Digimon: Digital Monsters

While at summer camp, seven kids come across seven Digivices and are transported to a strange digital world. In this new world they make friends with creatures that call themselves Digimon who were born to defend their world from various evil forces.

Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999-2001) is a Japanese animated adventure series created for Fuji TV and produced by Toei Animation, a shonen anime across two seasons and 104 episodes. Seven children on a summer camp outing discover Digivices and are pulled into a strange digital world, where they form bonds with creatures called Digimon who were born to protect their realm from assorted evil forces. The engine of the series is partnership: each kid pairs with a monster companion, and each episode is built around a new threat, a battle to defend the digital realm, and the slow growth of friendship among a group who must find their way home while protecting a world that is not theirs. Its episodes move briskly, with a warm, earnest, adventurous tone that mixes playful camaraderie with genuine peril. The shape is serialized in season-long arcs with recurring battles and escalating stakes. Fans of Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! will find the same blend of creature companionship, youthful bravery and monster-fighting spectacle that defines the genre.

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the imaginative digital world, the bond between the kids and their Digimon partners, and the adventure-driven storytelling.

• Pokémonshared kid-driven monster battle adventure, friendship bonds and partner creatures in an alternate world
• Yu-Gi-Oh!shared isekai-style kids pulled into a parallel world, shonen tone and creature partnerships
• Beast Wars: Transformersshared shonen adventure with young heroes bonding with monsters to fight evil forces

Release Date

1999-03-07

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (950)

What is Digimon: Digital Monsters about?

Seven kids at summer camp find Digivices and are pulled into a digital world where they befriend Digimon monsters defending it from evil.

What is Digimon: Digital Monsters like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Digimon: Digital Monsters as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Digimon: Digital Monsters violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Digimon: Digital Monsters as mild.

What did critics think of Digimon: Digital Monsters?

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the imaginative digital world, the bond between the kids and their Digimon partners, and the adventure-driven storytelling.

Which shows are like Digimon: Digital Monsters?

Shows with a similar feel include Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Beast Wars: Transformers.

How long is Digimon: Digital Monsters?

Digimon: Digital Monsters: 2 seasons, 104 episodes.

Is Digimon: Digital Monsters still running?

No, Digimon: Digital Monsters has ended.

Where can I watch Digimon: Digital Monsters?

In United States, Digimon: Digital Monsters streams on Hulu.