Monster Rancher is a tV series anime that premiered in spring 1999, produced by TMS Entertainment.

About the production: the story comes from a video game, there are 48 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure, comedy and fantasy, with themes such as Kids, Proxy Battle, Isekai and Post-Apocalyptic.

On AniList, Monster Rancher has an average score of 64%, an average score, and appears on 9,317 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Monster Farm: Legend e no Michi.

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: Anime News Network)

Official synopsis from AniList.