# List of Digimon films
The [Digimon](https://www.edgepedia.org/digimon) filmography is the set of animated theatrical and short films produced for the *Digimon* franchise (デジモン), a Japanese media series about children partnered with digital monsters. [Toei Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/toei-animation)'s catalog lists 10 movies for the franchise, while watch-order guides count 18 films once the various short films and compilation features are included, grouped around separate television series rather than a single continuity.[1](https://www.toei-animation.com/catalog/digimon/) • [2](https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/digimon) The first released production was a 21-minute short, *Digimon Adventure*, which premiered on March 6, 1999, one day before the first episode of the television series.[3](https://wikimon.net/M01)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First film | *Digimon Adventure*, a 21-minute short directed by Mamoru Hosoda, premiered March 6, 1999 at the '99 Spring Toei Anime Fair[3](https://wikimon.net/M01) |
| First North American release | *Digimon: The Movie*, October 6, 2000, rated PG, 1 hour 22 minutes[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/digimon_the_movie) |
| Compilation source | Three Japanese shorts of 20, 40, and 60 minutes, condensed to under 85 minutes[5](https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/Digimon%3A_The_Movie) |
| Reception | 25% Tomatometer (40 reviews), 66% audience score for *Digimon: The Movie*[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/digimon_the_movie) |
| Longest arc | *Digimon Adventure tri.*, six chapters released in Japanese theaters from 2015 to 2018[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained) |
| Most recent films | *Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna* (2020) and *Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning* (2023)[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained) |
| Standalone film | *Digital Monster X-Evolution* (2005), a fully CG film in its own continuity[7](https://www.syou-getsu.biz/anime/en/watch-orders/digimon/) |
## The Japanese shorts and how they were made
Toei Animation's early Digimon films were short features produced for its spring and summer animation fairs, not feature-length movies. The first three were *Digimon Adventure* (1999), *[Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!](https://www.edgepedia.org/digimon-adventure-our-war-game)* (2000), and *Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals* (2000), running 20, 40, and 60 minutes respectively. The first two were directed by [Mamoru Hosoda](https://www.edgepedia.org/mamoru-hosoda), who later directed *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time*, *Summer Wars*, and *Mirai*; the third was directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi.[5](https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/Digimon%3A_The_Movie) • [8](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hear-us-out-digimon-is-the-superior-franchise-about-small-fighting-monsters/)
The 1999 short is a prologue to the television series: young Tai and his sister Kari witness a Botamon that evolves into Greymon emerge from their computer and battle Parrotmon in the real world.[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained) *Our War Game!* follows a few months after the series finale, as Tai, Matt, and their partners fight the virus Digimon Diaboromon on the internet before it can launch nuclear missiles; the battle introduces Omnimon.[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained) The third film is a side story set during *Digimon Adventure 02*, centered on the American DigiDestined Wallace and the twin Digimon Terriermon and Lopmon.[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained)
## Digimon: The Movie
*Digimon: The Movie* is the compilation feature that 20th Century Fox and Saban Entertainment assembled from the three Japanese shorts for release outside Japan. After the first two Pokémon films, Fox wanted a theatrical Digimon feature; since Toei had no feature-length film available, the three shorts were cut together into an under-85-minute feature with new connective narration, rewritten dialogue, and North American jokes, and Japanese elements the distributors considered culturally awkward were removed.[5](https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/Digimon%3A_The_Movie) • [9](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/digimon-movie-20th-anniversary-review-anime/) The compilation adds a tying thread in which the American DigiDestined Willis created the virus Digimon in the second segment. It was released in North American theaters on October 6, 2000.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/digimon_the_movie) • [8](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hear-us-out-digimon-is-the-superior-franchise-about-small-fighting-monsters/)
Critics were unenthusiastic: the film holds a 25% Tomatometer from 40 reviews against a 66% audience score, and its Metacritic metascore was 20 from 17 reviews.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/digimon_the_movie) • [10](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259974/criticreviews/) The soundtrack, by contrast, has aged into the film's signature feature, licensed pop tracks from [Fatboy Slim](https://www.edgepedia.org/fatboy-slim), Barenaked Ladies, Len, and [Smash Mouth](https://www.edgepedia.org/smash-mouth)'s "All Star", released two years before *Shrek*.[8](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hear-us-out-digimon-is-the-superior-franchise-about-small-fighting-monsters/)
## Films of the other series
Each later television series received its own theatrical accompaniment, in separate continuities from the [Adventure](https://www.edgepedia.org/adventure) line:[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained)
- *Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle* (2001) and *Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon* (2002), placed around specific episodes of the Tamers series.[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained)
- *Digimon Frontier: Revival of the Ancient Digimon* (2002), tied to the Frontier series in which children themselves evolve into Digimon.[11](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/en/series/digimon/)
- *Digital Monster X-Evolution* (2005), a fully CG film with no ties to any anime series, which has never received an official English release.[7](https://www.syou-getsu.biz/anime/en/watch-orders/digimon/) • [12](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2025/11/9/digimon-series-watch-order)
- One Savers (Data Squad) feature, listed by Toei among the series' movie releases.[11](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/en/series/digimon/) • [17](https://www.toei-animation-usa.com/digimon.html)
- *Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix*, a short film that as of 2025 still lacked an official English release.[12](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2025/11/9/digimon-series-watch-order)
The Adventure line also gained a direct sequel short, *Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes Back* (2001), set three years after *Our War Game!* in the continuity timeline.[13](https://wikimon.net/Template%3ADATimeline)
## The Adventure sequels
The franchise's most prominent recent films all continue the original Adventure continuity and age the cast with the audience. *Digimon Adventure tri.* comprises six chapters, Reunion, Determination, Confession, Loss, Coexistence, and Future, released in Japanese theaters between 2015 and 2018, set in 2005 with the original DigiDestined in high school.[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained) Chapter 1: Reunion received a one-night Fathom Events screening in more than 300 US theaters on September 15, 2016, followed by a multi-city release, the first Digimon English-language film released in the US since 2000.[14](https://www.toei-animation-usa.com/press-releases/DigimonRelease062916.pdf)
*[Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna](https://www.edgepedia.org/digimon-adventure-last-evolution-kizuna)* (2020) is set in 2010 and presents a rule in which grown partners lose their Digimon, framing the story as a farewell to Agumon and Tai's adventures.[6](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained) • [8](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hear-us-out-digimon-is-the-superior-franchise-about-small-fighting-monsters/) *Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning* (2023), directed by Tomohisa Taguchi with the Kizuna team, is set in 2012 and follows the 02 cast as 20-year-old adults. It played a two-day US theatrical release on November 8 and 9, 2023 through Toei Animation and Fathom Events, and Shout! Studios acquired North American home entertainment rights in a deal announced for the franchise's 25th anniversary.[15](https://www.toei-animation-usa.com/press-releases/pressrelease-1-31-24.pdf)
## Home video and restoration
For two decades, English-speaking viewers could only access most of these films through *Digimon: The Movie* or limited television airings. Discotek Media has since issued the films on Blu-ray, including an uncut release that restores the original Japanese structure as three distinct works, *Digimon Adventure*, *Our War Game!*, and *Hurricane Touchdown!!/Transcendent Evolution!!*, with their original scores rather than the licensed pop songs of the US theatrical cut.[16](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/discotek-media-announces-uncut-release-of-the-digimon-movie/)
## References
1. [Digimon catalog, Toei Animation](https://www.toei-animation.com/catalog/digimon/)
2. [Digimon Watch Order, AnimeChrono](https://www.animechrono.com/franchise/digimon)
3. [Digimon Adventure (Movie), Wikimon](https://wikimon.net/M01)
4. [Digimon: The Movie, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/digimon_the_movie)
5. [Digimon: The Movie, DigimonWiki (Fandom)](https://digimon.fandom.com/wiki/Digimon%3A_The_Movie)
6. [Digimon Adventure Watch Order, Anime Papa](https://www.animepapa.com/article/digimon-adventure-watch-order-series-movies-and-spin-offs-explained)
7. [Digimon Watch Order: The Complete Guide, AnimeMangaNavi](https://www.syou-getsu.biz/anime/en/watch-orders/digimon/)
8. [Hear Us Out: Digimon Is the Superior Franchise, Rotten Tomatoes Editorial](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/hear-us-out-digimon-is-the-superior-franchise-about-small-fighting-monsters/)
9. [Digimon: The Movie is Still Untouchable After 20 Years, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/digimon-movie-20th-anniversary-review-anime/)
10. [Digimon: The Movie, Metacritic reviews via IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259974/criticreviews/)
11. [List of Works: Digimon, Toei Animation lineup](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/en/series/digimon/)
12. [Digimon Series Watch Order, Crunchyroll News](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2025/11/9/digimon-series-watch-order)
13. [Digimon Adventure continuity timeline, Wikimon](https://wikimon.net/Template%3ADATimeline)
14. [ELEVEN ARTS and Toei Animation announce US release of Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1: Reunion, Toei Animation USA](https://www.toei-animation-usa.com/press-releases/DigimonRelease062916.pdf)
15. [Shout! Studios and Toei Animation announce distribution deal for Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning, Toei Animation USA](https://www.toei-animation-usa.com/press-releases/pressrelease-1-31-24.pdf)
16. [Discotek Media Announces Uncut Release of The Digimon Movie, DocumentaryTube](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/discotek-media-announces-uncut-release-of-the-digimon-movie/)
17. [Toei Animation](https://www.toei-animation-usa.com/digimon.html)
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