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I'm looking for an anime I saw when I was a kid. It was a game anime, rather typical, where a kid falls into a game and is trying to escape. I can remember that the characters fought using some kind of monster. They only had to summon it once, and did so by placing a stone circle into some kind of receiver. The main character's monster was called "Sweetcake", I think, and he was joined by a blonde girl and someone else. Pretty sure Sweetcake could talk, too. Does anyone know what this anime might be?

senshin
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I think it could be Monster Rancher (also known in Japan as Monster Farm).

Here is a summary of the show from Wikipedia, bold emphasis is my own:

The story follows a boy named Genki Sakura, who is a keen player of the Monster Rancher video games. After winning a tournament hosted by the game's creators, Genki wins a special CD that he can use to unlock a special monster in his game at home. However, upon using this disk in his game console, he finds himself transported to a world of monsters that, much like Genki's game, are given life by scanning special stone disks within temples. There, he meets a girl named Holly, who is seeking a stone disk containing a legendary Phoenix that will save the land from the tyranny of an evil ruler named Mu. Upon attempting to use the disk Genki had won to try and release the monster, they bring forth a different sort of monster, which Genki names Mochi. Wanting to free the land from Mu's rule, Genki, Holly, Mochi and their other monster companions go on a quest to find the stone disk that contains the Phoenix.

One of the monsters mentioned in this summary, Mochi (sometimes also written as Mocchi), is the name of a Japanese confection. It seems that "Sweetcake" is used as a translation of this name sometimes, based on the results of Googling monster rancher "sweetcake". Here is a picture of Mochi/Sweetcake which may help jog your memory more than written words.

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  • That's it! Thanks man, I can finally stop thinking about it! And rewatch it, of course. Thanks again! – Tom Jun 23 '13 at 22:45
  • @Tom Interestingly enough, I've never seen the anime, but I've played a few of the games and your description seemed close enough. Glad I could help though :) – atlantiza Jun 23 '13 at 23:54