The Monster Rancher Anime Series is a television series based on the first 2 Monster Rancher games for PlayStation. The first Monster Rancher game was released in 1997. The Anime Series followed in 1999 after Monster Rancher 2 released during that same year.
There have been many successful anime for over the years like Pokemon, including Dragon Ball Z; Naruto; Fullmetal Alchemist; Attack On Titan; Inuyasha; Yu Yu Hakusho; Yu-Gi-Oh; Sailor Moon; and even Speed Racer! For example: Pokemon is right up there with the most successful anime of all time since it debut in 1997. Although Monster Rancher is that not sucessful compared to other anime like Sailor Moon and Pokemon, Monster Rancher was a fan favorite anime and you can watch Monster Rancher for many years to come.
There's also the Japanese version of Monster Rancher too. The Japanese version Monster Rancher was the original uncut, unedited anime TV show in Japanese. This original version has completely different, much better, completely superior dialogue, totally different music and sound, no cartoon sound effects, a whole lot of death, violence and blood which was edited out of the English version, characters have slightly different names, it includes Hare's gas attack, some sexual innuendo and it has a totally different intro and theme song!! While I personally think the in-show music in the English version is better overall. This is one of the most underrated and underappreciated shows of all time with one of the greatest endings of all time even though episode 48 is not the final episode. Although the original Japanese version is not very successful in Japan compared to other anime like Pokemon, it had a cult following to not only Japanse fans but also English fans too.
So in this article, I'll be talking about all 73 episode of Monster Rancher since the anime premiered on April 17, 1999. This is a list of episodes for the Monster Rancher anime. The show is based on the first 2 Monster Rancher video games for PlayStation made by Tecmo in 1997 and 1999. The episodes are directed by Hiroyuki Yano, who also directed Daigunder and co-directed a Lupin III television special. The Japanese animation studio TMS Entertainment produced the show. The original run was from April 17, 1999 to September 30, 2000 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japan, and was later adapted to English later that year.
So here's the list of all 73 Monster Rancher episodes. Enjoy!
1. "JP: The Beginning is Now! / ENG: In the Beginning" "Hajimari wa ima!" (はじまりは今!) (April 17, 1999)
2. "I'm Mocchi!" "Boku Mocchi" (ぼくモッチー!) (April 24, 1999)
3. "JP: The Monster's Forest / ENG: Guardian of the Disks" "Kaibutsu no mori" (怪物の森) (May 1, 1999)
4 "Eternal Worm" "Eien no Wamu" (永遠のワーム) (May 8, 1999)
5 "JP: Rygar of the Wind / ENG: Tiger of the Wind" "Kaze no Raiga" (疾風のライガー) (May 15, 1999)
6 "JP: I am Ham / ENG: Hare's Trick" "Wagahai wa Hamu dearu" (我が輩はハムである) (May 22, 1999)
7 1.7 "JP: Courage of the Seven / ENG: The Courageous Seven" "Shichinen no yuki" (七人の勇気) (May 29, 1999)
8 "After the Rain" "Ameagari no sora ni" (雨上がりの空に) (June 5, 1999)
9 "JP: Fly! Iron Bird / ENG: The Iron Bird" "Tobu! Aianbādo" (飛ぶ！アイアンバード) (June 12, 1999)
10 "The Ruins' Secret" (June 19, 1999)
11 "Pixie's Defeat" (June 26, 1999)
12 "Monol's Story" (July 3, 1999)
13 "Moo Revealed" (July 10, 1999)
14 "Holly's Rescue" (July 17, 1999)
15 "A New Departure" (July 24, 1999)
16 "Great Battle at Sea" (July 31, 1999)
17 "Underground Adventure" (August 7, 1999)
18 "Our Friend Henger Forever" (August 14, 1999)
19 "Suezo's Secret Weapon" (August 21, 1999)
20 "My Name is Pixie" (August 28, 1999)
21 "The Mocchi Cannon" (September 4, 1999)
22 "Run, Tiger, Run!" (September 18, 1999)
23 "Don't Give Up, Ducken!" (September 25, 1999)
24 "Undine's Lake" (October 2, 1999)
25 "Warriors of the Ruins" (October 9, 1999)
26 "Melcarba" (October 16, 1999)
27 "Tiger's Battle With Destiny" (October 23, 1999)
28 "Color Pandora, Guardian of the Forest" (October 30, 1999)
29 "Farewell, My Friend" (November 6, 1999)
30 "Baby Bossy" (November 13, 1999)
31 "Amusement Park Ruins" (November 20, 1999)
32 "Holly's Million Gold Smile" (November 27, 1999)
33 "Battle in the Meadow" (December 4, 1999)
34 "The Town That Disappeared" (December 11, 1999)
35 "Battle With the Big Bad Four" (December 18, 1999)
36 "Eve's Night" (December 25, 1999)
37 "Holly's Happy Birthday" (January 8, 2000)
38 "Evil General Durahan's Challenge" (January 15, 2000)
39 "Goodbye, Baku" (January 22, 2000)
40 "The Secret of Holly's Magic Stone" (January 29, 2000)
41 "Tiger Meets His Match" (February 5, 2000)
42 "The Warriors From Outer Space" (February 12, 2000)
43 "The Sand Assassin, Renocraft" (February 19, 2000)
44 "Magic Stone Mayhem" (February 26, 2000)
45 "The End of Durahan" (March 4, 2000)
46 "Jill's Icy Secret" (March 11, 2000)
47 "Tears" (March 18, 2000)
48 "Blue Skies" (March 25, 2000)
49 "Return to Monster Rancher" (April 1, 2000)
50 "In Quest of the Legend Cup" (April 15, 2000)
51 "Battle for the Rookie Cup" (April 22, 2000)
52 "Saved by a Hare" (April 29, 2000)
53 "The Powerful Wondar Brothers" (May 6, 2000)
54 "Tiger and the Mandy Cup Challenge" (May 13, 2000)
55 "Disappearing Hare Line" (May 20, 2000)
56 "Lost At Sea: Disappearance of the Mystery Disk" (May 27, 2000)
57 "Furred Suezo's M-1 Grand Prix Hero" (June 3, 2000)
58 "All's Fare in Love and Taxis" (June 10, 2000)
59 "Allan's Advice" June 17, 2001 (June 17, 2000)
60 "Winner's Cup: The Fickle Finger of Fate" (June 24, 2000)
61 "Pink Jam to the Rescue" (July 1, 2000)
62 "Ghost Encounters of the Pirate Kind" (July 8, 2000)
63 "The World Monster Cup: Naga Returns" (July 15, 2000)
64 "Legend of the Great White Most" (July 22, 2000)
65 "Shogun the Mighty" (July 29, 2000)
66 "Brothers, in the Greatest Four" (August 5, 2000)
67 "Golem's Cook-Off" (August 12, 2000)
68 "Battling Granity" (August 19, 2000)
69 "Mum Mew Risks it All" (August 26, 2000)
70 "Legend Cup: Mocchi vs. Poritoka" (September 2, 2000)
71 "Legend Cup: Mocchi vs. Most" (September 16, 2000)
72 "Reunion" (September 23, 2000)
73 "The Final Battle" (September 30, 2000)
