Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher

Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher^[1] (ウルトラ怪獣モンスターファーム, Urutora Kaijū Monsutā Fāmu, lit. "Ultra Kaiju Monster Farm") is a Nintendo Switch video game developed by Koei Tecmo and published by Bandai Namco, released on October 20, 2022. It is a crossover between the Ultraman Series and the Monster Rancher series.^[2] The game features over 200 Kaiju.^[3]

The game was released in Japan and Southeast Asia physically and only on the eShop in North America. The Southeast Asian and North American versions can be played in either English or Chinese, while the Japanese release is only in Japanese. The North American version also lacks a song list for summoning kaiju, instead using a keyword system.

The website "LegendCup.com", a Monster Rancher fan community, has attempted to thoroughly cover the game and its mechanics.^[4]

Production[]

The game was first unveiled in a Japanese Nintendo Direct Mini livestreamed on June 28, 2022.^[5] It was confirmed for a Southeast Asian release one day later,^[6] and a North American release at Anime Expo 2022 on July 1 during Bandai Namco's summer showcase panel.^[7] The release for Asian countries, more Kaiju, and bonus rewards depending on how the game is preordered were announced on July 24.^[8] The North American release date was eventually confirmed to be the same date.^[9]

Another trailer exploring more of the gameplay was shown during a Nintendo Direct on September 16, which was followed by an in-depth livestream event with Hikari Kuroki as a guest.^[10][11]

Gameplay[]

TBA

Characters[]

• Holly
• Colt

Ultras[]

An Ultra will appear if the player's kaiju goes on a rampage.

• Ultraman
• Ultraman Tiga
• Ultraman Zero

Kaiju[]

Individual

• Mocchi
• Suezo
• Kanegon
• Gomora
• Zetton
• Alien Baltan
• Dada
• Bemstar
• Golza
• Melba
• King Joe
• Eleking
• Red King
• Sevenger
  • Normal
  • Giant of Light Paint ver. (DLC)^[12]
• Birdon
• Miclas
• Alien Metron
• Ace Killer
• Gan-Q
• Super C.O.V.
• Telesdon
• Reicubas
• Windom
  • Normal
  • Giant of Light Paint ver. (DLC)
• Nova
• Tyrant
• Garamon
• Gandar
• Neronga
• Telesdon
• Five King

Fusions

Due to the game's gimmick, it allows players to randomly fuse any pair of Kaiju into a single one. As of now, the fusion appears with the second component's being the base body and the first component providing the pattern.

• Garamon
  • Super C.O.V. Garamon
  • Monochrome Garamon
• Kanegon
  • Belial Kanegon
• Alien Baltan
  • Gomora Alien Baltan
  • Gan-Q Alien Baltan
  • Metron Alien Baltan
  • Dada Alien Baltan
  • Miclas Alien Baltan
  • Reicubas Alien Baltan
  • Clone (?) Alien Baltan
  • King Joe Alien Baltan
  • Nova Alien Baltan
  • Red King Alien Baltan
• Neronga
  • Golza Neronga
• Red King
  • Gomora Red King
  • Eleking Red King
  • Baltan Red King
  • Golza Red King
  • Bemstar Red King
  • Santa Red King
  • Neronga Red King
• Gomora
  • Zetton Gomora
  • Eleking Gomora
  • Melba Gomora
  • Gan-Q Gomora
  • Baltan Gomora
  • Nova Gomora
  • Tiger Gomora
  • Red King Gomora
  • Windom Gomora
  • Golza Gomora
• Telesdon
  • Eleking Telesdon
  • Red King Telesdon
  • Dino Telesdon
  • Reicubas Telesdon
• Dada
  • Gomora Dada
  • Zetton Dada
  • Red King Dada
  • Reicubas Dada
  • Sevenger Dada
  • Lucky Dada
  • Bemstar Dada
  • Neronga Dada
• Zetton
  • Summer Zetton
  • Bemstar Zetton
  • Reicubas Zetton
  • King Joe Zetton
• Windom
  • Dada Windom
• Eleking
  • Gomora Eleking
  • Gan-Q Eleking
  • Dada Eleking
  • Golza Eleking
  • Fairy Eleking
  • Kanegon Eleking
  • Zetton Eleking
  • Windom Eleking
• Miclas
  • Eleking Miclas
  • Nova Miclas
  • Plant Miclas
  • Windom Miclas
  • Birdon Miclas
• Alien Metron
  • Baltan Alien Metron
  • Ace Killer Alien Metron
  • Dada Alien Metron
  • Bemstar Alien Metron
  • Sevenger Alien Metron
  • Yuyake Alien Metron
• King Joe
  • Baltan King Joe
  • Ace Killer King Joe
  • Golem King Joe
  • Gomora King Joe
  • Zetton King Joe
• Gandar
  • Eleking Gandar
  • Metron Gandar
  • Naga Gandar
  • Kanegon Gandar
• Bemstar
  • Eleking Bemstar
  • Gan-Q Bemstar
  • Nova Bemstar
  • Sevenger Bemstar
  • Spring Bemstar
• Ace Killer
  • Dada Ace Killer
  • Zetton Ace Killer
• Birdon
  • Duck'n Birdon
• Tyrant
  • Autumn Tyrant
• Sevenger
  • Metron Sevenger
  • Gan-Q Sevenger
  • Dada Sevenger
  • Baltan Sevenger
  • Bemstar Sevenger
  • Nova Sevenger
  • King Joe Sevenger
• Nova
  • Gan-Q Nova
  • Dada Nova
  • Miclas Nova
  • Bemstar Nova
  • Sevenger Nova
  • Telesdon Nova
  • Gali Nova
• Golza
  • Red King Golza
  • Gan-Q Golza
  • Winter Golza
  • Gomora Golza
• Melba
  • Birdon Melba
  • Super C.O.V. Melba
  • Moo Melba
• Reicubas
  • Baltan Reicubas
  • Sevenger Reicubas
  • Golza Reicubas
  • Dada Reicubas
  • Hakusen Reicubas
• Gan Q
  • Red King Gan-Q
  • Bemstar Gan-Q
  • Dada Gan-Q
  • Sevenger Gan-Q
  • Suezo Gan-Q
• Mocchi
  • Eleking Mocchi
  • Metron Mocchi
  • Kanegon Mocchi
  • Giant of Light Mocchi
  • Science Patrol Officer Mocchi
• Suezo
  • Dada Suezo
  • Special Forces Suezo
  • Windom Suezo
  • Gan-Q Suezo
• Belial Fusion Monsters
  • Skull Gomora
  • Thunder Killer
  • Pedanium Zetton

Cookies

Cookies can help give attributes to the player's Kaiju, made in a Bakery by scanning NFCs. The kaiju Guesra appears on the Bakery's front counter.

• Alien Zarab
• Deathfacer
• Kanegon
• Grigio
• Alien Baltan
• Miclas
• Eleking
• Horoboros
• Doragory
• Alien Temperor
• Zetton
• C.O.V.
• Garamon
• Alien Hipporit
• Gatanothor
• Kyrieloid
• Pedanium Zetton
• Golza
• Gan-Q
• Galactron
• King Joe Black
• King Joe
• Gomora
• Tsurugi Demaaga
• Kemur
• Jamila
• Segmeger
• Thunder Killer
• Bemstar
• Zandrias
• Hyper Zetton
• Hoe
• Basiliss
• Legionoid
• Alien Mefilas
• Ultraman Zero
• Demaaga
• Muruchi
• Inpelaizer
• Black King
• Sculla
• Alien Guts
• Basser
• Vakishim
• Greeza
• Bemular
• Alien Valky
• Windom
• Erimaki-Telesdon
• Star Bem Gyeron
• Pandon
• Gudon
• Alien Deathre
• King Joe Scarlet

Gallery[]

Images[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

• While the game lacks voice acting, Holly is voiced by Mariko Kouda (國府田 マリ子, Kōda Mariko) in one of the trailers.^[8]

• On October 18 2022, Virtual YouTuber Korone Inugami of hololive announced on Twitter that she would be having a non-sponsored livestream of the game.^[14] She tweeted again less than an hour later with a photo attached, showing she had received a free sample from Bandai Namco Entertainment.^[15]
  • On the night of October 19, one hour prior to the official release date, Korone became the first person to livestream her gameplay on YouTube.^[13][16]
• Kemjila is mentioned as an outbreak scenario.

External Links[]

• Official website
• Official Twitter account
• Monster Rancher Fandom's page on the game
• LegendCup - Monster Rancher Guides

References[]

Video Games
Nintendo	Ultraman: Kaiju Teikoku no Gyakushuu (Famicom Disc System) | Ultraman 2: Shutsugeki Katoku Tai (Famicom Disc System) | Ultraman Club Chikyū Dakkan Sakusen (Famicom Disc System) | Ultraman Club 2: Ultraman Club Returns (Famicom Disc System) | Ultraman Club: Supokon Fight! (Famicom) | Ultraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shutsugeki!! Ultra Kyoudai (Super Famicom) | Ultraman (Super Famicom) | Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!! (Super Famicom) | Ultraseven (Super Famicom) | Ultraman: Towards the Future (Super Nintendo) | Super Pachinko Taisen (Super Famicom / Game Boy) | Ultra League: Moero! Soccer Daikessen (Super Famicom) | SD Ultra Battle: Ultraman Densetsu (Super Famicom) | PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64 (N64) | Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Coliseum (Wii) | Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Coliseum DX: The Gathering of The Ultra Heroes! (Wii) | Nari Kids Park: Ultraman R/B (Switch) | Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher (Switch)
PlayStation	PD Ultraman Invader (PS1) | Ultraman Zearth (PS1) | Battle Formation (PS1) | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Aratana Futatsu no Hikari (PS1) | Ultraman Fighting Evolution (PS1) | Kids Station: Ultraman Bokura to Asobou (PS1) | Kids Station: Ultraman Cosmos (PS1) | Ultraman Fighting Evolution 2 (PS2) | Ultraman (PS2) | Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3 (PS2) | Ultraman Nexus (PS2) | Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth (PS2) | Pachinko Ultraman (PS2)
Xbox
Other Consoles	Tatakae! Ultraman (Bandai RX-78) | Ultraman (MSX) | Ultraman (SEGA Mega Drive) | Ultraseven (SEGA Mega Drive) | Ultra Strategy, Mobilization of the Science Patrol! (PC) | Ultraman Powered (3DO) | Ultraman Quiz King (Apple Pippin) | Ultraman: The Digital Board Game (Apple Pippin) | Action Designer: Ultraman Tiga (Apple Pippin) | SD Ultraman's Challenge! Maze Island (Apple Pippin) | PD Ultraman Link (SEGA Saturn) | Ultraman: Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu (SEGA Saturn) | Ultraman Zukan 1, 2 and 3 (SEGA Saturn)
Handheld	Ultraman (Game Boy) | Ultraman Club: Teki Kaijū o Hakken Seyo! (Game Boy) | Cult Master: Ultraman ni Miserarete (Game Boy) | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend (Game Boy) | Ultraman Ball (Game Boy) | Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha (Wonder Swan Color) | Taiketsu! Ultra Hero (Game Boy Advance) | Ultra Keibi-tai: MONSTER ATTACK (Game Boy Advance) | Kaiju Busters (Nintendo DS) | Kaiju Busters POWERED (Nintendo DS) | Ultraman All-Star Chronicle (PSP) | Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0 (PSP)
Arcade	Ultraman | Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!! | Ultra Toukon Densetsu | Ultra X Weapons | Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS | Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS NEO | Mega Monster Battle: RR | Ultraman Fusion Fight! | Ultraman Abaren Bowl
Pachinko/Pachislot	CR Pachinko Ultraman Taro: Fight!! 6 Ultra Brothers | CR Pachinko Ultraman Taro: Darkness Strikes Back | CR Pachinko Ultra Battle Retsuden: Fight Zero! The Strongest Young Warrior | Pachinko Ultraseven | CR Pachinko Ultraseven 2 | Pachinko Ultra 6 Brothers | Pachinko Ultraseven Chou Ranbu | Pachinko Ultraman Taro 2 | Pachislot Ultraman Taro | Pachinko Ultraman Tiga 1500×84
Edutainment Games (Bandai Playdia / SEGA Pico)	Ultraman Powered ~ Kaiju Gekimetsu Sakusen ~ | Ultraseven ~ Chikyu Boei Sakusen ~ | Ultraman ~ Hirakuna Daisakusen ~ | Ultraman ~ Alphabet TV e Youkoso ~ | Ultraman ~ Oide yo! Ultra Yoichien ~ | Ultraman ~Ultraland Souji de Asobou ~ | Ultraman ~ Chino Up Daisakusen ~ | Ultraman VS Kaiju Gundan | Ultraman Tiga | Shin Ultra Hero | Shin Ultra Hero: Ultra Fighting Base | Shin Seiki Ultraman Densetsu
Crossover Games and Collaborations	SD Battle Ozumo: Heisei Hero Basho (Famicom) | SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan (Famicom) | SD The Great Battle (Super Famicom) | Battle Dodge Ball (Super Famicom) | Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha (Super Famicom) | SD The Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin (Super Famicom) | Versus Hero: Road to the King Fight (Game Boy) | Battle Dodge Ball (Game Boy) | Hero Senki: Project Olympus (Super Famicom) | Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha (Super Famicom) | Great Battle Cyber (Famicom) | Battle Baseball (Famicom) | The Great Battle III (Super Famicom) | Battle Dodge Ball II (Super Famicom) | Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden (Game Boy) | The Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi (Super Famicom) | Gaia Saver (Super Famicom) | Battle Soccer 2 (Super Famicom) | The Great Battle IV (Super Famicom) | Battle Crusher (Game Boy) | Battle Pinball (Super Famicom) | Battle Racers (Super Famicom) | Super Pachinko Taisen (Super Famicom / Game Boy) | The Great Battle V (Super Famicom) | Ganbare! Bokura no Compati Heroes (SEGA PICO) | Super Tekkyu Fight! (Super Famicom) | The Great Battle VI (PS1) | Super Hero Operations (PS1) | The Great Battle Pocket (Game Boy Color) | Tokusatsu Bouken Katsugeki Super Hero Retsuden (SEGA Dreamcast) | Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition (PS1) | Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001 (PS1) | Charinko Hero (GameCube) | Great Battle Full Blast (PSP) | Battle Dodge Ball III (PSP) | Lost Heroes (PSP / 3DS) | HEROES' VS (PSP) | Super Hero Generation (PS3 / PS Vita) | Lost Heroes 2 (3DS) | City Shrouded in Shadow (PS4) | Override 2: Super Mech League | Super Robot Wars 30 | Fall Guys | Godzilla: Battle Line (Mobile) | Shin Kamen Rider Rumble (Switch) | GigaBash | Eggrypt
Mobile	Ultraman Galaxy | Ultra Kaiju Battle Breeders | ULTRAMAN: BE ULTRA
Outlaw Games	Ultraman Rumble | Ultraman Battle Online | Ultraman Bros. | Ultraman Rumble 2: Heroes Arena | Ultraman Rumble 3 | Ultraman: Kaiju Kombat AR | Ultraman: Kaiju Kombat