Digimon Frontier (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Digimon Frontier is an animation, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Five children receive strange messages on their cell phones that lead them to a train that takes them to the Digital World, a strange world filled with bizarre creatures called Digimon. These children have been sent there to stop an evil Digimon named Cherubimon from completely annihilating the planet of all its inhabitants. In order to accomplish this, the five children must locate their "spirits", which will evolve them into the Legendary Warrior Digimon. Unfortunately for them Cherubimon has ordered his servants to stop the kids from finishing the mission; eventually the children will have to fight Cherubimon's forces in order to save the planet.

Who’s in it. Digimon Frontier stars Junko Takeuchi as 神原拓也/火神兽, Hiroshi Kamiya as 源辉二/野狼兽, Sawa Ishige as 织本泉/仙女兽 and Michael Shitanda as 柴山纯平/电光兽, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Digimon Frontier sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Hulu. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Digimon Frontier page.

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