Digimon Universe: App Monsters (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Digimon Universe: App Monsters is an action & adventure, animation and kids series.

What it’s about. Everyone in the world uses smartphone apps, but within them lurks unknown creatures called App Monsters or Appmon. The Appmon are AI lifeforms with the ability to think and act, and exist in the boundary between the human world and the digital world. In the vast sea of the internet, a villainous AI known as Leviathan takes control of the Appmon with the L-virus and begins hacking every system, thus gaining control of the human world from the world of the net. Haru Shinkai is led to acquire the Appli Drive, and uses it to materialize Gatchmon, a search app monster.

Who’s in it. Digimon Universe: App Monsters stars Yumi Uchiyama as Haru Shinkai (voice), Cocoro Kikuchi as Gatchmon (voice), Umeka Shouji as Eri Karan (voice) and Motoko Kumai as Dokamon (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.3/10, Digimon Universe: App Monsters sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Digimon Universe: App Monsters page.

If you liked it. Fans of Digimon Universe: App Monsters tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.