Digimon Adventure (series)
Digimon Adventure (デジモンアドベンチャー, Dejimon Adobenchā) is a sub-series within the Digimon franchise, consisting primarily of two animated series, but also numerous movies, specials, a manga, and several video games. It is based on one primary continuity and features the adventures of the Chosen Children and their Digimon.
Overview[edit]
While the brand debuted in 1998 with the release of Digimon Adventure: V-Tamer 01, a largely autonomous manga series, the series is better known for the universe introduced a year later, in 1999, with Digimon Adventure. The animated series features seven children who suddenly find themselves in a distinct world filled with strange creatures. Digimon Adventure sets some of the elements the franchise becomes best known for; the development of the relationships between the Digimon and their Tamers, the circumstances of their raising and evolution, and the hardships the group goes through to bring peace to the Digital World. Characters like Taichi and Agumon quickly became the signature of the franchise, branching off numerous merchandise and media.
Digimon Adventure 02 followed the first series in 2000, featuring a similar premise and set three years after the events of the former. A number of movies, specials, as well as video games have made their appearance both between the two series and after Adventure 02's debut. Two movies covering the operations of Diablomon, each of them set shortly after the main events of each of the series, would be the most notable. A video game series featuring the character Ryo is also popular among fans. Branching among Digimon Adventure, its sequel, as well as the separate continuity of Digimon Tamers with its final release, it becomes the first occurrence of a cross-continuity crossover in the franchise. Other crossovers, both with and without strong canonical significance have also occurred through the years.
Digimon Adventure tri. released in 2015 once again features the return of Taichi and the original Chosen Children from the original Digimon Adventure series, now in high school.
The reboot of the original series called Digimon Adventure:, released and set in 2020, is not part of this continuity.
Media[edit]
Animations[edit]
The following order is based on the release date of the installments:
- Digimon Adventure (1999 movie)
- Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)
- Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000 movie)
- Digimon Adventure 02 (2000 TV series)
- Digimon Adventure 02: Vol. 1: Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Vol. 2: Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals (2000 movie)
- Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grandprix! (2000 CG short)
- Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes Back (2001 movie)
- Digimon Adventure tri. (2015 movie series)
- Digimon Adventure 20th Anniversary Memorial Story Project (2019 shorts)
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020 movie)
- Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (2023 movie)
CD drama[edit]
Video games[edit]
- Digimon Adventure: Anode Tamer (1999)
- Digimon Adventure: Cathode Tamer (2000)
- Digimon Adventure 02: Tag Tamers (2000)
- Digimon Adventure 02: D1 Tamers (2000)
- Digimon Adventure (2013)
Related media[edit]
In other series[edit]
- Digimon Tamers: Brave Tamer (2001, appearance of Ryo)
- Digimon World Re:Digitize (2012, appearance of Taichi)
- Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time (2012, appearance of Taichi and Yamato)
- Digimon Adventure: (2020, reboot)
In crossovers[edit]
- Digimon Tamers: Digimon Medley (2001)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit (2001)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle Evolution (2001)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 (2002)
- Digimon Racing (2004)
- Digimon Battle Chronicle (2004)
