By the late ‘90s and early 2000s, the Mon Wars were on, with playgrounds around the world filled with arguments of whether Pokemon or Digimon is the better franchise.

More than 25 years later, the distinction between the two have been clearer than ever, with those same children grown up to be ardent fans of one or the other, and even both at the same time.
Looking back at it all, both franchises actually acted as perfect counterbalances to each other, filling out the holes that…
