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{{short description|1999 television anime created by Akiyoshi Hongo}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Digimon Adventure
| image = Digimon Digital Monsters Season 1 DVD Cover.png
| caption = North American DVD box-set cover
| ja_kanji = デジモンアドベンチャー
| ja_romaji = Dejimon Adobenchā
| genre = [[Adventure genre|Adventure]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/20879/digimon-digital-monsters-season-1-collection|title=Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1 Collection|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=January 20, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140822130236/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/20879/digimon-digital-monsters-season-1-collection|archive-date=August 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=IncendiaryLemon|title=Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1|url=https://animeuknews.net/2016/10/digimon-digital-monsters-season-1/|website=Anime UK News|access-date=December 29, 2018|date=October 2, 2016}}</ref> [[isekai]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=8 Anime That Were Isekai Before It Was Cool - The List|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-08-19/.120298|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 3, 2019|date=August 19, 2017}}</ref><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
| creator = Akiyoshi Hongo
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Hiroyuki Kakudō]]
| producer        = {{ubl|Taichiro Fujiyama|Daisuke Kawakami|Kyotaro Kimura|Hiromi Seki}}
| writer          = [[Satoru Nishizono]]
| music           = [[Takanori Arisawa]] 
| studio          = [[Toei Animation]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
| NA = {{ubl|[[News Corporation]]/[[Saban Entertainment]] (1999–2001)|[[The Walt Disney Company]] (2001–2012)|[[Saban Brands]] (2012–2018)|[[Toei Animation Inc.]] (2018–present)|[[Discotek Media]] (2022–present)}}
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| UK = [[Manga Entertainment]]
}}
| network         = [[Fuji Network System|FNS]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network
| CA              = [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]
| US              = [[Fox Kids]]
}}
| first           = {{start date|1999|3|7}}
| last            = {{end date|2000|3|26}}
| episodes        = 54
| episode_list    = List of Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series) episodes
}}
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| title           = Related articles
| content         =
*''[[Digimon Adventure (film)|Digimon Adventure]]'' (film)
*''[[Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!]]''
**''[[Digimon: The Movie]]''
*''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]''
*''[[Digimon Adventure tri.]]''
*''[[Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna]]''
*''[[Digimon Adventure (2020 TV series)|Digimon Adventure]]'' (2020)
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Digimon Adventure'''''|デジモンアドベンチャー|Dejimon Adobenchā|lead=yes}}, also known as '''''Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxkids.com/tvshows/digimon/episode1.html|title=Digimon: Digital Monsters Episode Guide|work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Family Properties]]|access-date=2018-11-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010615125822/http://www.foxkids.com/tvshows/digimon/episode1.html|archive-date=2001-06-15}}</ref> in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese [[anime]] television series produced by [[Toei Animation]] in cooperation with WiZ, [[Bandai]] and [[Fuji Television]]. It is the first anime series in the [[Digimon|''Digimon'' media franchise]], based on the [[Digital Monster (virtual pet)|Digital Monster]] virtual pet released in 1997.

''Digimon Adventure'' began production 1.5 months after the [[Digimon Adventure (film)|film of the same name]] was being produced, and it began broadcast in Japan a day after the film's theatrical release on March 7, 1999, airing until its conclusion on March 26, 2000. It was then followed up with the 2000 film ''[[Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!]]''. Both films were adapted and released in North America as ''[[Digimon: The Movie]]'' on October 6, 2000.

With the success of ''Digimon Adventure'', a sequel television series, ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'', was broadcast from 2000 to 2001. For the series' 15th anniversary, a six-part film series titled ''[[Digimon Adventure tri.]]'' was released between 2015 and 2018, and a final film titled ''[[Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna]]'' was released in 2020. In 2020, the series was [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]] and released under the title ''[[Digimon Adventure (2020 TV series)|Digimon Adventure]]''.

== Plot ==
{{See also|List of Digimon Adventure characters}}
On August 1, 1999, seven children from [[Odaiba]], Tokyo, Japan, are transported into the Digital World by [[Digivice]]s that appeared before them at summer camp, where they befriend several Digimon (Digital Monsters). The children's Digivices{{efn|name=a|A {{nihongo|Digivice|デジヴァイス|Dejivaisu}}, based on [[Bandai]]'s [[Digital Monster (virtual pet)|Digital Monster virtual pet toy]],<ref>{{cite news| author=Nick Valdez| url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/05/01/digimon-digivice-replica-bandai-anime/| title='Digimon' Fans Can Now Get Their Own Digivice| work=[[CBS Interactive|Comicbook.com]]| date=2018-04-30| access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> is a digital device that the DigiDestined use to enter the Digital World and help their Digimon partners Digivolve.}} allow their partner Digimon to Digivolve{{efn|name=b|{{nihongo|Digivolution|進化|Shinka}} is the process by which a Digimon evolves into a higher-leveled, more powerful form.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/00699210.html| title=Publisher description for ''Digimon World: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'' / Elizabeth M. Hollinger.| work=[[Library of Congress]]|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-02-17/digital-monsters-take-over-the-world-as-bandai-america-unveils-its-fall-digimon-toy-line| title=Digital Monsters Take Over the World as Bandai America Unveils its Fall Digimon Toy Line| work=[[Anime News Network]]| date=2008-02-17| access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://tamashii.jp/special/digimon_digivolving| title=DIGIVOLVING SPIRITS デジモン超進化魂 スペシャルページ 魂ウェブ| language=ja| work=[[Bandai]]| access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>}} into stronger forms and combat enemies. As the children explore to find a way home, they learn that they are "DigiDestined", children chosen to save the Digital World. During their adventure, the DigiDestined are hunted by Devimon, who uses black gears to corrupt various Digimon into attacking the group. After defeating Devimon, the DigiDestined are contacted by Gennai and instructed to reach the Server Continent to retrieve artifacts called Crests, allowing their Digimon partners to Digivolve into their Ultimate forms. During this time, they are targeted by Etemon.

After Etemon is defeated, the DigiDestined learn from Gennai that there is an eighth DigiDestined child, who Myotismon is entering the real world to kill.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Camp|first1=Brian|last2=Davis|first2=Julie|title=Anime Classics Zettai|date=2007|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|isbn=978-1-933330-22-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PLc22hQhZGwC&q=digimon&pg=PT84}}</ref> The DigiDestined follow after Myotismon to the real world. After discovering that the eighth child is Tai's younger sister, Kari, and that Myotismon’s lieutenant Gatomon is her Digimon partner, the DigiDestined are able to defeat Myotismon. However, the boundaries between the real world and Digital World are intersecting, forcing them to return to the Digital World.

The DigiDestined face the Dark Masters, a quartet of mega-level Digimon who each took control of a part of the Digital World in their absence. In the midst of their battles, they learn that they were chosen to save the real and Digital Worlds from intersecting four years ago. Tension leads to infighting within the group and causes them to temporarily separate. After reflecting, the DigiDestined reunite to defeat the last Dark Master, and confront Apocalymon who attempts to destroy both worlds. Apocalymon destroys their Crests, but the DigiDestined realize the power of their Crests was inside them all along and manage to defeat him. With the Digital World restored, Tai and his friends leave their Digimon partners behind and return to their normal lives.

== Development ==
In 1999, a short film based on the virtual pets called ''Digimon Adventure'' was released. However, shortly after the film's storyboard was completed in 1998, producers at [[Toei Animation]] were requested to turn it into a television series.

The DigiDestined's character designs were created by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru. The character names are based on kanji related to luck.<ref name="staff1">{{cite web|url=https://digitalscratch.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/interview-memories-of-da-pt-6|title=Memories of Our Digimon Adventure, Part 6|website=Digital Scratch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011154626/http://digitalscratch.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/interview-memories-of-da-pt-6/|archive-date=2010-10-11|access-date=2016-10-18}}</ref>

== Media ==
=== Anime ===
{{Main|List of Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series) episodes{{!}}List of ''Digimon Adventure'' (1999 TV series) episodes}}
''Digimon Adventure'' was produced by [[Toei Animation]] and ran for 54 episodes on [[Fuji TV]] between March 7, 1999, and March 26, 2000. The main opening theme for all episodes aired in Japan is "[[Butter-Fly]]" by [[Kōji Wada]], which peaked at #47 on the [[Oricon]] Weekly Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/255494/products/165042/1/| title=Butter-Fly| language=ja| work=[[Oricon]]| access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref> "I Wish" by [[Ai Maeda (voice actress)|AiM]]{{efn|Credited as her real name, Ai Maeda.}} is used as the ending theme from episodes 1–26,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/229849/products/165043/1/| title=I wish| language=ja| work=[[Oricon]]| access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref> while "Keep On", AiM's fifth single, served as the ending theme from episodes 27–54.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.feelmee.jp/index.php/item/product/837| title=keep on| work=[[Dreamusic|Feel Mee]]| access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> The series also uses three insert songs: "Brave Heart" by [[Ayumi Miyazaki]] as the Digivolution theme,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/346393/products/165045/1/| title=brave heart| language=ja| work=[[Oricon]]| access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> "Seven" by Kōji Wada,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/255494/products/165004/1/| script-title=ja:デジモンアドベンチャー・シングルヒットパレード| language=ja| work=[[Oricon]]| access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> and {{nihongo|"Yūki o Tsubasa ni Shite"|勇気を翼にして}} by [[Toshiko Fujita]], Tai's voice actress.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1517900826| title=新垣結衣さん出演作も！デジモンアニメシリーズを初代から映画tri.最新作まで総まとめ| language=ja| work=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]| date=2018-02-07| access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> On August 1, 2014, during the series' 15th anniversary, a [[Blu-ray Disc]] box of the original series was announced and set for release in Japan on March 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-01/digimon-adventure-anime-returns-next-spring-in-high-school-sequel/.77195|title=Digimon Adventure Anime Returns Next Spring in High School Sequel - News|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2014-08-01}}</ref>

[[Saban Entertainment]] licensed the series in North America and produced an English-language version under the title ''Digimon: Digital Monsters''. It premiered on [[Fox Kids|Fox Kids Network]] on August 14, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|author=Patten, Fred|author-link=Fred Patten|title=Anime – The Game Influence|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-game-influence/|website=Cartoon Research|access-date=September 18, 2023|date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> The series was also broadcast in Canada on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]].<ref>{{cite web|title=YTV Programming news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-10-31/ytv-programming|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 18, 2023|date=October 31, 2000}}</ref> The English version featured an original soundtrack and made changes to character names, as well as edits pertaining to certain aspects such as violence to make the series more suitable for younger audiences.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} [[Wendee Lee]], [[Michael Sorich]] and [[David Walsh (actor)|David Walsh]] became the voice directors. The original soundtrack of the show was replaced by music composed by Udi Harpaz<ref>{{cite web|url=https://udiharpaz.com/projects/|title=Udi Harpaz: Composer - Projects|work=Udi Harpaz|access-date=2018-11-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717135322/http://www.udiharpaz.com/projects/|archive-date=2011-07-17}}</ref> and [[Shuki Levy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shukilevy.com/audio/digimon-series/|title=Digimon Series – Shuki Levy|work=[[Shuki Levy]]|access-date=2018-11-04|archive-date=November 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105062134/http://shukilevy.com/audio/digimon-series/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Adrian Mackinder|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/shuki-levy/249567/shuki-levy-the-soundtrack-to-a-generation|title=Shuki Levy: The Soundtrack to a Generation|work=[[Dennis Publishing|Den of Geek!]]|date=2015-10-05|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> which recycled several music soundtracks from ''[[Starcom: The U.S. Space Force]]'', ''[[Masked Rider (TV series)|Masked Rider]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} The opening theme for all episodes is "Digimon Theme" by [[Paul Gordon (musician)|Paul Gordon]].<ref name="paulgordon">{{cite news|author=Karen Ressler|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-19/digimon-transformers-robots-in-disguise-musician-paul-gordon-passes-away/.98874|title=Digimon, Transformers: Robots in Disguise Musician Paul Gordon Passes Away|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2016-02-19|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> "Hey Digimon" by Gordon, an insert song featured in the show, and was released on the [[Digimon: The Movie#Soundtrack|original soundtrack]] of ''[[Digimon: The Movie]]'' along with "Digimon Theme".<ref name="paulgordon"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxkids.com/tvshows/digimon/digimonmovie/s_listen.html|title=Digimon: The Movie-soundtrack|work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Family Properties]]|access-date=2018-10-31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017191909/http://www.foxkids.com/tvshows/digimon/digimonmovie/s_listen.html|archive-date=2000-10-17}}</ref>

The English dub series was released on DVD by [[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century Fox]] (Saban's parent company) in 2000 and by [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]] in 2002. A complete DVD boxset of the English dub was released by [[New Video]] Group on October 9, 2012 in the U.S<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-02/new-video-group-to-release-digimon-adventure-season-1-on-dvd|title=New Video Group to Release Digimon Adventure Season 1 on DVD|work=Anime News Network|date=2012-08-02|access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref> and was released by [[Madman Entertainment]] on June 18, 2014 in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/20879/digimon-digital-monsters-season-1-collection|title=Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1 Collection|publisher=Madman.com.au|date=2014-06-18|access-date=2015-05-29|archive-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140822130236/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/20879/digimon-digital-monsters-season-1-collection|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 14, 2022, [[Discotek Media]] announced a Blu-ray collection. The English dub version, ''Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1'', was released on December 27, 2022, while the original Japanese version, ''Digimon Adventure'', was released on July 25, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-14/discotek-licenses-1980-astro-boy-digimon-adventure-symphogear-gx-more-anime/.183489|title=Discotek Licenses 1980 Astro Boy, Digimon Adventure, Symphogear GX, More Anime|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2022-03-14|access-date=2022-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Discotek Licenses Aim for the Ace!, GaoGaiGar Series & Final OVA|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-24/discotek-licenses-aim-for-the-ace-gaogaigar-series-and-final-ova/.191185|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 25, 2022|date=October 24, 2022}}</ref>

=== Films ===
{{Main|List of Digimon films}}

Several short films based on the series were released in theaters in Japan. ''[[Digimon Adventure (film)|Digimon Adventure]]'' was originally released on March 6, 1999. The story focuses on Tai and Kari finding a Digi-egg from their computer, which hatches and quickly Digivolves, culminating in a battle. The film grossed [[Japanese yen|¥]]650 million.<ref name="kinema1">{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2012-05-17|title=キネマ旬報ベスト・テン85回全史 1924-2011|page=586|url=https://www.kinejun.com/|language=ja|magazine=[[Kinema Junpo]]|location=Japan|publisher=Kinema-Junposha.Co.Ltd|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref>

''[[Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!]]''<ref>{{cite news| title=「デジモンアドベンチャー ぼくらのウォーゲーム！」がYouTubeで配信中 4月16日までの期間限定| url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1803/22/news129.html| language=ja| work={{Interlanguage link multi|ITmedia|ja|3=ITmedia}}| date=2018-03-22| access-date=2018-10-08 }}</ref> was originally released on March 4, 2000. In the film, the DigiDestined find a virus Digimon who Digivolves into who infects the Internet. The film introduces DNA Digivolution. The film grossed [[Japanese yen|¥]]2.166 billion.<ref name="kinema2">{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2012-05-17|title=キネマ旬報ベスト・テン85回全史 1924-2011|page=600|url=https://www.kinejun.com/|language=ja|magazine=[[Kinema Junpo]]|location=Japan|publisher=Kinema-Junposha.Co.Ltd|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> ''Our War Game!'' later served as the inspiration for director [[Mamoru Hosoda]]'s film ''[[Summer Wars]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|title= Our War Game!|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|journal=[[Neo (magazine)|Neo]]|issue=82|date=March 2011|page=12}}</ref>

The two short films were combined with ''[[Digimon Adventure 02#Films|Digimon Adventure 02: Part 1: Digimon Hurricane Landing!! / Part 2: Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals]]'' and was released as ''[[Digimon: The Movie]]'' in North America on October 6, 2000. ''Digimon: The Movie'' was altered from the original script to remove "culturally awkward" Japanese elements and introduced jokes suitable for a North American audience.<ref name="globe">{{cite news|title=Digiconfusion from a parallel universe|first=Liam|last=Lacey|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|year=2000}}</ref> Originally, scriptwriter [[Jeff Nimoy]] wanted to combine ''Digimon Adventure'' and ''Our War Game!'' while releasing ''Digimon Hurricane Landing / Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals'' as a direct-to-television movie, but the idea was overruled. In order to connect the film's stories, the script was rewritten.<ref name="nimoy">{{cite web| url=http://digipedia.db-destiny.net/cast_crew/nimoy2.htm| title=Retrospective with Jeff Nimoy| author=Chris McFeely| year=2005| access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref>

{{nihongo|''Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!''|デジモンアドベンチャー3D デジモングランプリ!|Dejimon Adobenchā: Dejimon Guran Puri}}, a [[stereoscopic 3D]] short film, was shown at Toei Animation Festival on October 3, 2009 and was later included on a set of DVD works released on February 21, 2010.

=== Video games ===
{{see also|List of Digimon video games|Digimon Adventure (video game)}}
Characters and Digimon from ''Adventure'' appear throughout many video games based on the franchise, such as ''[[Digimon Rumble Arena]]''.

An [[role-playing game|RPG]] based on the original storyline of ''Adventure'' developed by [[Prope]] and published by [[Namco Bandai Games]], also title ''[[Digimon Adventure (video game)|Digimon Adventure]]'', was released for the [[PlayStation Portable]] on January 17, 2013, part of the line-up of video games of the 15th-anniversary celebration of the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-22/sonic-creator-prope-studio-develops-digimon-adventure-rpg|title=Sonic Creator's Prope Studio Develops Digimon Adventure RPG|work=Anime News Network|date=2012-08-22|access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gil|first=Andrea|url=http://www.tssznews.com/2012/10/19/propes-digimon-adventure-finally-got-a-release-date/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232908/http://www.tssznews.com/2012/10/19/propes-digimon-adventure-finally-got-a-release-date/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-21|title=Prope's Digimon Adventure finally got a release date|publisher=TSSZ News|date=2012-10-19|access-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> The game covers the entire series as well as the second Japanese film, ''Bokura no War Game'', and sees the return of all the main voice actors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-18/digimon-adventure-psp-to-cover-all-episodes-2nd-film|title=Digimon Adventure PSP to Cover All Episodes, 2nd Film|work=Anime News Network|date=2012-10-18|access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref> The game also features original story elements and an unlockable dungeon mode featuring sequel protagonists in the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-11-19/digimon-adventure-psp-game-4-minute-promo-streamed|title=Digimon Adventure PSP Game's 4-Minute Promo Streamed|work=Anime News Network|date=2012-11-19|access-date=2012-11-23}}</ref>

=== Other media ===
Other media adaptions include a [[manhua]] released in 2000, drawn by [[Yu Yuen-wong]],<ref name=ZhengMandy>{{cite web|last=Zheng|first=Mandy|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3008775/hired-japanese-toy-giant-bandai-create-manga-series-digimon|title=Hired by Japanese toy giant Bandai to create a manga series for Digimon, Hong Kong artist is now out of luck, love and money |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=2019-05-04|accessdate=2023-05-03}}</ref> and its sequel.{{fact|date=July 2025}} The manhua was originally published in [[Hong Kong]], by {{ill|Rightman|zh|正文社}}.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Toei Animation|last2=Yu|first2=Yuen Wong|title=Digimon: Digital Monsters|publisher=[[Tokyopop]]|place=Los Angeles|page=Inside cover|isbn=1591820766}}</ref> In total it was published in five volumes. [[Tokyopop]] published the series in English in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=DIG&categorycode=BMG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405124509/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=DIG&categorycode=BMG|title=Digimon|publisher=[[Tokyopop]]|archive-date=2004-04-05|accessdate=2023-04-19}}</ref> while [[Chuang Yi]] did so in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/english/sud_pages/digimon/digimon_main/issues_digimon.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227172910/http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/english/sud_pages/digimon/digimon_main/issues_digimon.htm|title=Digimon|publisher=[[Chuang Yi]]|archive-date=December 27, 2010|access-date=2023-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is a second manhua, titled 數碼寶貝, written by Lu Shui-shi (呂水世), published by [[Ching Win]].<ref>{{cite book|title=全國新書資訊月刋|date=July 2001|publisher=[[National Central Library]]|language=zh-tw|page=[https://www.google.com/search?q="數碼寶貝"+"呂水世"&client=firefox-b-1-d&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6va-_q7_-AhVek2oFHWBOBsQQ_AUoAXoECAEQCw&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25181]|quote=數碼寶貝/[...];呂水世作畫.一臺北市:青文[...]}} - [https://www.google.com/books/edition/%E5%85%A8%E5%9C%8B%E6%96%B0%E6%9B%B8%E8%B3%87%E8%A8%8A%E6%9C%88%E5%88%8B/SgTvwlhr-Y8C?hl=en&gbpv=0 Book profile]</ref>

A North American 12 issue adaption of the first arc of the show was published by Dark Horse Comics. A novelization was written by the Digimon Adventure screenwriter, Hiro Masaki and series director [[Hiroyuki Kakudō]].<ref name="novel">{{cite book|last=Kakudou|first=Hiroyuki|title=Shōsetsu Digimon Adventure: Ima Bōken ga Hajimaru|author2=Hiro Masaki|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|year=2001|isbn=978-4-08-630029-2|location=[[Tokyo]]|page=260}}</ref> The light novels were separated into three parts. Four Drama CDs were also released between 1999 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=デジモンアドベンチャーキャラクターソング＋ミニドラマ(1)|url=https://www.feelmee.jp/index.php/item/product/836|access-date=2018-11-02|work=[[Dreamusic|Feel Mee]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=デジモンアドベンチャーキャラクターソング＋ミニドラマ(2)|url=https://www.feelmee.jp/index.php/item/product/835|access-date=2018-11-02|work=[[Dreamusic|Feel Mee]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=デジモンアドベンチャーキャラクターソング＋ミニドラマ(3)|url=https://www.feelmee.jp/index.php/item/product/834|access-date=2018-11-02|work=[[Dreamusic|Feel Mee]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=デジモンアドベンチャー オリジナルストーリー 2年半の休暇|url=https://www.feelmee.jp/index.php/item/product/747|access-date=2018-11-02|work=[[Dreamusic|Feel Mee]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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On its initial release,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/58004/digimon-adventure-volume-1/|title=Digimon Adventure: Volume 1 : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video|work=[[DVD Talk]]|access-date=2015-05-29}}</ref> the series found a rather large success in the United States. When it was first released in North America, the series was seen as an attempt to imitate the success of [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' magazine named ''Digimon'' as the "Worst ''Pokémon''/Net Crossbreeding Attempt" in 2000.<ref>{{cite news| title = Princess Mononoke among Entertainment Magazine's best 10 of 2000| url = https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-18/princess-mononoke-among-entertainment-magazine%27s-best-10-of-2000| work = [[Anime News Network]]| date = December 18, 2000| access-date = September 15, 2009}}</ref> However, praise was later directed towards the realistic interactions and development of its child characters compared to those of the contemporary ''Pokémon'' anime, as well as the improved English dubbing and complex science fiction and social themes introduced in later seasons.<ref name="camp and davis">{{cite book|last1=Camp|first1=Brian|title=[[Anime Classics Zettai!|Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces]]|last2=Davis|first2=Julie|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|year=2007|isbn=9781933330228|page=[https://archive.org/details/animeclassicszet0000camp/page/106 106]}}</ref>

Despite the criticism, it placed first at the start of the May 2000 [[Nielsen ratings]] [[sweeps]], surpassing ''[[List of Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands episodes|Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands]]'' among viewers aged 2–11 and 6–11.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kissell|first1=Rick|title=NBC takes latenight; Fox ayem|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/nbc-takes-latenight-fox-ayem-1117781883/|website=Variety|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423000044/https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/nbc-takes-latenight-fox-ayem-1117781883/|archive-date=April 23, 2024|date=May 19, 2000|url-status=live}}</ref> Retailers and businesses such as snack food company [[Jel Sert]] and toy store chain [[Toys "R" Us]] capitalized on the popularity of the series by licensing it for promotion with their own products.<ref name="Promotion">{{cite news|title='Digimon' Licensees Sign as Ratings, Retail Success Grows|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/news-releases-list/?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-13-2000/0001241772&EDATE=|publisher=PR Newswire|date=June 13, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050715073935/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F06-13-2000%2F0001241772&EDATE=|archive-date=July 15, 2005|access-date=November 10, 2009|url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Web search engine]] [[Lycos]] listed ''Digimon'' as the number five [[Fads and trends|fad]] of 2000, and it ranked 35th on the list of the year's top searches.<ref>{{cite news| title = Dragon Ball Z #1 Fad| url = https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-21/dragon-ball-z-no.1-fad| work = [[Anime News Network]]| date = December 21, 2000| access-date = September 15, 2009}}</ref>

In [[TV Asahi]]'s poll of the Top 100 Anime, ''Digimon'' came in 54th.<ref>{{cite web |last=Macdonald |first=Christopher |date=2005 |title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime |website=Anime News Network |location=United States |publisher=Kadokawa Corporation}}</ref> On [[Anime News Network]], Luke Carroll gave the ''Digimon: Digital Monsters - Collection 2'' DVD an overall grade of D+.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/digimon-col2|title= Digimon: Digital Monsters - Collection 2 DVD|author= Luke Carroll|date= February 12, 2012|access-date= November 11, 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dejimon/ Official website]
* [http://digimon-adventure.net/ Official sequel website]
* {{Anime News Network|anime|794}}

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