TLDR;
The podcast covers a range of Digimon topics, including the new Liberator chapter, the Digimon movie Blu-ray release, anniversary art, game collaborations, and card previews. They also discuss upcoming events, merchandise, and answer fan questions about the franchise's future and their personal viewing habits.
- New Liberator chapter has great artwork and interesting story setup.
- Digimon Movie Blu-ray is coming with new dub and remastered HD.
- Digimon Adventure panel at New York Comic-Con with potential news.
- New 25th anniversary art and Digimon Adventure in Puzzle and Dragons.
- Digimon Partners project 3 line stamps are back with tweaks.
- New products include plushies, keychains, and kitchenware.
- Poll results for favorite Digimon TV anime main character final form.
Intro [9:07]
The hosts, Mark and Dev, introduce themselves and the podcast, mentioning Mark's work on Digimon on Blu-ray and Dev's recent experience of explaining Digimon to someone. Mark is in the process of moving to a new house and expresses exhaustion from packing and working. They mention that the next episode will be recorded from Mark's new house, and they hope there won't be any technical issues.
Digimon Liberator and Tips Column [12:15]
The hosts discuss the new Liberator chapter, praising its beginning setup and artwork, especially the facework and Terramon. They appreciate the setup that Sho's performance, not winning, is what matters. The tips column focuses on lapis Marine, presented as pseudo-ecological reports, which they find effective for world-building. They also note the updated relationship charts and character profiles for secondary characters from the novel.
Digimon Aton and Movie Blu-ray [16:31]
The hosts mention the 10th anniversary of the Aton manga and express their excitement for the upcoming Digimon movies on Blu-ray. The Blu-ray set includes the first three Digimon movies with a new dub, remastered HD, and multiple ways to watch them. Mark shares his long-term involvement with the project and his excitement for its release.
Pre-Orders and New York Comic-Con Panel [19:09]
Pre-orders for the Digimon movie Blu-ray are open, but there have been some issues with Amazon's stocking. They announce a Digimon Adventure panel at New York Comic-Con featuring Hiromi Seki and speculate on potential news or trailers that might be revealed.
Digimon Paradox and Teron Assistant Lab [23:34]
The hosts discuss a preview page of Digimon Paradox in V Jump and the Teron Assistant Lab episodes featuring director Kakudou. They share interesting details from the episodes, such as Braveheart being a candidate for the intro song and Kakudou's favorite episode being the Wizardmon one.
Anniversary Art and Puzzle & Dragons Collaboration [25:56]
They discuss the 25th anniversary art from fuzy choco, praising its soft look and color combinations. They also mention Digimon Adventure appearing in the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, noting that it's a well-regarded game with numerous collaborations.
Digimon Partners Project and Analyze Specials [28:07]
The return of the Digimon Partners project 3 to make line stamps is discussed, noting the tweaks made to the art. They also mention four more 15-second analyze specials, but the translations are getting worse.
Card Previews [30:59]
The hosts preview various Digimon cards, including kayaman, mugendramon, Zed Millenniumon, monodramon, and angemon. They discuss the art and references in the cards, such as the hyper colosium style and Brave Tamer references. They also note that some people didn't realize rapidmon Ace's visor opens.
More Card Previews [38:37]
The hosts continue previewing Digimon cards, including Shoutmon ex6, new art from Yuki Nakashima, dmon X, and new art for pyio and luminumon na version. They also discuss Yao quing long, sagamon, ryugan, coral Queen beon, and L Lon X.
Final Card Previews and V Jump [42:50]
The hosts finish previewing Digimon cards, including B spawn blast mode Ace, juson Blitz arm Ace, Moon Millenniumon, and Zed. They discuss the special parallel previews, gold foil art, and the commercial for the set. They also mention the Box topper previews and clean cards for everything except the parallel cards. V Jump had previews of booster 19 and a Q&A with Nakashima about the new Tamer card.
Merchandise [50:12]
The hosts discuss new merchandise, including anab Birth plushies and keychains, as well as Digimon kitchen items like stacking mugs and cutlery sets. They also mention the Pale dbon marel kit and various other products like Ichiban Coogi Lottery figures and otodama sets.
Poll Results and Weekend Stuff [52:58]
The hosts discuss the poll results for favorite Digimon TV anime main character final form, with omegamon winning. They also mention the new poll for favorite Digimon TV anime partner of a main female character. They discuss Digimon the movie streaming in Japan and reference book updates for marine Bulman.
Liberator Art and Event News [57:31]
The hosts discuss art of Owen from tomo1 and new art of yangong qulan to celebrate the Liberator chapter. They also share news for events outside of the US, including Luca comics and games in Italy and an anime convention in New Delhi featuring takoshi tanoto.
Exhibition and Teron Lab Updates [1:00:01]
The hosts mention Marik Cotto visiting the exhibition and share updates for Teron Lab, including hitting 50,000 subscribers and director kako's overview of the lab. They also discuss art from usagi Boi and profile updates.
Questions [1:02:08]
The hosts answer questions from the chat, including what they think we'll see for more vets and Digivice toys in the future, what types of YouTube and twitch stuff they watch, and if they think Aton gets integrated into the brand at large at some point.
More Questions and Wiki Mon [1:04:49]
The hosts continue answering questions, including what games and movies coming up they are looking forward to and how they think they'll discuss the Digimon Movie Blu-Ray when it comes out on the podcast. They also discuss which series of Digimon after Frontier they think were most successful for Bandai and which Wiki mon they would like people to read.