Digimon Fusion

"Digimon: monsters who are born in the digital world. Although they're made up of data, they can also cry, laugh, and fight like we do. They're our important friends! Let's gather up as many teammates as we can! Come along with us in our adventure through this world!"

- Narrator

Digimon Xros Wars (デジモンクロスウォーズ), pronounced Digimon Cross Wars, is the sixth anime series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongo. It is divided into three seasons, with the second season titled Digimon Xros Wars: The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms (デジモンクロスウォーズ～悪のデスジェネラルと七人の王国～), and the third titled Digimon Xros Wars: The Boy Hunters who Leap through Time (デジモンクロスウォーズ～時を駆ける少年ハンターたち～).

Its first episode aired on July 6, 2010 on TV Asahi, making it the first season in the series to air on another network in Japan (Fuji Television aired all other seasons prior to Xros Wars). Three and a quarter years after the end of the fifth season, a new sixth series was confirmed by Bandai for the Digimon anime. The official name of the series was revealed in the June issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine. The art style for the series is more like the first four seasons than that of Data Squad, and traditions such as the Goggles have been brought back. It is also the first Digimon series to be broadcast in Widescreen and in Hi-Def. No official word has been released on whether it will be dubbed and aired in North America or Europe, although it has been hinted that it'll be dubbed and shown in 2012. Also, Toei has filed a trademark for a "Digimon Fusion Battles" with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

The premiere of this new series coincides with the release of a broad range of merchandise, such as the Super Digica Taisen card game, the Digimon X Arena arcade game, the Digimon Xros Loader virtual pet, the Digimon Xros Figure Series toys, and a series of straps that will be sold in capsule toy vending machines.

Plot summary
Multiple armies are fighting for dominance of the Digital World. Xros Heart, Blue Flare, Twilight, and the Bagra Army are each searching for the 108 Code Crowns that grant control of Zones, fractured pieces of the Digital World, and whoever gathers each of the Code Crowns will be able to combine them into their original form and become the "Digimon King", able to bend the entire Digital World to their will. The Bagra Army's goal is to transform the Digital World into a hellish realm of suffering, and Xros Heart, led by Taiki Kudou, must stop them.

Taiki decides to help Shoutmon and their friends and together, they form their own army, "Team Xros Heart", and depart to travel through the Digital World, collecting the Code Crowns by themselves. During their travels they meet many friendly Digimon who join their cause and they face the evil minions of the Bagra Army, including the three Head Officers, Tactimon, Lilithmon and Blastmon. They also encounter rival armies Blue Flare, led by Kiriha, and Twilight, secretly led by DarkKnightmon with Nene as a tool in his schemes. After Nene is rescued from DarkKnightmon, who created the Darkness Loader to execute DigiXros without her help, and she and her Digimon companions also join Xros Heart.
 * Part 1

After all 108 Code Crowns were claimed, Tactimon manages to steal Taiki and Kiriha's Code Crowns. Though Tactimon is defeated by teamwork by the rival groups, Bagramon uses a dimensional warp to take the Code Crowns for himself, which sends Taiki, Akari, Zenjirou, Shoutmon and Tactimon to the human world. With Xros Heart's core members disposed of, Bagramon is reunited with his brother DarkKnightmon as he begins his reign over the Digital World. In the real world, Tactimon attempts to wreak havoc before his attempts are thwarted by Taiki and Shoutmon, who uses the power of human emotions to digivolve into OmegaShoutmon, defeating Tactimon and returning to the Digital World with Taiki.

Upon returning to the Digital World, Taiki and Shoutmon learn that Bagramon had it reconstructed into a realm surrounding by Seven Kingdoms, each ruled by a "Death General" possessing their own Darkness Loader. Reunited with their Xros Heart allies, Taiki and Nene convince Kiriha to join forces with them and they set to travel together through the Kingdoms to challenge the generals and liberate the Digital World from the Bagra Army's oppression. Along the way, they also try to discover the fate of Nene's brother, Yuu.
 * The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms

Episodes

 * For a list of episodes, see List of Digimon Xros Wars episodes

Digimon Xros Wars first aired on TV Asahi in Japan on July 6. Its second part, The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms, began airing on April 3, 2011, and its third parts, The Boy Hunters who Leap through Time is set to begin airing on October 2, 2011.

Bagra Army

 * Bagramon: The mysterious emperor of the Bagra Army.
 * Tactimon: One of the Three Generals, he specializes in detailed strategies, planning each move carefully. He hates it when his plans are derailed due to the incompetence of his troops.
 * Lilithmon: One of the Three Generals, she is the only female in the Bagra army. When her patience is pushed to its limit, she cracks and unleashes dark power, displaying a dark insane side of herself.
 * Blastmon: One of the Three Generals. He possesses the least interest in battle as he is more concerned with keeping his skin looking dazzling by consuming high quality gemstones. However, despite his often inscrutable behavior, he is a formidable opponent.


 * Tuwarmon: An infiltration expert who DarkKnightmon assigned to serve as Yuu's bodyguard.

Twilight

 * DarkKnightmon: Bagramon's younger brother, the actual leader of Twilight before rejoining the Bagra Army.

Digital World
The Digital World is split into one hundred eight Zones, which are equivalent to countries. The Green Zone is the area that Taiki and crew first arrive in and where Shoutmon's home the Village of Smiles is located, and the group explores many more Zones as they obtain the Code Crowns. However, once Bagramon obtains the completed Code Crown, he reformats the Digital World into seven Lands, each based off of one of the days of the week.

Japanese
Opening 1 Theme: Never Give Up!
 * Artist: Sonar Pocket

Opening 2 Theme: New world
 * Artist: Twill

Insert Song: WE ARE Xros Heart!
 * Artist: Wada Kouji
 * Songwriter: Sanjou Riku
 * Composer: Yamashita Kousuke
 * Arranger: Yamashita Kousuke

Insert Song: X4B The Guardian!
 * Artist: Wada Kouji

'''Insert Song: Sora Mau Yuusha! X5'''
 * Artist: Wada Kouji

Insert Song: Dark Knight ~Fujimi no Ousha
 * Artist: Takayoshi Tanimoto

Insert Song: Evolution & Digixros ver. TAIKI
 * Artist: Kouji Wada & Takayoshi Tanimoto

Insert Song: Evolution & Digixros ver. KIRIHA
 * Artist: Takayoshi Tanimoto & Kouji Wada

'''Insert Song: WE ARE Xros Heart! ver. x7'''
 * Artist: Kouji Wada, Takayoshi Tanimoto & Ayumi Miyazaki