Digimon Animation celebrated its 25th anniversary on March 6, 2024!

This year is a memorial year, so a 25th anniversary logo has been created, and it seems that there are many plans and events planned to commemorate the 25th anniversary!

This time, we researched the history and titles of Digimon animation, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary!

By reading this article, you can learn about the history and titles of Digimon animation!

It is a spectacular sight with so many attractive works lined up. There are also theatrical versions and other visuals that are not shown here, so you will be surprised at the variety of Digimon anime works.

When I look at the key visual, I feel like I’m reliving the excitement of those days.

Among the many Digimon animation works, this time I decided to focus my research on Digimon works that were aired on TV.

We will introduce the title and details of each Digimon anime work!

We have summarized the broadcast summary of each anime and the lines that will be played during the next preview as a catchphrase.

It also describes items characteristic of each anime.

The catchphrase is “Adventure is evolving now.”

Key items are “Digivice”, “Emblem and Tag”, and “Digimon Analyzer”

Types of evolution are “evolution”, “super evolution”, and “warp evolution”

The memorable first work of Digimon Animation.

The theme song “Butter-Fly” and the insert song “Brave Heart” are very famous.

Since the anime was developed at the same time as the genesis of digital monsters, no one knew anything about the ultimate form, and as a viewer at the time, I was excited to see what kind of evolved form would appear. I did.

I miss the days when I looked forward to each week, admiring and supporting the chosen children.

The catchphrase is “The gate of adventure opens now.”

Key items are “D-3”, “Digimental”, “D-Terminal”, and “Holy Ring”

The main types of evolution are “evolution,” “armor evolution,” and “DNA evolution.”

Since Digimon Adventure was well received, a sequel was also in production.

The second installment of the Digimon anime series.

An ambitious work that explores new evolutions and forms of adventure while following the worldview of adventure.

The selected children from the first adventure appeared as seniors, and new children who inherited the crest appeared, which fascinated viewers at the time.

It was also an ambitious work, with the final episode depicting the relationship between the adult children and their partners.

The catchphrase is “Aim to be a tamer too!”

Key items are “D-Ark”, “Digimon Card”, and “Blue Card”

The main types of evolution are “evolution,” “super evolution,” and “matrix evolution.”

This is the third work in the newly produced Digimon anime series, as the adventure series that had continued until the previous year ended.

A complete change from the traditional fighting style in which children simply support and watch over the evolved Digimon, this work is closer to the perspective of children, with Tamers fighting together while supporting their partner Digimon through Digimon cards.

The worldview of children coexisting with Digimon while going about their daily lives, and setting out on a journey to an unknown digital world at their own will has become a hot topic.

In the evolution of the ultimate form, it becomes one body with the Digimon, expressing new possibilities for Digimon.

The catchphrase is “Now, the legend is evolving.”

Key items are “D Scanner” and “Spirit”

The main types of evolution are “Spirit Evolution”, “Slide Evolution”, and “Hyper Spirit Evolution”.

The fourth work in the Digimon anime series, an ambitious work in which human children evolve into Digimon using spirits that contain Digimon abilities.

Since there was no partner Digimon, there was a lot of interaction between humans and between Digimon and humans. The last part of the story is a moving development that I personally love!

Although it is the last of the so-called Digimon trilogy, many settings and foreshadowings that will lead to the future of Digimon, such as Royal Knights and Three Archangel Digimon, were left behind.

Key phrases are “X-Antibody”, “X-Evolution”, “X-Evolution of Death”, “Royal Knights”, “Yggdrasil”

It was originally produced as a theatrical release, but due to various circumstances, it was broadcast on the Fuji TV network, making it the first Digimon anime series to be entirely CG-animated.

Because it is treated as a special program, it may not be counted as part of the Digimon anime series, but as a full-length CG anime, it is a work that left a great contribution in the history of Digimon anime.

There were a lot of new Digimon elements, such as the prototype Digimon Dormon, the X-Antibody, the X-evolution, the X-evolution of death, the Royal Knights, and more.

The catchphrase is “Dwell in your fist! My Digisoul!”

Key items are “Digivice IC”, “Digivice Burst”, and “Digiwindow”

The shouts when evolving are “Digi Soul Charge”, “Digi Soul Full Charge”, “Digi Soul Charge Overdrive”, and “Digi Soul Burst”.

This is the fifth installment of the Digimon anime series, three years after the end of Frontier’s broadcast.

Unlike the original Digimon 4, the main character is now a junior high school student, and his body size and character design have been completely redesigned. Agumon is once again the main character, but the evolution route has changed and many new Digimon have appeared.

Although there are various factors such as the reduction in media development such as anime magazines and the reduction in the distribution of toys and CD goods, it seems that the audience ratings did not increase much and it was not made into a serial Digimon anime series.

*Since the method of measuring viewership ratings by Video Research in Japan has changed since 2002, it is no longer possible to compare viewership ratings with works made before 2002.

The catchphrase is “Digimon Xros Wars! Don’t leave me alone next time!”

Key items include “Digimon Crossloader” and “Digi Memory”

Types of evolution include “Digicross”, “Double Cross”, “Great Cross”, “Final Cross”, etc.

The 6th installment of the Digimon anime series.

One major difference from traditional Digimon is that it gains power through fusion rather than evolution. In addition, the main character Digimon have levels such as growth and maturity, and attributes such as vaccines and viruses are not set.

Although it aired for three seasons, it was also the first Digimon work that was not released on DVD or Blu-ray.

There was also a major change in the broadcasting station, such as moving from the morning slot of the Fuji TV network to the prime time slot of the TV Asahi network.

The catchphrase is “Your future has been searched!”

Key items include “App Drive”, “Appmon Chip”, “App Drive DUO”, “Appmon Seven Code PAD”, etc.

Types of evolution include “Apu link”, “Apu fusion”, “kiwami Apu fusion”, “God App fusion”, etc.

A work created as part of the Digimon Universe, where the main characters are Appli Monsters who are not Digimon. It is counted as the 7th work in the Digimon anime series.

Each Appmon has abilities that imitate smartphone applications, and they can be combined to power up through Applinks.The levels follow the evolution from “Normal Appmon → Super Appmon → Extreme Appmon → God Appmon”.

There are Appmon with the same name as Digimon, and there are also individuals that are somewhat similar as homage, but they are different entities.

It has been widely used in games, manga, various events, etc.

By the way, no other Digimon Universe works have been produced yet.

The catchphrase is “Adventure to a new world!”

The key item is “Digivice：”

Types of evolution are “evolution”, “super evolution”, “warp evolution”, and “mega evolution”

The 8th work in the Digimon anime series.

A reboot of the original Digimon Adventure

Simply put, the “: (colon)” that follows the word adventure means “equals,” such as “that means/that is.” Since it is a reboot work, there seems to be a sense of emphasis on it.

The story is very different from the original Digimon Adventure, which aired in 1999, and shows a completely different development. Although the main character is the same, there are changes in the evolution destination, and everyone has an ultimate evolution destination, so that they can respect and entertain the fans of the original work.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, broadcasting of this work was temporarily suspended from April 26, 2020, and was postponed for about two months until broadcasting resumed on June 28.

Key items are “Digivice -V-” and “Digivice -VV-“

Types of evolution are “evolution”, “super evolution”, “warp evolution”, and “ultimate evolution”etc.

This is the 9th work in the Digimon anime series, which was created completely new with a completely new story and characters. The story is set in a “slightly future” world.

The story is about the protagonist, who becomes able to see Digimon by activating the Digivice left behind by his father, and when he meets his partner Gammamon, he becomes involved in various strange phenomena caused by Digimon.

Promotion of Bandai’s new LCD toy Vital Bracelet''Digivice-V-” and Digivice-VV-'' ofVital Breath BE” were released and were well received.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Digimon Animation, we looked back and researched the 9 works of the Digimon anime series!

I hope to have the opportunity to study each work in more depth!

I’m also looking forward to the 10th new Digimon anime!

The 25th anniversary of Digimon anime is still a long way off, so I hope you enjoy it!