The NovaCast: A Digimon Rewatch Experience

Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals. We've survived the likes of Angela Anaconda and Peacekeepers, but now we face our greatest trial yet: xylophone bluegrass and a weird rabbit who can do a windy thing. Strap in as we tackle an OVA rife gorgeous yet confusing happenings, Daisuke appreciation, and power level frustration. Can the power of t...

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 20 - 21. The fall of the Digimon Emperor marks the end of an era, and with it, lots of confusing changes and just as many questions. Sloane's vindication is finally at hand, Scrafty gets to truly show us what Daisuke is all about, and Thom gets real about Magnamon and Kimeramon. And don't forget to pour one out for our favorite Droopy boy!

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 18 - 19. Its time to flush the Digimon Emperor out of his weird, toilet-shaped base! But first, we need to carefully craft our plan of attack, consisting of loving and appreciating Yolei Inoue, getting hype for Chad TK, workshopping our Adventure 02 AU fanfic, and the inauguration the Nitpick Corner.

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 16 - 17. Join us this week on the NovaCast as we hop in to the, er, cockpit(?) of Submarimon, and take a deep dive into two surprisingly meaty episodes. We find another Digi-Egg, watch Joe's dad get bodied and sample some of Matt's famously bad cooking in a jam-packed episode. Also:  Davis unravels the TKAnon conspiracy, the true power of Jughead is revealed, Ken...

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 14 - 15. A new challenger steps into the ring, and we couldn't be more excited to see him! Also included in this thrilling chapter: the return of some beloved old friends, Demidevimon lawsuits, annoying retcons, hot takes on Tri, and enough kindness to crack ANYONE'S shell! Don't mind the lore dumps and tangents, those are just tenets of our nindo--our ninja way!

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 10 - 11. An exciting new two-parter is here, and with it, an exciting new Armour Digi-Egg! Can the gang defeat their most troubling foe yet: Agumon?! Also included in this jam-packed volume: battling boyfriends, horse talk, and some wholesome headcanons. The numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for the Digidestined!

The grand finale of the Digimon Adventure saga is here, and thus the NovaCast convenes for a special episode to discuss our immediate thoughts and reactions about the new movie. From easter eggs to cameos, we talk about just about everything that caught our eyes and stole our hearts. SPOILERS BEGIN AT 21:41

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 7 - 9. Ken finally says The Line as we hit our favorite stretch of 02 episodes yet! On the docket this week: contentious shipping opinions,  more Davis/Daisuke Discourse, the return of some old friends (and foes) and some surprising similarities which transcend the language barrier. So why DON’T the DigiDestineds’ parents know what’s going on, anyway?

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 4 - 6. Our reunion with the DigiDestined of yore continues as Mimi and Joe (and Matt) join the party! Plus: missing subplots, Dril impressions, and deep, deep Tachikawa lore! All this plus more worldbuilding talk than you can shake a stick at in a surprisingly-morose episode.

Digimon Adventure 02 Episodes 1 - 3. It’s only been a week, yet we’re diving three years into the future to continue our journey with the DigiDestineds! Join us as we check in on how our old faves have been, are introduced a motley trio of kids who haven’t come into their own yet, and face off against a fearsome villain we love to hate and also love to love. There's plenty going on as we start thi...

Digimon Adventure: Our War Game. Y2K is back, baby, as we cover perhaps the most prolific piece of Digimon media, its fascinating adaptation for the Western market, and its bizarre history-making achievements. Go digital with us in a feature-length discussion of our favorite moments in the sub and dub, and be sure to put your Pogchamps in chat for Omnimon! This episode is sure to hit the spot even...

Sloane, Scrafty, and Thom are joined by special guest PK Gaming on a stroll down memory lane. The gang busts out their soapboxes one last time in a feature-length retrospective on the entirety of Digimon Adventure, and beat some long-dead horses to a pulp on a quest to definitively pinpoint the best and worst parts of the season. Goodbyes are never easy, but bust out the tissues and join us for on...

Digimon Adventure Episodes 53 - 54. So it's come to this. Our final battle is here, and we channel the power that was inside us all along to close out the first season of Digimon! Join us for one last ride as we examine the major discrepancies between our sudden final foe in the sub and the dub, mourn the Emmy that never was, struggle throughsome tearful goodbyes, and more! Plus, the ultimate deba...

Digimon Adventure Episodes 50 - 52. It's a race to the bottom of The Angst Pit as our heroes cram their last bits of character development before getting the band get back together for grand finals against the Clown Prince of Spiral Mountain himself, Piedmon. Join us for one last ride as we get hype over the final Digivolution of Adventure, get to the bottom of what Piedmon's Trick REALLY is, and...

Digimon Adventure Episodes 48 - 49. The menacing Machinedramon takes Manhattan in our most blasphemous episode yet. Join us as we disassemble the biggest upgrade the dub's made so far, rally the proletariat, and dive deep into tabletop RPGs and... The Simpsons? Our journey's nearing its end, but there's still fun to be had and omelets to be broken!

Digimon Adventure Episodes 46-47.  Monster House lore abounds in this two-parter, featuring the return of a problematic fave who’s Changed Into Power! We also help put Ogremon over and gripe about the impetus of a deadly Digimon trend, and cover a plethora of topics ranging from character development to Hello Kitty to our dream Digimon Adventure continuation.

Digimon Adventure Episodes (The remainder of) 43 - 45. Puppetmon makes his debut, and his Patented Gun proves to be the dub’s biggest adversary yet! We also dissect Matt's heel turn, do our best Marlon Brando impressions, navigate a tangled web of conflicting lore dumps, and talk/cry about the recent dub trailer for Last Evolution Kizuna!

Digimon Adventure Episodes 40 - 42 + 5 Minutes of 43. The Dark Masters arc has only just begun, and yet we're already pouring one out for some old friends we won't be seeing again. Along the way, we butt heads over MetalSeadramon's voice, rip apart the dub's bizarre editing, realize how cultured we are (and aren't), ponder our favorite flavors of Frigimon, and experience an extremely rare instance...

After we talked about our ideal Digimon fighting game roster for fifteen minutes, the NovaCast was contacted by Greg Digimon and John Bandai to come up with our ideal Digimon fighting game. Listen to Sloane, Scrafty, and Thom talk about mechanics, characters, and stages for a game that doesn't exist but we really wish did!

Digimon Adventure Episodes 38 - 39. With the introduction of our first Mega-level Digimon comes the end of the great Myotismon AND his crotch mobster as well. Bid goodbye to the real world as we discuss Joe's brother(s), the hot new British fandom, our most hated Digimon and sleep paralysis demons, and settle the Tai/Matt/Sora debate once and for all.

Digimon Adventure Episodes 35 - 37. What do Boris Karloff, eccentric DigiDads, the Big Sight, more Ultimate Digivolutions than you can handle, professorial Digimon, and the venerated Mimi Tachikawa have in common? They're all featured in what we can finally call A Mimi Episode™️.

Digimon Adventure episodes 32 - 34. The chase for the eighth DigiDestined heats up with a battle against SkullMeramon, a night on the town with a couple spooky legends, and a meeting with a problematic vampire. But more importantly than all that, we figure out who we would cast as live action Gennai, cause more problems on purpose, sit through a whole lot of lore dumps, and enjoy some green chili...

Digimon Adventure Episodes 29 - 31. Things get REAL as the gang heads back into the real world to find the eighth DigiDestined! Join us as we deal with disorienting Japanese subway systems, the dangers of hitchhiking, incompetent adults, the creeping, dreadful inevitability of Digimon Frontier, and, uh, Izzy's Mom.

Digimon Adventure Episodes 26 - 28. Our time in the Digital World comes to a (temporary) end while Myotismon makes his debut! Come along as we discuss our spin-off games of choice, fascinating voice origins, and also get confused by whatever they're doing with those Digimon cards! An ancient evil is also unlocked from our minds as we discuss old forums. HA HA HA HA.

Digimon Adventure episodes 22-25. We're back in the Digital World to reunite the DigiDestined and meet our new favorite gremlin along the way. We also take on the worst minimum wage job, let Sloane on her soapbox, and agree to never, ever talk about episode 24 again.