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4th Digimon Adventure tri. Film's Plot Summary Revealed

The official website for the Digimon Adventure tri. six-part anime film series revealed an outline of the story of Digimon Adventure tri. Sōshitsu (Loss), the fourth film in the series, on Friday.

[Note: the plot summary below contains spoilers for the first three films.]

Following Meicoomon's rampage and the Reboot, Tai (Taichi) and the others leave behind a distressed Meiko and head to the Digital World. But the partner Digimon that they've reunited with have lost their memories. They once again try to forge new connections, but only Biyomon is wary, telling her partner Sora that she doesn't know anything about the past. While Sora normally thinks of others even before herself, she now has distrust in her heart. As Sora stands heartbroken, Tai and Matt (Yamato) cannot find the words to help her.

A tearful Meicoomon appears and disappears again. For some reason, she has retained past memories, and is searching for Meiko. Upon seeing Meicoomon, the kids resolve to journey through the Digital World to save her, but a man with the Dark Masters at his command stands in their way.

Meanwhile, in the real world, Nishijima receives a notice that Himekawa has disappeared. When he investigates, he learns that she has had a hidden goal behind all her actions thus far.

The film will open in Japan on February 25.

opened in Japan for three weeks on September 24, and became available for paid streaming in Japan on the same day. The film earned 120 million yen ($1.15 million) and sold 78,452 tickets in its three-week run in Japan.

Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 2: Determination earned 160 million yen (US$1.6 million) after opening on March 12. Crunchyroll began streaming both films on the same day that they premiered in Japan.

The project, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of run in the U.S. starting on September 29.

Source: Anime! Anime! (Katsunori Takahashi)