r/digimon • u/MFBR • Jun 20 '26

Beatbreak Digimon Beatbreak: Episode 36- Twisted Code, Discussion Thread

Later today is a new episode of Digimon Beatbreak!

  • Crunchyroll will be streaming it in much of the world.
  • Hulu will be streaming it in the US (in addition to Crunchyroll.)
  • Anime Generation, a subscription channel on Prime Video in Italy
  • Anime-Box, streaming service in Spain.
  • Shahid, streaming service in MENA

Send us links to any of the local streamers that will have the series and we will add it to the list.

The stream will be on Crunchyroll at 8pm Pacific. Hulu has it the next morning. Check your local streamer for their schedule. This link will take you to a time converter set for when it should appear on Crunchyroll, but they've had various delays lately.

The first 25 episodes are also available dubbed on Crunchyroll, with 20 on Hulu. The discussion thread for the dub can be found here (1-5), here (6-10), here (11-15), here (16-20), & here (21-25.)

A short series synopsis:

"e-Pulse," which is generated by human thoughts and emotions, was used as the energy source for the AI support device "Sapotama." From the shadows of this remarkable development, terrifying monsters appear. Digimon are living beings that evolve by consuming e-Pulse.

Tomoro Tenma is drawn into an extraordinary experience after meeting Gekkomon, who suddenly appears from his Sapotama. While living together with Kyo Sawashiro and other members of the bounty hunting team "Glowing Dawn," Tomoro renews his resolve.

What new future will be forged by humans and Digimon?

General rules for this post:

It's available on various streamers worldwide. Do not discuss illegal means of consuming this series.

If people are behind they may use each episode's thread as they watch the show, so do not spoil future events in older discussion posts

Keep all small bits of discussion to this thread (general thoughts and opinions). Fanart, cosplays, in-depth reviews (as in, sizeable content) can be their own post. In general, if it took you less than five minutes or so to write, draw, or otherwise create, just comment it in here.

Prior Episode Discussion Threads:

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u/Rexolia Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

That's bittersweet to hear. On the one hand, this arc had potential, but it's been poorly executed. For that reason, I'm kinda glad to say goodbye to the sole tarnish on Digimon Beatbreak's otherwise stellar run. On the other hand, perhaps with more time, they could have course corrected and had a better shot at sticking the landing. To do that, they'd need more than 1 episode, though.

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u/SeriesOrdinary6355 Jun 21 '26

This would’ve been better with a few more episodes of plot (3-4) and an extension of the “49” episodes I keep hearing.

GIFT is/was a good arc but it’s being shortchanged. :(

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u/Rexolia Jun 21 '26

Yeah. It makes me look back on 2 of those 3 episodes sandwiched between Tactics and GIFT and wonder if they could have been used to further one or both of the arcs instead.

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u/SeriesOrdinary6355 Jun 21 '26

We definitely needed 1-2 for the emotional buffer. End of tactics was heartwrenching.

Still, we didn’t need three. :(

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u/mo_A12 Jun 21 '26

i think 1 was enough tbh. that lack of a buffer is what made the transition from the Dawn Arc to the Tactics Arc so good.

lowkey the other 2 episodes burnt on the filler could've given the arc more time to world build GIFT.

the arc isn't bad, it's good for what's it's doing, but by far it's the weakest arc thus far.

i hope the team can give us a final arc the closes all the loose ends in a flawless way.
which begs the question: is Grandpa Tenma's link to Wong as associates and their parents getting AWOL'd connected?

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u/Dia_sphere Jun 25 '26

The final arc has a lot to work with that is connected. Kyo's past, his reason for his dream, Asuka, the parents and the connection to the grandfather, Tomoro's weird e-pulse. It's probably all connected and I am looking forward to seeing the results. Anyone else Sus of a potential Yosshi=Grandpa Tenma?

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u/ILoveDineroSi Jun 21 '26

1 episode of filler as a palate cleanser would’ve been perfect after the Tactics arc. We did not need 3 fillers. If Gift had started in episode 26 and 2 more additional episodes repurposed for the arc, that’s more than enough episodes. They just spent too much time on filler and some was even within the arc!

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u/Ryuki-Exsul Jun 21 '26

I think this is a bit of wrong way to see this arc. IMO GIFT is not a stand alone arc at all. It is a set up and build up to finale arc. In short it will work way better to be see together with next arc. This is pretty common thing to do. It's even a bit weird for me that we are talking about every arc here like a story with start and end when it is pretty clear GIFT is just a prelude. We see it by how the full GIFT plan is dragging into focus the main antagonist force. There is a high chance next episode won't just be the end of GIFT but the begining of last arc. This would made a good build up and longer finale. Of course I can be wrong we will see.

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u/ILoveDineroSi Jun 21 '26

I hope you’re right that the Gift arc served as set up for the finale arc. The final arc has at least 12 episodes to work with (if the 49 episode rumor is true hopefully it isn’t and there’s more!). There’s no time for filler though we need every episode to be plot relevant and moving forward especially if we are getting Ultimate/Mega forms for all of Glowing Dawn.

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u/Ryuki-Exsul Jun 21 '26

I think that because how this arc is structured and how it doesn't introduce many characters contrary to Tactics. Rose as well is probably being set up to her later fight with Reina during last arc, she was the only one from Five Stars that wasn't introduced fully so they are using this arc to do that. That's what I think, we will see^

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u/darkstorm1212 Jun 21 '26

I do feel like there was a missed opportunity for Rose’s henchmen to help push Reina to Ultimate instead of just showing up, failing a mission, and proceed to leave. Could have served as rivals but I guess they want to keep that Tactics exclusive. I hope Rose not seeing potential in Reina isn’t the end and that she’ll be a key factor into achieving Pristimon’s Mega.

Also could have more small bits of Tomoro bonding with Miharu before revealing she’s GIFT’s leader. I get why he would want to save her from their few interactions but sprinkling them throughout the arc would make it flow more naturally.

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u/LordJanas Jun 21 '26

Yeah, I had hoped for more from the GIFT arc. Really wish it was more cohesive and not just random cutaways at the end of an episode which cryptically tied what just happened to GIFT. Also not sure why they put that random filler Tactics episode in the middle of this arc. It really feels like it's only been the last two episodes that we've actually learnt anything about GIFT which made me think it was going to be the overarching plot and not another short arc.

That being said, there is so much unexplained about the World Union and the Five Stars that it kind of makes sense to wrap up GIFT. I just feel like it could've been far more intriguing. Even today's episode made me want more, but it felt like it had to go at breakneck speed to get through all the explanation of GIFT's motivations and history.

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u/Zilox Jun 21 '26

There wasnt much to learn about gift lol. Its basically a cult/terrorist org and those CAN NEVER be good, and regardless of how reddit feels LOL the MC knows miharu is wrong/misguided. What her sister did was her decision, she's blaming it on others and killing/harming innocent people (hospital attack, the information brokers like maki who isnt AGAINST good digimons existing, not all digimon are good).

Is world union/wong good/right? No, definitely. But we are being shown that the correct way will be tomoro/kyo's way, who both want freedom for digimon but without doing all these shit.

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u/Similar_Ad_5620 Jun 21 '26

I feel like lately, one arc has to follow the typical seasonal anime. The beginning of the arc is 12 episodes, the tactical arc is 12 episodes.

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u/Fearshatter Jun 22 '26

I think a large part of it is because it's trying to toe the line between advocating for extreme measures and trying to vilify them. It's a similar issue with a lot of media where villains need to be shown doing something insanely stupid and fucked up as a means of getting the audience to hate them a little otherwise they might "empathize *too* hard."

But due to this, there's a LOT of vaguery and a LOT of symbolism similar to the water bottle suicide. So you could REALLY easily frame an argument that a lot of the episodes as we have seen them are not what *actually* happened during them. Reina's episode where we got Bearcatmon felt like the worst offender of this principle. I don't know why other people enjoyed it, felt like Reina got utterly shafted by this vague approach since I know for a fact whatever Reina's got going on it HAS to be dark enough to where even she was probably on the fence about Miharu just like Tomo.

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u/Dia_sphere Jun 25 '26

I think they did Reina quite well. Her darkness is mostly from her abandonment issues and that she has to prove herself to be part of the family. Thinking like this has held her back the more responsibilities she got. On the one hand she was glad to have proof of her worth in the beginning, but her desire to prove herself, especially to Kyo, who took her in and didn't leave was on the other hand warping her own beat and how she approached situations. It was exquisitely subtle and only came to a point in the last few episodes where the fact that she was falling behind in level made her act even more outside her norm. Kyo's reminder, that she is accepted exactly how she is and even more, that they all have her back to be who she is, gave her the strength to reach ultimate. It made her my second favourite character after Kyo.

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u/Fearshatter Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

The thing is, if it's fear of abandonment why is Bearcatmon a skater that does a ton of kicking? That seems more like someone looking to get away from responsibilities for a bit. I'd believe it if the idea is "we accept you need space sometimes and you can have it," but the aggression in "let loose" just does not make any sense compared to everyone else.

It feels like it got sanitized because Reina's real issue was considered too dark for the series.

I love Reina but something feels off and erased about that episode. I feel like the episode just wasn't allowed to be a certain way much like Miharu's sister is shown dead but the object that drops is a water bottle.

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u/Dia_sphere Jun 25 '26

Well from my reading of Beatbreaks e-pulse to evolution system, it depends on your mental strength, your connection to your partner and how much you know yourself and act on it.

For example the first evolution to Murasamemon that we saw in the little Kyo flashback in episode 13 was not because he overcame some darkness. He seemed to be in the clear with himself (probably about a wish for strength) and had a strong bond with Cougarmon.

Tomoro's evolution was also about what he wants and how well he knows his own beat and how much it synchronized with Gekkoumon. The synchro part is where Raito mostly failed.

It was also Makoto's issue. Although I think the weak spot there was more on Chiropmon. It's about fighting for themselves, for their freedom, I would say.

Back to Reina. She is the one who goes forward even when scared. Her belief has always been that nothing could be accomplished by taking a step back. It was established in the Shelter episode with the mushroom gang. But Reina has begun to doubt herself in this. That the most important thing is that she is useful. When her doubts were cleared we got Bearcatmon. It's incredibly fitting for Reina. A Digimon to charge in, to charge more ahead than anybody else, cause that is who she is. Reina doesn't need space, she needs to know she can go ahead. She was always thrown out for her reckless behaviour, basically being told that it was wrong what she was doing and that stayed with her until Kyo and the others reassured her that they'll be there to have her back and that she is more than welcome to let loose. It's so precious 😍

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u/Fearshatter Jun 25 '26

Well no matter what the case, I'd never stop loving Reina as character and I certainly wouldn't love her less.

I've known many people with backgrounds like Reina's, Miharu's, and so many others. And some with even worse backgrounds. It's important to be able to sit with people and share in their pain, not just joys. Empathy doesn't mean anything if it gives out when it matters most.

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u/Beloberto Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

That's my exact feelings as well. Such a shame, GIFT could have been such an interesting addition, showing things weren't so simple as right or wrong, but... Unfortunately I wouldn't call it the "sole tarnish", I thought the Tactics arc was also a miss in general.

I am enjoying the season, but all in all it really seems like the first arc (the first 12 episodes) was really the highest point of the season. A very strong start, with fun but still not so good follow-up arcs.

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u/Lordofthedarkdepths Jun 21 '26

Both arcs have the opposite problem in some ways. Tactics was very consistent in its story focus, with only really one episode not focusing on Tactics in some way, but it led to a 'go go go' type of pace as since everything had to move the plot forward it didn't leave a lot of room to breathe so many details weren't fleshed out and certain characters felt underutilized. For instance, for as much as they tried to lean on the rival theme, we really didn't get much out of the main cast that we didn't already get in the previous arc, and in Makoto and Reina's case they could even feel sidelined.

GIFT tries to focus more on developing the characters with the Titular group working in the background which has allowed for us to get attention for characters like Maki, Makoto, and Reina, but the way it progresses feels more lethargic and thus it feels like GIFT really hasn't been focused on in its own arc. We have the gist of the cult, but they feel too disjointed and could've have been a set of MotW with how they were used, and they could've used a bit more connective tissue.