Natsuki Hanae, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and 8 others took the stage! Digimon Thanksgiving 2018 -Special Meeting in Odaiba-" Report

On Sunday, July 29, 2018, "Digimon Thanksgiving Festival 2018 - Special Meeting in Odaiba" was held at United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba.

Digimon Adventure tri." was produced to commemorate the 15th anniversary of "Digimon Adventure" and is the sequel to the first "Digimon Adventure" series and the latest work in six chapters. It is an animated feature film sequel to the first TV anime "Digimon Adventure," set three years after the final battle against Belial Vandemon in "Digimon Adventure 02," and tells the story of Taichi Yagami and his "chosen children" who have grown up. The film depicts the story of Taichi Yagami and his "chosen children" in a total of six chapters. Directed by Keitaro Motonaga, series composition by Yuko Kakihara, and character design by Atsuya Uki.
⇒ Digimon Adventure tri." will be released in November as a 6-chapter anime movie!　New cast of children!
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On July 29, 2018 (Sun), "Digimon Thanksgiving Festival 2018 - Special Meeting in Odaiba" was held at United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba.
The event featured four cast members, including Chinatsu Sakamoto and Mayumi Yamaguchi, who play Agumon and Gabumon in the "Digimon series," respectively, Natsuki Hanae, who plays Taichi Yagami, the main character in the hit "Digimon Adventure tri." series, and Yoshimasa Hosoya, who plays Yamato Ishida. Kenji Watanabe, character designer of the "Digimon series," and Hiromi Seki, the first producer of the "Digimon series," also took the stage. In addition, Ayumu Miyazaki and AiM, who are in charge of "Digimon series" music, appeared as artists and performed live.

The official report of the event, in which staff information and character visuals for the new "Digimon" project were also revealed, has arrived.

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Digimon Thanksgiving 2018 -Special Meeting in Odaiba-," an event featuring the cast and artists of "Digimon Adventure," was held at United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba on Sunday, July 29, and featured performances by Chinatsu Sakamoto (who plays Agumon in "Digimon Series"), Mayumi Yamaguchi (who plays Gabumon in "Digimon series), Mayumi Yamaguchi (Gabumon of "Digimon series"), Natsuki Hanae (Taichi Yagami of "Digimon Adventure tri." series), Yoshimasa Hosoya (Yamato Ishida of "Digimon Adventure tri." series), Ayumi Miyazaki (music artist of "Digimon series"), AiM (music artist of "Digimon series"), Kenji Watanabe (music artist of "Digimon series"), and Kenji Watanabe (character designer of "DIGIMON series"), and Hiromi Seki (first producer of "DIGIMON series").

The event started with a screening of the theater version of "Digimon Adventure," which was shown in theaters in 1999. The audience was excited when Sakamoto, Yamaguchi, Hanae, Hosoya, Watanabe, and Seki appeared on stage as the audience's voltage rose.
Sakamoto said, "I'm back in Odaiba again. Yesterday I was nervous because of the typhoon, but I am glad to see you again," commented Yamaguchi. Please enjoy today.

In the talk corner "Digimon Memories," the cast and staff looked back on their favorite scenes and memories of "Digimon," which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the TV anime series in 2019.

Hanae, who mentioned one scene from "Digimon Adventure: Our War Game" as her favorite scene, said, "This is the scene where they express everything with just their breathing. I thought it was amazing that he could draw you in so much without saying a word, and it left a lasting impression on me. When I watched it again as an adult, I thought, 'Wow!

In addition, the scene in episode 51 of the TV anime series "Digimon Adventure" where Gabumon tells his partner Yamato Ishida, "I've been waiting all my life in this world to meet the one and only you," ranked fourth on the list of favorite scenes as voted by the fans. The scene in which Gabumon says to his partner Yamato Ishida, "I have waited all my life in this world to meet the only one you. Hosoya commented on this scene, "This line is very moving. I want her to say something like that to me. I would rather have a friend say that to me than a lover.

The last scene from the last episode of the TV anime series "Digimon Adventure" received the highest number of votes.

In the "Digimon Q" corner, where she answered questions from fans in the audience, Hanae was asked, "Has your impression of me changed since we first met? Hanae responded, "I had been watching since the first generation, so I was under a lot of pressure to get involved with 'Digimon Adventure. I was nervous to meet the cast members who had been in the series for a long time because I was looking at them like a fan, but I went to the dubbing studio with the determination to do my best. I didn't want to be rude to the veterans, but when I met Kinoko Yamada for the first time, I thought it would be a fun place to work (laughs). Sakamoto responded, "Hanae-kun is becoming more and more mature every time I see him. He seems even more relaxed than when I met him the other day.
When Sakamoto revealed an episode unique to the two partners, in which he and Hanae have matching earphones, Sakamoto said, "I copied him. They are the same color!　I'm sorry (laughs)," to which the audience laughed.

On this day, the staff information regarding the new "Digimon" project that was recently announced was also released, and it was announced that Seki will participate as a supervisor, Katsusho Nakatsuru, a member of the original "Digimon Adventure" staff, will be in charge of character design, and Watanabe will be in charge of Digimon character design. Watanabe will be designing the Digimon characters. Watanabe said, "I will be drawing the characters again. Last year, I created the scenario for the "Digimon Tamers" boxed drama CD for the first time in a long time, and I enjoyed it so much that I am now working on the scenario again, this time as a scenario supervisor. I'm now working hard on the scenario again, this time as a scenario supervisor," he said. The audience was also surprised when Mr. Nakatsuru unveiled for the first time the character visuals of the 22-year-old Taichi Yagami and Yamato Ishida, both newly drawn by Mr. Nakatsuru.

Miyazaki performed "brave heart" and "Memories Beyond", and AiM performed "I wish" and "Ashita ha atashi no kazegafuku". The live performance by the two well-known artists of the "Digimon series" was so exciting that all the fans gathered at the venue stood on their feet.

In closing, Yamaguchi said, "'Digimon' was my debut work that started when I was in my 20s, so I feel really happy that it has lasted 20 years and I am still able to meet and talk with everyone like this. I wonder every year when I stand on this stage if I am happy to hear that it will continue." Sakamoto added, "Twenty years is a long time. I am grateful that every time there is an event like this, it reminds me of many things and also gives me new encounters. I hope I can continue to evolve as well. Maybe I'll go for a little run (laughs)," he enthused.

The event ended with a rousing rendition of "Butter-Fly," a representative song from the "Digimon series" and sung by Koji Wada, performed by all the speakers and visitors.