# Digimon Ghost Game (デジモンゴーストゲーム)
**Digimon Ghost Game** (デジモンゴーストゲーム, *Dejimon Gōsuto Gēmu*) is a Japanese anime television series, the ninth animated series in the Digimon franchise, produced by [Toei Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/toei-animation) with Fuji TV and Yomiko Advertising and broadcast on Fuji TV from October 3, 2021 to March 26, 2023.[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) • [2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206) It follows a first-year middle school student, Hiro Amanokawa, who gains the ability to see Digimon invisible to ordinary people, and Fuji TV bills it as a "new-sensation mystery" built around paranormal incidents.[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) • [2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Run | Premiered October 3, 2021, Sundays at 9:00 on Fuji TV and other stations; final episode aired March 26, 2023[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) • [2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) |
| Episode count | MyAnimeList records 67 aired episodes of 23 minutes; Toei's international sales catalog lists the format as 68 episodes x 23 minutes, and the two figures have not been reconciled[4](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49515/Digimon_Ghost_Game) • [5](https://www.toei-animation.com/catalog/digimon-ghost-game/) |
| Production | Toei Animation, with Fuji TV and Yomiko Advertising; series directors Kimitoshi Chioka and Masato Mitsuka; series scripts Masashi Sogo[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206) |
| Premise | In a near future, rumors of "Hologram Ghosts" spread on social networks; Hiro activates his father's Digivice and can see Digimon invisible to ordinary people[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) • [6](https://www.fujitv.com/animation/digimon_ghostgame/) |
| Main cast | Hiro Amanokawa (Mutsumi Tamura) with Gammamon (Miyuki Sawashiro); Ruli Tsukiyono (Yū Kobayashi) with Angoramon (Kazuya Nakai); Kiyoshirō Higashimitarai (Akira Ishida) with Jellymon (Yū Shimamura)[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206) |
| Franchise position | Ninth animated Digimon series, preceded by *Digimon Adventure:* and followed by *Digimon Beatbreak*[7](https://wikimon.net/Digimon_Ghost_Game) |
| Streaming | Available in Japan on Hulu[8](https://www.hulu.jp/digimon-ghost-game) |
## Premise and setting
The series is set in a near future in which rumors of a mysterious phenomenon called "Hologram Ghosts" (ホログラムゴースト) circulate on social networks.[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) Hiro Amanokawa, a first-year middle school student, activates a mysterious device called a Digivice left behind by his father, which allows him to see Digimon that are not visible to ordinary people.[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) • [6](https://www.fujitv.com/animation/digimon_ghostgame/)
Fuji TV's official synopsis bills the show as a "new-sensation mystery" and names the kinds of incidents that drive it: the "Sewn-lip Man" (口縫い男) who steals humans' time, and the "Mummy Man" who prowls at night and kidnaps people.[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) Toei's English catalog repeats these two figures as the horror-flavored phenomena behind the episodic stories.[5](https://www.toei-animation.com/catalog/digimon-ghost-game/)
## Production and broadcast
The official website revealed the cast, staff, main visual, and October 3 premiere on September 10, 2021.[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206) Kimitoshi Chioka (*Dragon Ball Super*) and Masato Mitsuka (*[Digimon Adventure](https://www.edgepedia.org/digimon-adventure-2020-tv-series):*) served as series directors at Toei Animation, with Masashi Sogo (*Fairy Tail*) in charge of the series scripts.[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206) The official credits list Akiyoshi Hongo (本郷あきよし) for the original concept, Tenya Yabuno (やぶのてんや) for character draft, [Kenji Watanabe](https://www.edgepedia.org/kenji-watanabe) (渡辺けんじ) for Digimon character design, Masashi Sogo (十川誠志) for series composition, and Kōji Ōtani (大谷幸) for music; the production credits Fuji TV, Yomiko Advertising, and Toei Animation.[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) Anime News Network adds that Hiroshi Izawa assisted with planning, Mariko Itō adapted Yabuno's characters for animation, and Cho Shinozuka adapted the Digimon designs.[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206)
The series aired Sunday mornings at 9:00 on Fuji TV and other stations, with broadcast times varying by region, and ran until March 26, 2023.[1](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/) • [2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) In Japan it streams on Hulu.[8](https://www.hulu.jp/digimon-ghost-game)
## Characters and cast
The three leads are middle school students paired with partner Digimon.[3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206)
- **Hiro Amanokawa** (天ノ河宙), voiced by Mutsumi Tamura, a capable first-year middle school student at Hazakura Academy, partnered with **Gammamon**, voiced by [Miyuki Sawashiro](https://www.edgepedia.org/miyuki-sawashiro).[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206)
- **Ruli Tsukiyono** (月夜野瑠璃), voiced by Yū Kobayashi, partnered with **Angoramon**, voiced by Kazuya Nakai.[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/)
- **Kiyoshirō Higashimitarai** (東御手洗清司郎), voiced by Akira Ishida, dormitory head of Hazakura Academy, partnered with **Jellymon**, voiced by Yū Shimamura.[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) • [3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206)
Actor Naoto Takenaka (竹中直人) appears as the Ghost Navigator.[2](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/) Wikimon lists Espimon among the main characters' partners and gives Gammamon's evolution line as Gulus, Betel, Kaus, and Wezen Gammamon, leading to Canoweissmon or Regulusmon and then Siriusmon.[7](https://wikimon.net/Digimon_Ghost_Game)
## Episodic format and story structure
**Villain of the week.** The series uses a case-of-the-week format centered on Digimon causing horror-flavored incidents. Wikimon reports that Toei Animation deliberately chose this villain-of-the-week format after concluding that children of the generation the series aired for had low attention spans because of YouTube and TikTok.[7](https://wikimon.net/Digimon_Ghost_Game)
Toei's official episode list numbers up to episode 66, "スベテヲ喰ラウモノ", preceded by episode 65, "破滅ノ漆黒竜", episode 64, "黒ノ決死圏", episode 63, "呼ビ声", and episode 62, "暴食".[9](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/episode/)
## Reception
A cited [MyAnimeList](https://www.edgepedia.org/myanimelist) listing reported a weighted score of 6.75 from 8,111 users.[4](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49515/Digimon_Ghost_Game) User reviews there describe it as the darkest Digimon entry, noting that humans actually die, and compare its tone to *Digimon Tamers*; human deaths, however, were also depicted in earlier series, including Yukio Oikawa's in *Digimon Adventure 02*; one review calls it the longest Digimon season at 67 episodes while saying it contains "at most 5 episodes worth of plot," and another states that a promising start was undermined by pacing that "ruined the entire season."[4](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49515/Digimon_Ghost_Game) • [10](https://www.comparetv.com.au/streaming-tv/digimon-adventure-show-live-stream-australia/season-2/) A MAL review compares the animation's feel to a mashup of *Yo-kai Watch* and *GeGeGe no Kitarō*.[4](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49515/Digimon_Ghost_Game)
## Place in the franchise and what followed
Wikimon identifies the series as the ninth animated Digimon series, preceded by *Digimon Adventure:* and followed by *Digimon Beatbreak*.[7](https://wikimon.net/Digimon_Ghost_Game)
**Episode count discrepancy.** The total episode count is reported differently by credible sources: Toei's international sales catalog lists 68 episodes x 23 minutes,[5](https://www.toei-animation.com/catalog/digimon-ghost-game/) while MyAnimeList records 67 aired episodes[4](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49515/Digimon_Ghost_Game) and Toei's own Japanese episode list numbers up to episode 66.[9](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/episode/)
For distribution outside Japan, Wikimon lists a UK release dated December 1, 2025, with a US release to be determined; in Japan the series streams on Hulu.[7](https://wikimon.net/Digimon_Ghost_Game) • [8](https://www.hulu.jp/digimon-ghost-game)
## References
1. [デジモンゴーストゲーム - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション (Toei Animation official lineup)](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/)
2. [デジモンゴーストゲーム - フジテレビ (Fuji TV official page)](https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/digimon_ghost_game/)
3. [Digimon Ghost Game TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, October 3 Debut - Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206)
4. [Digimon Ghost Game (TV 2021) - MyAnimeList.net](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49515/Digimon_Ghost_Game)
5. [Digimon Ghost Game - Toei Animation (international catalog)](https://www.toei-animation.com/catalog/digimon-ghost-game/)
6. [DIGIMON GHOST GAME - FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.](https://www.fujitv.com/animation/digimon_ghostgame/)
7. [Digimon Ghost Game - Wikimon](https://wikimon.net/Digimon_Ghost_Game)
8. [デジモンゴーストゲーム | Hulu(フールー)](https://www.hulu.jp/digimon-ghost-game)
9. [エピソード - デジモンゴーストゲーム - 東映アニメーション (official episode list)](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/digimon_ghost_game/episode/)
10. [Digimon Adventure - CompareTV](https://www.comparetv.com.au/streaming-tv/digimon-adventure-show-live-stream-australia/season-2/)
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