They just improved a lot in this one. Saikai was pure fanservice (characters, all the fucking evolutions...), dissapointing and rushed. Ketsui was better but it lost so many time in high school things so typical and cliche in anime nowadays. I was afraid for this anime taking that way. Thank god it finally didn't.
Kokuhaku takes a big step up in the rather neglected plot in the first two parts. The character development is still present but in a more subversive way. The pacing is nice and the climax is very emotional, been a while since i didn't feel like that with Digimon.
However, i have a big problem and question with kokuhaku: why they can't digivolve to a better level freely? it has no sense facing Meicoomon in champion level. I guess they can't control it anymore like 02, but with a couple of digivolutions more, all that happens next could be avoided perfectly, feeling like some kind of plot device. Anyways, although the situation was somewhat confusing, Tentomon manages to hit me right in the feels. God, that episode.
I can notice some greek tragedy influence in Kokuhaku, specially the oracle's prediction (Hikari's Homeostasis) and the dramatic irony. For those who don't know about dramatic irony, it's a literary device by which the audience's understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters. In Kokuhaku, we know what is happening but not the kids, so this way we know they're gonna suffer so bad at some point, which increases the impact of the climax.
Nothing to say about art and animation, It's a good work by Toei, but it's still Toei. And Toei is shit, so tha animation while decent it has some flaws. Soundtrack as epic as ever, well choiced and put.
Overall, Kokuhaku is starting to carry Adventure Tri. to an enjoyable point. Still has flaws, but the setting andits identity have improved a lot in this one. Digimon is not an action kid show anymore. Now it's a mature show that explores the characters that grew with us. It's a product made for us and not for the new generation, lacking action to work on the characters we knew as children, and taking the plot to a different level.
I hope the next parts keep and improve the level. Unlike the first two parts, this is the right way.
