Monster Farm

24min

Animation

Family

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Kids

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.

Production Companies

TMS Entertainment

Kyokuichi-Tokyo Movie

Episodes

Cast

In the Beginning!

1. In the Beginning!

24min

30th Aug 1999

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?

I'm Mocchi!

2. I'm Mocchi!

24min

30th Aug 1999

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.

Guardian of the Disks

3. Guardian of the Disks

24min

1st Sep 1999

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!

Eternal Worm

4. Eternal Worm

24min

6th Sep 1999

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.

Tiger Of The Wind

5. Tiger Of The Wind

24min

8th Sep 1999

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.

Hare's Trick

6. Hare's Trick

24min

14th Sep 1999

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.

The Courageous Seven

7. The Courageous Seven

24min

22nd Sep 1999

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!

After The Rain

8. After The Rain

24min

23rd Sep 1999

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.

The Iron Bird

9. The Iron Bird

24min

29th Sep 1999

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.

The Ruins' Secret

10. The Ruins' Secret

24min

30th Sep 1999

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?

Pixie's Defeat

11. Pixie's Defeat

24min

6th Oct 1999

After scaling a cliff, Genki and Mocchi must free their captured comrades and find a way to defeat Clay, Pixie, and Big Blue!

Monol's Story

12. Monol's Story

24min

12th Oct 1999

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

Moo Revealed

13. Moo Revealed

24min

18th Oct 1999

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

Holly's Rescue

14. Holly's Rescue

24min

1st Nov 1999

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.

A New Departure

15. A New Departure

24min

3rd Nov 1999

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.

Great Battle at Sea

16. Great Battle at Sea

24min

10th Nov 1999

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!

Underground Adventure

17. Underground Adventure

24min

16th Nov 1999

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?

Our Friend Henger Forever

18. Our Friend Henger Forever

24min

17th Nov 1999

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.

Suezo's Secret Weapon

19. Suezo's Secret Weapon

24min

18th Nov 1999

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?

My Name is Pixie

20. My Name is Pixie

24min

22nd Nov 1999

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.

The Mocchi Cannon

21. The Mocchi Cannon

24min

23rd Nov 1999

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.

Run, Tiger, Run!

22. Run, Tiger, Run!

24min

24th Nov 1999

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.

Don't Give Up, Ducken!

23. Don't Give Up, Ducken!

24min

29th Nov 1999

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?

Undine's Lake

24. Undine's Lake

24min

30th Nov 1999

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.

Warriors of the Ruins

25. Warriors of the Ruins

24min

1st Dec 1999

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?

Melcarba

26. Melcarba

24min

2nd Dec 1999

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.

First air date

30th Aug 1999

Last air date

7th Oct 2001

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks