Digimon Adventure Original Story: 2½ Year Break

Original Story: Two-and-a-Half Year Break (オリジナル　ストーリー　２年半の休暇) (N.E.C.A.-30081) focuses on the two and a half years between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. It was only released in Japan. It has separate tracks for Taichi "Tai" Kamiya (set November 1999), Joe Kido (set May 2000), Sora Takenouchi (set October 2000), Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi (set April 2001), Mimi Tachikawa (set September 2001), and Yamato "Matt" Ishida (set March 2002).

In Tai's track, Whistle, a digital gate opens, allowing Tai to communicate briefly with Agumon. The sound of his sister's whistle, left in the Digital World with Gatomon, alerted him to the open gate.

In Joe's track, Telephone, he confides in his brother Shin that he now wants to become a doctor because he wished to do something about the suffering he saw in the Digital World.

In Sora's track, Letter to my Father, she writes about Joe's middle brother, Shuu, becoming her father's student in mythology, that her mother is teaching her to play tennis, and that her school will be going to Kyoto on a trip soon.

In Izzy's track, Chat, Izzy is e-mailing Gennai. He comments on Gennai "becoming younger", and that there are actually many more DigiDestined around the world. In addition, he wonders what the causes of the Greymon/Parrotmon battle in 1995 may have been.

In Mimi's track, Video Mail, Mimi has recently moved to New York City. She relates in graphic detail her experiences of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and that she met other DigiDestined helping to clear away the rubble. She also wonders if Digimon were actually around before the creation of the computer network.

In Matt's track, As I Play the Bass, Matt appears to be talking on the telephone to his father, whilst practicing the bass guitar. He finds out that his father used to be in a band, and also says that Takeru "T.K." Takaishi and his mother will be moving into Odaiba soon. Matt also mentions that the events relating the Digimon appear to have been wiped from video records.

Overall, the audio drama, set between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, serves to bridge the gap between the two seasons in terms of the changing personalities of the original DigiDestined, and especially in the case of Chat, to provide further insight into some plot holes.

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 * English translation