Digimon Adventures 02: The Beginning release date has been revealed for Japan for theatrical release. The latest movie features the 2nd generation of Digidestined in the spotlight as their lives continue after the events of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. The new release will debut a new character as the first DigiDestined to receive a Digivice and a Digimon partner. The official trailer has been released by Toei Animation with English Subtitles for the upcoming movie from the Digimon franchise.
Digimon Adventures 02 was a direct sequel anime that took place 4 years after the events of the original Digimon Adventures series. The series featured four new DigiDestined kids and new Digimon partners, plus debuted the use of a new Digivice, Armour Digivolution, and DNA Digivolution (Jogress Evolution). Alongside Davis & Veemon, Yolei & Hawkmon, Cody & Armadillomon, and Ken & Wormmon, Kari and TK joined the new generation with Gatomon and Patamon. The original 02 series concluded with 50 episodes and were also featured in two movies.
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Although they weren’t seen, the four, 2nd generation DigiDestined were part of the Digimon Tri movies, during which they were captured after a devastating battle before being rescued. They made their official return during Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna as they help investigate and stop Eosmon from capturing other DigiDestined kids. The latest movie will finally reunite the 2nd generation team in a new feature film, which was previously teased in 2022.
Digimon Adventures 02: The Beginning Releases In October
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The official release date of Digimon Adventures 02: The Beginning has been revealed in the latest trailer for the upcoming theatrical release. The latest trailer features scenes from the original Digimon Adventures 02 series, with previews of the revealed ‘First Digidestined’, Rei Owada. Toei Animation recently released the trailer with English subtitles for fans to enjoy the recent trailer, which teases the new adventure and story for the upcoming movie that will release in Japan this year.
It’s fantastic that we are finally seeing more from the latest movie for the Digimon franchise, especially since it features the Digidestined from Digimon Adventures 02. Fans have been awaiting the returning debut of the team, who have yet to be the focus of a recent release. Fans are curious to find out what Digimon may return in this new movie, including the iconic armour Digimon and DNA Digimon such as Mangamon and Imperialdramon. Fans are also expecting new additions during this movie aside from Ukkomon since Hawkmon and Armadillomon have yet to Digivolve past the ultimate level.
Minus TK and Kari, none of the other digi-destined from 02 have had their Digimon digivolve past champion-level by themselves. The Beginning may see Veemon, Hawkmon, Armadillomon, and Wormon get to mega-level. Or we may even see the return and advancement of armor digivolving and DNA digivolving as those were staples to the 02 series. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Digimon Adventures 02: The Beginning will be released in Japan on October 27, 2023. The theatrical release has yet to be revealed outside of Japan and more announcements are expected to follow closer to this date.
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Source: Toei Animation
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