

When he learns that his village is on the migration path of an Elder Dragon, he'll have to gather some veteran Ace Hunters to help him defeat the monster before his home gets torched. He knows about Velocipreys and Deviljhos, and just like in the games, he always has a corny monster-related pun at the ready, but he’s still not the Ace Cadet or the Excitable A-Lister we know and love. Serving as a sort of prequel to Monster Hunter 4 while also connecting with Monster Hunter World, Legends of the Guild follows a young man named Aiden (Rufio and Zuko himself, Dante Basco), who may call himself a hunter, but is no match for the true monsters outside the confines of his isolated village. The Netflix film does an excellent job with this, but unfortunately, it falls short in other important areas, like pacing and character development, that keep it from becoming one of the better gaming adaptations. Legends of the Guild tells his story from the time before he became a full-fledged hunter.Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild achieves something that very few video game adaptations do: representing what makes the source material special.

The protagonist of film, Aiden, is the same character as the Ace Cadet in Monster Hunter 4 and the Excitable A-Lister in Monster Hunter: World. "Thus begins an original story that shines the spotlight on characters in the world of Monster Hunter who have remained in the background until now." 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. One day, he learns that his village is threatened by an Elder Dragon, a monster cloaked in mystery. "A young man named Aiden, who calls himself a hunter, protects his isolated village. Production was carried out by Pure Imagination Studios, and is directed by visual effects specialist Steve Yamamoto. Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild is the first 3D animated movie adaptation of Capcom's phenomenally popular Monster Hunter series. The 3D animated Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild movie hits Netflix 12th August, Capcom has announced.
