Digimon, short for "Digital Monsters" (デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a popular Japanese media and merchandise created by Akiyoshi Hongo, which includes anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games, and other media.
The franchise focuses on Digimon creatures, who are monsters living in a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks. In many incarnations of the universe that Digimon inhabits, the Digital World is identical to Earth until 1999 when it became a separate entity. In some incarnations, the Digital World remains identical to Earth until an event causes drastic changes while in others it existed before humans did.
Digimon is popular among kids and adults alike because it offers a...