Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆) is a sequel to Digimon Adventure tri. that premiered in Japanese theaters on February 21, 2020. A dubbed/subbed version was released digitally September 29, 2020.

On May 28, 2018, the original Director of Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, Hiroyuki Kakudo revealed he had quit the staff of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna after something was approved that he claimed was incompatible with what the previous series had established. On September 20, 2020, Producer Yosuke Kinoshita stated that Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna is in continuity with Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals, and Digimon Adventure tri.. This included the end of the final episode of 02, set in 2028, where the DigiDestined are adults.

Development
The official website for the Digimon Adventure movie revealed the character visuals for two characters for the upcoming film, 22-year-old Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure tri. protagonist Taichi "Tai" Kamiya (left image below), as well as Yamato "Matt" Ishida (right image below) as part of the 2018 Digimon Thanksgiving event.

The new film project is part of the overall 20th anniversary celebration of the franchise.

Hiromi Seki, Toei Animation's original producer for the Digimon anime projects, is serving as the supervisor of the new film project. Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru is also returning from the first Digimon anime projects as the new film project's character designer. Kenji Watanabe is designing the Digimon monsters for the new project, as he has done for the previous Digimon projects. In the February 2019 , released in December 2018, the 's designs were shown off.

Bandai announced on March 5, 2019 that the movie would air in Spring 2020. It was also announced the main cast from Digimon Adventure tri. would reprise their roles for the movie.

Development for Last Evolution Kizuna started in 2017, whilst Digimon Adventure tri. was in the middle of airing. It was made as the staff realised the Digimon Adventure series was the most popular part of the Digimon franchise as a whole after the positive reception to Adventure tri., so they decided to make another Adventure movie for its 20th anniversary.

Release
Last Evolution Kizuna was shown on Japanese theaters starting February 21, 2020. An English-subtitled screening was scheduled for March 25 in the, but was cancelled due to the. A dubbed/subbed release was set to release on July 7, 2020 but was delayed indefinitely on May 9 due to a production delay. Last Evolution Kizuna will be released in Japan on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 2, 2020, and will include a Drama CD. The dubbed/subbed version will release digitally on September 29, 2020, and on Blu-Ray/DVD on October 6, 2020.

Credits

 * Director: Tomohisa Taguchi
 * Screenplay: Akatsuki Yamatoya
 * Supervisor: Hiromi Seki
 * Character design: Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
 * Digimon character design: Kenji Watanabe
 * Animation character design: Seiji Tatsuka, Tetsuya Kumagai, Rie Nishino, Takaaki Sekizaki
 * Music: Harumi Fuuki
 * Chief animation director: Seiji Tatsukawa
 * Prop design: Hiroumi Yoshida
 * Art director: Eiji Iwase
 * Concept art: Tsukasa Ohira
 * Color designer: Saori Goda
 * Photography director: Tetsuya Kawata
 * Editing: Kentaro Tsubone
 * Sound director: Satoki Iida
 * Sound effects: Yuji Furuya
 * Audio recording: Satoru Matsuda
 * Animation producer: Atsushi Urushiyama

Japanese
All voices actors are sourced to the the Movie's credits, unless stated otherwise.

American English
All voices actors are sourced to the the Movie's credits, unless stated otherwise.

Digivolutions
(Number indicates order of occurrence.)

Quotes
Agumon: Polly want a cracker?
 * —Agumon quotes Tai from 15 years ago

Agumon: You know Tai, you sure have gotten big.
 * —Tai's all grown up.

Kyotaro: I can see why you were mistaken, it's the haircut.
 * —Kyotaro isn't surprised Matt thought he was evil.

Agumon, Gabumon, Tai, and Matt: This is going to be our, final digivolution!"
 * —Agumon and Gabumon digivolve for the last time.

Agumon: Hey, Tai? Gabumon: Hey, Matt? Agumon: What will do do- Gabumon: -tomorrow?"
 * —Agumon and Gabumon's final words.