Monster Hunter: World was a smash-hit for Capcom, releasing in January 2018, the action role-playing game became the video game developer's fastest-selling title, with 8 million copies shipped in the first 4 months.
Looking to capitalize on the success, Capcom has announced that they're teaming with Pure Imagination Studios for a Monster Hunter animated special.
Titled Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild, a press release recounts the story as following "a brave young man determined to prove himself as a monster hunter worthy of recognition. His chance will come all too soon when he discovers that his remote village lies in the path of an Elder Dragon-a veritable force of nature made flesh."
Monster Hunter Series Producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto also added via press release, "We are thrilled to return fans to the universe of “Monster Hunter” and expand the series’ rich lore. We think die-hard fans will appreciate our dedication to the source material while those uninitiated to the series will still be treated to an epic adventure in a wholly unique world."
The project was written by Ultimate Spider-Man's Joshua Fine and is slated for global release in 2019.
In addition to this animation project, a live-action Monster Hunter film is currently set to be directed by Paul WS Anderson of Resident Evil fame. Mila Jovovich is set to star.