Sightings of mysterious creatures known as "Hologram Ghosts" have been a popular topic on social networks for the past few years. According to the rumors, several people have fallen victim to these specters. Those fortunate to survive their encounters with the paranormal beings claim that they resembled glitched holograms.
Hazakura Academy middle school student Hiro Amanokawa believes these sightings are merely an urban legend. However, as the incidents start to increase in frequency, he is reminded of the day his father suddenly vanished, with strange digital watches serving as the only relics of his disappearance. Much like the other sightings, what happened to Hiro's father cannot be explained by conventional logic.
One day, when a fellow student in the academy is attacked by a Hologram Ghost, Hiro and his friend Kiyoshirou Higashimitarai decide to look into the matter. Little does Hiro know that this investigation will be their first step toward discovering a dangerous world previously unknown to mankind.
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Zerockman
Wow, what a trainwreck of an anime. This anime managed to disappoint me more than I thought it could, and it turned into the all time worst Digimon series. This show actually had a lot of potential, but most of it was wasted down the drain. Let's break it down. Digimon Ghost Game starts off pretty well, introducing us to an interesting cast of main characters alongside their equally endearing partner digimon. For the first 10 or so episodes we get an episodic approach where we see the first digivolutions, i.e the Champion/Adult level digivolutions, for all 3 main digimon. We've seen other Digimon anime dothis, like Tamers and Universe. But what those series did and this one should have as well was to move on from the episodic formula and start to develop the story, even if slowly. Instead, what we got were 64 or so episodes of continuous boring, repetitive "digimon of the week" type of thing. You probably checked the episode count for this anime - 67. That's right. The last 3 episodes of the anime are the ones where the plot actually ensues. For the first 64 episodes literally nothing happens. We get a few teases here and there but nothing more than that. This creates two big problems:
- The first one is that the vast majority of the anime is a boring episodic mess with close to no plot or character development or any meaningful moments other than the digivolutions.
- The second one is how rushed the finale was. I'm not going to get into spoilers for how the story ends, but just know it was one of the most rushed and anti-climatic endings I've seen in any anime. The most frustrating part of all this is that the pieces were all there for a good series/finale, because the last 3 episodes actually have some really interesting plot twists and developments. In the final episode alone we got tons of exposition explaining several of the things that happened throughout the show. The future was even set for a potential continuation or sequel because they introduced a major threat around 4 or 5 minutes away from the end of the final episode. But of course they didn't follow through with that. Instead we got a meaningless, cheap and nonsensical finale that not only felt super rushed but also doesn't even explain how they averted the major threat I mentioned just now.
Digimon Ghost Game does have some good moments, but that mostly amounts to the Digivolution scenes, the digivolved forms of the main 3 digimon which are mostly really well designed, and also to the 2 main insert songs, First Riders and Makuake, which are both pretty hype, especially Makuake. The animation is also generally pretty good. For both Toei and Digimon standards, I would say this is actually the best animated Digimon series, at least in terms of consistency. We never really got any slideshow battle which is a surprise for, like I said, Digimon standards. This makes it feel even worse that the imo worst Digimon show ever is the one that gets the best production treatment.
Like I said at the start, Digimon Ghost Game is a big wasted potential and it turned into a huge flop. It does have some good moments here and there, but the boring episodic nature and the rushed, nonsensical finale turn it into my least favourite Digimon series ever, and as a Digimon fan it really makes me feel bad.
rasterman7
Digimon Ghost Game is the latest anime installment in the franchise and with the disappointment of Digimon Adventure 2020 one would understandably be hesitant to give it a watch. As such, after finishing its final episode I can safely say that... the recommendation is still up in the air depending on what you're looking for. On the one hand, compared to its predecessors, here the cast are much more charismatic, cheerful, full of fear and all in all emotional. And I'm not only referring to the main three but the partner Digimon and some of the supporting cast as well. Each of them has a wayof approaching things that resonates with their partner and they each have their set of episodes to shine... though some more than others. Plus, the way they come to solve their conflicts isn't just to beat up the bad guy rather to come to an understanding and for the most part, even in the horrific situations they are put through, that was a welcome change.
Also, there's the digivolutions, of which there are quite a bunch and in order to not spoil them (though they have already been spoiled if you follow the products such as the VB) I'll just say that I'm really into the way the sequence are short enough to not take too much time out of the episode and they 're really well animated as well. I comment this as a frequent criticism the older series have had to do with this time loss. Plus their design is usually on point and it follows Digimon evolution logic with how one “kind of beast” transforms may transform into something completely different.
On the other hand we have to address the elephant in the room: the narrative. At first it seemed that even though the show was advertised to have an episodic format, it would also feature an overarching story with little to big steps throughout it depending on the Digimon in question to be the main focus of the episode. However, after one of the first glimpses we got of that, there were too many episodes in between where barely no progression at all was made, only for it to take many huge steps by the end.
It probably wouldn't have gone down as bad as it did if from the get-go the show didn't have an end goal or the progression would have been spread more seamlessly. In that way, the viewer has time to process each new development and theorize about their meaning. In reality, as the "Digimon of the week" came by with a new horror theme attached to it, the question was whether there was an endgame or not.
Furthermore, aside from the most relevant and prominent battles, and the digivolution sequences as mentioned previously, there's really not anything remarkable about the animation. Most of the time it looks bland and with some of the horror theming it would have probably benefited more by having a bit more production put into it. The soundtrack at least has a few notable tracks, mainly Faction Faction by The Wieners and Monster Disco by Suga Shikao and a few of the digivolutions tracks whose names I'll have to look up later.
With all that was mentioned above, I'd say this is a mixed bag. If you're into horror and don't mind slow to null story progression but seeing what dark themes can come up from the Digimon setting, then you may get a kick out of it. If on the flip side you've either bounced off previous Digimon series or were looking for a narrative focused one, you'll not probably not have a good time with it. At the very least, you should give the digivolution sequences a quick view.
Belsel
Digimon Ghost Game is like watching Gegege no Kitaro, but watered down. Do not expect this anime to return Digimon to glory: it is a set of self-contained stories, which can be entertaining and that play with a large cast of evil digimon and typical Japanese folklore stories and themes to reflect on, although without going too deep. It's disappointing to see how the opportunity to make a good story has been lost. The story is non-existent and is stupidly explained and resolved in the last three chapters, since throughout the series the story barely develops. GulusGammamon takes center stage in the series in hisfew appearances, which is when you think the central story is going to move forward but absolutely nothing happens.
In short, an anime that has little of Digimon and a lot of Gegege no Kitaro or other similar series, but also lacks the development of a central story, which is extremely superficial and simple and only develops at the end. Although I would give it a 5, I'm giving it a 6 because this is "Digimon" and we want more Digimon. I positively value the attempt to do something different, the format of self-contained stories that a certain audience may like and the diversity of digimon that appear, giving prominence to the evil versions and evil digimons.
Will we ever see a Digimon similar to Digimon 1, 2, 3 or 4 again? I see it difficult, the truth, after Digimon Ghost and the disastrous remake of Digimon Adventure, I don't see them with the talent or the desire to make an anime that returns Digimon to its glory days.
KitsuneLisek
I love Digimon franchise. Every new series is different and makes it feel fresh, even if the similar formula is used (like evolving, which is crucial part of any Digimon). Ghost Game was no exception for this. But this time they took a different approach. As the title of the series implies, is kind of horror story. And maybe it's not as scary as the horror movies, but it gets some creepy moments. That kind of story is even more different than all the other series compared together. When it started it had a very great potential. First episode was big with plot revolving around digimonstealing time from people. It had also great opportunity to make what Adventure 02 did wrong - the multiple side evolutions. And it actually did pretty good job with it. But there are always two sides of the coin and unfortunately I can't call Ghost Game a good series. The problem wasn't with characters or evolutions. It wasn't with the episodes itself. But with lack of plot. You quickly realize that You don't even know what direction is the anime going to. You watch new digimons that wreaks havoc and then being pacifized by the team. Every episode looks like this. New digimon. New problem. Problem resolved. But there was no significance to the plot whatsoever. Then they were giving some glimpses of something. But it was just small stuff. You couldn't get much of these scattered pieces of information. There was only one thing that was known from pretty much start - Gammamon is key to what is happening. But in what way? I've watched every single episode and impatiently waited for any plot to emerge, any villain to appear. But we actually got plot bomb at the end of 64th episode. Just like that, totally unexpected. And the last three episodes 65-67 were actual plot of the show. No, I'm not exaggerating. Even digimons that acted like they could have be involved with plot, weren't. And they even mocked us with just easily removing these bad digimons from the plot.
I won't call this show a good one, but there was many great stuff in it, nonetheless. For example trio of main characters weren't Your typical characters. Hiro wasn't 100% positive like Taichi, Daisuke or Takato. Kiyoshiro wasn't edgy as Yamato or Kouji. And Ruli weren't just a supporting "female" character that is just background for the "male lead". But instead every one of them were... not what I would expect. Hiro still is very positive one, but lacks that naivety of most of flat archetype type characters like Taichi or Takato. He is more decisive in his actions and also more responsible. Kiyoshiro is scaredy cat, but has some kind of responsibility on his shoulders and Ruli is often a way to find information of what is happening, because she is kinda like Instagram star. She has her own account on social media, where she posts paranormal stuff, so people often are commenting there when they see something off. And all that is also connected to their three digimons that has their own uses. Notably, Jellymon is kinda support/healer of the team, but not in bad way. She is important. Obviously, Gammamon gets most of the spotlight, but I feel like both Jellymon and Angoramon got more attention that usually deuteragonists are getting. I would compare it to Yamato and Gabumon or more Takeru and Hikari. They were still important. The problem with lack of attention started when we got higher level evolutions. With Adult level it was still sufferable, but when Perfect and Ultimate happened, they were pushed to the back, so the Gammamon could shine like a star (pun intended; for those who don't know... Gammamon has connection to stars... gamma rays, his evolutions and so on). I also mentioned Gammamon's multipl evolutions. Yes. This is something that Adventure 02 already did with Armor Evolutions, bu they made it so these evolutions are only viable once and never more. This wasn't the case here, because Gammamon often used different types of his evolutions, depending on what he needed at time. That was the proper way for doing this. As much as I like Armor Evolutions, they were just redundant, because new digimon had to get new Armor Evolution, so only that digimon and that evolution of them was important in the episode. That was done better in Ghost Game. Other good sides of the show are that it could get really creepy at times. It wasn't always the case that we got happy ending. And even if we get, the episodes could make You shiver. Many of the digimons that appeared once, appeared more on later episodes. And some of the digimon characters were appearing in more important times. Something like Gennai in Digimon Adventure, that helps the kids do their mission. Many of them helped Hiro's team in their perils. They weren't one time characters. Of course, not every single digimon reapperead, but many of them did.
So, basically... there are both good and bad sides to the show. It had great potential. If plot was done properly instead of ignored till the very end, it could be even the best series of Digimon. Instead, they used great parts but totally messed the most important - plot, which made it far worse than it should be.
Don't expect it to be totally bad. Neither expect too much of it. It was still fun to watch for me, especially if I took the episodes being just single episodes and not the whole show. If I take it as a whole, the plot is just bad, especially when it was only 3 last episodes. They had to rush everything suddenly after making veeeeeeery slow progress for the 64 episodes and suddenly making everything starting and resolving in last 3. That was ridiculous. Not to mention, I didn't really like that plot that much. I expected much, especially after waiting for so long to finally see what it is all about.
So that's it. If You want to see if You'd like it or not, the first episode is actually the best and is really great. You'd get a glimpse of how creepy this show can be. But then we will get hills from that point. Some episodes were better, some were boring. But if You really want to decide, i recommend watching at least first episode and You'd understand what it is about.
