DIGIMON LIBERATOR, LACUNA, and Digimon Alysion Explained

Digimon Alysion is the real iOS/Android app entering pre-registration. DIGIMON LIBERATOR is the official webcomic and novel that supplies much of the fiction—including the in-story VR game LIBERATOR and the world LACUNA. The app’s hero is Kanata Hondo, not the comic’s Shoto Kazama or Arisa Kinosaki.

What is DIGIMON LIBERATOR?

DIGIMON LIBERATOR is an official webcomic and novel published under the Digimon Card Game brand. BANDAI hosts free English reading on the official site:

https://digimoncard.com/digimon_liberator/en/

Inside the fiction, LIBERATOR is also the name of a full-immersion VR Digimon Card Game launched in the story one year after its own closed beta, set in a metaverse space called LACUNA. The LIBERATOR site notes plans for a Digimon Card Game World Championship within that in-world game.

That timeline describes story canon, not the 2025 Digimon Alysion closed beta schedule. Real-world beta dates for the mobile app are on closed beta recap.

Who are the LIBERATOR comic protagonists?

The official LIBERATOR site stars:

• Shoto Kazama, age 19, partner Pteromon
• Arisa Kinosaki, age 17, partner Shoemon

These two are comic and novel protagonists. They are not the main characters of the Digimon Alysion mobile app.

Digimon Alysion centers on Kanata Hondo, with Futre, Valner Dragnogh, Renamon, and Aliol in Story Mode—see story mode characters for voice credits and roles.

If you arrived from LIBERATOR fandom, keep the leads separate: reading the comic is optional background; pre-registering installs Alysion, not the in-fiction VR client.

What is LACUNA?

LACUNA is the metaverse space tied to the LIBERATOR setting in official copy.

The Digimon Alysion official site synopsis says Kanata, invited to experience “DIGIMON LIBERATOR”, dives in and meets new friends and opponents in LACUNA.

How much of LACUNA is explorable in the mobile app at launch is Not announced beyond Story Mode and advertised modes (ranked play, breeding, Digidex, etc.) listed in store and press materials—see what is Digimon Alysion.

What are D-STORAGE and T.A.L.E.?

BANDAI’s pre-registration press release and official site materials name two setting devices:

• D-STORAGE — described as a deck-box-shaped device
• T.A.L.E. — described as a home full-immersion VR headset

We treat these as world-building elements for LIBERATOR/LACUNA fiction. Whether they appear as in-app items or UI metaphors in Digimon Alysion is Not announced in the sources we track.

How does the mobile app fit the LIBERATOR world?

Digimon Alysion is described as the Digimon Card Game’s official digital app, with existing physical-game cards plus Alysion-original cards, Story Mode, breeding and Digidex, daily free packs, and online battles.

Digital rule handling (automatic unsuspend, draw, costs, and effects) is documented on how to play and compared to tabletop play on Alysion vs Digimon Card Game.

The developers’ closed beta survey mentioned players enjoying original Alysion cards and hoping for a competitive environment different from the past physical card game environment. That is player feedback and team commentary, not a finalized ban list or format rule sheet—format parity is Not announced.

Reading order for new players

1. Skim what is Digimon Alysion for platforms, price, and modes.
2. Optional: read DIGIMON LIBERATOR on the official LIBERATOR site for setting context.
3. Follow story mode characters for Kanata’s cast before launch.
4. Pre-register on iOS or Android when ready—release timing is planned for 2026 without a fixed day.

What remains Not announced?

Sources

Facts above come from these pages; anything not listed there is marked Not announced.

• Official site (Home)
• PR Newswire (BANDAI) 2026-10-27
• DIGIMON LIBERATOR (official webcomic/novel site)
• Official news 002 — Closed β Test Survey Report
• App Store listing (US)