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Digimon Watch Order in the correct order

How to watch the Digimon series and movies in order

Last updated: August 5 2026

Written by: ChronoAlice

Digimon jumps between separate anime continuities, reboot seasons, and companion films, which is why a watch order guide is so useful. Once you know which series connect directly and which ones stand alone, the franchise becomes much easier to explore.

Digimon is not a single uninterrupted storyline in the way many long-running anime are. Instead, it is a collection of connected seasons and spin-offs that often reinvent the Digital World, the lead kids, and even the rules of evolution. That variety is part of the appeal, but it can also make the franchise confusing for first-time viewers who just want to know what to watch after Digimon Adventure. The good news is that release order gives you a straightforward route through every major era.

πŸ• Release Order

Release order is the best way to experience Digimon because it introduces each new continuity in the order fans originally encountered it.

  1. Digimon Adventure (1999)
  2. Digimon: The Movie (2000)
  3. Digimon Adventure 02 (2000)
  4. Digimon Tamers (2001)
  5. Digimon Frontier (2002)
  6. Digimon Data Squad (2006)
  7. Digimon Fusion (2010)
  8. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1: Reunion (2015)
  9. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 2: Determination (2016)
  10. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 3: Confession (2016)
  11. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 4: Loss (2017)
  12. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5: Coexistence (2017)
  13. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 6: Future (2018)
  14. Digimon Universe: App Monsters (2016)
  15. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
  16. Digimon Adventure: (2020)
  17. Digimon Ghost Game (2021)
  18. Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (2023)

Because Digimon resets itself so often, chronological order matters most inside the original Adventure timeline rather than across the whole brand.

πŸ“– Story Chronology

Story chronology groups the connected Adventure entries together first, then treats the later standalone seasons as their own separate continuities.

  1. Digimon Adventure (1999)
  2. Digimon Adventure 02 (2000)
  3. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1: Reunion (2015)
  4. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 2: Determination (2016)
  5. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 3: Confession (2016)
  6. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 4: Loss (2017)
  7. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5: Coexistence (2017)
  8. Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 6: Future (2018)
  9. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
  10. Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (2023)
  11. Digimon: The Movie (2000)
  12. Digimon Tamers (2001)
  13. Digimon Frontier (2002)
  14. Digimon Data Squad (2006)
  15. Digimon Fusion (2010)
  16. Digimon Universe: App Monsters (2016)
  17. Digimon Adventure: (2020)
  18. Digimon Ghost Game (2021)

Which Order Should You Choose?

If you are new to Digimon, release order is the strongest recommendation because it lets you see how the franchise reinvented itself after each major season. If your main interest is the original DigiDestined cast, you can focus on the Adventure timeline and watch Adventure, Adventure 02, tri., Last Evolution Kizuna, and The Beginning in sequence. Viewers who enjoy anthology-style anime may even prefer to sample a standalone season like Tamers after the original show rather than trying to marathon everything in one go.

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