2000s Digimon: The Movie is notorious for its complicated development, its incredible ska and punk soundtrack, and the decades of memes it has spawned. Looking back at scenes like the giant, tense rabbit Wendigomon Dancing to “All Star” by Smash Mouth is a bizarre time capsule of a moment in anime movies. Eat your heart out, Shrek Fans, it was our first. English-speaking viewers know Digimon: The Movie as a story spanning several years, but in reality the film was cobbled together from three distinct, shorter films previously released in Japan. As such, English fans have never seen a full release of these original short films, but now a new Blu-ray can be pre-ordered for those who want to own a piece of it Digimon
The Digimon: The Movies (this time it is plural) The collection will be released on December 17th and includes all three films that were originally released in English cinemas. These include Digimon Adventurea 1999 prequel to the original anime season from the 2000s Our war gamewhich takes place shortly after the events of the first season, and the second season Hurricane touchdown
While it is nice to go back and see old Digimon Films, the franchise has been releasing new films for several years. The Digimon Adventure Tri. series ran from 2015 to 2018 and followed the original cast through their high school years. Digimon Adventure: Final Evolution Kizuna was released in 2020 and focused on the group’s transition into adulthood. 2023 is Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning follows the cast of the second anime. That’s all well and good, but I need them to make a movie for the cast of season three, which is still my favorite after all these years. We’ve seen enough of the OGs, leave them alone.