Netflix has premiered the trailer for “Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild,” an animated film adaptation of Capcom’s popular video game franchise.
Clocking in at a not feature-length 58 minutes, the one-off follows a character named Aiden whom “Monster Hunter World” game players may know as a non-playable character dubbed the ‘Excitable A-Lister’ in its credits.
Aiden calls himself a hunter and protects his isolated village. One day, he learns that his village is threatened by an Elder Dragon, a monster cloaked in mystery.
Needing to find a way to save his village, Aiden leaves his home and sets off on a journey into the unknown alongside Julius, a first-rate hunter and member of the Hunter’s Guild, and his companions.
This is a completely separate work to Paul WS Anderson’s live-action “Monster Hunter” film adaptation which opened in cinemas in December last year.
Steve Yamamoto helms the project with Dante Basco (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”) voicing Aiden. “Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild” hits Netflix on August 12.
