1st Anniversary of Digimon Ghost Game!

[MarcFBR]

It's the 1st Anniversary of Digimon Ghost Game! It premiered on October 3rd in Japan, and due to time differences, October 2nd in the US and various other countries.


Digimon Ghost Game is a return to Digimon anime that isn't related to Adventure for the first time since Appmon.


It came upon everything relatively quickly, from potential details, to confirmation, to airing in 2 months. It features new characters, a bit of a horror vibe, and an episodic skew, while a few other bits bubble away. Early development was helped along by Tenya Yabuno and Hiroshi Izawa, continuing their long association with the brand since the days of C'Mon Digimon & V-Tamer

The new Digimon introduced like Gammamon, Angoramon, Jellymon, and their evolutions have been relatively popular, and the show has also had all new people performing the various vocal songs. It's also featured new OP animation directed by Hiroyuki Kakudou, longtime franchise director.

At the moment we don't know exactly how long Ghost Game will run, and we are still waiting for specific types of merchandise like Blu-ray/DVDs and BGM releases. With the Vital Bracelet being the core of the Digivice V, it's had strong connections to the Vital Bracelet, we will continue with the release of the upgraded Digivice VV.

We'll see where Ghost Game goes...



The art above was posted by Tenya Yabuno to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the anime, along with the new 5th ED theme. The art features artwork he drew for usage in the 5th ED.

 

[The Krookodile Hunter]

Hard to believe it's been a year already.....

 

[Bancho]

I've really enjoyed keeping up with Ghost Game over this past year.
Even though the episodic nature leaves some aspects to be desired, it's been a very fun time and this show will hold a special place in my heart

 

[geoomega]

Wow, it’s been that long, Adventure 2020 didn’t last a year did it?

 

[TheImpster]

Wow, it’s been that long, Adventure 2020 didn’t last a year did it?

Yes it did. It was 67 episodes, remember? And that's not counting the hiatuses and delays

 

[Mattman324]

Wow, it’s been that long, Adventure 2020 didn’t last a year did it?

If you consider it had three months off it was the equivalent of, what, an 80 weeks long runtime?

And Ghost Game had a mid-show delay and an extra episode for one of the weeks so it's gone on a bit longer than the episode count shows.

 

[Susavina]

I really love Ghost Game and I hope it gets many more episodes because I really don't want to think about having to say goodbye to this series anytime soon

 

[Unknown Neo]

It's been a year? Sounds about right. But I have enjoyed this. It's been fun. I hope it ends well too. Can't wait to see.

 

[Cardcaptor Takato]

I don't know where I would rank Ghost Game yet, but in spite of my issues with the show, I'm still enjoying it. I enjoy the dynamics and antics of our leading trio and their Digimon and the spoopy atmosphere of the show. The slow dripping of plot can be frustrating but individually I think the episodes have been mostly enjoyable weekly and there's only a few episodes I've not enjoyed that much. Though I might be biased just because I think Gammamon is adorable and I can watch it every week just for him. I also think the show can be really enjoyable when it remembers the existence of the plot. I just hope there will be some progress on it soon. Ghost Game is not exactly high art and I liked Appmon more but I do think it's one of the better newer Digimon anime and it's just a fun show I enjoy watching every week and that's enough for me.

 

[geoomega]

Tbh, because of the art style both Appmon and Ghost Game reminds of Gundam build Fighters and Divers.

 

[Noni]

I have been enjoying the show a lot. I like the characters, their interactions, the way the show portrays digimon. I hope it lasts a good bit more.

 

[Mon-Ohma]

I would say the main attraction Ghost Game currently holds for me is in its cast. Which is possibly the most enjoyable one I've encountered since Frontier.
Though perhaps lacking a bit in the development area, I appreciate that they went to lengths to give both the kids and Digimon their own distinct characteristics. Which almost feels like an apology for the reboot's cast. I doubt I would have stuck with the show if they had followed on the exact same way.

In particular I like the fact the Digimon Partners themselves are not just satellites that orbit their respective human. Which is one of the reasons why Angoramon has become a huge favourite of mine.

 

[Unknown Neo]

Oh yeah. They do have stuff they're doing that's not connected to the humans. Jellymon had a few episodes about that.

 

[Golden_Fate]

Happy Anniversary you Spooky lil' gem!

 

[Ricardolindo]

I am late in commenting here as I am late watching the episodes and catching up, but belated 1st anniversary to Digimon Ghost Game. It's incredible how it's been 1 year. This Sunday, there is a new Halloween episode. I remember the 2021 Halloween episode very well.