(声・井上麻里奈)たちが住む街がクオーツモンによって、デジモンたちが暮らす世界「デジクオーツ」に変えられてしまい、データ化されたタギルの家族や学校の友達はみんな謎の塔に封じ込められてしまった! 時計屋の親父(声・草尾毅)によれば、悪の皇帝バグラモンとタイキ(声・高山みなみ)の最後の決戦が、人間界のデジタルパワーが生んだ歪みのような存在であったクオーツモンに命を与えてしまったのだという。クオーツモンをハントするには、最後の決戦の場所に眠るバグラモンの力を武器に変えるしかない。しかも、バグラモンの力を制御するためには異なる時間、異なる次元に存在する、世界をかつて救った英雄たちが力を合わせる必要があった…。
The city Tagiru and others lives in because of Quartzmon, it's turning into "
"DigiQuartz", the world where Digimon Lives in, all of Tagirus families and friends who turns into Data, are lock in the mysterious tower! According to Watchstore Oldman, after the final battle between the evil emperor Bagramon and Taki, creates the disortion in the Digital Power in the Human World, and it was given the life to Quartzmon. To hunt Quartzmon, they must go to the place where the final battle was, and turn the asleep power of Bagramon into weapon. Also, in order to control Bagramon's power, they need the help and power of the previous Heroes who saved the world from different time and dimension...
 やがて、時計屋の親父の計らいで、英雄たちが相棒デジモンとともに結集した! 八神太一(声・藤田淑子)とアグモン、本宮大輔(声・木内レイコ)とブイモン、松田啓人(声・津村まこと)とギルモン、神原拓也(声・竹内順子)、大門大(声・保志総一朗)とアグモン、そしてタ
イキとシャウトモン(声・坂本千夏)──ところが! 彼ら英雄6人の計画を阻む、思わぬ伏兵が現れて…!?
Eventually, at the discretion of the Watch Store Old man, he gather the heroes and their partner Digimon! Yagami Taichi and Agumon, Motomiya Daisuke and Veemon, Matsuda Takato and Guilmon, Kanbara Takuya, Daimon Masaru and Agumon, and also Taiki and Shoutmon! However, there are unexpected ambushes trying to stop the plan from the six of heroes!

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  1. They more of him

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    1. Yeah, one Vamdemon is bad enough in 01. But an army of them is.. As Yoshino Fujieda herself would say:

      "This is the worst."

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  2. Taichi and Agumon and Masaru and Agumon lol.

    Its gonna be epic :D

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  3. i seriously hope that the evolution of the previous digimons will be showed...

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    1. So Agree on that!!

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    2. And done in 3D as usual. Seriously i wonder with XW being in 2010-2012 but still not produced any 3D evo scenes while the 1999 anime like Adventure has 4...

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    3. You act like 2D is somehow inferior to 3D.

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    4. True that sometimes 2D evo scenes are better than 3D evo scenes, but i honestly prefer 3D evo scenes especially for goggleboy/lonewolf character.

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  4. THISS SOOOO AWESOME!!!! KYAAAH!!! AKARI HAD X-LOADER!!!! Finally!!! at least!!! I don't care how and when she got but at least SHE'S Hunter now XDDDD please please AKaiki moment pleaseee QwQ soooo epic when I saw Masaru punch digimon again! bring e nostalgia! I wonder what their reaction! :3 actually I ever dream about this preview before but it was blur so I wasn't sure... I felt DEJA VU NOW XDDD

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  5. Seems despite his death, Bagramon's legacy lives on with his "dormant" power that will be used to fight Quartzmon. I guess that previously mentioned "Brave Snatcher" could end up as an off-shoot of Bagramon's deadliest technique; Astral Snatcher or Shinigami Snatcher from his Darkness Bagramon form.

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    1. You mean God of Death Snatcher?

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    2. Yep, sorry for the inconvenience of confusion and deliberate shortening it with the Japanese term. For personal convenience of hastened typing.

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  6. At the very least, I am very pleased this has something to do with Darkness Baguramon in a way.

    Why no Belial Vamdemons?
    Xros Wars : Vamdemon, Venom Vamdemon, Neo Vamdemon.

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    1. Yup. He may be gone, but his presence can be felt somewhat with his power that he left behind.

      Better yet, have all past Digimon villains aside from Vamdemon. ;)

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    2. @Reiji

      I hope so too.. But looks like we will only have some of them. Xros Wars is ending on 25th March 2012, but just like most digifans, I don't want it to end. Sigh.

      Baguramon + Dark Knightmon's D5 plan and trying to dominate the human world , their powers cause the distortion..

      Baguramon + Dark Knightmon : We are the best villians ever in the Digimon series!

      But where do those army of Vamdemons came from?

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    3. @Jason

      Sorry, but no, the title of Best Digimon Villain goes to Myotismon(Adventure) FTW.

      DarkKnightmon's SURE AS HECK UP THERE, though.

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    4. @Jason

      Probably Quartzmon's clone army. Question if they copies of the Adventure Vamdemon remains to be seen.

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    5. Well, no one seems to like Baguramon, except me. I think he's a great villian. Baguramon is a bit plain without xrossing with DarkKnightmon.

      @Reiji

      What's scary is that Quartzmon may send out another clone of army which is a past season evil digimon....I hope that it can evolve...

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  7. Takyua!! Next episode will be epic :)

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  8. Beelzebumon+Mervamon Gattai...

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  9. Other digixroses in the preview:

    (Other than Mervamon x Bleezebumon) which is cross gender. Reminds me of silphymon x Tailmon. Boy and girl digixros


    1. Revolmon x Ballistamon
    2. Dorulumon x Pawn Chessmon
    3. Tsuwamon x Super Starmon

    The Vamdemon army reminds me of the Devimons and Ladydevimons army back in Vampire Land. Vamdemon is one of my favourite villians.

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    1. Sorry, it's Aquilamon x Tailmon = Silphymon.

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    2. Aquilamon is female :)

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    3. @Ivo

      Aquilamon is a male in both Adventure 02 and in Savers, whereas Tailmon is a female.


      The watchmaker old man said Quartzmon created the DigiQuartz, and is the last digimon to be hunt. It's also the most evil of all.

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    4. A gender cross was aleady made with Balistamon and Bastemon making Balibastemon

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  10. Since Akari And Zenjirou both get Loaders, it's pretty easy to guess who makes which xros seen in preview:

    Tsuwamon x SuperStarmon Yuu
    Ballistamon x Revolmon Zenjirou
    Mervamon x Beelzebumon Nene
    Dorulumon x PawnChessmonz Akari

    And Taiki and Kiriha goes Shoutmon DX

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  11. Fuck yeah! The fire boy is back ^^

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  12. And just think, it's only March, and we have new episodes until October. See you guys this year isn't so bad. It started slow, but most epic things do, and they needed to do that after the whole Baguramon fight thing. I can't wait to see what they do for the rest of the year (Because despite popular belief, March 25th is not the end of Digimon all-together, it is just the end of an Arc. They even said they were going to being working on the final episode a few weeks ago, and that process takes MONTHS. They would not produce a final epic episode rushed in 3 weeks, and the fact that they are just beginning on it says they really care about the outcome.

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    1. I seriously hope you are right...

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    2. The guy who said he was working on the last episode explicitly stated he meant episode 79.

      The last episode is in two weeks.

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    3. So if Akari & Zenjirou are gonna become Hunters here, I'm assuming Akari's gonna get Dorulumon & maybe Knightmon & the PawnChessmons, while Zenjirou's gonna get Ballistamon & maybe Deputymon? Well, that's fair...

      And I'm also assuming Nene's captured that Kettle Trailmon, as well as possibly now owning Beelzemon? Well, I guess Nene keeping Beelzemon IS justified since he's coupled w/ Mervamon(PLEASE DONT GO ALL CRAZY OVER THIS STATEMENT, HARDCORE SHIPPERS), but I personally wanted him to still be w/ Taiki so he could stay in the story more...he was the coolest Xros Wars Digimon to me...

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    4. @Anonymous 7:31 AM

      The last episode for Xros Wars is really on 25th March 2012. It's the end of the Hunters arc and also the end of Xros Wars.

      Don't ever think the show will continue after that, because it will not.

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    5. SIGH...so this means that this Series REALLY WAS ALL JUST FOR THE DIGIMON LEADERS REUNION??? It had no real purpose to stick out as a story on its own?

      FOR SHAME, TOEI...that's a terrible idea...and not to mention it was done on a SEQUEL SERIES??? That just diminishes past characters even more! Look how they've been treating Taiki, Shoutmon, Yuu & Damemon!

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    6. Yes, the end of Xros wars. Not the end of Digimon. It is simply going to transition into another series with the same characters (Tagiru, Ren, Ryouma, Hideki, probably Akari, Zenjirou and the others minus Taiki.) My money is still on Ryouma having DarkKnightmon. Remember Ren said "Hey Ryouma, you have like 5 or 6 digimon but we've never seen them. Seriously, has no one heard of character development/world building? That is all this season was, setup and a segway to the new series.

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    7. Airu said that Ryouma only has five or six strong Digimon. She said nothing about never seeing them.

      This is the end. There is no sequel.

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    8. Wrong. If you know something about storytelling and look at their track record you would know it is just the end of the Xros Wars Saga. There will be more digimon episodes. It is going to end with a cliff-hanger. (Hell, Kari + Koji haven't even showed up yet.)

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    9. What does "the Xros Wars Saga" even mean? You're claiming that the next series will be a continuation.

      If it's a continuation, how is it not part of the "Xros Wars Saga"?

      And what "track record" are you talking about?

      Again, they've said it's the end. There is no new series. Get over it.

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    10. And what the hell do Kari and Kouji have to do with anything?

      You can't just go "A bunch of random characters I've decided have to show up haven't appeared yet. That must be proof the show isn't over yet!"

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    11. I dont know why you want the series as a whole to end but it seriously isn't. They arent going to resolve how kari is in danger and actually save her in 2 episodes. This is just setup for the next season. Get over it.

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    12. @Anonymous 7:21PM

      Most fans didn't want the season to end, and I am one of them, but objectively, this show is really gonna end in 25th March 2012, and I stand up to Clone Warrior's opinion.

      What's more others have already said this series is gonna end, and the Toei site also mentioned "Digimon Xros Wars Final Episode"..

      I'm not being biased in my views, but hey, I am really being objective. So please believe in us.

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    13. I am not saying it isnt the end of ros wars. It just isnt the end of the overall digimon anime series or the last we will see of these characters. It is technically just the end of xros wars hunters.

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    14. @Anonymous 8:24 PM

      Dear Digimon Fan,
      Episode 79 is really the last time we will ever see those characters. It's also a real end to the entire Season 6 Digimon xros Wars, which means the entire season 6 spans from Episode 1 to 79. After that, there will be no more Xros Wars related characters, and I am sorry, it's really the end. Hunters is the last arc of Digimon Xros Wars.

      we are being kind telling you all these. That's all wnat I want to say.

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    15. @Anonymous

      What the hell are you talking about? You're just making plot points now. Kari has nothing to do with anything.

      And again, how can the episode be "the end of Xros Wars" and yet still continue the plot of Xros Wars afterwards?

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    16. "They arent going to resolve how kari is in danger and actually save her in 2 episodes."

      What the f*ck?!

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    17. that guy knows something we dont, grab him!

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    18. I was not arguing that it wasn't the end of Xros Wars. Digimon does not equal Xros Wars. Digimon will have another anime series/season, it's a FACT.

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    19. Jason, actually the series 6 is 1 to 54, and series 7 from 55 to 79 (if the series's ending on March 25th is not part of the recent cycle of misinformation). They just used numbers starting from 55 for... dunno, but Xros Wars and Hunters were always marketed as different series: They have different stories, different protagonists, different Toei sites, and they even said "new Digimon series" on the preview for 55, and there's the big "End" written on the end of 54.

      @Anonymous Mar 12, 2012 12:28 PM
      Given that Toei bothered to create all those characters of the week, develop them, get rid of them after the episode and bring five of them back on 77, and the fact that Akari and Zenjirou are getting X Loaders, it's possible that the characters of the week will all get X Loaders for the final battle.

      I'm even starting to think on the possibility of the whole series being just a way to give Tagiru some method to bypass the DigiQuartz's rules for the final battle, this method being introducing characters that would bond with Digimon, and Partnering everyone of them in the end. Of course, this is no excuse for putting such low quality in the writing.

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    20. Personally, I hate the idea of every human having a Digimon partner. That's why I hated season 2. Also, I wasn't very happy when Kenta, Hirokazu, Juri and Shiuchon got their partners but I didn't mind it very much since they were the only ones to get them and Leomon dying was a great twist so overall, Tamers was an awesome season. Adventure, Frontier, Savers and Xros Wars have only chosen people partnered with Digimon and that's okay. Though, Savers had more complexed approach to it with DATS being a government organisation and all, so it was very different from previous seasons and ita's the best one for me. I was actually happy because Akari and Zenjirou didn't have Xros Loaders. They weren't Generals or Tamers, they were just supporters who did their role very well and they don't need Digimon partners.

      Sooooo, now if everyone in Hunters is going to get a Xros Loader and a Digimon, not even Masaru punching the shit out of everything nor the appearance of anyone from past seasons will make this season look better for me. This fucking sucks.

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    21. @ Anonymous Mar 15, 2012 03:31 AM

      Actually, I really like it when the writers create new characters with Digimon partners. Over years this franchise has developed quite an extensive list of Digimon at every level. Having new partners is a great opportunity to give these Digimon a chance to shine on screen.

      I think that having new Digimon is good for the audience as well. Bandai has always been keen to emphasis choice with the V-pets and other merchandise, that everyone could conceivably have their own Digimon partner. Seasons with additional partners have a more inclusive atmosphere

      I will say that one of Young Hunters greatest strengths is its huge cast of characters. Having so many humans and Digimon running around helps create the sense that this is a bigger world, with people who have stories to tell even when the protagonists aren’t around.

      I’m glad to see characters with new Xros Loaders in the finale, to help add to the epic events unfolding. Together with existing characters from all of Digimon’s history I think these next couple of episodes will be fantastic. I can’t wait until they air; I think it will be a lot of fun to watch.

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    22. @AnonymousMar 15, 2012 03:31 AM
      I don't care if everyone gets X Loaders, but the only good thing they can do with Tagiru's Collection now is using every Digimon in the final battle, and the only way to do it is giving X Loaders to everyone. Besides, just the fact that some of them came back and they are giving X Loaders to Akari and Zenjirou seems like an obvious foreshadowing of everyone getting X Loaders.

      Also, I don't see what's really the matter of everyone having a Partner, most Digimon games follow this trend.

      Besides:
      Adventure, Frontier, Savers and Xros Wars have only chosen people partnered with Digimon and that's okay.
      Tamers too. The Tamers are chosen by the DigiGnomes.

      @Kintor:
      Now I understand, you're just unable to see anything in Digimon and associating it with "being bad" or simply not liking it. All your comments you only say about the things you like in this series, but I never saw you saying about what you don't like in Hunters or what you think could be better.

      Maybe that's why you can't understand everyone's opinion of this being the worst series ever.

      Going by all your previous comments:
      Young Hunters is a great chance to introduce new characters.
      Every series is.

      telling more focused stories each week, this way the audience won’t feel alienated if they miss an episode.
      Which is the whole reason for recaps, flashbacks, and Toei putting full summaries on their page after the episode

      Think of Young Hunters as if it was a western cartoon, in many Young Hunters closely matches the episodic narrative style you’ll find in western animation over more traditional anime.
      That's not even the point. Even western cartoons give better development and more balanced screentime to main characters than Hunters has done for now.

      Look, this series has some good things: It brought many unused Digimon, it is bringing the old heroes back for a crossover, and it has the credit of having the series with the biggst number of developed human characters, but that's not enough to make this series good.
      My problem is not with the characters of the week, with their development, or with this being structured like an American cartoon, my problem is with the complete lack of a plot or plot hints, foreshadowing being nearly unexistent, bad development for main characters, poor writing quality, and with the episodes being fully repetitive.

      Tagiru does almost everything: He is always on the spotlight, he almost always catches the Digimon, and he's the only one that gets involved with most of the characters's stories. Why did he had to be in the spotlight on Hong Kong's episode? Yuu did nothing in an episode about HIS OWN SISTER.
      Psychemon, Dracmon and Dobermon have no personality. Ren has no development. Jokermon was defeated without even fighting. This is not good handling.

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    23. @ G-SANtos

      No offense, but I can’t say that I agree with your negative assessment of Young Hunters – I think that this is an excellent and highly entertaining season of Digimon in its own right. One of the things I’ve always admired about Digimon is the fact that the anime is always evolving, Bandai and Toei are always willing to take Digimon in new directions. I think that Young Hunters is a breath of fresh, a nice change of pace and to introduce elements into the narrative that have never been seen in Digimon before. Because of this I am grateful Young Hunters has been created.

      Naturally enough Digimon have always formed a core part of this franchise. To that end I think that the writers have exceeded my expectations with this season, providing many new Digimon while also resurrecting old favourites. One hand we have seen classic villains like Diaboromon and Dagomon, we will even see an army of Myotismon next episode. But Young Hunters has always been great for new Digimon as well, I welcome the addition of fan characters into the franchise, it is always enjoyable seeing how Toei can take a simple drawing and create unique Digimon. Besides, Gumdramon has become one of my favourite Digimon partners out of any season because he has personality and will of his own.

      I will also point out that Young Hunters has been good towards it’s human characters as well, offering one of the most extensive cast of human characters I’ve ever seen in Digimon. I like seeing new characters each episode, some with Digimon partners and some without, it helps to create a bigger world. I like narratives that have stories to tell even the protagonists aren’t directly involved, its little details like this that help create the impression of a living breathing world. The supporting cast has received ample character development in its own right, allowing the writers to explore issues and themes that they otherwise couldn’t if they only had the protagonists to work with.

      I think that Young Hunters can stand on its own merit as a good season of Digimon, it is not the same as what has come before but then again neither does it have to be. To this seasons credit we have also seen the return of many old characters, from every phase of Digimon’s history. In many ways this season has been designed as a celebration of the Digimon franchise as whole, to take notice of Digimon’s long legacy. I have watched Young Hunters since the beginning and I have greatly enjoyed what I’ve seen, both as a long-time fan of Digimon and someone who can appreciate the need to take this franchise in new directions.

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    24. @ G-SANtos

      No offense, but I can’t say that I agree with your negative assessment of Young Hunters – I think that this is an excellent and highly entertaining season of Digimon in its own right. One of the things I’ve always admired about Digimon is the fact that the anime is always evolving, Bandai and Toei are always willing to take Digimon in new directions. I think that Young Hunters is a breath of fresh, a nice change of pace and to introduce elements into the narrative that have never been seen in Digimon before. Because of this I am grateful Young Hunters has been created.

      Naturally enough Digimon have always formed a core part of this franchise. To that end I think that the writers have exceeded my expectations with this season, providing many new Digimon while also resurrecting old favourites. One hand we have seen classic villains like Diaboromon and Dagomon, we will even see an army of Myotismon next episode. But Young Hunters has always been great for new Digimon as well, I welcome the addition of fan characters into the franchise, it is always enjoyable seeing how Toei can take a simple drawing and create unique Digimon. Besides, Gumdramon has become one of my favourite Digimon partners out of any season because he has personality and will of his own.

      I will also point out that Young Hunters has been good towards it’s human characters as well, offering one of the most extensive cast of human characters I’ve ever seen in Digimon. I like seeing new characters each episode, some with Digimon partners and some without, it helps to create a bigger world. I like narratives that have stories to tell even the protagonists aren’t directly involved, its little details like this that help create the impression of a living breathing world. The supporting cast has received ample character development in its own right, allowing the writers to explore issues and themes that they otherwise couldn’t if they only had the protagonists to work with.

      I think that Young Hunters can stand on its own merit as a good season of Digimon, it is not the same as what has come before but then again neither does it have to be. To this seasons credit we have also seen the return of many old characters, from every phase of Digimon’s history. In many ways this season has been designed as a celebration of the Digimon franchise as whole, to take notice of Digimon’s long legacy. I have watched Young Hunters since the beginning and I have greatly enjoyed what I’ve seen, both as a long-time fan of Digimon and someone who can appreciate the need to take this franchise in new directions.

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    25. @Kintor

      Nobody said it's not good to make things different. That's why Digimon is a great anime. Every season offers something different and with that, the variety is always increasing, which is always a good thing. But, that's not the point here, I don't understand why you said that when nobody complained about it. G-Santos said it - Psychemon, Dracmon and Dobermon have no personality. This is just one of the problems. And yet again, you ignore what he wrote. Come on, what do you have to say about that? Maybe you see their lack of personality differently, so if you share I might be able to enjoy this season a bit more, too.

      Right now, I don't think Toei likes Digimon that much. They don't sell shit and they aren't even trying. It is a possibility that this season will end in episode 25. Seriously, if Toei cared, they wouldn't let that happen. At least, not with so many unexplained things. If Toei cared, this season would have it's proper begining, middle and conclusion. Instead the middle started at episode 22, and this season seems more like to just be there until Saint Seiya finishes its preparations to replace it. And, I'd rather see a decent season instead of a rushed crossover. They should have made a movie or something.

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    26. @ Anonymous Mar 16, 2012 02:53 AM

      Ok then, I’ll say a few words about each of the character’s you’ve mentioned. First up we have Psychemon, I think that this character has quite a lot personality, sure he doesn’t say much but that in itself is part of his character; I love the way that he nonchalantly digivolves into Astamon, like he couldn’t care less about the other Digimon. Dracomon he similar, usually laughing manically when he’s on screen, the way he steals other humans energy it makes me think that may be a genuinely evil Digimon; which also makes me wonder about Ren’s true motives. Meanwhile Dobermon is basically a dog, always eager for the hunt just like a true blood hound.

      Anyway, as for what Toei thinks of Digimon… it’s always difficult to discern the motives of big multinational corporations but I suspect that Toei still sees the potential of Digimon as a franchise. After all, it is Toei who ordered those English test dubs to be made last year; I think they have every intention of exporting Digimon outside of Japan. I think that Xros Wars has done fine commercially, extending this show with Young Hunter is proof that Toei wants to keep the brand in the public’s awareness. All the same, making Digimon a hit internationally would also go a long way to ensuring that more seasons are made in the future.

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    27. @Kintor

      "A lot of personality?" A silent Digimon that doesnt talk doesn't automatically mean it has a mystique-like or loner-type personality. You could argue the same thing for those three non-important, recurring Digimon Hunters w/ the Witchmon, Allomon & ShimaUnimon. They haven't gotten any real dialogue. Does that mean they have those kinds of personality? No. In fact, they have no personality whatsoever.

      From what I see, you're basing their personalities simply on their simple appearances. This is not how you should be even judging them, ESPECIALLY for a Series like Digimon. Psychemon's Digivolution to Astamon is totally badass. Yea, so what? It's a Digivolution sequence, it can be fluffed up however the writers see fit. That has nothing to do w/ the Digimon's character itself. Look at Guilmon & Terriermon from Tamers. Their Digivolutions to Champion are straight SICK & BEASTLY. Does that mean their attitudes match up to that? CLEARLY NOT. Even Growlmon still keeps his childish mentality, and Gargomon's still a jokester.

      Dracmon laughs whenever on-screen, and keeps that grin on his face. Ok...so what? For all we know, he could be laughing innocently. True, he did steal that energy from that one kid(which may I point out that this makes him to have only done a suspectfully evil thing ONCE in the entire Series so far; and no, stealing Locomon doesn't count, considering it's part of the Digimon Hunt, even though that is a negative way of going about it), but that was under Ren's orders. And even so, this is one of the mysteries of Ren's character that still needs to be addressed, which probably won't, considering the amount of episodes we have left of Hunters. So this leaves us wondering on his character. Is he simply a jokester? Is he a manipulator? Is he a dark clown? Or is he innocent in this, and is it really Ren who's the darker one here?

      "Dobermon's eager for the hunt" Where does this come from? Dobermon has probably the LEAST character out of all of these Digimon you've named out here. He hasn't shown any enthusiasm for Hunting. He just simply follows orders from Hideaki. It's Hideaki who's eager to hunt, but not for the sheer purpose of Hunting, but for money for his goal of opening a takoyaki shop. In fact, what's sad is, this makes even Hideaki more characterized than Tagiru, our main protagonist!

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    28. @ Anonymous Mar 16, 2012 03:02 PM

      Honestly, you need to understand that Digimon is an anime, the story can be told with what is seen on screen just as much as what is said in conversation. This is one of the most basic tenets of television, an idea can expressed without exposition or even the characters drawing attention to it – to follow the old writers’ adage “show don’t tell”. A minor character can be defined by their actions, in many ways this is more important, since due to the constraints of the narrative it is unlikely that they would receive must in the way of dialogue at the best of times.

      Now then let’s again consider the design of Psychemon, far from being a mere evil twin of Gabumon the writers have developed a clear ‘lone wolf’ personality for this character. And yes, the digivolution sequence is key his personality. Like all aspects of the show Digivolving is overseen by the director, to ensure a coherent whole. Every moment that Psychemon is on screen has been carefully designed to match his character. I mentioned digivolving because it was the most obvious way to gain an insight into Physchomen’s character. Here we have a Digimon that acts aloof and rarely wants anything to do with the other Digimon, in many ways this also matches Ryouma personality, making the pair a good fit.

      Again while analysing Dracomon it is important to understand that for this character actions do indeed speak louder then words. As we have already seen, Digimon in the Xros Wars universe are able to use strong human emotions as a form or energy, becoming more powerful in the process. The difference with Dracomon when compared to the other Digimon partners is that he is able to siphon energy from unwilling humans, even without their knowledge. We saw this in the Kendo episode where Dracomon and Ren were successfully able to steal power from Musashi. It is important to note that at no point did Dracomon express any reservations about this evil plan, showing that Dracomon doesn’t have the same moral compass as many of the over Digimon.

      Finally, as I said before it is best to think of Dobermon as basically a dog, a relatively smart dog but a dog none the less. In pasts seasons we have often seen Digimon show certain animal traits if they have been inspired by a real-word creature, Gatomon from the Adventure universe is perhaps the best know example of this attribute. Throughout the show Dobermon barks and snarls, he is also always eager to chase after something the moment Hideaki decides they should hunt it. If anything I think that Dobermon might be of the most simple minded Digimon partners we’ve seen so far; or course, this is exactly the way that Dobermon’s characters has been designed.

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    29. Kintor, screw the Evolution sequences, they are irrelevant to the character's personality. They aren't canon, and as it was said before, the Tamers Evolution sequences doesn't match their personalities, so the Hunters may not reflect their characters. The Psychemon -> Astamon sequence may just be trying to show off coolness while Psychemon can just be a jerk or a shy guy.

      Dracmon didn't express any reservations about Ren's plan. So what? Haven't you ever heard of "hiding the true emotions"?Dracmon could just have been threatened or blackmailed by Ren in someway.
      In the manga Shugo Chara! everyone thinks Ami is a cool and spicy girl due to her silence and the way he dresses, but actually she's just a misinterpreted shy girl, so Dracmon could just be misinterpreted because we don't know him.

      "Dobermon is always eager to hunt." How do you know that? He never showed any emotion when hunting. He is just following Hideaki's orders like a hunting dog. He even says "Yes, sir" like a soldier. Soldiers just follow orders.

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    30. @ G-SANtos

      What I’m saying here is that every detail counts when telling the story. You must understand that anime is a visual medium; dialogue is always of paramount importance but information is also conveyed through the images on screen and even the music. Certainly, this can be obvious (like seeing a giant monster) but this isn’t always the case, often it is even possible enrich the narrative through images without the audience even noticing on a conscious level. Depending on the show the strength of the story, the quality of the entertainment, can depend on what is seen as much as what is said.

      Looking at Young Hunters is say that the writers have done a good job of telling a story and developing its characters. It’s true that a digivolution sequence can also be used to tell us something about a character. Just as in Adventure all those years ago with each crest influencing how a Digimon developed; or in the case when Tai didn’t use his crest properly and instead ended up with SkullGreymon. Even minor characters like Psychemon, who shouldn’t necessarily warrant much of a speaking role, can express a clear personality – actions (like digivolving) can speak louder then words.

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    31. @Kintor

      I just want to point out that you contradicted yourself again. You said that Gumdramon showed he has his own will, that he introduced Tagiru to the Hunt and that this is something that Hunters did very good - having a Digimon with a personality. And now, you are saying that it's okay for Dobermon to just follow orders because he is a dog. So what, you suddenly changed your opinion? Now it's okay to have a mindless Digimon following orders like a bodyguard?

      In Tamers, Dobermon wasn't a mindless body shell which was only following orders. They should have just given Hideaki a dog instead of a Digimon because Digimon aren't animals or Pokemon. They have their own will and they EXPRESS their opinions, it's what they do. How can you say that a Digimon is an animal? I don't think you ever laid your eyes on any Digimon series before Hunters.

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    32. Kintor, the Crest told about the characters's stories, but the Evolution sequences didn't.

      THe point is, the Evolution sequences aren't canon. They don't necessarily show the character's personality. This is the third time we tell you this: in Tamers Guilmon and Terriemon's Evolution sequences show them with a sick and beastly behavior that has nothing to do with thir actual personalities.

      Transformation sequences are just what they are, transformation sequences. They aren't always made to follow the character's personalities, just to show them transforming and avoiding the money of animating transformations every time they happen. Like I said, Psychemon could just have an uncool personality.

      "Actions can speak louder than words". So what? Dracmon did an evil act only ONCE in the entire series. We don't know if he's actually evil, if he's Ren's victim, or if he's just a beast that follows his own instincts and doesn't know the difference between the right and the wrong, the good and evil. Like Ren said, "Dracmon needs strong human desires to power up", so this could mean he was just following his instincts and didn't know that what he did was wrong.

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    33. @ Anonymous Mar 17, 2012 10:47 AM

      I used an analogy to describe Dobermon as a dog so that it would be easier for you to understand his personality. Many Digimon in the past have adopted animal like behaviour; Gatomon is the best example of this, as a cat herself she displayed certain traits stereotypical of felines. Animal traits are not a bad thing; Gatomon is one of my favourite Digimon from the Adventure universe. A Digimon can both have animal traits and a will of their own. In the case of Dobermon is it his choice to obey Hideaki’s orders; must as how Gaomon (another dog-like Digimon) from Saver was always fiercely loyal to Thomas. Gumdramon remains my favourite of the new Digimon this season but I can still appreciate the other characters like Dobermon.

      @ G-SANtos

      As part of a greater whole the digivolution sequences do play a role in the narrative, they are as important to the ‘canon’ of the show as every other way of telling the story. Like I said, in an anime you can use visuals to convey information – to tell a story with action and symbols instead of words. Speaking briefly of Tamers I think that digivolution can also offer insights into each characters personality. After all, Guilmon’s aggressive nature as a virus-type Digimon it what helps make him such an effective warrior. Animation like Digivolution sequences can tell a story, seeing Psychemon become Astamon is a legitimate insight into that character’s personality.

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    34. Kintor, I think you don't understand what is a canon scene. The Evolution sequences are NOT canon, they are just to avoid having to animate transformations everytime. In example, a scene where the transforming character falls from the sky like a meteor: Do you really think that the character actually does those movements everytime he/she transforms? Well, they don't, it's just a cool scene that the animation directors came up with. This is proven when the same scene where the character falls like a meteor in shown when he/she transforms inside a small room or a cage, and also when the character's transformation sequence shows him/her transforming for one minute or so, and them defends from a plasma laser that was almost hitting them before the transformation.

      So no, the Evolution sequences are NOT an insight of the character's personality. Evolution sequences don't play roles in the narrative, they're just there to eat screentime and spare money. Do you really believe that a beam that was almost hitting the character suddenly stops for one minute while they transform?

      Also, you said that Guilmon's Evolution sequence shows his aggressive nature. Well, the only mistake here is that he's not aggressive everytime. Besides, Terriermon's Evolution sequence doesn't show his personality.

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    35. @ G-SANtos

      Well, I personally think that the digivolution sequences are more important then some people give the animation credit for. No part of the anime, least of the digivolution animation is left to chance; everything is ultimately overseen by the director to ensure that the end result is a coherent product. Consider the importance of digivolution to Bandai, each transformation flashy and well animated (sometimes even with CGI) to showcase the best of Digimon has to offer in terms of visuals. Really, when you think about it digivolving is one the most efficient (using the least amount of footage) to get the audience interested in the show and therefore the merchandise.

      To elaborate further on what I said about Tamers, I think it is fair to say that both Guilmon and Terriermon both had aggressive tendencies. Tamers, as a specific plot point, had it that all Digimon possessed an innate compulsion to fight other Digimon, a drive to absorb the enemy’s data was written into the very core of their programming. Of course, in time both Guilmon and Terriermon leant to control these impulses, as did seemingly all Digimon that spent significant time in the Human World. Like said, even looking at Digivoling in Tamers, the digivolution sequences can offer an insight into the personality of a Digimon.

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    36. Kintor, a personality is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual. If every Digimon has some aggressive instinct and Guilmon and Terriermon's scenes shows aggressivity, then it's not their personality, it's a generic characteristic of those beings.

      The Evolution sequences are not made to reflect the Digimon's personality, this can be seen specially on Adventure where those scenes are generic "spin round round".

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    37. @ G-SANtos

      As a specific fact of the Tamer’s universe: all Digimon, having evolved from information on the internet, possess an innate compulsion to fight other Digimon. Digimon like Guilmon and Terriermon are significant characters because they have learnt that there are other ways to live; but this drive to fight nevertheless remains a core part of their personalities. The digivolution sequences are true to Guilmon’s and Terriermon’s character, digivolving brings their aggressive tendencies to the forefront of their personalities. Using the digivolution sequences to understand a character is a perfectly valid form of analysis, for in truth the show’s designs oversee these sequences to insure they remain true to each character.

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    38. You're missing the point again. The aggressivity is not part of their personalities, it's just a generic instinct every Digimon has.

      And again, most sequences from same series are nearly identical, so by your argument, every Digimon would have nearly identical personalities.

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    39. @ G-SANtos

      What I’m saying is that, in the Tamers’ universe at least, an aggressive desire to fight is a core aspect of both Guilmon’s and Terriermon’s personalities. If anything, coming to terms with this fact is an important part of character growth for each character and their human Tamers. Takato had to teach Guilmon to control his anger, so Guilmon wouldn’t go berserk every time he met a new Digimon. While Henry (being a pacifist) tried to prevent Terriermon from fighting at all, in the end the pair reached a compromise – Terriermon could fight other Digimon but only when absolutely necessary. Even with all of this character growth you can still see the aggressive aspects of each Digimon’s personality in later episodes, looking at the digivolution sequences offers a good insight into Guilmon’s and Terriermon’s personalities.

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    40. But like I said, the aggressivity is NOT part of their personalities, just an instinct, like animal instincts. Personality is an individual characteristic, and in Tamers Digimon's aggressivity is not something individual, it's present on nearly every Digimon, so it's not a personality. The CONTROL may be, but the aggressivity isn't.

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    41. @ G-SANtos

      Well, when it comes to designing a character nothing is left to chance. Even something like ‘instincts’, which the audience often takes for granted, must be carefully considered before production can start. It is true that both Guilmon and Terriermon have aggressive instincts, it is an essential part of their personalities, a psychological factor that helps to make them interesting characters. At the start of Tamers Guilmon usually reacted badly to new Digimon, making him more unpredictable then the average partner from Adventure. While Terriermon’s desire to fight provided some nice contrast with Henry’s pacifist philosophy. An aggressive undercurrent is a key aspect to both characters, something I’m glad that the digivolution sequences continued to keep relevant.

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    42. They aren't relevant. And instincts are not personality.

      Kintor, what's your problem? Everytime somene proves your arguments are wrong, you keep using them as if they were still true, or if the other people haven't told you anything. Why do you do that?

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    43. @ G-SANtos

      Instincts are at the very heart of a person’s personality, something any writer should be aware of when creating a new character. As I said before, the only reason Digimon have instincts at all is because the writers decided that it would give the characters more depth. Instincts shape Guilmon as an individual, as a virus-type Digimon he had to temper his nature in order to protect the people he cared about. Conversely, Henry had to acknowledge that Terriermon was born to fight, that as much as he hated violence sometimes violent conflict is necessary to prevent a greater evil. So yes, instincts are essential to personality, a fact Tamers' design team was well aware of when they created the digivolution sequences.

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    44. Personality are a conjunt of individual characteristics, and instincts aren't individual characteristics. The CONTROL of the instincts is part of the personality, but instincts itself aren't.

      Besides, how do you know the Evolution scenes are made to reflect the personalities? Transformation sequences are made to be flashy, and they aren't substantial enough to be considered canon.

      The sequences are overseen by the director of animation, who has no word on the character's personalities, just on the animation. It's the writers who take care of the characters's personalities, the director of animation is just responsible for the animation, not for transmitting the characters's personalities in such trivial things as transformations.

      Transformation sequences are only made to be cool and flashy, not to give an insight on the personalities. And even if they are made to reflect the personalities, we need dialogue proof to be sure of that, because these flashy scenes aren't substantial enough.

      Kintor, you're wrong. Just accept it. You'll never convince anyone that Hunters is a good series, or that Psychemon, Dracmon, and Dobermon have personalities, because you're the only person who thinks that. Psychemon is only receiving a personality on episode 79, and that's not good character handling because it's on the LAST EPISODE.

      I think that you're just so excessively opmistical that you can't see Hunters's flaws. But I can't blame you for being optimistical, anyone would expect something better from a franchise like Digimon. I was always trying to see a way for how they would make something good out of this series, but now I lost every hope I had about it. The positive points we have are not enough to save it, all because of low quality writing and bad handling.

      Just accept you're wrong, because I'll ignore any further comments you publish about this topic on this entry.

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    45. Ok guys, come on, bets on the table!! Now is your chance! I bet 100 american dollars that Kintor won't state that he was wrong! Who'll take me on?

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    46. @ G-SANtos

      In my opinion Young Hunter is a well-made and enjoyable addition to the Digimon franchise; that having see every episode aired so far I can confidently say that Young Hunter is a great season of Digimon in its own right. This season has been great in terms of introducing new characters. On one hand we have seen the return of fan favourite, just as how new fan created Digimon have been added to the official canon. We have always seen an extensive cast of human characters, each who have received character as this allowed the writers to explore a wider variety of issues. The final product is a show that I have enjoyed every episode so far, I’m glad that Young Hunters was made.

      It is also true that the minor Digimon partners have received character development. Psychemon in particular is a good example, a character that had personality from the beginning. As all aspects of the show are overseen by the director even the digivolution sequences offer an insight into Psychemon’s personality. The writers have given Psychemon an aloof personality, seen through his casual disregard of other Digimon. Now in light of recent events we know why Psychemon is this way, in truth Psychemon is an extension of Quartzmon’s will, his aloofness is actually a cold hatred of all other life. Nevertheless, given the limited screen time of this character, the writers have done well to develop Psychemon’s personality in preparation for the moment when he betrayed Taiki and all the other heroes.

      Finally, I have to congratulate Toei; these last few episodes of Young Hunter have been absolutely fantastic. In fact I argue that episode 24, with all of the old protagonists fighting together in one epic battle, may just be the greatest episode of Digimon ever made. This season has been a fantastic tribute to Digimon’s legacy, bringing back many old Digimon and human character from this franchise’s long history. As a long time fan of this franchise I applauded Toei for their efforts with Young Hunters. Here they have created a wonderful celebration of a show that has entertained me for over a decade now. As a children’s cartoon Young Hunters can stand on its own merit as a great season of Digimon in its own right.

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  13. I think every character of the week is going to get a X Loader for the final battle. It's the best thing they can do with Tagiru's Collection at this point, if this is really the end.

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  14. Odds are that Digimon will be done for a little while after the end of episode 79, but still if they wanted to keep going with the awesomeness that is crossing every season over while still saying that Xros Wars is over, they could do it.

    How? Because if it's Xros Wars, then those characters get the lead roles. It's their season, not the others. If it's not actually Xros Wars, but say another name for a new season all together, they could still use the idea of all the leaders and maybe a few others working together, they'd just get equal amounts of screen time and a better story.

    I know it's farfetched, and it probably won't happen, but if they wanted to, they could. It would almost make some sort of sense, because then you could look at Hunters as the connection between Xros Hearts (the characters that newer viewers would know), and the way that they re-introduced the old characters to create a season with them all.

    You gotta admit, that would be awesome. I wish they'd say that something like that could happen. Oh well, guess it's up to fanfiction for that.

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  15. Guys the final Episode really is on 25 March! They even made a cake to celebrate the End of Xros Wars! Rain made a post talking about it!

    Also i think Akari will get Cutemon cause these two are so close already.
    And Zenjirou will get Ballistamon "don't know why, maybe because he fixes him on the first opening of Xros Wars. lol"

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  16. Do you know WHAT is the thing that you like the most about this preview?
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    THAT TAGI-SUCK IS NOT IN IT!!!!

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    1. ^ Oh, hai, Riku! How's Sora and Kairi?

      lol, no Tagi-suck!

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  17. Proof Digimon Xros Wars ending on 25th March 2012:

    http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw/news.html

    The caption on top of the page : デジモンクロスウォーズ最終回に歴代主人公が登場!

    Which means "Former Heros appearing in Digimon Xros Wars Final Episode!".

    Takuya's and Masaru's profiles will be updated in the remaining 2 weeks.

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    1. It is said that this week they'll post both Takuya's and Masaru's profile.
      Wonder if they'll post Taiki's on the last week...

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    2. Jason, sorry fo not believing on you completely, but lately we've been getting so much misinformation that it's actually hard to tell what we should believe or not. Even the Toei page published misinformation recently.
      And that party mentioned on a previous post, could be anything: Celebrating the series's end, celebrating an arc's end, or even the most unlikely: a goodbye party for the bad writers that Toei is getting rid of.

      Honestly, I think we should just wait the episodes.

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    3. @G-Santos

      It's ok. We shall see on 25th March 2012 as we wait.

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    4. Again, the end of Digimon Xros Wars, you said it yourself. Not the end of Digimon entirely. There will be another anime series.

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  18. Oi, Rainmon, the link to the video broke or something. There's no video, it just says "Invalid URL". Just wanted to point that out.

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  19. unpopular season? Young Hunters.

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    1. This is all Tagiru's fault!

      Onore Tagiru!!!!!!!!!!!

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  20. You know, the way this season is paced seems a little odd to me. I've taken writing courses, and we focused a lot of screen writing, and though it's just a kid's show and isn't expected to be perfect in any way, I still find it a little strange about how the same people that made the first Xros Wars wrote this season. Then an idea came into my head. When making a cartoon/anime, they'd still be working on them while episodes are airing (yes I know, it's an obvious fact), so there's always the possibility that, after several episodes, they were told that it wasn't doing well enough to stay on the air. But because they wanted to have the leaders there, they rushed the last few episodes and pushed them all in there, instead of say having a second arc where that's what the focus was.

    The first one (the one that we saw), would have been more like a training arc, and introducing more characters (which it did), but because they knew it was going to get cut early on, they put everything in the last few episodes.

    I know I'm probably just defending the writers a bit, and this probably isn't what happened, but I'm allowed to speculate. It'd make sense if it did happen. You can see bits and pieces about how far they'll go to plan small details out (remember episode 30 where the orange and light blue light came from Akari and Zenjirou to help Shoutmon super evolve the first time? Check out their X-Loader colours in the preview and say that it wasn't planned), but this season seems so fragmented.

    Well I'm done my rant for now.

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