Digimon Universe: App Monsters
Cover of the first manga volume
デジモンユニバース アプリモンスターズ (Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu)
Created by	Akiyoshi Hongo
Anime television series
Directed by	Gō Koga
Produced by	Daichi Nagatomi
Written by	Yōichi Katō
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	EU: Turner Broadcasting System[1] NA: Crunchyroll
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka)
Original run	October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Akiyoshi Hongo
Illustrated by	Naoki Akamine
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	V Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 21, 2016 – August 21, 2017
Volumes	2
Manga
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: Appmon Gakuen
Written by	Akiyoshi Hongo
Illustrated by	Katsumi Hirose
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Saikyō Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 2016 – August 2017
Game
Developer	Inti Creates
Publisher	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Genre	Role-playing game
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Released	JP: December 1, 2016
Digimon franchise
Digimon Adventure Digimon Adventure 02 Digimon Adventure tri. Digimon Tamers Digimon Frontier Digimon Data Squad (Savers) Digimon Fusion (Xros Wars) Digimon Adventure (2020) Digimon Ghost Game

Digimon Universe: App Monsters^[2] (Japanese: デジモンユニバース アプリモンスターズ, Hepburn: Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu) is a Japanese multimedia project created by Toei Company, Dentsu and Bandai Namco Holdings, under the pseudonym Akiyoshi Hongo.^[3] The series' theme revolves around technological singularity and artificial intelligence, a theme shared with the Appmons and the dangers of technology when used unwisely.

An anime television series, the seventh overall in the Digimon franchise, was produced by Toei Animation and Dentsu, directed by Gō Koga, written by Yōichi Katō, with character designs by Kenichi Ōnuki. It was broadcast for fifty-two episodes on all TXN stations in Japan from October 2016 to September 2017.

Plot

In the year 2045, technology has finally evolved to a degree of prosperity for the world. The World Wide Web has become a world for "App Monsters" (アプリモンスターズ, Apurimonsutāzu) or "Appmons", artificially intelligent beings born within mobile apps. The series focuses on Haru Shinkai, an everyday Junior High Student. One day, he discovers an Appmon lurking in his smartphone, which reveals himself to be Gatchmon and the two become partners. Haru also learns from Gatchmon that the artificial intelligence Leviathan is creating viruses to turn all Appmons evil, and the two join forces to stop them. As the series progresses, Haru gains the help of the rookie idol Eri Karan, the famous AppTuber Torajirou Asuka, the prodigy hacker Rei Katsura, who is in search for his younger brother that was kidnapped by Leviathan, and Haru's best friend Yūjin Ōzora, each one partnered with their own Appmon to help in the fight to defeat Leviathan and restore the balance between their two worlds.

Media

Anime

The anime adaptation of the series began airing on all TXN stations in Japan on October 1, 2016, replacing Time Travel Girl on its original timeslot, and aired until September 30, 2017.^[4][5] The series's opening theme from episodes 1 to 25 is "DiVE" by Amatsuki and from episodes 26 to 52, "Gatchen!" by SymaG. The ending theme from episodes 1 to 13 is "Aoi Honoo Syndrome" (青い炎シンドローム, Aoi honō shindorōmu, "Blue Flame Syndrome") by Riho Iida, from episodes 14 to 25, "Ai" (アイ, "Eye") by Ami Wajima, from episodes 26 to 38, "Little Pi" by Ange☆Reve and from episodes 39 to 52, "Perfect World" (パーフェクトワールド) by Traffic Light.^[6][7]

Manga

Two manga adaptations were released by Shueisha. The first one was illustrated by Naoki Akamine and was serialized in V Jump from September 21, 2016, to August 21, 2017.^[8][9] The Second manga, titled Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: Appmon Gakuen (Japanese: デジモンユニバース アプリモンスターズ アプモン学園, Hepburn: Dejimon Yunibāsu Apuri Monsutāzu Apumon gakuen) is illustrated by Katsumi Hirose and was serialized in Saikyō Jump from October 1, 2016.^[10]

Reception

The series placed 12th on the 2018 Tokyo Anime Award Festival's Anime Fan Award.^[11]