#Digimon Adventure Tri Chapter 5: Symbiosis

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Digimon Adventure tri.: Coexistence Home Video Release Details and English Dub Clips Revealed

Digimon Adventure tri.: Coexistence English Dub Clips Streamed

Shout Factory! has recently updated their official Youtube channel with English dub clips for Digimon Adventure tri.: Coexistence. For those who haven’t watched the original Japanese version of Digimon Adventure tri. Coexistence, so viewers should expect some minor spoilers within these clips.

Both the Blu-ray/DVD release for Digimon Adventure tri. Coexistence are currently up for pre-order on…

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They revealed the name for Meikuumon’s corrupted ultimate/mega form...

Raguelmon

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Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5 Visual & Details Revealed

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The official website of the Digimon Adventure anime project has revealed the first visual and details for the upcoming 5th chapter of the 6 part Digimon Adventure tri. film series, which will be titled Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5: Kyousei (Symbiosis). In addition, a brand new visual was...

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Digimon Adventure tri.

Part 1: 再会 ~ Saikai: Reunion Part 2: 決意 ~ Ketsui: Determination Part 3: 告白 ~ Kokuhaku: Confession Part 4: 喪失 ~ Soushitsu: Loss Part 5: 共生 ~ Kyousei: Symbiosis Part 6: ぼくらの未来 ~ Bokura no Mirai: Our Future

They just had to be all extra and throw off the 2-kanji-character naming scheme by adding “our” (bokura no) instead of just simply going for 未来. But that’s okay cuz Digimon ♥

Can’t believe it’s gonna be the last chapter already T_T

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[Digimon tri - Part 6] Final hopes/wishes/random thoughts before I watch the final chapter

Quick, last minute theories/hopes behind the cut because I waited too long to post this and everyone has seen the final film (and I was nearly spoiled on Twitter by people who thought I was rewatching Part 6 when in fact I was rewatching Part 5: Symbiosis/Coexistence D8)

This is mostly for my benefit to see how far off or on point things I was as this is the final film, as such it is possible that these are now considered spoilers even though I have yet to see Part 6: Our Future. Please don’t spoil me if you choose to comment on this in the reblog 

All behind the jump!

Flashback like in Part 4 to the moment when the 02 kids were taken out. (or interspersed flashbacks) with voiced lines (Unlikely, but please)

Hiroaki Ishida shows up (where the hell was he)

02 kids participate in the final fight (heck yes)

Unlikely, but let me dream: Beat Hit and Break Up get nice returns, even if they’re the original versions

Unexpected turn: We get tri versions of them no one knew were coming because any element from 02 in itself was a spoiler for this entire film series.

02 kids return

Before that: The Adventure kids stumble upon one of the 02 digimon (Maybe they find VMon and Wormmon; I personally want Upamon because why not, dagya?)

A link to one of the first lines we heard about tri. by Taichi from the teaser trailer: This  World has chosen the reality which should not have been chosen.

Daigo, Professor Mochizuki or Maki die

Ok, *someone* dies.

Meicoomon “dies”

Gennai dies--turns out the orb Piedmon (er, Yggdrasil by proxy?) planted in him was activated, took him over and he is a lost cause for recovery (Post-credits: We Can Fix Him. We Have the Technology says a future, 20XX!Koushiro)

Wizardmon speaks -- Akira Ishida (yes him) returns to the role like with Elecmon’s VA in Part 4 (either they reveal it the night before the advanced premiere and opening day or don’t and keep it a surprise)

Scenes (animated, not panning shots. please no.) of the international Chosen one by one realizing something is off or fending off Digimon attacks.

Ending credits: no panning shots, please. No panning shots. No embellished stills. Either have the ending play over the final moments with the credits overlayed or animate something.

Good explanation on not just everything that happened before the events of Part 1, but also a hint about what happened in 2004 (roughly) when the Gates closed.

Cliffhanger post-credits scene hinting at something teasing another story (hah)

Teaser for Digimon Adventure: 0 (prequel about the adventures of the Original Chosen) ?

*inquires from the cover and safety of the trenches* ...and/or Digimon Adventure tri. 02 ?

(I predict a total revolt by segments of the Western fandom at that ^)

Daigo’s pairing with Hackmon (interviews, encounters) make me think this is being set up for something significant?

Wildcard Plottwist: Turns out Hackmon is a form with some of the memories of Daigo’s partner, Bearmon. Because Homeostasis is heartless.. (but Homeostasis kind of did what it wanted so the memories are fuzzy)

Brief flash-forward to a pre-2027 time.

We meet the other 3 Original chosen, or get brief, unclear, hints as to what happened to them.

If they want to close the Adventure stories for good: a flashforward to the future we know will happen in 2027; the scenes could parallel the opening of Reunion with Taichi except he’s on his way to the airport to go to New York or Geneva for a UN meeting. (Maybe at this point he’s a junior, or the position he eventually undertakes is under consideration so he’s just there to observe as part of the Japanese delegation)

A hint that while the battle has ended, not all is completely well in the short term -- a summary on the state of affairs in the aftermath of tri.

Post-Credits Scene: All was calm and at peace…….but not really because this is Digimon and being a Chosen post-Daigo generation is now a lifelong mission.

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tri. Chapter 5 - Recap, Analysis, Review [part one]

This is me trying to make sense of of a dense, multilayered chapter that for once brough us more answers than questions. My notes got very long and I ended up taking dozens of screen-caps, so I decided to split this post into four segments (one for each part of the movie). You can expect the others soon, over the next few days.

I hope you survive this!

Chapter 5 (Kyousei - Coexistence or Symbiosis, depending on who you ask) starts where we were left off last time: Mystery Man torturing Meiko in order to make Meicoomon snap, and telling her she should not have been born.

At once, we get another flashback from Meiko's childhood - this time, with a very specific date: Autumn 1999 -- that is, shortly after the events of Digimon Adventure. This has ties with a previous flashback (set in the summer) of Meiko finding Meicoomon in the woods. While the exact time when Meicoomon met Meiko in the human world is still unclear, everything in this chapter points to this meeting happening shortly after August 1-3, that is, after the defeat of Apocalymon.

This flashback shows us two incidents of Meicoomon's past. In the first one, she attacks a group of birds, resulting in loose feathers and a pool of blood, and she soils Meiko's shirt with it. Symbolism aside, it’s unclear what caused the blood: was she hunting or defending herself? Did she “snap” because she was scared, after finding herself away from Meiko? Anyway, this was the first time Meicoomon shown she was capable of being violent.

The second incident is much more serious.

Meiko's father is taking  Meicoomon to the lab to be examined by some Tokyo people. This happens in 1999, when human authorities were trying to make sense of what had happened with the Digimon that summer. Significantly, this seems to suggest that Meiko's father isn't exactly keeping Meicoomon's existence a secret from the authorities; nor does it seem that he’s using his daughter’s Digimon to conduct scientific experiences or anything suspicious.

However, Meicoomon snaps and destroys the lab, injuring Meiko’s father in the process.

We also learn that Himekawa was one of the people who came from Tokyo to see Meicoomon, and her connection to this digimon starts here. This gives us some clues about Maki's age; if in 1999 she was already done with her studies and working for the Agency, so she was at least in her early 20s then. You can do the math yourself, but basically Maki is at least 27 in tri., perhaps older.

Meiko witnesses the incident, in shock. But as soon as shes there, Meicoomon goes back to normal; she’s confused at first, but quickly becomes happy to see Meiko, as if nothing had happened. Maki watches everything with interest. Is this the moment when she realises Meicoomon could play a role in her plans for the Reboot?

Back in the present time, Mystery Man’s plan worked. Meicoomon has gone berserk and is wreaking havoc. The flashback serves to contextualise and explain what’s happening: It seems that what triggers Meicoomon’s transformation is being scared and/or being separated from Meiko -- in other words, Meiko's presence keeps Meicoomon calm and controlled... until now. All this will be explained later in the movie.

Anyway, it’s clear that the distortions Meicoomon is causing are making Mystery Man extremely happy. Digimon start invading the real world, a repetition of both Vamdemon’s invasion and Demon’s invasion.

Meiko calls the transtorned Meicoomon and there’s a tense moment when it seems that she can get Meicoomon to break away from her trance, just like before. Instead, it utterly fails: Meicoomon is confused, screams and agony and finally attacks Meiko. 

Meiko is paralysed and apparently has given up, as she realises that she can no longer reach Meicoomon when she’s in her evil form. As she’s about to get murdered by her own partner, Meiko remembers happy moments they spent together… but fortunately Taichi plays the gallant hero and saves her at the last moment. 

There’s another tense exchange of looks, but it appears that Meicoomon changes her mind about killing her and runs off.

The conclusion from this scene is simple: Meicoomon has snapped so deeply that Meiko can no longer reach her and bring her back to normal; yet, it seems that there’s still something inside her that keeps her from killing Meiko.

Does she? This is the first indication that Meiko’s will to live is perhaps being challenged in Kyousei.  

Takeru recalls Mystery Man’s words about Meicoomon is “the key to destroying” the world - which seems fitting as they’re seeing the Digital World go crazy under her powers. Meanwhile, Meiko is closer to accepting the truth that Meicoomon may be beyond saving at this point.

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Speaking of trauma, we find out what’s going on with Maki. After her reunion with Bakumon went wrong, she wanders around with a gun as she watches the destruction and fantasises that this time she will be chosen. 

What does this mean? Now that the Reboot (the plan she spent years working on) has failed, has Maki lost her sanity? Or is she revealing her new plan, a fantasy that a new crisis will give her and Bakumon a second chance to be “chosen”? 

Either way, it doesn’t seem that Maki is acting out of evil intentions or a desire to cause destruction. Raving, she wanders after her partner....

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Back in the human world, Digimon are causing major problems. Taichi and Hikari’s mother is watching the news on TV and worrying about her kids. She decides to prepare a huge meal for them, her own little contribution to the cause. It seems that tri. Has picked Yuuko as the representative of the children’s families, and her perspective is an important one - especially in a Chapter that focuses so much on the Yagami siblings.

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With Himekawa missing, nobody is listening to Daigo, who’s worried about the kids being stranded in the Digital World. He decides to take matters into his own hands and meets with Professor Mochizuki, who apparently is no longer invited to speak at the table during important meetings where decisions are being made. You have to wonder if Homeostasis is also behind this - don’t forget Meiko’s father has an emotional investment in this, meaning he’s probably biased towards Meicoomon (if anything, for his daughter’s sake).

Hackmon joins the conversation and finally drops some important answers. 

Homeostasis only agenda is to protect stability. Libra (Meicoomon) is no longer fulfilling her role in that balance and has become to unstable. This was why she was banished (was this why she ended up on the Real World, perhaps after Apocalymon’s demise?).

Finally, with Meiko no longer acting as a balancing force to Meicoomon’s incredible destructive power, the latter is a loose canon and it must be destroyed.

This seems a pretty heartless decision from Homeostasis, but at least it’s consistent with their role in this universe. If you see things from the perspective of “keeping the balance at all costs” this is a reasonable conclusion. Sentiment has no place in Homeostasis’ job.

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Meanwhile, the Digital World is trying to kill the Chosen Children (and failing miserably at it; but then, after Sora’s improbable survival last Chapter, maybe they’ve all developed inhuman invulnerability). They seek refuge in a cave and try to make sense of what’s happening.

Hikari is the most intuitive member of the team and the one who has a deeper connection with the Digital World, so it’s fitting that she is the first one to sense this and to convey it to the others. Again, this is a side of Hikari’s personality that plays a big role in this movie.

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Back in the office, Homeostasis has spoken its sentence. Without Meiko’s protection, there’s no hope for Meicoomon.

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Then we get the scene by the fire, where we get some very subtle, and some very interesting character moments. Everyone’s core personality gets to shine through. For instance, there’s the funny contrast between Mimi’s childlike comment that they could be seeing shooting stars, and Jou’s deadpan pragmatism:

(You can go really meta and pretend this is a reference to “I wish!) 

Yamato has made his decision and is as determined as possible. Remember that he means just that - “stopping”. After all, they all realise that Meicoomon is the source of this mess and she’s causing all these troubles in the real world. But no one is considering destruction at this point. Taichi is asking Koushirou to find a way to get them home, and he’s trying.

The scene then focuses on Meiko, who’s blaming herself because this time she couldn’t stop Meicoomon. The group tries to cheer her up.

There’s a very nice sentiment there. But, remember, at this point the kids aren’t seeing the bigger picture and they still don’t know what we know. They have no idea that this trouble with Meicoomon can’t be solved with good ol’ fashioned friendship, “believing” in each other, or “accepting each other’s faults”.

Still, this scene beautifully explains the wonderful relationship between the partners, from Meiko’s point of view - specificially how they balance each other perfectly and how each duo has its own dynamic. She’s been paying attention to this. Comparing.

But Meiko is reasonably questioning their assumptions. If Meicoomon is so different, how can their relationship compare? Moreover, the partner bonds seem to have been broken beyond repair. Sora reminds Meiko that she’s stopped running and has accepted responsibility for being Meicoomon’s partner.

But now Meiko’s starting to wonder if the fault is actually on her side - she has interpreted these last events as Meicoomon snapping because of her. She’s feeling powerless, thinking that if she was a different type of partner - a different person - this wouldn’t be happening.

This sentence sums a big theme through out this episode (and throughout this series), as multiple characters come back to this difficult question, again and again.

Consider Meiko’s position at this moment: She knows something is wrong with Meicoomon (she’s always had a “problem”) but now she can no longer do anything to make her stop.  Meiko did everything right: She faced the truth, she believed in her partner, she came back for her -- and Meicoomon just tried to murder her. What if she's the problem? What if a more capable partner could have stopped this?

The main point here is this: Meiko’s right to have doubts and to be scared. This isn’t a repetition of her conflict in the previous chapters, because there has been a definit breaking point in her bond with Meicoomon. Meiko isn’t being cowardly or weak, she’s being reasonable before the facts.

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Digimon Adventure tri. - Chapter 5: Symbiosis | Thoughts

This was supposed to be Meiko and Hikari’s film? But it was more like Meiko and Taichi’s film -- with a small side of Hikari? This was also the first tri. film I didn't watch as soon as it was online . . . I just finished watching it, so here are my thoughts! (Spoiler: I liked it.)

The opening scenes with chibi Meiko actually made me like her a bit. She was pretty cute. And of course Meicoomon is super adorable. XD

Maki is fucking crazy. I got Oikawa vibes from her when she was walking around "talking" to Tapirmon. @_@

That random schoolgirl complaining about her "tamagotchi" (digimon in her phone?) not eating or sleeping made me laugh. So random. What a good joke though. XD

OMG Meichi is real guys. HAHAHA. I don’t NOT like it. HAHAHA. It makes me laugh. HAHAHA. As you can tell. XD

I liked Sora's short heart-to-heart with Meiko about being closed off and lonely. So in-character. So good.

Daigo showed more personality in this film than he has in the previous four films combined. That was nice.

"They say a woman's heart and the Digital World's weather are both fickle." - Tentomon. LMAO. Has Koushirou been moaning to him about Mimi? haha

I never find the Agumon/food jokes funny . . . But poor Daigo's wallet, feeding nine kids and their digimon? I hope he gets reimbursed by their parents. :p

Let’s randomly have the kids tell ghost stories? Uh, OK. lol. Yamato being scared of ghost stories is hilarious, so whatever. This scene had to exist for that reason alone. (Can you imagine Sora wanting to see horror films and having to hold Yamato in the cinema? HAHAHA.) Jou's horror story about bad grades was funny too. XD

MUMMY NATSUKO WANTED TO TALK TO HER BABY YAMATO. OMG MY HEART. But Yamato refused. :’(

Agumon asking Meiko if she was hungry is the first Agumon/food joke I laughed at. Well done, tri., you finally landed one. Persistence pays off! :P

Sora and Mimi hold hands whilst sleeping . . . OK, now all they have to do is invite Yamato to sleep in-between them next time. :B

Lots of plot. Lots of answers. I like. Homeostasis being an “enemy” is a cool “twist”. A lot of things start to make sense in this film and that’s good!

Meiko telling them to kill Meicoomon? Respect, girl. Meiko impressed me with her sudden ball-growth. How does she manage to stand upright with such balls of steel? I don’t know if she just wanted to be near Meicoomon when they killed her -- or if she intended to die with Meicoomon? Either way, Meiko’s balls made a huge entrance this film. Taichi is totally erect.

They all thought they lost Taichi, right? I didn’t think they were upset enough, save for Hikari (obviously) and Mimi. At least Mimi was crying?! I expected more angst! How did tri. NOT milk this moment? This is the same melodrama-loving tri., is it not!? Seriously though, I think they should’ve padded the scene out some more to show some real grief there from the kids (particularly Sora -- his BFF?), before Yamato took control. It would’ve made it more of an impact when Yamato did take control. It wasn’t like they were that upset in the first place, Yamato . . .

The whole Hikari/Ophanimon thing was really cool -- the animation of it and everything. I dug it. But otherwise, poor Hikari was pretty bland in her own film though . . . I don’t think that’s fair? Her standing up to Homeostasis was pretty cool also, but she got nothing else (aside from the aforementioned Ophanimon)? Hmmm. (And I don’t even like Hikari! She’s like the personification of paint drying! BUT EVEN DRYING PAINT DESERVES SOME CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN ITS OWN FILM!)

Yamato, on the other hand, was pretty amazing in this film. (He refuses to be out of the spotlight in every film, haha. Must be his rockstar narcissism. :P) Sora you lucky girl. I hate you. (Jokes, I love you too, don’t leave me.) When Yamato screamed so emotionally out of frustration and sadness that Meicoomon was going to be killed . . . oh my. Sora probably got hard. I did. *cough*

Taichi was pretty good, too. You all know I have issues with him in Reunion . . . but I guess it was worth it for the turnaround in this film? . . . Nah. He still pisses me off in Reunion. But hey, at least he was awesome here! I live in the moment, yo.

I actually liked Meiko in this film. I think the only other film I liked her in was Determination. It’s been a while since Meiko was on my screen and I didn’t want her removed from it, lol. So it was nice of tri. to finally flesh her out and give her some relevance. :P

Taichi/Meiko. I see no lie -- that’s actually all I see in this chapter. HAHAHA. (Yes, I mentioned them twice. IT. WAS. EVERYWHERE.)

I don’t know how I feel about seeing Yamato wearing Taichi’s goggles around his neck. On one hand . . . leader!Yamato, yay! Tri. Yamato definitely deserves it, especially in Reunion. *cough* On the other hand . . . those goggles belong to Taichi. :( Though I guess it’s more of a tribute, since they’re around his neck and not on his head?

I split MVP three ways this film: Meiko, Taichi and Yamato. Not in any particular order.

Overall, it was a solid effort. There weren’t any moments I thought were genuinely dumb or logic-defying (like in Loss *cough*). I liked it? It was perhaps a little too reflective before the climax, though. It definitely picked up a lot in the end, but I think the film should’ve scattered the action out a bit more. But still, solid effort.

Confession is still king! Chapter 6 (apparently called “Our Future” -- out in early summer in Japan next year) will be the resolution and, usually, the resolution is never the best . . . but we’ll see. I hope it is! Give us an awesome ending, tri.!

. . . Let’s have Yamato and Sora walking off hand-in-hand into the sunset -- followed by Taichi and Meiko. *Insert troll face.* ^____^ XD

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Digimon Adventure Tri. Chapter 5 “Symbiosis” x King of System Third Collaboration

Duration:  September 30, 2017 to November 5, 2017

Time to eat more food and collect more merchandise but now you can sing your heart out as well! WithTheWill has translated more details about the merchandise and food for the event here.

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Ok, I was checking Digimon Adventure Tri official page... they translated Kyousei as Coexistence? Symbiosis wasn’t clever enough? XD Also, official translation of the summary:

Digimon Adventure Tri. Chapter 5: Coexistence

Meicoomon once again begins to rampage when she sees her partner Meiko Mochizuki injured by a mysterious man who looks like Gennai. "You should never have been born..."

Meicoomon, who disappeared into the real world, is distortion itself--in possession of too much power, and a key to destroying the world...  Hackmon, who appeared where Daigo Nishijima and Professor Mochizuki were, proceeds to reveal the truth: Homeostasis, which is trying to maintain the world's harmony, has now personally declared Meicoomon a danger for becoming too powerful, and is attempting to get rid of her. The arrival of rampaging Meicoomon starts the countdown to the real world's collapse.  A series of abnormal phenomena occur all over the place.  The Digimon who appear through the distortions were waiting for this time to come...

The DigiDestined are cast out of the Digital World when it goes out of order, and even after returning to the real world, they're driven away by people on account of their accompanying partner Digimon.  Finding themselves alone and unaided, they all desperately search for a way to fix the situation, while Meiko continues to agonize alone.   Grief-stricken and bearing a burden that's just too big, she can't hear her friends and the Digimon calling out to her...  Meanwhile, a cruel fate is imminent for Hikari Yagami, who has a more honest and sensitive spirit than anyone...

The adventure now evolves once again...

Source: Digimon Adventure Tri Official Page

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Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5 - Symbiosis English Dub poster (fan Photoshop)

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Digimon Adventure Tri chapter 5 “Symbiosis” first screening 1/9 starring M・A・O, Hanae Natsuki, Miho Arakawa, AiM, and Ayumi Miyazaki.

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Fathom Events Announces Digimon Adventure tri.: Loss, Coexistence, & Future Theatrical Release

Fathom Events has updated their official website with official pages for Digimon Adventure tri.: Loss, Digimon Adventure tri.: Coexistence, and Digimon Adventure tri.: Future.  The company will be distributing the Dub of each of the films starting on February 1, 2018.  

The full schedule will go as followed:

Digimon Adventure tri.: Loss – February 1, 2018 at 7:30 P.M.

Digimon Adventure tri.:…

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A snippet of the Digimon Adventure . tri Symbiosis Ending theme called Aikotoba by Ayumi Miyazaki & AiM

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Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5 Releases September 30 - New Trailer Revealed

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The official website of the Digimon Adventure anime project has revealed that the upcoming 5th chapter of the 6 part Digimon Adventure tri. film series, Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5: Kyousei (Symbiosis), will release in theatres across Japan on September 30. In addition, a new trailer was...

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"Digimon Adventuri tri." Penultimate Anime Feature Showcased In New Preview

“Digimon Adventuri tri.” Penultimate Anime Feature Showcased In New Preview

  Digimon Adventure tri 5: Kyousei (Symbiosis), the penultimate part of the 15th anniversary Adventure anime series opens in Japanese theaters September 30th before a November 2nd home video release. A new preview offers the latest look.    Digimon Adventure tri 5: Kyousei PV2 by pKjd               1st chapter “Saikai (Reunion)” poster visual   2nd chapter “Ketsui (Determination)” poster visual  …

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"Digimon Adventuri tri." Penultimate Anime Feature Showcased In New Preview

  Digimon Adventure tri 5: Kyousei (Symbiosis), the penultimate part of the 15th anniversary Adventure anime series opens in Japanese theaters September 30th before a November 2nd home video release. A new preview offers the latest look. 

  Digimon Adventure tri 5: Kyousei PV2 by pKjd

              1st chapter "Saikai (Reunion)" poster visual

  2nd chapter "Ketsui (Determination)" poster visual

  3rd chapter "Kokuhaku (Confession)" poster visual

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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