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** Meanwhile, his "Fire Vortex" technique is basically [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog's]] Spin Dash technique. That, or [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Flame Wheel]].
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** Meanwhile, his "Fire Vortex" technique is basically [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog's]] Spin Dash technique. That, or [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Flame Wheel]].
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* ArtEvolution: It's subtle and not as drastic a switch as ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', but there's a notable difference between ''Young Hunters'' and its predecessor's animation styles.
** Also inverted: the animation gets noticeably poorer as the series neared its end. The final episode did get a big AnimationBump, however.
** Also inverted: the animation gets noticeably poorer as the series neared its end. The final episode did get a big AnimationBump, however.
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* ArtEvolution: It's subtle and not as drastic a switch as ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', but there's a notable difference between ''Young Hunters'' and its predecessor's art and animation styles.
**styles. Also inverted: inverted, since the animation gets noticeably poorer as the series neared its end. The final episode did get a big AnimationBump, however.
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** When Tagiru [[Film/{{Gremlins}} feeds Pagumon, he starts producing evil duplicates that cause havoc all over town.]]
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** When Tagiru [[Film/{{Gremlins}} [[Film/Gremlins1984 feeds Pagumon, he starts producing evil duplicates that cause havoc all over town.]]
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* LongTitle
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* ActorAllusion: Kiichi's BlushSticker, the messiness of his hair, and the tone of his voice do remind one somewhat of one of Creator/MakikoOhmoto's [[VideoGame/EarthBound more fam]][[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros ous roles]]
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* ActorAllusion: Kiichi's BlushSticker, the messiness of his hair, and the tone of his voice do remind one somewhat of one of Creator/MakikoOhmoto's [[VideoGame/EarthBound [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 more fam]][[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros ous roles]]
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** Considering that Digimon hunting is considered a "game" in universe (with an actual rulebook to boot), these rules are likely in place specifically to keep returning characters like Taiki from [[GameBreaker completely wrecking the game balance]].[[note]] Which he still does anyway because he's, y'know, the guy whose [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority partner is the Digimon King.]] Also the above mentioned [[LoopholeAbuse Loophole Abuse]][[/note]]
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** Considering that Digimon hunting is considered a "game" in universe (with an actual rulebook to boot), these rules are likely in place specifically to keep returning characters like Taiki from [[GameBreaker completely wrecking the game balance]].[[note]] Which he still does anyway because he's, y'know, the guy whose [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership partner is the Digimon King.]] King]]. Also the above mentioned [[LoopholeAbuse Loophole Abuse]][[/note]]
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The first episode of this arc features [=MetalTyrannomon=] as the first Digimon faced by Tagiru and Gumdramon.
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* AnimationBump: The dogfight sequence in episode 64 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
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** The dogfight sequence in episode 64 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
** The dogfight sequence in episode 64 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
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* BookEnds: In a very meta-sense. Myotismon was a constant threat to the Chosen back in ''Digimon Adventure/02'', and in 79 of this arc an army of Myotismon appear in all his established forms.
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* BookEnds: BookEnds:
** In a very meta-sense. Myotismon was a constant threat to the Chosen back in ''Digimon Adventure/02'', and in 79 of this arc an army of Myotismon appear in all his established forms.
** In a very meta-sense. Myotismon was a constant threat to the Chosen back in ''Digimon Adventure/02'', and in 79 of this arc an army of Myotismon appear in all his established forms.
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They’re all guys
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru are the protagonist Hunters; same goes for Shoutmon, Gumdramon, and Damemon.
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** [[spoiler: Ken, Stingmon, Jou, Gomamon, Yamato, MetalGarurumon, Tentomon, Grani and Tomoki also show up in Episode 78]].
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** [[spoiler: Ken, Stingmon, Jou, Gomamon, Yamato, MetalGarurumon, [=MetalGarurumon=], Tentomon, Grani and Tomoki also show up in Episode 78]].
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* ExcusePlot: The actual plot and characters get nearly zero development. The show is mostly just about Tagiru wondering around and solving some random kid's problem without learning anything or developing himself. Even the crossover even is just an excuse for him to defeat the bigbad without needing to improve himself. All he needs is is shonen guts and two tries and everything falls before him.
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* ExcusePlot: The actual plot and characters get nearly zero development. The show is mostly just about Tagiru wondering wandering around and solving some random kid's problem without learning anything or developing himself. Even the crossover even is just an excuse for him to defeat the bigbad without needing to improve himself. All he needs is is shonen guts and two tries and everything falls before him.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Episode 71, involving Betsumon, who main attack is to tell a really bad joke to freeze his opponents. This trope crops up around the 3/4 point.
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* HurricaneOfPuns: Episode 71, involving Betsumon, who whose main attack is to tell a really bad joke to freeze his opponents. This trope crops up around the 3/4 point.
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*** Arresterdramon's [[spoiler:evolution into Superior Mode]] incoporates several evolution scenes from previous series. A ring of light appears around Tagiru's arm, similar to the Digicode from Frontier, a burst of light shoots out from his Xros Loader, similar to Burst Evolution from Savers, and a blue Chinese dragon is seen, similar to Imperialdramon's evolution scene from 02.
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*** Arresterdramon's [[spoiler:evolution into Superior Mode]] incoporates incorporates several evolution scenes from previous series. A ring of light appears around Tagiru's arm, similar to the Digicode from Frontier, a burst of light shoots out from his Xros Loader, similar to Burst Evolution from Savers, and a blue Chinese dragon is seen, similar to Imperialdramon's evolution scene from 02.
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* {{Kaiju}}: Volcdramon certainly qualifies. It's so large that Tagiru is barely as tall as its claws and the heat it gives off menaces a local town by causing geysers to erupt everywhere. It's attacks are also incredibly destructive.
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* {{Kaiju}}: Volcdramon certainly qualifies. It's so large that Tagiru is barely as tall as its claws and the heat it gives off menaces a local town by causing geysers to erupt everywhere. It's Its attacks are also incredibly destructive.
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It's followed up by ''Anime/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters''.
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It's followed up by ''Anime/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters''.
''Anime/DigimonUniverseAppMonsters''.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 76.]]]]
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio three heroes have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 76.]]]]
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** Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru make up one for the protagonist Hunters; same goes for Shoutmon, Gumdramon, and Damemon.
** Ryouma, Ren, and Airu meanwhile serve as [[TerribleTrio the rival trio]], along with their partners Psychemon, Dracumon, and Opossumon.
** Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru make up one for the protagonist Hunters; same goes for Shoutmon, Gumdramon, and Damemon.
** Ryouma, Ren, and Airu meanwhile serve as [[TerribleTrio the rival trio]], along with their partners Psychemon, Dracumon, and Opossumon.
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* TerribleTrio: Ryouma, Ren, and Airu serves as the rival trio, along with their partners Psychemon, Dracumon, and Opossumon.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru are the protagonist Hunters; same goes for Shoutmon, Gumdramon, and Damemon.
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* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: In episode 64, Nene sings portions of "New World" and "Stand Up," the opening songs for the second half of the original ''Xros Wars'' and the current season respectively.
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* ThemeTuneCameo: In episode 64, Nene sings portions of "New World" and "Stand Up," the opening songs for the second half of the original ''Xros Wars'' and the current season respectively.
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* WarriorTherapist: The main trio use a variation of this trope to resolve the [[MonsterOfTheWeek incidents]] in the early episodes, addressing the emotional problems of the people who accidentally summoned the Digimon and subsequently taming the Digimon. This approach seperates the main trio from [[TheRival the rival trio]], who only care about hunting Digimon.
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* WarriorTherapist: The main trio use a variation of this trope to resolve the [[MonsterOfTheWeek incidents]] in the early episodes, addressing the emotional problems of the people who accidentally summoned the Digimon and subsequently taming the Digimon. This approach seperates separates the main trio from [[TheRival the rival trio]], who only care about hunting Digimon.
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* ExcusePlot: The actual plot and characters get nearly zero development. The show is mostly just about Taigeru wondering around and solving some random kid's problem without learning anything or developing himself. Even the crossover even is just an excuse for him to defeat the bigbad without needing to improve himself. All he needs is is shonen guts and two tries and everything falls before him.
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* ExcusePlot: The actual plot and characters get nearly zero development. The show is mostly just about Taigeru Tagiru wondering around and solving some random kid's problem without learning anything or developing himself. Even the crossover even is just an excuse for him to defeat the bigbad without needing to improve himself. All he needs is is shonen guts and two tries and everything falls before him.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the middle of a kendo match, Taiguru and his opponent are visibly whisked away into [=DigiQuartz=]. After resolving the plot there, they return to the same spot and manage to persuade the referee to continue the match as though nothing happened. Indeed, most of the plots don't seem to launch investigations despite people turning into trees or disappearing for days at a time, and to drive it home, during the trading card game episode, players who were pulled into [=DigiQuartz=] seemed to be more concerned that their cards were being stolen than they were about the fact that they were just dragged into another dimension.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the middle of a kendo match, Taiguru Tagiru and his opponent are visibly whisked away into [=DigiQuartz=]. After resolving the plot there, they return to the same spot and manage to persuade the referee to continue the match as though nothing happened. Indeed, most of the plots don't seem to launch investigations despite people turning into trees or disappearing for days at a time, and to drive it home, during the trading card game episode, players who were pulled into [=DigiQuartz=] seemed to be more concerned that their cards were being stolen than they were about the fact that they were just dragged into another dimension.
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* RedHerring: In a poster, the Xros of Arresterdramon and Dobermon was shown [[spoiler: fighting alongside the past heroes' Digimon against Quartzmon]]. Despite this, said Xros was actually never used in the show a second time after is debut.
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* RedHerring: In a poster, the Xros of Arresterdramon and Dobermon was shown [[spoiler: fighting alongside the past heroes' Digimon against Quartzmon]]. Despite this, said Xros was actually never used in the show a second time after is its debut.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 22.]]]]
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 22.76.]]]]
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* MythologyGag: In episode 77, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonFusion'' manga, sans kneesocks.
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* MythologyGag: In episode 77, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonFusion'' ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, sans kneesocks.
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** [[spoiler: Ken, Stingmon, Juu, Gomamon, Yamato, MetalGarurumon, Tentomon, Grani and Tomoki also show up in Episode 78]].
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** [[spoiler: Ken, Stingmon, Juu, Jou, Gomamon, Yamato, MetalGarurumon, Tentomon, Grani and Tomoki also show up in Episode 78]].
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''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' (pronounced "Cross Wars") is the third and final arc of ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' (''Xros Wars'' in Japan) and is not officially considered its own season[[labelnote:*]]The creators consider it a third arc and not a standalone series[[/labelnote]], but rather a part of ''Anime/DigimonFusion''[=/=]''Xros Wars''. Its change of name is just a subtitle.
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''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' (pronounced "Cross Wars") is the third and final arc of ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' (''Xros Wars'' in Japan) and is not officially considered its own season[[labelnote:*]]The creators consider it a third arc and not a standalone series[[/labelnote]], but rather a part of ''Anime/DigimonFusion''[=/=]''Xros ''Digimon Fusion''/''Xros Wars''. Its change of name is just a subtitle.
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Early sources indicated that this was partially going to be a MilestoneCelebration in the vein of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The past leaders of each previous ''Digimon'' series, and some of the other characters, make cameo appearances in Episode 68 and return in Episode 76.
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Early sources indicated that this was partially going to be a MilestoneCelebration in the vein of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The past leaders of each previous ''Digimon'' ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' series, and some of the other characters, make cameo appearances in Episode 68 and return in Episode 76.
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Early sources indicated that this is partially going to be a MilestoneCelebration in the vein of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The past leaders of each previous ''Digimon'' series, and some of the other characters, make cameo appearances in Episode 68 and return in Episode 76.
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Early sources indicated that this is was partially going to be a MilestoneCelebration in the vein of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The past leaders of each previous ''Digimon'' series, and some of the other characters, make cameo appearances in Episode 68 and return in Episode 76.
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'''This is a continuation of ''Xros Wars'', so please use the official episode numbering used by [[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw/episode/list/ Toei]], [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/digimontokiwokakeru/story/index.html TV Asashi]], and [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-xros-wars-the-young-hunters-who-leapt-through-time Crunchyroll]] in order to prevent confusion. Remember that this is an ''arc'', not a season, so its episode numbering just continues from where the last arc left off.'''
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'''This is a continuation of ''Xros Wars'', so please use the official episode numbering used by [[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw/episode/list/ Toei]], [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/digimontokiwokakeru/story/index.html TV Asashi]], Asahi]], and [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-xros-wars-the-young-hunters-who-leapt-through-time Crunchyroll]] in order to prevent confusion. Remember that this is an ''arc'', not a season, so its episode numbering just continues from where the last arc left off.'''
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''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' (still pronounced "Cross Wars") is the third and final arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' and is not officially considered its own season[[labelnote:*]]The creators consider it a third arc and not a standalone series[[/labelnote]], but rather a part of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''. Its change of name is just a subtitle.
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''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' (still pronounced (pronounced "Cross Wars") is the third and final arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' (''Xros Wars'' in Japan) and is not officially considered its own season[[labelnote:*]]The creators consider it a third arc and not a standalone series[[/labelnote]], but rather a part of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.''Anime/DigimonFusion''[=/=]''Xros Wars''. Its change of name is just a subtitle.
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* ArtEvolution: It's subtle and not as drastic a switch as ''Anime/DigimonSavers'', but there's a notable difference between ''Young Hunters'' and its predecessor's animation styles.
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* ArtEvolution: It's subtle and not as drastic a switch as ''Anime/DigimonSavers'', ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', but there's a notable difference between ''Young Hunters'' and its predecessor's animation styles.
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** In a more traditional sense, the arc begins and ends on a basketball court. [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars The first arc]] began with a game of basketball as well, making this valid for the ''Xros Wars'' series as a whole.
* CallBack: The beginning of this arc opens with a basketball game, much like the first episode of ''Xros Wars.'' This serves both to re-introduce Taiki and Yuu, and to show us Tagiru... and how different he is from Taiki.
* CallBack: The beginning of this arc opens with a basketball game, much like the first episode of ''Xros Wars.'' This serves both to re-introduce Taiki and Yuu, and to show us Tagiru... and how different he is from Taiki.
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** In a more traditional sense, the arc begins and ends on a basketball court. [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars [[Anime/DigimonFusion The first arc]] began with a game of basketball as well, making this valid for the ''Xros Wars'' series as a whole.
* CallBack: The beginning of this arc opens with a basketball game, much like the first episode of''Xros Wars.'' ''Fusion''. This serves both to re-introduce Taiki and Yuu, and to show us Tagiru... and how different he is from Taiki.
* CallBack: The beginning of this arc opens with a basketball game, much like the first episode of
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** Episode sixty-four flashback has Nene in her outfit from the first arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.
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** Episode sixty-four flashback has Nene in her outfit from the first arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.''Anime/DigimonFusion''.
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* CrisisCrossover: [[spoiler:With ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', and ''Anime/DigimonSavers''.]]
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* CrisisCrossover: [[spoiler:With ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', and ''Anime/DigimonSavers''.''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''.]]
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* EvolutionaryLevels: More common than before, where everyone can evolve. Despite that, it still follows what [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars the first two arcs]] established - that evolution here is treated as age and the Xros Loaders simply allow them to access their future forms.
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* EvolutionaryLevels: More common than before, where everyone can evolve. Despite that, it still follows what [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars [[Anime/DigimonFusion the first two arcs]] established - that evolution here is treated as age and the Xros Loaders simply allow them to access their future forms.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 22.]]]]
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 22.]]]]
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* MythologyGag: In episode 77, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, sans kneesocks.
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* MythologyGag: In episode 77, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' ''Manga/DigimonFusion'' manga, sans kneesocks.
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* AnimationBump: The dogfight sequence in episode 10 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
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* AnimationBump: The dogfight sequence in episode 10 64 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
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** The thirteenth episode has a reference to the second ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' movie, in the form of a plot involving a runaway Locomon and a Parasimon controlling him.
** The sixty-seventh episode has a Keramon causing trouble. At one point, it mocks Tagiru through his mother's cell phone, similar to the second ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' movie.
** The sixty-seventh episode has a Keramon causing trouble. At one point, it mocks Tagiru through his mother's cell phone, similar to the second ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' movie.
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** The thirteenth sixty-seventh episode has a reference to the second ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' movie, in the form of a plot involving a runaway Locomon and a Parasimon controlling him.
** Thesixty-seventh seventy-seventh episode has a Keramon causing trouble. At one point, it mocks Tagiru through his mother's cell phone, similar to the second ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' movie.
** The
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* MythologyGag: In episode 23, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, sans kneesocks.
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* MythologyGag: In episode 23, 77, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, sans kneesocks.
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* OcularGushers: In episode seven, Pagumon ends up producing these... with them pouring out of ''Tagiru's Xros Loader.''
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 5 sets up a badass fight where Taiki takes on Ryouma and Ren one-on-two... then the plot goes off to follow Yuu, Tagiru, and Airu, and the epic offscreen fight is never referred to in the rest of the episode.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 5 sets up a badass fight where Taiki takes on Ryouma and Ren one-on-two... then the plot goes off to follow Yuu, Tagiru, and Airu, and the epic offscreen fight is never referred to in the rest of the episode.
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* OcularGushers: In episode seven, 61, Pagumon ends up producing these... with them pouring out of ''Tagiru's Xros Loader.''
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode5 59 sets up a badass fight where Taiki takes on Ryouma and Ren one-on-two... then the plot goes off to follow Yuu, Tagiru, and Airu, and the epic offscreen fight is never referred to in the rest of the episode.
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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: In episode seven, this occurs between Gumdramon and Tagiru. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact that they're both hot headed and immature, and are shown to quarrel fairly often.
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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: In episode seven, 61, this occurs between Gumdramon and Tagiru. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact that they're both hot headed and immature, and are shown to quarrel fairly often.
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* ShipTease: Episode nine is pretty much dedicated to teasing Taiki[=/=]Akari. Tagiru even plays the role of ShipperOnDeck for them.
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* ShipTease: Episode nine 63 is pretty much dedicated to teasing Taiki[=/=]Akari. Tagiru even plays the role of ShipperOnDeck for them.
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** Episode thirteen is an homage to ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress''. Fitting, in that said episode aired on [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas]].
** Episode 20 and its allusions to ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''. One of the players should even remind you of a certain bug-themed card player in the [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]].
** Episode 20 and its allusions to ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''. One of the players should even remind you of a certain bug-themed card player in the [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]].
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** Episode thirteen 67 is an homage to ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress''. Fitting, in that said episode aired on [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas]].
** Episode20 74 and its allusions to ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''. One of the players should even remind you of a certain bug-themed card player in the [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]].
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* TakenForGranite: Tagiru, Arresterdramon, and [=OmegaShoutmon=] in episode 15. ThePowerOfFriendship saves them.
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* TakenForGranite: Tagiru, Arresterdramon, and [=OmegaShoutmon=] in episode 15.69. ThePowerOfFriendship saves them.
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* ThemeTuneCameo: In episode ten, Nene sings portions of "New World" and "Stand Up," the opening songs for the second half of the original ''Xros Wars'' and the current season respectively.
* TickleTorture: A swarm of Zenimon and [=KoZenimon=] does this to the Watchmaker in episode 23.
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* ThemeTuneCameo: In episode ten, 64, Nene sings portions of "New World" and "Stand Up," the opening songs for the second half of the original ''Xros Wars'' and the current season respectively.
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[[caption-width-right:340:[[AnimeThemeSong Yeah, stand up]] [[TheSmurfettePrinciple boys]]!]]
''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' (still pronounced "Cross Wars") is the third and final arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' and is not officially considered its own season[[labelnote:*]]The creators consider it a third arc and not a standalone series[[/labelnote]], but rather a part of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''. Its change of name is just a subtitle.
Set one year after the end of ''The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms'' arc, Taiki Kudou and Yuu Amano have gone on to form the Xros Heart street basketball team; joining them is the [[{{Keet}} incredibly eager]] Tagiru Akashi, who stumbles into the alternate dimension of [=DigiQuartz=], a world between the Human and Digital Worlds. There, Tagiru meets his [[BondCreatures Digimon partner]] Gumdramon, as well as three adversaries: Ryouma Mogami, Airu Suzaki, and Ren Tobari, along with their Digimon partners Psychemon, Opossumon, and Dracumon. Shoutmon and Damemon return to fight alongside their old partners Taiki and Yuu. What is the secret of [=DigiQuartz=], and what does it mean to be a "Digimon Hunter?"
The arc is different from other arcs in this season, in that there's much less focus on a plot; most episodes focus on Tagiru (and occasionally other characters) instead of just Taiki dealing with a MonsterOfTheWeek. However, there is a story running quietly in the background. The hunt right now is all fun and games, but it turns out that the [=DigiQuartz=] is spreading, endangering the rest of the world.
Early sources indicated that this is partially going to be a MilestoneCelebration in the vein of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The past leaders of each previous ''Digimon'' series, and some of the other characters, make cameo appearances in Episode 68 and return in Episode 76.
It's followed up by ''Anime/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters''.
'''This is a continuation of ''Xros Wars'', so please use the official episode numbering used by [[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw/episode/list/ Toei]], [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/digimontokiwokakeru/story/index.html TV Asashi]], and [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-xros-wars-the-young-hunters-who-leapt-through-time Crunchyroll]] in order to prevent confusion. Remember that this is an ''arc'', not a season, so its episode numbering just continues from where the last arc left off.'''
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!!''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' contains examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Kiichi's BlushSticker, the messiness of his hair, and the tone of his voice do remind one somewhat of one of Creator/MakikoOhmoto's [[VideoGame/EarthBound more fam]][[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros ous roles]]
* AffablyEvil: The rival Hunters, even though they're all clearly jerks (some moreso than others), have been kind of worried about Tagiru facing [=MetalTyrannomon=] alone, and Airu Suzaki even hinted that they might have helped him out.
* AlternateUniverse: And for once, it's not the Digital World! Rather, it's an area between the two worlds called [=DigiQuartz=].
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Despite Quartzmon's defeat, Digimon are still lost in the real world, and our heroes run off to start the hunt anew.]]
* AnimationBump: The dogfight sequence in episode 10 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
** The GrandFinale. While the animation for the rest of the arc was rather unremarkable, the final episode looked ''so'' much better than the rest that one almost has to wonder if Toei had saved up half the series' budget for that episode alone.
* ArtEvolution: It's subtle and not as drastic a switch as ''Anime/DigimonSavers'', but there's a notable difference between ''Young Hunters'' and its predecessor's animation styles.
** Also inverted: the animation gets noticeably poorer as the series neared its end. The final episode did get a big AnimationBump, however.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: In episode sixty-seven, no matter where Kiichi takes people on Locomon, it's always nighttime, even when they've clearly crossed several time zones.
* BookEnds: In a very meta-sense. Myotismon was a constant threat to the Chosen back in ''Digimon Adventure/02'', and in 79 of this arc an army of Myotismon appear in all his established forms.
** In a more traditional sense, the arc begins and ends on a basketball court. [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars The first arc]] began with a game of basketball as well, making this valid for the ''Xros Wars'' series as a whole.
* CallBack: The beginning of this arc opens with a basketball game, much like the first episode of ''Xros Wars.'' This serves both to re-introduce Taiki and Yuu, and to show us Tagiru... and how different he is from Taiki.
** In episode sixty-three, Akari and Taiki have a conversation that is a direct call back to the same one they had in the first episode of the series, with Taiki thanking Akari, Akari repeating him and saying she doesn't want to hear it, finally ending with her scolding him to take better care of himself.
* CallingYourAttacks: In addition to the use of this trope common to previous Digimon series, episode sixty features the kendo variant of this trope: calling the body part that the attacker intends to strike.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Taichi Yagami, Daisuke Motomiya, Takato Matsuda, Takuya Kanbara, Masaru Daimon, and their respective Digimon cameo in Episode 68, signifying their return.]]
** [[spoiler: It's not just the leaders. As of Episode 76, Mimi Tachikawa and Ruki Makino also appeared.]]
** [[spoiler: Ken, Stingmon, Juu, Gomamon, Yamato, MetalGarurumon, Tentomon, Grani and Tomoki also show up in Episode 78]].
* CarnivoreConfusion: Episode sixty-one gives us Jagamon, who is attacking children who eat potato chips. Why is he doing this, you might ask? Because Jagamon ''is'' a potato monster.
* ChromaticArrangement: Shoutmon (red), Gumdramon (blue), Damemon (yellow). Sadly, their partners' Xros Loaders don't quite fit the configuration, since Tagiru's is also red and not blue. However, their shirts ''do'' match up.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu:
** Remember Myotismon and his two Mega forms Venommyotismon and Malomyotismon? He was easily one of the strongest villains from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''02'', able to hold his own against multiple ultimate digimon and later Mega digimon simultaniously. The final battle of YHT involved not just 1, but a freaking ARMY of Myotismon, who later digivolve into THREE Venommyotismon and several dozen of Malomyotismon. But although they have the main characters in a pinch at first, once the other leaders and their (mega level) digimon partners show up, the various Venommyotismon and Malomyotismon start dropping like flies.
** Remember the shadowy Dagomon/Dragomon from ''Adventure 02'', back when he looked a powerful antagonist who fortunately for the heroes (and unfortunately for the audience) never bothered to act as a villain? He is now a cartoonish MonsterOfTheWeek who gets forgotten after one episode.
* ContinuityNod: Episode fifty-seven features nods to the Dust Zone arc from the first arc, with the Pinocchimon from that episode returning, and the Sweets Zone arc, when Taiki recognizes [=GigaBreakdramon=] as a version of the same Digimon he's seen before.
** In the following episode, Tokio, the student focused on in the previous story, is seen in the background as a member of Tagiru and Yuu's class.
** Episode sixty-one has Gumdramon lead the Pagumon to the location in [=DigiQuartz=] of the same pool that Sagomon was based in the fifty-six episode.
** Episode sixty-four flashback has Nene in her outfit from the first arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.
** Episode seventy-one has the same Gargoylemon and Piximon from Heaven Zone in the first arc policing the Digital World.
* TheCorruption: A human's desires can both attract a Digimon and cause them to run wild in the pursuit of power, which in turn can cause that same individual to do the same.
* CrisisCrossover: [[spoiler:With ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', and ''Anime/DigimonSavers''.]]
** Doubles as a CrossoverFinale, since this is used to wrap up the series.
* DarkWorld: The [=DigiQuartz=] is a ruined version of Earth covered in some kind of glowing moss. [[spoiler:It's also a side-effect of the BigBad's presence.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Every time "Chou Shinka!" is screamed twice during an evolution sequence.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Tagiru's capture of Dagomon in episode 73.
** [[spoiler:Marcus introduces himself by punching a [=VenomMyotismon=] and dominoing two others behind it in episode 78. He punches some [=MaloMyotismon=] as well later in the same episode.]]
* EmotionEater: Most of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek weekly monsters]] draw their power from the [[PoweredByAForsakenChild negative emotions of children]].
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Is the old clock shop owner really a reincarnated and reformed Bagramon, or was he just some old guy with vast knowledge of the workings of the Digital World who thought it would be funny to mess with Taiki's head?]]
* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity: The Watchman, a mysterious old man with a Clockmon, who produces the Xros Loaders used by the children participating in the Digimon Hunts.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The first episode of this arc features [=MetalTyrannomon=] as the first Digimon faced by Tagiru and Gumdramon.
* EvolutionaryLevels: More common than before, where everyone can evolve. Despite that, it still follows what [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars the first two arcs]] established - that evolution here is treated as age and the Xros Loaders simply allow them to access their future forms.
** Technically this is true in the previous seasons for early digimon stages from digitama/digiegg to Baby II/Intraining but not true, but its quite as true for child and above.
* ExcusePlot: The actual plot and characters get nearly zero development. The show is mostly just about Taigeru wondering around and solving some random kid's problem without learning anything or developing himself. Even the crossover even is just an excuse for him to defeat the bigbad without needing to improve himself. All he needs is is shonen guts and two tries and everything falls before him.
* FixFic: Since the finale, there has been much fanart and fanfic that has Ryouma [[spoiler:reunite with a purified Quartzmon as Psychemon/Astamon.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Partially combined with EarlyBirdCameo, Pay attention to The Watchmaker[[spoiler:'s eyes in the final episode's segment before the Quartzmon battle. Notice how one of the eyes is glowing red through the glasses? Now which {{Big Bad}} does that remind you of?]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: If you pay attention, you can see Tagiru knock another player's teeth out during the basketball game in the episode 55.
** In the episode in Hong Kong, Airu and Ren can be seen in the background in the tram that the boys take early in the episode. Exactly why they're there is a mystery, as they have no other appearances or role in the episode.
* FusionDance: [=DigiXros=] is still in effect here, as Hunters can Xros their partners with Digimon captured during hunts.
* GogglesDoNothing: In addition to Tagiru and Taiki, Gumdramon's ''evolution'' Arresterdramon gets in on the act, being the first partner Digimon to sport goggles himself.
** Tagiru later adds [=FlaWizarmon=] to his team, who also wears goggles.
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: In episode fifty-nine, Airu and Opossumon are ensnared in one of their own traps.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Episode 71, involving Betsumon, who main attack is to tell a really bad joke to freeze his opponents. This trope crops up around the 3/4 point.
* ImagineSpot: Tagiru and Gumdramon have one when [[http://i52.tinypic.com/212e6wg.jpg imagining what Gumdramon's DigiXros with a miscellaneous Digimon would be like.]]
* InformedAbility: For all the hype the rival hunters have been building for themselves, they really don't accomplish very much throughout the arc.
* InternalHomage: Plenty of them.
** Before the title shot, the original "Digital Monsters" logo from the virtual pets is effectively recreated.
** There is also the title shot in the opening, showing many children holding up Xros Loaders with their Digimon standing in front of them. It's something of a direct homage to similar shots in the opening of ''Anime/DigimonTamers''.
*** It goes even further than that; the opening also features the shadows of Digimon passing across real world buildings, which is another iconic shot from the ''Tamers'' opening animation.
*** Gumdramon's evolution sequence is very similar to those from ''Tamers'', specifically the whole "data is peeled off the Digimon's skin and replaced with the new form" thing.
*** Arresterdramon's [[spoiler:evolution into Superior Mode]] incoporates several evolution scenes from previous series. A ring of light appears around Tagiru's arm, similar to the Digicode from Frontier, a burst of light shoots out from his Xros Loader, similar to Burst Evolution from Savers, and a blue Chinese dragon is seen, similar to Imperialdramon's evolution scene from 02.
** Yet another from the opening; Arresterdramon, [=OmegaShoutmon=], and Tuwarmon launching their attacks at the screen in succession is reminiscent of similar sequences from both the ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' opening.
*** And yet again, we have the final shot of the opening with everyone standing together in a circle... just like the end of ''Frontier's'' opening animation. This may be due to the fact that all three series share a director.
** The thirteenth episode has a reference to the second ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' movie, in the form of a plot involving a runaway Locomon and a Parasimon controlling him.
** The sixty-seventh episode has a Keramon causing trouble. At one point, it mocks Tagiru through his mother's cell phone, similar to the second ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' movie.
** [[spoiler:Taiki passes his goggles to Tagiru to seal the change of leadership, just as [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Taichi passed his goggles to Davis]].]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: Tagiru was ''incredibly'' eager to enter the Digimon Hunts from the moment he wandered into [=DigiQuartz=].
* {{Kaiju}}: Volcdramon certainly qualifies. It's so large that Tagiru is barely as tall as its claws and the heat it gives off menaces a local town by causing geysers to erupt everywhere. It's attacks are also incredibly destructive.
* KidsAreCruel: Used occasionally to give the character of the week a reason to ally with a Digimon. Most noticeable in the card game episode, where some bullies pick on a kid for having weak cards, throw him from his seat so that they can take a turn, and laugh at him when all his good cards are stolen from him despite the fact that he's obviously weakened and shellshocked at that point.
* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: The Watchmaker's shop is never in the same place twice...
* LongTitle
* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:You can only bring out one Digimon per time and [=DigiXros=] only two of them. Taiki quickly figures out that he can overlook this rule by sending Ballistamon and Dorulumon to Yuu's [=XrosLoader=] and use [=DoubleXros=] to bring Shoutmon X4 to the battle.]]
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 22.]]]]
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Parodied in one episode focusing around a card game where, during a card battle, Yuu repeatedly screams "Another ULTRA-RARE CARD!" only for Tagiru to follow with "AWESOME! ...Right?".
* MythologyGag: In episode 23, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, sans kneesocks.
* {{Nerf}}: Xros Loaders in this series are much more limited than they were in the previous series, only able to reload one Digimon at a time and only able to [=DigiXros=] up to two at a time. [[spoiler: However, [=DoubleXros=] and [=GreatXros=] are still effective, allowing Yuu and Taiki to bring forth Shoutmon X4 and later Shoutmon X7 with Kiriha and Nene.]]
** Considering that Digimon hunting is considered a "game" in universe (with an actual rulebook to boot), these rules are likely in place specifically to keep returning characters like Taiki from [[GameBreaker completely wrecking the game balance]].[[note]] Which he still does anyway because he's, y'know, the guy whose [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority partner is the Digimon King.]] Also the above mentioned [[LoopholeAbuse Loophole Abuse]][[/note]]
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact that this limitation [[spoiler: is revealed to be caused by Quartzmon's power]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [=SuperStarmon=]'s captives are all clearly based on real-life figures - amongst them are lookalikes of UsefulNotes/BarackObama, Creator/MarilynMonroe, Creator/BruceLee, and Music/TheBeatles.
* NotDrawnToScale: While there's always been some flex in digimon scales between series, the heroic digimon usually stay within a certain limited range. Here the returning heroes digimon wildly variable from their home universes. Shinegreymon, Omnimon and to a less extent Imperialdramon are tiny in comparison to their normal appearances.
* OcularGushers: In episode seven, Pagumon ends up producing these... with them pouring out of ''Tagiru's Xros Loader.''
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 5 sets up a badass fight where Taiki takes on Ryouma and Ren one-on-two... then the plot goes off to follow Yuu, Tagiru, and Airu, and the epic offscreen fight is never referred to in the rest of the episode.
* {{Omake}}: Continuing from ''Xros Wars'' is the "Digimon Introduction Corner", which spotlights a different Digimon at the end of every episode, followed by a "joke" [=DigiXros=] between the subject of the segment and another Digimon.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: In episode seven, this occurs between Gumdramon and Tagiru. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact that they're both hot headed and immature, and are shown to quarrel fairly often.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Lets just say when [[spoiler: the 5 heroes from past seasons come back, they're not guaranteed to be as strong (or weak) as you remember them]]. To wit:
** [[spoiler: In 02, Imperialdramon failed to kill even a single Mega digimon outside of Paladin mode. Here, he delivers the coup de grace that takes down multiple Megas]]
** [[spoiler: Takuya's Advanced Hybrid form, Aldamon, is in his original series strong enough to absolutely curbstomp [=ShadowSeraphimon=], a Mega Fallen Angel Digimon. Here he is unable to even scratch the similar (if somewhat stronger) [=MaloMyotismon=] (and for some reason only used a single blast from what was supposed to be a spam attack]]
*** [[spoiler: Additionally, he is not granted access to [=EmperorGreymon=], who is stronger by magnitudes than Aldamon. His final form, Susanoomon, should be leagues stronger than any of the returning digimon (with the possible exception of Omnimon) and a universal threat but he only restrains the enemies for Imperialdramon]]
** [[spoiler: Gallantmon Crimson mode wiped out numerous mega equivalent digital beings on his debut. He should be able to cleave a path through the lot of them and drop the big bad without much fuss]]
** [[spoiler: Omnimon can defeat 16,000 Piedmon+ level opponents in a few moments with no injury or visible effort. He shouldn't have even had to try to end this threat, yet his big contribution is taking out fewer [=MaloMyotismon=] than Wargreymon did]].
* PowerTrio
** Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru make up one for the protagonist Hunters; same goes for Shoutmon, Gumdramon, and Damemon.
** Ryouma, Ren, and Airu meanwhile serve as [[TerribleTrio the rival trio]], along with their partners Psychemon, Dracumon, and Opossumon.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: The returning characters when compared to their ''Xros Wars'' designs. [[note]]After the huge ArtShift with ''Savers'' the animators returned to using the same art style as ''Adventure'' and ''Frontier''. Nonetheless they were trying too hard, making Taiki and co. look derpy at best.[[/note]] Especially Nene, who is now a bombshell in comparison.
* RedemptionDemotion: Justified for the hunted Digimon since most of them were leeching energy from humans before their "redemption" or have a similar excuse not to be as powerful later.
* RedHerring: In a poster, the Xros of Arresterdramon and Dobermon was shown [[spoiler: fighting alongside the past heroes' Digimon against Quartzmon]]. Despite this, said Xros was actually never used in the show a second time after is debut.
* SequelHook: In the final scene, the old watchmaker [[spoiler: reveals himself to be a reincarnated Bagramon... somehow]] and implies that he's searching for [[spoiler: his brother, [=DarkKnightmon=], somewhere in the world]].
* ShipTease: Episode nine is pretty much dedicated to teasing Taiki[=/=]Akari. Tagiru even plays the role of ShipperOnDeck for them.
* ShoutOut
** The series' title is, itself, a reference to ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime.''
** Shoutmon's new design is a walking homage to both ''Franchise/KamenRider'' and ''Manga/GetterRobo'', the latter finally completing his evolution into a walking SuperRobot homage.
** Look at Gumdramon's name. Then at his powers, which involve stretching. [[Manga/OnePiece He reminds one of a certain other Rubber Man]]. He even has a red vest!
** Meanwhile, his "Fire Vortex" technique is basically [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog's]] Spin Dash technique. That, or [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Flame Wheel]].
** When Tagiru [[Film/{{Gremlins}} feeds Pagumon, he starts producing evil duplicates that cause havoc all over town.]]
** Taiki has a ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' poster in his room. Even more so, Phelesmon's motivation and disguise were basically dark reflections of Fourze's own motivations and costume (Particularly the head).
** Episode thirteen is an homage to ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress''. Fitting, in that said episode aired on [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas]].
** Episode 20 and its allusions to ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''. One of the players should even remind you of a certain bug-themed card player in the [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]].
** Tuwarmon's [=DigiXros=] with [=SuperStarmon=] has him have a second face on his chest ([=SuperStarmon=]'s), which wears CoolShades. [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Sounds really familiar, doesn't it?]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Airu is the only female partnered with a Digimon, out of six such people, and she's still not even one of the main characters! There are more who show up occasionally though.
* TakenForGranite: Tagiru, Arresterdramon, and [=OmegaShoutmon=] in episode 15. ThePowerOfFriendship saves them.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Much like the various Shoutmon forms and army themes in the previous series, Tagiru, Taiki, and Yuu and their respective digimon individually have their own.[[note]] "Tagiru Chikara" for Tagiru, "We are Xros Heart" for Taiki, and "Shining Dreamers" for Yuu[[/note]].
* ThemeTuneCameo: In episode ten, Nene sings portions of "New World" and "Stand Up," the opening songs for the second half of the original ''Xros Wars'' and the current season respectively.
* TickleTorture: A swarm of Zenimon and [=KoZenimon=] does this to the Watchmaker in episode 23.
* TimeSkip: This series takes place one year after the previous series.
* TransformationSequence: The Digi Xros and super evolution sequences.
** Surprisingly, the [[spoiler: returning characters from previous seasons]] don't get any Transformation Sequences, instead, we get to see how their evolutions would look in reality. Even then, there are still nods to their respective transformations, such as [[spoiler:Agumon doing a flip before Warp-evolving into Wargreymon, Veemon and Stingmon flying through the air while blue and green streams of light follow them, resembling strands of DNA, Imperialdramon blowing up a [=VenomMyotismon=] immediately after evolving, Takato falling on top of Guilmon slowly, and Takuya being covered in silhouette]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the middle of a kendo match, Taiguru and his opponent are visibly whisked away into [=DigiQuartz=]. After resolving the plot there, they return to the same spot and manage to persuade the referee to continue the match as though nothing happened. Indeed, most of the plots don't seem to launch investigations despite people turning into trees or disappearing for days at a time, and to drive it home, during the trading card game episode, players who were pulled into [=DigiQuartz=] seemed to be more concerned that their cards were being stolen than they were about the fact that they were just dragged into another dimension.
* VoodooDoll: Airu makes one of Yuu after failing to capture Cutemon from him.
%%* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld
* WarriorTherapist: The main trio use a variation of this trope to resolve the [[MonsterOfTheWeek incidents]] in the early episodes, addressing the emotional problems of the people who accidentally summoned the Digimon and subsequently taming the Digimon. This approach seperates the main trio from [[TheRival the rival trio]], who only care about hunting Digimon.
* WhackAMonster: Episode seven has this portrayed, literally, with Gumdramon (complete with tail hammer) and the mole-like Jagamon.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Once again, Xros Wars instead of Cross Wars, and accordingly the Xros Loader and [=DigiXros=] (again, sometimes rendered by fans as "X Loader" or "Digi X").
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[[caption-width-right:340:[[AnimeThemeSong Yeah, stand up]] [[TheSmurfettePrinciple boys]]!]]
''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' (still pronounced "Cross Wars") is the third and final arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' and is not officially considered its own season[[labelnote:*]]The creators consider it a third arc and not a standalone series[[/labelnote]], but rather a part of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''. Its change of name is just a subtitle.
Set one year after the end of ''The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms'' arc, Taiki Kudou and Yuu Amano have gone on to form the Xros Heart street basketball team; joining them is the [[{{Keet}} incredibly eager]] Tagiru Akashi, who stumbles into the alternate dimension of [=DigiQuartz=], a world between the Human and Digital Worlds. There, Tagiru meets his [[BondCreatures Digimon partner]] Gumdramon, as well as three adversaries: Ryouma Mogami, Airu Suzaki, and Ren Tobari, along with their Digimon partners Psychemon, Opossumon, and Dracumon. Shoutmon and Damemon return to fight alongside their old partners Taiki and Yuu. What is the secret of [=DigiQuartz=], and what does it mean to be a "Digimon Hunter?"
The arc is different from other arcs in this season, in that there's much less focus on a plot; most episodes focus on Tagiru (and occasionally other characters) instead of just Taiki dealing with a MonsterOfTheWeek. However, there is a story running quietly in the background. The hunt right now is all fun and games, but it turns out that the [=DigiQuartz=] is spreading, endangering the rest of the world.
Early sources indicated that this is partially going to be a MilestoneCelebration in the vein of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. The past leaders of each previous ''Digimon'' series, and some of the other characters, make cameo appearances in Episode 68 and return in Episode 76.
It's followed up by ''Anime/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters''.
'''This is a continuation of ''Xros Wars'', so please use the official episode numbering used by [[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw/episode/list/ Toei]], [[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/digimontokiwokakeru/story/index.html TV Asashi]], and [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-xros-wars-the-young-hunters-who-leapt-through-time Crunchyroll]] in order to prevent confusion. Remember that this is an ''arc'', not a season, so its episode numbering just continues from where the last arc left off.'''
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!!''Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time'' contains examples of:
* ActorAllusion: Kiichi's BlushSticker, the messiness of his hair, and the tone of his voice do remind one somewhat of one of Creator/MakikoOhmoto's [[VideoGame/EarthBound more fam]][[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros ous roles]]
* AffablyEvil: The rival Hunters, even though they're all clearly jerks (some moreso than others), have been kind of worried about Tagiru facing [=MetalTyrannomon=] alone, and Airu Suzaki even hinted that they might have helped him out.
* AlternateUniverse: And for once, it's not the Digital World! Rather, it's an area between the two worlds called [=DigiQuartz=].
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Despite Quartzmon's defeat, Digimon are still lost in the real world, and our heroes run off to start the hunt anew.]]
* AnimationBump: The dogfight sequence in episode 10 is spontaneously gorgeously animated.
** The GrandFinale. While the animation for the rest of the arc was rather unremarkable, the final episode looked ''so'' much better than the rest that one almost has to wonder if Toei had saved up half the series' budget for that episode alone.
* ArtEvolution: It's subtle and not as drastic a switch as ''Anime/DigimonSavers'', but there's a notable difference between ''Young Hunters'' and its predecessor's animation styles.
** Also inverted: the animation gets noticeably poorer as the series neared its end. The final episode did get a big AnimationBump, however.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: In episode sixty-seven, no matter where Kiichi takes people on Locomon, it's always nighttime, even when they've clearly crossed several time zones.
* BookEnds: In a very meta-sense. Myotismon was a constant threat to the Chosen back in ''Digimon Adventure/02'', and in 79 of this arc an army of Myotismon appear in all his established forms.
** In a more traditional sense, the arc begins and ends on a basketball court. [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars The first arc]] began with a game of basketball as well, making this valid for the ''Xros Wars'' series as a whole.
* CallBack: The beginning of this arc opens with a basketball game, much like the first episode of ''Xros Wars.'' This serves both to re-introduce Taiki and Yuu, and to show us Tagiru... and how different he is from Taiki.
** In episode sixty-three, Akari and Taiki have a conversation that is a direct call back to the same one they had in the first episode of the series, with Taiki thanking Akari, Akari repeating him and saying she doesn't want to hear it, finally ending with her scolding him to take better care of himself.
* CallingYourAttacks: In addition to the use of this trope common to previous Digimon series, episode sixty features the kendo variant of this trope: calling the body part that the attacker intends to strike.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Taichi Yagami, Daisuke Motomiya, Takato Matsuda, Takuya Kanbara, Masaru Daimon, and their respective Digimon cameo in Episode 68, signifying their return.]]
** [[spoiler: It's not just the leaders. As of Episode 76, Mimi Tachikawa and Ruki Makino also appeared.]]
** [[spoiler: Ken, Stingmon, Juu, Gomamon, Yamato, MetalGarurumon, Tentomon, Grani and Tomoki also show up in Episode 78]].
* CarnivoreConfusion: Episode sixty-one gives us Jagamon, who is attacking children who eat potato chips. Why is he doing this, you might ask? Because Jagamon ''is'' a potato monster.
* ChromaticArrangement: Shoutmon (red), Gumdramon (blue), Damemon (yellow). Sadly, their partners' Xros Loaders don't quite fit the configuration, since Tagiru's is also red and not blue. However, their shirts ''do'' match up.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu:
** Remember Myotismon and his two Mega forms Venommyotismon and Malomyotismon? He was easily one of the strongest villains from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''02'', able to hold his own against multiple ultimate digimon and later Mega digimon simultaniously. The final battle of YHT involved not just 1, but a freaking ARMY of Myotismon, who later digivolve into THREE Venommyotismon and several dozen of Malomyotismon. But although they have the main characters in a pinch at first, once the other leaders and their (mega level) digimon partners show up, the various Venommyotismon and Malomyotismon start dropping like flies.
** Remember the shadowy Dagomon/Dragomon from ''Adventure 02'', back when he looked a powerful antagonist who fortunately for the heroes (and unfortunately for the audience) never bothered to act as a villain? He is now a cartoonish MonsterOfTheWeek who gets forgotten after one episode.
* ContinuityNod: Episode fifty-seven features nods to the Dust Zone arc from the first arc, with the Pinocchimon from that episode returning, and the Sweets Zone arc, when Taiki recognizes [=GigaBreakdramon=] as a version of the same Digimon he's seen before.
** In the following episode, Tokio, the student focused on in the previous story, is seen in the background as a member of Tagiru and Yuu's class.
** Episode sixty-one has Gumdramon lead the Pagumon to the location in [=DigiQuartz=] of the same pool that Sagomon was based in the fifty-six episode.
** Episode sixty-four flashback has Nene in her outfit from the first arc of ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars''.
** Episode seventy-one has the same Gargoylemon and Piximon from Heaven Zone in the first arc policing the Digital World.
* TheCorruption: A human's desires can both attract a Digimon and cause them to run wild in the pursuit of power, which in turn can cause that same individual to do the same.
* CrisisCrossover: [[spoiler:With ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', and ''Anime/DigimonSavers''.]]
** Doubles as a CrossoverFinale, since this is used to wrap up the series.
* DarkWorld: The [=DigiQuartz=] is a ruined version of Earth covered in some kind of glowing moss. [[spoiler:It's also a side-effect of the BigBad's presence.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Every time "Chou Shinka!" is screamed twice during an evolution sequence.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Tagiru's capture of Dagomon in episode 73.
** [[spoiler:Marcus introduces himself by punching a [=VenomMyotismon=] and dominoing two others behind it in episode 78. He punches some [=MaloMyotismon=] as well later in the same episode.]]
* EmotionEater: Most of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek weekly monsters]] draw their power from the [[PoweredByAForsakenChild negative emotions of children]].
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Is the old clock shop owner really a reincarnated and reformed Bagramon, or was he just some old guy with vast knowledge of the workings of the Digital World who thought it would be funny to mess with Taiki's head?]]
* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity: The Watchman, a mysterious old man with a Clockmon, who produces the Xros Loaders used by the children participating in the Digimon Hunts.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The first episode of this arc features [=MetalTyrannomon=] as the first Digimon faced by Tagiru and Gumdramon.
* EvolutionaryLevels: More common than before, where everyone can evolve. Despite that, it still follows what [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars the first two arcs]] established - that evolution here is treated as age and the Xros Loaders simply allow them to access their future forms.
** Technically this is true in the previous seasons for early digimon stages from digitama/digiegg to Baby II/Intraining but not true, but its quite as true for child and above.
* ExcusePlot: The actual plot and characters get nearly zero development. The show is mostly just about Taigeru wondering around and solving some random kid's problem without learning anything or developing himself. Even the crossover even is just an excuse for him to defeat the bigbad without needing to improve himself. All he needs is is shonen guts and two tries and everything falls before him.
* FixFic: Since the finale, there has been much fanart and fanfic that has Ryouma [[spoiler:reunite with a purified Quartzmon as Psychemon/Astamon.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Partially combined with EarlyBirdCameo, Pay attention to The Watchmaker[[spoiler:'s eyes in the final episode's segment before the Quartzmon battle. Notice how one of the eyes is glowing red through the glasses? Now which {{Big Bad}} does that remind you of?]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: If you pay attention, you can see Tagiru knock another player's teeth out during the basketball game in the episode 55.
** In the episode in Hong Kong, Airu and Ren can be seen in the background in the tram that the boys take early in the episode. Exactly why they're there is a mystery, as they have no other appearances or role in the episode.
* FusionDance: [=DigiXros=] is still in effect here, as Hunters can Xros their partners with Digimon captured during hunts.
* GogglesDoNothing: In addition to Tagiru and Taiki, Gumdramon's ''evolution'' Arresterdramon gets in on the act, being the first partner Digimon to sport goggles himself.
** Tagiru later adds [=FlaWizarmon=] to his team, who also wears goggles.
* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: In episode fifty-nine, Airu and Opossumon are ensnared in one of their own traps.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Episode 71, involving Betsumon, who main attack is to tell a really bad joke to freeze his opponents. This trope crops up around the 3/4 point.
* ImagineSpot: Tagiru and Gumdramon have one when [[http://i52.tinypic.com/212e6wg.jpg imagining what Gumdramon's DigiXros with a miscellaneous Digimon would be like.]]
* InformedAbility: For all the hype the rival hunters have been building for themselves, they really don't accomplish very much throughout the arc.
* InternalHomage: Plenty of them.
** Before the title shot, the original "Digital Monsters" logo from the virtual pets is effectively recreated.
** There is also the title shot in the opening, showing many children holding up Xros Loaders with their Digimon standing in front of them. It's something of a direct homage to similar shots in the opening of ''Anime/DigimonTamers''.
*** It goes even further than that; the opening also features the shadows of Digimon passing across real world buildings, which is another iconic shot from the ''Tamers'' opening animation.
*** Gumdramon's evolution sequence is very similar to those from ''Tamers'', specifically the whole "data is peeled off the Digimon's skin and replaced with the new form" thing.
*** Arresterdramon's [[spoiler:evolution into Superior Mode]] incoporates several evolution scenes from previous series. A ring of light appears around Tagiru's arm, similar to the Digicode from Frontier, a burst of light shoots out from his Xros Loader, similar to Burst Evolution from Savers, and a blue Chinese dragon is seen, similar to Imperialdramon's evolution scene from 02.
** Yet another from the opening; Arresterdramon, [=OmegaShoutmon=], and Tuwarmon launching their attacks at the screen in succession is reminiscent of similar sequences from both the ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' opening.
*** And yet again, we have the final shot of the opening with everyone standing together in a circle... just like the end of ''Frontier's'' opening animation. This may be due to the fact that all three series share a director.
** The thirteenth episode has a reference to the second ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' movie, in the form of a plot involving a runaway Locomon and a Parasimon controlling him.
** The sixty-seventh episode has a Keramon causing trouble. At one point, it mocks Tagiru through his mother's cell phone, similar to the second ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' movie.
** [[spoiler:Taiki passes his goggles to Tagiru to seal the change of leadership, just as [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Taichi passed his goggles to Davis]].]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: Tagiru was ''incredibly'' eager to enter the Digimon Hunts from the moment he wandered into [=DigiQuartz=].
* {{Kaiju}}: Volcdramon certainly qualifies. It's so large that Tagiru is barely as tall as its claws and the heat it gives off menaces a local town by causing geysers to erupt everywhere. It's attacks are also incredibly destructive.
* KidsAreCruel: Used occasionally to give the character of the week a reason to ally with a Digimon. Most noticeable in the card game episode, where some bullies pick on a kid for having weak cards, throw him from his seat so that they can take a turn, and laugh at him when all his good cards are stolen from him despite the fact that he's obviously weakened and shellshocked at that point.
* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: The Watchmaker's shop is never in the same place twice...
* LongTitle
* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:You can only bring out one Digimon per time and [=DigiXros=] only two of them. Taiki quickly figures out that he can overlook this rule by sending Ballistamon and Dorulumon to Yuu's [=XrosLoader=] and use [=DoubleXros=] to bring Shoutmon X4 to the battle.]]
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Episodes are playing out rather similarly to ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' in this respect - a Digimon is causing trouble in the real world, and the PowerTrio have to go hunt down and capture said Digimon to put a stop to its shenanigans. [[spoiler: No longer in effect as of [[WhamEpisode episode 22.]]]]
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Parodied in one episode focusing around a card game where, during a card battle, Yuu repeatedly screams "Another ULTRA-RARE CARD!" only for Tagiru to follow with "AWESOME! ...Right?".
* MythologyGag: In episode 23, Akari is seen wearing the second outfit she wore in the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, sans kneesocks.
* {{Nerf}}: Xros Loaders in this series are much more limited than they were in the previous series, only able to reload one Digimon at a time and only able to [=DigiXros=] up to two at a time. [[spoiler: However, [=DoubleXros=] and [=GreatXros=] are still effective, allowing Yuu and Taiki to bring forth Shoutmon X4 and later Shoutmon X7 with Kiriha and Nene.]]
** Considering that Digimon hunting is considered a "game" in universe (with an actual rulebook to boot), these rules are likely in place specifically to keep returning characters like Taiki from [[GameBreaker completely wrecking the game balance]].[[note]] Which he still does anyway because he's, y'know, the guy whose [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority partner is the Digimon King.]] Also the above mentioned [[LoopholeAbuse Loophole Abuse]][[/note]]
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact that this limitation [[spoiler: is revealed to be caused by Quartzmon's power]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [=SuperStarmon=]'s captives are all clearly based on real-life figures - amongst them are lookalikes of UsefulNotes/BarackObama, Creator/MarilynMonroe, Creator/BruceLee, and Music/TheBeatles.
* NotDrawnToScale: While there's always been some flex in digimon scales between series, the heroic digimon usually stay within a certain limited range. Here the returning heroes digimon wildly variable from their home universes. Shinegreymon, Omnimon and to a less extent Imperialdramon are tiny in comparison to their normal appearances.
* OcularGushers: In episode seven, Pagumon ends up producing these... with them pouring out of ''Tagiru's Xros Loader.''
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 5 sets up a badass fight where Taiki takes on Ryouma and Ren one-on-two... then the plot goes off to follow Yuu, Tagiru, and Airu, and the epic offscreen fight is never referred to in the rest of the episode.
* {{Omake}}: Continuing from ''Xros Wars'' is the "Digimon Introduction Corner", which spotlights a different Digimon at the end of every episode, followed by a "joke" [=DigiXros=] between the subject of the segment and another Digimon.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: In episode seven, this occurs between Gumdramon and Tagiru. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the fact that they're both hot headed and immature, and are shown to quarrel fairly often.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Lets just say when [[spoiler: the 5 heroes from past seasons come back, they're not guaranteed to be as strong (or weak) as you remember them]]. To wit:
** [[spoiler: In 02, Imperialdramon failed to kill even a single Mega digimon outside of Paladin mode. Here, he delivers the coup de grace that takes down multiple Megas]]
** [[spoiler: Takuya's Advanced Hybrid form, Aldamon, is in his original series strong enough to absolutely curbstomp [=ShadowSeraphimon=], a Mega Fallen Angel Digimon. Here he is unable to even scratch the similar (if somewhat stronger) [=MaloMyotismon=] (and for some reason only used a single blast from what was supposed to be a spam attack]]
*** [[spoiler: Additionally, he is not granted access to [=EmperorGreymon=], who is stronger by magnitudes than Aldamon. His final form, Susanoomon, should be leagues stronger than any of the returning digimon (with the possible exception of Omnimon) and a universal threat but he only restrains the enemies for Imperialdramon]]
** [[spoiler: Gallantmon Crimson mode wiped out numerous mega equivalent digital beings on his debut. He should be able to cleave a path through the lot of them and drop the big bad without much fuss]]
** [[spoiler: Omnimon can defeat 16,000 Piedmon+ level opponents in a few moments with no injury or visible effort. He shouldn't have even had to try to end this threat, yet his big contribution is taking out fewer [=MaloMyotismon=] than Wargreymon did]].
* PowerTrio
** Taiki, Yuu, and Tagiru make up one for the protagonist Hunters; same goes for Shoutmon, Gumdramon, and Damemon.
** Ryouma, Ren, and Airu meanwhile serve as [[TerribleTrio the rival trio]], along with their partners Psychemon, Dracumon, and Opossumon.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: The returning characters when compared to their ''Xros Wars'' designs. [[note]]After the huge ArtShift with ''Savers'' the animators returned to using the same art style as ''Adventure'' and ''Frontier''. Nonetheless they were trying too hard, making Taiki and co. look derpy at best.[[/note]] Especially Nene, who is now a bombshell in comparison.
* RedemptionDemotion: Justified for the hunted Digimon since most of them were leeching energy from humans before their "redemption" or have a similar excuse not to be as powerful later.
* RedHerring: In a poster, the Xros of Arresterdramon and Dobermon was shown [[spoiler: fighting alongside the past heroes' Digimon against Quartzmon]]. Despite this, said Xros was actually never used in the show a second time after is debut.
* SequelHook: In the final scene, the old watchmaker [[spoiler: reveals himself to be a reincarnated Bagramon... somehow]] and implies that he's searching for [[spoiler: his brother, [=DarkKnightmon=], somewhere in the world]].
* ShipTease: Episode nine is pretty much dedicated to teasing Taiki[=/=]Akari. Tagiru even plays the role of ShipperOnDeck for them.
* ShoutOut
** The series' title is, itself, a reference to ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime.''
** Shoutmon's new design is a walking homage to both ''Franchise/KamenRider'' and ''Manga/GetterRobo'', the latter finally completing his evolution into a walking SuperRobot homage.
** Look at Gumdramon's name. Then at his powers, which involve stretching. [[Manga/OnePiece He reminds one of a certain other Rubber Man]]. He even has a red vest!
** Meanwhile, his "Fire Vortex" technique is basically [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog's]] Spin Dash technique. That, or [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Flame Wheel]].
** When Tagiru [[Film/{{Gremlins}} feeds Pagumon, he starts producing evil duplicates that cause havoc all over town.]]
** Taiki has a ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' poster in his room. Even more so, Phelesmon's motivation and disguise were basically dark reflections of Fourze's own motivations and costume (Particularly the head).
** Episode thirteen is an homage to ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress''. Fitting, in that said episode aired on [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas]].
** Episode 20 and its allusions to ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''. One of the players should even remind you of a certain bug-themed card player in the [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]].
** Tuwarmon's [=DigiXros=] with [=SuperStarmon=] has him have a second face on his chest ([=SuperStarmon=]'s), which wears CoolShades. [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Sounds really familiar, doesn't it?]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Airu is the only female partnered with a Digimon, out of six such people, and she's still not even one of the main characters! There are more who show up occasionally though.
* TakenForGranite: Tagiru, Arresterdramon, and [=OmegaShoutmon=] in episode 15. ThePowerOfFriendship saves them.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Much like the various Shoutmon forms and army themes in the previous series, Tagiru, Taiki, and Yuu and their respective digimon individually have their own.[[note]] "Tagiru Chikara" for Tagiru, "We are Xros Heart" for Taiki, and "Shining Dreamers" for Yuu[[/note]].
* ThemeTuneCameo: In episode ten, Nene sings portions of "New World" and "Stand Up," the opening songs for the second half of the original ''Xros Wars'' and the current season respectively.
* TickleTorture: A swarm of Zenimon and [=KoZenimon=] does this to the Watchmaker in episode 23.
* TimeSkip: This series takes place one year after the previous series.
* TransformationSequence: The Digi Xros and super evolution sequences.
** Surprisingly, the [[spoiler: returning characters from previous seasons]] don't get any Transformation Sequences, instead, we get to see how their evolutions would look in reality. Even then, there are still nods to their respective transformations, such as [[spoiler:Agumon doing a flip before Warp-evolving into Wargreymon, Veemon and Stingmon flying through the air while blue and green streams of light follow them, resembling strands of DNA, Imperialdramon blowing up a [=VenomMyotismon=] immediately after evolving, Takato falling on top of Guilmon slowly, and Takuya being covered in silhouette]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the middle of a kendo match, Taiguru and his opponent are visibly whisked away into [=DigiQuartz=]. After resolving the plot there, they return to the same spot and manage to persuade the referee to continue the match as though nothing happened. Indeed, most of the plots don't seem to launch investigations despite people turning into trees or disappearing for days at a time, and to drive it home, during the trading card game episode, players who were pulled into [=DigiQuartz=] seemed to be more concerned that their cards were being stolen than they were about the fact that they were just dragged into another dimension.
* VoodooDoll: Airu makes one of Yuu after failing to capture Cutemon from him.
%%* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld
* WarriorTherapist: The main trio use a variation of this trope to resolve the [[MonsterOfTheWeek incidents]] in the early episodes, addressing the emotional problems of the people who accidentally summoned the Digimon and subsequently taming the Digimon. This approach seperates the main trio from [[TheRival the rival trio]], who only care about hunting Digimon.
* WhackAMonster: Episode seven has this portrayed, literally, with Gumdramon (complete with tail hammer) and the mole-like Jagamon.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: Once again, Xros Wars instead of Cross Wars, and accordingly the Xros Loader and [=DigiXros=] (again, sometimes rendered by fans as "X Loader" or "Digi X").
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