WAIT... Remember Monsuno?

Monsuno was an interesting concept that tried its hand at being a cartoon, a trading card game an action figure line and more, but maybe just a handful of years too late from when the other properties in the same space were dominating and claimed their stay. Today, let's take a look at Monsuno to see how it tried to stand out and be different, what it was all about and what happened to it.
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Jordan Fringe Gaming: ‪@JordanFringeGaming‬
Written By: Jordan Fringe & David Strickland
Edited By: Jordan Fringe & Violabun
Channel Art By: Jerry Meehan

[@JordanFringe94]

Thanks so much for watching! Did you ever give Monsuno a chance, whether it be the show itself or the card game?

[@casellpeterson7424]

I forgot this existed I thought this was a fever dream to be honest 😂

[@emoboi7939]

Yea one of my favorite show back in the day when I was in 1st grade!!! BTW, Thank you for uploading this video Anyway, Please do Immortal Grand Prix (IGPX )

[@jakecaswell7364]

I could never get into this show the voice acting was just terrible.

[@Kentonscriticcorner]

I did watch some of the show but I never finished it but I kinda do want to go back and watch it

[@JadenYukifan28]

Monsuno is kind of like "Yu-Gi-Oh!" in a way, Egypt for the latter and Outer Space for the former.

[@isaaccuevas1717]

THANK YOU,I had to google “ice crystal polar bear cartoon”to find this show

[@skinnytoadd1820]

I did the same thing several years ago😂

[@ethanellee5720]

Idk the opening theme burned the title into my head

[@awsomno]

I lost it and just had no clue how to find it back then forgot so childhood memory retrieved

[@reallyhimongod]

Lmaoo it be like that

[@aliabbasi7497]

Lol same. I remember like a episode of it? And thought I just imagined the whole thing.

[@starace4031]

This truly just unlocked one of those deep memories. I adored Monsuno as a kid - loved the animation, story, characters, everything. It felt so cool and I wish it continued for longer/was expanded upon more but am grateful for what was created. It was a lot of fun.

[@statesminds]

I feel old if you were a kid in 2012. 😭. Time is going too fast

[@starace4031]

@@statesminds Aw no I'm sorry. Time is truly flying by, I'm feeling it too. I wish I could say something to help you feel better. Well, if no-one's told you today - I want you to know you're ever so appreciated, talented and you brighten people's days. Hope you're doing well and wishing you the very best with everything going forward. 😊

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

It was refreshing, TV productions are so hit and miss how far they stretch their, admittedly big budget, that can be RELATIVELY not enough. Monsuno was better than I would have expected. I didn't really watch it but it hits a certain niche like Zoids, Kiba and Megaton Musashi.

[@anaveragegamer359]

wow same here i literally forget its name

[@abps9947]

Yeah 2012 was when I also started to watch these big series

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

This opening was great. Reminded me of Bakugan. Loved watching Monsuno and koved combining beasts and geology, kinda like Crystal Beasts from GX.

[@symphonixblades]

yep and it was made by Far East Movement which were pretty famous back then

[@primisimperator2189]

​@@symphonixbladesThese are guys who sang Like A G6.

[@symphonixblades]

@@primisimperator2189 indeed they were

[@isaiahnaegi645]

Aside from Digimon and perhaps Bakugan, This is was the "Mon" show with the best original concept. The human characters were tolerated at best, but the monsters and their designs always amazed me. It's disgusting how it was practically forgotten.

[@ventusthekey5187]

I think Monsuno should have tried to break into the video game scene. The toys and card games weren't too enticing from what i remember, but this show could have made some pretty good games. And yes putting it on Nicktoons was pretty damning. I could never find the show when it was airing.

[@Aego384]

Nicktoons is literally a death sentence for cartoons

[@beegyoshi1685]

i loved spinning the toys they were so fun for me for some reason

[@becc_snipe]

in my country the toys were super popular

[@broccoo]

I was always so into these kinds of shows (Pokémon, Digimon, Monsuno, Bakugan, Redakai) but I never once bothered with or cared about the card games and toys. I think I had about 7 Bakugan and most of them were from the last season, even though I’d been watching from Season 2. There’s a special place in my heart for these shows though, wish some of them (like Monsuno) could have gone on longer :D

[@masterace9543]

same redakai kind of reminded me of chaotik which wouldve been a really cool crossover

[@moonallmoon]

🤝 FELLOW REDAKAI ENJOYER Also same I loved watching these kinda shows as a kid they definitely shaped my interest in media at least a little bit

[@rufusrepublic6910]

I watch approximately a half episode of this show when it aired, but for whatever reason the polar bear and the main character were etched into my mind. I couldn’t find it on the internet, and decided to wait until you inevitability made a video about this show. Thank you, now I can stop wondering.

[@ricardocolon3550]

Honestly, monsuno needs more love than this. I love both the design of the characters and the story. They’re isn’t enough love for one of my many favorite series. 😢😢😢

[@StevenJones851]

Yeah it needs more love

[@theagingmillennialvarietyh7751]

I like to believe all the card/monster type games take place in the same universe - kind of a like a MCU type deal, and they were all building up to an epic crossover we never got. Great video, dude! 🌸

[@aztecklover69]

Think of it like the game vanguard; every monster or hero belongs to a certain tribe or kingdom from another world^^

[@greenbee09]

@@aztecklover69that’s such a good idea!

[@jinjasdiorlocket]

Im literally so happy you talked about this. I watched monsuno as a kid, remembered it at the end of the 9th grade, developed a special interest for it and was in the fandom for a while on tumblr. What fascinates me the most about the show is its voice cast. Not only did it have cam clarke as chase, christopher smith as bren, karen strassman as jinja, keith silverstein as dax and kirk thornton as beyal, those were also the ONLY voice actors who worked on the show, meaning they also voiced the allies, side characters, villains etc. Karen strassman literally voiced EVERY SINGLE female character in the series. I liked the show and the effort put into it makes me like it even more, from the voices, the theme song thats sung by the same people who made "like a g6", all the way down to how entertaining it was for me as a child, and how weird it was that everybody used to love it and own merch of it but now it feels like it just disappeared off the face of the earth. And although it DEFINITLY had some problems(*cough cough MEDEA cough cough DOM PYRO*) its one of those shows i fondly look back at, and definitly one i'd like to watch with my friends during a cartoon marathon.

[@abthedragon4921]

This was one of those shows that was always in the back of my mind but I could never remember much about it, even the name. One thing I hadn't forgotten was the theme song which slaps!

[@midnightfox3157]

I still love and rewatch monsuno another one of my all time fav shows growing up

[@yassenspekal635]

where do you watch it? i’ve been trying to find it online for years

[@midnightfox3157]

Some episodes are available on KZbin but if not I can dm you see some websites on like insta or something

[@fawfuI_]

yet again Jordan has reminded me of a show I'd completely forgotten about

[@ashhikari626]

I always wondered what happened to this series

[@kiyoshiizumi02]

Im a huge fan of Monsuno and i was sad to see it go. Out of all the monster catcher shows out there, it will always hold a special place in my heart, even among Pokemon which i mostly have connections to.

[@kikig6318]

I was that weird kid/pre teen that got into everything game-side, be it beyblade, yugioh, pokemon, bakugan... If it had a cool tv series and a fun game my friends and I could play after school, I gave it a try. So yeah, Monsuno was definitely on my radar. I remember I had a few of the toys and watched the series, but after a while I just stopped seeing them in stores and Nick/Nicktoons stopped airing it, eventually my friends and I went onto other games and whatever I had was stored away in a box in my closet so I essentially forgot about it until I found a sealed toy in a Kohl's some time back in 2018. No clue why it was there four years after ending, but it was.

[@KisukexMomohime]

I do only because it came on after Avatar. Also I wanted to bring this up in the Bakugan video it is insane the amount of shows that try to catch that Beyblade, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Pokémon wave. B-Daman, Cardfight Vanguard, Future Card Buddyfight, LBX are just the few I can name off the top of my head.

[@keiken8263]

Yeah I remember many of them. I think out of all of them B-Daman was the only one I watched full as it was pretty new that time. Also I used to think LDX was like a Gundam spin-off for kids or something cuz I only watched about 8 episodes one day in a hotel when I was a kid

[@whitemoonwolf13]

i remember metabots filling that digimon/gundam vibe

[@Star_Jem]

I loved Monsuno! I watched the show as it aired and really enjoyed it. I still have the toys/cards, the shirt they gave out at the events they did at malls, and I won one of the limited gold cores from a contest. The toys are kinda eh and gimmicky, but they were cute. I def need to rewatch this show!

[@VongolaXZax]

Yes, it was my favorite show to watch on Nicktoons. Those were the days

[@Xinneon]

Monsuno was ahead of its time with Animation

[@lewismclauchlan4337]

I remember being really into Monsuno with it being one of the last shows I remember really being into on TV, my issue was the lack of availability of the product. No matter where I went I couldn't find Monsuno toys or anything to do with the TCG. In comparison everywhere I looked was selling Beyblades, Bakugan and such making them much easier to get into

[@skydenkightgamingchannel3099]

I've seen this because i loved this show when i was younger. Even though i couldn't reliably watch because back then i didnt know how remote worked.

[@kidofthecraft]

i was obsessed with this show when it premiered and had so many of the toys. it has stayed in my mind this whole time and i was waiting for when you would talk about it. literally thought about it like last week...i wonder where mine are. hope i didn't get rid of them...

[@spritemon98]

The opening hit way to hard and i loved it!!!!

[@kaimanthelizardwizard1248]

Far East Movement cooked ngl

[@zaktilton1680]

I was majorly into Monsuno when it was out. I drove myself crazy hunting for the toys and waiting for episodes. I was on Deviantart with a former friend who was a huge fan of Chase. I say former because we had a huge falling out few years ago. Oh well ^^ Monsuno though I wish lasted longer cause it honestly was interesting

[@dgayle2348]

Why yall fall out?

[@zaktilton1680]

@dgayle2348 I honestly don't know myself. She had a mountain of reasons as to why. "I wasn't listening to her, I was trying to change her and not accept her..." I was pretty much the cause of everything in her mind. But also she seemed to be in constant conflict with her father.

[@fedoraking3611]

Seeing this reminded me of another short-lived toy series with an anime called "Scan2Go". It was about kids going on a tour throughout space playing in toy car races with aliens in hopes of making the game famous enough to be popular on Earth or something. I only ever saw 1 commercial for it, and I thought it looked fun. Can you talk about that series sometime soon?

[@trainman5675]

It ran on nick for a while...had a ghost ship episoxe...and a planet trying to make a tourbament happen by having there planet a paradise....it was not...all i recall

[@fedoraking3611]

I remember it on Cartoon network.@@trainman5675

[@keiken8263]

I remember it now! That weird toy car race show. It was pretty interesting

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

To me it was the closest thing to Fil Barlow's Spectrobes that ever COULD exist, adn it did. I love Barlow's designs but they just wouldn't fly in a kids' collectible game, nevermind how far from reality that concept ever was from fruition anyway. I also don't go for collectibles, my consumerism is more about witnessing madness like Big Guy and Rusty.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

"Scan2Go" what and wwful branding though. I bet my mom loves the easy-to-use Scan2Go cashless registers.

[@mattattack442]

I had the cards for this, they were actually pretty sick. They were all holographic and the attack cards were clear so you could overlay them with creatures to make new holograms.

[@ARStudios2000]

Wait for real?

[@Silvamoon]

Thank you for these videos. They give me completed cartoons to watch. I’m currently watching my Slugterra thanks to one of your videos. I might watch this afterwards.

[@QuarterCentum]

This takes me back. I was real into Monsuno for a while, the combat was very entertaining and the designs were attractive, so it was easy to just watch. If I remember it correctly, I would put it maybe between Bakugan and Kaijudo for this genre, which is praise. Sadly, it seems to be lacking in memorability.

[@jayebargeman]

BRO YES!!!!!!!! YOU'RE FINALLY TALKING ABOUT MY FAVORITE!!!!!! I still collect these to this day, and dear God, the number of cards I have is insane. 😊

[@shanespencer8754]

I definitely could see someone who grew up with this show eventually trying to reboot or continue the show.

[@DeathKnightDave]

The show was easy for me to get into, i actually re-watched it last year and had a great time with, especially with the amazing the theme song. Unfortunately I never got into the game itself and was hoping for more to come from the property. I always thought an adventure game where you got to explore the world would have been cool.

[@BumblyBear]

I loved and still miss monsuno. Issues be damned. I binged this show...

[@zachschmitt3654]

I was just a bit too old to start collecting a new kids thing, but I thought some of the monsuno were so cool! And I was definitely tempted to get these

[@huh5950]

The fact that as soon as I see the thumnaiks a WAVE of nostalgia hitd me kinda speaks to how good the marketing towards kids actually was

[@Poke-ladd]

I recall the series kind of goes bad crazy with the plot, like the after they introduce the orange team and magical gear- I need to finish it one day

[@ChaffleWadapon]

You don't know how long I have been searching for this show ever since I watched the pilot episode in 2014. The only thing I remember about this show is that its has a stupid name and a really cool polar bear. Ever since I got internet access in 2016, I've been tirelessly looking for "that one anime where the guy summoned a polar bear from a capsule" but google never deliver, and I thought I lost all hope, until this video shows up in my feed today. Thank you Fringe, you just made my holiday better.

[@scottwalker1280]

You know this show does its job when all your thinking is “I can buy the toys I can buy the toys!”

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

Ah, I’ve been trying to remember the name of this for a long time. All I could remember is that it was one of those Pokémon/YuGiOh knockoffs where the monsters were in tubes instead of cards.

[@uncutfandu3179]

wow and just yesterday i said to myself huh monsuno really used to be a thing and now this. thank you world

[@hallofguns8174]

I have been trying to remember this show based on a handful of old memories but could never figure it it. But you just handed it to me on a silver plater. Thanks for making my day!

[@HexigonSB]

Unlocking memories god damn. This show was so cool its insane that I totally forgot it when YuGiOh and Pokemon are still such mainstays in my life

[@xnoobita3574]

I am so happy that you are making like these contents, cause there is one show that I cannot get out of my head but I remember vaguely! I hope I could see it here one day. So Keep up the Great content

[@LadyL2121]

I remember seeing an episode but I never got a chance to fully watch it when it was airing. But I saw it Tubi and I decided to watch it and so far it is interesting also the theme song is a good

[@Chaotic_by_Choice]

I recently started rewatching this, and I still love it

[@youngclueless7364]

The thing about the show that stuck in my mind all this time was the theme song 🔥🔥

[@Monkey55801]

The array of memories that came to me when I saw the sub title are insane

[@thecomixers1601]

amazing video, now all that’s left is Redakai and you’ll have covered my whole childhood

[@Subscroof]

Jordan, are you in my walls? I literally just finished watching Season 1 of Monsuno

[@RAYNOXXS]

I loved the show, and wished they either made a reboot, or someone made a fanmade series. I miss it.

[@savagec00kie81]

I don't know if you did this already but you should do 'Di-Gata Defenders'. I haven't seen anyone do review or anything similar to it.

[@TheRealA-Train]

One of the oldest memories I have is watching Monsuno while on vacation with my family when I was six

[@user-wy7pg8yn7f]

Monsuno still lives rent free in my mind as one of those golden little shows nobody seems to ever know or remember. That and Redakai.

[@zuggy1231]

Bruh core memory unlocked.

[@statesminds]

I’ve never heard of the show but the monster designs look super cool. Unfortunate it didnt take off. I may still check it out tho if its streaming somewhere

[@mariopanipucci2528]

Man you just awakened a lost memory i didn't remember having

[@redskytextingstory2341]

The intro was epic✨✨

[@HoDoBoDo]

I don't remember the entirety of the show, and barely watched it for that fact, but...THE OPENING IS FIRE AND YOU CAN'T DENY IT!

[@thejestor9378]

I never wanted to remember this show cause everyone I knew said I sounded like the guy with glasses in it. Thank you for cursing my existence with that memory.

[@karoszu1844]

I have drawings of Monsuno but I hadn't remembered what they were, thank you!

[@shinkai1496]

I remember watching this show growing up and i wish it had gotten at least a fourth season and some more attention as it's a genuinely great show

[@luisgustavosilvadelima8972]

The oppening was in my head been years and I couldn't remember from where I head heard it (I just watched 2 or 3 ramdom ep). Thanks for unlock such a old memory

[@maadacoomber9090]

I AUDIBLY YELLED OMG. Monsuno was so much fun to watch in middles school lol

[@Urick04]

we need this series to come back tbh

[@Warby1900]

I have been waiting for this episode for a long time, monsuno lives in my head rent free and I even still have some of the monsuno toys back from when I was a kid.

[@TheUndisputedBasa]

Wait… Remember Shinzo? That anime that is about genetically-altered creatures known as Enterrans take over Earth and rename it in their own image called Enterra. Now three Enterrans have to protect the last human in order to find the hidden sanctuary called Shinzo and restore the human race.

[@gaara4667]

How could I possibly forget with such a cool theme song?!

[@kyoyamurasaki9169]

I tried giving the series a chance but it didn't hook me, the opening song ABSOLUTELY slapped

[@phantomthedragoness]

I remember watching this show as a kid, and loved it. I couldn’t get into Pokémon or Yu Gi Oh series, but this I loved and was excited to watch. I don’t remember the cards or the toys as, well, I don’t remember ever seeing them on shelves, or I was at that age I knew somethings were too expensive for my parents and forgot about them. I kinda forgot about this show until about 2019-2020 as I was going through a nostalgia phase and had a dream about the characters, and therefore went on a search to watch it all again. Beyal and Dax were my favourites, with Chase being the next favourites, I just didn’t like Bren and Jinja.

[@patatopeeler3005]

OMFG I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SHOW FOR YEARS NOW I ONLY REMEMBERED A SINGLE EPISODE AND A TOY I HAD AND I FOUND IT NOW THANK YOUJ

[@user-ke2fi1ew3t]

ive been looking for this franchise from my childhood for ages finally know the actual name lets go

[@levitox5027]

A couple months back, I was reminiscing about shows I watched as a kid with a friend. I remembered Monsuno being visually great and the theme went hard as a kid. Turns out the theme song does NOT hold up and I was pretty embarrassed when I played it on my phone 😅

[@marshawngardner4368]

I remember watching this show with a little on Netflix and never seen it again. I’ve been looking for years for the show, but couldn’t ever find it. Thank you so much for making this video.

[@nkft1]

dude this was a huge memory unlocked wtf

[@picassojulien899]

Wow this was a CLASSIC

[@Backslash962]

HOLY SHIT MONSUNO I LOVE THIS SERIESSSSSSS I REWATCHED IT LIKE 100 TIMES

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

I've been having flashbacks of this particular show but kept forgetting its title. Thank you for making me remember.

[@MarcMagma]

Oooh! I 'member! I did like watching it as a teen coming home from school. Unfortunately, it aired in a timeslot around the time I was in school 4/5 days a week. So I could catch less than I wanted. Eventually, it just stopped airing all together and was replaced by some crappy live-action show I can't be bothered to remember. Though I do still listen to the two openings. They are such bangers!

[@HidanDaniel]

YES I DO REMEMBER THIS SHOW!! IT’S BEEN SO LONG

[@omasarschhaarrasierer3531]

Bro...the intro was a banger

[@andrewgamlin7371]

I didn't even know it had a card game but I friking loved the show and all the characters looked so cool

[@endergames7354]

yes i do i wish for a reboot everyday

[@LucosPlays]

Maaan i had a vague memory of this show and like always you make me remember its existence and that it wasn't some kind of Mandela Effect. That being said i didn't got to watch much of it...and it makes me sad because this show looked like something i could enjoy.

[@moonknight3594]

I think its Mandela effect IDk why all of us here have same experience why Tf all of us here forget the show name just remember that crystal polar bear And that thing which they throw 😅😅😅

[@WeebGuru6]

Bro let’s go I love Monsuno bopping themes great beast design and plot amazing show was done dirty

[@aceheartless0132]

I only collected some toys, the sabertooth one was always my favorite

[@andrevanniekerk6526]

Holy shit, I have been trying to remember this show forever. This was so satisfying, thank you.

[@niklasfeldbusch318]

I watched this cartoon in my childhood and completely forget about this until I seen your thumbnail😂 Don't know if I can still enjoy it but i will try.

[@GrapeCheckerBoard]

Thank you for talking about this show. I may check it out!

[@MantisM8]

it had a banger of a intro i still randomly start singing it even after all these years lol

[@mist9927]

bro you unlocked a hidden memory for me

[@Saproling713]

Never herd before about this show... Thanks for the story!

[@asmodeus8621]

Bro, monsuno opening is FIRE

[@TsZen876]

This show has an absolute banger of a theme song

[@mingun0172]

omg thank you for unlocking my memory of that show

[@kelwdavicuddui5677]

Heard about it in ads and stuff, you know the little previews the station would run. Never watched it and had no idea it ever had a card game.

[@dad5draco]

I lost most of my toys from this show. 😭

[@x.toskitshs]

I loved this growing up.

[@dannyxilvha1804]

The op theme was incredibly good

[@onepunch5]

This unlocked a memory when I saw the video when scrolling KZbin. I had about two of these and I remember it being like Bayblade (which I loved) and Bakugaun with a Pokemon eske theme.