Monsuno
2012 3 seasons · 65 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Monsuno

Synopsis

Monsuno released as Juusen Battle Monsuno in Japan, is an American-Japanese animated series that premiered in the United States on February 23, 2012 on Nickelodeon's sister channel, Nicktoons and began airing on TV Tokyo in Japan in October 2012, with global launches staggered by country sometime in-between summer 2012 and spring 2013 through Nickelodeon. The series is created by Jeremy Padawer and Jared Wolfson. It is distributed by FremantleMedia and is produced by Dentsu Entertainment USA, FremantleMedia, Jakks Pacific, and The Topps Company.

Audience Engagement

81
Reviews
73rd
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

81 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (97th percentile) outruns review volume (73th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Action & Adventure + Animation in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Monsuno itself).

The 2011–2013 Japan Window

Among 482 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Monsuno places #51 — near the top of its class.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Monsuno premiered alongside 164 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 164 other Japan seriess in 2012.

The 2573rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
February 23, 2012
Last Air Date
July 1, 2014
Broadcast Span
2.4 years
Total Episodes
65 across 3 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 23.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

8.0
TMDB Rating
81
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #578 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #227 of 743 (top 31%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, 日本語
Production CompaniesLarx Entertainment, Dentsu Entertainment, Jakks Pacific, The Topps Company, TV Tokyo
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes3 / 65
Release DateFebruary 23, 2012
Official Sitemonsuno.com

Questions Answered

Who created Monsuno?

Monsuno was created by Jeremy Padawer, Jared Wolfson.

When did Monsuno end?

Monsuno finished its run with its final episode airing on July 1, 2014.