Digimon Xros Wars (Fusion Battle) デジモンクロスウォーズ

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  Three and a quarter years after the end of the fifth series, a new sixth series was confirmed by Bandai for the Digimon anime, its official name of the series revealed in the June issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine being Digimon Xros Wars. It began airing in Japan on TV Asahi from July 6, 2010 onwards. Reverting back to a style in character designs similar to the first four series as well as the plot taking on the younger, lighter tone present in series one, two and four throughout the story, and the anime does not target a certain age group, the story follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who, along with his friends, ends up in the Digital World where they meet Shoutmon and his Digimon friends. Wielding a digivice known as a Xros Loader, Taiki is able to combine multiple Digimon into a more powerful one using a technique known as 'DigiXros'. Forming Team Xros Heart, Taiki, Shoutmon and their friends travel through the Digital World to liberate it from the evil Bagra Army, led by Bagramon. The second arc of Xros Wars was subtitled The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms. It saw the main cast reshuffled with a new wardrobe, as Akari and Zenjiro stayed behind in the Human World; as a result, Taiki, Kiriha and Nene became the lead protagonists as they set off to face the Seven Death Generals of the Bagura Army. A new evolution known as Super Digivolution was introduced at the end of the first arc.

  On August 17, 2011, Shueisha's V-Jump magazine announced a sequel set one year later, a third arc of Xros Wars subtitled The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time, which aired from October 2, 2011 to March 25, 2012, following on from the previous arc. It focuses on a new protagonist, Tagiru Akashi and his partner Gumdramon who embark on a new journey with an older Taiki, his Shoutmon, an older Yū and his Damemon, along with other new comrades as they deal with a hidden dimension that lies between the Human World and the Digital World called DigiQuartz.
  
  The Plot
  
  Xros Wars (2010-2011)

  Taiki Kudō, a 7th grade boy, heard a mysterious melody and followed it to an alley where a mysterious, legendary Digivice called the Xros Loader appeared in front of him. Accompanied by his friends, Akari Hinomoto and Zenjirō Tsurugi, they were dragged into the Digital World. They soon realized that the Digital World was a place inhabited by living creatures named Digimon and is now slowly being taken over by an evil empire named the Bagra Army. Now, Taiki and his "Xros Heart" team become an important figure to free the world from the Bagra Army, led by their Emperor Bagramon.

  When the Digital World was separated into 108 Zones with an element named "Code Crown" placed in each Zone, it invites few parties to collect the Code Crown to claim each Zone, to achieve the goal into uniting and taking over the Digital World. Feeling the strong responsibility to save the world, Taiki forms his own group named Xros Heart, which is considered a strong threat to the Bagra Army, and battles along with some other parties including another human boy, Kiriha Aonuma, and his Blue Flare group. Also a human girl, Nene Amano, with her team Twilight.

  However, Nene is later revealed to be a figurehead for Twilight's true leader DarkKnightmon, who blackmailed her into aiding him. But when he attempts to dispose of her once she outlived her usefulness, Nene joins Xros Heart. Later on, Xros Heart learns that the Code Crowns have the power to make the wishes of those who reunite them come true, but Bagramon manages to take them all while Taiki, Akari, and Zenjirō are sent back to the human world along with Shoutmon and Tactimon. With Xros Heart's core members disposed of, Bagramon reveals DarkKnightmon to be his younger brother as they begin their reign over the Digital World.

  Ending up in their hometown of Kyoto, the human Xros Heart members and Shoutmon meet Omnimon, a DigiMemory-sealed Digimon who gave Taiki his red Xros Loader. However, a giant Tactimon appears causing havoc, but thanks to the courage of Akari and friendship of Zenjirō, Shoutmon is able to digivolve to OmegaShoutmon and destroys Tactimon for good. Then, Omnimon use his remaining energy to send Taiki and Shoutmon back to the Digital World while Akari and Zenjirō wait for their chance to return the Digital World to assist Taiki.

  The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms (2011)

  Upon returning to the Digital World, Taiki and Shoutmon learn that Bagramon had it reconstructed into a empire surrounding by seven Kingdoms, each ruled by a denominated Death General with their own Darkness Loaders gained from their now-Admiral DarkKnightmon. Reunited with their allies, Taiki and Nene convince Kiriha to join forces with them and they set to travel together through the Kingdoms to defeat the Generals. They also have to face Nene's brother, Yū Amano, who becomes DarkKnightmon's human partner and joins the Bagra Army by thinking the Digital World as a game for his pleasure. Meanwhile, Bagramon adds negative energy, gained from his seven Generals, into his Code Crown and transforms it into the "Dark Stone" for his upcoming day for ultimate destruction, which he calls "D5". During the journey, more about the main characters past is revealed, some Digimon are killed in battle and a new DigiXros called the Great Xros giving Shoutmon the power to become Shoutmon X7. After defeating the Death Generals, and opening Yū's eyes to the truth, the Xros Heart United Army finally confronts Bagramon. But in a turn of events, having gathered the energy needed, Bagramon reveals that D5 is the "Dimension Delete and Deadly Destruction Day" that would cast both the real and digital worlds in darkness which would combine them with Bagramon himself reigning over a new world.

  Though DarkKnightmon reveals his true colors in an act to absorb his brother by forcibly DigiXrossing with him, his actions only worsen things when Bagramon's destroys DarkKnightmon from the inside and reconfigures his brother's body into DarknessBagramon. In the process, Shoutmon dies while Bagramon sends Taiki and his friends to an empty space, where they are saved by Akari and Zenjirō using two DigiMemories. In the final battle, Yū's Darkness Loader turned into a yellow Xros Loader for his use. Taiki, Akari and Cutemon decide to go inside the Dark Stone to find Shoutmon where they are attacked by the metaphysical incarnation of Bagramon. When the completed Code Crown chooses Taiki and not Bagramon as its true owner, Shoutmon revives alongside all dead Digimon (including allies and enemies) while the DigiMemories regain their original forms. From there, the Digimon are all DigiXrossesed Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode who destroys DarknessBagramon and save both worlds. All the Digimon returned to the Digital World while Taiki and his friends resume their lives in the human world.

  The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time (2011-2012)

  A year has passed since the battle against Bagramon, and Team Xros Heart has become a basketball team consisting of Taiki, Yū and his classmate, Tagiru Akashi. One day, Tagiru discovers a strange, unstable realm in-between the human and digital worlds, known as the Digi Quartz (デジクオーツ Deji Kuōtsu?), where Xros Loader wielding children known as Digimon Hunters hunt down and capture Digimon that escape from the Digital World and feed off the negative emotions of humans. Given a Xros Loader by a strange old man and accompanied by a Digimon named Gumdramon, Tagiru, along with Taiki, Yū and their Digimon, join the Digimon Hunt to investigate and protect their world from rampant Digimon, while clashing against rival hunters.

  In the end, the Clock Store Owner reveals to everyone the truth: The remaining power from Bagramon after his defeat and the Digital Power in the human world created a deadly Digimon called Quartzmon whose goal is to change the entire human world into DigiQuartz while eliminating every human. To fight that, the Clock Store Owner travels to different timelines, bringing known heroes from other Digital Worlds to unlock the "Brave Snatcher", created from Bagramon's right arm, in order to defeat Quartzmon. While a Hunter named Ryōma was chosen to be the one to hunt Quartzmon, Ryōma turned out to be manipulated by Quartzmon, gravely injuring Taiki. Tagiru is chosen as Taiki and Ryōma's replacement and, in a decisive battle, uses the power of the Brave Snatcher to defeat Quartzmon and capture his DigiEgg.

  A month after Quartzmon's defeat, the Clock Store Owner reveals to Taiki and Yū that he is the reincarnation of Bagramon, and hopes to protect the world this time around.

  Characters and Voice Actors
  

  Character	Voice actor	Digimon	Voice actor
  Taiki Kudou (工藤タイキ Kudou Taiki)	Minami Takayama (JP)	Shoutmon Xros Heart Xros Heart United Army	Chika Sakamoto (JP)
  A teenager chosen to wield the red X Loader as the General of Xros Heart. He is very athletic but naive of his child prodigy abilities. He can't turn down a request for a favor and to help someone in need.
  Nene Amano (天野ネネ Amano Nene)	Kuwashima Houko (JP)	Sparrowmon Monitamon Mervamon
  A mysterious girl who was originally the general of Twilight, blackmailed by DarkKnightmon through her brother Yuu into helping him obtain the Darkness Loader. After being saved by Taiki once DarkKnight obtains the item, Nene joins Xros Heart as her black X Loader turns lavender.
  Kiriha Aonuma (蒼沼キリハ Aonuma Kiriha)	Takeshi Kusao (JP)	Greymon Blue Flare
  A cold and calculating teenager chosen to wield the blue X Loader as the General of the Blue Flare army. He sees Taiki as an important tool for his team but acts as a rival. Eventually, he and Blue Flare join forces with Xros Heart.
  Akari Hinomoto (陽ノ本アカリ Hinomoto Akari)	Ryōko Shiraishi (JP)	Cutemon
  Childhood friend of Taiki who is a year younger but acts like his big sister. She acts as the peacemaker for Xros Heart.
  Zenjirou Tsurugi (剣ゼンジロウ Tsurugi Zenjirou)	Daisuke Kishio (JP)
  Self proclaimed rival of Taiki who practices kendo and is very knowledgeable about machinery. He is also terrified of heights, much to his humiliation.

  
  

  Anime

  Digimon Xros Wars was first publicly revealed in the June 2010 issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine, including the name of the series and brief descriptions of the series and several main characters. The series was the first be broadcast in widescreen 16:9 and in HD 1080i and aired on TV Asahi between July 6, 2010, and March 25, 2012. Crunchyroll began streaming the series outside of Japan in November 2011.
  
  Theme songs

  Opening theme songs - "Never Give Up!" (ネバギバ! Neba Giba!?) by Sonar Pocket (Part 1)
  "New World" by Twill (Part 2)
  "STAND UP" by Twill (Part 3)

  Insert songs - "WE ARE Xros Heart!" (WE ARE クロスハート! WE ARE Kurosu Hāto!?) by Kōji Wada
  "Blazing Blue Flare" by Hideaki Takatori
  "X4B The Guardian!" by Kōji Wada
  "Sora Mau Yūsha! X5" (空舞う勇者!×5 Sora Mau Yūsha! Kurosu Faibu?, "Whirl Through the Sky! X5") by Kōji Wada
  "Dark Knight ~Fujimi no Ōja~" (DARK KNIGHT～不死身の王者～?, "Dark Knight (The Immortal Lord)") by Takayoshi Tanimoto
  "Evolution &Digixros ver.TAIKI" by Kōji Wada & Takayoshi Tanimoto
  "Evolution &Digixros ver.KIRIHA" by Takayoshi Tanimoto & Kōji Wada
  "WE ARE Xros Heart! ver. X7" (WE ARE クロスハート! ver. X7 WE ARE Kurosu Hāto! ver. X7?) by Kōji Wada, Takayoshi Tanimoto & Ayumi Miyazaki
  "Tagiru Chikara!" (タギルチカラ!?, "Overflowing Power!") by Psychic Lover
  "Shining Dreamers" by Takafumi Iwasaki
  "Legend Xros Wars" (レジェンド・クロスウォーズ Rejendo Kurosu Wōzu?) by YOFFY and Takafumi Iwasaki

  Manga

  A manga adaptation of the series by Yuki Nakashima began serialisation in V-Jump magazine from June 21, 2010, featuring several major plot differences from the anime.
  
  Video games

  Two arcade machines, Digimon X Arena (デジモンクロスアリーナ Dejimon Kurosu Arīna?) and Super Digicard Battle (超デジカ大戦 Sūpā Dejika Taisen?), have been released, which utilise special cards. A videogame based on the series, Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (デジモンストーリー超クロスウォーズ Dejimon Sutōrī Sūpā Kurosu Wōzu?), was released in Red and Blue versions for the Nintendo DS in Japan on March 3, 2011.
  
  Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time
  
  "I'm Tagiru Akashi. Our adventures are taking place in the DigiQuartz. It's the exciting world of Digimon that's right beside the human world! The Digimon cause problems as they're drawn to the evil within the hearts of humans. I, along with my friends in Xros Heart, are going to solve those problems! C'mon, let's start the Digimon hunt!"

  ―Tagiru
  
  Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters who Leap through Time (デジモンクロスウォーズ～時を駆ける少年ハンターたち～ Dejimon Kurosu Wōzu: Toki wo Kakeru Shounen Hantā-tachi?), also known as Digimon Hunters, is the seventh anime series in the Digimon franchise created by Akiyoshi Hongo, and serves as the sequel to Digimon Xros Wars. It started airing on October 2, 2011.[1] Its name is a reference to the Japanese film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. The series began being prereleased on Crunchyroll on November 21, 2011.
  
  The Plot
  

  A year has passed since Taiki and his friends saved the Digital World and the Real World from DarknessBagramon. Now Digimon from DigiQuartz, a space between the human and Digital World, are being corrupted by human hearts and causing trouble in the human world. Furthermore, a group of three called the Digimon Hunters appear and hunt these digimon by fighting and capturing them. Once captured the Hunters can use them to DigiXros with their partners to make them stronger so they can capture even stronger digimon. Eventually, with their new friend Tagiru Akashi, Taiki Kudou and Yuu Amano begin to get involve with the mysterious Digimon Hunt and the three Digimon Hunters themselves.
  
  Main Characters
  
  Xros Heart (basketball team)

  Character	Voice actor	Digimon	Voice actor
  Tagiru Akashi (明石タギル Akashi Tagiru)	Marina Inoue (JP)	Gumdramon Collection	Kumiko Watanabe (JP)
  Energetic and reckless, Tagiru is a boastful boy who always does things without thinking. Wielding the crimson X Loader, he is a member of the new Xros Heart. His goal is to be better than Taiki, yet despite his rash behavior, he is willing to risk anything to protect his friends. Being straight forward and a bit of an airhead, he easily becomes obsessed during a Hunt. He is in the same grade as Yuu.
  Taiki Kudou (工藤タイキ Kudou Taiki)	Minami Takayama (JP)	Shoutmon Collection	Chika Sakamoto (JP)
  A teenager who was chosen by Omnimon to stop the Bagra Army, by wielding the red X Loader as the General of the old Xros Heart army. He is very athletic, and is a prodigy in his own right. He can't turn his back on someone in need and deeply values his friends, believing in the good in everyone. He is a legend in the Digimon community, known as the boy who conquered the Digital World. Taiki joins the Digimon Hunt, but is most concerned with stopping the Digimon rampages.
  Yuu Amano (天野ユウ Amano Yuu)	Oki Kanae (JP)	Damemon Collection	Masami Kikuchi (JP)
  Nene's younger brother, who was once used as a pawn in DarkKnightmon's schemes against Bagramon by being tricked into believing the Digital World to be a game world devoid of suffering. Once he learned the truth, Yuu gained a yellow X Loader and joined Xros Heart to help them fight DarknessBagramon. He is a child prodigy and is more mature then Tagiru, causing him to easily become exasperated at his teammate's antics.

  DigiQuartz

  The DigiQuartz is the place where the Digimon Hunts take place. It is a space between the Human World and Digital World, acting as a digital mirror of the Human World. It is quite fragile, and the matter within can disintegrate into data at a touch. Due to the DigiQuartz's connection to the Human World, the events within it often play out in the Human World through various analogues, such as windows blowing out or objects moving around.

  Various Digimon manage to find their way into DigiQuartz and are lost there before being drawn to and corrupted by the power of human emotions. While Taiki attempts to get to the bottom of it at his end, Shoutmon has been attempting stop his fellow Digimon from traversing into DigiQuartz. Hunters must use a "Time Shift" with their X Loaders to enter the DigiQuartz, but many of the corrupted Digimon can simply draw in human victims from the other side.

  The DigiQuartz imposes several rules on Hunters, most of which limit their power. For example, it is impossible within the DigiQuartz for a Hunter to realize more than one of his Digimon at a time, and they can only DigiXros two Digimon together at a time.
  

  Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon