Digimon tri: Saikai (Saikai literally means reunion/meeting). Probably one of the most anticipated entry to the Digimon series ever since it was announced.
As part of my childhood I was pretty hyped about it turned out... just okay.
In this series we get the reunion of the DigiDestined (including a new one) alluring to the respective title, who gather to combat a new menace that's surging upon the real world : Infected Digimon (as refered to a secret agent group also introducted in these series)
Straight from the start, I started smiling listening to Butter-Fly, the nostalgia just flew into me, but I have to admit the artist voice doesn't transmit the sheer epicness that Koji Wada transmits to me. Hell, even the scene when Taichi gets the goggles was super cool!
The art looked pretty good (including CGI/new evolution sequences), but now that I grew up, there are some things that make me feel uneasy about it, the voice acting was pretty good as well, but it was a new experience for me since it was the very first time I've watched Digimon with their original japanese voice.
I also had a major issue with how Taichi acted through the series, he was suppose to be corageous and he was so different from how I remember him, I mean even his symbol was the courage symbol, he was afraid of the city destruction and his surroundings which just felt... awkward. The remaining cast remained loyal to my memories so it made up for it.
I will also note that I didn't fancy the end when Agumon/Gabumon entered boss rush mode against Alphamon using their evolutions/finishers, it was decent, but it could have been better if it wasn't so rushed at the very end, maybe save it for the second part?
All in all, I would give it a 7/10 since it was pretty decent overall, even probably an 8/10 for the nostalgia and love I had for the series a child, but nothing more than that.
