Mon Colle Knights
Two kids travel to Mon World to unite realms.
Mon Colle Knights, known in Japan as Six Gates Far Away Mon Colle Knight, is a Japanese manga and anime series based on the Monster Collection trading card game. The anime adaptation, produced by Studio Deen, aired on TV Tokyo in 2000 and later in North America on Fox Kids. The series is notable for its English dub masters being lost and later recovered, leading to a delayed Blu-ray release.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Adventure
- comedy
- fantasy
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Plot
Mondo Ooya and his classmate Rockna Hiiragi travel to Mon World, a realm of magical creatures, using a device invented by Rockna's father. They seek six monster items that can connect Mon World with Earth for mutual benefit. The duo, calling themselves the Mon Colle Knights, merge with monsters by chanting a phrase to battle. They compete against Prince Eccentro and his underlings, who want the items to dominate both worlds.
Main characters
Mondo Ooya is an adventurous elementary school student who seeks the Mon items to unite his world and Mon World in peace. He has a tendency to flirt with pretty girls. The first kanji in his name, 'Mon,' appears in the series title. Rokuna Hiiragi, also called Rockna, is Mondo's genius friend and classmate with telepathic abilities to communicate with monsters. She becomes jealous when Mondo flirts with other girls and attacks him. The first kanji in her name, 'Roku,' also appears in the title. Professor Ichiroubei Hiiragi is Rokuna's eccentric mad scientist father who discovered Mon World and wants recognition. His laboratory is across from the school. Jāne, called Lovestar in English, is a pale pink hamster-like monster with a red star on its back that Rokuna adopted. Punchpunch is a tiny monkey monster that punches. Cluckputer is Professor Hiiragi's chicken-based super computer that makes chicken noises near monsters. Count Ludwig Presto Von Meinstein Collection, also known as Prince Ludwig Von Monsterstein Eccentro, is the rival.
Monsters
Chimera is a three-headed monster with a lion head, a maned lizard head, and a maned goat head, all breathing fire; Prince Eccentro considers it powerful. Squirt Fish is a small fish that squirts water in various sizes. Bisonator, called Frenzied Bison in Japanese, is a powerful bison. Fog Dragon, or Mist Dragon, is a white plesiosaurus-like dragon with turtle flippers and a nearly unseen shell that uses fog. Fish People are mermaid-type monsters with great singing voices. Gill Men are anthropomorphic salamanders without tails that ride waves and wield tridents. Toad Warrior, or Poison Toad, is a giant toad that loves flies. Cat King is a small humanoid white cat walking on hind legs, ruling a cat kingdom. Ballerina Cat is a taller black feline in a ballerina outfit that speaks in rhyme. Sonic Condor is a giant condor with phoenix and roc elements that flies fast. Flying Stego is a large purple dragon with a plane engine in its chest. Behemoth is a giant rhinoceros-like creature with a grey armored shell, rival to Forester. Forester the Forest Giant protects a forest and hates violence. Pegasus is a chibi winged horse that grew into a full pegasus and remains loyal to Mondo. Griffin, called Hippogriff in Japanese, is mostly black. War Hogs, or Orcs, are anthropomorphic pigs at war with Forest Elves. Forest Elves are led by Sonnet and fear dirt. Forest Elf King is gentle. Rex is a Tyrannosaurus-type monster.
Mon World Realms
Mon World has six realms: Earth Realm, a mix of desert and forest; Wind Realm, home to Sky City; Fire Realm, with volcanoes and hot springs; Water Realm, mostly oceans with islands; Light Realm, also called Holy Realm; and Darkness Realm, also called Demon Realm, where Gabriolis, Lucca and Redda live.
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