Digimon Adventure tri. Movie 1 "Reunion" Makes 218 Million Yen

December 20th, 2015. Anime! Anime! reports that the first entry in the six-part Digimon Adventure tri. film series, Reunion, earned over 218,000,000 yen as of December 16th. The film is presently in its fourth week in theaters, having been extended as late as December 25th at select locations. Several of the original ten theaters that ran the film are leaving open the possibility of extensions past Christmas, as tri. has been at the top of the small film charts since its premiere on November 21st. According to Anime! Anime!, about one hundred thousand people have seen Reunion in theaters.

Digimon Adventure tri. is a series of six theatrical films made in observance of Adventure's fifteenth anniversary. Currently two films have been titled, Reunion (premiered November 21st) and Decision, which will premiere in Japan on March 12th, 2016. For its international distribution, Reunion was officially licensed to be subtitled on Crunchyroll, broken up into four episodes rather than the one continuous movie shown in Japanese theaters. In Germany the film was subtitled by Animax and shown on broadcast television.

Adventure tri. Movie 1 "Reunion" Extended to December 25th

December 17th, 2015. The official Digimon Adventure portal updated today to reflect a change in schedule; Digimon Adventure tri. movie 1 Reunion, which was previously extended from its original limited three-week run to December 12th, has been further extended up to as late as December 25th at participating Japanese theaters. All ten of the original theaters that chose to screen the film have also chosen to extend its run, with seven extending to December 25th, two to December 22nd, and one to December 18th.

Digimon Adventure tri. has been a massive success thus far, opening at over 59 million yen in its first week despite being exclusive to a very small number of theaters, and by the middle of its fourth week those sales had grown to over 180 million yen, about 1.5 million dollars.

The second entry in Adventure tri., Decision, will premiere in Japan on March 12th, 2016. The film series has been officially licensed to Crunchyroll for distribution in the west, with each film being cut up into four subtitled episodes.

Some theaters have listed the extended dates' deadlines as tentative, rather than final.

Digimon THE MOVIES Blu-ray Vol. 1~4 to Launch 01/06/16

Volume 3 cover.

December 8th, 2015. The official Digimon Aventure 15th anniversary Twitter account tweeted today that the four volume Blu-ray set containing the the respective theatrical films for Digimon Adventure, 02, Tamers, Frontier, and Savers will go out on January 6th, 2016. Each volume has a recommended price of 5400 yen, equivalent to about $44, but during the current preorder period the discs can be ordered at 26% off.

The first volume contains the 1999 Digimon Adventure pilot film and Our War Game; Volume 2 features the two-part film Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals and the Adventure 02 finale film Diablomon's Counterattack. Volume 3 covers the Tamers films Battle of Adventurers and The Runaway Digimon Express, while Volume 4 groups Revival of the Ancient Digimon and Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! together.

Digimon Adventure tri. Gets Extended Screening

December 3rd, 2015. Today the official Digimon Adventure tri. web portal announced that the first tri. film, Reunion, will have its Japanese three-week screening extended an additional week, with the end of its run in theaters set for December 18th. Adventure tri. has been consistently described as a big hit by Toei, and in its first week the film opened at 59 million yen despite being screened at just ten theaters. Currently Reunion is in its second week.

As part of the film's original campaign, theatergoers were given one of several autographed illustrations featuring a different character from the tri. cast; for the fourth week two new illustrations are being distributed to keep up with demand, drawn by tri.'s animation character designer Shino Masanori and the film's animation director Ito Kouji. Shino's illustration features Taichi & Yamato, while Ito's features Omegamon. These will become available beginning on December 12th.

Digimon Adventure tri. is a series of six theatrical films made in observance of Adventure's fifteenth anniversary. Currently two films have been titled, Reunion (premiered November 21st) and Decision, which will premiere in Japan on March 12th, 2016. For its international distribution, Reunion was officially licensed to be subtitled on Crunchyroll, broken up into four episodes rather than the one continuous movie shown in Japanese theaters. In Germany the film was subtitled by Animax and shown on broadcast television.

First 5 Minutes of Digimon Adventure tri. Shown in Livestream

October 25th, 2015. In an official Digimon livestream held today over Nicovideo, the first five minutes of the first Digimon Adventure tri. film Reunion were shown to promote the upcoming movie. An unsubtitled recording is provided above; subtitles will be provided later.

Digimon Adventure tri. was prescreened in Japan on Friday, and will premier in theaters November 11th, 2015. While the tri. DVD and Blu-ray releases will be region fee, no actual subtitled or dubbed western release has been announced at this time.