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Digimon (デジモン dejimon?, short for デジタルモンスター dejitaru monsutā, "Digital Monster") is a popular Japanese series of media and merchandise, including anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese, ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. A trading card (or collectible card) is a small Card, usually made out of Cardboard or thick Paper, which usually contains an image of a Digimon are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World," a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks. The Digital World is a Fictional universe featured in the Digimon Media franchise. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own A telecommunications network is a network of Telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over

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Digimon

Main article: Digimon (creature)

Digimon hatch from eggs called Digi-Eggs/Digitamas(In the English language iterations of the franchise there is another type of Digi-Egg that can be used to Digivolve, or transform, Digimon. Digimon are Fictional creatures from the Japanese Digimon media franchise. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Iteration means the act of repeating Mathematics Iteration in mathematics may refer to the process of iterating a function, or to the techniques used Digi-Eggs ( English) or Digimentals ( Japanese) are fictional objects used in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime series and Digimon card This second type of Digi-Egg is called a "Digimental" in Japanese.) They age via a process called "Digivolution" which changes their appearance and increases their powers. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities The effect of Digivolution, however, is not permanent, and Digimon who have digivolved will most of the time revert back to their previous form after a battle or if they are too weak to continue. Some Digimon act feral-like. Most, however, possess large amounts of intelligence and human speech. Intelligence (also called intellect) is an Umbrella term used to describe a property of the Mind that encompasses many related abilities such as the capacities They are able to digivolve by the use of digivices that their human partners have. In some cases, as in the first season, the tamers had to find some special items such as crests and tags so the Digimon could digivolve in another stage called ultimate then mega.

The first Digimon anime introduces the Digimon life cycle: They age in a similar fashion to real organisms, but do not die under normal circumstances because they are made of reconfigurable data. A life cycle is a period involving 1 Generation of an Organism through means of Reproduction, whether through Asexual reproduction or Sexual Old Digimon and Digimon who receive fatal wounds dissolve into infinitesimal bits of data. Infinitesimals (from a 17th century Modern Latin coinage infinitesimus, originally referring to the " Infinite[[ th]]" member of a series have The data then recomposes itself as a Digi-Egg, which will hatch when rubbed gently, and the Digimon goes through its life cycle again. Digimon who are reincarnated in this way will sometimes retain some or all their memories of their previous life. However, if a Digimon's data is completely destroyed, they will die.

Virtual pet toy

Main article: Digimon virtual pet

Digimon started out as a digital pet called "Digital Monster," similar in style and concept to the Tamagotchi. The Digimon Virtual Pet was a toy released in 1997 by Bandai. A digital pet (also known as a virtual pet or artificial pet) is a type of Artificial human companion. The Digimon Virtual Pet was a toy released in 1997 by Bandai. The is a handheld Digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. It was planned by Wiz and released by Bandai on June 26, 1997. is a Japanese Toy making company as well as the producer of a large number of Plastic model kits Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The toy began as the simple concept of a Tamagotchi for boys (as Bandai was also the creator of the Tamagotchi). The is a handheld Digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. The v-pet is similar to its predecessors, with the exceptions of being much harder and being able to connect to fight other Digimon v-pets. Every owner would start with a Baby Digimon, train it, evolve it, take care of it, and then have battles with other Digimon owners to see who was stronger. The Digimon pet had several evolution capabilities and abilities too, so many owners had many different Digimon. In December, the second generation of Digital Monster was released, followed by a third edition in 1998. Now the new Tamagotchi Digimon is Pendulum that has a total of 9 in the series. Bandai also has released a Non Related Digimon Tamagotchi. [1]

TV series

On March 6, 1999, the franchise was given an anime as the first of the Digimon movies aired in theaters in Japan. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Originally, the Digimon Adventure movie was supposed to be a short film, but after the storyboard was finished, a request for Digimon becoming a children's television show was made. On March 7, 1999, they began airing a television counterpart titled Digimon Adventure. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) (1999 is the first season of the Anime saga Digimon Digital Monsters. Four further series would follow, each with their own tie-in movies, and the series was dubbed for release in western markets in the fall of the same year. The show spawned card games, with Hyper Colosseum in Japan and later Digi-Battle in America, and more video games. The animated series is easily the best-known segment of the Digimon universe and responsible for the majority of its popularity.

"Digimon" are "Digital Monsters". A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous values usually but not always Symbolized Numerically (hence called "digital" to represent information for A monster is any of a large number of Legendary creatures which usually appear in Mythology, Legend, or Horror fiction. According to the stories, they are inhabitants of the "Digital World", a manifestation of Earth's communication network. The Digital World is a Fictional universe featured in the Digimon Media franchise. The stories tell of a group of mostly pre-teens, the "Chosen Children" (DigiDestined in the English version), who accompany special Digimon born to defend their world (and ours) from various evil forces. DigiDestined is a term unique to the Digimon Media franchise. To help them surmount the most difficult obstacles found within both realms, the Digimon have the ability to evolve (Digivolve). Digivolution is a fictional term used in the Digimon Anime series In this process, the Digimon change appearance and become much stronger, often changing in personality as well. The group of children who come in contact with the Digital World changes from season to season. CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder

As of 2006, there have been five series — Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, and Digimon Savers. As is obvious from their titles, the first two seasons take place in the same fictional universe, but the third, fourth, and fifth each occupy their own unique world (in the case of Digimon Tamers, the Adventure universe is referred to as a television and commercial enterprise). In addition, each series has spawned assorted feature films. Digimon still shows popularity, as new card series, video games, and movies are still being produced and released: new card series include Eternal Courage, Hybrid Warriors, Generations, and Operation X; the video game, Digimon Rumble Arena 2; and the previously unreleased movies Revenge of Diaboromon, Runaway Locomon, Battle of Adventurers, and Island of Lost Digimon. Digimon Rumble Arena 2 ( Digimon Battle Chronicle in Japan is a Digimon Fighting game released in 2004 by Bandai Games for the also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the previous season; three years later is the third animated series based on the Digimon franchise first broadcast in 2001 is the third animated series based on the Digimon franchise first broadcast in 2001 is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002 After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train In Japan, Digital Monster X-Evolution, the eighth TV movie, was recently released, and on December 23, 2005 at Jump Festa 2006, the fifth series, Digimon Savers was announced for Japan to begin airing after a three year hiatus of the show. is the 8th Digimon movie and the first to air on Japanese television rather than being in Japanese theaters first Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is an annual party or Exposition in Japan, all about Anime and Manga, sponsored by Shueisha, creators of the various Jump Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as, is a Japanese Anime television series and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise

Digimon is produced by Toei Animation and Bandai of Japan. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened The series are broadcast in Japan by Fuji Television. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. It is still unknown if a 6th season will be made.

Digimon Adventure (Season One)

Main article: Digimon Adventure

The first Digimon television series, which began airing on March 7, 1999. (1999 is the first season of the Anime saga Digimon Digital Monsters. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Its premise is a group of young humans who, while at summer camp, travel to the Digital World, inhabited by creatures known as Digimon, where they become the "DigiDestined" and are forced to save both the Digital and Real World from evil. Each child was given a "Digivice" which selected them to be "transported" to the Digital World and was destined to be paired up with a Digimon Partner, for example, Tai was paired up with Agumon and Matt was paired up with Gabumon. The children are helped by a mysterious man/digimon named Gennai, who helps them by hologram. The Digivices help their Digimon allies to "Digivolve" into stronger creatures in times of peril. The Digimon usually reached higher forms when their human partners are placed in dangerous situations, such as fighting the evil forces of Devimon, Etemon and Myotismon. The group consisted of seven original characters: Tai Kamiya, Matt Ishida, Sora Takenouchi, Izzy Izumi, Mimi Tachikawa, Joe Kido, and T. K. Takaishi. is a Fictional character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. is a Fictional character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. is a character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. is a character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. is a character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. is a character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. Later on in the season, an eighth character was introduced: Kari Kamiya (who is Tai's younger sister). Hikari "Kari" Kamiya, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon

Digimon Adventure 02 (Season Two)

Main article: Digimon Adventure 02

The second Digimon series is direct continuation of the first one, and began airing on April 2, 2000. also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the previous season; three years later Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Three years later, with most of the original DigiDestined now in high school at age fourteen, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in the form of the Digimon Emperor (Digimon Kaiser) who as opposed to previous enemies is a human just like the DigiDestined. The Digimon Emperor has been enslaving Digimon with Black Rings and Control Spires and has somehow made regular Digivolution impossible. However, five set Digi-Eggs with engraved emblems had been appointed to three new DigiDestined along with T. K and Kari, two of the DigiDestined from the previous season. This new evolutionary process, dubbed Armor Digivolution, helps the new DigiDestined to defeat evil lurking in the Digital World. Eventually, the DigiDestined defeat the Digimon Emperor, more commonly known as Ken Ichijouji on Earth, (who is more or less a rival to Davis) only with the great sacrifice of Ken's own Digimon, Wormmon. is a Fictional character in the Digimon Adventure 02 Anime series Just when things were thought to be settled, new Digimon enemies made from the deactivated Control Spires start to appear and cause trouble in the Digital World. To atone for his past mistakes, Ken joins the DigiDestined, being a DigiDestined himself, with his Partner Wormmon revived to fight against them. They soon save countries including France and Australia from control spires and defeat Malomyotismon, the evolved form of Myotismon from the previous season

Digimon Tamers (Season Three)

Main article: Digimon Tamers

The third Digimon series, which began airing on April 1, 2001, is set largely in a "real world" where the Adventure and Adventure 02 series are television shows, and where Digimon game merchandise (based on actual items) become key to provide power boosts to real Digimon which appeared in that world. is the third animated series based on the Digimon franchise first broadcast in 2001 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The plot revolves around three Tamers, Takato Matsuki, Rika Nonaka, and Henry Wong. Takato Matsuki, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the Digimon Tamers series Rika Nonaka, known in Japan as, is a Fictional character in the Anime and Manga series Digimon Tamers. Henry Wong, known in Japan as Jianliang Lee (or Jenrya Lee, depending on translation (李 健良 Japanese Rii Jenrya, Chinese It began with Takato making his very own Digimon by sliding a mysterious blue card on his card reader, which then became a D-Arc. The Digivice is a device from the fictional Anime / Manga Digimon series Guilmon took form from Takato’s sketchings of a new Digimon. (Tamers’ only human connection to the Adventure series is Ryo Akiyama, a character featured in some of the Digimon video games and who made an appearance in some occasions of the Adventure story-line. is a fictional character in the Digimon Tamers Anime series as well as a main character in many Digimon video games ) Some of the changes in this season include the way the Digimon digivolve, and the way their "Digivices" work. In this season, the Tamers can slide cards through their "Digivices", which give their digimon certain advantages, such as in a card game. This act is called "Digi-modify". The same process is also used to Digivolve the Digimon. Unlike most Digimon series where the tone is set mostly in a way to appeal to young children, Tamers took a more darker tone in nature.

Digimon Frontier (Season Four)

Main article: Digimon Frontier

The fourth Digimon series, which began airing on April 7, 2002. is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002 After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. They end up fighting Cherubimon and his Legendary Warrior servants in hopes of stopping their plan of dominating the world. Later, they face a greater ordeal and threat from Lucemon and the two Royal Knights: Crusadermon and Dynasmon. The The The When teamed up, they use the DNA Disintegrator, which can destroy other Digimon's DNA, therefore permanently destroying them and not allowing them to reincarnate as new Digi-Eggs. Contrary to the other Digimon series, the characters do not have Digimon Partners and use their Digivices to transform themselves into powerful Digimon to fight their enemies, another new feature in the series. The Digivice is a device from the fictional Anime / Manga Digimon series However, this season has yet to air in the UK, starting in either late 2007 or early 2008.

Digimon Savers Data Squad (Season Five)

Main article: Digimon Data Squad

After a three year hiatus, a fifth Digimon series began airing on April 2, 2006. Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as, is a Japanese Anime television series and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Like Frontier, Savers has no connection with the previous installments, and also marks a new start for the Digimon franchise, with a drastic change in character designs and story-line, in order to reach a broader audience. The story focus on the challenges faced by the members of D. A. T. S. ("Digital Accident Tactics Squad"), an organization created to conceal the existence of the Digital World and Digimon from the rest of mankind, and solve any Digimon related incidents occurred on Earth in secret. Later the D. A. T. S. team is dragged between a massive conflict between Earth and the Digital World triggered by an ambitious human scientist determined to make use of the Digimon to his own personal gains. The English dub premiered on the Jetix block of Toon Disney at October 1, 2007 at 8:30 PM. Jetix is a Children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. Toon Disney is a soon to be defunct 24-hour American Cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company that mostly airs Children Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Movies

There have been nine Digimon movies released in Japan. The first seven were directly connected to their respective anime series; Digital Monster X-Evolution originated from the Digimon Chronicle merchandise line. is the 8th Digimon movie and the first to air on Japanese television rather than being in Japanese theaters first was the storyline accompanying the 2004 Digimon product line Originally rumored to be a new full-blown Manga to replace V-Tamer 01, it eventually transpired All movies except X-Evolution and Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode have been released and distributed internationally. Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as, is a Japanese Anime television series and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise

Foreign versions

In the United States, the series premiered in August 1999 on the Fox Television Network. It was dubbed by Saban (later Sensation Animation), and was initially broadcasted through Fox Network's Fox Kids and Fox Family. Saban Entertainment was an independent television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy (who Sensation Animation is a subsidiary group of the Walt Disney Company. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company The first four series were collectively retitled Digimon: Digital Monsters. Some scenes from the original version were omitted from the Fox dub, or were modified, in order to comply with Fox's Standards and practices which considered several scenes to be inappropriate for the target age group. In the United States, Standards and Practices (also referred to as Broadcast Standards and Practices or BS&P) is the name traditionally given to the department

After Disney acquired Saban during the third series, the first three series moved to the cable network ABC Family, while the fourth (Frontier) premiered on UPN and PAX Network in other areas. This article is about the type of television channel For cable television infrastructure i ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven Ion Television is a broadcast television network first broadcast on August 31 1998 This was due to a deal between Disney and UPN which concluded with Digimon Frontier. Frontier was syndicated on ABC Family shortly after that. ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Digimon continues to run in syndication on the U. S. JETIX block daily on Toon Disney. Jetix is a Children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. Toon Disney is a soon to be defunct 24-hour American Cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company that mostly airs Children Digimon Data Squad has now started to air on Jetix. Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as, is a Japanese Anime television series and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise

The show also premiered in other parts of North America. In Canada, the Saban version was broadcast on YTV. YTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel aimed at Youth, available nationwide through cable In the U. S. insular area of Puerto Rico, the show was redubbed in Spanish, and in Quebec (where Digimon Adventure aired on TQS, and Digimon Adventure 02 on TÉLÉTOON), the show was redubbed in French. An insular area is a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} (1999 is the first season of the Anime saga Digimon Digital Monsters. TQS is a Canadian French language privately owned Television network based in Quebec. also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the previous season; three years later Télétoon (stylized as TÉLÉTOON) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel that specializes in Animation French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A French version of Digimon Tamers was aired in France, but not in North America. is the third animated series based on the Digimon franchise first broadcast in 2001 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

It aired internationally as well. In the United Kingdom, Digimon aired on the UK Fox Kids (now JETIX) cable/satellite channel and also on CiTV. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located CITV (short for Children's ITV or Children's Independent Television) is the brand name used for the Majority of Children's television output It also aired in countries such as Ireland, South Africa, Malaysia, Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and others. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the However, due to poor ratings and licensing mistakes in the change from Fox Kids to Jetix, Digimon Frontier (the fourth season) has not been shown in any shape or form in the UK, and has been absent from the schedules of Jetix's UK incarnation since the beginning of 2005. is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002 After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train

The Latin American and German versions of Digimon are completely uncensored and uncut from the original Japanese edition. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.


This show also aired in the Philippines in early 2000 on ABS-CBN. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" It would air Friday nights at 7:30PM. ABS-CBN hired Filipino voice actors to dub the show in English. Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. This dubbing is mostly true to the original. Though they used the original Japanese show as the medium for the dub, some of the voices seem to sound like the U. S. version (e. g. , Taichi having an adolescent's voice instead of a kid's) or completely original to the dubbing crew (e. g. , Gabumon's deep, grumbly voice). The entire first season of Digimon Adventure was dubbed in English, along with Digimon Adventure 02. (1999 is the first season of the Anime saga Digimon Digital Monsters. also commonly written as Digimon 02/Digimon Zero Two, is a direct sequel to the previous season; three years later The second season aired on a new Saturday morning block at 10 A. M. two weeks after the first season finale. This season was dubbed in both English and Tagalog, so that it would be compatible with the other shows in the block. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Later, Cartoon Network Philippines began airing Digimon Tamers around 2003, then Digimon Frontier late 2004. Cartoon Network is a cable and satellite Television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner which primarily is the third animated series based on the Digimon franchise first broadcast in 2001 is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002 After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train This time they, along with some of the other anime that aired with it, were dubbed by Singaporean voice actors. (anime in Japanese, Singapore Digimon Savers has yet to be shown. Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as, is a Japanese Anime television series and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise

Cast

Main article: List of Digimon cast members

Manga

Digimon first appeared in narrative form in the one-shot manga “C'mon Digimon”, released in the summer of 1997. This is a list of the cast members in order of series movies and last name A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of In the American Comic book industry the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue was the first and longest-running Digimon Manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine C'mon Digimon spawned the popular Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 manga, written by Hiroshi Izawa, which began serialization on November 21, 1998. was the first and longest-running Digimon Manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

C'mon Digimon

Main article: Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01#C'mon Digimon

Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01

Main article: Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01

Digimon Chronicle

Main article: Digimon Chronicle

Digimon Next

Main article: Digimon Next

Yuen Wong Yu (Chuang Yi/TOKYOPOP) manhua

A Chinese manhua was released by Chuang Yi in Singapore and by TOKYOPOP in North America. was the first and longest-running Digimon Manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine was the first and longest-running Digimon Manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine was the storyline accompanying the 2004 Digimon product line Originally rumored to be a new full-blown Manga to replace V-Tamer 01, it eventually transpired is the second and most recent Digimon Manga to be printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine starting on December 17 2005. Manhua ( are Chinese Comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties Chuang Yi Publishing Pte Ltd ( Simplified Chinese: 创艺 Pinyin: Chuàngyì, meaning "creative arts" is a publishing company based in Singapore For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor It was written and drawn by Yuen Wong Yu, who based its storyline on the television series. Covering Digimon Adventure in five volumes, Digimon Adventure 02 in two and Digimon Tamers in four, the original stories are heavily abridged, though on rare occasions events play out differently than the anime. Three volumes for Digimon Frontier exist and have been released by Chuang Yi in English. Chuang Yi Publishing Pte Ltd ( Simplified Chinese: 创艺 Pinyin: Chuàngyì, meaning "creative arts" is a publishing company based in These have not been released by TOKYOPOP in North America or Europe, but were released in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

D-Cyber

Main article: D-Cyber

Dark Horse

Dark Horse Comics published American-style Digimon comic books, adapting the first thirteen episodes of the English dub of Digimon Adventure in 2001. is a Chinese Digimon Manhua, which was released by Rightman Publishing Ltd Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. The story was written by Daniel Horn and Ryan Hill, and illustrated by Daniel Horn and Cara L. Niece. [2]

Panini

The European publishing company, Panini, approached Digimon in different ways in different countries. Panini Comics is an Italian Comic book publisher (a division of Panini Group which also makes collectible stickers — see Panini (stickers) that publishes While Germany created their own adaptations of episodes, the United Kingdom (UK) reprinted the Dark Horse titles, then translated some of the German adaptations of Adventure 02 episodes. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Eventually the UK comics were given their own original stories, which appeared in both the UK's official Digimon Magazine and the official UK Fox Kids companion magazine, Wickid. These original stories only roughly followed the continuity of Adventure 02. In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or When the comic switched to the Tamers series the storylines adhered to continuity more strictly; sometimes it would expand on subject matter not covered by the original Japanese anime (such as Mitsuo Yamaki's past) or the English adaptations of the television shows and movies (such as Ryo's story or the movies that remained undubbed until 2005). Hypnos is the name of a fictional organization from the Digimon Tamers TV series Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In a money saving venture, the original stories were later removed from Digimon Magazine, which returned to printing translated German adaptations of Tamers episodes. Eventually, both magazines were cancelled.

Video games (United States)

In the United States, there are eleven digimon games. The earliest ones are for the Sony PlayStation console. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console (See Digimon World, Digimon World 2, Digimon World 3, Digimon World 4, Digimon Digital Card Battle, Digimon Rumble Arena, Digimon Rumble Arena 2, Digimon Battle Spirit, Digimon Battle Spirit 2, Digimon Racing, Digimon World DS, and Digimon World: Dawn and Dusk. Digimon World is a video game by Bandai on the PlayStation, released in 2000, about the Digimon Virtual Pets It has four is a Dungeon crawler game developed and published by Bandai. The player controls Akira a Digimon Tamer who slowly climbs to the top The third installment in the Digimon World series, an RPG on the PlayStation, known as Digimon World 3 in NTSC regions or Digimon World 2003 for PAL regions Digimon World 4 (known as Digimon World X in Japan is the second Digimon video game on PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox Digimon Digital Card Battle (known as Digimon World Digital Card Arena in Japan is a PlayStation Video game based on the Digimon franchise is a crossover fighting Video game developed and published by Bandai Games for the PlayStation Video game console. Digimon Rumble Arena 2 ( Digimon Battle Chronicle in Japan is a Digimon Fighting game released in 2004 by Bandai Games for the Digimon Battle Spirit is a Fighting game originally published by Bandai and developed by Dimps for the Japanese -only WonderSwan Digimon Battle Spirit 2 is a game for Game Boy Advance that was released in 2002 Digimon Racing is a kart racer developed by Griptonite Games and published by Bandai in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. Digimon World DS (デジモンストーリー Dejimon Sutōrī/Digimon Story) is a role-playing game and the first Digimon game for the Nintendo )

Card game

Main article: Digimon card game

The Digimon Collectible Card Game is a collectible card game based on Digimon, first introduced in Japan in 1997 and published by Bandai. The card game is also put into games. Digital Card Battle is one of them and it's also featured in Digimon World 3. The third installment in the Digimon World series, an RPG on the PlayStation, known as Digimon World 3 in NTSC regions or Digimon World 2003 for PAL regions

Notable contributors

See also

External links

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Japanese

References

  1. ^ What Is Digimon?. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
  2. ^ Horn, Daniel; Ryan Hill (2001). Digimon: Digital Monsters, illustrated by Daniel Horn, Cara L. Niece, Dark Horse Comics. ISBN 1-56971-516-5.  

Dictionary

Digimon

-noun

  1. (video games, anime, manga, toys) A popular Japanese series of media and merchandise, including anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media.
  2. Collectively, the fictional creatures of the "Digital World" in this franchise.
  3. (countable) Any one of the these creatures.
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