Mimi Was in the September 11 Attacks of 2001

What if I told you that Mimi was present during the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, caused by a terrorist attack? And that, even without Palmon, she tried to help as best as she could?

Today is September 11, 2025, and on this date in 2001, a terrorist attack occurred in the United States, where two planes struck the World Trade Center towers and another hit the Pentagon. Every year on this date, tributes are held.

It was only today that I discovered this part of Digimon’s history.

Mimi Was in the September 11 Attacks of 2001

Released only in Japan in 2003, there is a Digimon Drama CD that focuses on what happened to the DigiDestined between the first and second seasons of the original anime. This Drama CD served to fill in the gaps between the two seasons and also to give more information about some plot holes the anime left unanswered.

There is a section for each character: for example, Tai’s story takes place in November 1999, while Matt’s is in March 2002. Our main interest here is Mimi’s, since she is in the United States with her family in September 2001.

Below you can read a translation of Mimi’s part from the Drama CD Digimon Adventure Original Story: 2½ Year Break:

Hello! How are you all? Here in America is Mimi in New York! ♥
Video mail is so convenient! Since, y’know, I can’t type very well, this is so much easier! ♥

Here, look, doesn’t the sky in America look like a different color? ….Err, since it’s a little cloudy today, I guess you can’t tell the difference~.

The new school term begins in September over here, so I’ve started school yesterday. I’ve already made lots of friends too!

We’ve moved here because of my Papa’s business, and I think I’ve already said that before. One of my Papa’s business buddies – or more like, his senpai, Kuriyama-san – told me something interesting! He’s not Japanese but a Native-American, so his real name isn’t Kuriyama, but… erhmm, what was it again…?

Anyway, he’s a mixer for recordings… and anyway!

In Native American tribes, they have something called totems. You know about totem poles, right? Those wooden posts that have weird animal faces engraved in them, and they’re stacked on top of each other. Each of the Native American tribes have some sort of spirit that watches over them. I guess they’re similar to the shugorei in Japan. But what’s a little different is that they’re shown as animals on totem poles. Like a wolf, or a hawk.

Hey, doesn’t that sound a lot like Digimon~? ♥

Digimon have developed from the computers, and they appear from digital machines as easily as I’m sending this video mail, but they might have been around longer than that! That’s what I’ve been thinking lately! ♥ Maybe not as Digital Monsters, but as Digital Totems, or Digital Shugorei! [laughs] What do you think? ♥

And then, and then! About my school here, it’s a really old building, but they have computers everywhere, and it’s great ’cause you can use them for as long as you want or something—

[sound of explosions]

[there is a silence]

Everyone… Thank you for worrying. Both I, and my mom and dad, were far away from that place, so we were okay.

But… the sound of the buildings collapsing was so loud, I could hear them as if I were right next to them. I also saw a lot of smoke. The sky almost looked pitch-black from it.

I remembered a lot of things… about Odaiba, and the Digital World…
That’s why, even though I was fine, I couldn’t stand still. I began to run.

[sound of running]

Although I didn’t have Palmon, I thought there might be something I could do on my own. I knew that was impossible, but still… I wondered if there was something I could do.

It was more chaotic than I’d expected. Everyone was covered in dust, and there were many who were crying. And yet, there were some who were already clearing away the rubble, and others who were doing their best to save the victims.

And then, I found them among the crowd! The Digimon and their human partners!

There wasn’t just one of them, but many! To keep the adults from seeing them, the children were helping their Digimon clear off the rubble, and the smaller Digimon slipped through the cracks to look for survivors! I still can’t speak English very well, but when I showed them my Digivice, they realized that I was a friend!

And then… I really couldn’t do anything significant, but I helped them carry away the injured and treat their wounds…

Gradually, the number of adults there grew, so we had to take refuge as fast as we could. Also, since we couldn’t let them find out about the Digimon, we broke up before we could introduce each other properly… But I’m sure I’ll see them again soon.

I’d heard there were other Chosen Children besides us, but it was my first time meeting them. Each of them knew fully well what the Digimon’s power was meant for. I thought that I too, should keep trying my best.

Ahh, it’s almost time to go, so I’ll see you later! Mama and the others are cooking for the people who are part of the rescue team. We’ve got to keep everyone’s spirits up! [smile] I’ll be helping her, of course! Even if Palmon’s not around, I can at least cook.

See you!

If you’re interested in reading the stories of the other characters, you can do that here. Pretty interesting Digimon lore, right?