Monster Hunter Orage
A manga loosely based on Capcom's Monster Hunter games.
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Monster Hunter Orage is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, loosely based on the Monster Hunter series of video games by Capcom. It premiered in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Rival in April 2008.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Hiro Mashima
- Publisher
- Kodansha
- Magazine
- Monthly Shōnen Rival
- Premiered
- April 2008
- Based on
- Monster Hunter series of video games by Capcom
- Genre
- Shōnen manga
Facts from the source article.
Background
The story takes place in a fictional world full of monsters and adventurers called Monster Hunters. The plot revolves around a young child, Shiki, who was taken in as an apprentice to a Monster Hunter named Greylee. After Greylee's death due to a gunpowder incident, Shiki returns to Akamaaya Town to join the guild there. He meets Ailee, Greylee's daughter, and they form a party to find the legendary Myo Galuna, Greylee's lifelong ambition.
Key characters include Shiki Ryûhô, who bears the 'Mark of the Forbidden/Sealed Hunter' and wields the twin wind swords Sou Kaze Ha; Ailee Jeskar, who wields a long sword and is banned from the Forbidden Hunter exam; Sakya, a blacksmith's daughter who joins the quest; and Greylee Jeskar, Shiki's master and Ailee's father. Other characters include Curlon Belusas, leader of the Hell Hounds, and Shadow, a mysterious whip-wielding weapon creator.
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