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Base entry for the '''''Digimon''''' [[~~Series~~ Franchise]], a [[Bandai]] franchise centred on [[Bond Creatures]] [[Mons]] from [[Cyberspace]] spread across numerous [[Alternate Continuity|alternate continuities]] in multiple media including seven anime series, four manga, and countless video games. All of it originated from the ''Digimon'' virtual pet, conceived as the [[Spear Counterpart]] of ''[[Tamagotchi]]'' in an effort to broaden the latter's appeal to boys.

Base entry for the '''''Digimon''''' [[Media Franchise]], a [[Bandai]] franchise centred on [[Bond Creatures]] [[Mons]] from [[Cyberspace]] spread across numerous [[Alternate Continuity|alternate continuities]] in multiple media including seven anime series, four manga, and countless video games. All of it originated from the ''Digimon'' virtual pet, conceived as the [[Spear Counterpart]] of ''[[Tamagotchi]]'' in an effort to broaden the latter's appeal to boys.

The franchise's first adaptation was a one-shot manga called ''[[C'mon Digimon]]'', released in 1997 shortly before the original virtual pet and centered around the competitive nature of the devices. [[Trope Codifier|The first appearance of]] the [[Cyberspace|Digital World]], [[Goggles Do Nothing|goggles]] and numerous other mechanics prevalent in the franchise came a year later in ''[[Digimon V-Tamer 01]]'', a serial manga [[Long Runners|which continued well into 2002]]. Around the same time it received its first game called ''Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers'', a scaled-up version of the virtual pets for the Sega Saturn.