Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild
A prequel to Monster Hunter: World, premiering on Netflix.
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild is an American CG animated fantasy film directed by Steve Yamamoto in his directorial debut. Based on the Japanese video game franchise Monster Hunter by Capcom, the film premiered on August 12, 2021, on Netflix. It serves as a prequel to the game Monster Hunter: World, following the young hunter Aiden as he recounts his first encounter with an Elder Dragon.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Steve Yamamoto
- Released
- August 12, 2021
- Platform
- Netflix
- Genre
- CG animated fantasy film
- Based on
- Monster Hunter video game franchise by Capcom
- Production companies
- Capcom, Pure Imagination Studios
- Screenwriter
- Joshua Fine
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Background
The film follows Aiden, a veteran hunter aboard the Fifth Fleet, as he recounts his first encounter with an Elder Dragon ten years earlier. As a teenager in a remote mountain village, Aiden hunted minor monsters for his neighbors. After being rescued by guild hunter Julius, he learns that the livestock thief is a Melynx named Nox. Aiden captures Nox and soon discovers that an Elder Dragon, a Lunastra, is migrating toward his village.
Did You Know?
- The film was first announced in July 2018 as a 'special' produced by Capcom and Pure Imagination Studios.
- The existence of the film was leaked days prior through a Do Not Work notice issued by SAG-AFTRA.
- The film was originally set for a release window in 2019 but premiered on August 12, 2021.
- The script was written by Joshua Fine.
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