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“Two years after Eosmon, the Digidestined meet Rui, the "first" Digidestined, and Ukkomon, who wants everyone to have Digimon.”
Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
デジモンアドベンチャー02 THE BEGINNING
6.77
5,940 rank · 13,910 viewers · 30 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Two years after Eosmon, the Digidestined meet Rui, the "first" Digidestined, and Ukkomon, who wants everyone to have Digimon.
Two years after the battle against Eosmon, Davis Motomiya, Ken Ichijouji, Yolei Inoue, Cody Hida, T.K. Takaishi, and Kari Kamiya meet a boy named Rui Owada, who is found with a depowered Digivice and claims to be the first Digidestined ever. In addition, a Digimon named Ukkomon appears in the real world, who wants every person in the world to have their own Digimon partner. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
5.7
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 5
σ 2.01
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.01 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.5 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 2.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 2.67
Running avg · Oct 2023 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Just finished watching the limited run in US theaters (Nov 9th) in Japanese with English subtitles. I went into the movie without any expectations and really enjoyed it! The movie is VERY story...”
- 10 “You have to show your brave heart and watch this! Is so cool to get to know things you never did think about in the world of Digimon and how the name implies: The Beginning. The story: 10/10 More...”
- 7 “Man, Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning has me so conflicted. I've grown up with the series and have a strong attachment to it, even though I do feel Digimon Adventure 02 is one of the weaker...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 17%
Long · 33%
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- Format 1 × 80′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 20m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2023 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20986 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Animation Producer
Licensed by
- Shout! Factory Licensor