Digimon Adventure (Japanese: デジモンアドベンチャー, Hepburn: Dejimon Adobenchā), known as Digimon: Digital Monsters[4] in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the Digimon media franchise, based on the Digital Monster virtual pet. A 1999 short film titled Digimon Adventure was released in theaters on March 6, 1999. This was followed by a television series, which aired in Japan from March 7, 1999 to March 26, 2000 for 54 episodes. After the television series' run, on March 4, 2000, a film sequel titled Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! was released in theaters. Both Digimon Adventure films were compiled and released as Digimon: The Movie on October 6, 2000 in North America. Since the release of Digimon Adventure, several sequels and adaptations have been produced. A succeeding television series, Digimon Adventure 02, was broadcast from 2000 to 2001. A video game adaptation of the series was released for PlayStation Portable on January 17, 2013. For the series' 15th anniversary, a six-part film series taking place a few years after the events of Adventure 02, titled Digimon Adventure tri., was released between 2015 and 2018. A final film titled Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna was released on February 21, 2020. Digimon Adventure, a reboot anime television series set in the year 2020, premiered on April 5, 2020 in Japan.[5]