Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher

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.https://twitter.com/ukmf_game/status/1541776792465584128 The game features over 200 Kaiju.Official website 
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.https://legendcup.com/faqsite.php#ukmr 
==Production==
The game was first unveiled in a Japanese Nintendo Direct Mini livestreamed on June 28, 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEMQlRXCyOk&t=1378s It was confirmed for a Southeast Asian release one day later,Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher - 1st Trailer and a North American release at Anime Expo 2022 on July 1 during Bandai Namco's summer showcase panel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsVpdxXjZ0Y&t=4543s The release for Asian countries, more Kaiju, and bonus rewards depending on how the game is preordered were announced on July 24.Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher - Daily Life of a Kaiju Breeder The North American release date was eventually confirmed to be the same date.Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher – Release Date Announcement
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.https://twitter.com/ukmf_game/status/1551115401102520320https://twitter.com/ukmf_game/status/1570578217752297472
==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)https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000580.000051316.html
*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===
Ultra-Kaiju-Monster-Rancher.jpg
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher Japanese Logo.png
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher Characters.jpg|Holly and Kanezo
===Videos===
ウルトラ怪獣モンスターファーム -Nintendo Direct mini ソフトメーカーラインナップ 2022.6.28-|Japanese announcement trailer
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher - 1st Trailer|Southeast Asian announcement trailer
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher - Announcement Trailer|American announcement trailer
ウルトラ怪獣モンスターファーム｜特報映像 2022年10月22日発売決定！|Japanese release date trailer
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher - Release Date Announcement|Southeast Asian release date trailer
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher – Release Date Announcement|American release date trailer
ウルトラ怪獣モンスターファーム｜ブリーダー生活体験PV 2022年10月20日発売！|Japanese "Daily Life of a Kaiju Breeder" trailer
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher - Daily Life of a Kaiju Breeder|Southeast Asian "Daily Life of a Kaiju Breeder" trailer
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher – Daily Life of a Kaiju Trainer|North American "Daily Life of Kaiju Breeder" trailer
ウルトラ怪獣モンスターファーム【好評発売中】｜オープニング映像|Opening cinematic in Japanese
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher – Opening Cinematic|Opening cinematic in English
==Trivia==
*While the game lacks voice acting, Holly is voiced by in one of the trailers.
*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.https://twitter.com/inugamikorone/status/1582392985437626368 She tweeted again less than an hour later with a photo attached, showing she had received a free sample from Bandai Namco Entertainment.https://twitter.com/inugamikorone/status/1582401828632682496
**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.https://twitter.com/inugamikorone/status/1582625129267621888https://youtu.be/kAqd3ynmuHw
*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==