Capcom’s ‘Monster Hunter’ Does Manga in ‘Flash Hunter’

Grab your great sword and some traps and prepare to head to your favorite book supplier! Viz Media is releasing Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter in English.With Monster Hunter Generations releasing this Summer, the timing is perfect for the series to create a buzz in the manga scene. The series is written Keiichi Hikami with artwork by Shin Yamamoto.

Veterans of the games will be familiar with the story’s universe but for newcomers, here is what Viz Media has to say about the setting as well as a teaser for the first volume:

It is an age when monsters rule the world, soaring through the sky, treading the earth and filling the seas. Humanity survives on the fringes, relying on a special kind of hero to defend the people from danger – the Monster Hunters!

In the opening volume of the series, hunting giant man-eating beasts is no job for the weak-hearted, but along with courage, it takes skill and experience to be a good Hunter. It also takes good teamwork. Raiga and his comrades are experts now, but when they started down the path of the Monster Hunter, they lacked these qualities. When they head off to confront the dragon-like Queropeco, they quickly learn that this flaw could cost them dearly…

As a fan of the video game series, I am looking forward to this one. The games’ plots always seemed to take a backseat to the gameplay and multiplayer action. It will be a nice change of pace to experience a bonafide Monster Hunter story.

Look for Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter both in print and digital form (available on Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, Google Play, BOOK WALKER, and the Viz Manga app) when the first volume releases April 12.