Digimon's New Movie Will Feature the Very First DigiDestined

By Nick Valdez

Digimon Adventure will be returning with a new feature film focusing on the original crew from Digimon Adventure 02, and it is promising to feature the very first DigiDestined to ever team up with a Digimon partner! As part of the celebration for the 20th Anniversary for the franchise, Digimon fans saw the eight original chosen children return for not only a huge new TV reboot series, but with a new feature film that put a cap on the older versions' story that continued through Digimon Adventure 02, tri, and Last Evolution Kizuna. Now it seems the kids from the second season will be getting this treatment next.

While the DigiDestined introduced in Digimon Adventure 02 had been sidelined for Digimon Adventure tri and Last Evolution Kizuna, the next major movie will be starring older versions of them following the events of Last Evolution Kizuna. Along with reintroducing these chosen children in their 20s, the movie is also teasing we'll meet the very first DigiDestined, a mysterious boy named Owada Rui and a mysterious new Digimon, Ukkomon. You can check out the character designs for these very important additions to the new movie below: 

Officially titled as Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning, the new movie has been confirmed to take place two years after the events of Last Evolution Kizuna. Director Tomohisa Taguchi and writer Akatsuki Yamatoya are returning from that movie for this new project, and the original Digimon Adventure 02 cast has been announced to return as well. Owada Rui will be voiced by Megumi Ogata (Jujutsu Kaisen 0's Yuta Okkotsu, Neon Genesis Evangelion's Shinji Ikari) and Ukkomon (which is likely his partner) will be voiced by Rie Kugimiya (Fullmetal Alchemist's Alphonse Elric, Fairy Tail's Happy). 

The first footage from this movie was shown during a special DigiFes event in Japan earlier this Summer, but there has yet to be any word given on when fans outside of the event will be able to see footage from the new film for themselves. There has aslo yet to be any confirmation about the potential release window or date, let alone any potential information about an international release. Given the response to the previous films, international release is likely however. 

How do you feel about these new additions to Digimon Adventure 02 for the new movie? What are you hoping to see go down in the next big feature film? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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