Line #32 YMMV/DigimonAdventureTri


1	'''Beware of unmarked spoilers''' from all six films.
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3	* AccidentalAesop: As the numerous avoidable screw-ups throughout the series (the ''02'' kids leaving on their own without telling their seniors or peers, no one informing about each other about the infection in ''Confession'', Daigo not telling what happened to the ''02'' kids after Maki lied about their situation) have shown that resulted in majority of the tragedies, this can easily be taken as a lesson in the dangers of [[PoorCommunicationKills keeping important information to yourself and locking the people who need it out of the loop along with taking given information at face value]].
4	* AngstWhatAngst:
5	** Following the reappearance of the Digimon Kaiser -- that is, the trauma-induced world-conquering persona taken on by one of their old friends -- the Chosen take no substantial interest in the state of the missing ''02'' kids and Ken in particular; at most they only get around to asking the Kaiser "[[DullSurprise what's wrong]]?"
6	** In ''Confession'', the only one who appears to show any legitimate grief over the death of Leomon is Meiko. The other chosen, and Sora in particular, seem more interested in comforting ''her''.
7	** During ''Loss'', ''tri.'' at least partly realized it had run out of wiggle room, and went through a lot of emotional developments with comparative lack of articulation. With the sole exception of Sora [[DiabolusExMachina and Pyocomon]], each of the Chosen quickly adapt to their partner Digimon's loss of identity and by the fifth film the only real hiccup is that the Chosen have to explain about the pocket dimension in Koushirou's computer when the Digimon need to be hid.
8	** In ''Our Future'', Daigo pulls off a HeroicSacrifice to save Taichi and the ''02'' kids. Yet the Chosen Children don't seem to mourn his death after the battle, as if treating his death as an afterthought.
9	* ArcFatigue: ''tri.'' takes its sweet time for the first half of its release, focusing greatly on teen angst while it dangles tantalizing plot threads that [[CluelessMystery it absolutely refuses to elaborate on]], stretching the audience's patience as thin as the story.
10	** Maki and Daigo jealously guard their information and only reveal snippets at a time, while the antagonists won't speak at all, leaving the Chosen Children and the audience completely in the dark. Every time a chance to actually talk about the plot comes up, characters indicate they don't know, dance around or change the topic, or ''do'' answer the question, but leave behind a pair of questions to do the cycle all over again. They start providing comparatively substantial information in the fourth movie.
11	** The first film opens with periodic cuts to the ''02'' children being laid low, but five movies in, the audience still doesn't know where they are or what happened; it's apparent that ''tri.'' is deliberately neglecting the second team. The films [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom refuse to talk about the missing kids]] as much as possible even as they draw on ''02'''s milieu for the sake of the main plot, like ''Determination'' using Imperialdramon for the obligatory fight scene and hiding the Mysterious Man behind the Digimon Kaiser's face, or Maki having gained possession of Ken's D-3. Even those who aren't fans of the ''02'' cast agree that the way that the films are treating this problem isn't very good.
12	** The consequence is that, entering the final film, nearly every single plot line and more is ''still'' ongoing and none have really been given a conclusion while still opening even ''more'' plot lines such as Maki being in the Dark Ocean and the identity of the Mysterious Man, meaning the last movie has a ''ton'' of plot threads to wrap up in a ''very'' short span of time. The movie ending with a SequelHook with many of those plot lines ''still'' open opened up even more debate.
13	* AssPull:
14	** In ''Loss'', when the [=DigiDestined=] are separated by the Mysterious Man and Machinedramon, they regroup by transversing through distortions suddenly occurring all over the Digital World. This is never elaborated upon and doesn't happen in anywhere else, and most distortions forbid entry after a while or lead to random places.
15	** The very thing that triggers Gatomon's Dark Evolution is very abrupt and bizzare, at the least. It's as simple as Taichi falling off a crevasse, nothing more. There's no search attempt and everyone just thinks he's dead, with Yamato outright announcing that he will [[TakeUpMySword take his place]].
16	** ''Our Future'' was more than slightly clumsy trying to clean up its myriad plot threads.
17	*** How the Digimon get their memories back: "The light is inside Meicoomon" turns out to be the backup data the whole time, hidden behind an encrypted password. Outside of the quick explanation Meicoomon was absorbing powers from the Digimon, this is not elaborated on.
18	*** Daigo mentions that he was kept under orders not to tell Taichi's team that Daisuke, Ken, Miyako and Iori had been [=MIA=] after discovering Yggdrasil's plot, in an attempt to explain their conspicuous absence from the previous five films. No explanation is even given about ''where'' the ''02'' kids were being kept either; they were just being kept in comas in a conspicuous lab in the Digital World, despite that the lab should have been affected by the Reboot.
19	*** Hikari is able to reach out to Gatomon with a little friendly dream magic from Wizardmon. Except that there should be no reason for Wizardmon to be involved; despite his death in the Real World, Gatomon should not remember him after the Reboot.
20	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The new rendition of "Butter Fly" deserves special mention: it sounds ''incredible'' and worked in hyping up fans, but the awesomeness is only increased further with the fact that it's sung by the original singer, Kouji Wada, who died from cancer in April 2016. The guy fought off the deadly disease long enough to bring us back the iconic opening song in all its glory.
21	** Even more awesome is the fact that [[spoiler: the entire main 8 cast as well as the movie plot Meiko, Braveheart singer Miyazaki Ayumu and Digimon ending theme singer AIM joining in. Although the main 8 Digimon and Meicoomon did not have singing lines, they at least contributed by calling out to their respective human partners when said human partners called out to them]].
22	* BadassDecay:
23	** [=MetalSeadramon=]. In the original anime, he had NighInvulnerability, courtesy of the Chrome Digizoid armour that shielded him from everything except [=WarGreymon=]'s Dramon Killers. He was also hailed as the ultimate aquatic Digimon, to the point that engaging him at his natural habitat was considered nothing short of suicidal. In ''tri.'' however, he squirms in agony when struck by Gabumon, and is thrashed and thrown around like a rag doll when he tries to fight [=WarGreymon=] underwater.
24	** [=HolyAngemon=], Patamon's Ultimate/Perfect form. The original series established him as a formidable powerhouse who managed to defeat Piedmon and go toe-to-toe with [=BlackWarGreymon=]. Come ''tri.'', he struggles during his fight with Devimon and a group of Evilmon, Champion/Adult level Digimon which Patamon's evolved forms had effortlessly destroyed in the previous seasons. Although [=HolyAngemon=] ultimately triumphs over his foes, his victory happens off-screen, meaning all the viewer gets to see is him being curb-stomped by a couple of enemies he should theoretically have no trouble walking over.
25	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
26	** Some people like Meiko as a new, cute and intriguing addition to the cast, while enjoying her ShrinkingViolet tendencies and interactions with the others. Others find her to be a flat SailorEarth character with a cliched personality who's forcibly shoved into the story and robs screen time away from other characters who deserve it more than her, with the screen time feeling forced by the fourth movie. A third group likes her, but wishes she wouldn't [[SpotlightStealingSquad pull attention away from the others]]. Then there is another camp who believes that being a SpotlightStealingSquad isn't the problem, but the poor execution is the problem.
27	** Likewise, Meicoomon is considered endearing and interesting by some and dull by others, and it doesn't help that it mostly draws its appeal by borrowing elements from fan-favorite Gatomon (a cat-inspired champion Digimon with pre-evos similar in design to Nyaromon/Salamon). Most of the problems that originate in these movies are also due to this Digimon, leading audiences to possibly feel a little annoyed about it causing so much damage (like the original partners losing their memory) yet it's still being defended by characters like Taichi. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Not to mention her screams of "MEI" get annoying in the long run]]. The fact that it's Apocalymon reborn makes this better or worse depending on your viewpoint.
28	** ''Taichi himself'', or rather his all-new characterization in ''tri.'', which has replaced his maturing IdiotHero personality from ''Adventure'' and ignores his OlderAndWiser personality from ''02'' in favor of a ClassicalAntiHero who struggles with indecision not only when he's on the brink of a fight, but when he's in the ''middle'' of one. Some fans take the same tack as the show and praise him for being more self-reflective and realizing there's more to care about than the enemy right in front of him, while others accuse him of suffering obnoxious BadassDecay and playing with the ConflictBall, and a third contingent that don't mind his worries about collateral damage so much as they despise the fact that it seems to have [[{{Wangst}} psychologically crippled him]] (he has more than half a dozen flashbacks to the same SceneryGorn setpiece). Not helping his case are the facts that literally no one else on his team has this problem, he becomes UnintentionallyUnsympathetic when he angsts about the issue for the umpteenth time even as Meiko and Meicoomon are in peril, and he angsts still more [[SoundtrackDissonance in the middle of]] his ThemeMusicPowerUp.
29	* BetterOnDVD: Even before the series ended, its slow pacing and perceived filler made clear to both fans and detractors that it would be much easier to see once the viewer can watch it full at their will (and thus being able to skip the filler and compensate the pace) and not in two blocks of four episodes per year.
30	* BrokenBase:
31	** The new art style was divisive, to say the least. There are those people who think it's a fantastic modernization of the characters' designs and really appreciate the art style's simplicity, and others who think the art style looks absolutely hideous, that everyone looks the same, and that the characters are barely recognizable as themselves anymore.
32	** The fate of the ''02'' children in the first film. Either a mean-spirited TakeThat towards how bad ''02'' was considered, [[SuperDickery there's something much more to it than we are being told at the moment]] or it's [[TakeThatScrappy the best thing to ever happen in Digimon ''tri'']]. Imperialdramon's appearance on the first poster for the second part of the series will kick this into high gear and broke the base even further given Imperialdramon's role in that part. Only thing people agree on is that Ken deserved better.
33	** The production quality of the anime itself. There are fans who find no flaws and praise the animation (for example, the battle of Omnimon against Alphamon), while others are see the animation quality as nothing beyond standard television fare (or even ''worse'') for what was supposed to be anniversary films. In the later films, some took issue with wonky body shapes in still-frames, and some shots' emphasis on certain characteristics like Ordinemon's ''ass'' in the final film.
34	** Ken being the Digimon Kaiser again and the implication that he was ''murdering Digieggs'', on top of the already DarkerAndEdgier first part. Some felt the darker, more mature story fits, other felt it's trying ''too'' hard to be dark and gritty when the original series had dark ''elements'' but were overall more upbeat and completely and utterly undoes Ken's character arc from the ''02'', as even if he's brainwashed, his work trying to redeem himself [[HappyEndingOverride is basically gone]]. Some even felt that the creators have some vendetta against ''02'' because of it or even have it lend credence towards the [[EpilepticTrees retconning ''02'' (or rather the ending) idea]]. Thankfully, it wasn't Ken, but whether that makes it better or worse is another example of this trope. Some feel it's an interesting twist. Others feel it just overly complicated things and the story would have made more sense if either the person behind the mask had been themselves from the start or if Ken really WAS BrainwashedAndCrazy.
35	** The new evolution/digivolution animation. Some think it's a good update and like it, others hate it and feel it takes away the feeling of Ultimate and Mega forms transformations being special by making them too similar to the Champion transformation.
36	** The fight with Imperialdramon. Some like it, especially the fact Palmon and Gomamon's Megas have finally appeared, others feel not enough weight was put into the fact the Digidestined were possibly fighting and ''killing'' their BrainwashedAndCrazy friend. Granted, it's likely unrelated to Daisuke and Ken and the "Digimon Kaiser" is a fake, but many feel there should've been much more reaction to and emotion to that event than there was instead of him just being treated like a MonsterOfTheWeek.
37	** The apparent return of the Dark Masters. Some were happy to see such well liked characters again, others felt it's trite and devalues the Digidestined's ORIGINAL trials and tribulations involving them. For that matter, their defeats. While certainly epic fights, some find that they come off as overly anti-climactic, especially considering they were a much greater threat in the first series. Others find it justified, as the old versions of the Dark Masters had much more experience and training, which was how they outclassed the protagonists before, while the new ones are more reliant on their natural power and seem to lack anything beyond infantile intelligence (as Machinedramon would fire away at '''reflections''' of his prey) thanks to their reincarnations being infants, essentially.
38	** All of the characters' partner Digimon getting to go Mega/Ultimate. While some view this as long overdue, others view it as nullifying the ability as special like it was originally.
39	** The fact the series ended on a SequelHook with very few storylines actually being resolved. Some are excited to see where it goes, while others find it lazy given how many plots [[ArcFatigue that had already outstayed their welcome from throughout the entire film series were sequel bait and aren't excited at all.]] It ''really'' didn't help matters when ''Anime/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna'' finally came out and answered ''none of them,'' going for a different plot thread entirely.
40	* ContestedSequel: While the increased CharacterFocus on the original cast of ''Adventure'', the exploration of the long speculated-on "original Digidestined", the climatic battle scenes for the most part, and the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic well-received remasters of the original soundtracks]] were appreciated, many criticized the series' long-winded pacing, [[CluelessMystery poor handling (or lack thereof)]] of plot threads, making the original [=DigiDestined=] seem more incompetent and like a bunch of uncaring assholes, extremely incoherent and haphazard writing that wouldn't be out of place in the newbie's fanfic, and an inconclusive ending.
41	* ContinuityLockout: ''tri.'' does not feel obligated to actually explain who the missing ''02'' kids and Gennai are, so if you haven't seen both of the previous series, you're going to be lost in places.
42	* CrackPairing: Taichi/Mimi, despite the lack of any canonical romantic subtext between them, has a noticeable following with some fanvids of them and they even dubbed as [[PortManteauCoupleName Michi.]]
43	* DesignatedHero: The [=DigiDestined=]. With the exception of Izzy, none of them put any effort in trying to stop an ''ongoing'' Digimon rampage and instead spend time doing bonding activities, moping around or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs doing activities while they mope]]. When Mimi actually tries to stop a rampaging Ogremon, it's less out of trying to stop people from getting hurt, and more out of an attempt to [[SkewedPriorities improve the Digimon's PR with humans]]. Their baffling refusal to acknowledge the ''02'' kids ''at all'' doesn't win them any favours, especially when they treat destroying an infected Imperialdramon ordered by a (fake) Ken as a happy victory (with no thought about where it came from). It's only at the end of the ''third'' movie that they try to do something proactive, but only so that they can find their missing partners. They fall back into their old habits in ''Coexistence'' where they sit around telling ghost stories even though a Digimon invasion is going on ''right outside''. When it's very clear that Meicoomon is a world-wiping abomination that is beyond saving, the group is still more concerned about saving her despite the fact that even if she would be saved, the damage is done, and there is nothing that guarantees she won't infect anyone ''again''. At one point, even Meiko herself wants the Digidestined to kill Meicoomon, but several of these like Kari flat-out say they don't care. They only decide to kill her once there's no more options, making Homeostasis look like a TheExtremistWasRight because it's just trying to do what the Digidestined did at the end. All in all, the [=DigiDestined=] can come off as self-centred jerks who only try to do something if the problem [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality concerns them]], and were never thoughtful of others.
44	* DesignatedVillain: The Chosen Children oppose Homeostasis in Part 5 because it wants Meicoomon killed to restore world harmony and they are intent on saving Meicoomon rather than seeing her slain. The problem is that Homeostasis's solution is actually ''correct''. It's very clear that Meicoomon is going to devastate the world if left completely unchecked and it will happen again as long as she's left alive, and the [=DigiDestined=] are just {{Jerkass}}es over it (they outright ignore Meiko's pleas to slay her rather than keeping her alive). The [=DigiDestined=]'s defense for keeping Meicoomon is also very weak, with their only argument summing up as "she should be reunited with Meiko as a partner". At the very end, they also kill Meicoomon-as-Ordinemon and do exactly what Homeostasis is trying to do, rendering their opposition against Homeostasis moot.
45	* EpilepticTrees:
46	** These were being planted as far back as the announcement that there would be a new Digimon show with Taichi in it. Lots of them centered on the relevance of the ''02'' kids, who were very carefully excised from the advertising of the first movie especially now that the poster for the 2nd movie prominently features Imperialdramon, or ''02'' entirely, with at least one or two mentions of retconning the epilogue for every five theories. It doesn't help matters with the first five minutes of the first film showcasing the curbstomping that happened.
47	** The identity of the Mysterious Man AKA the Digimon Emperor/Dark Gennai is a source of speculation. The reveal that he's not Gennai after all plus the SequelHook adds more mystery to his character. A common theory is that he is Piedmon from the original series due to the [[AxCrazy similarities in their personalities.]] Or it's just an Yggdrasil avatar that he uses to communicate with the material world due to his EvilPlan of trying to reformat the world.
48	* EvilIsCool:
49	** Those who preferred Ken as the Digimon Kaiser are quite glad to see him again, especially with his new look.
50	** At least two of the Dark Masters, Metal Seadramon and Mugendramon/Machinedramon, both of whom were considered cool by fans of the first series, were confirmed to feature in the fourth installment.
51	* FanonDiscontinuity:
52	** Despite a very positive initial response, ''tri.'' soon alienated much of the audience due to what can be perceived as derivative and uninspired plot threads[[note]]The less popular ''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 02]]'' cast apparently suffering a BusCrash in the prologue, the partner Digimon losing their memories, Yggdrasil [[RecycledPlot once again]] enacting a war upon humanity, etc.[[/note]], poor handling of the characters on top of their personalities and motivations[[note]]An enormous amount of focus on the divisive Meiko to the detriment of the beloved original characters, the original characters themselves acting like self-entitled jerks, Dark Gennai creepily assaulting Sora, and {{Flanderization}} in Agumon's case[[/note]], absolutely egregious beginner writing flaws [[note]]Ignoring MagicAIsMagicA whenever convenient, characters getting guilt-free cards over selfish actions that benefit nobody, and the post-''Confession'' script often ''forgets'' there was a reboot to begin with[[/note]], and an excessive amount of {{Padding}}. The final film, in which several plot points are either dealt with off-screen or left unresolved, only contributed to make many watchers refuse to accept the saga as part of the main continuity.
53	** This also was notable in the case of the Japanese fanbase, for which invoking FanonDiscontinuity (and negative criticism against anything bar ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'') is comparatively rare, resulting in this series getting the sole distinction of the only one to be consistently referred to as "black history" (黒歴史) on Japanese wiki and community sites. Keitaro Motonaga's infamous statement that ''he has not watched the original 1999 anime before and never will'' (which explains all the characterization and continuity issues) doesn't help matters. The fact that ''Anime/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna'' chose to ''not'' retcon the series and instead take a BroadStrokes approach was often cited as a ''negative'' point on review site entries for the latter.
54	* FranchiseOriginalSin: One of the major cases of BrokenBase for the fandom revolves around Meiko and Meicoomon's inclusion, and whether or not they are a SpotlightStealingSquad. Meiko and Meicoomon are not the first case of this, though, rather they are preceded by Hikari[[note]]In ''Adventure'' she was Taichi's MysteriousWaif sister with a super-powerful Crest and unexplained SuperEmpowering abilities[[/note]], Wallace[[note]]{{Deuteragonist}} of the ''02'' movie ''Hurricane Touchdown''[[/note]], Ryo[[note]]Protagonist of the Wonderswan Games and SixthRanger for Anime/DigimonTamers[[/note]], and Koichi[[note]]SixthRanger for Anime/DigimonFrontier[[/note]]. All five of them come into their respective entries well after the initial cast is already established[[note]]Hikari joined the cast at the tail end of their trip back to Earth, Wallace was introduced in a (initially) NonSerialMovie and later returned in a Drama CD, Ryo joined past the half-way mark of Tamers, Koichi joined past the half-way mark for Frontier, and Meiko was introduced in the Third Installment of Adventure[[/note]], gain focus for themselves for a substantial portion of the series while there[[note]]Hikari's TheChosenOne status and super-powerful Digimon partner makes her Vamdemon's target, Wallace's DarkAndTroubledPast is the driving force of his movie, Ryo is celebrated as a great tamer and the only one who learns Matrix Evolution outside of the Main Trio, Koichi's remorse for his actions as Duskmon and existential crisis over possibly being dead last up until his actual death at the hands of [[BigBad Lucemon]] in the penultimate episode, and Meiko's development from a shy and meek girl to someone able to stand up for herself and make necessary decisions being one of the recurring subplots of tri.[[/note]], suffer grief over incidents [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone pertaining to their Digimon]] that are beyond their control[[note]]Hikari's guilt for not being there for Tailmon allowing her to be abused by Vamdemon, Wallace's second partner Kokomon having a FaceHeelTurn and kidnapping most of the 01 destined, Ryo's true partner being the destructive Millenieumon and being the cause of the problems for the Wonderswan Games, Koichi's actions while acting as Duskmon, and Meiko's partner being the reincarnation of the original BigBad Apocalymon[[/note]], and are welcomed into the group with open arms[[note]]Being Tai's sister, Hikari happily joins the team, Wallace is considered a full fledged destined and friend by the movies end, Ryo is welcomed by the other tamers including Rika, Kouichi is openly accepted by the other Legendary Warriors after being freed, and Meiko is considered one of the main destined by the others[[/note]]. Reasons for this vary from considering Meiko to be a SpotlightStealingSquad for the main cast, considering Meiko to be a SpotlightStealingSquad for the ''02'' cast, or considering Meiko's character arc to be underwhelming.
55	* HoYay:
56	** The large focus on the ongoing rocky friendship between Taichi and Yamato almost plays out like a pair of lovers trying to straighten out their relationship, to the point where Sora traps them alone together in a Ferris wheel car in order to force them to talk it out. Mimi even takes a picture of the two as they get on the different car.
57	*** Taichi and Yamato even stealing glances while being in sauna wearing nothing but a towel in ''Determination'', and Yamato confronting Taichi while doing [[WallPinOfLove Wall Pin of Love]] on him later.
58	*** Yamato blushed and acted like a {{tsundere}} when he talks to Taichi in ''Confession'' when he said that it would be easier on Taichi now that they did not need to rely on Omegamon as much with more Digimon unlocked their Ultimate evolution.
59	*** In ''Loss'', they were drowning in a lake and swimming upward with their arms linked to each other.
60	*** A good several minutes of ''Our Future'' are taken up with Yamato having a crying breakdown after Taichi's apparent death, talking about how much he misses him, and relies on him... as a friend.
61	** Some of Takeru's dialogue involves him affectionately expressing his love for Yamato, referring to him as his "number one" (although Takeru is surely just teasing Yamato).
62	** The second movie has a lot of interaction between Mimi and Meiko that plays like this. Lots of blushing from Meiko, Mimi keeps [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace hugging her]] and even calls her [[AffectionateNickname Mei Mei]]. Then the two dance together in their festival outfits, and we get lots of excited reactions from other students, both male [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and female.]]
63	*** A magazine spread promoting ''Determination'' features Mimi and Meiko in their cheerleader uniforms, with Mimi giving a back hug to a blushing Meiko.
64	*** In the third movie, Mimi gives her a kiss on the cheek and hugs her when they reunite after a long time.
65	* IKnewIt:
66	** A dark example. As early as the series was announced, fans began speculating that Leomon would show up in some form, and be killed off, continuing the RunningGag of killing one incarnation of the character per continuity. After early previews confirmed the character's appearance, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i7LrJh2GXQ this preview]] went the extra mile, as he gets injured - and while it's not outright depicted, the DarkerAndEdgier tone heavily implies his death. [[spoiler: He did, though not immediately after this fight.]]
67	** Fans who knew about the ''VideoGame/DigimonAdventurePSP'' game have always speculated that if ''tri'' allowed the rest of the Digi-Destined's Digimon to reach their Ultimate levels, then they'd use the ones established from that game. ''Determination''[='s=] poster, which revealed Rosemon and Vikemon for Palmon and Gomamon, shows this is looking to be the case, [[spoiler:with Gatomon being a possible exception]][[labelnote:spoilers]]The game had Ofanimon as her Ultimate instead of Holydramon, unlike what the third ''Adventure'' movie established - though that was in itself a ContinuitySnarl due to the movie's original status as a NonSerialMovie. A fan hacking attempt of the PSP game revealed incomplete data which suggested that [[http://kazarinn.tumblr.com/post/127598570592/as-a-treat-while-all-of-you-are-so-kindly-patient Holydramon was seriously considered]] before Ofanimon making the final cut. Promotional material for ''tri.'' suggests that Holydramon will remain Tailmon's Ultimate should it appear in ''tri.'' and to add further mud, Ofanimon Falldown Mode, a corrupted version of Ofanimon, does appear in the poster for ''Coexistence'', but her actual role in the movie proper is only relegated to an AdvertisedExtra with a brief few seconds of screentime before it merges with Raguelmon into Ordinemon as Holydramon was revealed to be the real Mega.[[/labelnote]] A promotional poster for the third installment shows [=HerculesKabuterimon=] and the fourth installment shows [=Hououmon=].
68	** The two government agents being [[spoiler:part of the original briefly-mentioned Digi-Destined team that predated ''Adventure''.]] Although granted, the fanbase tends to guess this about ''every'' adult character. Sooner or later they were bound to be right.
69	* IncestYay:
70	** Taichi/Hikari still has backers, especially with one of the interviews with the creators stating that the latter would take the most intimate and careful time [[ChocolateOfRomance crafting the former's Valentine chocolate]], while Daisuke and Takeru get "obligation" chocolates. Fans found out in an old movie interview that the director of that movie and episode 21 of the main anime compared Hikari and Taichi to a married couple where Koromon is the lover who wants to steal Taichi in ep. 21 of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. Although these comments in the interview are mainly a joke.
71	** Some of Takeru's dialogue involves him affectionately expressing his love for Yamato, referring to him as his "number one" (although Takeru is surely just teasing Yamato).
72	* InformedWrongness:
73	** In ''Determination,'' Mimi's overbearing personality when suggesting her idea for the school festival was meant to show her in the wrong for constantly pushing aside others while only prioritizing her own opinion. The problem was that in the context of the scene itself, only Mimi suggested ideas while the rest of the class stayed silent. When she pushed her idea, no one disagreed with her or even try to voice an opinion until the decision was made. This made the classmates' argument against her afterwards hollow as the context of the scene made it as if they were more interested in [[UngratefulBastard scolding her for her overbearing personality to get things done by itself while they themselves had no idea what to do until she came along.]]
74	** [[DesignatedVillain Homeostasis's]] proposal to kill Meicoomon because it will destroy the Digital World is shot down by the [=DigiDestined=] in ''Coexistence'', causing it to briefly turn on them. We're supposed to believe that Homeostasis is wrong, but Meicoomon spreads the infection to other Digimon just by going near them (with no permanent solution to the problem in sight), is a rampaging OmnicidalManiac who devastates both worlds, kills Leomon and is treated like the abomination of mass destruction she is, all of which are completely glossed over by the [=DigiDestined=]. They also don't have any valid reasons to justify it bar she's Meiko's partner, and flat-out ''didn't care and ignore'' Meiko's pleas to slay her. Even worse is the [=DigiDestined=] end up doing the very thing they opposed in ''Our Future'', further proving its point.
75	* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''tri.'' drew some criticism because the main plot is remarkably similar to the first ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' film, ''Hurricane Touchdown''. Both focus on a new Chosen Child whose Digimon is corrupted and turned into a destructive monster, with the climax revolving around the child coming to terms with the fact that their partner must be put out of their misery.
76	* JustHereForGodzilla:
77	** Due to the issues with the series, there are many who only stayed with it or watched it to see the other digidestined's partners finally get their Mega forms or if they would ''finally'' mention the ''02'' cast. Or, with the release of ''Loss'', if they would unveil the rest of the five original Chosen Children and tell their entire story.
78	** Even with the issues, several people were excited for the majority of the English voice cast from ''Adventure'' and ''02'' reprising their roles, including Tai's English VA, Joshua Seth, who came out of retirement to do the series.
79	* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The final moments of ''Coexistence''. Taichi falls into an abyss, and not only is it so blatantly obvious to the audience that he's going to be fine (which incidentally undercuts the impact of Hikari's subsequent madness), he also happens to be right smack dab in the spotlight on the next poster.
80	* LoveToHate: The Mysterious Man. He is an absolutely deplorable monster who gets off scot free from his horrific actions over the course of the series. Yet fans can't help but enjoy him for how over the top and [[EvilIsHammy hammy he is.]]
81	* MemeticMolester: The Mysterious Man becomes this come ''Loss'', due to the infamous scene where he licks Sora and gets touchy-feely with Meiko.
82	* MoralEventHorizon: See [[MoralEventHorizon/{{Digimon}} here]].
83	* {{Narm}}:
84	** Tai's flashback to ruined buildings and a crushed cell phone. Gets annoying by the third time and downright funny by the ''eighth''.
85	** Leomon's death. It would have been a genuinely shocking scene had it not been a staple for each season that makes it come off as unintentionally hilarious. Not helping matters is the absurd [[DullSurprise lack of reaction]] (except Meiko and Hikari) from the [=DigiDestined=], as if they are not surprised by the Leomon always dies RunningGag.
86	** There are basically two ways to respond to the Mystery Man licking Sora in the fourth movie. Either you can cringe at how depraved he is, or you can laugh at him and how he tries WAY too hard.
87	** The Plotmon vs Machinedramon fight. In theory, it would make for an incredible display of Plotmon's strength, as she manages to incapacitate an Ultimate-level Digimon without evolving. In practice though, it's a hilarious scene where a giant mechanical dragon stops attacking the heroes because a puppy barked at it.
88	** A revived Machinedramon slams Sora against a glacier. What makes it come across as unintentionally hilarious is that she comes off none the worse for wear despite being squashed between several tons of metal and solid ice without getting herself reduced to a blood splatter on the wall.
89	** Koromon's voice in the English dub is so ridiculous and funny sounding, not to mention sounding nothing like it did in the original series, that ''any'' scene meant to be taken seriously where he talks, including Tai's DisneyDeath, is completely mitigated.
90	* NoYay: Gennai's interactions with Sora and Meiko in Part 4. He pins the former down and ''licks her on the cheek'', before holding the latter up by her neck - and in both cases, his behavior is disturbingly reminiscent of a sexual predator. And he sports a '''horrifying''' grin on his face the whole time.
91	* OlderThanTheyThink:
92	** This isn't the first official work to give the other Digi-Destined's Digimon Mega evolutions: Tailmon and Patamon's Megas originally premiered in the ''02'''s NonSerialMovie, while all the team's Digimon were able to reach Mega in both the ''VideoGame/DigimonWonderswanSeries'' games and various V-pet handhelds. Following that, ''Digimon Battle Spirit 1.5'' swapped in Ophanimon for Holydramon as Tailmon's Mega and the PSP video game adaptation of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' likewise replaced Gomamon's original Mega, Plesiomon, with Vikemon. ''tri.'' follows the model of the PSP Game, apparently keeping Ophanimon and Vikemon; for the curious, the digivolutions from the PSP game [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx3AoqinpX4 can be viewed here.]]
93	** This is not the first official work where Alphamon undergoes AdaptationalVillainy and becomes an antagonist of sorts. The first time this happened, it was in ''VideoGame/DigimonWorldDS'' (''Digimon Story'') where it was the BigBad.
94	* {{Padding}}:
95	** A major problem the series has. Outside of the Evolution sequences and fights, much of the movies' time is taken up by the characters angsting, engaging in mundane activities and, in the fifth installment, ''telling scary stories'' while so many plot threads remain unaddressed.
96	** The Digimon in this instalment cannot immediately warp evolve from Child level to Ultimate. Instead, each evolution sequence focuses on the Digimon as they transform first into their Adult form, then Perfect form, and finally into Ultimate. As a result, each evolution scene takes about 2 minutes per Digimon involved.
97	* PanderingToTheBase: Detractors of the series have accused it of being as a cheap way to hook in an audience, primarily fans of the original two series. Fan-favourite elements such as the [[PrecursorHeroes Original [=DigiDestined=]]], the reappearance of the Dark Ocean and the apparent return of the [[BigBadDuumvirate Dark Masters]], are all never touched upon or really integrated into the main plot. The [[TakeThatScrappy treatment of the 02 kids]] plus the sheer amount of {{Fanservice}} of the original eight in promotional material did not help matters at all.
98	* TheScrappy: ''tri's'' incarnation of Yggdrasil/[[DubNameChange King Drasil]] is considered by many to be the worst BigBad of the franchise. Fans were already tired of Yggdrasil's [[RecycledPlot prevalent involvement as an antagonist]] by the time ''Loss'' came out, so he had the cards stacked against him from the very second of his reveal. Many feel that he [[HijackedByGanon stole the main villain thunder]] away from the better established Maki Himekawa or Mysterious Man (the latter of which turned out to be [[HijackedByGanon serving Yggdrasil]] at least [[HiddenAgendaVillain for that time being]]), as well from the long anticipated Dagomon and Daemon from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''. While his ''Savers'' counterpart has a somewhat more understandable animosity towards humanity (anyone would be a little on edge after seeing [[OmnicidalManiac Kurata]] in action), in ''tri.'' his motivation to protect the Digital World from humans rings hollow given how many times the [=DigiDestined=] saved the Digital World from threats, all of which were caused by evil ''Digimon'', which Yggdrasil even [[{{Hypocrite}} has the brilliant idea of reviving]]. Drasil also [[TheGhost never appears]] ''[[TheGhost at all]]'' and ends up being defeated by Homeostasis ''offscreen''. As a result, we know [[GenericDoomsdayVillain nothing of his personality]] and instead feel that he could be removed from the plot entirely without any consequence. This can be proven even further as this Yggdrasil doesn't even have series accuracy going for him. His Royal Knights that serve and occasionally stand against him when he's JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope are nowhere in sight, with Omnimon already being on the heroes' side and Jesmon being on Homeostasis', and the only one who ''is'' working for him is Alphamon who's going through a ''major'' case of AdaptationalVillainy, making him an even ''more'' pointless addition due to losing all of his established lore in favor of becoming a GenericDoomsdayVillain.[[note]]Adding insult to injury, Gankoomon and Hackmon appear as characters in ''Adventure's'' PSP adaptation after the main story is done and over with, and are actually confirmed to be the Gankoomon and Jesmon of the Royal Knights.[[/note]] While his previous incarnations were [[BaseBreakingCharacter divisive]], it's likely no one is going to debate that tri.'s incarnation is the worst of them.
99	* ScrappyMechanic: Nade-nade, from the digi-egg hatching minigame on [[http://digimon-adventure.net/ the series' website]]. Despite promising to release information on the then-forthcoming ''tri.'' series when an egg was hatched with enough clicks from users, in order to prevent the eggs from hatching too quickly (and thereby disrupting Toei's precious marketing schedule), the minigame would deploy enemy digimon Scumon and Demidevimon to jack the lowering count back up again, effectively breaking the game's word and punishing fans for being too enthusiastic.
100	* ShipToShipCombat: Immediately after ''tri.'' was announced, tensions between Taichi/Sora fans and Yamato/Sora fans heightened as if it were 2001 again both in international and Japanese fandoms. What doesn't help is Toei Animation continuing to throw ShipTease for ''both'' pairings in spite of this -- the first film shows Sora blushing when Mimi comments on ''both'' Taichi and Yamato being cool. As the films go on however, Tai and Sora seem to have the most interactions, with Yamato barely speaking to her. It's not addressed if Sora and Yamato had broken up or were never even officially in a relationship in ''02'', either.
101	* ShockingMoments: Deliberately invoked with both the promotional posters and finales of every movie. Omegamon vs. Alphamon! Rosemon and Vikemon vs. Imperialdramon! [=HeraklesKabuterimon=] vs. Meicrackmon (and everyone else)! Hououmon vs. Mugendramon! Ophanimon ''Falldown Mode'' and Raguelmon! Special note for the end of ''Coexistence'', where it goes through the roof, opens a sky portal to the Digital World and keeps going up.
102	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: For the English dub, rights issues led to the creation of “Digimon are Back (Again)”, a successor to Saban’s “Digimon Are the Champions” with the record scratching and mild rap elements from [[Anime/DigimonTheMovie the Digirap]]. However, a multitude of factors [[note]]the older target audience for ''tri''; the song in general trying hard to emulate the original theme yet lacking something; greater ease in finding the Japanese versions of Digimon in the years between the first Saban era & the franchise’s relaunch[[/note]] led to the song being overlooked compared to ”Butterfly” and “Brave Heart”, which were surprisingly retained for ''tri''’s English dub.
103	* TaintedByThePreview: The previews revealing that Magnadramon/Holydramon will be used for Gatomon's Mega rather than Ophanimon is a bit divisive. Some fans feel that it gives Gatomon more uniqueness rather than being a DistaffCounterpart to Seraphimon, and harken's back to the original three movies. Others feel that Ophanimon's fallen mode appearing only helps to foreshadow its good counterpart, especially since Ophanimon is shown in the silhouette for the previous movies endings with the other's Megas, leaving the sudden switch to come off as a hasty last minute change.
104	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This effectively became the reaction for much of the fanbase with almost every announcement spanning from the movie format to the art style. Some fans have even [[http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/05/12/fan-art-of-new-digimon-cast-in-old-style-sparks-debate-on-what-qualifies-as-fing-disgusting/ taken to rendering the cast in the older art style themselves]], although the reception towards the character designs was slighty more positive after the first film premiered with many finding fault in the original posters not really capturing the new style well.
105	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
106	** While Meiko is billed as a main character alongside the other digidestined, she is mostly portrayed as a victim of the week rather than a proper party member. She barely appears in the first movie, and while the second and third movies explore more of her character, she does not do any fighting by herself at all unlike the rest, and is essentially a DamselInDistress with a rabies-infected cat struggling to decide if it should be euthanized. The second half of the series attempts to give a major moral dilemma in the need to kill Meicoomon, but while Meiko does gather the resolve to come to the (correct) conclusion that there is no saving her Digimon, it's largely ignored or bluntly shot down by the other digidestined sans Tai in favor of trying to get Meicoomon out alive for no justificable reason whatsoever. She doesn't do anything else aside from angst over Meicoomon's pain, serve as bait to attract her, be comforted by the other digidestined, or [[spoiler:have her digivice serve as the catalyst for Omegamon: Merciful Mode.]] As a result, her portrayal is very underwhelming for what could be otherwise a new regular.
107	** Despite being the BigBad of ''Reunion'' and a major antagonist throughout the series, Alphamon has little characterization outside of serving Yggdrasil. He's TheVoiceless, so no reason is ever given for his AdaptationalVillainy, and anything involving him is left up in the air, namely his battle with the ''02'' kids. His [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse sudden disappearance]] once Ordinemon shows up without any idea about him leaves him feeling less like a character and more like an obstacle.
108	** You'd think that the [=ImperialDramon=] in ''Determination'' would've left a [[ForgottenFallenFriend stronger emotional impact upon appearing]], given how that ''was'' Davis and Ken's partner. Instead, he's little more than a MonsterOfTheWeek, and the fact that it was an [=ImperialDramon=] that may or may not belong to their friends are entirely glossed over.
109	** Seraphimon's first appearance is kind of a let-down. Where Vikemon, Rosemon, and Phoenixmon all appear as part of an epic moment of Taking a Level in Badass, or at the very least after their Rookie form being in focus for that movie, Seraphimon just digivolves after a short moment of conflict resolution.
110	** Ophanimon Falldown Mode seemed like it'd be a horrifying moment like [=SkullGreymon=], Megidramon, and [=ShineGreymon=] Ruin Mode in the past. She literally only has about a minute most of screentime before merging with Meicoomon's final form and doesn't do anything outside of that, despite being featured heavily in promotional materials.
111	** The original Digidestined can feel like this, as many agree, even those who hate ''tri.'', that they're some of best parts about the entire thing... but they're not really utilized at all and Maki is relegated to a side antagonist at best. Some feel a prequel focused on them would've been a much better use of the concept or Maki should've been the outright BigBad rather than a side antagonist, as her motivations are ''far'' more interesting than Yggdrasil desiring to destroy humanity. What's worse is that Daigo gets killed off in the finale while Maki faces an UncertainDoom.
112	** Yggdrasil, the God of the Digital World who wants to KillAllHumans...[[GenericDoomsdayVillain exists and wants to kill all humans]]. He never appears onscreen and is defeated by Homeostasis without even having one line of dialog. Especially after his [[AntiVillain much more compelling and sympathetic]] portrayal in ''Savers'', many feel he could've been used either much more creatively and interestingly, or replaced by another villain, of which the ''Adventure'' continuity had no shortage of.
113	** Meicoomon being [[spoiler:a reborn Apocalymon, given it has no actual impact on her characterization and seems to only be there for the sake of wanton shock value (likely to point out saving Meicoomon is a lost cause, not that the [=DigiDestined=] won't stop trying under the expense of everyone else). Since the only person who was told about it is Daigo and this fact (presumably) died with him, it could easily have been removed with absolutely no change to her role in the plot whatsoever.]]
114	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
115	** The disappearance of the ''02'' kids. There's [[{{Filler}} plenty of room]] for emotion involving it and the 01 kids worrying for their friends who haven't been seen in months... but the first two films don't address this ''at all'', even when one of them shows up in their face with a BrainwashedAndCrazy version of his Digimon (it isn't actually them, but an impostor... which makes you wonder why they'd even bother with the disguise). It takes until the ''third'' movie, halfway through, for the Adventure kids to make ''some'' effort... but not much. Even many who ''didn't'' like them find this a waste.
116	** The largely speculated original five Chosen Children and the origin of the four Digimon Sovereigns were concepts not few fans had been decades waiting for, and as such, they were considered one of the main draws of the anime, as well as the reason why many of its detractors followed the series despite its faults. However, those plotlines eventually attacted the opposite reaction when their execution turned out to leave much to be desired, highlighting all the other flaws of the format and making people lament how big of a wasted chance for the franchise it was.
117	** The defeat of [=BelialVamdemon=] in the climax of ''02'' being canon due to WordOfGod meant that the barrier between the worlds are gone. One viewer [[https://www.reddit.com/r/digimon/comments/8h2b2a/digimon_adventure_tri_part_6_is_a_strong_finish/dyhdjal/ stated]] that ''tri.'' could have been the Interquel to ''02'''s DistantFinale that would answer how humans and Digimon could coexist through the efforts of the Digidestined. Their involvement in current human history throughout the years would had been a bigger deconstruction than canon since it involves the whole world and explores the possible interactions and relations between other humans and Digimon. Instead, the main plot boils down to: [[RecycledPlot Yggdrasil is a villain (again), save the unknowing human world from the Monsters of the Digital World (again) while the ending of ''02'' seemingly went back to the same kind of status quo seen at the beginning of ''01'' and ''02'' where the two worlds were segregated (again).]]
118	** Yggdrasil's involvement in the ''Adventure'' continuity counts as this. Even if you're not absolutely sick of [[RecycledScript Yggdrasil's involvement in recent Digimon plots]], his existence also makes Maki and Dark Gennai take the backseat while he reenacts his ''Savers'' incarnation's role of exterminating humanity. Even then, he doesn't have his Royal Knights aside from Alphamon, whose AdaptationalVillainy ''could'' have been an interesting plot point. He could have simply been an independent AntiVillain or a [[SwappedRoles role reversal]] of his ''Anime/DigimonXEvolution'' counterpart; anything would have been better than being a voiceless, personalityless minion of Yggdrasil's that disappears from the plot entirely once Ordinemon enters the picture.
119	** Meiko and Meicoomon don't get much screentime as [=DigiDestined=] and Partner. The only time where they ever spent time together is in "Determination" which is mostly a SliceOfLife episode that unwittingly results in her infecting all of the other [=DigiDestined=]'s Digimon, and for the most part she's treated like a standard EldritchAbomination-type boss Digimon that had to be got rid of as quick as possible rather than a proper partner. The potential could be easily used to introduce Meicoomon and Meiko as a temporary (or permanent) ally against more dangerous threats like Yggdrasil and the Mysterious Man instead of Homeostasis shutting Drasil down, but it's all wasted on portraying Meicoomon as an episodic antagonist and Meiko being a victim of the week that's sandwiched between what should otherwise be a traumatic situation worsened by a group of {{Designated Hero}}es that couldn't care less if the world ends.
120	* TooCoolToLive: Daigo Nishijima. A member of the [[PrecursorHeroes Original Chosen Children]], a cool mentor to Taichi, and one of the few people other than Izzy who actually tries doing something. Thus the writers feel the need to kill him off via HeroicSacrifice so he won't overshadow the [[DesignatedHero incompetent lead heroes]].
121	* UnexpectedCharacter:
122	** No one expected Hackmon to appear, even with his ties to the original ''Adventure'' via a PSP game. And his ultimate form Jesmon was even more unexpected.
123	** When Alphamon appeared in the first trailer, ''no one'' was expecting it.
124	** In the second movie, we get the returns of the Digimon Kaiser and Leomon.
125	** Mugendramon/Machinedramon and [=MetalSeadramon=] fight the Digidestined in the fourth movie.
126	** The fifth ''tri.'' poster shows Ophanimon--in her Falldown Mode. Likewise, no one expected Apocalymon's name to get dropped, let alone Meicoomon to be Apocalymon-incarnate.
127	** The final ''tri.'' poster from a glance wouldn't fit here until you look closer: What looks to be Wizardmon's hat could be seen.
128	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
129	** Taichi's endless angsting about collateral damage even when people are in danger causes him to lose points with the audience.
130	** ''tri.'' has a bad habit of focusing on the personal problems and activities of the main characters to the exclusion of other, rightfully more important considerations. Digimon everywhere are dying or losing their minds? ''tri.'' focuses on Mimi and Jou angsting about fitting in with society's expectations.
131	** In ''Determination'', many people felt uncomfortable at the Chosen Children simply choosing to kill the fake Imperialdramon. This because they think the fake Digimon Emperor as Ken, and show no indication of knowing that the Imperialdramon is fake too (or even the fact that the ''audience'' was even aware that the Imperialdramon was fake and not just BrainwashedAndCrazy), making it for many to seem that celebratings its defeat was them celebrating having killed Veemon and Wormmon.
132	** In ''Loss'', we see Sora's angst when [[LaserGuidedAmnesia a rebooted Biyomon]] rejects her, and we're meant to sympathise with her. However, Sora's actions don't warrant her much sympathy. She constantly acts invasive trying to bond with Biyomon even when the latter constantly makes it clear that she doesn't remember Sora.
133	** In ''Coexistance'', after Meiko admits Meicoomon is beyond saving and resolves to kill her, Taichi finally decides to make an actual decision for once and resolves to honor Meiko's wishes and put Meicoomon down. The others however, start giving him a hard time over it. Except he's clearly not okay with doing it, and he's only doing it because Meiko herself realized Meicoomon is beyond saving and needs to be killed to ''save the world''. The others however are more content with wanting to save Meicoomon, something at this point being a futile idea. Yet they continue to try in vain throughout "Our Future" until Taichi returns and reiterates his decision.
134	* ValuesDissonance:
135	** Similar to the reaction towards Sora's GirlinessUpgrade in ''02'', Western fans had mixed opinions about the character descriptions for ''tri.'' Some of them released prior to its airing have [[StayInTheKitchen mildly sexist overtones]], such as suggesting that Sora playing soccer is "[not] befitting a woman." Meanwhile, Hikari was given more stereotypically feminine traits, such as developing a SweetTooth. Japanese fans would embrace Sora's femininity as a sign of maturity, while Western fans were a bit perturbed at the implication Sora and soccer don't go together simply because she is a girl. This is a continuation of the attitude that contributed to Sora's character arc and the jobs the female characters received in the DistantFinale (although there's nothing that says she didn't revitalize her athletic career in the 25 years between, then take on a more feminine side after retiring).
136	** Joe choosing to focus on his studies instead of helping his friends with the current Digimon crisis would seem [[SkewedPriorities selfish]] to most Western viewers, until you realize just how much pressure is put on Japanese students to excel, make the best grades and graduate at the top of their classes (made worse when one remembers that both Joe and his parents want him to be a doctor, and to be accepted into the medical course of any public university top grades are required). Notably, Joe does seem to be heavily conflicted himself (having rejected going to fight with the other Digi-Destined, only to be visibly depressed about it and later breaks down crying when Gomamon shows up to his house), and the other characters are all sympathetic and supportive.
137	* ViewerGenderConfusion: Some people still didn't get that Meicoomon was female until Meicrackmon: Vicious Mode's design was revealed, despite her nickname ("Mei-chan") and Leomon's crush on her being big giveaways.
138	* {{Wangst}}:
139	** Tai's HeroicBSOD can come off as this to some people, especially when he mentions that he worries about if he'll kill someone without bringing any mention of the Digimon he and his friends deleted or worrying about causing collateral damage when it's made pretty clear that hesitating is just gonna cause ''more'' damage and even casualties.
140	** Meiko's reaction to everything going wrong in ''Confession'' starts off understandably (if not exasperating anyway) when she starts blaming herself for Meicoomon's SanitySlippage, but then it starts to slide more and more into this, even going as far as her saying "I should never have been born!" Even the characters start to think this, giving Mimi's "oh no, ''not again!''" and Taichi's own BigShutUp to her.
141	* WinBackTheCrowd:
142	** Despite the numerous cases of BrokenBase mentioned above, things were shaping up nicely when the first movie itself was released. It received the overall positive reaction from fans of the original series, complimenting the animation in battle scenes as well as the blending between RevisitingTheRoots atmosphere with a DarkerAndEdgier story.
143	** After a less-than-stellar second movie ''Determination'', the third movie ''Confession'' manages to deliver an engaging and emotional plot that actually moves the story forward, several well-executed TearJerker scenes, and a memorable final battle scene that's a massive improvement over ''Determination'''s battle that several considered to be mediocre at best.
144	** The movies balanced ShipTease between Taichi/Sora and Yamato/Sora despite ''02'''s controversial ending and won back fans nostalgic for the Taichi/Sora pairing. However, on the flip side, it also brought back some ShipToShipCombat, some as vicious as it was when ''02'' was first ending.
145	** ''Coexistence'', while still having padding issues, had an ''amazing'' climax that delivered several of the biggest plot twists so far.
146	** ''Our Future'' also turned around fans at the very end with its dynamic fight scenes, cameos by Devimon and Wizardmon, at the very least a concise explanation of the disappearance of Daisuke and company, some sequel bait at the end that shows Toei is willing to keep going and possibly give the ''02'' leads the spotlight they deserve, and a fantastic memorial version of "Butterfly" playing through the end credits.
147	* TheWoobie:
148	** Tentomon ends up learning that he's going to succumb to a virus that will make him a psychopathic murderer, and that the only way out is to have him and his Digimon allies be ''almost entirely erased from existence'', losing their memories and experiences and being rebooted as a new Digimon with no hope of being the same person they were. That being said, he spends his last moments comforting Koshiro while keeping his infection a secret. Eventually, during the battle, Tentomon chooses to prevent the infected from endangering the world, and as a result, he becomes the only one left standing between the world and his crazed, violent allies from killing everyone, and fully aware that the virus will eventually brainwash him to. He achieves his Mega form and manages to prevent the virus from escaping after a passionate cry for his friends to "open their eyes", never once even throwing an attack in self defense. Afterward, all he got for this noble sacrifice was a temporary moment of safety for his human friends.
149	** Every Digimon partner qualifies: After realizing that they're all slowly becoming infected and will finally succumb and start hurting others, and the only way to fix is to wait for the 'Reboot' process to take place that will effectively wipe out all their memories, or to catch Meicoomon before they all succumb to the infection, which is highly unlikely, and so they prepared for the worst...by all becoming stepford smilers in front of their human partners to hide this terrible truth from them, spending time doing happy and nostalgic things with them and trying to make them as happy as they could with what little time they have left, and even some of them are less successful than others. When the reboot takes place, everything the Digimon have ever done, every memories they shared with their partners over ''Adventure'' and ''02'' seasons, all gone in the blink of an eye.
150	* {{Woolseyism}}:
151	** The German dub kept the word "dandan" ("thank you") and left it untranslated. While the characters do explain that it's a vocabulary from Meiko's regional dialect, it blends well with the German language, as "dandan" could be viewed as a corruption of the word "Danke" which means "thank you". It's also used to replace Meicoomon's "[[VerbalTic dagan]]", which often makes her appear cute or when she's in her Vicious Mode just plain crazy.
152	** Quite a few people thought that FillingTheSilence in the English dub for part 4 was actually for the better, and made the widely derided long, quiet slideshow scenes more interesting, as it created banter between characters that normally don't get to interact much.
153	** Meiko goes through a few cases of OohMeAccentsSlipping when emotional. In the original, she speaks with a different dialect due to coming from the Tottori Prefecture, an area in Japan to the southwest of the setting Odaiba. For the dub, Meiko is given a SouthernBelle accent to keep the aspect of her being from the South.

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