For the videogame of the same name, see Digimon Universe.

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“	Appmon. They are artificially intelligent app lifeforms that think and act independently. In the Real World, they transform into Appmon Chips and are able to materialize via the Appli Drive. And now, a terrifying AI lurking in the Dark Web, at the depths of the Net Ocean, has begun to move. By 2045... Artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence.	”
—Recited by Shinkai Haru before the opening theme.



Director	Koga Gou
Screenwriter	Katou Youichi
Character Design Animator
Character Designer	Oonuki Ken`ichi
Animation Director	Oonuki Ken`ichi
Producer	Nagatomi Daichi
Planning Assistant
Composer	Nakagawa Koutarou
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	TV Tokyo
Duration	October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017^[1]
Duration
Official Site	Digimon Universe Appli Monsters Official Site
Next Series	Digimon Adventure:
Previous Series	Digimon Adventure tri.
Episodes

Digimon Universe Appli Monsters (デジモンユニバースアプリモンスターズ Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu)^{[N 1]}, sometimes referred to as Digimon Universe (デジモンユニバース Dejimon Yunibāsu)^[2] or shortened as Appmon (アプモン Apumon)^[3] and stylized as DIGIMON UNIVERSE アプリモンスターズ (DIGIMON UNIVERSE アプリモンスターズ Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu)^[4], also officially translated as Digimon Universe App Monsters^[5]^[6], is the eighth animated series of Digimon.^[7] The events of the series take place in 2016.^[8]

History[edit]

Announced in the May 2016 issue of V Jump, Digimon Universe is a collaboration between Bandai, Bandai Namco Entertainment, and Toei Animation encompassing an anime, games, and various hobby merchandise.

Dub versions[edit]

English version[edit]

The series was at the MIPCOM 2016 trade show with an English logo under the title given as Digimon Universe: App Monsters and with the title explicitly mentioned as the new Digimon series.

French logo

Non-Japanese versions[edit]

It is dubbed by the name 數碼暴龍Ａｐｐ世代 in Hong Kong, 數碼寶貝-ＡＰＰ獸- in Taiwan, Digimon Appmon in France, Digimon Universe: App Monsters in Portugal, ดิจิมอน แอปมอนสเตอร์ in Thailand, 어플몬스터 in South Korea.

Indonesian version[edit]

Digimon Universe: App Monsters was announced in late April 2020 in NET., and began by airing on every Saturday and Sunday in 9 May 2020 on 20:00 WIB, although it was only aired on Saturday in 2 episodes. The schedule was changed to every Monday to Friday, starting on May 24, 2020 at 15:30 to 16:00 WIB in 2 episodes, and continuing the series up to the first season in 26 episodes, with some re-running on random episodes. The second season, starting from episode 27, were aired for 2 episodes on every Saturday and Sunday in July 2020 at 06:00 to 07:00 WIB. The final episodes were aired on October 29-30 and September 5, 2020, although episode 50 was aired first before episode 49.

There was a slight difference in the opening of Indonesian airing of Digimon Universe, such as there is no "Digimon Universe" logo in the opening, instead it was changed to a scene of fighting Gatchmon.

Story[edit]

Overview[edit]

Episodes[edit]

See List of Digimon Universe Appli Monsters episodes

Characters[edit]

Appli Drivers[edit]

Shinkai Haru
- Gatchmon > DoGatchmon > Globemon > Gaiamon
Karan Eri
- Dokamon > Dosukomon > Oujamon > Poseidomon
Asuka Torajirou
- Musimon > Mediamon > Entermon > Uranusmon
Katsura Rei
- Hackmon > Raidramon > Revivemon > Hadesmon
Ozora Yujin
- Offmon >> Shutmon > Rebootmon

Humans[edit]

Major Characters[edit]

Supporting Characters[edit]

Appmon[edit]

Supporting Characters[edit]

Antagonists[edit]

Minor Characters[edit]

A.I.[edit]

Digimon[edit]

Agumon >>> War Greymon

Staff[edit]

Position	Name	Kanji/Kana
Original Concept	Akiyoshi Hongo	本郷あきよし
Producer(s)	Sugasawa Masahiro (TV Tokyo)^[9] Nagatomi Daichi (Toei Animation)^[9]	菅沢正浩(テレビ東京) 永富大地(東映アニメーション)
Series Director	Koga Gou^[9]	古賀豪
Series Composition	Kato Yoichi^[9]	加藤陽一
Character Design/Chief Animation Director	Ohnuki Kenichi^[9]	大貫健一
Art Director	Kobayashi Fumiya	小林史弥
Art Design	Amada Toshiaki	天田俊貴
Music	Nakagawa Kotaro^[10]	中川幸太郎
Color Key	Kiyota Naomi	清田直美
Serialization	V-Jump (Shueisha)	Vジャンプ (編集部)
Production	Toei Animation Co., Ltd.	東映アニメーション

Theme Songs[edit]

Opening 1: "DiVE!!" by Amatsuki
Opening 2: "Gatchen!" by SymaG‎

Ending 1: "Aoi Honō Syndrome" by Iida Riho
Ending 2: "AI" by Wajima Ami‎
Ending 3: "Little Pi" by Ange☆Reve
Ending 4: "Perfect World" by Traffic-Light。

Gallery[edit]

Rental DVD Box Art[edit]

DVD Box Art[edit]

Promo[edit]

Magazine Scans[edit]

Appli Monsters Sticker Coloring Book[edit]

See Gallery:Appli Monsters Sticker Coloring Book.

Trivia[edit]

Globemon's debut in Digimon Universe Appli Monsters.

During an interview in April 2016, one month before the reveal of the Appmon Project in May 2016, Seki Hiromi first talked about the idea of the next generation of Digimon being smartphone apps. Some time later, this premise was confirmed by Yoshiaki Orihara, the instigator of the Appmon Project.
During a livestream dedicated to Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory, Habu Kazumasa, Kakudou Hiroyuki and Watanabe Koji mentioned Appmon as an example of the adaptation of Digimon to the new digital age and mass access to the Network, while centering around the implications that this new concept would entail in the definition of Digimon and the Digital World itself. The staff coins this new parallel world created around the digital theme as "Digital Parallel".
Appmon comes up with the concept of a new Digimon series but from a modern standpoint and a story with AI and smartphone apps as the hooking factor, which is becoming an increasingly familiar existence in the current era, so they can eventually push Digimon out further in the modern age. All in all, Appmon tries to inherit the revolutionary spirit of the first installment, Digimon Adventure, while keeping opening the series up to new frontiers.^[11]
As the Appmon fuse and evolve, they go from being in a cel-shaded style to a 3DCG style, in an attempt to express how Appmon, being data lifeforms, are ultimately clumps of data through the visuals. The further evolved Appmon are being portrayed using 3DCG instead of the traditional cel-shaded CG. The creators wanted to express to the viewers how the evolved 'Super Appmon' would probably have a CG look to them if they appeared in the Real World, hence opening up new horizons for the 'Digimon' series by conveying this 'pioneering spirit'.^[11]
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters ranked 12th in the international fan vote contest for Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2018.