Monster Rancher (TV series)

Monster Rancher
North American DVD cover of the first season
モンスターファーム
(Monsutā Fāmu)
Anime television series
Directed byHiroyuki Yano
Produced by
  • Kazuhiko Yagiuchi
  • Naotsugu Kato
  • Tetsuya Watanabe
Written byShōji Yonemura
Music by
  • Seiji Suzuki
  • BMF
StudioTMS Entertainment[a]
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (CBC, TBS)
English network
Original run April 17, 1999[5] – September 30, 2000[6]
Episodes73

Monster Rancher, known in Japan as Monster Farm (モンスターファーム, Monsutā Fāmu), is a Japanese anime television series based on Tecmo's Monster Rancher video game franchise.[7] It originally aired on CBC in Japan for two seasons from April 1999 to September 2000. In North America, the series was first licensed by BKN, Inc. and broadcast with an English dub on the Bohbot Kids Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, the Fox Family Channel,[4] and Fox Kids in the United States and YTV in Canada. It was later licensed by Discotek Media in 2013.


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  7. ^ "In a far away land where Monsters rule...Opens a new chapter of adventure and fun..." www.tms-e.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2015.