Fast forward nearly a quarter-century, and with this collection of the first two Monster Rancher titles, the mystery is about to be solved. Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX. Credit: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Known as Monster Farm in Japan, Monster Rancher follows Genki Sakura, a hyperactive kid who gets transported into his favorite video game after inserting a special disc into his gaming console ...

The anime was a little meta with the fact that Genki, the main character of the series, is the winner of a Monster Rancher Tournament in the real world and his reward is a special game disc that ...

Get ready for one of the wildest adventures ever. Monster Rancher is the story of Genki, an 11-year-old boy who wins the Monster Rancher competition and a special CD Rom. When he plays it he is ...

When Lilim returns, she tells Durahan that she would rather give the Magic Stone to Moo. All of Durahan's forces have turned on him, and to make matters worse, Genki and his friends teleport to ...

Of course, most would have been hooked on the Monster Rancher anime series, a surprisingly well-done media crossover that saw a young boy named Genki thrown into a fantasy realm where he partnered ...