Digimon (franchise)
- For the digital lifeform, see Digimon (species).
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Digimon (デジモン Dejimon), short for Digital Monsters (デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā)[N 1], began as a series of Virtual Pets, that expanded into a franchise centered around the creatures living inside them that quickly eclipsed the popularity of the Virtual Pets themselves.
Based partially on the sister franchise, Tamagotchi, the idea was to raise a creature called a Digimon that would evolve and change form depending on how it was cared for. Digimon could be pitted against each other in battle - the chief difference between Digimon and Tamagotchi. Digimon was designed to appeal to boys in the same way Tamagotchi were geared towards girls.
Digimon is based on a structure in which the various dramas are created by the encounters between the human beings of our reality and the Digimon from the unusual Digital World. Digimon's existence is abnormal and they are drawn as monsters, however their common senses change through meetings between Digimon and humans, with whom new relationships are created.[2]
The original story behind Digimon is that mysterious beings, recognized as computer viruses, were publicly revealed in 1997 and are the target of investigations, used by hackers and trained through Virtual Pets by humans called Tamers.
The term Digimon may refer to the video game franchise, an individual Digimon, or a species of Digimon.
Franchise[edit]
See Digimon History
While the most popular part of the Digimon franchise has always been the anime, other aspects include video games, Virtual Pets, a Trading Card Game, and manga, and much merchandise.
Anime[edit]
- Digimon Adventure
- Digimon Adventure 02
- Digimon Tamers
- Digimon Frontier
- Digimon Savers
- Digimon Xros Wars
- Digimon Adventure tri.
- Digimon Universe Appli Monsters
- Digimon Adventure 20th Anniversary Memorial Story Project
- Digimon Adventure:
- Digimon Ghost Game
Movies[edit]
- Digimon Adventure (Movie)
- Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!
- Digimon Adventure 02: Vol. 1: Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Vol. 2: Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals
- Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes Back
- Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle
- Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express
- Digimon Frontier: Revival of the Ancient Digimon!!
- Digital Monster X-evolution
- Digimon Savers The Movie: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
- Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
Manga / Comics[edit]
- C'mon Digimon
- Battle!! Digital Monsters
- Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01
- Digimon Chronicle
- Digimon Legendary Skies
- D-Cyber
- Digimon Next
- Battle Terminal 02 Web comic
- Digimon Tokyopop
- Digimon Xros Wars
- Digimon World Re:Digitize
- Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
- Digimon Universe Appli Monsters
- Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: Appmon Academy!!
- Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory
- Digimon Chronicle X
- Digimon Dreamers
Video Games[edit]
Virtual Pets[edit]
- Digital Monster
- Digimon Pendulum
- Digimon Pendulum Progress
- Digimon Pendulum X
- Digimon Accelerator
- Digimon Mini
- Digivice iC / Burst
- Digimon Twin
- Digimon Mini (Xros Wars)
- Digital Monster Ver.20th
- Digimon Pendulum Ver.20th
- Digital Monster X
- Digimon Pendulum Z
- Vital Bracelet Digital Monster
- Vital Bracelet BE
Discography[edit]
Books[edit]
See List of Books
Stage play[edit]
Recitation[edit]
Work name | Performance name | Performance date | BD/DVD release date | Stage director | Recitation script | |
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1 | Digimon: One Night Stand | MEMORIAL CONCERT IN ODAIBA 2003 -SPRING- | April 5-April 6, 2003 | N/A | Kakudou Hiroyuki | Masaki Hiro |
2 | DIGIMON SPECIAL DRAMA | Digimon Adventure Fes. 2016 | July 31, 2016 | December 2, 2016 | Shimizu Masafumi | Nakanishi Yasuhiro |
3 | Digimon Special Drama Summer super evolution tournament | Digimon Adventure Fes. 2017 | July 30, 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
4 | Digimon Special Drama Another August 1 | DigiFes 2019 | July 28, 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
5 | Digimon Tamers 2021 | DigiFes 2021 | August 1, 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
6 | Digimon Frontier: Another Mysterious Message! Who’s the Culprit? | DigiFes 2022 | July 30, 2022 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
7 | The Huge Fight Over Fireworks Festival Tickets! | DigiFes 2023 Day | July 30, 2023 | N/A | N/A | Yamatoya Akatsuki |
8 | Everyone Gather! Great Search Line at Night! | DigiFes 2023 Night | July 30, 2023 | N/A | N/A | Yamatoya Akatsuki |
List of Digimon[edit]
See List of Digimon
Additional Information[edit]
References | Notes |