We’ve had threads on MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh, and even boxing cards, and I’d love to start one dedicated to Digimon cards, old or new! I have looked around for an E4 equivalent for Digimon collectors, but had no luck as it is primarily a player’s tcg.
I have been collecting the new Digimon cards for the past year and having a blast, there is tons of artist crossover with Pokemon (even Himeno!) and the illustrations just keep getting better and better.
After seeing @Silphnaut post in the secret santa thread (from @A.P.Speeze ) I now know there are at least a few other Digimon collectors here on E4, and hopefully everyone will be motivated to share their collections and discuss other Digimon-related things.
I’ll start things off with something that literally arrived today. My first ever booster box! I haven’t even bought a pokemon one before.
So surprised at how small it is. Really looking forward to opening it at the weekend. This is the very first set released, BT-01, New Evolution, from all the way back in May 2020
Since I middlemanned a lot of them for him, I know @tonysandlin collects some of the older Digimon cards. Not sure whether he has any pictures ready to share, though.
Digimon is seeing a large revival recently. Bandai has been sinking a ton of money into their marketing budget, taking feedback from fans and the results really show with the success of Time Stranger.
@Silphnaut’s secret santa post also got me interested in the TCG, as I’m currently playing through Cyber Sleuth and (re)watching the older anime (Adventure, 02 & Tamers complete).
Still going through the different sets to find cards I like, but this pair in particular has caught my eye.
One huge thing that has really helped the Digimon tcg has been the webcomic Liberator, which is about playing the tcg in a VR setting. Also, the newest anime Beat Break is less than 10 episodes in (I think) and has been a huge hit. Hopefully Time Stranger brings back more fans.
I love these connecting alt arts, so cool that the creator of the franchise is still so involved and illustrating.
Yeah, the promotional tie-ins are very well thought out. I’ve been watching Beatbreak and it’s quite solid so far. Definitely aimed at teens/young adults rather than kids, and the dystopian sci-fi setting has pulled me in. I do like how Digimon as a franchise is willing to grow with its audience, which gives it its own life apart from Pokemon (I remember everyone used to compare the two growing up).
I try not to creep Digimon into my esoteric Wooper-weaving forum usage but Digimon has been right there alongside Pokémon all my life. Digimon World 2003 is one of my favourite games of all time and I played it to death as a kid, though I could never get passed Bulbmon until I was a bit older and understood the mechanics more.
I collect the cards and enjoy it, but for some reason Digimon has always taken a second-place to Pokémon. I think Pokémon is a lot more compelling for some reason, but Digimon will always have a place in my heart!
Also if you haven’t read it there’s a hilarious greentext floating round about how the Digimon movie caused a kids’ parents to divorce (because of Angela Anaconda).
Even funnier is that my parents got divorced the same year… Wait…
Haven’t bought in a bit though. I was a big digimon nerd as a kid in addition to Pokémon. I’ve watched every season but somehow have never played any of the games
Dang, that’s an impressive binder. I like how you laid out all the canon evolutionary lines from Adventure > Frontier. The TCG is very player-oriented, so it surprised me how cheap cards are. Can get some nice-looking full arts for a few dollars and plenty of higher rarity alt arts for under 100.
Time Stranger is probably the best starting point for a Digimon game. It’s a very accesible modern JRPG that looks and plays great.
I wish the print quality in the first few sets was a little better though. Grading anything from 1.0 has been a pain because of how easily the backs can whiten.
I used to play the new TCG a bunch, but it got a little too crazy with the Power Creep and playstyles/mechanics to be enjoyable anymore.
Not sure whether he has any pictures ready to share, though.
