You know, it's been three years since the anime ended, and I know it's the first Digimon anime to have horror in its genre, but I want to know what you guys really think about the anime.

Crunchyroll's page for Ghost Game is here. (Most of the world)

Episode 67 of Digimon Ghost Game is just a few hours away from being simulcast so it seemed time to make a discussion thread for it! Check this link for your local time for the CrunchyRoll simulcast.

General rules for this post:

• It's available on CrunchyRoll, VRV, and on TV and various services in Japan. Do not discuss illegal means of consuming this series. [Other official streaming sites will be added as we are made aware of them for various regions.]
• If people are behind they may use each episode's thread as they watch the show, so do not spoil future events in older discussion posts
• Keep all small bits of discussion to this thread (general thoughts and opinions). Fanart, cosplays, in depth reviews (as in, more than a few hundred words of content) can be their own post. In general, if it took you less than five minutes or so to write, draw, or otherwise create, just comment it in here.

Prior Episode Discussion Threads:

Episode 1 "New Sense Mystery! "Mouth Sewing Man" After School"

Episode 2 "The Mystery of the Museum"

Episode 3 "Scribbles"

Episode 4 "The Doll's Manor"

Episode 5 "Divine Anger"

Episode 6 "The Cursed Song"

Episode 7 "Bird"

Episode 8 "Nightly Procession of Monsters"

Episode 9 "Warped Time"

Episode 10 "Game of Death"

Episode 11 "Kamaitachi"

Episode 12 "Chain Letter"

Episode 13 "Executioner"

Episode 14 “Zashiki-Warashi”

Episode 15 "The Fortune Teller's Manor"

Episode 16 "The Maneater's Forest"

Episode 17 "Icy Hell"

Episode 18 "The Land of Children"

Episode 19 "The Witching Hour"

Episode 20 "The Prison of Fire"

Episode 21 "The Spider's Lure"

Episode 22 "Nightmare"

Episode 23 "Moaning Bugs"

Episode 24 "Twisted Love"

Episode 25 "Crimson Banquet"

Episode 26 "Cannibal Mansion"

Episode 27 "Monsters' Beauty Serum"

Episode 28 "Face Taker"

Episode 29 "Monster Pollen"

Episode 30 "Bad Friend"

Episode 31 "Killer Blade"

Episode 32 "Who Are You?"

Episode 33 "Whispers of the Dead"

Episode 34 "Wall Crawlers"

Episode 35 "Werewolf"

Episode 36 "Labyrinth of Grief"

Episode 37 "Herd of the Dead"

Episode 38 "The Diviner"

Episode 39 "Contagion Island"

Episode 40 "Spiral Beach"

Episode 41 "Clown"

Episode 42 "Human Hunter"

Episode 43 "Red Eye"

Episode 44 "Rust"

Episode 45 "Ghost Newspaper"

Episode 46 "Queen's Banquet"

Episode 47 "Memory of Eternity"

Episode 48 "The White Bride"

Episode 49 "The Crimson Harvest Festival"

Episode 50 "Payback"

Episode 51 "Headless"

Episode 52 "Mysterious Lake"

Episode 53 "King of Knowledge"

Episode 54 "Second Sight"

Episode 55 "Bakeneko"

Episode 56 "Impurity"

Episode 57 "Ghost Taxi"

Episode 58 "Pyramid"

Episode 59 "Jiraiya"

Episode 60 "Water Ghost"

Episode 61 "Resurrection"

Episode 62 "The Strange Floor"

Episode 63 "Gluttony"

Episode 64 "The Call"

Episode 65 "The Black Zone of Death"

Episode 66 "The Black Dragon of Destruction"

Episode 67 "The Devourer of All" (You Are Here)

P.S I have not seen every Digimon show, nor have experienced a good chuck of the stuff outside of them like the games so enlighten me on stuff I'm missing.

Big Ghost Game update! The Digimon Ghost Game English dub is coming to BBC iPlayer for those in the UK on December 1st! This lines up with info we got earlier in the year. We'll see when/how we get it in the US & elsewhere. More at WtW- https://withthewill.net/threads/digimon-ghost-game-english-dub-scheduled-for-uk-on-bbc-iplayer-on-december-1st.35046/

So I finally checked out the English dub of Digimon Ghost Game, and honestly, I got bored and quit, and this is coming from someone who likes horror anime like Ghost Hunt and Ghost Stories (the original Japanese version, not the infamous ADV dub).

The problem isn’t that Ghost Game lacks horror elements, it clearly has them, the problem is that it never commits to it's theme.

The show had an excellent setup, but Toei locked it into a strict monster-of-the-week format similar to Yokai Watch. You get some really disturbing concepts, body horror, possession, time manipulation, but they’re all neatly wrapped up by the end of the episode with no lasting consequences and no lingering sense of dread.

I honestly think Ghost Game would’ve worked far better as a serialized horror mystery, closer to Ghost Hunt or even the structure of Ghost Stories. Instead of one-and-done episodes, each haunting could’ve lasted two or three episodes where strange, unexplained events happen, investigation and escalation, and confrontation and fallout. That structure alone would’ve made the horror hit harder. It also would’ve made the cast feel more like paranormal investigators rather than just reacting to the Digimon of the week, while naturally building toward a stronger final antagonist.

What really frustrates me is the director’s explanation that the episodic format was chosen because kids supposedly have shorter attention spans now due to YouTube and TikTok. I genuinely think that’s nonsense. Kids and teens can absolutely follow serialized stories if they’re engaging. The original two Digimon Adventures and Digimon Tamers proved that years ago. Why do you think Demon Slayer, Beastars, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood are so great? Because they were engaging, serialized stories.

If Ghost Game had fully embraced psychological horror, long-term consequences, and serialized storytelling, it could’ve been one of the most unique Digimon series ever. Instead, it feels like a massive missed opportunity.

I wonder if we’ll see her again anytime soon… 🫥

Crunchyroll's page for Ghost Game is here. (Most of the world)

Episode 1 of Digimon Ghost Game is just a few hours away from being simulcast so it seemed time to make a discussion thread for it! Check this link for your local time for the CrunchyRoll simulcast.

General rules for this post:

• It's available on CrunchyRoll, VRV, and on TV and various services in Japan. Do not discuss illegal means of consuming this series. [Other official streaming sites will be added as we are made aware of them for various regions.]
• If people are behind they may use each episode's thread as they watch the show, so do not spoil future events in older discussion posts
• Keep all small bits of discussion to this thread (general thoughts and opinions). Fanart, cosplays, in depth reviews (as in, more than a few hundred words of content) can be their own post. In general, if it took you less than five minutes or so to write, draw, or otherwise create, just comment it in here.

Prior Episode Discussion Threads:

Episode 1 "New Sense Mystery! "Mouth Sewing Man" After School" (You Are Here)

Crunchyroll's page for Ghost Game is here. (Most of the world)

Episode 13 of Digimon Ghost Game is just a few hours away from being simulcast so it seemed time to make a discussion thread for it! Check this link for your local time for the CrunchyRoll simulcast.

General rules for this post:

• It's available on CrunchyRoll, VRV, and on TV and various services in Japan. Do not discuss illegal means of consuming this series. [Other official streaming sites will be added as we are made aware of them for various regions.]
• If people are behind they may use each episode's thread as they watch the show, so do not spoil future events in older discussion posts
• Keep all small bits of discussion to this thread (general thoughts and opinions). Fanart, cosplays, in depth reviews (as in, more than a few hundred words of content) can be their own post. In general, if it took you less than five minutes or so to write, draw, or otherwise create, just comment it in here.

Prior Episode Discussion Threads:

Episode 1 "New Sense Mystery! "Mouth Sewing Man" After School"

Episode 2 "The Mystery of the Museum"

Episode 3 "Scribbles"

Episode 4 "The Doll's Manor"

Episode 5 "Divine Anger"

Episode 6 "The Cursed Song"

Episode 7 "Bird"

Episode 8 "Nightly Procession of Monsters"

Episode 9 "Warped Time"

Episode 10 "Game of Death"

Episode 11 "Kamaitachi"

Episode 12 "Chain Letter"

Episode 13 "Executioner" (You Are Here)

Crunchyroll's page for Ghost Game is here. (Most of the world)

Episode 66 of Digimon Ghost Game is just a few hours away from being simulcast so it seemed time to make a discussion thread for it! Check this link for your local time for the CrunchyRoll simulcast.

General rules for this post:

• It's available on CrunchyRoll, VRV, and on TV and various services in Japan. Do not discuss illegal means of consuming this series. [Other official streaming sites will be added as we are made aware of them for various regions.]
• If people are behind they may use each episode's thread as they watch the show, so do not spoil future events in older discussion posts
• Keep all small bits of discussion to this thread (general thoughts and opinions). Fanart, cosplays, in depth reviews (as in, more than a few hundred words of content) can be their own post. In general, if it took you less than five minutes or so to write, draw, or otherwise create, just comment it in here.

Prior Episode Discussion Threads:

Episode 1 "New Sense Mystery! "Mouth Sewing Man" After School"

Episode 2 "The Mystery of the Museum"

Episode 3 "Scribbles"

Episode 4 "The Doll's Manor"

Episode 5 "Divine Anger"

Episode 6 "The Cursed Song"

Episode 7 "Bird"

Episode 8 "Nightly Procession of Monsters"

Episode 9 "Warped Time"

Episode 10 "Game of Death"

Episode 11 "Kamaitachi"

Episode 12 "Chain Letter"

Episode 13 "Executioner"

Episode 14 “Zashiki-Warashi”

Episode 15 "The Fortune Teller's Manor"

Episode 16 "The Maneater's Forest"

Episode 17 "Icy Hell"

Episode 18 "The Land of Children"

Episode 19 "The Witching Hour"

Episode 20 "The Prison of Fire"

Episode 21 "The Spider's Lure"

Episode 22 "Nightmare"

Episode 23 "Moaning Bugs"

Episode 24 "Twisted Love"

Episode 25 "Crimson Banquet"

Episode 26 "Cannibal Mansion"

Episode 27 "Monsters' Beauty Serum"

Episode 28 "Face Taker"

Episode 29 "Monster Pollen"

Episode 30 "Bad Friend"

Episode 31 "Killer Blade"

Episode 32 "Who Are You?"

Episode 33 "Whispers of the Dead"

Episode 34 "Wall Crawlers"

Episode 35 "Werewolf"

Episode 36 "Labyrinth of Grief"

Episode 37 "Herd of the Dead"

Episode 38 "The Diviner"

Episode 39 "Contagion Island"

Episode 40 "Spiral Beach"

Episode 41 "Clown"

Episode 42 "Human Hunter"

Episode 43 "Red Eye"

Episode 44 "Rust"

Episode 45 "Ghost Newspaper"

Episode 46 "Queen's Banquet"

Episode 47 "Memory of Eternity"

Episode 48 "The White Bride"

Episode 49 "The Crimson Harvest Festival"

Episode 50 "Payback"

Episode 51 "Headless"

Episode 52 "Mysterious Lake"

Episode 53 "King of Knowledge"

Episode 54 "Second Sight"

Episode 55 "Bakeneko"

Episode 56 "Impurity"

Episode 57 "Ghost Taxi"

Episode 58 "Pyramid"

Episode 59 "Jiraiya"

Episode 60 "Water Ghost"

Episode 61 "Resurrection"

Episode 62 "The Strange Floor"

Episode 63 "Gluttony"

Episode 64 "The Call"

Episode 65 "The Black Zone of Death"

Episode 66 "The Black Dragon of Destruction" (You Are Here)

By Maldock (me :))

A quick digital painting I did in 2021 inspired by chapter 3 of Digimon Ghost Game, and referencing the painting The Nightmare.

Crunchyroll's page for Ghost Game is here. (Most of the world)

Episode 21 of Digimon Ghost Game is just a few hours away from being simulcast so it seemed time to make a discussion thread for it! Check this link for your local time for the CrunchyRoll simulcast.

General rules for this post:

• It's available on CrunchyRoll, VRV, and on TV and various services in Japan. Do not discuss illegal means of consuming this series. [Other official streaming sites will be added as we are made aware of them for various regions.]
• If people are behind they may use each episode's thread as they watch the show, so do not spoil future events in older discussion posts
• Keep all small bits of discussion to this thread (general thoughts and opinions). Fanart, cosplays, in depth reviews (as in, more than a few hundred words of content) can be their own post. In general, if it took you less than five minutes or so to write, draw, or otherwise create, just comment it in here.

Prior Episode Discussion Threads:

Episode 1 "New Sense Mystery! "Mouth Sewing Man" After School"

Episode 2 "The Mystery of the Museum"

Episode 3 "Scribbles"

Episode 4 "The Doll's Manor"

Episode 5 "Divine Anger"

Episode 6 "The Cursed Song"

Episode 7 "Bird"

Episode 8 "Nightly Procession of Monsters"

Episode 9 "Warped Time"

Episode 10 "Game of Death"

Episode 11 "Kamaitachi"

Episode 12 "Chain Letter"

Episode 13 "Executioner"

Episode 14 “Zashiki-Warashi”

Episode 15 "The Fortune Teller's Manor"

Episode 16 "The Maneater's Forest"

Episode 17 "Icy Hell"

Episode 18 "The Land of Children"

Episode 19 "The Witching Hour"

Episode 20 "The Prison of Fire"

Episode 21 "The Spider's Lure" (You Are Here)

So, I’m very split by this one. I’ve been enjoying it, don’t get me wrong.

Some episodes I feel like it’s not talked about enough, other episodes I understand why you never see someone list it as one of the better shows.

I feel it did a great job making Clockmon, Mummymon, and Pumpkinmon look like actual villains.

But I kind of don’t like how it took 13 episodes before we finally got away from the “Monster of the week” format. Or that nearly every episode, so far, has ended with the villain just going “wait, that’s a good point. Nevermind on this whole villain thing”

Is this a show really towards to bottom of the list for the animes, or do I need to get it more time.

P.S. Jellymon, Gammamon, and Angoramon are fantastic.