Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as , is a Japanese
anime television series produced by
Toei Animation, serving as the fifth series in the
Digimon franchise, the first to be produced in four years following 2002's
Digimon Frontier. The series aired in Japan on
Fuji TV between April 2, 2006 and March 25, 2007. An English-language version was produced by
Studiopolis in conjunction with Toei Animation USA and
Disney Enterprises and aired in North America on
Jetix (and subsequently
Disney XD) between October 1, 2007 and November 1, 2008. It aired in the United Kingdom on
Kix!. A movie based on the series was released in Japan on December 9, 2006. The series was later succeeded by
Digimon Fusion.