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malvarez1
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Beatbreak has been very solid so far, it’s definitely already a top-tier Digimon show, though I’m unwilling to say it beats Adventure, Tamers, or Savers yet. If it keeps it up, maybe.
I’m glad you singled out the episode with the lame mushroom themed villains, though you were too soft on it, I thought it was genuinely bad. |
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EmeraldSaucer
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Yeah this second arc had some real stinkers. The baby digimon episode was innocuous enough (and gets points for how off-the-wall psychotic Red Vegimon was), but the actual introduction of Tactics in 13 and 14 felt very choppy and I've already mentioned elsewhere the ways in which certain plot points get rushed to a convenient conclusion like in episode 22 with Hotaruko's arc and Honoka's existence as a plot contrivance. But also want to note that when it comes to the "heavier themes" the show also isn't batting a thousand. Stuff like Granit's backstory/resultant suicidal lethargy and Haruomi and Commandramon's PTSD are well handled, but then you have moments like episode 19 where the show doesn't seem equipped to actually tackle the subject of human trafficking and so you end up with scenes like Reina telling Tomoro to just abandon a bunch of people in cages. Especially when it goes on to gloss over how all of the trafficked people were just caught again, and it feels more like the show wanted provocative imagery without considering whether they could construct a satisfactory story out of it or how it would make our established characters look
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encrypted12345
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I feel like this season is likely going to be my personal favorite. It's been so great so far. Even the last two episodes were pretty great in their own way, even though they were advertised as being not part of any major plot arcs.
I can understand if someone has Adventure, Tamers, and maybe Savers as their favorite instead, but Beatbreak just appeals to me personally so strongly. |
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Philmister978
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What stings the most is that Izumi, the other lead trafficker, was set up to be a major antagonist with a potential hint to her identity, but she does almost nothing in her second appearance, only to become a victim of Klay in the episode immediately following (and with no explanation as to how he was able to do it, and not even giving us the satisfaction of showing her face underneath the mask, something the Ministry should have done before interrogating her). Unless they intend to have her revived during the next arc as a minor villain, I feel she's one of the biggest wastes of a character slot when Naito could have filled the role easily. |
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Daidan12
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Raito/Hotaruko episodes were fine, Granit/Haruomi episodes were very good, the Klay episodes were fantastic.
I am really looking forward to the Gift arc being even better. |
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Terry Lang
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I don't think Raito ever cared too much about the orders. He thought he could overcome his obstacles with his talent, but was humbled when Tenma combined talent with the power of friendship.
Reina sadly didn't get too much to do again but her one episode to shine was a great one. I actually enjoyed the Veggimon episode. It is just satisfying to watch a bunch of weaklings work together to beat a strong foe. |
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Thatguy3331
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I feel someone differently to the reviewer with regards to Reina as while we haven't gotten any in depth flashes to her past yet I actually found the way the show used her to help Granit was really solid. She never quite grasps or at the very least hardly ever mentions his suicidal tendencies and simply goes out of her way to give her the help that she would have wanted at that age. While I think the show could *definitely* do a much better job with her and pristimon I still have a good grasp of their characters and like them. For me though, Makoto feels like the weakest link character wise on the GD side as even though we know his past it never feels like it's been utilized in any way that's actually interesting. We had something potentially interesting with his dynamic with Hotaraku, but with the way that arc ended up Makoto felt more like a footnote than anything (It's outside the scope of the review but that's also why I wasn't too crazy about the episode immediately after this arc wrapped as it was more about those characters of the day than Makoto and Chiropmon) I think the stuff between Tomoro and Raito works fine enough but I do think it leaves just a bit something to be desired. In general, while I think the characters in BB mostly work I always feel it could serve to do more with them which is a similar issue I had with Savers (the writer's previous Digimon outing) and unfortunately seems like it may be a continuing issue with the season. Still leagues better than what we got from 2020 and Ghost Game but not quite up to the franchise's best yet if you ask me.
I do agree with Emeraldsaucer in regards to the human trafficking episode as while it's nice the show is even willing to bring up such topics, the notion that there even was a scene where Reina had to argue with Tomoro about saving them or not feels pretty unnecessary as well as the episode feeling like we gloss over the true horrors of such a thing. I would have also liked a bit more reflection on team 7s end (well sans maybe Naito he is *firmly* meat riding Klay) so that the audience can accept their redemption a bit more because like, yeah they are complicit with Human trafficking. I have an IRL friend who whished someone pointed that out to Hotaraku when she called Naito scum and that she wouldn't affiliate herself with him which was funny lol. Perhaps you can say it's to be expected as while Beat Break is less a kids show more than it is an all ages one, it still airs at like 9am on a Sunday but I don't think that's enough of an excuse. I do think other aspects were handled well enough such as Granit, the commandramon stuff as well as Klay's motivation towards the last two episodes of the arc. I didn't mind the Veggiemon episode as a show like this was bound to have an episode like that and it wasn't quite as bad as like, the one episode in Tamers when Kazu and Kenta try to make the two elderly digimon their partners and it's just gross out and "ew das gay" jokes for 22 minutes, but yeah not a strong episode either lol. I suppose lastly I do find it amusing and kinda fitting that while the kids have these parallels that they directly interact with Kyo does not give a singular solitary fudge about Naito and just whoops his ass any time he threatens his family. I know what I griped about earlier but it was fun to have Naito just be this absolute loser you loved to root against. |
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FireChick
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The show repeatedly explains that Team Seven is forbidden from doing anything that goes against Tactics' established rules and orders, lest severe punishment follow. Even if they were against human trafficking, Hotaruko and Granit don't have the option to leave because if Naito beating up Raito after Azhdarmon killed Tinkermon without meaning to is any indication, Naito could have done the same to the two of them had they disobeyed his orders or spoke out against what was happening. Or in Hotaruko's case, probably threatened her family. Tactics is supposed to come off like a sort of paramilitary cult that enforces absolute obedience above all else. Klay has power and authority and could ruin people's lives with the snap of a finger. Why do people keep forgetting that Raito, Hotaruko, and Granit are manipulated by the system and are just as much victims as the people they're being forced to subdue? Beatbreak encourages its viewers to actually pay attention, both to what's on screen and what it doesn't tell you. Last edited by FireChick on Fri Apr 17, 2026 11:32 am; edited 1 time in total |
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YagamiBlackstone255
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Why no review for the dub?
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Thatguy3331
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I don't think that forbids like a nanosecond of doubt on any of their parts. Yes they are absolutely in a cult like system that demands absolute obedience but they weren't raised there since birth or anything and none of them even at the start of their introductions are so attached to tactics that the thought of not agreeing with them sends chills down their spine. Like I'm not asking for them to directly criticize Naito or anything, I agree that Granit and Hotaruko do very little towards him because they don't wanna get beat like Raito does but I think they should have like *some* international thoughts about what they're being forced to do. |
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