How to Watch Digimon in Release & Chronological Order

Digimon started as a virtual pet toy and quickly took the world by storm, turning into a long-running anime franchise. Because there are so many series and movies, it can be tough to figure out where to start. That’s where we come in! We interviewed an anime expert to teach you how to watch Digimon in release and chronological order. We’ll also explain which series are standalones, where you can watch the show, and more. Let’s dive in!

Digimon Watch Order Guide

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A graphic showing how to watch Digimon in release order and how to watch the Adventure timeline and Tamers timeline.

Anime expert Joe Jones says to watch Digimon in release order. Watch the Adventure timeline first, followed by the Tamers timeline. The series and movies are largely chronological, so you won’t have to do a lot of jumping around. There are also several standalone series that you can watch at any given time.

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How to Watch Digimon in Release Order

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Jones recommends watching Digimon in the order it came out.^{[1]
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Expert Interview} This allows you to watch the original timeline, known as the Adventure timeline, first, so you get a good grasp on the world. Here’s the complete release order:^{[2]
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- Digimon Adventure (movie, 1999)
- Digimon Adventure (series, 1999)
- Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (movie, 2000)
- Digimon Adventure 02 (series, 2000)
- Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! (movie, 2000)
- Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix (special short, 2000)
- Digimon: The Movie (Western compilation movie, 2000)
- Revenge of Diaboromon (movie, 2001)
- Digimon Tamers (series, 2001)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (movie, 2001)
- Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon (movie, 2002)
- Digimon Frontier (series, 2002)
- Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon (movie, 2002)
- Digital Monster X-Evolution (movie, 2005)
- Digimon Savers (Digimon Data Squad) (series, 2006)
- The Digital World in Imminent Danger! (special short, 2006)
- Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! (movie, 2006)
- Digimon Xros Wars (Digimon Fusion) (series, 2010)
- Digimon Adventure tri. (Parts 1-6) (movie series, 2015)
- Digimon Universe: App Monsters (series, 2016)
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (movie, 2020)
- Digimon Adventure (reboot series, 2020)
- Digimon: Ghost Game (series, 2021)
- Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (movie, 2023)
- Digimon Beatbreak (series, 2025)
Meet the wikiHow Expert

Joe Jones, also known as Family Man Joe on social media, is a retired NFL athlete who has been running an anime podcast for 4 years. He’s been an anime fan for as long as he can remember.

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How to Watch Digimon in Chronological Order

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Adventure Timeline The Adventure timeline is the original Digimon universe, so most fans recommend starting with it. The chronological watch order is mostly the same as release order, but some movies are set in the middle of certain series. Here’s the full guide:^{[3]
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- Digimon Adventure (movie)
- Digimon Adventure (series)
- Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!
- Digimon Adventure 02 (episodes 1-21)
- Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!!
- Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix
- Digimon: The Movie
- Digimon Adventure 02 (episodes 22-50)
- Revenge of Diaboromon
- Digimon Adventure tri. (movies 1-6)
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
- Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
- Note: Because the 2020 Digimon Adventure is a reboot, it isn’t part of the Adventure continuity, so you don’t have to watch it.
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Tamers Timeline The Tamers timeline exists separately from the Adventure timeline. In this universe, the events of the Adventure timeline didn’t happen—they’re just featured as a television broadcast and a trading card game. Here’s the chronological watch order for everything that takes place in the Tamers universe:^{[4]
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- Digimon Tamers (episodes 1-23)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
- Digimon Tamers (episodes 24-51)
- Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon

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Standalone Digimon Series

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These series have their own timelines. Some entries into the Digimon franchise are standalones, meaning you don’t have to watch the Adventure or Tamers timelines to understand them. Some of these series do have associated movies, so we’ve broken those series up so you can watch the events chronologically.^{[5]
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- Digimon Frontier (episodes 1-19)
- Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon
- Digimon Frontier (episodes 20-50)
- Digital Monster X-Evolution
- Digimon Savers/Digimon Data Squad (episodes 1-37)
- Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
- Digimon Savers/Digimon Data Squad (episodes 38-48)
- Digimon Xros Wars
- Digimon Universe: App Monsters
- Digimon Adventure (reboot)
- Digimon: Ghost Game
- Digimon Beatbreak

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Are there filler episodes?

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Technically, no, but there are episodes you can skip. Usually, anime filler refers to episodes that were not originally in the manga and were added solely to the anime. Because Digimon is not based on a manga, though, it doesn’t technically have filler. However, there are some episodes (and movies!) that don’t impact the plot, so you can skip them without missing anything. Here’s a list for each series:^{[6]
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- Digimon Adventure: episodes 12 and 25; Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix
- Digimon Adventure 02: episodes 6, 14-15, 33, and 42
- Digimon Tamers: episodes 5, 10, and 11; Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
- Digimon Frontier: episodes 8 and 13; Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon
- Digimon Savers/Data Squad: episodes 6, 8, and 9; The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
- Digimon Xros Wars/Fusion: episodes 31-32
- Digimon Adventure (reboot): episodes 40-50

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Where to Watch Digimon

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Watch Digimon on Crunchyroll, Hulu, or Disney+. Because there are so many different series and movies, the Digimon franchise is spread across streaming platforms. Find Digimon Beatbreak, Digimon Adventure tri., Digimon Ghost Game, and Digimon Adventure (the reboot) on Crunchyroll. If you’re looking for the original Digimon Adventure series, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Fusion, or Digimon Frontier, check out Hulu or Disney+.

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What is Digimon about?

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Digimon follows a group of kids and teens who fight evil with digital monsters. When a group of kids is transported to the Digital World, they’re each partnered with a digital monster, or Digimon, with whom they team up to battle different evil forces. Their goal is to save both the Digital World and Earth.^{[7]
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