Monster type

Monster types (怪物的種族類型 Monster race type) are attributes given to enemies in the Mana series. While in some games those are purely aesthetics, in others they influence the enemy's elemental and/or weapon strengths and weaknesses.

Secret of Mana
There are 14 monsters types in Secret of Mana, though the original japanese game lumps Gas Body and Spirit together. The only notable characteristic that sets them appart is their susceptibility to some weapons. Most types are paired with another when it comes to weaknesses. Additionally, some monster types have different names depending on the source (game or official guidebook).


 * Animal (動物)
 * Beastman (獣人)
 * Bird (トリ)
 * Demi-Human (亜人)
 * Demon (アクマ)
 * Fish (サカナ)
 * Gas Body (霊体)
 * Insect (ムシ)
 * Lizard/Reptile (リザード)
 * Metallic/Machine (カラダのかたい)
 * Plant (しょくぶつ)
 * Slime/Morph (スライム)
 * Spirit/Apparition (霊体)
 * Undead/Nonliving (アンデッド)

Trials of Mana

 * Aquatic Life (水棲類)
 * Animal (動物)
 * Bird (鳥類)
 * Cryptid (幻獣)
 * Demon Beast, Slient Creature (魔獣、默人)
 * Divine Spirit (神靈)
 * Dragon (龍)
 * Akuma (惡魔)
 * Evil Spirit (惡靈)
 * Insect (昆蟲)
 * Demi-Human (亜人種)
 * Human (人類)
 * Magical Creature (魔法生物)
 * Plant (植物)
 * Soft Creature (軟謄生物)
 * Reptile (爬蟲類)

Legend of Mana

 * Aerial (鳥 Bird)
 * Aquatic (水棲)
 * Arthropod (昆虫 Insect)
 * Beast (獣)
 * Demi-Human (亜人)
 * Demonic (悪魔 Devil)
 * Dragon (ドラゴン)
 * Morph (不定形 Amorphous)
 * Oddity (不思議 Mystery)
 * Plant (植物)
 * Poltergeist (物質 Material)
 * Reptile (ハ虫類)
 * Undead (不死 Immortality)

Sword of Mana

 * Amorph (不定形 Amorphous)
 * Aquan (水セイ生物 Aquatic Life)
 * DemiHuman (亜人)
 * Demon (悪魔 Devil)
 * Dragon (龍)
 * Fauna (獣 Beast)
 * Flora (植物 Plant)
 * Fowl (鳥 Bird)
 * Insect (昆虫)
 * Magicali (魔法生物 Magical Creature)
 * Oddball (不思議 Mystery)
 * Reptile (ハ虫類)
 * Undead (不死 Immortality)