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Well fine, Digimon Xros Wars thread. I'm trying it again to see if it works. With the first season done, I think it should be enough warrant to watch it now that that season is finished.
This is the sixth title of the Digimon anime franchise. It defies a lot of what the older seasons have done as a norm (especially the first three), and honestly it ends up being unique on its own. The series has been subbed, and its second season is being subbed still, so you can watch it to decide whether it is good or not.
Please don't let nostalgia ruin this for you. It did the following that pretty much shakes a lot of things:
- "Evolutionary levels" are ignored here. Digimon Xros Wars have no "evolutionary levels" (like Shoutmon), and even then this show pretty much has people slamming Digimon that are normally considered "world breakers". Evolution is also treated more like age than anything.
- Evolution takes a backseat for combination. The show still uses evolution, but it appears only halfway through the first season, and they still combine towards the end. It is reverse for the second season however.
- No more 1:1 ratio of Digimon and partner. A human (called General) has an army of Digimon. Surprisingly enough, the Digimon here had more character development over the seasons with 1:1 Digimon ratio.
- A bigger deal of Digimon World over Human World. Then again Adventure was sort of like this too.
Watch Xros Wars for the following:
A different perspective
This series actively tries to give a different feel compared to the older shows. The lead human, Taiki, isn't a dunderhead. Rather, he is smart, actually calm, and very observant. The only time he loses his cool is when his beliefs of helping everyone are pushed. And while he doesn't develop much (since he pretty much already is "ideal"), this leads to another point.
Shoutmon is brash, hot-headed and hot-blooded. He is known for rushing into fights. It just so happens that Taiki is his General, and there his loyalty towards him is formed through the story. He develops into a hero - the ideal personality of the Digimon King, the thing he aspires. In a way, Shoutmon is the main hero of the story while Taiki serves as a mentor and the supporting protagonist.
The series excels on actually developing Digimon moreso than the humans. Even the "cute" character Cutemon shows his character growth, and shows that he isn't just there for being eye candy. Even the taciturn Ballistamon gets his dues, and damn what a great episode that was. Even characters like Greymon who didn't get any backstory have ways of showing how much he changed through his interaction with Shoutmon.
Great action involving super robots and power armor
This show doesn't shy away from the fact that it is a robot show. With that said, it pretty much is your standard fare of super robots blasting enemy grunts while having a great battle against boss enemies. While the design at first might be a turn off, the action really pays well. The intensity really reaches out in decisive battles, especially with stuff like the Great Xros.
The lack of filler in the series helps a lot too. It starts off slow like most Digimon shows, but soon enough it picks itself up that it may end up even being too fast.
Villains
From the Three Bagra Generals to DarkKnightmon to even Bagramon himself, there really is an interesting element with them. They manage to remain a threat despite the backsides on the events. The Bagra Generals in particular despite being villains have rather nice quirks in them, especially Blastmon (a popular one in /m/ even). DarkKnightmon is a great villain who knows how to manipulate things (to which I won't divulge), and Bagramon, despite his ass glued to his throne for a whole season, manage to be really efficient at his task.
Fanservice

This is the sixth title of the Digimon anime franchise. It defies a lot of what the older seasons have done as a norm (especially the first three), and honestly it ends up being unique on its own. The series has been subbed, and its second season is being subbed still, so you can watch it to decide whether it is good or not.
Please don't let nostalgia ruin this for you. It did the following that pretty much shakes a lot of things:
- "Evolutionary levels" are ignored here. Digimon Xros Wars have no "evolutionary levels" (like Shoutmon), and even then this show pretty much has people slamming Digimon that are normally considered "world breakers". Evolution is also treated more like age than anything.
- Evolution takes a backseat for combination. The show still uses evolution, but it appears only halfway through the first season, and they still combine towards the end. It is reverse for the second season however.
- No more 1:1 ratio of Digimon and partner. A human (called General) has an army of Digimon. Surprisingly enough, the Digimon here had more character development over the seasons with 1:1 Digimon ratio.
- A bigger deal of Digimon World over Human World. Then again Adventure was sort of like this too.
Watch Xros Wars for the following:
A different perspective
This series actively tries to give a different feel compared to the older shows. The lead human, Taiki, isn't a dunderhead. Rather, he is smart, actually calm, and very observant. The only time he loses his cool is when his beliefs of helping everyone are pushed. And while he doesn't develop much (since he pretty much already is "ideal"), this leads to another point.
Shoutmon is brash, hot-headed and hot-blooded. He is known for rushing into fights. It just so happens that Taiki is his General, and there his loyalty towards him is formed through the story. He develops into a hero - the ideal personality of the Digimon King, the thing he aspires. In a way, Shoutmon is the main hero of the story while Taiki serves as a mentor and the supporting protagonist.
The series excels on actually developing Digimon moreso than the humans. Even the "cute" character Cutemon shows his character growth, and shows that he isn't just there for being eye candy. Even the taciturn Ballistamon gets his dues, and damn what a great episode that was. Even characters like Greymon who didn't get any backstory have ways of showing how much he changed through his interaction with Shoutmon.
Great action involving super robots and power armor
This show doesn't shy away from the fact that it is a robot show. With that said, it pretty much is your standard fare of super robots blasting enemy grunts while having a great battle against boss enemies. While the design at first might be a turn off, the action really pays well. The intensity really reaches out in decisive battles, especially with stuff like the Great Xros.
The lack of filler in the series helps a lot too. It starts off slow like most Digimon shows, but soon enough it picks itself up that it may end up even being too fast.
Villains
From the Three Bagra Generals to DarkKnightmon to even Bagramon himself, there really is an interesting element with them. They manage to remain a threat despite the backsides on the events. The Bagra Generals in particular despite being villains have rather nice quirks in them, especially Blastmon (a popular one in /m/ even). DarkKnightmon is a great villain who knows how to manipulate things (to which I won't divulge), and Bagramon, despite his ass glued to his throne for a whole season, manage to be really efficient at his task.
Fanservice

