also re: DigiAdv 2020 summary
“ Large-scale network malfunctions occur in the capital city area. Streetlights blink erratically, big screen advertisements are filled with garbled text. The news reports it as cyber terrorism. ”
“ He [Taichi] has stayed at home alone in order to prepare for his summer camp at the [END] of the week, but his mother and younger sister Hikari who have gone out to Shibuya are trapped inside a moving train that can't be braked.
Taichi hurries to Shibuya to save his mom and sister, but the moment he heads to the train station platform...
Something strange happens and Taichi finds himself in the Digital World! ”
- via WTW Forums translations with credit to onkei ( bolding/italics/caps mine for emphasis )
Ok so, my own takeaways from this.....:
- the happenings are due to “ cyber terrorism ” - or REPORTED AS - much more likely “because Digimon” - I.E. THE NEWS IS LIKELY WRONG - THEY’VE BEEN CANONICALLY WRONG BEFORE - RE: A LOT OF THINGS (HIKARIGAOKA, TRI HAPPENINGS ETC.) - Taichi stayed at home ALONE ... - Hikari does not appear to be sick ??? - also indicated by her appearing in the poster itself, of course (yes I am aware of her presence there AND THAT GLOWY ... THING) (that looks very suspiciously like a feather) - summer camp is at THE END OF THE WEEK - i.e. IT IS NOT THE SUMMER CAMP TIME YET as of 1st episode - maybe this is why Hikari ISN’T SICK ??? ? ? - i.e. “ Adventure if it started a WEEK EARLIER ” - ... in the year 2020 instead of 1999 - the snowstorm (“snow in summer”) likely HASN’T happened yet ??? - as a result of this timeline change - maybe THIS is (also?) why they’re not wearing gloves, etc. etc. this time ??? - or maybe it’s just design aesthetic things
- they are in Shibuya [ instead of Odaiba, because Taichi leaves for Shibuya ] - MRS YAGAMI AND HIKARI ARE STUCK INSIDE A MOVING TRAIN - THAT CAN’T BE BRAKED - TAICHI GOES STRAIGHT TO THE PLATFORM - TAICHI YAGAMI WHAT DO YOU EVEN THINK YOU’RE DOING - coincidentally his new profile reports him as: - “ He has a strong sense of justice, and will always run to help when his family and friends are in danger! ” - and also “ The passionate young boy who takes action ” - then again this is also typical early Adventure!Taichi descriptive, in general
- Taichi DOES go to the Digital World ( at least in the 1st episode ?? ) - we also have confirmation of the Real world (still) being involved, as well - problems in the Digital World affect the Real world - in the poster, the top half is the Digital World while the bottom is the Real world
- others in the fandom (MYSELF INCLUDED) have noted similarities re: the start of Frontier’s plot + the Shibuya + train station locations - coincidentally, Shibuya is also the location of where Pump(kin)mon + Gotsumon episode happens in ADVENTURE, which may be relevant - literally the Japanese episode title of that one Adventure episode with them is “ Pump and Gottsu are Shibuya-type Digimon ” - i.e. they are very known for being relevant to this location - it’s basically the entire point of their storyline that they are Shibuya-relevant - Yamato and Takeru DID take the train in this episode too .....
^ SHIBUYA ( see: the sign ) was the entire premise of this episode ^ the subway/train scene seemed very poignant ... ... and seems to set “ a mood ” for the rest of the episode ( here they are discussing the Takaishi+Ishidas’ families’ separations / divorce in the Japanese version of the episode; Takeru proceeds to fight with Patamon, who flies off into Shibuya ) - we’ll know for sure if this bit is actually Frontier inspired if a mysterious voice sounds on 2020!Taichi’s cellphone to ask him to make a choice (hhhhhha)
- ANYWAY THIS COULD BE WHY HIKARI’S ON THE POSTER YEAH - ADVENTURE IF IT STARTED A WEEK EARLIER, IN 2020 ...................
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