History Franchise / DiGimon

* ''Manhua/DigimonLegendarySkies) (2004) (Chinese manhua)

* ''Digimon Dreamers'' (2021)
* ''Digimon Liberator'' (Web manga, 2024)

* ''Digimon Liberator'', a novel series set in the same universe as the manga version of ''Digimon Liberator'', but with a different cast and story. It is set to begin serialization alongside the manga release.

As far as manga goes, only the Chinese manhua and ''Manga/DigimonDreamers'' have ever been officially translated to English. The video gaming side of the franchise faired far better though, but after 2008 and until 2014, they too began to fall under NoExportForYou; ''Digimon All-Star Rumble'' was an American-built game released to English-speaking territories in 2014, while ''VideoGame/DigimonStoryCyberSleuth'' was finally localized in 2016.

* ThePaladin
** The Royal Knights are ostensibly a collection of these, though most often come with a bad rash of MyMasterRightOrWrong.
** Dukemon and Alphamon are straight examples, along with Imperialdramon Paladin Mode (who was not an actual member, but rather the founder of the order).

* PostCyberpunk: Digimon is an extreme example. Everyone, including the Hacker are good guys, they're trying to save society, and are trying to improve themselves.

** Happenes to some of the Digimon designed for the the earlier video game adaptations when the Ultimate(Mega) level was introduced with the Pendulum style v-pets. Notable examples of Power Creep include [=SaberLeomon=], Mugendramon (Machinedramon), and [=MetalEtemon=] who were all designed to be Perfects. On the seep side of things we have Ebidramon, Mechanorimon and Syakomon, former perfects who were bumped down to adult and child respectively. The Pendulum series did this a lot, with four of the five having examples of this. Happened again V-pets came out with Super Ultimate/Level Seven. Thankfully it was mostly ignored by the rest of the franchise that time.

** Some non-standard PowerLevels themselves are prone to this, namely [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Armors]] and [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Hybrids]]. (Anime/DigimonFusion looks at your PowerLevels and [[SuperRobot laughs]]). To take the armor example, a generally good rule of thumb is that the vast majority of armors have a mean power range between Champion and Ultimate, whereas the Golden Digi-Eggs (Miracles and [[NonSerialMovie Destiny]]) range from Ultimate to Mega. In the card game, however, Magnamon is treated roughly equivalent to a Champion due to the nature of the game mechanics (a specific type of evolution getting you a Mega-equivalent from a Rookie would certainly skew the game); in the games, he can generally be counted on to rumble with other Ultimates; and in his [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Royal Knights]] incarnation, he's on par with Mega.

* TransformationSequence: And how.
** PainfulTransformation: At certain levels in both ''Tamers'' and ''Frontier''. In ''Tamers'', the Digimon's [[StrippedToTheBone flesh is stripped from their wireframe]] before being put back together in their new form.
** TransformationNameAnnouncement: In general, "[X] evolve into/digivolve to... [X]!". Other forms of transformation (such as armor digivolving) have different call outs.

** There's also the unique case of Terriermon line, which features Gargomon entirely changing name to Rapidmon when evolving, but becomes [=MegaGargomon=] when evolving again.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: Concerning the Digimon attributes: Vaccine beats Virus, Virus beats Data and Data beats Vaccine.

Licensing-wise, the franchise has generally fallen under the umbrella of Banda iNamco, but the anime has been in sketchier territory; the rights originally belonged to Creator/SabanEntertainment before being shifted to Creator/{{Disney}} after its dissolution in 2003 (in certain regions, including the US). Disney handled the franchise's dubbing for a period until Creator/SabanBrands reacquired the English rights to the franchise in 2012. The dub as a whole, however, was subject to KeepCirculatingTheTapes during periods of non-airing, as it never received a formal home video release until New Video Group's DVD releases in 2013. However, Saban's (and by a very brief extension Creator/{{Hasbro}}) rights to the Digimon animes expired during the dawn of the 2020s, reverting them back to Toei Animation. Since then, Discotek bought the North American distribution rights to the anime series and has released them on Blu-ray complete with both dubbed (Saban masters) and subbed (uncut) prints. Official subtitles of [[BlindIdiotTranslation volatile quality]] are few and far between, with ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', and ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' being streamed by Creator/{{Netflix}}, Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/{{Hulu}}, and Platform/{{Crunchyroll}} respectively.

Base entry for the ''Digimon'' ([[PortmanteauSeriesNickname short for]] "Digital Monsters") SeriesFranchise, centered on {{bond creature|s}} {{Mons}} from {{cyberspace}}. Originally beginning as the ''Digimon'' VirtualPet, conceived as the SpearCounterpart of ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'' in an effort to broaden the latter's appeal to boys, it has since spread across numerous {{alternate continuit|y}}ies in multiple media including anime, manga, video games, and trading card games. The franchise is created and maintained by Creator/{{Bandai}} (now Creator/BandaiNamcoHoldings) and [=WiZ=], while Creator/ToeiAnimation shares an interest in the brand and is responsible for its anime series, promotional materials, and game cutscenes.

Licensing-wise, the franchise has generally fallen under the umbrella of Creator/BandaiNamco, but the anime has been in sketchier territory; the rights originally belonged to Creator/SabanEntertainment before being shifted to Creator/{{Disney}} after its dissolution in 2003. Disney handled the franchise's dubbing for a period until Creator/SabanBrands reacquired the English rights to the franchise in 2012. The dub as a whole, however, was subject to KeepCirculatingTheTapes during periods of non-airing, as it never received a formal home video release until New Video Group's DVD releases in 2013. Official subtitles of [[BlindIdiotTranslation volatile quality]] are few and far between, with ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', and ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' being streamed by Creator/{{Netflix}}, Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/{{Hulu}}, and Platform/{{Crunchyroll}} respectively.

* ToylineExclusiveCharcter: Some toylines have Digimon with no counterpart in the media they represent, such as Gallantmon Chaos Mode in the Warp-Digivolving Figures toyline or a black version of Omnimon that appeared in the Japanese Xros Loader toy before Omnimon Zwart's debut.

* PaletteSwap: There have been many, ''many'' recolored Digimon over the years, ranging from official recolors like Psychemon or Omnimon Zwart to more obscure ones that appear in one toy or game and nowhere else. Examples of the later include ''VideoGame/DigimonWorld3'', which has [[UndergroundMonkey variants]] with different stats or elemental alignments and ''Digital Monster: D-Project'', which would use a usually-minor PaletteSwap to indicate that a Digimon had a different attribute than normal.

** PainfulTransformation: At certain levels in both ''Tamers'' and ''Frontier''.

* MonTech: Digivices are commonly used by Tamers throughout the different media to primarily empower their Digimon partner through [[MonMetamorphisis Digivolution]], but each version has its own features.

Licensing-wise, the franchise has generally fallen under the umbrella of Creator/BandaiNamco, but the anime has been in sketchier territory; the rights originally belonged to Creator/SabanEntertainment before being shifted to Creator/{{Disney}} after its dissolution in 2003. Disney handled the franchise's dubbing for a period until Creator/SabanBrands reacquired the English rights to the franchise in 2012. The dub as a whole, however, was subject to KeepCirculatingTheTapes during periods of non-airing, as it never received a formal home video release until New Video Group's DVD releases in 2013. Official subtitles of [[BlindIdiotTranslation volatile quality]] are few and far between, with ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', and ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' being streamed by Creator/{{Netflix}}, Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/{{Hulu}}, and Website/{{Crunchyroll}} respectively.

Licensing-wise, the franchise has generally fallen under the umbrella of [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai Namco]], but the anime has been in sketchier territory; the rights originally belonged to Creator/SabanEntertainment before being shifted to Creator/{{Disney}} after its dissolution in 2003. Disney handled the franchise's dubbing for a period until Creator/SabanBrands reacquired the English rights to the franchise in 2012. The dub as a whole, however, was subject to KeepCirculatingTheTapes during periods of non-airing, as it never received a formal home video release until New Video Group's DVD releases in 2013. Official subtitles of [[BlindIdiotTranslation volatile quality]] are few and far between, with ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', and ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' being streamed by Creator/{{Netflix}}, Creator/{{Funimation}}, Creator/{{Hulu}}, and Website/{{Crunchyroll}} respectively.

Base entry for the ''Digimon'' ([[PortmanteauSeriesNickname short for]] "Digital Monsters") SeriesFranchise, centered on {{bond creature|s}} {{Mons}} from {{cyberspace}}. Originally beginning as the ''Digimon'' VirtualPet, conceived as the SpearCounterpart of ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'' in an effort to broaden the latter's appeal to boys, it has since spread across numerous {{alternate continuit|y}}ies in multiple media including anime, manga, video games, and trading card games. The franchise is created and maintained by Bandai (now Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment) and [=WiZ=], while Creator/ToeiAnimation shares an interest in the brand and is responsible for its anime series, promotional materials, and game cutscenes.

* ''Digimon Liberator'', a web comic and a web novel based on the ''Digimon Card Game''. Both the web comic and web novel will have different stories and characters, but are set in the same universe. Both are set to begin serialization in April 2024.

* CanonImmigrant: Ryo Akiyama. He makes a few cameos in ''Our War Game'' and ''02'', and is a SixthRanger in ''Tamers'', but he originated as the star of a series of UsefulNotes/WonderSwan games.

* InconsistentDub: As of ''Data Squad'' and ''Fusion'', the English dubs tend to flip-flop back and forth between using a Digimon's original Japanese name and a previously-established dub name. For instance, the ''Frontier'' dub had Crusadermon, while ''Data Squad'' had another of the same kind named [=LoadKnightmon=], who also has ''another'' inconsistency issue with its name (see SpellMyNameWithAnS entry below). One episode of ''Fusion'' even used both names for some snow-monsters (Yukidarumon and Frigimon) in a single episode.

** The movie ''Our'' (or ''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Children's]]'') ''War Game'' averts it spectacularly, by featuring the main villain lauching an ICBM, carrying a '''''nuke''''' at the children, that are in Odaiba, ''Tokyo''. This was as shown in Japan, and came from an anime made for kids.[[labelnote:impact]]As a GeniusBonus, nukes are triggered mid air to maximise the destruction, and are specifically designed to ''not'' trigger due to impact - the missile in the movie is shown to not explode midair and hit the lake instead, a.ka. making an impact....and just fell into the water harmlessly.[[/labelnote]]. The beginning arc of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'' reuses these plot points with the exception of the nuke going off high in the atmosphere and the resulting EMP being magically reversed within seconds.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Not necessarily a spelling issue, but there are inconsistencies even on this very wiki over whether to use the English dub names or the original Japanese names, mainly because there is quite a lot of NostalgiaFilter over growing up with the dub despite (or because of) the occasional changes. The Japanese version has recently amassed a fanbase, and both are widely accepted in their own right. It is generally optimal for fandom members to familiarize themselves with both sets of terms for minimum confusion. It doesn't help that some of the English names are plagued by {{Engrish}}; for instance "[=LoadKnightmon=]" (seen in ''Data Squad''), whose correct name would be "[=LordKnightmon=]" or "[=RhodoKnightmon=]" (a pun on "rhodonite"). It ''also'' doesn't help that multiple names are used even in English, like when the dub of ''Frontier'' named this very same Digimon as "Crusadermon".
** A lot of Digimon (and their attacks) suffer from being written in mostly katakana, which leaves interpretation up in the air. Most of the time, a simple solution can be found, but in some cases, a [[GratuitousForeignLanguage foreign attack name]] will slip under the radar due to being obscure[[note]]Fandubbers can be forgiven for calling [[Manga/DigimonVTamer01 UlforceVeedramon's]] attack the Tense Great Shield; how many of you know what ''tensegrity'' is in the first place?[[/note]] or due to the aforementioned NostalgiaFilter[[note]]More than a few were surprised when Sukamon's official English name came out as ''Scummon''.[[/note]].

* ''Digimon Adventure'' (PSP - 2013) (Japan only)

** ''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure2020 Digimon Adventure:]]'' (ContinuityReboot, 2020-2021)

** ''{{Anime/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning]]'' (movie, 2023)

** ''Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning'' (movie, 2023)

* BizarreAlienReproduction: There's definitely ''some mechanism'' that allows Digimon to increase their population, since not all Digimon are [[BornAgainImmortality able to be ressurected]] [[KilledOffForReal due to file corruption, data destruction, damage to the DigiCore, simply being trapped in the Dark Area by Anubimon]] or [[SoulEating having their data eaten by one of the Demon Lords that live there]] and yet the Digital World will still occasionally experience an OverpopulationCrisis. [[TheUnreveal What or how it works has never been introduced in any continuity]] - though it has been confirmed in the ''Digimon Seekers'' novel continuity that whatever the process is [[CantHaveSexEver doesn't involve sex or sexes]] and it's relatively slower than analog sexual reproduction.

* BizarreAlienReproduction: There's definitely ''some mechanism'' that allows Digimon to increase their population, since not all Digimon are [[BornAgainImmortality able to be ressurected]] [[KilledOffForReal due to file corruption, data destruction, damage to the DigiCore, simply being trapped in the Dark Area by Anubimon]] or [[SoulEating having their data eaten by one of the Demon Lords that live there]]. [[TheUnreveal What or how it works has never been introduced in any continuity]] - though it has been confirmed in the ''Digimon Seekers'' novel continuity that whatever the process is [[CantHaveSexEver doesn't involve sex or sexes]] and it's relatively slower than analog sexual reproduction.
which was even a plot point in the ''Digimon Chronicles'' subseries that led to the

* BizarreAlienReproduction: There's definitely ''some mechanism'' that allows Digimon to increase their population, since not all Digimon are [[BornAgainImmortality able to be ressurected]] [[KilledOffForReal due to file corruption, data destruction, damage to the DigiCore, or simply being trapped in the Dark Area by Anubimon or having their data eaten by one of the Demon Lords that live there]]. [[TheUnreveal What or how it works has never been introduced in any continuity]] - though it has been confirmed in the ''Digimon Seekers'' novel continuity that whatever the process is [[CantHaveSexEver doesn't involve sex or sexes]] and it's relatively slower than analog sexual reproduction.