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Digimon Adventure Watch Order
The Digimon Adventure franchise runs to 16 entries — three TV series, twelve films and one OVA or special — spanning 1999 to 2025, 185 episodes in all. The order below is a recommended viewing order rather than broadcast order — the reasoning is set out directly beneath.
- Entries16
- Episodes171
- TV series3
- Films12
Why this order
Two things confuse people here, and the second one catches almost everybody.
The first is that Digimon is not one continuous series. The 1999 Adventure and its direct sequel 02 are one story about one cast; Tamers, Frontier, Savers and the rest are unconnected continuities that reuse only the premise. This franchise page covers the Adventure line.
The second is that Digimon Adventure: — the 2020 series, colon and all — is a reboot, not a sequel. It retells the original with the same characters and a different plot, and its 67 episodes make it the longest thing on this list, so it is easy to mistake for the main line. It is not, and starting there means seeing a version of the story most fans do not consider the real one.
So: the 1999 series, then 02. Tri is six films that recut into a sequel set after 02, and its reception is genuinely poor — included below because it is chronologically next and because Last Evolution Kizuna, which is well liked, follows from it. Kizuna is the ending the 1999 cast actually gets, and it lands hard if you watched them grow up. The early films are short side stories; Our War Game is the good one.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Digimon: Digital Monsters Start here Digimon Adventure Watch on Hulu iQ +1 | TV | 1999 | 54 |
| 2 |  | Digimon: Digital Monsters 02 Direct sequel Digimon Adventure 02 Watch on Hulu Crunchyroll | TV | 2000 | 50 |
| 3 |  | Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1: Reunion Tri — contested, see the note Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Saikai Watch on Crunchyroll Tubi TV +2 | MOVIE | 2015 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 2: Determination Digimon Adventure tri. 2: Ketsui Watch on Tubi TV Crunchyroll +2 | MOVIE | 2016 | 1 |
| 5 |  | Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 3: Confession Digimon Adventure tri. 3: Kokuhaku Watch on Tubi TV Crunchyroll +2 | MOVIE | 2016 | 1 |
| 6 |  | Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 4: Loss Digimon Adventure tri. 4: Soushitsu Watch on Crunchyroll YouTube +1 | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 7 |  | Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 5: Coexistance Digimon Adventure tri. 5: Kyousei Watch on Crunchyroll YouTube +1 | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 8 |  | Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 6: Our Future Digimon Adventure tri. 6: Bokura no Mirai Watch on Crunchyroll YouTube +1 | MOVIE | 2018 | 1 |
| 9 | | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna The real ending Digimon Adventure: LAST EVOLUTION Kizuna | MOVIE | 2020 | 1 |
| 10 |  | Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Digimon Adventure 02 THE BEGINNING | MOVIE | 2023 | 1 |
| 11 |  | Digimon Adventure: A reboot, not a sequel Watch on Crunchyroll iQ +1 | TV | 2020 | 67 |
| 12 |  | Digimon Adventure (Movie) Side story | MOVIE | 1999 | 1 |
| 13 |  | Digimon: Our War Game Side story Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game! | MOVIE | 2000 | 1 |
| 14 |  | Digimon: Hurricane Touchdown Side story Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! / Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental | MOVIE | 2000 | 2 |
| 15 |  | Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon Side story Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon no Gyakushuu | MOVIE | 2001 | 1 |
| 16 |  | Digimon Adventure-BEYOND- Side story Digimon Adventure: BEYOND Watch on YouTube | SPECIAL | 2025 | 1 |
Where to watch Digimon Adventure
Crunchyroll carries the most of it, 9 of the 16 entries. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.
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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.
Where to start
Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999) is the earliest entry. Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and…
What to watch after Digimon Adventure
92 people who watched Digimon Adventure recommend Pokemon as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:
More like this
Digimon Adventure is filed under 6 genres on this site. Each one lists every other franchise that shares it, with its watch order and filler figures.
Franchises sharing the most genres with Digimon Adventure — a rough match by subject, not the vote-ranked suggestions above.
Frequently asked
How many episodes of Digimon Adventure are there?
Digimon Adventure has 171 episodes across 3 TV series, plus 12 films, which are counted separately.
How many Digimon Adventure entries are there?
16 in total: 3 TV series, 12 films, and 1 OVA or special.
What order should I watch Digimon Adventure in?
Follow the recommended order on this page, which is not the same as broadcast order. The reasoning for it is set out above the table, and you can switch the table to release order if you would rather see air dates.
Do I need to watch the Digimon Adventure films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.
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