You might not have Digimon on your mind all the time, but today would be the day to pay the series a visit. If you’re ready to try out the Digital World again, then why don’t you make a trip to it on one of Digimon‘s big holidays?
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August 1 is here, and the day is a special one for Digimon fans. If you know the series, then you may remember why the date is a big deal. After all, the beginning of August marks the first time all the DigiDestined came together.
If you look into the past, 1999 is when the original DigiDestined connected at a summer camp. Taichi ‘Tai’ Kamiya met up with the likes of Sora, Matt, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, and T.K. on August 1 of that year. The group didn’t have long to mingle before they were thrust into a new world, and the arrival of their DigiVice put a target on their back.
Happy #OdaibaMemorialDay 1999-2018 pic.twitter.com/woiBwezwtU
โ SKOTโ๐ ODAIBA MEMORIAL DAY (@CusDB10) August 1, 2018
After arriving in the Digital World, each of the kids made friends with a Digimon around them. The group reunited to travel through the Digital World’s File Island, but they weren’t there for a simple vacation. The DigiDestined were called such as they were the only ones able to defeat Devimon, an evil Digimon who wanted to corrupt the island. So, at their tender pre-teen ages, each of the kids began on a journey that has since last nearly two decades.
As you can see below, fans from around the world are paying tribute to Digimon on this memorial date, and the fan-art is plentiful. Without the adventure of Odaiba Day, there would be no Digimon to speak of, and that… that just wouldn’t fly with the fandom as we know it.
A Blast From The Past
Odaiba Memorial Day ?
โ Hikari (@hikayagami_) July 31, 2018
1999~2018#ใๅฐๅ ดใกใขใชใขใซ pic.twitter.com/4EXB6aVYOA
Shout Out To The DigiDestined!
Happy #OdaibaMemorialDay to all the Digidestined in the world. Let’s keep dreaming ? #ใๅฐๅ ดใกใขใชใขใซ pic.twitter.com/VfWqeg7f9H
โ marini (@_30892) August 1, 2018
So, Which DigiDestined Are You?
ไปๅนดใฏ้ๅป็ตตใงในใใณใงใ????
โ ใใฑใใ@ๆฑ7 ใ 13ab (@digimon_tt) August 1, 2018
ไปๅนดใ8/1ใฏใๅฐๅ ดใง้ใใใฆ่ฏใใฃใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ#ใใธใขใณใฎๆฅ#ใๅฐๅ ดใกใขใชใขใซ pic.twitter.com/Csdmj71lOT
Digimon Is Almost… 20?!
8/1ใฏใใธใขใณใฎๆฅใ
โ ใใชใใ(ใ .ใ )? (@Mxdgkpt1011) July 31, 2018
ๅนณๆๆๅพใซใใฆ19ๅ็ฎใฎ่จๅฟตๆฅ
ๆฌๅฝใซใใใงใจใใใใใพใใ#ใใธใขใณใฎๆฅ #ใๅฐๅ ดใกใขใชใขใซ#8ๆ1ๆฅใฏใใธใขใณใฎๆฅ pic.twitter.com/3mP4INYFF3
Where Can We Get These Windows?
I was going to wait until tomorrow, and I didn’t get to finish all of them, but seeing all the Digimon Fanart today made me wanna share these now~ Happy Odaiba Day #DigimonOdaibaMemorialDay #digimon #digimontamers #digimon02 pic.twitter.com/1drqHSMu6c
โ Nightglimmer (@kiya9510) August 1, 2018
Our Forever Mood
When somebody tells me to stop posting about Digimon on Odaiba Day. pic.twitter.com/U0mPPFnk5r
โ Lost in Translationmon – A Digimon Podcast (@translationmon) August 1, 2018
Forever (Digimon) Young
Happy Odaiba Memorial (8/1)!#ใๅฐๅ ดใกใขใชใขใซ #ใใธใขใณ pic.twitter.com/XVHykBx77a
โ Lylee (@QuirkiDigital) August 1, 2018
Wait…They Are How Old Now!?
If namu wiki is right, Taichi, Yamato, Sora are 30 years old, Joe is 31 y/o, Mimi and Koshiro are 29 years old, Takeru and Hikari are 27 y/o today.
โ ? (@_guardianstar) August 1, 2018
Happy 19th anniversary.#OdaibaMemorialDay #8ๆ1ๆฅใกใขใชใขใซ2018 pic.twitter.com/mgD3IiANzN