Super Evolution Stage: Digimon Adventure tri. pamphlet cast and staff comments and interviews

A translation of the cast and staff comments from the official pamphlet for the Super Evolution Stage: Digimon Adventure tri. ~The August 1st Adventure~ stage play, which had ten showings between August 3 and 15, 2017 at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi. The following translation includes:

  • Comment from Toei Animation
  • Comment from stage play director and writer Kenichi Tani
  • Short individual interviews with main cast members Gaku Matsumoto (Taichi Yagami), Shouhei Hashimoto (Yamato Ishida), Suzuka Morita (Sora Takenouchi), Kaisei Kamimura (Koushirou Izumi), Marina Tanoue (Mimi Tachikawa), Junya Komatsu (Jou Kido), Kenta Nomiyama (Takeru Takaishi), Yuuna Shigeishi (Hikari Yagami), and Ore no Graffiti (Etemon)
  • A list of ensemble and voice cast
  • A group interview with Matsumoto, Hashimoto, Morita, Kamimura, Tanoue, Komatsu, Nomiyama, and Shigeishi
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Febri vol. 32 Digimon Adventure tri. interviews

A translation of all of the interviews included in the Digimon Adventure tri. special feature of volume 32 (the December 2015 issue) of hobby magazine Febri, held with the following:

  • Character designer Atsuya Uki
  • Voice actors Natsuki Hanae (Taichi Yagami) and Mutsumi Tamura (Koushirou Izumi)
  • Lead writer Yuuko Kakihara and scriptwriters Mitsutaka Hirota, Yuniko Ayana, Takaaki Suzuki, and Yasuhiro Nakanishi
  • Setting researcher Takaaki Suzuki
  • Producer Shuuhei Arai
  • Director Keitarou Motonaga
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Digimon Adventure tri. — Digimon Adventure Fes 2016 stage reading website sample

The Digimon Adventure Fes. 2016 event on July 31, 2016 at Olympus Hall Hachioji involved a Digimon Adventure tri.-themed stage reading, with the voice actors reading out a script for a skit. The official Digimon Adventure tri. website contains a snippet (posted on November 24, 2016) allegedly from the script that, for some reason, does not seem to be recorded on the official Blu-ray and DVD release.

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Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna — Blu-ray deluxe edition booklet character summaries

The Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna Blu-ray deluxe edition booklet contains summaries of the character arcs of the twelve main featured Chosen Child and Digimon pairs. For the eight pairs originating from Digimon Adventure, each paragraph recaps their character arcs across Adventure, Adventure 02, and Adventure tri., while the remaining four have a recap of their character arcs in Adventure 02.

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Digimon Adventure tri. staff interviews from Animedia September 2016

A collection of the following interviews with Digimon Adventure tri. staff, from the September 2016 issue of Animedia:

  • Director Keitarou Motonaga
  • Lead writer Yuuko Kakihara and producer Shuuhei Arai
  • Voice actor Natsuki Hanae (voice of Taichi Yagami)
  • Character designer Atsuya Uki
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Super Evolution Stage: Digimon Adventure tri. Special Interview

A translation of the official interview on the website for the Super Evolution Stage: Digimon Adventure tri. ~The August 1st Adventure~ stage play, shown on August 5-13, 2017 at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi. The interview was held with producer Hiromi Seki (original producer for Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02) and the stage play’s director and producer, Kenichi Tani.

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DigiFes 2019 20th Anniversary Memorial Pamphlet — Animation Play Back!!

(Animation Play Back!! | Kizuna staff and cast comments)

The official DigiFes 2019 event (held at the Maihama Amphitheater on July 28, 2019) had a “20th Anniversary Memorial Pamphlet” sold on-site. The first section, “Animation Play Back!!”, contained comments from staff for all of the Digimon animated series released to date:

  • Digimon Adventure: Hiromi Seki (producer) and Hiroyuki Kakudou (series director)
  • Digimon Adventure 02: Hiromi Seki (producer) and Hiroyuki Kakudou (series director)
  • Digimon Tamers: Hiromi Seki (producer) and Yukio Kaizawa (series director)
  • Digimon Frontier: Hiromi Seki (producer) and Yukio Kaizawa (series director)
  • Digimon Savers: Atsutoshi Umezawa (producer), Hiroaki Shibata (producer), and Naoyuki Itou (series director)
  • Digimon Xros Wars: Hiroyuki Sakurada (producer), Tetsuya Endou (series director), and Yukio Kaizawa (series director)
  • Digimon Universe App Monsters: Daichi Nagatomi (producer) and Gou Koga (series director)
  • Digimon Adventure tri.: Yousuke Kinoshita (producer) and Keitarou Motonaga (director)
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Digimon Adventure tri. movie pamphlet interviews — Part 6: Future

Each Digimon Adventure tri. movie’s theatrical screening had a corresponding informational pamphlet sold on-site, which contained informational and art assets and a handful of cast and staff interviews.

(Part 1: Reunion | Part 2: Determination | Part 3: Confession | Part 4: Loss | Part 5: Coexistence | Part 6: Future)

This post covers the interviews for the pamphlet for Part 6, Future, featuring the following:

  • Short messages from the following voice actors:
    • Natsuki Hanae (Taichi Yagami) and Chika Sakamoto (Agumon)
    • Yoshimasa Hosoya (Yamato Ishida) and Mayumi Yamaguchi (Gabumon)
    • Suzuko Mimori (Sora Takenouchi) and Atori Shigematsu (Piyomon)
    • Mutsumi Tamura (Koushirou Izumi) and Takahiro Sakurai (Tentomon)
    • Hitomi Yoshida (Mimi Tachikawa) and Kinoko Yamada (Palmon)
    • Junya Ikeda (Jou Kido) and Junko Takeuchi (Gomamon)
    • Junya Enoki (Takeru Takaishi) and Miwa Matsumoto (Patamon)
    • M・A・O (Hikari Yagami) and Yuka Tokumitsu (Tailmon)
    • Miho Arakawa (Meiko Mochizuki) and Yukiko Morishita (Meicoomon)
  • Full interviews with:
    • Voice actors Natsuki Hanae (Taichi Yagami) and Chika Sakamoto (Agumon)
    • Voice actors Yoshimasa Hosoya (Yamato Ishida) and Mayumi Yamaguchi (Gabumon)
    • Digimon franchise designer Kenji Watanabe
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Digimon Adventure tri. movie pamphlet interviews — Part 5: Coexistence

Each Digimon Adventure tri. movie’s theatrical screening had a corresponding informational pamphlet sold on-site, which contained informational and art assets and a handful of cast and staff interviews.

(Part 1: Reunion | Part 2: Determination | Part 3: Confession | Part 4: Loss | Part 5: Coexistence | Part 6: Future)

This post covers the interviews for the pamphlet for Part 5, Coexistence, featuring interviews with the following:

  • Voice actresses M・A・O (Hikari Yagami) and Yuka Tokumitsu (Tailmon)
  • Voice actresses Miho Arakawa (Meiko Mochizuki) and Yukiko Morishita (Meicoomon)
  • Musicians Ayumi Miyazaki (vocalist), AiM (vocalist), Hiroshi Yamada (lyricist), and Michihiko Ohta (composer)
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Digimon Adventure tri. movie pamphlet interviews — Part 4: Loss

Each Digimon Adventure tri. movie’s theatrical screening had a corresponding informational pamphlet sold on-site, which contained informational and art assets and a handful of cast and staff interviews.

(Part 1: Reunion | Part 2: Determination | Part 3: Confession | Part 4: Loss | Part 5: Coexistence | Part 6: Future)

This post covers the interviews for the pamphlet for Part 4, Loss, featuring interviews with the following:

  • Voice actresses Suzuko Mimori (Sora Takenouchi) and Atori Shigematsu (Piyomon)
  • Voice actors Daisuke Namikawa (Daigo Nishijima) and Yuuko Kaida (Maki Himekawa)
  • Music composer Gou Sakabe
  • Color designer Sachiko Urushido
  • Scriptwriters Yasuhiro Nakanishi and Yuniko Ayana
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