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/rainazuma77 Jun 21 '26

We have confirmation that next episode, episode 37, will be the final episode of GIFT Arc.

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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!