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[izzyizumi]

Digimon Ghost Game ~ Episode 62 + Character Progress + Friendship: Espimon & Aoi Udagawa (Ruri's Friend)

"YOU broke the contract!"

"Want to COME--" "with ME?"

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[koushirouizumi]

Sometime post DigiAdvs 02, Steve & Frigimon encounter... an Espimon: Steve, walking around, observing Espimon from different angles without getting too close to Espimon's Personal Space zone: You're a cute one. Espimon, blushing: D-Don't call me CUTE!!! Steve: (Oh) Steve: ... You sound a bit like someone else I know. Espimon: ??? ??? ? ??--- Steve: I bet you don't know Koushiro, though. Espimon: Che. I bet that "Koushiro" doesn't like to be called "cute", either. Steve: (You'd be surprised.) Espimon: (...?? ? ?) Steve: (Oh) Espimon: Anyway, I don't really know this "Koushiro" person, but fake-Hiro might. Steve, actually confused for once: "Fake Hiro"?? ? ? Espimon: Yeah. "That guy", Hokuto told me Hiro was a "different" person he knew. Even if Hiro claims to also be "Amanokawa". Steve: ...Sorry, not sure I follow. I don't really know a "Hiro" or "Amanokawa", but Koushiro might. Espimon: cHE. I don't think "Koushiro" would know "fake-Hiro". "Fake-Hiro" is just, a fake. Koushiro at least sounds /somewhat/ more useful. But at least "Fake-Hiro" has some good food... Steve: (Ah. I get it now) Steve: Do you know what an online "message" is? Espimon: Of course. I send them on "Fake-Hiro"'s "tablet" all the time. Mainly to "Kiyoshiro", but... Steve: I might send Koushiro a "message" about you, if it's ok. We have to find the "real Hiro", right? Espimon, psuedo nodding: (YEAH.) I need to find the "real Hiro" quick. If that "Koushiro" can help, then I don't *really* mind... Steve: (Got you.) Steve: Let's do that then. (*sits down to begin a message to Koushiro, talking just loud enough so Espimon can hear*) Hey, Koushiro, a cute robo 'Mon turned up at my place today. It seems to be kind of lost, and like it wandered on its own a lot... Funnily enough, it scarily sounds like you. Almost even acts like you. By the way, do you know a "Hiro" 'Amanokawa'? Is "Hiro" or "Kiyoshiro" in the Network? As for the food it likes, (*rambles off examples as Espimon lists them*) Huh, that sounds kind of like you, too. It's a little bad at personal conversing, but so are you. It seems to possess amazing "Searching" capabilities, and it's good at divulging the "Knowledge" it can gather, and it gets embarrassed if you call it "cute"... Frigimon: (This is sounding repetitive.) Steve: ... Anyway, how are things going with Taichi? (*hits send*) Espimon, drifting back over: ...This "Taichi" person. You're saying it's Taichi who calls Koushiro "cute"?? ? ? Steve, cheerily: Yup. Espimon: ..... Frigimon: (It's almost getti...) Espimon: ... Anyway, but in that message, you mentioned "cute". Steve: I mean, you are... Espimon: But, I don't get it. It's almost like you think "that person" is cu--- Steve, laughing: But "they" are cute. Frigimon: (I don't think Steve was talking about 'just' Espimon.)

[randomthefox]

Ghost Game episode 38!

YOOOOO IT'S YA BOOOOOYYYY

Everyone knows a pet makes for the best wingman lol. You want some bitches? Bring a cute animal. You'll be fighting them off with a stick.

You can trust my advice because I'm gay. Gay dudes are experts on how to pick up women.

jesus christ how horrifying

... I guess THIS is the episode where Gulus is finally gonna make his reappearance then x3 cannot imagine Gammamon responding well to seeing that.

lol relateable

bit... late for that x3 someone already beat you to the punch on that one haha.

awww, would have been cool if he called them "Kemonogami." Missed opportunity.

PFFFT GET FUCKED LOL

maybe we won't get Gulus in this episode after all. It's been a while, wonder when he's finally gonna come back.

Honestly, a little let down. Some of these episodes, they have a real problem feeling half baked. There's some interesting ideas, but they don't get the time they need to be properly explored and elaborated on. This episode almost seems like it would have benefited from being a two parter. Hiro being possessed, Gammamon having drama about his brother ordering his death, a full blown invasion of japan by vengeful spirits of the Hojo? That's a lot of really juicy material. But then it's literally all just resolved by Gammamon going level 5 and instantly wopping down the villain before it even has a chance to throw out a single attack, and Ruri and Kiyo didn't even need to be in the episode because they don't do anything and literally only show up at the end once it's all already over.

As it was it seemed like the only thing this episode had going for it was setting up Espimon, who's obviously going to go on to play a role again later. But the rest of the episode seemed like it had a lot of material to delve into, but it kind of went to waste.

[demonoflight]

Pearlina Week 2022, Day 4: Alternate Universe

I really struggled to figure out an AU, and then my Digimon friends pointed out my main fandom still exists even if I’ve neglected the poor thing recently... So Digimon AU it is, then! Girlfriends saving the world with cute digital partners? Sign me up.

I picked Cutemon for Pearl because they’re both small, pink, cheeky and cute. They’d get along too well. I also figured having a healer type Digimon would be better for Pearl than something more combative. She’s a helper! And she doesn’t need more combat power, trust me, girl’s terrifying as is. I picked Espimon for Marina because I wanted a cute mechanical Digimon for her, and his color scheme works well with the teal and green. And I picked D-3s for the Digivices because 02 is the best don’t at me.

@pearlinaweek

[digitalgate02]

So, GG finale is... unusual for those people used to modern digimon series and their finales.

I'll explain what i got from it under the cut ↓

First of all, Gammamon and Gulus are treated as the same creature. Yes, creature. Gulus explains he's an alien from another planet who got destroyed by the "Endbringer" and possibly made him be stuck in this mentality of that "eat or be eaten" motto. Gulus also warns them all about this coming into their planet, but the funny part is... It's in 2,000 human years ahead. Which the fun part is the kids are sighing relieved while the digimon are all OMG PANIC MODE WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW!!

So yeah, they brought this foreshadowing for a possible sequel or whatever they could do with this -- or it's up to the audience imagine this adventure-and-fight lol

Also i loved how Gammamon's biggest power is his charisma. After he and Hiro beat Gulus, and Siriusmon eat Gulus, the two have an inner consciousness scene where Gulus admit defeat to the cute Gamma and then Gammamon convinces him to create a medicine to heal the Digital World and the digimon. Also possibly more rules (as mentioned by Gulus)

Also the whole "Gammamon's world" and "Inner words" thingies were actually some figurative and artistic form to interpret Gammamon and Gulus's consciousnesses. I found it very interesting ok... That would explain why they got separated from each other... And why they returned to the same place once Siriusmon ate Gulus.

Like i said, this episode is unusual because we got a cool battle at first part and the latter part is definitely full of INFODUMP. And I admit it was very funny because it was like watching Adventure/02 all again when there existed one whole episode with infodump for the rest of the ep after the first part of the ep having some cool (and short) battle.

Anyway, Quantumon sent the digimon to the human world in order to prevent them from getting infected and they isolated the DW to prevent the virus from spreading. They also was very very more mechanical as they claim to know what emotions are but cannot feel them. They used the digimon to collect data and made BlackTailmon to send the digimon back to the DW apparently. With this Hiro and co. accuses Quantumon of treating the digimon and everything like a game.

Also, there's a very brief nod to Adventure finale, in which Quantumon says they have to bring the digimon back to study them, including the mons of the trio. Also there's this thing they meant to have made a ton of calculations and all of them led to the collapse of both worlds because of the Endbringer thing...

... And then the kids end up saying they can handle this, and the digimon also wanted to stay with the kids so... we got a very cute reference to 02's finale (which was the original finale for Adventure, plotted since day one and just postponed to 02 because they had 02 greenlighted and then they elaborated more things in it) -- with the digimon and humans living together.

And ah, Quantumon tells Hiro and co. to create a country for both digimon and humans. Once they're back, Hiro starts begging Kotaro to help them. Espimon says, in the very old-man he was supposed to be portrayed as, "don't drag us in!"

I think this was a very good finale. Not the usual epic battle with cool ass animation and lines etc, but it was very nostalgic to me as i loved the infodump episodes in Adv/02/Frontier.

Anyway, i'll miss this series so much. Cool horror-esque series, i hope the "Endbringer" thing means they have something in mind for the future... Or not. Send me your fanfics about it if you make one!!

Peace (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

[vermilionvector]

Digimon Ghost Game EP. 62

Now this. THIS is a quality episode. Ghost Game never failed with its sound design and this episode just cemented that even further. The visual and direction with subtle camera shake and perspective made it even better.

Espimon, who has now lived with the "fake" Hiro for more than 30 episodes, finally decided to move out because staying with this Hiro wouldn't help him find the real one. And while Gammamon cried his heart out and begged him not to leave, Hiro was indifferent. (Probably thinking: "We're all grown-ups so do whatever you want IDGAF.") Also, Gammamon is not wearing his muffler here, probably because he's indoors.

Meanwhile, Aoi's apartment had an unnatural phenomenon where its residents occasionally wandered into a strange space before being haunted by dominating voice and their bodies being punctured with keyholes. Again, the sound effect made this even more terrifying. After her neighbors moved out and warned her of the incident, she contacted Ruli to investigate. I really loved the transition between her neighbor moving out and Espimon mentioning he's leaving. It's very natural.

But before they could reach her floor, the elevator stopped at the 13.5th floor and Aoi was isolated in it, surrounded by numerous Digimons. (Also appreciate Impmon's cameo here). And soon her body was also punctured by keyholes as well.

Ruli brought the rest of the gang here and tried to rescue Aoi with Kiyo bitching around as usual, only to be faced with a group of Digimons who claimed they're trespassing their homes and were purged from the apartment by the same dominating voice. Kiyo jokingly said that they're in heaven, and in retrospect, I really loved this line considering who's behind all this. Then, the voice purged all other residents and isolated the floors from the building.

Back in the digital space, Aoi met Espimon, whom she recognized as Hiro's AI hologram, he offered his key to Aoi to let her out. They reappeared before the gang with the key still in the keyhole on her forehead. Enraged, the voice manifested itself as ClavisAngemon, a Digimon who can manipulate space. Ruli activated AR field, but since Aoi still got affected by ClavisAngemon's power, she was transported there as well, much to Ruli's dismay.

A fight ensued. Lamortmon was first captured. Canoweissmon and Thethismon evolved to Megas with MAKUAKE playing but then snapped out when ClavisAngemon tuned the tide. Amphimon was taken out next. With only Siriusmon left and got greatly handicapped by ClavisAngemon's power, Espimon, as rarely as it ever happened in Ghost Game, recalled his desire to evolve from the last episode and frustratingly shouted to Hiro that if he was the real Hiro, then he could evolve him. Hiro answered his call and evolved him to HoverEspimon, with a triumphant return of First Riders. We got used to having only one insert song playing once per episode, so having two, and not only that, the insert song for a Champion/Ultimate form at that, to accompany the climax of the episode was extremely fulfilling.

HoverEspimon and Siriusmon cooperated to defeat ClavisAngemon, then Hiro used talk-no-jutsu as usual to resolve their misunderstanding. Hiro, with a smug grin, teased Espimon for finally proving that he's been the real one all along, while Espimon reluctantly admitted it. I hoped this finally moved the plot forward about why he's looking for him in the first place.

Nevertheless, everyone thanked him for saving the day. Aoi, who witnessed everything didn't mind keeping this a secret and offered Espimon to stay at her place. Finally, we have the main cast's friend in the inner circle. And even though Hiro is Espimon partner, I hope he developed some bonds with Aoi during his stay and she could fully attain official partnership (and a Digivice) with him.

Normally, I'll end the recap at the end of the episode, but the preview for the next one is so cute that I have mention it. Ruli is afflicted with insatiable hunger and the way she's eying on Gammamon's wiggling tail like it's dessert is hilarious. (Anyway this scene is very cute. Hope can make a GIF once it comes out.)

[jadeazora]

So, Ryudamon stays Ginryumon then. Unless Hiro’s dad sends an extra Dim Card for Ryudamon in his next letter/package or something. There’s the focus on the unevolved Ryudamon with Kiyoshiro in the ending and it’s still a fairly new ED, so I’m still wondering about the possibility of secondary partners.

Btw, Geremon’s been shown a couple times thru-out the episode, even helping Angoramon and Espimon locate the heroes, and was a bit shady, but apparently, was just using the heroes to help them get free meals. Hiro is very disturbed.

At least the episode ends on a pretty cute note tho.

[detectiveichijouji]

So far we got 15 cases (18 chapters per AO3 count) released and I'd like to ask if everyone's enjoying it.

Also if you caught some hints of certain mysteries surrounding the 02 Group and their small non-profitable business as detectives (which were basically inspired on Cyber Sleuth/Hacker's Memory, Dekaranger and other things!)

Do you have any questions regarding them? Do you have theories about Arsenemon, or maybe about the three suspicious Space Trio's roles? Do you think Miss Espimon cute? Did you catch some digi-cameos through the story so far?

Don't forget to let me know in the askbox or replies!

It's a fun project, and i'm enjoying writing and developing it little by little hehe~ (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

[dovahkiin796]

Fucking Espimon! Stealing Gammamon’s chocolates without him noticing! X3

Whoa there Ruli! A little too forward with Hiro don’t you think? (I’ll see myself out.)

I’m back bitches!!! And so is Mummymon, always glad to see more of him. Though I do got to ask. What does he actually do in the hospital? He can’t tend to the humans because... well. It’s pretty obvious why.

AWWWW! So cute!

[analyzingadventure]

Alrighty, let’s catch up on GG, episodes 61-65, let's gooo

I'm super behind on GG, mainly because I have been actually rewatching it from the begining for the episode guide, and it's taken me this long to catch up- thank goodness for the hiatus for letting me catch up in peace though

Anyway, 61 - Resurrection!

Well this episode is off to grim start

TSUMEMON?? WE'RE GETTING TSUMEMON THIS EPISODE??

HEY WHAT WAS THAT SHADOW ON THE ROOF

Man the vibes this episode are immaculate, the atmosphere is so good

OH EVILMON IN THE WINDOWS?? WE GETTNG A PLETHORA OF DIGIMON THIS WEEK?? (Wait is this the Milleniummon episode??)

OH THIS IS THE MILLE EPISODE, IT'S MILLE TIME BOYS

Sorry I didn't have much to say, good episode, maybe a little anticlimactic but also this is definitely more about the thematics than spectacle and that's wonderful

62 - The Strange Floor

So we have an absolute plethora of stuff happning here, eh

OH YOU'RE ONE OF THE NEW-ISH BABIES!! I CAN'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME BUT YOU'RE CUTE!!

Oh we got others too- Otamamon, Kunemon, other folks! :oc

BABY BASTARD SPOTTED

OH THE HEEBIE JEEBIES

owo Who's this handsome mon

Oh Espimon is in the Cyber Sleuth data space too lmao

OH THAT KEY, THAT FUCKING KEY, IT'S CLAVIS ANGEMON'S KEY

ARE WE GETTING CLAVIS ANGEMON THIS EPISODE?? I MEAN I SAW TWITTER SPOILERS BUT I FORGOT HALF THE DIGIMON THAT'RE SHOWING UP

YESSSSS IT'S CLAVIS YESSSSSSSSSSS

Is it bad if I get excited about certain Digimon showing out of no other reason than OCs? It's true rn lmao

And Espimon evolved! Congrats, you have found Hiro!

(Or has he? What if Hiro isn't Hiro? IDK the Fake Hiro thing was starting to make me wonder lmao)

Alright, they finally beat some sense into him

And Aoi actually gets to know that Digimon do infact exist- how fun

Nice episode! V fun

63 - Gluttony

Dude is hungy and his arm is stretchy... Clearly, someone needs to get this man some meat

"One was strangely crunchy" HHHHHHHH DON'T LIKE THAT

(God this episode almost has some "the diroctor's barely disguised fetish" energy hhhhhhhhh)

Okay for real though Hiro and co should've noticed something Is Very Very Wrong with Ruri long before they even left the buffet, it is not humanly possible for a human, let alone a skinny child, to eat this much, guys, please, rub your braincells together

RURI NO DON'T VORE GAMMAMON NOOOOOOOO

Perhaps, instead of trying to feed her more, take her to fucking Mummymon, for the love of god

FINALLY, TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH

oh OH OH OHOH IT'S QUARTZMON, I FUCKING FORGOT, IT'S FUCKING QUARTZMON, HOLY SHIT HUNTERS RIGHS

BABIES?????????????????

Well I already did the vore joke, might as well go for the mpreg joke while I'm at it too--- congrats to Quartzmon, you're a father

Actually I really like this twist though, that Quartzmon, despite being a horrific looking Digimon who you could hardly imagine being ever presented in a positive light, turns out to be a decent person, just wanting to take care of some babies. That's great, that's a great twist

There really are just... more and more Digimon, everywhere. This is definitely leading to everyone getting separated by the finale again, isn't it

Yeah this was a good episode!

64 - Call

It's Dagomon time baybeeeee

Oh the visual reference to the Dark Ocean episode is really cute

Also holy shit Dagomon is A Big Boyo

GUMDRAMON BABYYYYYYYYY

Wait is that the same guy on the ship as the guy from the bird episode from early on (oh god damn don't tell me I need to label that episode as Plot Relevant in the filler guy because that guy comes back...)

OH THE FIELD DIDN'T COME UP RIGHT, IT'S JUST A PROTECTIVE BUBBLE, OH GOD DAGOMON IS STRONK

Oh that's fucking creepy

Oh that shot gets an absolute 10/10, that's so fucking good

Oh this is so fucking cool

Oh he turned into a mass of tentacles, that's great

He's... contained... wha

Oh did he get yeeted back into the Digital World????

CTHYLLAMON??? CAME TO HELP???? WHAT????? OH THAT'S GREAT I LOVE THAT???

wait WHAT

WAIT WHAT

HOKUTO AND TERRIERMON JUST POPPED OUT

WAIT WHAT

THAT WAS SO FAST I COULDN'T EVEN GET A SCREENSHOT ON TIME, WHAT

WAIT ANGORAMON'S EPISODE SPEECH GOT CUT

OH WHAT

OH THEY'R EDOING A FUCKED UP VERSION OF THE OPENING NARRATION, OH SHIT THAT'S SO COOL???????????

THE DIGITAL WORLD DISAPPEARED???????????

MUMMYMON WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN

DO I EVEN NEED TO SAY ANYTHING HOLY SHIT

NEXT FUCKING EPISODE, 65, THE BLACK ZONE OF DEATH

There's no opening narration

I'm not ready for this man

So is that gonna be the lore explanation to Black Variants... (I can't remember if there was a lore bit like this or not, maybe there was actually, not that I care that much)

Oh Hiro is just chillin' with MoonMille, that's great

"I can't live in an analog world without anime or games" Kiyo, bitch, you don't need the Internet for either, go watch some anime on VHS and play some FFIX on a PS1 you COWARD!! Kids these days, smh

KUZUHAMON??? SHE'S JUST THERE??? A GIANT WOMAN???

Lmao Hokuto got cut off and couldn't go with the others

Hokuto, what the fuck are you planning on doing to Nomura and the others. I do not trust this irresponsible man whatsoever

Ah, the forest... all black+magenta... Just like a certain edgyboi...

Man, shit is happening so fast I can't even make out which Digimon are fighting-- Kuwagaamon and Tuskmon?? Fuck I can't tell

(Ah it's a Brakimon)

I think this is a Rafflesimon episode and oh wowie the bodyhorror is fun ahahahahhhahhhaaa

Look I was happy to get to see Rafflesimon in GENERAL, but this black version??? Oh she looks so cool???????

Ah, so the black peeling on Gammamon's back... I didn't comment on it but I was assuming that somehow Gammamon's time was "running out" and he was going to become Gulus again, like his inner Gulus was gonna get released-- but Gulus is a separate entity from Gammamon? Or a second personality? Sealed away? That's interesting

Anyway Gulus wants to come out to play, eh

RIP, Rafflesimon

And Saberdramon is back, nice

Oh there's an island in the cloud..?? Big Laputa Energy (but like, more dead)

OH IT'S- IT'S WHATSHISFACE, FUCKING FLOWER KNIGHT GUY

AND HE'S VOICED BY SHANKS??????

YOU CAN'T END THE EPISODE THERE

AAAAAAAAAAAA

You guys. I am not ready for Ghost Game to end. I'm not ready for the last two episodes. We're gonna get fucking WRECKED

Do I even wanna watch the episode preview... It's just gonna be torture since the next episode airs on March 19th, like two more weeks.

Oh let's just fucking watch it man, god knows GG has been good at keeping it secrets so far, they're not gonna spoil shit at this point

Oh she's so pretty ;w;

Episode preview

Yeah we get a fun fight against flower knight boy and then Gulus goes berserk based on the episode title

Oh boy

Rewatching GG has made me appreciate it so much more (the Episode Guide is almost done*, I just need to edit it because it's a bit messy), and knowing there won't be another Digimon anime for a good while again (aside from the Zero Two movie but I'm not watching it)... It's bitter sweet. We finally get plot, but at the cost of the series ending. It's been a fun, unique ride though, and I'm grateful for it

*I mean it won't be 100% completed until the final episode airs but I'll post it early so if anybody wants to rewatch some highlights, it'll be easier for them to find the right episodes

[digitalworldss]

ANYWAYS i like the new ending song + all the art for it was super cute i like espimon and ryudamon being involved!! that whole episode was. A lot but i really liked it…very intense…kind of wish the idols got a song tho lol. here’s my favorite kiyoshiro face from that ep

[izzyizumi]

m E: Good morning to Espimon and Espimon oNLY

[koushirouizumi]

Digimon Ghost Game ~ Ending Theme #5 (Musical Artists/Group: Kobore) "STRAWBERRY" ~ Hiro Amanokawa & Gammamon + (New Friend!) Espimon

"There are SO MANY THINGS in the world That you CAN'T SEE with your EYES..."

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[koushirouizumi]

Me, watching GhostGame #45: And then Kiyoshiro is indebted to Espimon now (Good Job Espimon)

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Digimon Ghost Game EP. 64

This is probably the closest Ghost Game has ever been to the horror it promoted, and the only one I had to watch twice in full because THERE IS A LOT TO UNFOLD HERE.

The captain of a ship named Toei 3 (I know what you did there) was seen hiding from a crowd before he himself heard mysterious chanting. Soon after, a staff and a police officer who were anxious about the ship's delayed docking witnessed the seemingly brainwashed crew approached them inside a thick fog, accompanied by a gigantic shadow looming over them. This giant shadow and the absence of music were extremely unsettling, and the decision behind this shot would be explained afterwards.

We then cut to Hiro, Nomura, Fukatsu and Gammamon going on a fishing trip (with Gammamon being excitingly adorable as always). But the ship that was supposed to bring them back to the shore was significantly delayed. Stranded on the fishing pier in the middle of the sea and without internet connection, they could only wait. I gotta say that the lighting of these shots were spectacular. It's really soft, subtle and atmospheric.

Meanwhile, Ruli, Angoramon, Kiyo and Jellymon attended the meeting at the usual Digimon gathering spot and discussed the recent soar in numbers of Digimons and the rumor of new disappearance with mildly bad internet connection. I'm both surprised and pleased to see Gumdramon who is one of my favorite Digimons here. He's as cute as always. I'm also happy to see Labramon and Floramon who were both featured in Digimon Survive again (but I still haven't finished the True Ending of that game yet.) I know both of them were Digimons that were released for a long time but the fact that they appeared together was enough to conclude that this was a Survive reference.

Later, a ship, though different from the one in the evening, finally came and picked them up. But before Hiro boarded it, he noticed a group of people blankly stared at them. While Kiyo's ranting about them not returning before the curfew in his room, Espimon leisurely tasted sour plums Kiyo had which sent shivers throughout his body.

Back on the ship, Hiro, who fell asleep earlier, was woken up by Gammamon when there was a commotion outside. They heard the mysterious chanting and had strong headache. However, Hiro quickly used the AR field to counter it. The body language when Hiro was struggling to activate the field was impressive. Really showed how much the headache affected his senses. Unfortunately, unlike before where the AR field expanded widely, it only surrounded them like a barrier this time. Though they were not affected by the headache anymore, those who were brainwashed were still after them, so Hiro grabbed Gammamon and jumped to a different ship to escape them. The shot where a normal rail became affected by the AR field was also impressive. A lot of details went into the production here.

Meanwhile, the city was invaded by the same fog, which also mystically teleported all affected people along with it and continued the infection. Simple blockades like doors were not effective as the fog could go through the seams. When they appeared, the environment shook as if it's unstable. They also kept chanting: "You'll understand eventually."

Kiyo and Ruli were able to escape thanks to Airdramon. After they heard the announcement to "return", they hurried to Hiro who were still at sea. On the beach, they encountered the afflicted, who started to transform into nautical green creatures. Here I thought Ghost Game could not top the body horror it had like in the Spiral or Red Eye episodes, but they proved me wrong yet again.

They then gazed upon the sky, and was faced with a colossal shadow, whose red eyes and mark glowed menacingly. Angoramon uttered the name with fear: Dagomon.

Upon this reveal, I understood why the direction of this episode was as it was. This Digimon was based on Cthulu, one of the Eldritch/cosmic horror created by H.P. Lovecraft. Its ephemeral form and non-existence throughout the episode until now was all to build-up its threat to the human, slowly injecting fear into our hearts without us even noticing.

Cornered by the transformed victims, Gammamon evolved to Canoweissmon to protect Hiro and attacked Dagomon. However, his attack was seemingly reversed when contacting the shadow and was counterattacked afterwards. Hiro who was backed to the edge of the ship was saved by HoverEspimon. Lamortmon and Thetismon then joined the fight, but was countered by Dagomon as well.

The situation worsened when the injury made by Dagomon had an underlying effect: hallucination. All three Digimons saw lots of tentacles coming out of their wounds and strangled them. I liked that the sky went back to clear blue as normal to differentiate between reality and hallucination, but it's also an irony that such a clear sky indicated that the danger was present, contrast to the dark sky which represented safety.

To wake them up, HoverEspimon poured sour plums that he ate earlier into Canoweissmon's mouth, who also got shivers down his spine and was freed from the hallucination. He saved his friends by clearing the fog around them, which also forced the real Dagomon to appear. It started to turn black and roared ferociously. At this moment, a black spot appeared on Canoweissmon's back.

The time limit ran out and Thetismon and Lamortmon were out. Luckily, Canoweissmon used his last juice of energy and evolved to Siriusmon and defeated Dagomon. However, the supposedly unconscious Dagomon suddenly spread its tentacles and attack everything around it. Luckily, the digital gate appear and sent it back.

After witnessing such a scene, Hiro and the gang were immediately greeted with Cthyllamon, Hangyomons and Blacktailmon Uver. Cthyllamon and Hangyomons helped rescued the humans to the shore. (Than you. You've learned your lessons.) Then, Blacktailmon had Hiro sign the tablet to receive a delivery, which was none other than Hokuto, his father, and Doctor Terriermon.

Just as everyone was having a sweet reunion and Angoramon was having his closing words of the wise as usual, the screen cut to black, the internet was down, and the lights were out. The holograms that we were all acquainted (and bored to see) during the intro sequence (which was absent here for good reason) flickered and vanished one by one. This scene hit me so hard because we've seen it so may times that it became a part of this show, and seeing it gone just like that was terrifying.

And it's not the only thing we lost. Suddenly, all Digimons shivered. The warmth akin to their life snapped into coldness of the dark. Jellymon cried, not knowing what happened to her. But in a certain hospital, Mummymon could surmise:

The Digital World.... disappeared.

The fact that they chose Eldritch/cosmic horror along with the disappearance of the Digital World was marvelous. Fear of the unknown has always been one of mankind's staple and probably the one hardest to conquer. The direction delivered on that feeling perfectly through interesting camera shots and ambience (with enough cuteness from Gammamon and other rookies to help alleviate that a bit). This is peak Ghost Game right here and I couldn't fathom the thrill I'd have if they manage to top it in future episodes (which, according to leaks, would end at EP. 68. So unless we have another season, we only have 4 episodes left to wrap up EVERYTHING. If anything, the next episode would be exposition heavy and that leaves us with ONLY THREE to work with. Those three episodes better deliver.)

The black color Dagomon transformed into closely resembles that of GulusGammamon. This also applies to the preview of the forest in the next episode as well. It mentions about how far you would go to sacrifice your friend to obtain more power and would likely play with Kiyo's alternate personality. It seems that whatever that was affecting Dagomon was related to Gulus. It could be a virus that sent Digimon World into ruin, and Gammamon could be the only one to handle it since he coexists with Gulus.

PS. I knew about evolved forms of GulusGammamon and read their lore, but I won't discuss it here.