Digimon Ghost Game

Digimon Ghost Game (デジモンゴーストゲーム) is the tenth Digimon series. It began airing on October 3, 2021. This series has a darker tone than prior Digimon anime series and is the first series to utilize the horror genre.

On March 6, 2022, a hacked 's network. This caused Toei to put all their shows on indefinite hiatus, including Ghost Game — which had thus far aired 21 episodes. It returned on April 17.

Development
Digimon Ghost Game was announced at DigiFes 2021 on August 1, 2021 however it was originally leaked on Chinese social media on July 28. On August 7 the poster was changed to a new version, the only difference being Kiyoshiro's left hand covered in bandages.

Plot summary
In a relatively near future, holograms have emerged as today's innovative technology. Yet new technology can also produce agathokakological results. Strange phenomena of unknown authenticity frequently occur, where society rumors them on their social networks as "Hologram Ghosts".

Hiro Amanokawa is a middle school freshman at Hazakura Academy until he finds a mysterious device left behind by his missing father. By activating the device called the "Digivice -V-", it visualizes these invisible "Hologram Ghosts" into the material plane, which are called the Digimon. Since the day he met Gammamon, a mischievous Digimon entrusted to him by his father, Hiro is caught up in various strange phenomena: A man with a sewn mouth steals time from human beings, a mummy that wanders around every night and kidnap humans... The hologram ghosts are all around us and take us for target. From now on, here is the story of this other side of the world that nobody is aware of. Alongside their friends Ruli Tsukiyono and Angoramon, and later Kiyoshirō Higashimitarai and Jellymon, Hiro and Gammamon dive into the mysterious world where these creatures live.

Japanese

 * Opening Theme: FACTION
 * Artist:
 * Ending Theme #1: Pedal (eps. 1–12)
 * Artist:


 * Ending Theme #2: Because I'm Still in Love to This Day (eps. 13–21)
 * Artist: BMK


 * Ending Theme #3: Hikariau Monotachi (eps. 22–31)
 * Artist:


 * Ending Theme #4: Monster Disco (eps. 32–44)
 * Artist: x


 * Ending Theme #5: Strawberry (eps. 45–57)
 * Artist:


 * Ending Theme #6: Take Me Maybe (eps. 58–)
 * Artist: Penthouse


 * Insert Theme: First Riders
 * Artist: Masukura Yoshimasa


 * Insert Theme: Makuake
 * Artist: Masukura Yoshimasa

Credits
All staff are credited to the Ghost Game website
 * Draft: Akiyoshi Hongo
 * Character Draft: Ten'ya Yabuno
 * Digimon Character Draft: Kenji Watanabe
 * Planning Cooperation: Ten'ya Yabuno and Hiroshi Izawa
 * Series Composition: Masashi Sogo
 * Series Director: Kimitoshi Chioka and Masatao Mitsuka
 * Character Design: Mariko Itou
 * Digimon Character Design: Cho Shinozuka
 * Art Director: Mai Ichioka
 * Art Setting: Toshiaki Amada
 * Music: Kow Otani

Cast
Sources compiled at Digimon Ghost Game/Appendices/Cast.

Release
will air a with English subtitles. An official English Dub of Ghost Game has yet to be announced.

Notes and references
Digimon Ghost Game