As the name “Digimon Story” suggests, the story of the video game plays an important role. However, one moment is not shown until the end. The development team turned this situation into a small anime that fans love.
Warning, spoilers: If you haven’t progressed far in Digimon Story: Time Stranger yet, there may be some spoilers regarding the protagonist Inori and her family.
What kind of anime is this? Bandai Namco released a short anime about the backstory of the video game on the official YouTube channel. It features one of the protagonists, Inori. She sits in front of the television and receives a message from her younger brother Yuta.
You can watch the YouTube video here:
The boy was at the movies with his mother and watched an anime. But then, malicious Digimon appear and attack the people. Deputymon comes to Yuta’s aid and even advances further.
The two fight through the hordes of enemies to protect Yuta’s mother. After that, there are some scenes from the Digi-world, where the story of Digimon Story: Time Stranger also takes place.
Anime bridges to the video game
What does this have to do with the video game? The clip is not even 4 minutes long but shows an important part of the story of Time Stranger. It is only mentioned in conversations that Yuta and his mother disappeared without a trace during an event.
What kind of event that was and what happened is not shown in the video game. Since Inori is indirectly responsible for the disappearance because she gave her brother tickets for a movie, after which the Digimon appear, it is also easier to understand why she feels so guilty.
How is the video received? The clip is particularly well received by the viewers. In the comments below the video, several fans reveal their emotions. Some users write that the short clip “hits especially hard, especially after the end of the game.”
This makes it clear how emotional the backstory actually is. The disappearance of the younger brother remains an important topic until the end, which is ultimately resolved in the epilogue.
Another user sums it up well: He finds the clip perfect and would now wish for a complete anime. Just the backstory would cause too much heartbreak among the viewers.
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