The ENTIRE History of Digimon Anime EXPLAINED!

[@Karn_EX]

HAPPY SUNDAY, NOTIFICATION LEGENDS! I wanted to do something pretty different to celebrate 25 years of Digimon animation and really let me comedic side fly more than I have recently. Let me know if you enjoyed it by liking and commenting and yadda yadda KZbin stuff

[@CollinComicGeek94Campbell]

It was a great video, had me cackling at points.

[@traigongames]

I gotta say Kizuna did Biyomon and Sora dirty they practically killed Biyomon off screen

[@Karn_EX]

Yeeeeaah :/

[@melissamurray8307]

I agree, and Sora is my least favorite from the original Adventure cast.

[@helixsol7171]

At least she'll come back so... Yay???

[@salmanalseemare9821]

It's due to the VA of one of them dying before the movie

[@traigongames]

@@salmanalseemare9821 not really cause that wasn't a added on part that hint of Biyomon was going to be killed off before Agumon and Gabumon scene was in the Japanese dub I have not watched the English dub only the original Japanese dub so I can tell you for a fact that is not why

[@setteplays]

Yggdrasil saying "what tha hell is a shakkoumon now" got me hard fr lol

[@Karn_EX]

😂

[@JapaneseAlley]

The fact that the writer of Our War Game made two more movies (Summer Wars and Super Flat Monogram) with the EXACT same plot, shows just how much he loves this movie.

[@stephenborders2883]

Isn't there an entire 14 episode anime with the same plot too?

[@TheMetastasia]

Summer Wars feels like a improved version tbf

[@nullpoint3346]

[WarGames] with Digimon?

[@jkoon78076]

I never realized how much the trauma of tamers is the reason it is my favorite season until now.

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

I can get enough of thesetypes of videos and having one of the entire Digimon anime is a treat I don' deserve but I wholehertedly welcome!

[@Karn_EX]

Aww thank you!

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

@@Karn_EX Thank YOU Karn ^^. You have no idea how happy I was when I found your channel

[@LagrimaArdiente]

This was fun! May I request a history of Digimon videogames?

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks! That was one I was hoping to make but looks like this video is doing terribly so maybe not any time soon sorry :(

[@timidgiantartpeter7769]

@@Karn_EX May I suggest adding "In 20 minutes or less" to the title?

[@mitchellhofferber3143]

​@@Karn_EX I just subbed specifically because of this video. Found your channel yesterday and I have to say, I'm enjoying the nostalgia trip. We appreciate you boss!

[@MrHagarenViper]

Appreciate you including the Digimon Tamers reset reality promo since that trailer is one of the most defining moments of my childhood.

[@PenguinXIII]

Call the cops because “Chess Lesbians” killed me haha!! Karn you were in rare form today and that was awesome 😂

[@monsoul777]

Digimon Data Squad /Savers is definitely my fave I like the idea of burst mode and DigiSoul

[@rpgrage7711]

Alright Welshman Mcgee let's take a trip down animation memory lane

[@Karn_EX]

Hope you enjoy!

[@bustercaller]

Karn honestly helped bring my old love for digimon with his videos ! Thanks bro keep up the great work bro

[@Karn_EX]

Glad I could help!

[@CollinComicGeek94Campbell]

"And I am 5 yrs older than it." With the impending dread of lost youth is relatable... Too relatable.

[@tippy7831]

This was a fantastic recap!! My favorite season was 02. If Tri is hard to get into for anyone, you should watch the Project Mouthwash version for the first half. Yes it's an abridged series, but very well-done & I genuinely enjoyed it and it kinda helps me actually get invested in the characters wheras the original was too dull for me.

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

YES! It's unironically the best way to watch the movies. Half the time it feels like a shit post on why the movies are dumb or bad (especially with what they did to Diago which will always be hilarious) and the other a generally really loving and caring dub with good acting and usage of music from both the sub and dub.

[@carlosblanco5975]

Xros Wars and Appli Monsters are my favourite ones!!

[@JustJamieonYT]

The editing in this was incredible, i was non-stop impressed and laughing. Thank you funny man :)

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you bud!

[@raymondchapa2039]

Awesome video as always

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you!

[@TheLight10269]

Video Idea: Could different Digimon kid groups defeat the villians of other seasons? example: Could Adventure 01 Digimon defeat Lucemon from Frontier?

[@greenet5018]

Great video per usual! I had never heard of the 3D Theme Park movies, gonna have to hunt those down. Also if you like time skips, might I suggest a relatively unknown series called One Piece

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks bud! And nuhuh nice try that's ANIME I don't watch that 😒

[@greenet5018]

​@@Karn_EXFiiiine Ben 10 History video when?

[@Jmon7007]

I loved this video! It really gave such a KarnExtra feel, chess lesbians is so fantastic 😂

[@Karn_EX]

Haha thank you bud! Definitely felt like I DNA Digivolved my two sides here

[@Jmon7007]

@@Karn_EX absolutely! The perfect combo!

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Not only is your own humor great, I really appreciate all of the Snapcube Sonic clips. Sharing this video with another Digimon and Sonic fan friend.

[@Karn_EX]

Wow, thanks!

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

I like how savers/data squad is just the good season. Unironically, that season does not get enough love.

[@Yous0147]

I was sceptical going into it but it's actually a really solid self-contained season.

[@diegomedina9637]

And Somehow Frontier does...

[@NicoTreecko]

I really appreciate the Snapcube Sonic dub edits. Hilarious additions

[@XaroctheGodofKarma]

This is my favorite video you've made. Good job!

[@Karn_EX]

Wow, thanks!

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

I am eternally grateful to hear your support for Savers. As someone who grew up on it as my Digimon season (Never saw Frontier like ever growing up oddly enough) I still adore it. Both sub and especially the dub which aside from some modern dubs I have scene has to be my favorite. Namely for the voice cast (Quinton Flynn is a national treasure and I will die on this hill) and having the most oddly badass dub score I ever heard. But even the sub is also a great show with a lot of the actors being from other media I have scene and also having a great soundtrack namely it's opening (Hirai will always be my favorite JP opening) and of course Believer. But growing up watching videos online everyone dogged on this season besides like one or two channels I could remember. Yet I am so happy that opinion has really swung the opposite direction nowadays.

[@LynkCableTv]

Digimon Tamers is my favourite season but of course like many Digimon Adventure and 02 will always be nostalgic to me, as well as growing up playing the first three Digimon World games with my brothers and friends. Great video covering the history of the anime dude, this reminds me that I still need to watch Digimon Savers/Data Squad and that we were robbed of Frontier in the UK and are still being shafted by Toei with no official release for 02 The Beginning…

[@manudogom1764]

Season 2 was nice how they brought back season 1 cast. I loved all the new, old, and remixed digivolution sequences.

[@Kalkopf.]

The editing and humour killed me (in a positive way. I got a few good laughs out of it) Very interesting video, even if you have been there since the start of digimon, just to reminiscence, catch up on things one missed, and listen to how someone else would recount it all :>

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you!

[@braxtonanderson3870]

Love this video thank you for all your hard work.

[@Karn_EX]

Appreciate ya!

[@Valixify007]

Petition to have Karn to make a video on the Non Anime timeline of digimon 👇🏻

[@Karn_EX]

Haha sadly this isn't doing well so might be a while before the next one

[@Valixify007]

​@@Karn_EX videos only been up for 45ish minutes

[@1997Nightwing]

Would love a history of Digimon crossovers, since Young Hunters was glossed over this video 🙏

[@Akamatsu21]

Nothing like a good Digimon retrospective video to kickstart my morning

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you!

[@bahamut1169]

Damn what a good video 😂😂😂thank you The apoclymon pizza man got me

[@Karn_EX]

Haha thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

[@serenepastel]

Nice and concise history!

[@TerraEmperor1]

The correlation between my enjoyment of trama media and Tamers is a realization I didn't expect

[@Karn_EX]

Hits hard, huh? 😂

[@randomedgygamer2191]

The first 3 digimon seasons (especially tamers), oh i adore.

[@LazyTallGuy]

I'm also a sucker for sequels with time skips! This was a good condensed timeline but yeah the subtle jabs to the new kid takes over plot lol.

[@MrMikeJMc]

This was wonderful. It felt like one of those "garbage retrospectives" except... not garbage and actually hilarious and informative. 😅

[@Karn_EX]

Haha thank you!

[@samuelshrem5073]

Awesome vid karn 😊

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks 😁

[@samuelshrem5073]

@Karn_EX always glad to see digimon covered in a indepth video

[@rabbitcorp.103]

Honestly I don't count the "reboot" as a "reboot" i count it as just another universe

[@Karn_EX]

That's what a reboot is lol

[@tomgu2285]

Ehm... Who is gona tell him?

[@lokephoenix1039]

You mentioned Danganronpa and FFVIII in the same tirade. Karn I love you

[@Karn_EX]

🤭

[@jojogape]

I think this is one of your most hilarious videos 😂 great summary!

[@heitor4832]

1:39 seeing things like this is what makes me thank God I'm Brazilian lol

[@Karn_EX]

Hah honestly I love the English dub

[@heitor4832]

@@Karn_EX To each their own and that's fine!

[@MRDLT00]

4:22 Damn Bro be spittin facts here~ ❤️💜❤️💜❤️💜

[@ChocolateKieran]

Wait... I'd actually watch those Yokai Watch vidoes too!

[@Karn_EX]

Ayo 👀

[@carlolazol3209]

My god I remember watching Belle and thinking this is like if Digimon was a musical 😂.

[@davidettles1992]

Great video.

[@Karn_EX]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@georgesagris3508]

I hope this video gets the traction it deserves! Great production quality (which I'm sure took a while to do). Just wait for the algorithim to kick in ❤️

[@Karn_EX]

Much appreciated!

[@Cpt_crabhammer]

I don't think I've ever laughed as hard at a Karn video before. Also, a history of the video games would be cool.

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you!

[@vladimirfebrian7466]

This sums up my childhood

[@Nehezir]

I'd probably call Tri melodramatic and depressing more than Edgy but I kind of get what you're going for there

[@SquirreLJ7]

I'd love to see something like this for V-Tamer or just the manga in general. (Tamers is probably my favorite season, BTW.)

[@waterdominic134]

LETS Gooooo 13:17 the year I was born and the first Digimon series I watched

[@Karn_EX]

I'm so old

[@CJMoody]

I keep thinking about watching the Tri series. But I struggle to get past the fact that the 02 kids basically forgotten about for most of the movie.

[@jhopkins803]

Revenge of Diaboromon is soooo good!!! It's definitely in my top 5 Digimon movies. And the english opening of Frontiers is god tier!

[@Lordsarefan]

The Adventure series still hold a special place in my heart. Even with the flaws Tri and Kizuna has, there is always a time where I come back to the series and it somewhere in the back of my mind. Tamers and Savers are also certified bangers to me. I tried Frontier a couple of times, but never got further than 5 or so episodes, untill recently because I'm suddenly a Cherubimon fan. The X Antibody movie is something I accidentally stumbeled upon on years ago, and I was hooked. Rewatched it recently, and I remembered why I liked the DORU line so much.

[@pyroknight6474]

Frontier was the goat, love love love it,

[@Rordrik]

Wow, I thought I knew a lot about Digimon but I didn't even know about the Digimon Adventure 3D Grand Prix or the 3D Savers one either. I'm surprised you didn't include Digimon Savers: Agumon! Gaomon! Lalamon! Bakuretsu! Jougai Last Battle! if we're counting those as movies. Overall a great recap. I hope it helps bring in new fans who don't know as much about this crazy universe after 25 years. I too feel old, you're not alone.

[@darkmarv8045]

Tamers, Savers and Ghost Game are my favourite! But i love them all (yes, even Frontier and Xros Wars).

[@cosmicgalactic]

Tbh I could see this video style being used for each season 👀

[@BeefyBidoof]

I absolutely agree but I see Karn saying that the video apparently isn't doing well ... So if we want it, we gotta do the KZbin Algorithm things

[@cameronmelvin3889]

Digimon Tamers is my personal favorite (I know, how shocking and definitely not basic). When I was a kid, I was actually one of the ones that watched and enjoyed Frontier with my brothers despite many people turning away from it at the time.

[@carlosgarza400]

I always go back to Frontier given that I started it in middle school it doesn't make sense. 1, am 27 so am older by 2 years 2, clearly you've never seen Monster Musume 3, love that you made this video so that I can feel old and I know what to catch up on

[@MrMynameis12]

I do hope Appmon appear in new Digimon media, like maybe in the upcoming Digimon game or the Digimon TCG.

[@Karn_EX]

Same haha

[@GoateeGaming1995]

I love the Dorumon evolutions mainly because I like the mysteries around them since they are an experimented prototype

[@anixara9]

02 is still my favorite, the Japanese ending song 'Our Digital World' has a direct link to my tear ducts I stg

[@Karn_EX]

So good!

[@twarnold14]

Finally! Now when I imagine myself telling people a history of the Digimon anime (and I’m not being facetious), I’ll just imagine that I’m showing them this video! I also am watching Appmon for the first time. And I just watched all of Xros Wars before their TCG sets came out. The similarities in storytelling are obvious, and it feels like the realized what they wanted from Young Hunters was better served as its own thing. Hence the Appmon. One thing that has stood out to me is the main partners all look similar. Animal but with some tech/clothing on them, same bipedal proportion. While their silhouettes might be distinct, they just aren’t as diverse as some other partner groups. (The Tamers trio is practically perfect with them having different attributes, size, and primary and secondary colors.)

[@SharkWitchMeruna]

Would love if you did a vpet and digivice version like how you did this!

[@Karn_EX]

Will def consider it if this does well!

[@RikuHino]

Digimon savers is great I love when the main character punches Pokemon in the face. Also the movie does have an English dub in Asia it's a cool flick.

[@bryceneedham1860]

Would love to see this done for the mangas

[@supersaiyandrgnslayr]

The 3D racing movie actually appeared almost simultaneously in a 4D form in South Korea's Everland park theater. Didn't realize it was a rare thing to witness but it had 4D effects and was neat as a kid

[@Karn_EX]

Oh interesting, good to know!

[@EunoiaRPG]

I've been detached from Digimon for the most part for years. Definitely still holds a place in my heart. If they did an anime based on Digimon Survive it would slap. That game was great, coming from someone that is a huge fan of the visual novels and stories that come from studio Key, like Little Busters and Angel Beats

[@odistabettor]

Outside of the X-Evolution movie, where does the lore for X-Antibodies and such come from? There's a lot of info on the wikimon. Is it the video games mostly ?

[@Karn_EX]

Vpets and manga

[@lohanmicahtv6684]

9:40 the goat series

[@DanLuxe]

That was Bruce from Funhaus

[@Atom85825]

karn being this chaotic is such a throw off lmao

[@Karn_EX]

You should check out the second channel lol

[@Atom85825]

@@Karn_EX i shall xD

[@aerostas_8678]

I hope The Beginning comes out there soon, Karn! We finally got it in Canada, I'm sure it's coming for you guys soon.

[@ninjajack6457]

3:30 NOOOO YOU CAN’T DO THAT TO MEEE

[@ethanleach1252]

It's a really good movie! Went at saw it at cinemas with my brothers in Australia. Didn't get our movie promo cards though which was bummer

[@jklein1100]

He said "digi-covid" and i lost it 😂😂 id say Adventure, Tamers, and Frontier are my top 3

[@peterjohnson7625]

Runaway Locomon got us Rika singing which is one of the most emotional songs in the Anime. Also Data Squad was Dark as the Thomas losing his Mom episode kinda traumatized me when I was younger but I am use to it now. Also Kizuna is a tear jerker too. Also Tri depressed me in Japanese when Hercules Kabuterimon sacrifice himself

[@okuchipikupiku]

Hey thanks a lot, nice timing, because now I understand why certain Digimons appear in the newest TCG sets like Locomon or even Rhythm lol. I have never watched movies and anything past Frontier, so I guess I am getting spoilers all the time from the card game..

[@Karn_EX]

Haha nice, thanks for watching and glad I could help in some way!

[@samblitz0845]

Love ur vids, ive been subbed for a while, i was wondering if u could do a vid going over what it would be like if jerry had been with the group the same time as takato with leomon (or Elecmon) would be nice

[@Jiiy]

Hope you finish Applimon someday! I thought it started off kinda slow and very obviously catering to younger kids, but after looking past that I really did start to appreciate it. When Ghost Game was new, I thought I was going to love it a lot more than Appmon but now I think Appmon was stronger. It just needed a tiny bit of Ghost Game's edginess to it.

[@proff321]

You did a great job 🤝one of my favourite franchises along with Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. The japanese music and anime are the best part for me imho.🌈🇪🇪🍾

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks!

[@drevilstrange3560]

in yokai watch enma is an interesting character bigtime with all his super forms

[@MonsoonHunter]

"Christ I'm old." Yeah I felt that one too.

[@threebeforetwo]

I honestly would love to see you do this with the video games as well lol.

[@Karn_EX]

Hah maybe one day

[@jamesmcdonnell259]

While i love the digimon shows, i havent really played any of the game except for rumble arena, would love to see you do a similar type of explainer video for all the games

[@digishade7583]

I think tri was fine. It’s just that it set up for a follow up story featuring the 02 kids which never happened.

[@finally_dorian]

02 is vastly superior than Tamers. Will never not die on this hill.

[@David-db1kv]

I appreciate the Bruce Greene ska reference

[@Meeplebops]

Chess Lesbians definitely caught me off guard but had me laughing. Great video as always Karn. Also hoping we get a release date for the 02 movie soon. UK always gets shafted on these things 😅

[@Karn_EX]

Haha thank you and yeah me too x

[@biobroly9324]

If they did fully remake Adventure 02 like the did 01 what would they change? For me I’d actually make the dark ocean a major plot point and introduce Myotismon who would be using Ken’s grief to control him from the shadows

[@justwolf3937]

I know it has it's issues but Fusion is what got me into Digimon, it was fun, it was interesting, it actually had its own emotional moments, and to all that call Ewan annoying or monstrous, he's a literal child that was lied to about everything being a game. If you've ever grinded levels in a Digimon game you're theoretically no better tbh once he realized his mistake he was instantly on board with helping the main characters and yeah I'm just rambling but I've heard that dumb critique too many times

[@BeIlG]

as an adventure fan I felt fusion was an amazing series that was like the modern version of it but better. It was great for kids with an ongoing story. I love!

[@BeefyBidoof]

I'm so sad seeing you say that this video is apparently not doing well because I love stuff like this 😭 I was super obsessed with Tamers ans Frontier as a kid but never really got around to finishing the other parts of the series, except for Ghost Game after your channel reinvigorated my love for the Digimon world. Maybe a summary/"in a nutshell" video of the individual seasons for us ADHD folks might do better?

[@driftingswordsmanzer]

02 gang rise up! All my favorites don’t get the respect they deserve. Frontier 02 and savers they deserve their flowers 💐.

[@0penthaughtz]

I love the first four seasons and Digimon the movie. Which I didn't know was controversial until watching this video.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Huh, how very interesting, what a Journey, i think you covered this very well, I do wonder what could possibly be next for the Anime Side of this Franchise? By the way, the First Movie came out before the First Anime Show? Really? I never knew that. Anyway, Question: has this Franchise ever had any Adaptations of any kind?

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks! And yeah only by ONE day though haha

[@johanstenfelt1206]

@@Karn_EX one day?

[@djimonmcdonald9085]

How is it that america somehow has the movie but i cant find it in america?

[@Karn_EX]

It was screened in American theaters, there's no home release yet

[@Yous0147]

Everything before and including Data Squad as a series was solid and great Digimon fun in my book. Everything after I haven't been able to enjoy personally. Tri and the 02 movie I feel like were missed opportunities. The characters only seem to be superficially themselves and the story doesn't really follow through with what made Digimon great, which is the adventure and creative world and character building between Tamer and Digimon and from destined to destined, that dynamic is wholly missing. And the self-insert OC's don't help much either. But I do look forward to Digimon Liberators, it's the first time in a long while I've genuinely been interested in the background and design of a new Digimon media, frankly it looks dope.