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Bandai

Japanese toy making and video game company

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Jan 8, 2026

Digimon came out before pokemon

No — Pokémon preceded Digimon in public release: the first Pokémon games reached Japan in 1996, while Bandai’s Digital Monster (Digimon) virtual pet launched in mid‑1997, and the Pokémon anime also ai...

Jan 4, 2026

who copied digimon

The short answer to "who copied Digimon" is: there is no authoritative record showing a single franchise or company definitively copied Digimon; instead, fans and commentators have accused multiple pr...