Odaiba Memorial Day

Odaiba Memorial Day is the official Digimon Day, celebrated on August 1st. It is mainly connected to the Adventure seasons, but it is celebrated amongst many fans of the latter seasons as well. 
==August 1st==
The date comes from an episode in the first season. Taichi Yagami comes back to the human world and realizes that it's August 1st, the same day he went to summer camp, and consequentially, the day he and his friends were sent to the DigiWorld. The day is also commemorated in Adventure 02, in the "Odaiba Memorial" episode, in which the original eight Destined Children get together with the new generation to share stories about their first adventure. 
Odaiba Memorial Day has been celebrated by fans all around the world for years and even Toei and Bandai, creators of Digimon jumped in on the wagon recently.Tweet by ToeiAnimation, August 1, 2020. (Accessed October 28, 2021.) Various staff have also celebrated Odaiba Day online. Tweet by atoti628. Posted July 31, 2022.Tweet by atoti628 (2). Posed July 31, 2022.Tweet by atoti628 (3)Tweet by han_meg_han. Posted August 01, 2022.
In 2014, Toei Announced the Digimon Anniversary 15th Anniversary ProjectFor all “DigiDestined” in the world ver.　DIGIMON ADVENTURE 15th Anniversary Project. Toei Animation's Official YouTube Channel. August 3, 2014. (Accessed October 28, 2021).
In 2021, they released a teaser for an upcoming movie starring Motomiya Daisuke.【デジモン】新作映画は『02』【超特報】. Toei Animation's Official YouTube Channel. August 1, 2021. (Accessed October 28, 2021).
Even Arby's had a Digimon post on their social media in 2017. Tweet by Arbys. August 1, 2017. (Accessed October 28, 2021).
==Fandom==
Fans have gathered in Odaiba, in front of Fuji TV (which is a memorable location in the series) since the early 2000s, and all around the world, there have been different types of fandom activities taking place around August 1st.
DigimonAT, a Digimon forum, for instance, had their own version of the gathering in Portugal since 2010.Cupertino, R. Anime, Manga, Cultura Japonesa, K-Pop, Videojogos Odaiba Memorial Day Portugal – Evento Digimon num Novo Formato. July 26, 2020. (Accessed October 28, 2021).
==Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
*Behind the Firewall, Atop the Quantum Sea by birdboy2000 
*memorial (one-shot) by i-ship-takari
*Snow in August - Happy (belated) Odaiba Day! by dutchforstrangers
===Fanart===
*Happy Odaiba Memorial Day - 2013 by EternallyOptimistic
*Odaiba Memorial Day 2014 by Mindsebbandflow
*~15th Anniversary Digimon Collab~
*You know what day it— Takuya?! by AKaninchenbau
*¡Happy Odaiba Memorial Day! by Ridgeone1
*It's Odaiba Memorial Day hhhh ❤️ by amiette_
*Today is August 1 so is time to remember my favourite friends MiaDresden
===Fanvid===
*Digimon Adventure: Odaiba Memorial Day by The Serious Otaku
*聖地巡礼【デジモンアドベンチャー】 by 風子
===Edit===
*HAPPY 8月1日 ~ ODAIBA MEMORIAL DAY! by himetsundere
===Meta===
* What is Odaiba Day for Digimon Fans and Why August First? by Lost in Translationmon - Digimon Podcast
*Why is Odaiba Day celebrated? reddit thread by TMR2015
*Digimon Adventure Fans are Celebrating an Important Anniversary by comicbook
*What is Odaiba Day? + Digimon Party Ideas by moderngafa
*Digimon History Chart by RayOfTruth
*Best Digimon Character per Series - Happy Odaiba Memorial Day by Under the Sun
==References==
Category:Digimon