▙▚ TOYS - ANIME - GAMES - COMICS & MANGA - NOVELS - CARDS ▞▟
I've been getting asked a couple times how to get into Digimon, so I figured I collect some posts and info in a master post!
Digimon is a multi media franchise, so there really is no one way to get into Digimon. But I hope this post can help people getting an idea what to look for.
Digimon Card Sleeve Artwork by Tonamikanji
Shout ot to wikimon.net for a ton of the information, and to Digimon Basic - an amazing resource for Digimon material!
▙▚ DIGIMON WEB
As I mentioned, Digimon is a multi media franchise, and there is some content of just general Digimon lore on Digimon Web. There some fun facts to read up upon!
There's also the official Digimon Reference Book / Encyclopedia online.
So Digimon, or Digital Monsters, originally started as a virtual pet toy. I made a Post about this origin and relation to the Tamagotchi frachise before. ▞▟ Check it out here >>
Besides that, Digimon released many many "Digivice" toys tying into the animes, but also figurines and much more.
I don't have nearly enough expertise to cover them in more details, but there is a LOT!
You can check out the LCD Toy history on the official website, and even that doesn't cover all of it!
▙▚ ANIME
The first and second season of the anime, and the surrounding movies, share a continuity, but aside from that all seasons are self contained and you can watch whichever you want.
Notably, Adventure recently got newly released blu rays with japanese audio and english subtitles!
▞▟ You can get them at the Crunchyroll shop >>
I know some people like the english dub, but personally, I honestly don't like it at all... I do really like the german dub, but I really recommend watching the Japanese version. It's my favorite and is considered canon.
Adventure:
Digimon Adventure (Movie) (1999)
•Digimon Adventure (Season 1) (1999-2000)
Digimon Adventure: Our War Game (Movie) (2000)
•Digimon Adventure 02 (Season 2) (2000-2001)
Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals (Movie) (2000)
(Digimon the Movie is a super cut of all previous movies done by the dub team)
Digimon Adventure 02: Diaboromon Strikes Back (Movie) (2001)
•Digimon Adventure tri. (6 Movies or 24 Episodes) (2015-2018)
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (Movie) (2020)
Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (Movie) (2023)
[Digimon Adventure: (Reboot) (2020)]
Tamers:
• Digimon Tamers (Season 3) (2001-2002)
Digimon Tamers: The Adventures’ Battle (Movie) (2001)
Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express (Movie) (2002)
Frontier:
• Digimon Frontier (Season 4) (2002-2003)
Digimon Frontier: Revival of the Ancient Digimon (Movie) (2002)
Savers/Data Squad:
• Digimon Savers / Data Squad (Season 5) (2006-2007)
Digimon Savers The Movie: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! (Movie) (2006)
Xros Wars/Fusion:
• Digimon Xros Wars / Fusion (2010-2012)
Appmon:
• Digimon Universe Appli Monsters (2016-2017)
Ghost Game:
• Digimon Ghost Game (2021-2023)
▙▚ GAMES
Like the anime, Digimon games are almost all completely self contained. Essentially the only exception is a couple WonderSwan games centered around Ryo Akiyama. They're also almost all widely different! No Digimon game is truly like another! In the list below I put well known games in bold, and more obscure games, or the ones never released in the West in small. I also left out all "dead" mobile games.
There's also a couple Fan Games I've been enjoying, that I want to shout out here:
• Digital Partner by Aludeku
• Digital Tamers 2 by dragonrod342
• Digital Monster NET DRIVER by kuhamaven / Alice Studios
▙▚ COMICS & MANGA
Digimon has several comic or manga adaptations, some longer but many short promotional works for new releases.
Although there's way more older Manga, I will start with a list of modern Comics/Manga, as we have received a variety recently!
The big one right now is Digimon Liberator!
I've been loving it personally. It's a full color web comic, so it has not normal page layout and instead is just scrolling.
When it first released I made a post with my Spoiler Free Opinion on the Prologue and Chapter one! ▞▟ Check it out here >>
Read Digimon Liberator on the Official Website, GlobalComix or Webtoon!
But Liberator is actually not the only comic currently running!! Thanks to the Digimon Comic project we have FIVE more ongoing series to check out on the official Digimon Web site!
• Digimon Rikollection by Okutsuwa Waga
• Digimon Paradox by Minato Ayumu
• Digimon Knuckles by Soda Ichigo
• Story of the Royal Knights by Yabuno Tenya
• Digimon Seekers ~Witch of the Crossroads~ by Kariki Hajime
If you read any of the comics above, show your support by answering the survey on the website!
There two big web Novels of note for the Digimon franchise.
Firs one is Digimon Seekers, which ran from 2023-2024 and consistes of 4 Chapters plus an Epilogue.
You can read it on the official Website, but many fans noted the english translation being not great at certain points, so some dedicated fans edited the translation to fix the issues.
The second is Digimon Liberator, which is not simply a novel version of the web comic, but instead tells the story from the perspective of a different protagonist! From what I can tell, the translation for this one is better, although they sometimes mess up the card effects, so make sure to read the actual cards, which are included as pictures.
• Digimon Seekers: Official - Fan Edited Translation
• Digimon Liberator: Official Website
▙▚ CARDS
Finally, what this blog is all about really, the Card Game.
There have been many Digimon Card Games over the years, but I'm really only familiar with the current one.
If you want to try learning it, there is a tutorial app in the Play Store, and a Rules video on the official YouTube channel that covers the essentials.
There are also Fan made simulators to play online, with dedicated fan bases that you will surely find people to play with or show you the ropes!
If you just like the look of some of the cards, I encourage you to check the pricing on cards you got your eyes on. If the card isn't insanely diffcult to get and important for meta decks, you have fairly good chances to get some gorgeous cards for reasonable prices!
I also collect Pokémon Cards, and let me tell you, the production quality of the Digimon Cards is leagues above.
My favorite joke in Metalocalypse is how as the show goes on it becomes increasingly obvious they’re naming characters with the sole purpose of torturing Mark Hamill.
Comic I made about turning into a powerful monster monster and killing everyone who hurt my friends <3
[ID: Comic of a Person with short hair and glasses turning into a winged monster and killing a bunch of small people, who are labeled as "Boss", "abusive parent", "transphobe", "capitalism", "racist", "doctor", "toxic ex", "the state", "bad social worker", and more. A Text reads: "I turn into a powerful monster and kill everyone who hurt my friends". End ID]
