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Monster Rancher (1999)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Genki is a boy who loves playing the Monster Rancher games and one day he's somehow transported into the world of the video game where he meets the girl Holly and the monsters Mochi, Suezo, Golem, Tiger and Hare. Together, they are searching for a way to revive the Phoenix, which is the only monster capable of stopping the evil Moo.

IMDb rating
6.9 (1,731 votes)
Episode average
6.7 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

6.70 avg 26 episodes 7.4 → 6.8 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 75 votesEp 2: 6.5 · 35 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 35 votesEp 4: 6.5 · 31 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 30 votesEp 6: 6.8 · 28 votesEp 7: 6.3 · 27 votesEp 8: 6.4 · 26 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 25 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 25 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 26 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 25 votesEp 13: 6.5 · 24 votesEp 14: 6.8 · 24 votesEp 15: 7.1 · 24 votesEp 16: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 17: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 18: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 19: 5.9 · 21 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 21: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 22: 6.8 · 22 votesEp 23: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 24: 6.8 · 21 votesEp 25: 6.9 · 22 votesEp 26: 6.8 · 20 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1In the Beginning7.475
2I'm Mocchi!6.535
3Guardian of the Disks6.935
4Eternal Worm6.531
5Tiger of the Wind7.030
6Hare's Trick6.828
7The Courageous Seven6.327
8After the Rain6.426
9The Iron Bird6.525
10The Ruins' Secret6.925
11Pixie's Defeat6.926
12Monol's Story6.925
13Moo Revealed6.524
14Holly's Rescue6.824
15A New Departure7.124
16Great Battle at Sea6.621
17Underground Adventure6.621
18Our Friend Henger Forever6.621
19Suezo's Secret Weapon5.921
20My Name Is Pixie6.621
21The Mocchi Cannon6.521
22Run, Tiger, Run!6.822
23Don't Give Up, Ducken!6.621
24Undine's Lake6.821
25Warriors of the Ruins6.922
26Melcarba6.820

Season 2 (2000)

6.53 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 7.7 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 23 votesEp 28: 6.6 · 23 votesEp 29: 6.2 · 21 votesEp 30: 5.6 · 22 votesEp 31: 5.7 · 23 votesEp 32: 6.0 · 21 votesEp 33: 6.1 · 21 votesEp 34: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 35: 6.5 · 21 votesEp 36: 6.5 · 23 votesEp 37: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 38: 6.1 · 21 votesEp 39: 6.9 · 22 votesEp 40: 6.6 · 20 votesEp 41: 6.6 · 21 votesEp 42: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 43: 6.5 · 19 votesEp 44: 6.5 · 20 votesEp 45: 6.8 · 20 votesEp 46: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 47: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 48: 7.7 · 20 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Tiger's Battle with Destiny7.123
28Color Pandora, Guardian of the Forest6.623
29Farewell, My Friend6.221
30Baby Bossy5.622
31Amusement Park Ruins5.723
32Holly's Million-Gold Smile6.021
33Battle in the Meadow6.121
34The Town That Disappeared6.521
35Battle with the Big Bad Four6.521
36Eve's Night6.523
37Holly's Happy Birthday6.621
38Evil General Durahan's Challenge6.121
39Goodbye, Baku6.922
40Secret of the Pendant Stone6.620
41Tiger Meets His Match6.621
42The Warriors from Outer Space6.819
43Renocraft, Slayer in the Sand6.519
44Magic Stone Mayhem6.520
45The End of Durahan6.820
46Jill's Icy Secret6.818
47Tears6.918
48Blue Skies7.720

Season 3 (2001)

6.85 avg 25 episodes 7.9 → 7.7 21 min avg

Ep 49: 7.9 · 25 votesEp 50: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 51: 6.4 · 18 votesEp 52: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 53: 6.3 · 18 votesEp 54: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 55: 6.7 · 18 votesEp 56: 7.0 · 18 votesEp 57: 7.3 · 17 votesEp 58: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 59: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 60: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 61: 5.9 · 18 votesEp 62: 6.2 · 19 votesEp 63: 7.1 · 18 votesEp 64: 6.6 · 19 votesEp 65: 6.5 · 18 votesEp 66: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 67: 6.1 · 18 votesEp 68: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 69: 6.8 · 17 votesEp 70: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 71: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 72: 6.7 · 18 votesEp 73: 7.7 · 18 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
49Return to Monster Rancher7.925
50In Quest for the Legend Cup6.818
51Battle for the Rookie Cup6.418
52Saved by a Hare7.118
53The Powerful Wondar Brothers6.318
54Tiger and the Mandy Cup Challenge7.118
55Disappearing Hare Line6.718
56Lost at Sea: The Disappearance of the Mystery Disc7.018
57Furred Suezo's M-1 Grand Prix Hero7.317
58All's Fare in Love and Taxis6.818
59Allan's Advice6.818
60Winner's Cup: The Fickle Finger of Fate7.218
61Pink Jam to the Rescue5.918
62Ghost Encounters of the Pirate Kind6.219
63The World Monster Cup - Naga Returns7.118
64Legend of the Great White Most6.619
65Shogun, the Mighty6.518
66Brothers, in the Greatest Four7.517
67Golem's Cook-Off6.118
68Battling Granity6.818
69Mum Mew Risks It All6.817
70Legend Cup: Mocchi vs Poritoka6.818
71Legend Cup: Mocchi vs Most7.218
72Reunion6.718
73The Final Battle7.718
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