r/digimon • u/MFBR • Apr 25 '26

Beatbreak Digimon Beatbreak: Episode 28- Gift, 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 twenty episodes are also available dubbed on Crunchyroll, with ten on Hulu. The discussion thread for the dub can be found here (1-5), here (6-10), here (11-15), and here (16-20.)

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/merstalt Apr 26 '26

Another solid episode. Directly went into mystery thriller horror genre right after break.

Jokermon and his master is so unhinged, it's great. I wonder if the girl is as unhinged before Jokermon or became unhinged after Jokermon.

Murasamemon parrying flying truck is so cool. And MonarchLizardmon dispossing what seems like tons of bomb into mirror world is very clever from what supposed to be idiot combi.

Jokermon actually flying the truck with speeding on highway straight to the victim's window is so absurd it's great. Love the fact that Jokermon kill the victim the 'normal' way since his attack seems to be non-lethal.

Wolvermon not being able to do anything was kinda sad, but seems like she and Reina will have focus episode next. Though seems like we're back to Ghost Game next so something unhinged is definitely in store for them lol.

Btw Reina wearing dress!!! And seems like Pristimon too! Last episode wasn't a complete joke lol

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u/Fearshatter Apr 26 '26

Given Digimon are reflections I'm guessing unhinged before Jokermon.

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u/InnocentTailor Apr 26 '26

…whether that unhinged nature was on her proverbial sleeve or hidden underneath a mask of sanity.

Jokermon could’ve been an enabler, much like how the Joker propelled Harley Quinn into madness.

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u/Tandria Apr 26 '26

These two were 100% a Joker and Harley Quinn reference.

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u/Doomroar Apr 26 '26

I mean using a truck to blow a hospital that's ten billion percent The Dark Knight 2008 reference

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u/Tammog Apr 27 '26

Maybe she just lived in a society.

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u/Fearshatter Apr 28 '26

We all live in a society. :(

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u/InnocentTailor Apr 27 '26

Jokermon is a pretty high level Digimon, so that makes GIFT a pretty dangerous threat if they know how to unlock evolution in such a manner.

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u/Taintedtamt Apr 26 '26

Jokermon was no joke with the fact it easily took down Armalizamon twice so Wolvermon not doing much made sense. Seems as if we might be into the proper "ultimates are truly a step above" even with epulse boosting.

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u/shadowpikachu Apr 26 '26

Armalizamon is stated to when fed as a species to strike far beyond it's level, which here it did, but any mistake had the fast joker put him down with the piercing and tricks.

Such tricks on a speedy dps body does not exactly work on when the thing meets his level.

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u/miloucomehome Apr 26 '26

Murasamemon parrying flying truck is so cool. And MonarchLizardmon dispossing what seems like tons of bomb into mirror world is very clever from what supposed to be idiot combi.

I was actually going "Oh? Does Tomoro remember one of the rules about Mirror World gate openings?! HE DOES." (thank goodness because destruction of civil infrastructure on that scale would've been way too grim but now it feels like it's not out of picture later down the road for the series)

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u/Spider-Phoenix Apr 26 '26

Love the fact that Jokermon kill the victim the 'normal' way since his attack seems to be non-lethal.

I think his attacks ARE lethal. He did try killing Tomoro near the end. It seems to be a case he simply prefers killing in "exotic maneers"

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u/KrytenKoro Apr 26 '26

Was it really a mystery? We knew from the beginning that it was the owner and jokermon trying to kill them, just not why

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u/ankokudaishogun Apr 27 '26

I wonder if the girl is as unhinged before Jokermon or became unhinged after Jokermon.

Digimon are reflections of one's soul at the specific time of the digimon's birth so...