So I have decided to make a compilation of all the reasons whyshould be taken in my opinion as a separate season within the universe of Xros Wars, same as 02 and tri. with respect to Adventure.1- Leader and main Digimon:In this same regard, the main cast in Hunters consists of four new protagonists () and two returning characters (), as you would expect from a sequel.2-, main Digimon in Xros Wars, &, co protagonist-Digimon in Young Hunters, are considered different species according to the3- Way of teaming up (), and leaders of these groups (, usually chosen by a superior entity, they must possess ain some extent/, anyone can become one, no specific requirements).4- Main musical theme:5- Setting where the action takes place:where you can acess byby using6- Time frame. There is a marked time jump between the first two arcs and the third one. While Taiki is 13 years old in XW, he's 14 in YH. This aspect is quite noticeable when it is shown a flashback of the battle between DarknessBagramon and the Xros Heart United Army at the very beginning of Hunters.7- Way of capturing Digimon () and requirements to materialize them. Apparently, Digimon can not be materialized under normal conditions in the Human World during most of XW, whereas in YH yes, probably because the DW and the HW are much closer towards the end of XW.8- Core concept:9- The way of evolving is slightly different. In XW theis considered a miraculous evolution, whereas in YH it is much more widespread; In addition theare ruled by different conditions.10- Final evolutionary form (). The appearance of Shoutmon X7 SM, the ultimate omnipotent evolution of Shoutmon, certainly marks a season finale.11- Final villain () and their background. The main enemies in XW are the Bagra Army and the team Twilight, while in YH it is quite relevant to the plot the emergence of Digimon infected by the power of human emotions through the DigiQuartz. It is also worth remembering that the dream that Taiki has at the beginning of the first episode corresponds, with slight differences, to the final battle against DarknessBagramon in the Human World, which demostrates that this was probably the planned end of the series in the first place.12- Eyecatch in the middle and the end of each episode:. Furthermore, the attack techniques caption design is slightly different in YH compared to XW.13- Vital importance of thein the plot of XW, while they are not even mentioned during YH.14- The existence of thein XW, whereas in YH it doesn't reappear until the very end, when the original group from the previous season reunite again.15- In this sense, thedesignates Taiki as one of the "saviors" of other Worlds, in this case the same as the one of Tagiru, which is why he names both of them "" along with the other leaders. Same inand16- All the rest of materials complementary to the anime (, Japanese, Bandai Asiaand the manga itself) cover the series till the end of Xros Wars (Ep. 54).17- When Young Hunters was first announced in the V-Jump, they referred to it as ", thus implying that it was planned to be a continuation or direct sequel of the original series.18- It should also be noted that Toei itself makes a clear distinction between http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw2010 ) and http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/digimon_xw ) on its official website; Not to mention the official merchandising for both the 15th Anniversary & 20th Anniversary, as well as some videogames like19- Some other related media of non-Japanese origin also make a clear distinction between Xros Wars and its direct sequel, such asand the20- Unlike the previous ones, this three last arguments are kind of subjective: the title itself (), couldn't be applied per se to the main theme of YH in the full sense of the word, and the path is really different between the two: while in XW there is not a single filler episode, YH is mainly about that. Moreover, the brief introduction to the second season of Xros Wars (The Death Generals and the Seven Kingdom) feels more like a mid-season recap, quite common in this kind of animes, unlike the first minutes of The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time which consist more of a flashback in order to introduce the new season.Anyways, I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic guys