Pepsi, they, 26. white. I like Digimon, MTG, FF, Warrior Cats, and some other stuff. My fursonas are of a wolf, hyena robot, candy corn cat, lycanroc, silvally, and others.
If you’re following me (a very Adventure and 02-centric blog), you’ve probably already seen Adventure and 02, but you might not have seen Appmon, and since it’s such a lovely and important day today, I thought I should take the moment to try and rectify that as much as possible (especially since it’s streaming on Crunchyroll in several countries, too).
Why Appmon in particular? Well, thinking about it and my own position as an Adventure/02 blog, I personally believe that Appmon is one of the Digimon entries that most captures the spirit of what attracted people to classic Digimon (Adventure through Frontier) without actually being an outright rehash. I think Appmon’s critical acclaim has become well-known among members of this fanbase, but there aren’t a lot of things that thoroughly unpack why Appmon gets all of that critical acclaim and is so well-liked by classic Digimon fans. So I decided to write one!
One of the biggest things that works against recommending Appmon to others is how it looks very “immature”, or in other words, the bright sparkly colors and extensive use of catchphrases makes it come off as a kids’ show with an low-aged target audience and existing primarily to be goofy more than anything else. Personally, I’m still not fond of the idea that “dark” and “mature” should be considered synonymous (as someone who has a lot of prejudice against media that tries to be dark and edgy but actually has no substance), but nevertheless, Appmon is probably the single most deceptive series in this franchise. If you’re familiar with kids’ shows, you’re probably aware that it’s quite common for them to start off lighthearted and escalate as they get further in, but I cannot emphasize enough that Appmon is probably one of the most extreme about this, and heavily urge everyone reading this to not judge a book by its cover.
The following will be a spoiler-free breakdown of why I heavily recommend this series to anyone who hasn’t seen it already.
Be my light. I won’t resign for even a moment I will protect you; light my way Even if something ends, not all of it was a lie Let’s shake it down Be my light. The string that entwines the two of us If we pull it in before it breaks; so bright Wake me up! You be my light I refuse to have any regrets
old doodles of rei (appmon) and gladion (pokemon sun/moon). edgy teens who are secretly(?) nice big bros to their intellectual-type younger sibs haha, i love them!
