Monster Rancher

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…

TV-G • Animation, Family • Series • 1999 • 3 seasons

Start watching: S1 E1

Starring: Chisa Yokoyama, Mariko Kouda, Yuri Shiratori

S1 E1 - In the Beginning!
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?
Aug 30, 1999 • 24m
S1 E2 - I'm Mocchi!
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.
Aug 30, 1999 • 24m
S1 E3 - Guardian of the Disks
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!
Sep 1, 1999 • 24m
S1 E4 - Eternal Worm
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.
Sep 6, 1999 • 24m
S1 E5 - Tiger of the Wind
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.
Sep 8, 1999 • 24m
S1 E6 - Hare's Trick
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.
Sep 14, 1999 • 24m
S1 E7 - The Courageous Seven
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!
Sep 22, 1999 • 24m
S1 E8 - After The Rain
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.
Sep 23, 1999 • 24m
S1 E9 - The Iron Bird
Genki and his friends continue their journey, and find a huge canyon, as well as a beat-up airplane. They take the plane, but has Genki been double-crossed by the pilot? The group must fend off the evil Kuro in order to get out of this predicament.
Sep 29, 1999 • 24m
S1 E10 - The Ruins' Secret
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?
Sep 30, 1999 • 24m
S1 E11 - Pixie's Defeat
After scaling a cliff, Genki and Mocchi must free their captured comrades and find a way to defeat Clay, Pixie, and Big Blue!
Oct 6, 1999 • 24m
S1 E12 - Monol's Story
In search of a mysterious disk, Monol tells of a great story from the past.
Oct 12, 1999 • 24m
S1 E13 - Moo Revealed
Genki and friends meet paths with the infamous Moo. Will they be strong enough to defeat him?
Oct 18, 1999 • 24m
S1 E14 - Holly's Rescue
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.
Nov 1, 1999 • 24m
S1 E15 - A New Departure
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.
Nov 3, 1999 • 24m
S1 E16 - Great Battle at Sea
On the high seas, the team is attacked by Moo's Zillas and their leader, Gooji. Unless Golem can overcome his fear of the water, this may be the end for Holly!
Nov 10, 1999 • 24m
S1 E17 - Underground Adventure
After trying a shortcut, the team becomes trapped in a mysterious underground cave. Will they be able to find their way out when Moo's sinister Joker and the Evil Hares are there to wreak magic havoc?
Nov 16, 1999 • 24m
S1 E18 - Our Friend Henger Forever
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.
Nov 17, 1999 • 24m
S1 E19 - Suezo's Secret Weapon
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?
Nov 18, 1999 • 24m
S1 E20 - My Name is Pixie
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.
Nov 22, 1999 • 24m
S1 E21 - The Mocchi Cannon
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.
Nov 23, 1999 • 24m
S1 E22 - Run, Tiger, Run!
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.
Nov 24, 1999 • 24m
S1 E23 - Don't Give Up, Ducken!
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?
Nov 29, 1999 • 24m
S1 E24 - Undine's Lake
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.
Nov 30, 1999 • 24m
S1 E25 - Warriors of the Ruins
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?
Dec 1, 1999 • 24m
S1 E26 - Melcarba
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.
Dec 2, 1999 • 24m

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