Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

Five years after the events of Digimon Adventure tri., Tai and the other DigiDestined are approaching adulthood; however, Tai and Matt still remain undecided about their future goals. The DigiDestined later meet Menoa Bellucci, a professor at Columbia University in New York City, and Kyotaro Imura, her bodyguard. Menoa claims that Eosmon is targeting DigiDestined around the world by robbing both them and their Digimon partners of their consciousness. With Menoa's help, Tai, Matt, Izzy, T.K., and their Digimon fight Eosmon on the Internet.

When Tai and Matt fuse their Digimon into Omnimon, their form falls apart, allowing Eosmon to escape. In the real world, Tai and Matt find countdown rings on their Digivices. Menoa explains the Digivices are powered by the infinite potential of children, and because Tai and Matt are growing up with their potential fulfilled, they have a time limit before they are separated from their Digimon forever. She also warns them that Digivolving will accelerate the countdown. While Izzy examines Eosmon's gems, Matt suspects Imura is involved with Eosmon, and asks Davis, Yolei, Cody and Ken to investigate Menoa's job in New York. Meanwhile, Gennai visits Tai and Agumon, corroborating Menoa's statement.

After Eosmon leaves Mimi unconscious, Matt gives Tai and Izzy prepaid mobile phones out of suspicion they are being tracked and also shows them a news article revealing that Menoa used to have a Digimon partner. As Matt continues to investigate Imura, he learns from Davis' group that Imura's identity is fake and Eosmon's data was found on his hard drive, deducing that he is the culprit. Izzy is sent a link to a live stream video of T.K. and Kari held hostage, prompting Tai and Matt to rescue them, while Joe goes missing. By the time they arrive, T.K. and Kari are already unconscious from Eosmon. On the way, Matt confronts Imura, who reveals he is an FBI agent investigating Menoa, and he realizes that Menoa orchestrated the kidnappings and Eosmon as a distraction to target Izzy for the list of DigiDestined. Realizing this as well, Izzy texts Tai with the coordinates to Menoa's location in the Digital World, before she renders him unconscious.

In the Digital World, Menoa confirms that she lost her Digimon partner, Morphomon, prematurely from growing up, and discovered Eosmon's digi-egg during the recent aurora. To prevent the other DigiDestined from experiencing loss, she has captured their consciousness to allow them to be with their Digimon partners as children forever. Menoa sends a swarm of Eosmon clones to the real world to kidnap more DigiDestined, sparking battles worldwide. Tai, Matt, and their Digimon resolve to stop Menoa even if it quickens their separation, and Agumon and Gabumon fuse into Omnimon to fight her and the Eosmon clones. After Eosmon digivolves to its Mega level, it cuts Omnimon into pieces, causing it to split again. Tai and Matt are assaulted by the DigiDestined and their Digimon partners, but Tai awakens and turns them back to normal with Kari's whistle. While the DigiDestined and their Digimon partners join the battle, Tai, Matt, and their Digimon make one final Digivolution, forming Agumon (Bond of Courage) and Gabumon (Bond of Friendship). The two Digimon defeat Eosmon, with Menoa finding closure with Morphomon.

After the battle, Imura arrests Menoa. Tai and Matt spend their remaining time with Agumon and Gabumon respectively, until they vanish and their Digivices turn into stone. The next spring, Tai and Matt move on with their lives and pursue their dream careers, under the belief that they may see their Digimon partners again in the future.

{{see also|List of Digimon Adventure characters}}

The Japanese voice actors from the Digimon Adventure tri. OVA series returned to reprise their roles, as the cast from the 1999 TV series was not retained in 2015 due to Toshiko Fujita's health.{{cite web |author=関裕美 |date=2019-02-08 |language=ja |title=NEW 初代プロデューサー・関弘美より藤田淑子さんへ送る言葉 |url=http://digimon-adventure.net/#news2019020801 |website=Web Archive - digimon-adventure.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217175855/http://digimon-adventure.net/#news2019020801 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 }}.{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Digimon Adventure tri. is 6-Part Theatrical Anime With New Cast |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-06/digimon-adventure-tri-is-6-part-theatrical-anime-with-new-cast/.87876 |website=Anime News Network |language=en |quote=The cast for the human characters in Digimon Adventure tri. is completely different from the original series}} As was the case with that series of films, the DigiDestined characters from Digimon Adventure 02 (now young adults) were recast with new actors while their Digimon retained their original actors. The English cast from Digimon Adventure tri., which reunited several voice actors from the original series, reprised their roles with two recast roles with Nicolas Roye replacing Vic Mignogna as Matt and Kate Higgins replacing Philece Sampler as Mimi. As for the Digidestined and their Digimon from Digimon Adventure 02, all characters were recast to new actors, except Ken, Veemon and Wormmon who retained their original actors. Internationally and in Europe, the protagonists and their respective Digimon were generally voiced by the same actors as in the original 1999 series.{{Cite web |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (movie) - Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22613 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}

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A new film project was announced on July 29, 2018, as part of the series' 20th anniversary. The film, titled Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, featuring animation by Yumeta Company. It was then teased on Toei's YouTube film account that Toei Animation is producing the film, and the rest of the staff and cast are returning to reprise their roles. It premiered on February 21, 2020.

Development for Last Evolution Kizuna started in 2017, whilst Digimon Adventure tri. was in the middle of airing. It was made as the staff realized the Digimon Adventure series was the most popular part of the Digimon franchise as a whole after the positive reception to Adventure tri., so they decided to make another Adventure movie for its 20th anniversary. Toei aimed the main cast to become far more likable as characters. While the teenagers were known as heroes in television series, they had yet to mature in the narrative to be appeal more to the audience.[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2020-10-06/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-producer-yosuke-kinoshita/.164930 Anime News Network "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Producer Yosuke Kinoshita"]

On May 28, 2018, original Director of Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, Hiroyuki Kakudo revealed he had quit the staff of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna after something was approved that he claimed was incompatible with what the previous series had established.{{cite tweet |author=角銅博之 |user=kakudou |number=1000946682635288578 |date=May 28, 2018 |title=デジモン新プロジェクトについて 設定の継承で脚本の監修にという要請があり昨年より作業進めてましたが、TV版の設定と相容れないと思われるプロットが提出されプロデューサー陣がそれを支持した時点で降板を表明しました。経過を聞いてみたところそのまま進めてるそうなので、やはり降板します。 |language=ja |access-date=November 30, 2022}} On September 20, 2020, Producer Yosuke Kinoshita stated that Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna is in continuity with Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals, and Digimon Adventure tri.. This included the end of the final episode of 02, set in 2028, where the DigiDestined are adults.[https://bleedingcool.com/movies/digimon-last-evolution-kizuna-producer-talks-conclusions-and-cameos/ Bleeding Cool: "Digimon: Last Evolution Kizuna Producer Talks Conclusions and Cameos"]

Before the film's release in the U.S., Comic Book Resources held an interview with Executive Producer Yosuke Kinoshita regarding the franchise itself and what he wanted the fans to take away from the film. During the interview, Yosuke stated, "As we go through life, I believe that it is not only success and joy that makes you grow as a person but also overcoming failure. Hard and sad realities are what keeps us alive. I'm sure there will be a lot of obstacles in the future, but let's go live our lives forward strongly! This is the message that we are trying to convey."{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2020|title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Producer Hopes the Film 'Inspires' Fans To Move On|url=https://www.cbr.com/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-producer-yosuke-kinoshita-interview/|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=CBR|language=en-US}}

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The North American release of Last Evolution Kizuna had continued the strategic positioning established by Digimon Adventure tri. (2016) in the U.S., handled by Toei Animation and Shout! Factory, which features slight differences from the Japanese direction: among other aspects, the project once again featured some of the veteran voice actors from the 1999 TV series, to allow a generation of viewers to reconnect with the series.{{Cite journal |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=1 October 2012 |title=TV company looks to channel success of 1990s: Saban re-enlists 'Power Rangers,' 'Digimon' to fill schedules. |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A306357519/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=124ef2ad |journal=Los Angeles Business Journal |volume=34 |issue=40 |pages=6 |via=Gale}}{{cite web |title='Digimon Adventure tri' series to return as Shout! Factory signs multi-picture deal with Toei - |url=https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/digimon-adventure-tri-series-to-return-as-shout-factory-signs-multi-picture-deal-with-toei/ |website=www.animationxpress.com|date=January 18, 2017 }}{{cite web |date=2015-05-06 |language=en |title=Digimon Adventure tri. is 6-Part Theatrical Anime With New Cast |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-06/digimon-adventure-tri-is-6-part-theatrical-anime-with-new-cast/.87876 |website=Anime News Network}} The aim was to relaunch this dynamic on a target that was more intergenerational and family-oriented than in Japan.{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en |title=Shout! Factory, Toei Animation Form Multi-Picture Distribution Pact for 'Digimon' |url=https://www.awn.com/news/shout-factory-toei-animation-form-multi-picture-distribution-pact-digimon |website=Animation World Network}}{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-31 |title='Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning' Gets NorAm Distribution Deal with Shout! |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/01/digimon-adventure-02-the-beginning-gets-noram-distribution-deal-with-shout/ |website=www.animationmagazine.net|date=January 31, 2024 }} The success of the Digimon TV series on platforms like Hulu played a crucial role, for Joshua Seth (Tai), "without [the support of the fans], the producers would never have invested time money or resources to creating new Digimon".{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-04 |date=2020-10-05 |first=John |language=en-US |last=Latchem |title=Talent Talk: 'Digimon' Actor Drew Inspiration From 'Harry Potter' |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/digimon-actor-drew-inspiration-from-harry-potter/ |website=Media Play News}} Last Evolution Kizuna was well received commercially in the United States, performing well in both digital and Blu-Ray sales, and became the best-selling anime title upon its release, demonstrating clear fan loyalty and a degree of benevolence among customers in relations that has bolstered the confidence of decision-makers for new long-term projects in this specific market.{{Cite web |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna TOP 10 • FlixPatrol |url=https://flixpatrol.com/title/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna/top10/ |access-date= |website=FlixPatrol |language=en}} This tour de force was then emulated by various countries for Kizuna in 2021, after several years of hesitancy due to the franchise's drop in notoriety in Japan.{{cite web |access-date=2023-09-24 |date=2022-11-29 |first=Ikhwan Kim 갱신일 2022년 12월 1일 3:51 오전 게시일 2022년 11월 29일 8:48 |language=ko |last=오후 |title=세키 히로미 인터뷰 - 디지몬의 어제와 오늘, 그리고 내일 |url=https://kr.ign.com/digimon-adventure/12629/interview/seki-hiromi-inteobyu-dijimonyi-eojewa-oneul-geurigo-naeil |website=IGN Korea}}.{{cite web |access-date=2022-03-24 |date=2022-02-23 |language=es |title=Magia de DIGIMON toca a sus actores |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/magia-de-digimon-toca-sus-actores |website=El Universal}}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-06 |date=2020-09-29 |first=kevin |language=fr-FR |last=Lheritier |title=R. Kochi (Toei Animation) : "L'animation japonaise permet d'ouvrir à un plus large public, plus adulte." |url=https://www.lemediaplus.com/r-kochi-toei-animation-lanimation-japonaise-permet-douvrir-a-un-plus-large-public-plus-adulte/ |website=média+}}. — Toei has presented projects such as Digimon Tri to professionals from many countries for several years in a row, without finding any real business.{{cite web |title=Toei Animation: aumenta ventas en Latinoamérica |url=https://www.anmtvla.com/2018/01/toei-animation-aumenta-ventas-en.html |website=www.anmtvla.com}}{{cite web |date=2019-01-23 |first=Team |language=it-IT |last=NerdPool |title=Toei Animation annuncia nuovi episodi Dragon Ball Super |url=https://www.nerdpool.it/2019/01/23/toei-animation-annuncia-nuovi-episodi-dragon-ball-super/ |website=NerdPool}}{{cite web |access-date=2023-01-06 |date=2018-01-12 |language=es |title=Daniel Castaneda de Toei Animation: Estamos gozando de un regreso de la animación japonesa |url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/daniel-castaneda-de-toei-animation-estamos-gozando-de-un-regreso-de-la-animacion-japones |website=PRODU.COM}} Toei Animation has brought back some of these prolific voice actors, well known for their work at Disney, in cartoons and iconic works for the Digimon generation.

During the production of the English dub, Brian Donovan was supposed to reprise Davis Motomiya. Unfortunately, he was unable to because of a fault in his home studio, and the role was recast with Griffin Burns.[https://www.pushstartmedianetwork.com/anime-chronicles/2020/5/26/anime-chronicles-interview-with-brian-donovan-digimon-davisnaruto-rock-lee-voice-actor Anime Chronicles, Interview With Brian Donovan (Digimon Davis/Naruto Rock Lee Voice Actor): Brian Donovan: "Originally I was supposed to, in fact I was supposed to speak at the premiere - the Japanese version - right before the pandemic hit, and so that got cancelled. And then I had a really hard time with the studio, and my home studio faltered, and because they were under such a gun to record, someone else did it."] Pushstartmedianetwork, May 24, 2020. Neil Kaplan was similarly unavailable to reprise his roles as Hawkmon and Aquilamon due to bad timing and tight deadlines; he was replaced by Christopher Swindle.{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Neil |date=2020-06-09 |title=Sadly, I just got confirmation that I will NOT be rueprising the role of Hawkmon on the upcoming release. The production company decided to go in another direction. The timing was awful and they just couldn't find a way to make it work. |url=https://twitter.com/NeKap/status/1270106152974422016 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Twitter |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Neil |date=2020-07-21 |title=Sadly, no. I wanted to. But, the studio and I just couldn't find a way to make it work due to deadlines and Covid. |url=https://twitter.com/NeKap/status/1285278312596533249 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Twitter |language=en}} The rest of the English dub production began around February 2020 and finished up at the end of spring. The majority of the cast recorded their sessions from home studios due to the ongoing pandemic. Donovan and Kaplan, who were absent from this feature due to the pandemic, returned in the sequel, The Beginning. The sequel was announced at New York Comic Con for a near-simultaneous theatrical release in the U.S., with its Japanese premiere.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=Dragon Ball, One Piece and Digimon Take Center Stage at New York Comic Con for Toei Animation's Fan Celebration |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2023-09-28/dragon-ball-one-piece-and-digimon-take-center-stage-at-new-york-comic-con-for-toei-animation-fan-/.202913 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning' Coming to U.S. Theaters for Two Nights Only |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/10/digimon-adventure-02-the-beginning-coming-to-u-s-theaters-for-two-nights-only/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.animationmagazine.net|date=October 10, 2023 }}

In Japan, the film was released on February 21, 2020 in 48 theaters, then in 61 theaters from its fourth week in March, due to a number of postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |access-date=2021-05-27 |date=2020-03-18 |title=東映 上映劇場案内 『デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆』 |url=http://theaters.toei.co.jp/TheaterList/?PROCID=02661 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318134422/http://theaters.toei.co.jp/TheaterList/?PROCID=02661 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 }}. Set in the same continuity of the first two Digimon television anime series, the film serves as the finale to the original Digimon Adventure story.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic over Tokyo and the whole of Japan, a state of health emergency was gradually applied in various regions; to the whole of Japan from April 7 to 16, 2020, and was extended in several regions. From May 14 to May 25, 2020, while the state of emergency was relaxed in some regions, it was progressively re-imposed throughout Japan until the end of July. Causing gradual shutdowns, cancellations and postponed screenings of the film over the weeks due to the closures (and reopenings) of Japanese cinemas, the film has its final showing on July 23, 2020,{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-04 |language=zh-TW |last=Min-El |title=好評陸續重映！《數碼寶貝Last Evolution 絆》日本部分地區將重新上映 {{!}} 日刊電電 |url=https://www.toy-people.com/?p=53121 |website=玩具人|date=May 20, 2020 }}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-15 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl867860993/weekend/ |website=Box Office Mojo}}. "It's frustrating, but we never thought the film would be shown for so long and that people would respond in this unimaginable situation, with lots of feedback from you. We hope the day will soon come when we can see the film in cinemas in better conditions and in the way we want", communicated the film's social network.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-05 |title=デジモンパートナーズ【公式】 |url=https://twitter.com/DM_Partners/status/1286582251744948225 |website=X |language=Japanese |quote="昨日の上映終了で、一旦の区切りとなるそうです。 劇場でご覧いただいた皆様、ありがとうございました。 想像もできなかった状況で、観たい方も観られなかったり、イベントも中止になったり悔しい思いもありますが、こんなにも長い期間上映され、ご覧いただけるとも思っていませんでした。…}} Two sets of the Digimon Card Premium Edition card game were produced for the film's release and sold in selected cinemas showing the film on February 21, 2020, followed by limited pre-orders on Bandai's Premium website.{{cite web |access-date=2021-11-07 |language=en |title=Kizuna Carddass ver.& Cardgame ver. |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601000000*/https://p-bandai.com/sg/item/N2517186001001 |website=PREMIUM BANDAI}}.

The Japanese release of the DVD and Blu-ray was released on September 2, 2020, along with an audio drama to come with it on CD.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/06/05-1/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-dvdblu-ray-to-come-with-newly-recorded-drama-cd|title = Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna DVD/Blu-ray to Come with Newly-recorded Drama CD|work=Crunchyroll|date=June 5, 2020}} A Deluxe Blu-ray edition was also released in Japan. The film was selected for the Tenjin Cinema Selection 2021 Summer, August 7–8, 2021.{{cite web |access-date=2021-07-06 |language=ja |title=【#デジトーク】【福岡】ラスエボ上映されるので観に行きたい【天神】｜ |url=https://digimon-partners.net/chitchat/digitalk/2498 |website=デジモンパートナーズ｜デジモン公式ファンコミュニティ}}.

The film was also scheduled to be released in its original Japanese format with English subtitles through Fathom Events in the United States on March 25, 2020, but was cancelled because of movie theater closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite tweet |author=Toei Animation |author-link=Toei Animation |user=ToeiAnimation |number=1239990090060820480 |date=March 17, 2020 |title=To all DigiDestined, from the @ToeiAnimation and @fathomevents team: https://t.co/DfvRTAHis2 |language=en |access-date=November 30, 2022}} The film was set to be released direct-to-video in the United States on July 7, 2020[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-04-20/celebrating-20th-anniv-of-digimon-shout-factory-to-release-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-on-blu-ray-and-dvd-july-7-2020/.158782 Anime News Network: "Celebrating 20th Anniv. of Digimon, Shout! Factory to Release Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna on Blu-ray and DVD July 7, 2020"] but production was delayed indefinitely on May 9, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Hazra |first1=Adriana |title=Shout! Factory Delays Release of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-09/shout-factory-delays-release-of-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-anime-film/.159393 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=February 27, 2022 |date=May 9, 2020}} On July 20, 2020, it was announced it will be released digitally on September 29, 2020, on Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and PlayStation Network, and on DVD/Blu-ray on October 6, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Jennifer |title=Shout! Factory Releases Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film on BD/DVD in October |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-20/shout-factory-releases-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-anime-film-on-bd-dvd-in-october/.162029 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=February 27, 2022 |date=July 20, 2020}}

In Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment confirmed on August 31, after a first announcement for March 7 and a postponement, a limited theatrical release on September 17, 2020, making the film's world premiere in English;{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-15 |language=en-US |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna to Receive Limited Australian Cinema Screenings Next Month |url=https://www.otakustudy.com/anime/2020/08/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-to-receive-limited-australian-cinema-screenings-next-month/ |website=The Otaku's Study|date=August 31, 2020 }}.{{cite web |date=2020-09-20 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - In Cinemas Now |url=https://www.madmanfilms.com.au/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920212356/https://www.madmanfilms.com.au/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna/ |archive-date=September 20, 2020 }}. a preview in its original Japanese format with English subtitles was held on March 8, 2020, at the Madman Anime Festival, Sydney.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-18 |first=Madman Anime |last=Festival |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - Madman Anime Festival |url=https://www.animefestival.com.au/events/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna/ |website=Madman Anime Festival 2020}}. A physical edition by the same Australian distributor also followed, on January 13, 2021.{{cite web |access-date=2022-05-12 |language=en-US |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - DVD |url=https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/54937/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna |website=Madman Entertainment}}.

In the United Kingdom, the film was announced on August 23, 2021, as part of the Scotland Loves Anime festival, for a screening (in subtitled version) on October 15, 2021, in Edinburgh with All The Anime;{{cite web |access-date=2021-08-24 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna {{!}} Scotland Loves Animation |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101000000*/https://www.lovesanimation.com/film/digimon-kizuna |website=lovesanimation.com}}. on February 24, 2022, Anime Limited announced a one-off screening of the film (in subtitled version) in partnership with Showcase Cinemas across the UK, on March 9, 2022, at 7 p.m., in selected cinemas in Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Derby, Dudley, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Peterborough and Reading.{{cite web |access-date=2022-03-02 |language=en |title=Anime Limited to Release Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Kizuna in UK Cinemas |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-03-01/anime-limited-to-release-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-in-uk-cinemas/.183156 |website=Anime News Network}}. In October 2021, a physical edition was reported to be in preparation by Anime Limited,{{cite web |date=2021-10-01 |language=en |title=Q4 2021 Solicitations for UK Anime Home Video Releases |url=https://normanicgrav.co.uk/2021/10/01/q4-2021-solicitations-for-uk-anime-home-video-releases/ |website=The Normanic Vault}}. and after several years of reluctance due to the flops of the two UK events consecutively in its original Japanese format with English subtitles,{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-05 |title=Digimon Last Evolution - Fiche Lumiere |url=https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/movie/89046# |website=Lumiere}}. Last Evolution Kizuna was officially released on November 27, 2023, on DVD/Blu-ray;{{cite web |access-date=2023-10-10 |date=2023-10-03 |language=en-GB |title=Anime Limited Reveals October 2023 Pre-orders with Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts & More • Anime UK News |url=https://animeuknews.net/2023/10/anime-limited-reveals-october-2023-pre-orders-with-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-to-the-abandoned-sacred-beasts-more/ |website=Anime UK News}}. Digimon's resurgent business in the US has piqued the UK publisher's interest and according to Anime Limited's CEO, the success of their physical release of the film (which included the dubbed version) has helped to gauge commercial demand and to relaunch Digimon across the UK for new projects.{{Citation |title=Ask Anime Limited CEO Andrew Partridge: November 2023 Edition |time-caption=34:53 |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/6AxjvcTl5Yc?si=UniYT4LQ7tTqVOqz&t=2094 |access-date=2024-03-06 |language=en}}

Last Evolution Kizuna, while unnoticed by cinema reviewers, received very positive reviews from pop culture and anime media when it was released in the US. European film critics, though, were more severe.

Kambole Cambell from IGN gave the film a 9/10, stating, "An impressively bold and mature final installment, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna realizes the full potential of its cast and the power of a definitive ending, driven by an inventive visual sensibility, exciting set-pieces, and heart-wrenching emotional stakes [...] It's ultimately bittersweet, but the film's embrace of change is tackled with inspiring optimism, positing that moving forward shouldn't be treated as a loss, but as a new direction, definitively closing this chapter of Digimon Adventure while looking forward to what new things might spring from it." Common Sense Media gave the film a 4/5, stating, "This is a bittersweet coming-of-age story that manages to transcend the expected anime battles and action. For those coming into the movie without knowing all of the ins and outs of this particular anime universe, the movie's heady themes of life and death, growing up and moving on, and making your own way in the world are poignant, universal, and relatable."{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2020 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - Movie Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna |access-date=January 13, 2021 |website=www.commonsensemedia.org |language=en}}

Polygon's Rafael Motamayor gave the film a positive review and felt that the editing, which used the conventions of the TV series, might put off newcomers, but that the film was aimed at "millennials who grew up with the franchise and want a little more than constant battle scenes", commenting on the tone being "much more melancholic than most modern anime movies and stating, "It's a love letter not only to the entire franchise, but to those who have grown up watching these characters throughout the years. This is the conclusion fans have been waiting for [...] providing a nice returning point for fans who may have skipped the underwhelming Tri series of films."{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=September 29, 2020 |title=Digimon's Last Evolution Kizuna Is Toy Story 3 for anime fans |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/29/21494315/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-review-20th-anniversary-anime-toy-story-3 |access-date=January 13, 2021 |website=Polygon |language=en}} Comic Book Resources also gave the film a positive review, stating, "Last Evolution isn't a cinematic masterpiece (no surprise there) but what it is a masterclass on how to age a long-running, commercial property with grace and bring it to a conclusion with dignity. The original DigiDestined's journey, as we once knew it, is over, but this isn't a story about putting away childish things."

Critics praised the film for its themes of adulthood and, "letting things go." Daryl Harding of Crunchyroll states that, "it is about growing up and letting go. For the characters, it's hard to be a DigiDestined and still have a job – apparently saving the world doesn't pay well. It's not about them choosing what to focus on, it's about them learning how to juggle both responsibilities without cracking."{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Daryl |title=REVIEW: Digimon Adventure LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna Is the Perfect DigiDestined Send Off |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/02/24/review-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-is-the-perfect-digidestined-send-off |access-date=January 13, 2021 |website=Crunchyroll |language=en-us}} The film drew comparisons to Mamoru Hosoda's previous works on Digimon, as well as drawing comparisons to Toy Story 3. The production as a whole was well received, though the reduced representation of female characters was pointed out and deplored by Courtney Lanning for the daily Arkansas Democrat-Gazette{{Cite web |date=2020-10-08 |title=OPINION {{!}} PLATFORM DIVING: Message in new 'Digimon' film is that everyone grows up {{!}} Arkansas Democrat Gazette |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/oct/08/opinion-platform-diving-message-new-digimon-film-e/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.arkansasonline.com |language=en}} and Den of Geek.{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Shamus |date=2020-09-29 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Review (Spoiler-Free) |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-spoiler-free-review/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}

In his review, Christopher Farris of Anime News Network gave the film a C-, acknowledging its minimalist graphic charm and some interesting ideas, but criticizing the insincerity of this production "at odds with itself", citing unnecessary metatexts and several nonsensical plot points dragged out with "conceptual declarations hindering the pacing", Farris also noted frustratingly uneven character development, stressing the sidelining of protagonist Sora. Regarding the English dubbing, he felt it was a "key selling point" for the film due to the effectiveness of the adaptation;{{Cite web |date=2020-10-04 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/digimon-adventure/last-evolution-kizuna/.164117 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}} this was also the opinion of Courtney Lanning for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Christopher Zabel of DoBlu.com, "a slightly different directions than the Japanese cast" which was well welcomed.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-18 |title=DoBlu.com – 4K UHD & Blu-ray Reviews {{!}} Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.doblu.com/2020/10/18/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-blu-ray-review/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.doblu.com |language=en-US}}

In stark contrast, however, European reviewers were more critical of the film. For the European daily El Correo, it is an opus "that does not dare to describe with the necessary thoroughness the theme it tries to develop", and deplored the lack of risk-taking in its direction and codes, "Last Evolution Kizuna replays a tape already played" and gave the film a 1/3.{{cite web|date=2021-04-07|language=es|title=Crítica de 'Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna' (2020): Capítulo final|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/culturas/cine/critica-digimon-adventure-20210408200728-nt.html|website=El Correo}} For Deciné21, it is a film that falls into the pitfalls of Japanese anime films "with repetitive passages and endless dialogue. Above all, it is aimed at fans, so newcomers will find it difficult to assimilate all the concepts of the series too quickly", while nevertheless praising "certain passages that are quite moving. In addition, the animation is of a high enough quality to be a surprise" and gave the film a 5/10. The Italian film website MyMovies.it found the codes of the original television product too much in evidence, "a typical example of animated films in cinema today, aimed at an ultra-specific audience that will master everything about their subject and, ideally, grasp every twist and self-reference", but praised the "more melancholic atmosphere than usual and a more mature awareness of the transience of things" and gave the film a 2.5/5. The daily El Punt gave 2/5 to the film.{{Cite web |title=El Punt Avui - Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/cinema/cercar/cinema-peli/523117-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna.html |access-date= |website=www.elpuntavui.cat}} For Ray Laguna of Animacionparaadultos.es, whose verdict was based on "strictly cinematographic" criteria, attributed 7/10 to a film "not always very exciting [...] the plot development is a little conventional, it falls into a few melodramatic excesses - the denouement is already moving enough - and, probably for budgetary reasons, there are passages with limited animation", Laguna nevertheless considered Last Evolution Kizuna touching enough for its audience of die-hard fans.{{Cite web |last=Laguna |first=Ray |title=2020: Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (Dejimon Adobenchā Last Evolution Kizuna) {{!}} Animación para adultos |url=https://animacionparaadultos.es/2020-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-dejimon-adobencha-la-ultima-evolucion-de-kizuna/ |language=es}}

Regarding audience reception, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna received recognition in various platforms and surveys. In Japan, readers of Anime!Anime! magazine ranked it as the 14th best animated film of 2020.{{cite web |access-date=2021-01-13 |language=ja |title=2020年一番好きな劇場アニメは？ 3位「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編、2位「Fate/sn[HF]」III.spring song、1位は…【2020年アニメ！アニメ！総選挙】 |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2020/12/30/58559.html |website=アニメ！アニメ！|date=December 30, 2020 }}. Additionally, in a survey on Bandai's Digimon website, it was in 3rd place out of 18 Digimon films, garnering 16% of the votes.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-18 |language=ja |title=デジ民投票 第2回結果発表！ {{!}} スペシャル |url=https://digimon.net/special/2/ |website=デジモンウェブ {{!}} デジモン公式総合サイト}}. At the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2021, the film attained the 8th position among the 'Best 100' votes for 'Best Anime Film'.{{cite web |access-date=2021-02-19 |language=ja |title=みんなが選ぶベスト１００ |url=https://best100.animefestival.jp/ |website=東京アニメアワードフェスティバル2021}}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-14 |date=2020-12-11 |title=みんなが選ぶベスト100 : 東京アニメアワードフェスティバル2021 |url=https://best100.animefestival.jp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211160233/https://best100.animefestival.jp/ |archive-date=December 11, 2020 }}. Furthermore, it stood out in the "Letterboxd 2020 Year in Review", securing the 5th position among the highest-rated animations of 2020 by members.{{cite web |access-date=2021-01-13 |language=en |title=The Letterboxd 2020 Year in Review |url=https://letterboxd.com/2020/ |website=letterboxd.com}}. Similarly, it ranked 5th among the 'Best Anime Movies Of 2020' on MyAnimeList, with an average rating of 8.18.{{cite web |access-date=2021-03-23 |date=2021-03-13 |language=en-US |title=10 Best Anime Movies Of 2020, Ranked (According To MyAnimeList) |url=https://screenrant.com/best-anime-movies-2020-myanimelist/ |website=ScreenRant}}.

In Japan, Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna has sold 1,495 units on Blu-Ray for the standard edition and 1,610 units on DVD, ranking 4th and 1st respectively in the anime sales chart in its first week.{{cite web |access-date=2024-03-04 |date=2020-09-10 |language=en-US |last=Erzat |title=Japan Top Weekly Anime Blu-ray and DVD Ranking: August 31, 2020 ~ September 6, 2020 |url=https://erzat.blog/japan-top-weekly-anime-blu-ray-and-dvd-ranking-august-31-2020-september-6-2020/ |website=Erzat}} The collector's edition, "Deluxe", sells 10,039 units and ranks 2nd in the anime Blu-ray sales chart when released between August 31 and September 6, 2020.

In the United States, the theatrical release was cancelled due to cinema closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blu-Ray edition from Shout! Factory has sold 31,040 units in six days, generating $453,494 in revenue.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-14 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Digimon-Adventure-Last-Evolution-Kizuna-(Japan) |website=The Numbers}}. The Blu-ray ranked 3rd overall in U.S. Blu-Ray sales for its first week on the market, October 11, 2020, Last Evolution Kizuna had a "spectacular 95% market share" among high-definition releases and sold 76% as many units as Disney's Hocus Pocus.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-14 |language=en |title=The Numbers - Blu-ray Sales Chart for Week Ending October 11, 2020 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/bluray-sales-chart/2020/10/11 |website=The Numbers}}. Total estimated sales (as of December 2020) are $705,734 ($19,153 DVD, $686,581 Blu-ray).

In Japan, the film grossed 120 million yen ($1,105,168) in its first weekend of release, taking sixth place at the general box-office.{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-05 |first=Mikikazu |language=en |last=Komatsu |title=Japan Box Office: Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Debuts at #6 with 120 Million Yen |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2020/2/25/japan-box-office-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-debuts-at-6-with-120-million-yen |website=Crunchyroll}}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-04 |language=ja |title=【週末アニメ映画ランキング】「デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆」高稼働スタート |url=https://anime.eiga.com/news/column/eiga_ranking/110616/ |website=アニメハック}}. The average gross per cinema was 2.5 million yen ($23,024.3).{{cite web |access-date=2020-10-17 |first=Mikikazu |language=en |last=Komatsu |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna DVD/Blu-ray to Come with Newly-recorded Drama CD |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2020/6/5/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-dvdblu-ray-to-come-with-newly-recorded-drama-cd |website=Crunchyroll}}. It achieved the biggest opening weekend for a modern Digimon film — the Tri series of films were released as OVAs with distribution limited to ten copies and simultaneously available on VOD — with 78,437 tickets sold in its first four days of release,{{cite web |access-date=2021-10-29 |language=ja |title=東映『デジモン』、前作興収比184％の出足 |url=https://www.bunkatsushin.com/news/article.aspx?id=172871 |website=文化通信.com}}. on 48 copies, then 71 copies from its fourth week of release in March, due to a number of postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |access-date=2021-05-27 |date=2020-03-18 |title=東映 上映劇場案内 『デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆』 |url=http://theaters.toei.co.jp/TheaterList/?PROCID=02661 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318134422/http://theaters.toei.co.jp/TheaterList/?PROCID=02661 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 }}. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna was the 17th highest-grossing animated film in Japan in 2020, bringing in 300 million yen ($2,905,338) from its total domestic run.{{cite web |access-date=2021-06-02 |language=en |title=AJA Industry Report: 6.5% Fewer TV Anime Produced in 2020 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-02/aja-industry-report-6.5-percent-fewer-tv-anime-produced-in-2020/.173451 |website=Anime News Network}}. The film has benefited from a less competitive landscape in its sector and a market facing less severe challenges than other countries affected by the pandemic crisis.{{cite book |language=fr |title=Bilan Japon 2020 - UniFrance |url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/113/189/245105/piece_jointe/bilan-japon-2020.pdf}}

In Mainland China, the film surpassed the one billion yen mark at the box office in four days, surpassing the sum earned in Japan and accounting for more than 70% of the film's box-office receipts as of October 30, 2020,{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-03 |title=艺恩-数据智能服务商_影片详情 |url=https://www.endata.com.cn/BoxOffice/MovieStock/movieShow.html?id=699092 |website=endata.com.cn}}. and in five days (with $11.42 million) became the most profitable Japanese film in China in 2020 for 2.45 million tickets sold.{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-04 |language=ja |title=劇場版「デジモンアドベンチャー LAST EVOLUTION 絆」中国で興行収入12億円を記録！ 日本映画の興行収入ベスト5入りへ |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2020/11/04/57396.html |website=アニメ！アニメ！|date=November 4, 2020 }}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-06 |language=en |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Film Earns 1.2 Billion Yen in China in 5 Days |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-04/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-film-earns-1.2-billion-yen-in-china-in-5-days/.165952 |website=Anime News Network}}. With 124.44 million yuan ($18.97 million US) in revenue after four weeks at the top of the Chinese box-office,{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-06 |language=en |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Film Earns 7-10 Times More in China Than in Japan |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-23/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-film-earns-7-10-times-more-in-china-than-in-japan/.166605 |website=Anime News Network}}. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna was the most lucrative non-American foreign film at the Chinese general box-office in 2020, ranking 27th for a total of 125.2 million yuan ($19.4 million) with 3 748 608 tickets sold, exceptionally supplanting the annual success of the Doraemon feature films.{{cite web |access-date=2021-01-19 |title=2020年映画年間ランキング 番外編：日本映画 in China_中国国際放送局 |url=http://japanese.cri.cn/20210114/aa4a85a9-2a2d-d5ce-c7c2-fa3d2eac828d.html |website=japanese.cri.cn}}.{{Cite web |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - JP Box-Office (Mobile) |url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/mobile/fichfilm.php?id=21114 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.jpbox-office.com}} An important performance due to the reopening of cinemas in summer 2020, after the closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout Asia at the beginning of the year.{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-03 |language=en-CA |title=China & Japan Continue To Keep Turnstiles Spinning; 'Demon Slayer' Tops $150M – International Box Office |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/china-japan-continue-keep-turnstiles-181605344.html |website=ca.sports.yahoo.com|date=November 2, 2020 }}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-04 |date=2020-11-02 |first1=Nancy |first2=Nancy |language=en-US |last1=Tartaglione |last2=Tartaglione |title=China & Japan Continue To Keep Turnstiles Spinning; 'Demon Slayer' Tops $150M – International Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/demon-slayer-come-play-international-box-office-1234607339/ |website=Deadline}}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-03 |date=2020-06-01 |language=en-US |title=Hong Kong: A Beacon of Box Office Hope |url=https://gower.st/articles/hong-kong-beacon-hope/ |website=Gower Street Analytics}}.

In Hong Kong, the film topped the box office on its first day of release on May 16, 2020;{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-03 |date=2020-06-01 |language=en-US |title=Hong Kong: A Beacon of Box Office Hope |url=https://gower.st/articles/hong-kong-beacon-hope/ |website=Gower Street Analytics}}. it was 1st in the Hong Kong box office for four consecutive weeks, 3rd in the fifth week of release and 9th in the sixth week;{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-03 |title=艺恩-数据智能服务商_影片详情 |url=https://www.endata.com.cn/BoxOffice/MovieStock/movieShow.html?id=699092 |website=endata.com.cn}}. for a total of HK$13.7 million (US$1,767,382) in gross receipts with 192 523 tickets sold,{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-03 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3040969473/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |website=Box Office Mojo}}. making it the 10th overall Hong Kong box office film of 2020. For the first time since 2016, a Japanese film is in the country's annual top 10.{{Cite book |url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/65/189/245057/piece_jointe/bilan-hong-kong-2020.pdf |title=Bilan Hong Kong 2020 |language=French }}

In Taiwan, the film climbed to number 1 at the box office in its first weekend of release and for four consecutive weeks, taking 3rd place in its sixth week and remaining in the top 10 at the Taiwanese box office in its seventh and eighth weeks,{{cite web |access-date=2021-11-04 |title=開眼電影網--新版-- |url=http://app2.atmovies.com.tw/boxoffice/fdjp99507234/twweekend/ |website=app2.atmovies.com.tw}}. grossing TWD 9.31 million (US$315,935). In South Korea, the film ranked 12th at the national box office in its first week of release, earning 49,397,000 won ($44,737.1) for 4,739 cumulative admissions in three weeks of release.{{cite web |access-date=2021-03-23 |language=en |title=Digimon Adventure & Digimon Adventure Last Evolution KIZUNA - Financial Information South Korea |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Digimon-Adventure-Last-Evolution-Kizuna-(Japan)/South-Korea |website=The Numbers}}. In Malaysia, the film topped the box-office for two consecutive weeks and in its fourth week of release.{{cite web |access-date=2020-11-04 |title=2日本动漫称霸大马票房 |url=https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2306766.html |website=sinchew.com.my|date=July 14, 2020 }}.

In Thailand, the film ranked first on its first day of release for 6.2 hundred thousand baht ($19,597.8){{cite web |access-date=2021-11-04 |date=2020-07-18 |language=en |title=รายงานหนังใหม่ทำเงิน วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 16 กรกฎาคม 2563 : Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna คว้าแชมป์วันเปิดตัว |url=https://theaterist.blog/2020/07/18/%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a2%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%83%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b3%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%99-%e0%b8%a7-56/ |website=Theaterist : ชีวิต ติด หนัง}}. and grossed 2.84 million baht ($89,770.7) in its opening weekend, the second-best start since cinemas reopened in the wake of the pandemic;{{cite web |access-date=2021-11-04 |date=2020-07-21 |language=en |title=[Thailand Box Office] หนังทำเงินประจำสุดสัปดาห์ที่ 16-19 กรกฎาคม 2563 : Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna คว้าแชมป์สุดสัปดาห์ |url=https://theaterist.blog/2020/07/21/thailand-box-office-%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b3%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%9b%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b0%e0%b8%88%e0%b8%b3%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%b8%e0%b8%94%e0%b8%aa-90/ |website=Theaterist : ชีวิต ติด หนัง}}. for a total of 3.81 million baht ($120,432) in eight days, becoming the highest-grossing Asian film of 2020 in this territory;{{cite web |access-date=2021-11-04 |date=2020-07-24 |language=en |title=รายงานหนังใหม่ทำเงิน วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 23 กรกฎาคม 2563 : Train to Busan: Peninsula ทุบสถิติหนังเกาหลีเปิดตัววันแรกสูงสุดตลอดกาลในไทย |url=https://theaterist.blog/2020/07/24/%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a2%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%83%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b3%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%99-%e0%b8%a7-57/ |website=Theaterist : ชีวิต ติด หนัง}}. for a total of 5.15 million baht ($162,788), ranking 4th among the country's highest-grossing animated films of the year.{{cite web |access-date=2021-11-04 |date=2020-08-07 |language=en |title=รายงานหนังใหม่ทำเงิน วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 6 สิงหาคม 2563 : Train to Busan: Peninsula ขึ้นแท่นหนังปี 2563 ทำเงินสูงสุดในไทย |url=https://theaterist.blog/2020/08/07/%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%a2%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b1%e0%b8%87%e0%b9%83%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b3%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%99-%e0%b8%a7-59/ |website=Theaterist : ชีวิต ติด หนัง}}.

In Australia, the film grossed a total of $23,372 over its six-week run, including $10,715 in its opening week on 27 copies.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-15 |language=en |title=Digimon Last Evolution: Kizuna - Financial Information Australia |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Digimon-Adventure-Last-Evolution-Kizuna-(Japan)/Australia |website=The Numbers}}. In New Zealand, the film grossed $4,677 over four weeks of its very limited release, with $3,327 in the first week of opening.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-15 |language=en |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - Financial Information New Zealand |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Digimon-Adventure-Last-Evolution-Kizuna-(Japan)/New-Zealand |website=The Numbers}}. In the United Kingdom, the film garnered 261 admissions, generating an estimated revenue of £2,000.26{{Cite web |last=Mariette-JB |title=Average Ticket Price |url=https://filmdistributorsassociation.com/the-industry/databank/uk-and-ireland-market-trends/average-ticket-price/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Film Distributors’ Association |language=en-GB}} (approximately $2,597.21) during its single screening on March 9, 2022, at 7:00 pm, in a selection of cinemas.

In Mexico, the film ranked 4th at the general box office in its first week of release, from February 21 to 27, 2022, earning 4.9 million Mexican pesos ($240,020) from 57,900 cinema-goers,{{cite web |access-date=2022-03-02 |language=spanish |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution logra millonaria recaudación en México |url=https://www.yucatan.com.mx/espectaculos/2022/3/1/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-logra-millonaria-recaudacion-en-mexico-303316.html |website=yucatan.com.mx|date=March 2, 2022 }}. and ran until March 23, 2022.{{cite web |date=2022-03-18 |title=+QUE CINE {{!}} Conócelos y únete |url=https://cinepolis.com/mas-que-cine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318115404/https://cinepolis.com/mas-que-cine |archive-date=March 18, 2022 }}.

In Spain, the film ranked 13th at the Spanish box office during its 1st weekend on 108 copies with 4,815 admissions and €30,669 takings ($36,077), from March 31 to April 4, 2021; 10,163 admissions and €61,999 ($72,881) including its preview.{{cite web |title=Top 25 Fin de Semana. España: 02 - 04 Abril 2021 |url=http://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/gl/dam/jcr:8ad59db6-90e0-40a6-a6a0-dbdef1e60eb6/top25-2-4-abril.pdf |website=culturaydeporte.gob.es |language=es}}.{{cite web |title=The Numbers - Weekend Spain Box Office Chart for April 2, 2021 (USD) |url=https://m.the-numbers.com/box-office-chart/weekend/2021/04/02/Spain |website=The Numbers}}{{cite web |access-date=2021-03-23 |language=es |title=Evento Prestreno de Digimon Adventure: Las Evolution Kizuna en el Palacio de la Prensa |date=March 22, 2021 |url=http://misiontokyo.com/noticias/evento-prestreno-de-digimon-adventure-las-evolution-kizuna-en-el-palacio-de-la-prensa}}. Extended by the distributor across 92 copies,{{cite web |last=Tsukino1980 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, una semana más en cines ¡en más de 90 salas! |date=April 10, 2021 |url=http://misiontokyo.com/noticias/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-una-semana-mas-en-cines-en-mas-de-90-salas |access-date=2023-02-08 |language=es}}. it ranked 18th during its second weekend with 2,224 spectators and €13,896 in takings, i.e. €92,281 ($110,431) out of a total of 15,239 tickets sold.{{cite web |last=TaqEsp |date=2021-04-15 |title=Top25 COMPLETO 9 al 11 de abril de 2021 |url=https://www.taquillaespana.es/datos/top25-completo-9-al-11-de-abril-de-2021/ |access-date=2021-05-27 |website=TAQUILLA ESPAÑA |language=es-ES}}.{{cite web |title=Top 25 Fin de Semana. España: 09 - 11 Abril 2021 |url=http://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/dam/jcr:8680677f-4c47-4125-a9d8-f4c8b540702f/top25-9-11-abril.pdf |website=culturaydeporte.gob.es |language=es }}.

In Germany, the film reached 12th place at the German box office from October 18 to 24, 2021, with 7,894 admissions and box office takings of €92,353 ($107,110) for 173 copies;{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-06 |first=Jochen Müller |language=de |last=Blickpunkt:Film |title=Kinocharts Deutschland KW 42 online |url=https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/kino/kinocharts-deutschland-kw-42-online-0affa13b7a243e23829daa48d5b3c7e6 |website=blickpunktfilm.de}}.{{cite web |access-date=2021-10-29 |date=2021-10-28 |language=de-DE |title=Kinocharts + Verlängerung: "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna" |url=https://www.manime.de/news/kinocharts-verlaengerung-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna/0057687/ |website=MAnime.de}}. in its second week, from October 25 to 31, the film grossed €3,277 ($3,800.63) with 269 tickets sold in ten cinemas, for a total of €108,369 ($125,685) with 9,213 tickets sold.{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-06 |language=de |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/movie/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna |website=blickpunktfilm.de}}.

In Italy, the film ranked 16th at the general box office with 3,309 tickets sold and €24,964.25 ($28,251.5) in takings after four days on 203 copies.{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-13 |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - JP Box-Office (Mobile) |url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/mobile/fichfilm.php?id=21114 |website=jpbox-office.com}}.{{cite book |language=it |publisher=Cinecitta |title=Thursday 9 December 2021 to Sunday 12 December 2021 - Italia |url=https://news.cinecitta.com/public/tabellare%2014%20dicembre.xlsx}}{{cite web |title=Italian 2021 Weekend 49 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2021W49/?area=IT |website=Box Office Mojo}}. It earned an estimated total box office of €31,369 ($35,346.6) for 4,826 admissions{{cite book |language=fr |publisher=UniFrance |title=Bilan 2020 - Italie |url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/124/189/245116/piece_jointe/bilan-italie-2020.pdf}} during its twelve-day run from December 9 to 15, 2021.{{cite web |access-date=2021-11-09 |date=2021-11-09 |language=it-IT |title=DIGIMON ADVENTURE: Last Evolution Kizuna arriva nei cinema italiani |url=https://www.akibagamers.it/09-11-2021/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-arriva-nei-cinema-italiani/ |website=Akiba Gamers |last1=Schirru |first1=Federico }}.

In France, the film was distributed as an event film on 162 cinemas (18 in the Paris Region, the most populous of the eighteen regions of France),{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-08 |language=fr |title=Digimon Adventure : Last Evolution Kizuna, le manga au cinéma en septembre 2020 |url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/loisirs/cinema/articles/229856-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna-le-manga-au-cinema-en-septembre-2020 |website=sortiraparis.com}}.{{cite web |access-date=2020-12-06 |language=fr |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=https://www.cgrevents.com/programmation/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna |website=CGR Events|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922231628/https://www.cgrevents.com/programmation/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna |archive-date=September 22, 2020 }}. from September 24 to 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis at a time between two lockdowns, with an admissions deficit of minus 70%.{{Cite book |url=http://scare.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LE-CINEMA-EN-FRANCE-EN-2020.pdf |title=Le Cinéma en France en 2020 |publisher=Comscore }} Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna sold 3,684 tickets for an estimated €24,424.92 in receipts ($28,761.60), a positive result for the distributor after four days of release.{{cite web |access-date=2021-10-11 |date=2020-09-29 |language=fr |title="Les #Digimon reviennent dans vos cinémas, grâce à VOUS, les fans de la saga, pour des séances supplémentaires !" |url=https://twitter.com/CGR_Events/status/1310958200586412038 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011075008/https://twitter.com/CGR_Events/status/1310958200586412038 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-10-11 |website=archive.fo}}.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=#TBT : Digimon |url=https://animeland.fr/2024/03/07/tbt-digimon/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=AnimeLand |language=fr-FR}}

In Portugal, the film ranked 11th at the general box office, taking in €12,050 ($12,110) for 2,225 tickets sold in its opening week on 60 copies in September 2021.{{cite book |language=pt |publisher=ICA |title=Ranking 8 A 11 SETEMBRO |url=https://www.ica-ip.pt/fotos/downloads/ranking_fds_08_a_11_setembro_2022_2583631f1259f3c4e.pdf}}{{cite web |access-date=2022-09-12 |date=2022-09-12 |first=Helder |language=pt-PT |last=Archer |title=Digimon Adventure: A Última Evolução Kizuna derrota na estreia My Hero Academia: Ascensão dos Heróis e One Piece: Stampede em Portugal {{!}} OtakuPT |url=https://www.otakupt.com/anime/digimon-adventure-a-ultima-evolucao-kizuna-derrota-na-estreia-my-hero-academia-ascensao-dos-herois-e-one-piece-stampede-em-portugal/}}.{{cite web |title=Portuguese 2022 Weekend 36 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2022W36/?area=PT |website=Box Office Mojo}}. In its second weekend in 44 cinemas, the film ranked 9th and earned €22,537 ($22,564.5) for 4,171 tickets sold;{{cite web |access-date=2022-09-20 |date=2022-09-19 |first=Helder |language=pt-PT |last=Archer |title=Digimon Adventure: A Última Evolução Kizuna já ganhou mais de 22 mil euros {{!}} OtakuPT |url=https://www.otakupt.com/anime/digimon-adventure-a-ultima-evolucao-kizuna-ja-ganhou-mais-de-22-mil-euros/}}. it ran for a further two weeks, taking in a total of €24,623.73 ($26,285.6) for 4,584 admissions.{{cite web |access-date=2023-01-24 |date=2022-12-28 |first=Helder |language=pt-PT |last=Archer |title=TOP filmes anime mais vistos em Portugal – Atualização ano 2022 {{!}} OtakuPT |url=https://www.otakupt.com/anime/top-filmes-anime-mais-vistos-em-portugal-atualizacao-ano-2022/}}.{{cite web |title=Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2832892673/weekend/ |website=Box Office Mojo}}.

In Austria, the film opened in 24th place with €4,800 ($5,566.99) in takings, €8,800 ($10,206.2) including previews,{{cite web |access-date=2023-02-06 |first=Jochen Müller |language=de |last=Blickpunkt:Film |title=Kinocharts Österreich: "Venom 2" rückt Bond auf die Pelle |url=https://www.blickpunktfilm.de/kino/kinocharts-oesterreich-venom-2-rueckt-bond-auf-die-pelle-87f4caa8e26422a87c234fb37550b655 |website=blickpunktfilm.de}}.{{cite web |access-date=2021-10-29 |date=2021-10-28 |language=de-DE |title=Kinocharts + Verlängerung: "Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna" |url=https://www.manime.de/news/kinocharts-verlaengerung-digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna/0057687/ |website=MAnime.de}}. with a total of 957 admissions in its week of release. In Luxembourg, the film was released as a three-day event distribution in September 2020, in two Kinepolis cinemas, and sold 69 tickets, for a gross estimated at €586.5 ($686.51).{{cite book |publisher=UniFrance |title=Bilan 2020 - Luxembourg |url=https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/93/189/245085/piece_jointe/bilan-belgique-2020.pdf}} In Egypt, it earned a total of 4,505 Egyptian pounds ($285.34).{{Citation |title=Box Office: Movie - Cartoon - Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - 2020 |url=https://elcinema.com/en/work/2066245 |access-date=2024-03-23 |language=en}}

{{nihongo|Digimon Adventure 20th Memorial Story|デジモンアドベンチャー20th メモリアルストーリー|Dejimon Adobenchā 20th Memoriaru Sutōrī|lead=yes}} is a series of Japanese anime shorts related to Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, the first of which, To Sora, being a prequel set a day before the film. The rest feature side stories about the DigiDestined and their Partner Digimon going about their everyday lives that were unable to make it into the film itself.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/digimon-adventure-new-anime-shorts-series/|title=Digimon Developing Special New Anime Series|website=ComicBook|date=July 29, 2019 |access-date=February 27, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/07/29/digimon-crowdfunding-project-to-animate-daily-lives-of-digidestined|title=Digimon Crowdfunding Project to Animate Daily Lives of DigiDestined|last=Dennison|first=Kara|website=Crunchyroll|language=en-gb|access-date=March 3, 2020|archive-date=May 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530043809/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/07/29/digimon-crowdfunding-project-to-animate-daily-lives-of-digidestined|url-status=dead}}

Between August 2021 and July 2022, a sequel titled Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning was announced. The film serves as the series finale of the Digimon Adventure 02 story. The film premiered on October 27, 2023.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Digimon Adventure 02 Film Unveils Visual, Promo Video, October 27 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-24/digimon-adventure-02-film-unveils-visual-promo-video-october-27-premiere/.196356|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 5, 2023|date=March 24, 2023}}

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