Does anyone else feel like new life has been breathed into the Digimon franchise in the last few years?
The anime’s coming back more often without 4-6 year gaps between the series
Digimon Story: Time Stranger has been received amazingly well, and according to Google Trends, more
people were searching Digimon during its release than any time since 2004!
Disenfranchised Pokemon fans are giving Digimon another chance after Pokemon’s recent quality
Digimon’s overarching message that the Digital world is an amazing place, but is full of threats and constantly under attack goes really hard in the 2020s
I’m not sure if it’s just my algorithm, but I feel like more people on YouTube and social media are talking about Digimon again
Or did Digimon never stop being relevant any I’m just starting to see more of it again?
OK, it sounds like my experience is pretty reflective of Digimon’s status in the wider world. If Digimon is having something of a renaissance, I reckon it should be more documented!
That makes sense with the games too, I’ve looked through reviews and things, and it looks like Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth was the first Digimon game to actually be universally liked!