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“Genki enters Monster Rancher game world, joins Holly and monsters to revive Phoenix and defeat evil Moo.”
Monster Rancher
モンスターファーム
6.84
5,964 rank · 49,243 viewers · 123 favorites
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Isekai
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Synopsis
Genki enters Monster Rancher game world, joins Holly and monsters to revive Phoenix and defeat evil Moo.
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. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 11 viewers settled on.
63%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 1.47
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.47 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.2 pts
Recommenders 7.2 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.18
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It’s the story of a boy who was transported (through his video game) to a faraway land to a world where monsters rule. He played the game like an ace, now he’s in this place to save the monsters...”
- 7 “I just finished watching all of Monster Rancher. I will have to treat eps 1-48 as "season 1" and 49-73 as "season 2." This review I will break down into two parts, the scores...”
- 7 “This review will be for the entire Monster Rancher, or as it is more commonly known as Monster Farm, series. This means that I will be covering the entirety of the series including Episodes 49...”
Verbosity
Short · 9%
Medium · 36%
Long · 55%
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A Tv Production · Spring 1999
TMS Entertainment.- Format 48 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 19h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1999 – Mar 2000 Spring 1999
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1332 catalog
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor