Fans of the Digimon series can now look forward to seeing the second generation of DigiDestined on the big screen in English in the anime film Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning. After Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning debuts in Japan this month, Toei Animation and Fathom Events revealed that a special two-day screening of the film will take place in American theaters in November.
November 8 and 9 are the exlusive premiere dates in the U.S. and roughly 750 venues throughout the country will be screening the film. Both screenings will start at 7:00 p.m. local time on November 8 for the English dub and on November 9 for the original Japanese version with English subtitles.
A special introduction from director Tomohisa Taguchi will only be given at theatrical screenings. Along with the exclusive special message, the first 50 attendees of each night's screening will get a complimentary Digimon Card Game Tamer Party Pack -THE BEGINNING- ver 2.0! Attendees will be the first to obtain these packs, which contain three of the fourteen potential cards from the new deck honoring the movie, prior to the cards' official release in December.
Learn more about the Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning anime film below:
It’s 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he’s the first ever DigiDestined in the world…
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The film will once again be directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, and Akatsuki Yamatoya will return to write the screenplay, both of which were part of the LAST EVOLUTION. Yumeta Company is producing the film, with Toei Animation stepping in as the role of producer. Again, the film will be premiering in Japan at the end of October, and fans in North America will have access to the special 2 day showings in select theaters.
Watch the official trailer for the anime film down below and let us know what you think of it in the comments!
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