Hold onto your Digivices, Digital Colosseum crew — Digimon is officially heading back to screens. On August 1, 2026, Bandai and Toei Animation confirmed that a brand-new Digimon television anime is in production, scheduled to premiere in 2027. It's the clearest sign yet of where the franchise is pointed as it charges toward its 30th anniversary.
The honest bit first: as of the announcement there is no title, no staff, no studio, and no story details yet — and we won't invent any. All that's set in stone is the broadcast year and the fact that production is underway. That's typical for a project this early, but it means fans are in for some patient waiting (with Beatbreak still airing to keep everyone busy in the meantime).
Why 2027? That's the franchise's 30th anniversary. Digimon started back in 1997 with the Digital Monster virtual pet, a collaboration between Bandai and the WiZ toy company, and the 1999 Digimon Adventure anime by Toei Animation (with Bandai, WiZ and Fuji TV) then launched the sprawling media franchise we know today. Thirty years after that humble handheld beeper, a new series is a fitting way to celebrate.
What was shown alongside it. The announcement also brought a commemorative visual gathering DigiDestined and partner Digimon from across the franchise's history — a warm "look how far we've come" moment. And the anniversary plans go beyond the new anime: this October, Fuji TV began airing fan-voted reruns of classic episodes from the first four Digimon anime series, under the "The Best Adventure We Chose" (Bokura ga Eranda Best Adventure) banner. The pick-the-classics angle gives global fans a direct hand in the nostalgia tour.
Where it fits alongside Beatbreak. The current series, DIGIMON BEATBREAK, premiered on October 5, 2025, and is still running — it entered its "Kyō Arc" with episode 38 on July 12, 2026, and streams on Crunchyroll as it airs in Japan. The 2027 project means the franchise is deliberately overlapping production lines rather than waiting for one anime to wrap before starting the next. That's a healthy, confident position for a 30-year-old monster franchise to be in.
Bottom line: a new Digimon TV anime is coming in 2027 — officially. The title, characters, and creative team are still under wraps, and that's exactly why the wait is half the fun. We'll be here the moment more details drop, so stick with the Digital Colosseum for the next reveal.
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