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Although I wouldn’t describe it as outstanding, this revisit to Digimon Adventure is a fun ride. It does have a lot of failings, but for this 90s kid, it offered some great callbacks to the original series and made just a few improvements. I wouldn’t discourage anyone from watching and enjoying it. This reboot does fail in a lot of areas as well, though, mostly in the areas of pacing and character development. The pacing was funky, offering random glimpses in each episode at what various character groups were doing or charging headlong into boss battles that weren’t really all that earned. I often found ... myself confused about how situations developed until I rewatched the whole thing in reverse order so I could see the connections between episodes from a different angle. I saw a reviewer who described this show as having extreme acts of random heroism in place of character building, and that feels accurate to me. There is character development, but it is weak. If you’re debating if you should watch this, I’d say give it a try but don’t expect the storytelling to be quite as good as you remember.

Pretty cute, light, and fluffy. The way character relationships are allowed to build from meeting to meeting is interesting and really made this anime special. It’s slow-paced, with no central plot, so the character development was essential and well done. The art style is lovely. I also enjoyed reoccurring jokes and themes throughout. The voice acting is well handled. Sometimes characters’ goofs were emphasized more than necessary, but I rarely felt like that. If you’re looking for something fluffy, this might be a good pick for you! It struck me as queer-bating and fetishizing male relationships, or I would rate it more highly.