Digimon Adventure 20th Anniversary Memorial Story Project

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Memorial Story Project poster.jpg
Premiere Dates Jap.png November 22 2019 - December 25, 2020
Duration 5 minutes per episode
Home Release December 25, 2020 (limited)
Official Site [1]

Digimon Adventure 20th Anniversary Memorial Story Project (デジモンアドベンチャー20周年メモリアルストーリープロジェクト, Dejimon Adobenchā 20 Shūnen Memoriaru Sutōrī Purojekuto) is a series of anime shorts produced by Toei Animation as a tie-in to Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. They feature short stories that depict the everyday life of the characters around or before the time of Kizuna.

The production and release of the Memorial Story Project was supported by a crowdfunding campaign on the crowdfunding platform Campfire.

Only the first short, "To Sora", has received a general release, as it is available on the Toei Animation YouTube channel (including an English-subtitled version). The second through fourth shorts received limited showings in LB Pop-Up Theater shops as a bonus for purchases. Otherwise, the shorts are exclusive to the Blu-ray Disc compilation that was distributed as a reward to backers of the crowdfunding campaign.

List of Shorts[edit]

Japanese Title Other Titles Airdate Title Screen
"To Sora" 『空へ』 Jap.png November 22, 2019 100px
To Sora
Sora e
"Hole in the Heart" 『心の穴』 Jap.png February 21, 2020 100px
Hole in the Heart
Kokoro no ana
"Medical Student, Kido Jo" 『医学生・城戸丈』 Jap.png July 10, 2020 100px
Medical Student, Kido Jo
Igakusei, kido jō
"Longing Jogress Evolution" 『あこがれのジョグレス進化』 Jap.png October 16, 2020 100px
Longing Jogress Evolution
Akogare joguresu shinka
"The Shibuya-ish Heroic Saga of Pump and Gottsu" 『パンプとゴツの渋谷系武勇伝』 Jap.png December 25, 2020 100px
The Shibuya-ish Heroic Saga of Pump and Gottsu
Panpu to gotsu no shibuya-kei buyūden


Staff[edit]

Cast[edit]

Crowdfunding[edit]

The Memorial Story Project was supported by a crowdfunding campaign on the Japanese crowdfunding platform Campfire. This campaign is also how the complete set of shorts was released, as the only release of the shorts on physical media, and the only release in general of the second through fifth, was through a Blu-Ray Disc that was one of the backer rewards.

The campaign was open for pledges between August 18 2019 and October 2 2019. It raised a total of ¥38,336,588, well above the target of ¥10,000,000.[1]

The campaign only accepted pledges from residents of Japan.[1]

Minimum Pledge Rewards Maximum Available
¥3,000
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
Unlimited
¥5,000
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
Unlimited
¥7,000
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
Unlimited
¥10,000
  • Replica key frames of notable scenes from Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (x3)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
Unlimited
¥10,000
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story script (x1)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story storyboard book (incl. all 5 shorts)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
Unlimited
¥15,000
  • Invitation to a special advance screening of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna in Tokyo (scheduled for February 2 2020)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
330
¥40,000
  • Limited edition Angemon G.E.M. figure (x1)
  • Postcard featuring concept art of the Angemon G.E.M. figure by Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
(TBA)
¥100,000
  • Participation in recording background chatter ADR for Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story (recording session scheduled for October 12 2019)
  • Acknowledgement in the shorts' credits (either under real name or pseudonym)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story script, autographed by the principal cast (x1)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
5
¥300,000
  • An original partner Digimon, designed by Watanabe Kenji and produced as a plush doll
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story script, autographed by the principal cast (x1)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story compilation Blu-ray (x1)
  • Clear file featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x1)
  • Can badges featuring the Digimon Adventure 20th crowdfunding key art (x8)
  • Digimon Adventure 20th exclusive special booklet (x1)
  • Thank-you message
  • Campaign-exclusive newsletter
5

Original Partner Digimon[edit]

One of the rewards for the ¥300,000 tier of the crowdfunding campaign was "Creation of Your Very Own Original Partner Digimon & Production of a Plush Doll" 「あなただけのオリジナルパートナーデジモン誕生&ぬいぐるみにしてお届けします」. For a minimum pledge of ¥300,000, backers would be rewarded with a meeting with Digimon designer Watanabe Kenji, who would design a partner Digimon for the backer based on the backer's input in the meeting.

The backer would later receive both model sheets and finalized key art of the Digimon by Watanabe, as well as a one-of-a-kind plush doll of the Digimon produced by Bandai. The plush dolls were scheduled for distribution to the backers by December 2020.[1]

All five of the backer slots for this reward tier were filled. The following Digimon were designed as the rewards for this tier:

Digimon Backer Plush First Other Appearance
Aequcedramon.jpg
Aequcedramon
"Shō" (しょう) Aequcedramon plush.jpg N/A
Ganvivormon.jpg
Ganvivormon
"Gyotchan" (ぎょっチャンネル) Ganvivormon plush.jpg N/A
Pyontomon.jpg
Pyontomon
"Ryōsagi" (リョウサギ) Pyontomon plush.jpg N/A
Madomon.jpg
Madomon
"Mado" (マド) Madomon plush.jpg N/A
Rurimon.jpg
Rurimon
"Tomoshibi" (灯) Rurimon plush.jpg N/A

The fans did not retain any of the rights to the Digimon created through this reward tier, including copyright.[1] Bandai's Digimon Partners later published an article showcasing the Digimon.[2]

Additional Information[edit]

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