How Digimon’s 2022 Anime Series Avoids A Pokémon Trap
Digimon Ghost Game, Digimon’s latest anime series, has cleverly avoided a Pokémon trap. Since both franchises’ inception in the late 90s, parallels have been drawn between the two, highlighting the similarities of their premises. Over the years, however, though Pokémon is still the more mainstream IP of the two, Digimon has been able to distinguish itself as a separate entity with its unique brand of storytelling and in-world mechanics. Digimon’s most recent anime, Digimon Ghost Game, is perhaps the clearest example of this differentiation yet.
Though the concept of small monsters becoming partners with their human counterparts sounds analogous, the distinction between Pokémon and Digimon already starts there. Where Pokémon’s “Pocket Monsters,” like Pikachu, are flesh and blood creatures, which function as a replacement for real-world animals in the Pokémon universe, Digimon’s “Digital Monsters,” like Agumon, come from a parallel digital reality. And, while the relationships between Pokémon and their trainers and Digimon and their partners may seem familiar as well, Digimon are capable of speech, allowing for a different type of bond between a Digimon and its partner than between a Pokémon and its trainer.
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How each franchise approaches their respective anime distinguishes them from each other as well. While Pokémon has been following Ash Ketchum’s adventures since 1997, across various regions and with a rotating cast of supporting characters such as ex-Pokémon gym leader Brock, Digimon has taken a different approach. Rather than following the adventures of one boy and his friends forever, the Digimon anime sometimes changes its cast of characters and
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