Digimon Adventure (known as Digimon: Digital Monsters (Season 1) in the English dub) is the first anime TV series of the Digimon franchise, which tells the story of eight children from Japan who are transported to the Digiworld to save it with their partner Digimon. It was produced by Toei Animation and originally aired in Japan from March 7, 1999 to March 26, 2000 on Fuji TV.
Dubbing History
The English dub was licensed by Saban Entertainment and originally aired in the U.S. from August 1999 to June 2000 on the FOX network's FOX Kids block (the home of Saban's various Power Rangers series). The English dub was to compete with the Pokémon episodes dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment. The English version featured an original soundtrack from Saban's in-house musicians (as with Power Rangers and the initial Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z) 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.
More than 15 years later, many of the English dub's voice cast for the main characters (both human and Digimon) would reprise their roles for the anime film series Digimon Adventure tri., which was licensed by Eleven Arts instead of Saban and featured the Japanese soundtrack (with the exception of the opening theme), including the original evolution sequence insert song, "Brave Heart", from the Japanese version of the TV series. Most of the same dub cast also returned for the 2020 anime movie Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.
A little-known alternate dub was produced in the Philippines for airing in Southeast Asia.
Cast
Main Characters
Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor[1] | |
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Humans (Chosen Children/DigiDestined) | |||||
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Taichi "Tai" Kamiya | Taichi Yagami | Toshiko Fujita | Joshua Seth | |
Wendee Lee (one loop, ep. 19) | |||||
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Yamato "Matt" Ishida | Yamato Ishida | Yūto Kazama | Michael Reisz | |
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Sora Takenouchi | Yūko Mizutani | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | ||
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Koshiro "Izzy" Izumi | Koushiro Izumi | Umi Tenjin | Mona Marshall | |
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Mimi Tachikawa | Ai Maeda | Philece Sampler | ||
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Joe Kido | Jou Kido | Masami Kikuchi | Michael Lindsay | |
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Takeru "T.K." Takaishi | Takeru Takaishi | Hiroko Konishi | Wendee Lee | |
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Kari Kamiya | Hikari Yagami | Kae Araki | Lara Jill Miller | |
Digimons | |||||
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Koromon | Chika Sakamoto | MJ Lallo (ep. 1) | ||
Philece Sampler (ep. 16) | |||||
Brianne Siddall (eps. 17-50) | |||||
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Agumon | Michael Lindsay (eps. 1-2) | |||
Tom Fahn (eps. 3-54) | |||||
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Greymon | Michael Lindsay | |||
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MetalGreymon | Joseph Pilato | |||
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WarGreymon | Lex Lang | |||
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Tsunomon | Tunomon | Mayumi Yamaguchi | Kirk Thornton | |
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Gabumon | ||||
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Garurumon | ||||
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WereGarurumon | ||||
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MetalGarurumon | ||||
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Yokomon | Pyocomon | Atori Shigematsu | Tifanie Christun | |
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Biyomon | Piyomon | |||
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Birdramon | Melodee Spevack | |||
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Garudamon | ||||
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Pabumon | Bubbmon | Takahiro Sakurai | Joshua Seth | |
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Motimon | Jeff Nimoy | |||
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Tentomon | ||||
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Kabuterimon | ||||
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MegaKabuterimon | AtlurKabuterimon | |||
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Tanemon | Shihomi Mizowaki | Anna Garduno | ||
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Palmon | ||||
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Togemon | Mari Devon | |||
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Lillymon | Lilimon | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | ||
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Bukamon | Pukamon | Junko Takeuchi | R. Martin Klein | |
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Gomamon | ||||
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Ikkakumon | ||||
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Zudomon | Michael Sorich | |||
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Tokomon | Miwa Matsumoto | Laura Summer | ||
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Patamon | ||||
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Angemon | Dave Mallow | |||
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MagnaAngemon | HolyAngemon | |||
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Salamon | Plotmon | Yuka Tokumitsu | Edie Mirman | |
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Gatomon | Tailmon | |||
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Angewomon |
Villains
Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episodes |
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Main Villains | |||||
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Devimon | Kaneto Shiozawa | Tom Wyner | 8-13 | |
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Etemon | Yasunori Masutani | Richard Epcar | 15-20 | |
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MetalEtemon | 46-47 | |||
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Myotismon | Vamdemon | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | 24-37 | |
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VenomMyotismon | VenomVamdemon | 38-39 | ||
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MetalSeadramon | Yūto Kazama | Doug Erholtz | 40-42 | |
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Puppetmon | Pinochimon | Etsuko Kozakura | David Lodge | 40-47 |
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Machinedramon | Mugendramon | Hisao Egawa | Dave Guerrie | 40-49 |
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Piedmon | Piemon | Chikao Ōtsuka | Derek Stephen Prince | 40-52 |
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Apocalymon | Paul St. Peter | 53-54 | ||
Minor Villains | |||||
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Shellmon | Yasuhiko Kawazu | ¿? | 2 & 41 | |
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Bakemon | Masami Kikuchi | Michael Reisz | 11-others | |
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Pagumon | Junko Takeuchi | R. Martin Klein | 15 | |
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Gazimon | Masami Kikuchi | Michael Sorich | 15-others | |
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Kokatorimon | Keiichi Sonobe | ¿? | 17 | |
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Datamon | Nanomon | Hidenari Ugaki | Eddie Frierson | 19-20 |
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DemiDevimon | PicoDevimon | Kōki Miyata | Derek Stephen Prince | 22-39 |
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Digitamamon | Jin Horikawa | 23 | ||
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Vegiemon | Vagimon | Hiroyuki Kawamoto | Bob Papenbrook | 23, 27 |
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Vademon | Takuma Suzuki | Robert Axelrod | 24 | |
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ShogunGekomon | TonosamaGekomon | Ginzō Matsuo | Bob Papenbrook | 25 |
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Phantomon | Fantomon | Takahiro Sakurai | Dave Guerrie | 26, 35-37 |
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Nanimon | Kenji Nomura | Dave Mallow | 27 | |
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Dokugumon | Megumi Tano | Mari Devon | 28 | |
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SkullMeramon | DeathMeramon | Hiroaki Hirata | ¿? | 32 |
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Scorpiomon | Anomalocarimon | Takahiro Sakurai | Lex Lang | 41 |
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Divermon | Hangyomon | Junko Takeuchi | Tom Fahn | 42 |
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Mushroomon | Mushmon | Umi Tenjin | ¿? | 43 |
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Blossomon | Kae Araki | Melodee Spevack | 43 | |
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Kiwimon | Yuka Tokumitsu | Paul St. Peter | 43 | |
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Cherrymon | Jyureimon | Masami Kikuchi | Jeff Nimoy | 44 |
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Garbagemon | Gerbemon | Junko Takeuchi | ¿? | 44 |
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Parrotmon | ¿? | ¿? | 45 | |
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Mekanorimon | Mechanorimon | ¿? | ¿? | 45 & 48 |
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RedVegiemon | RedVagimon | Junko Takeuchi | Dan Lorge | 47 |
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Tankmon | Takahiro Sakurai | ¿? | 48 | |
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Megadramon | Hiroaki Hirata | ¿? | 48 | |
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Hagurumon | Tom Fahn | 48 | ||
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WaruMonzaemon | Hiroki Takahashi | Dan Lorge | 49 | |
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LadyDevimon | Ai Nagano | Melodee Spevack | 50 |
Recurring Characters
Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episodes |
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Humans | |||||
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Gennai | Jōji Yanami | Mike Reynolds | 13-54 | |
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Hiroaki Hirata (young) |
Jeff Nimoy | 45 | ||
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Yuko Kamiya | Yuko Yagami | Yūko Mizutani | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 31-39, 48, 53-54 |
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Susumu Kamiya | Susumu Yagami | Susumu Chiba | Doug Erholtz | 31-39, 53-54 |
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Yoshie Izumi | Yūko Mizutani | Mari Devon | 31-39, 53-54 | |
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Masami Izumi | Masami Kikuchi | Dan Lorge | 31, 36 | |
Jeff Nimoy | 38-39, 53-54 | ||||
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Nancy Takaishi | Natsuko Takaishi | Chika Sakamoto | Barbara Goodson | 30, 35-39, 53-54 |
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Hiroaki Ishida | Hiroaki Hirata | David Greenlee | 35-39, 53-54 | |
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Toshiko Takenouchi | Toshiko Fujita | Elizabeth Rice | 35-39, 53-54 | |
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Satoe Tachikawa | Yuka Tokumitsu | Julie Maddalena | 35-39, 53-54 | |
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Keisuke Tachikawa | Takahiro Sakurai | Daniel Woren | 35-39, 53-54 | |
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Jim Kido | Shin Kido | Masami Kikuchi | Doug Erholtz | 38, 39, 50, 53-54 |
Digimons | |||||
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Meramon | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Peter Spellos | 4, 50-52 | |
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Andromon | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Michael Sorich | 5, 49-52, 54 | |
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Monzaemon | Hiroki Takahashi | Dan Lorge | 6, 23 | |
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Numemon | Yūji Ueda | Dave Mallow | 6-others | |
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Centarumon | Centalmon | Masaki Aizawa | Bob Papenbrook | 10, 52-54 |
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Whamon | Masafumi Kimura | Peter Spellos | 14-15, 42 | |
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Leomon | Hiroaki Hirata | Paul St. Peter | 8-others | |
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SaberLeomon | 47 | |||
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Ogremon | Hisao Egawa | Beau Billingslea | 8-others | |
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Mojyamon | Yōji Ietomi | 9 | ||
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Frigimon | Yukidarumon | Kentarō Itō | Bill Capizzi | 9, 14, 23, 50-52 |
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Pumpkinmon | Pumpmon | Haruhi Terada | Joshua Seth | 33 |
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Sukamon | Motoko Kumai | ¿? | 10, 27 | |
Mayumi Yamaguchi | 40 | ||||
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Chuumon | Tyumon | Kappei Yamaguchi | Dave Mallow | 10 |
Doug Erholtz | 27, 40 | ||||
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Elecmon | Yasuhiro Takato | Michael Sorich | 12, 50-54 | |
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Drimogemon | Nobuaki Kanemitsu | Bob Papenbrook | 14 | |
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Piximon | Picklemon | Isamu Tanonaka | Richard Cansino | 18 & 40 |
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Otamamon | Chika Sakamoto | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 25, 47-54 | |
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Gekomon | Junko Takeuchi | Dave Mallow | 25, 47-54 | |
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Gotsumon | Gottsumon | Yū Sugimoto | Michael Lindsay | 33 |
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Wizardmon | Wizarmon | Akira Ishida | Robert Axelrod | 34-37 |
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Deramon | Delumon | Junko Takeuchi | Doug Erholtz | 43, 46-47 |
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Floramon | Ai Maeda | ¿? | 43, 46-47 |
Other/Not Applicable
Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | |
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Digivice | Hiroaki Hirata | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | ||
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Narration | Dave Mallow |
Additional Voices
- Judi Beecher
- Doug Erholtz
- Mona Marshall
- Lara Jill Miller
- Jeff Nimoy
- Michelle Ruff
- Marlene Sharp
- Michael Sorich
- Steve Staley
- Terrence Stone
- Bill Timoney
Philippine Dub
- Darwin Quijano - Yamato Ishida
- Kathiyn Perez Masilungan - Sora Takenouchi
- Pocholo Gonzales - Ikakkumon
- Teng Perez - Mimi Tachikawa
- Yvetta Tagura - Gatomon
Additional Voices
- Rodolfo Baldonado Jr.
Transmission
Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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1999-2000 | FOX (FOX Kids) |
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1999-2000 | YTV | Canada | ![]() |
2004-2006 | ABC Family (Jetix) |
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2004-2009 | Toon Disney (Jetix) | ||
2013-2014 | Nicktoons Network |
Video Releases
Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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20th Century Fox | 1999-2000 | ![]() |
Various Episodes | NTSC | United States | ![]() |
5 Volumes | ||||||
2000 | ![]() |
Episodes 1-13 | 1 NTSC | |||
1 Disc | ||||||
Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 2002 | Episodes 1-13 | ||||
1 Disc | ||||||
Maximum Entertainment | 2004 | Various Episodes | 2 PAL |
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2 Volumes | ||||||
Madman Entertainment | 2011 | The Complete Series | 4 PAL |
Australia | ![]() | |
2 Volumes | ||||||
New Video Group | 2012 | The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | ![]() | |
8 Discs | ||||||
2012-2013 | The Complete Series | |||||
3 Volumes | ||||||
Discotek Media | 2022 | ![]() |
The Complete Series | A
DVB-T | ||
4 Discs |
See Also
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
- Digimon Adventure tri. (2015-2018)
- Digimon Fusion (2010-2012)
- Digimon Data Squad (2006-2007)
- Digimon Frontier (2002-2003)
- Digimon Tamers (2001-2002)
- Digimon Adventure 02 (2000-2001)
- Digimon: The Movie (2000)
- Digimon Adventure (1999-2000)
- Digimon (franchise)
References
External Links
- Digimon: Digital Monsters (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Digimon: Digital Monsters at the Internet Movie Database