 In his review, he praised the film for its production values and heartwarming fanservice to old-school "Digimon" fans but noted that very little happens during the first film.He also criticized the episodic format used for streaming, feeling the "episodes" were split up at awkward points in the story due to the film's slow pacing.The first movie earned ¥59 million (about US$480,000) in its opening weekend in Japan.