Digimon 1999 vs 2020

Yes i did, and yes i really enjoyed it 😸

I actually rewatched part 1 a couple days ago

i’m very impressed and plesantly surprised by how good this reboot’s been

Hmm… ehh… … yeah i should’ve f***ing waited till the end of the season before saying that 😅

Ok, review time:

Credit where credit is due, the first 25 or so episodes were freaking awesome, but then… the best way i can describe the plot post episode 30 is like if you had a very well drawn map, flushed it down the toilet, and then fished it out of the toilet and tried to read it hoping it won’t get you lost! Well, at least it was pretty to watch and had it’s fun and cute moments, so it’s not like it ruined my childhood, i haven’t finished yet though

The mega-digivolutions make no sense! Cool flashy special effects is not gonna make up for good story telling, and timing, a mega-digivolution is suppost to be special, you’re last hope at defeating a bad guy that seems impossible to beat, none of the mega-digivolutions made the impact they should’ve, it felt like just another power-up and that’s it. I still remember the first time i watched Agumon and Gabumon mega-digivolve to Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon as a kid watching the original Digimon Adventure like it was yesterday, cheering them on while my eyes were glowing, Adventure 2020 had none of that, Angewomon looking like a Pretty Cure while she mega-digivolves looks cool, but without anything to build up that moment it falls flat

The biggest difference between Adventure 2020 and Adventure 1999 is the way the plot was layed out: While Adventure 1999 was made up of 3 seperate arcs put toghether like a puzzle to make one cohesive story, Adventure 2020 tried to go with one mega-long arc thruout the whole series, i’m not saying it’s something impossible to make work, i’ve seen plenty of series do so, but in this case the story wasn’t paced right and ended up getting lost and turned into a jumbled confused mess