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Digimon Adventure (1999)

Digimon Adventure poster
Original title
映画 デジモンアドベンチャー
Directed by
Mamoru Hosoda
Genre
action film, action anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
20 min
Rated
PG
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 93 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young children encounter mysterious digital creatures in the city. They must team up with these creatures to face an emerging threat.

light-heartedadventurousplayfulchildlike wonderfast-pacedurbanfantasticalwhimsical

What happens

Digimon Adventure (Japanese: デジモンアドベンチャー, Hepburn: Dejimon Adobenchā) is a 1999 Japanese animated short film directed by Mamoru Hosoda. A part of the Digimon media franchise, Digimon Adventure is the first Digimon film, and serves as a prologue and prequel to the 1999–2000 anime television series of the same name. The film was released in theaters in Japan on March 6, 1999, the day before the release of the Digimon Adventure television series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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