English version logo for Digimon Created by WiZ Original work Print publications Comics Films and television Film(s) Television series Games Traditional Video game(s) Miscellaneous Toys D-Arts S.H. Figuarts Digimon ( デジモン Dejimon, branded as Digimon: Digital Monsters, stylized as DIGIMON), short for 'Digital Monsters' ( デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a encompassing toys,,,, and a. The franchise focuses on Digimon creatures, which are monsters living in a 'Digital World', a that originated from Earth's various communication networks. In many incarnations, Digimon are raised by humans called 'Digidestined' or 'Tamers' ('Chosen Children' in the Japanese version), and they team up to defeat evil Digimon and human villains who are trying to destroy the fabric of the Digital world. The franchise was first created in 1997 as a, akin to—and influenced in style by—the contemporary or nano toys. The creatures were first designed to look cute and iconic even on the devices' small screens; later developments had them created with a harder-edged style influenced by American. Developing Drivers Windows Driver Foundation Pdf Download there. The franchise gained momentum with its first anime incarnation,, and an early video game,, both released in 1999.

Several seasons of the anime and films based on them have aired, and has expanded into genres such as,,, and. Other media forms have also been released. Virtual pet model distributed on the Japanese market by, that allowed the popularization of Digimon in and sold 13 million units worldwide until March 2004. In the year 1996 came the, created by Akihiro Yokoi, Aki Maita and Takeichi Hongo, which was one of the inspirations for the first release of the franchise, a device marketed in June 1997 with the name, a short for Digital Monster. Aiming at the male audience and created by (a pseudonym that refers to the creators of Tamagotchi), this device shows to players a composed entirely of data and designed to play and fight. In February 1998, the DigiMon fighting game, compatible with and developed by Rapture Technologies, Inc., was announced.