The fall 2016 anime series Monster Hunter Stories has a lot of episodes ahead of it still and TOHO is handling the home video release. While we’ve got about a month before the second set arrives, TOHO has now revealed the packaging and cover artwork for it ahead of its June 21st, 2017 debut. The show is being done with box set releases where the twelve episode batches are priced at 9,800 yen on DVD and 11,800 yen on Blu-ray. Check out the release schedule and available artwork below!
The Japanese cast includes Mutsumi Tamura as Ryuto, M.A.O a Naviloo, Minami Takahashi as Lilia, Ryota Osaka as Cheval, Yui Makino as Ayuria, Ayaka Asai as Mil, Michiyo Murase as Hyoro, Yuuma Uchida as Jinny, Itaru Yamamoto as Stone and Takanori Ooyama as Nol.
The series is based on the game “Monster Hunter Stories” from Capcom, which is being released in October in Japan, and the popular action RPG game series “Monster Hunter.”
Funimation previously secured international rights to home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast distribution of the title as part of its agreement with Fuji TV.
The series, when discussed last December in Japan, was announced for a four-cour run. The show is being produced at David Production with Mitsuru Hongo on board to direct based on the scripts and oversight from Natsuko Takahashi. Takuya Sato is on to design the characters for the adaptation.
Plot concept: Monster Hunter, an exciting new anime comes from the creative minds behind Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. In a world where people and monsters are at odds, some learn to coexist. Known as Riders, they awaken the powers of monsters and live alongside them in secrecy. Now, one young boy journeys to find his own companion and become the world’s greatest Rider.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | 03/15/17 | |
| Box 2 | 06/21/17 | |
| Box 3 | 09/13/17 | |
| Box 4 |
[Source: Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On]
