Right now you can watch Digimon Fusion in Australia on Crunchyroll, and in the US on Hulu and Crunchyroll — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. Across 2 seasons, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 51 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Marina Inoue's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Crunchyroll.

There is a reason Digimon Fusion keeps coming up in conversation. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Digimon Fusion through its more ambitious moments. Digimon Fusion, known in Japan as Digimon Xros Wars and in Malaysia as Digimon Fusion Battles, is the sixth anime children television series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongō, produced by Toei Animation. It follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who utilizes the power of joining together Digimon in order to save the Digital World. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation between July 6, 2010 and March 25, 2012, divided into three seasons, titled Xros Wars, The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms, and The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time respectively. Marina Inoue and Kumiko Watanabe lead a cast that makes the ambitious moments land. The series ran for 2 seasons (2010–2012), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details early on that only make sense later. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Digimon Fusion a chance. Fans of Digimon: Digital Monsters will recognise the sensibility here immediately. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Watch for Marina Inoue in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.

Digimon Fusion wrapped up in 2012 — and 2 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.