Monster Rancher, known in Japan as Monster Farm (モンスターファーム, Monsutā Fāmu), is an anime and manga franchise created and owned by Tecmo in 1997. Like Pokemon, Monster Rancher is an anime and manga franchise that started with licensed games. The first Monster Rancher video game is the first Monster Rancher licensed product originally released on July 24, 1997 for PlayStation. A sequel, Monster Rancher 2, was released on February 25, 1999 also for PlayStation.

The Monster Rancher Anime Series is a television series based on the first 2 Monster Rancher games for PlayStation. The...