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Monster Rancher

48 Episodes
24 min each
SPRING 1999

Synopsis

Genki is a boy who loves playing video games. One day he's zapped into the world of Monster Rancher and 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.

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Format
Unknown
Episodes
48
Per Episode
24 min
Source
Unknown

Episodes

48 / 48 Episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1

Genki is a young boy with an ordinary, dull life. That is, until he gets a new game in the mail. He soon gets pulled in and must now fend for himself within the game. He soon comes across two friends, Suezo and Holly. But, will they be able to stop the terrible monster, Moo?
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Episode 2

Episode 2

Genki, Mocchi, Holly, and Suezo continue on their trek. Genki is concerned, however, that Mocchi is becoming a softy, so he decides to leave him with an elderly couple they meet outside of a town. Genki wants Mocchi to stay with them, but Mocchi refuses and shows his friendship toward Genki by helping him defeat the Black Dinos.
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Episode 3

Episode 3

Genki and friends come across an "enigma", a Golem that does not like to fight. They invite him to join their quest, but when Moo's troops threaten the Golem's “Garden of Lost Disks”, they discover a terrible secret about him!
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Episode 4

Episode 4

Genki and his friends encounter Alan, a young boy who is strict and cruel to his pet Worm. When he tries to ally with agents of Moo, however, he learns that loyalty is something that is given and not taken.
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Episode 5

Episode 5

Genki and his friends come across a group of bandits in the desert, led by Tiger of the Wind. He steals the Magic Stone, but the Baddies turn all of his friends into Mystery Disks and injure him. When Genki and his friends save him, he helps them defeat Captain Dino and then joins them.
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Episode 6

Episode 6

Genki and his friends reach a town with a giant coliseum! Tiger battles Hare, who cheats his way to a victory. Genki and the others soon forgive him and Hare offers to buy them dinner and a place to stay the night. In the morning, Hare runs off and leaves them the bill, but Tiger catches up and makes him pay. Hare apologizes, and joins the group.
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Episode 7

Episode 7

Genki and his friends come across a beautiful valley with a small village at the foot of a dam. When Moo's troops damage the dam, Genki and the monsters must work together to save the town from utter disaster!
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Episode 8

Episode 8

Holly's past is finally revealed! She shares her story with the gang on a miserable, rainy day. She tells of how she came to be on the quest for the Phoenix with Genki and the others.
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Episode 9

Episode 9

Genki and the others come across an "Iron Bird", a massive flying machine. Its owner used it to escape from the land on the other side of an impassable canyon. But, the fugitive is running from the forces of Moo, and, in order to save himself, he may have to betray his new friends.
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Episode 10

Episode 10

Genki and friends arrive in Heaven Canyon via the iron bird. In the canyon are humans mining “mystery disks” under the oppression of Moo. Are Genki and his friends strong enough to defeat them and free the imprisoned humans?
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Episode 11

Episode 11

Genki and Mocchi manage to climb out of the canyon, and Genki leaves Mocchi (who is caught by a Clay) to free his friends and all of the slaves. The meet Pixie for a showdown, but the ruins collapse while they're fighting, and Big Blue digs them out. Pixie realizes that she is doing what she despises the most by imprisoning the humans, so she decides be join the Searchers' cause.
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Episode 12

Episode 12

In search of a mysterious disk, Monol tells of a great story from the past.
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Episode 13

Episode 13

Genki and friends meet paths with the infamous Moo. Will they be strong enough to defeat him?
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Episode 14

Episode 14

The Searchers, aided by the Pirate Dragons, infiltrate Moo's castle. Moo tells of how he left the village and was infused with Holly's father. He also gives Holly his dagger, which was Holly's father's, to prove it. Then Genki and his friends save her, with the help of Pixie.
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Episode 15

Episode 15

The Searchers arrive to the ocean, and encounter Horn, the self-proclaimed righteous pirate. They try to get him to give them a ride across the ocean, and fight Gali's Zuum troops at the same time.
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Episode 16

Episode 16

While on Horn's ship, the Searchers have to fight off the Zillas as well Guji, the Zillas' leader. Golem must overcome his fear of water if he is to save his friends of Guji's wrath.
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Episode 17

Episode 17

Tiger and Hare's rivalry finally comes to a head, when the gang gets lost in an underground labyrinth. Hurt by Tiger's harsh words, Hare takes off on his own. But in the end, Hare's wits may be the only thing that can save them from the mind games of a Joker.
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Episode 18

Episode 18

The Searchers discover an ancient city, perfectly preserved by Hengers. But, the robot caretakers are programmed to prevent anyone from entering it! When the Hengers take Holly's pendant, Genki and his friends must trust a malfunctioning Henger, who was banished from the city because of his free will, to find a way inside.
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Episode 19

Episode 19

Suezo has always been happy to let others do the fighting for him. But, his friends have begun to take him for granted, and when Hare points out that he has no Special Attack, Suezo takes the criticism pretty hard. Genki begins to try and train him, but does Suezo have the courage it takes to show what he can really do?
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Episode 20

Episode 20

Pixie returns, and helps Genki in a battle against a group of Scale Jells. But she and Genki become separated from the others, and when Pixie gets injured, she finds she must rely on Genki to survive. At first, she is embarrassed and angry. But Genki's compassion begins to wear away at the barrier of hatred she has built around herself.
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Episode 21

Episode 21

The Searchers finally confront Gali, the second of Moo's Big Four. Gali is both charming and clever, and manages to trap Genki and the others in a pit. But Mocchi escapes the trap, and the young monster must fight, alone, in order to save his friends.
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Episode 22

Episode 22

The Searchers are attacked by the Black Worms, who are under Gray Wolf's command. Tiger must save the group and come over the realization that he must be the one to defeat his brother.
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Episode 23

Episode 23

While wandering through a hude, dark forest, the Searchers are captured by a group of Moks, led by their captain, a dark Mok named Ebony. Mocchi manages to escape, and befriends a Ducken, who had been hiding in the forest from the Moks. Can Mocchi save Genki and the others or will his efforts get his new friend captured as well?
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Episode 24

Episode 24

The Searchers come across a small, quiet lake in the forest. They decide to restock their food supplies with fish. However, the lake has another inhabitant, an Undine. Golem falls in love with the beautiful water spirit, but she turns out to be a servant of Moo. Will he be able to defeat her?
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Episode 25

Episode 25

Genki and his friends come across a trio of Centaurs, proud warriors who serve Moo, but have a code of honor of their own. They challenge the Searchers to a tournament, but there is a squad of Salamanders in the area as well, and they don't want the Centaur to have the glory of Genki's capture.
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Episode 26

Episode 26

While running from a squad of creatures called JaggerNauts, Genki and the others stumble across a factory. The JaggerNauts follow them into the factory, and they battle. However, an android, Melcarba, is still lying dormant in the factory for millions of years and kills all of the JaggerNauts. Then it turns on the Searchers, and they have to use the lightning storm to shut down the derranged cyborg.
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Episode 27

Episode 27

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Episode 28

Episode 28

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Episode 48

Episode 48

Characters

Genki Sakura
Voice Actors
Chisa Yokoyama (japanese)

Genki Sakura

Main

Tiger of the Wind
Voice Actors
Kazuki Yao (japanese)

Tiger of the Wind

Main

Holly
Voice Actors
Mariko Kouda (japanese)

Holly

Main

Mocchi
Voice Actors
Yuri Shiratori (japanese)

Mocchi

Main

Suezo
Voice Actors
Wataru Takagi (japanese)

Suezo

Main

Golem
Voice Actors
Naoya Uchida (japanese)

Golem

Main

Staff

Minoru Maeda
Minoru Maeda
Character Design
Rina Aiuchi
Rina Aiuchi
Theme Song Performance (OP3)
Andreas Barz
Andreas Barz
Script (German)
Yuuichirou Yano
Yuuichirou Yano
Episode Director (eps 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47)
Yuuichirou Yano
Yuuichirou Yano
Storyboard (eps 27, 35, 43)
Shunji Ooga
Shunji Ooga
Storyboard (ep 21)

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Information

Aired Apr 16, 1999 to Mar 24, 2000
Season SPRING 1999
Source Unknown
Format Unknown

Studios

TMS Entertainment

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