Monster Collection
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Monster Collection is a trading card game developed by Group SNE
. Monster Collection was first published in 1997 by Fujimishobo. In 2000, Monster Collection 2 was released.
Monster Collection was later expanded to a roleplaying game and was the basis for the anime
series Mon Colle Knights
.
The Monster Collection game universe is a world connected to six gates of fire, water, earth, wind, good, and evil, representing East, South, West, North, Heaven and Earth. Player acts as a summoner, which engages in combat using summoned monsters.
Each monster has fire, water, earth, wind, good, or evil element. A monster's ability is decided by battle spell, unit's equipment, combat items, and terrain.
Group SNE
Group SNE is a Japanese company founded in 1986 by the current president Hitoshi Yasuda, which produces role-playing games, light novels, board games and card games. Ryo Mizuno was one of the founding members. Group SNE is named after Syntax Error, the programming language BASIC's term...
. Monster Collection was first published in 1997 by Fujimishobo. In 2000, Monster Collection 2 was released.
Monster Collection was later expanded to a roleplaying game and was the basis for the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Mon Colle Knights
Mon Colle Knights
Mon Colle Knights, known as in Japan, is an anime and manga series. The original concept was made by Hitoshi Yasuda and Group SNE. The series is based on Monster Collection trading card game....
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The Monster Collection game universe is a world connected to six gates of fire, water, earth, wind, good, and evil, representing East, South, West, North, Heaven and Earth. Player acts as a summoner, which engages in combat using summoned monsters.
Rules
The game is a one-on-one card game, set in a 3x4 grid. One side declared as winner by capturing opponent's headquarter.Each monster has fire, water, earth, wind, good, or evil element. A monster's ability is decided by battle spell, unit's equipment, combat items, and terrain.
Video game
- Monster Collection (PlayStation)
- Monster Collection Board Game (PC)
- Monster Collection Trading card game The Millennium (PC)
Trivia
- Ryūsuke MitaRyūsuke Mitais a Japanese manga creator. He is best known for his seinen manga series Dragon Half, which was made into an anime OVA by the same name. He also illustrates Futabasha game books under the pen name . Mita's father is Munesuke Mita, a well-known Japanese sociologist, and his grandfather was Sekisuke...
, the creator of Dragon HalfDragon Halfis a manga created by Ryūsuke Mita and serialized in Monthly Dragon Magazine from 1988 to 1994. It was adapted into a two episode anime OVA series in 1993...
worked as the designer for the Monster collection card game