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How should a revised version of that part look? I was thinking something like this:
"While it starts off similarly in tone to past installments of the series, it gets significantly Darker and Edgier as it goes along, with its last acts incorporating elements of Cosmic Horror Story and more philosophical themes. This is due to the influence of head writer Chiaki Konaka, who had largely worked on shows aimed at significantly more mature audiences, like Serial Experiments Lain and Hellsing."
Not sure if even the Cosmic Horror Story part fits, however. Though the D-Reaper is definitely influenced by that sort of story, the description of "A genre wherein the universe is dominated by destructive, unimaginably powerful and incomprehensible entities which don't care about (and may not even notice) us." and i'm not sure it fits that.
Edited by HaydenM2001Worth nothing Konaka has written Lovecraft Mythos stories before, and his previous work on Digimon included explicit references to Lovecraft.
That said, I notice a lot of Digimon (and anime in general) fans tend to over-exaggerate how serious or mature a work is, especially since the Digimon dub cut out a fair few scenes. The trim looks good.

Currently, the description of Digimon Tamers says this:
"It tends to be described as "Neon Genesis Evangelion with mons," or "Serial Experiments Lain for kids", and for good reason—series head writer Chiaki Konaka was also the man behind Lain and is reportedly a big fan of Evangelion and the Ultra Series. In the 2010s and 2020s, the themes involved can also be compared to Black Mirror. Distinguished for deconstructing the Mons genre and being darker and edgier than every other Digimon canon before and since (with one possible exception), it is significantly more cerebral, psychological, technologically minded, and becomes one hell of a cosmic horror story by the end. As a result of all this, it's rather debatable just how appropriate the show is for its "target" demographic, particularly in its last acts."
I think that's sorta way over-the-top in terms of how dark it is. Apart from a few episodes (like "The Icemon Cometh", the one with IceDevimon) and scenes, the first two-thirds of the season were generally lighthearted in tone, with a lot of humor nd wouldn't have felt out of place in previous seasons. After Leomon's death it takes a darker turn, but it still feels like i'm watching a kids' show. It doesn't feel too dissimilar to relatively darker episodes of Western kids shows like Steven Universe and Gravity Falls, except some of the darkest episodes near the end, like episode 47 or 49, and even they still had a good amount of jokes and lighthearted scenes. And it's not like dark themes were tremendously new to the franchise. Digimon Adventure had several character deaths, Izzy's backstory, and the episode which flashed back to a time when Tai nearly killed his younger sister Kari by playing soccer with her when she was sick, which put her in the hospital and resulted in his mom slapping him. Digimon Adventure 02 had Ken's backstory, moral questions over whether or not the heroes should try to kill evil Digimon, the philosophical stuff with BlackWarGreymon questioning why he feels pain and has a consciousness despite the fact he is not living, and wondering what his purpose in life is, and some more character deaths.
Granted, I watched the dub, so maybe it was significantly darker originally. But if not, i'm thinking it should be rewritten. Any other thoughts?
Edited by HaydenM2001