The ENTIRE History of Digimon Anime EXPLAINED!

Brief Summary

This video provides a comprehensive, albeit abridged, history of the Digimon anime franchise in celebration of its 25th anniversary. It covers the main series, movies, and some of the more obscure releases, offering a retrospective look at the evolution of Digimon animation.

• The video starts with the first Digimon movie and goes through each series and movie in chronological order.
• It highlights key plot points, character developments, and the overall impact of each installment on the franchise.
• The video also touches on the fandom's reactions to various seasons and movies, including criticisms and praises.

Intro

The video is an abridged history of the Digimon animation franchise, celebrating its 25th anniversary. The creator acknowledges the support from Patreon subscribers and channel members, expressing gratitude for their contributions. The focus is on the Digimon anime series and movies, presented in Japanese release order, with some catering to American and British audiences.

History Road

The video will generally discuss the Digimon series in Japanese release order, with some consideration for American and British releases. It is an abridged history, not a deep dive, intended to catch viewers up on the franchise's evolution over the past 25 years.

The Adventure begins

The Digimon Adventure timeline starts with a movie released on March 6, 1999, which is considered iconic. The movie depicts Taichi and Hikari's initial encounter with Digimon, setting the stage for the Digimon Adventure anime series. The Digimon Adventure anime is beloved for its characters, Digimon, and plot elements. Standout moments include the battles against Devimon and Etemon, and the Myotismon arc in the real world. The movie Digimon Adventure: Children's War Game, also known as Summer Wars zero, introduces Coron and Sumon and is considered an iconic piece of Digimon media. It features early internet themes and introduces Omnimon, whose influence is felt throughout the franchise.

The Adventure Shippuden...s

Digimon Adventure 02 introduces new DigiDestined alongside returning characters T.K. and Kari. The plot involves a villain enslaving Digimon and a virus threatening children in Tokyo, with Myotismon returning. The season introduces Armor Digivolution and DNA Digivolution. The movie Hurricane Touchdown captures a summer vibe and introduces Magnamon and Rapidmon, with plot elements affecting the next season. Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix is a short 3D film that played at Sanrio Puroland, featuring Digimon racing. Digimon: The Movie combines three Japanese movies and features a soundtrack, connecting largely unconnected stories. Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon sees Diaboromon returning and doxing the DigiDestined, with Omnimon passing the torch to Imperialdramon.

The Digiverse Expands

Digimon Tamers introduces a new world where Digimon are initially considered a multimedia franchise but become real creatures. The series explores the nature of Digimon and features a card slash mechanic. The movie Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers is a summer movie where Takato and others meet Minami and Labramon in Okinawa, fighting a low-key battle. Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express is a sequel movie where Digimon return, featuring Locomon, GrandLocomon, and Parasimon. Digimon Frontier introduces the concept of kids becoming Digimon partners, initially disliked but later appreciated for its characters and lore. Digimon Frontier: Revival of the Ancient Digimon is considered a mid-tier movie with evil birds and the appearance of AncientGreymon and AncientGarurumon. Digimon X-Evolution is a 3D CG movie about the X-Antibody, adapting the Digimon Chronicle manga, featuring Dorumon's evolution line. Digimon Savers features Masaru Daimon joining a government organization to maintain peace between Digimon and humans, with Professor Kurata as the main villain.

Depression & Modernity

Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger is a theme park movie featuring Agumon crossing over with the Savers partners to fight Armageddemon. Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Activated! involves a girl named Rhythm who knows about Algomon, with the movie's plot involving naps, Algomon as a villain, and ShineGreymon stabbing him. Digimon Cross Wars, also known as Digimon Fusion, shifts the formula and has one of the longest runs since Digimon Adventure. Digimon Adventure tri. is a series of six movies that brought the creator back into Digimon, featuring the Adventure mega forms but writing out the 02 kids. Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters introduces Digimon partnered with humans who merge with other Digimon, considered different but not fundamentally so.

The Adventure Reboots

Digimon Adventure tri. ended in 2018, leaving many questions unanswered. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna tells the story of growing up, with Tai, Matt, and the other DigiDestined facing a new threat. A reboot of Digimon Adventure was released, resembling the original but with different protagonists and partners.

Towards The Future

Digimon Ghost Game is a monster-of-the-week show with a dark, spooky feeling. Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning is a movie focusing on Ukko and Louis, with new evolutions for the 02 kids. The creator expresses anticipation to legally watch the movie and see Imperialdramon's new evolution.