Digimon Xros Wars DIGIMON EXPO'25 Reading Drama
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Digimon Xros Wars DIGIMON EXPO'25 Reading Drama is a live reading set in the Digimon Xros Wars continuity. It was read live by the voice actors at Digimon Expo ’25 on September 21, 2025, and was written by Sanjou Riku.
It was uploaded to YouTube on September 22nd, 2025.
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Synopsis[edit]
Akashi Tagiru and Gumdramon entered a time portal. They found themselves in a place full of galleries and adults, which upset Tagiru but Gumdramon told him that the more people in the audience, the more hype it'd be, which Tagiru agreed with. Tagiru then introduced himself as a Digimon Hunter and Gumdramon as his partner. The audience applauded them, which made Tagiru realize that they all had watched Digimon Xros Wars. Gumdramon thought they were famous and Tagiru proclaimed they'd have a great Digimon Hunt today and show off as the superstars they were. Amano Yuu and Damemon then showed up and criticized Tagiru for thinking he was the only one around. Tagiru was surprised the Old Clock Shop Man called more people, which Yuu and Damemmon confirmed, the latter pointing out the Old Clock Shop Man would never trust Tagiru and Gumdramon alone with a hunt, which angered Gumdramon. Said Old Clock Shop Man then showed up, stopped their fight, and explained to Tagiru that they had leapt through time 15 years after their final battle[N 1], which shocked Tagiru, but he continued his explanation nonetheless, saying that several human-loving Digimon had gathered there but their spirit had caused space-time to distort, which caused a Digimon to get lost and wander around the area. He asked them all to join forces to hunt that Digimon. Tagiru wondered if that "all" meant it wasn't just them, which Kudou Taiki confirmed as he arrived on the scene. He was followed by Aonuma Kiriha, Shoutmon, Dorulumon and Hinomoto Akari[N 2], all of which said something about the situation[N 3]. Tagiru then wondered why Tsurugi Zenjirou wasn't with them and Taiki and Akari answered, in perfect harmony, he was too much of a pain so they left him behind. Tagiru agreed with that but then wondered why Amano Nene wasn't there either. Yuu explained that, during their final battle, Kiriha had fought alongside legendary heroes that were all pretty girls, which left Nene in a sour mood. He then asked Kiriha to do something about it but Kiriha just bashfully asked him not to talk about his personal matters so lightly. Taiki said Kiriha was the type to be surrounded by girls, which annoyed him as Taiki was exactly that himself. However, Yuu pointed out that Taiki may attract women, but he had eyes only for his "main wife", Akari, and he came across as far more steady than Kiriha. Taiki was left shocked by that, Shoutmon pointed out Yuu's tongue had gotten even sharper since they last met, and Akari was extremely happy about being Taiki's "main wife", as Dorulumon pointed out. Kiriha felt no one took his side.
The Old Clock Shop Man then interrupted their conversation to explain the target of their hunt: the illusory Digimon, Sakuradamon. Yuu thought that meant it was a police Digimon[N 4]. The Old Clock Shop Man said that had nothing to do with this Sakuradamon, which was a Sakurada Digimon, something Akari had no idea about. Gumdramon thought it had to be a really savage Digimon to bring so many people to hunt it, but the Old Clock Shop Man said it was actually a very good-natured Digimon, just one that was very picky about its restaurants and would snap and cause an angry mess if it found a bad one. Shoutmon said that reminded him of a certain anime producer[N 5]. Taiki realized that meant Sakuradamon could cause lots of trouble, something that was proven true immediately as they heard an explosion coming from Jinbōchō. Said explosion was indeed caused by Sakuradamon, which Akari and Tagiru pointed out was both huge and making a very scary face, which made the latter wonder how this was meant to be a good-natured Digimon, which the Old Clock Shop Man pointed out had to be caused by a really bad restaurant, one Yuu never wanted to go to. Sakuradamon left towards Suidōbashi. Tagiru said they had to hunt it and Taiki called everyone to Super Evolve. As Tagiru Chikara! played, Tagiru, Yuu, Taiki and Kiriha super evolved their Partner Digimon (Gumdramon > Arresterdramon, Damemon > Tuwarmon, Shoutmon/Shoutmon (King Ver.) > Omega Shoutmon, Metal Greymon > Zeke Greymon). However, despite all attacking at once (including Dorulumon), they couldn't hurt Sakuradamon at all. Arresterdramon was attacked separatedly but was saved by Mervamon. Arresterdramon wondered where she came from and Akari pointed out she Reloaded her, as she had a Xros Loader of her own now and brought everyone's Digimon with her. Yuu pointed out that Nene giving Akari her Digimon meant she must be really mad at Kiriha, but Kiriha just asked him to postpone that conversation and called to Taiki, who himself told everyone to go for a Great Xros. Tagiru wondered if they could do it and the Old Clock Shop Man confirmed there were no restrictions on Reloading anymore as DigiQuartz had been eliminated. This made Tagiru realize that Taiki had had Shoutmon and Dorulumon out together all this time. Arresterdramon was overjoyed he got to DigiXros with his king. Taiki called everyone to give their power to Shoutmon. With WE ARE Xros Heart! (ver. X7) playing, Taiki (Omega Shoutmon, Ballistamon, Dorulumon), Kiriha (Zeke Greymon), Akari (Sparrowmon, Starmons, Mervamon), Yuu (Tuwarmon) and Tagiru (Arresterdramon) Great Xrossed their Digimon into Shoutmon X10[N 6]. Tagiru was impressed by the new DigiXros and Yuu pointed out it was a shame they couldn't show the audience what it actually looked like. Shoutmon X10 then used his Tens Victorize which one-shot Sakuradamon, Taiki called Tagiru to capture it once it turned into data, and Tagiru did so. The Old Clock Shop Man then took Sakuradamon's data so it could be reborn as a Digitama in the future.
With the battle finished, Kiriha pointed out they went through a harsh battle that would've been impossible if any of them were missing, though Yuu pointed out he would've been more at ease with his sister there. Kiriha swore he'd properly explain himself to Nene, which made Damemon think he was no good too. This made everyone laugh. Akari then called everyone to go back to their time before Taiki pushed himself too hard and collapsed again. Taiki whined he was fine, but Shoutmon pointed out that only meant he wasn't. Shoutmon and Dorulumon apologised to the audience for the situation. Mervamon pointed out they may all meet again someday, which Taiki and Tagiru agreed with because the audience all loved Digimon. Gumdramon told everyone not to forget their name, Xros Heart, then everyone left.
Now alone, the Old Clock Shop Man told the audience that Digimon was a bond that linked the audience to them through time and the day may come when they met again. Becoming Bagramon for a moment, he added they'd meet alongside Xros Heart's melody. He then went back to his human form, pretending he was just kidding.
Credits[edit]
- Writer: Sanjou Riku
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Trivia[edit]
- The lack of certain characters (Tsurugi Zenjirou and Amano Nene) as well as the complete silence of others (Sparrowmon, Starmons) is explained by this being a live reading, where some cast members could not attend.
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