This is the longest single season of Digimon to date, and the second longest individual story since Xros Wars was split between three seasons but totaled 79 episodes of one continuing story. And I think it's one of the better ones. There's quite a bit that sets this season apart from all of the previous ones. There's the main premise, which is all about the Digimon materializing into the real world in the form of Holograms and that's how they fight with each other. In addition to that all of the fighting takes place in the actual city, which raises thestakes. There's also a slight horror edge as well which was very unique for Digimon. It's nothing that scared me necessarily, but I did find it fun, and I think a small child, which is what this is obviously aimed for, would find a lot of the Digimon designs and a lot of the things that happen in this season to be pretty creepy. I also have to talk about the protagonist, who was unique as well. His name was Hiro and he doesn't like fighting. He's something of a pacifist, which goes against what's typical in the Digimon franchise. His intelligence is also worthy of note and helps set him apart from previous protagonists, especially ones like Marcus or Davis. His Digimon partner Gammamon was also fun too. He's a lot more childish and naive than most Digimon partners that came before, but it added a lot of charm to him. And they're a great pair, with lots of chemistry and there's many scenes between them that's super wholesome.

Unlike a lot of people in online anime communities, I have a soft spot for "crybaby" characters like Zenitsu from Demon Slayer and Aqua from Konosuba, because they're relatable. As much as people hate on them, they act how 99.99 percent of viewers would act if they were dropped in their specific situations, which gives them a lot of charm for me. And often humor, especially when it comes to Aqua. And in this series there's a character similar to that, and his name is Kiyoshirou Higashimitarai. I don't like him as much as Hiro or Gammamon, but he was pretty funny and sympathetic, and he doesn't get character development as well, albeit not a tremendous amount of it. His Digimon partner, Jellymon, is one of my favorite characters in the entire franchise so far, and that's no lie. She was super funny, her love or obsession with Kiyoshirou is pretty humorous and wholesome, and I don't think it goes too far into becoming annoying or sad, which sometimes these types of dynamics can in anime in my opinion, but this one doesn't thankfully. As for Ruri Tsukiyono, when compared to the other main girls in the franchise, she's not one of the best, but she's not one of the worst either. She's kind of average in my opinion, but not bad either.

This one was pretty good. There was a lot that set it apart from previous installments, and that's good because I spent nearly 3 weeks watching nothing but Digimon. This is the last completed Digimon series right now, because Digimon Beatbreak isn't done yet. But yeah, I had a lot of fun with this one, it was a unique breath of fresh air.