A special edition episode of the podcast, EstoBro welcomes back Izzy Takamono to fulfil a promise on another popular Japanese franchise: Digimon. The episode begins with how Izzy is a great conduit of finding an anime for everyone (2:30), as his passions are to "share the good word," that anime has to offer as a major media focus. The podcast celebrates a belated Odaiba Day (11:00) and what it means to the franchise as the origins of Digimon are surrounded by Odaiba Memorial Day in Japan. A great deal of Japanese culture is in tribute in every Digimon game, which is enhanced even further with the distributing company of Bandai Namco Entertainment. The bonding friendship the pair have also dissect the competition Digimon shares with Pokémon (21:00), and this is also a comparing argument throughout the entire episode. Izzy also came in clutch introducing EstoBro to the Digimon franchise the right way with gifting a copy of Digimon Survive (37:55), the latest title that released at the end of July. After analyzing the first week's sales and ratings, the Gents analyze the differences the latest title compares to the rest of the franchise. Izzy also does the due diligence to reflect on other top games of Digimon (49:45), which also includes major contribution with anime, trading card game, and enhancing applications that makes the franchise great. EstoBro knows how to cater to Izzy's nerd demographic as he circles back to the 'Smash Injustice' that has clearly left Digimon off the list of not receiving an invite to Smash Ultimate (59:00) being a major video game staple. This major interview turned full episode was a fantastic way to educate the masses about the Digimon franchise. It is always a delight to have Izzy Takamono back on the show and we cannot wait to have him back for more episodes!
Song credit: "Splash Woman" by Mega Ran featured on Megan Ran 9 released Mar. 12, 2009
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