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Monster Hunter is a video game series produced by Capcom where the aim of the game is pretty self-explanatory. You go out and hunt monsters. The basic gameplay loop has your character (a hunter) prepare materials (such as armor and weapons), select a mission, find the monster, hunt it down (through killing or capturing), be … Continue reading »

Monster Hunter is a video game series produced by Capcom where the aim of the game is pretty self-explanatory. You go out and hunt monsters. The basic gameplay loop has your character (a hunter) prepare materials (such as armor and weapons), select a mission, find the monster, hunt it down (through killing or capturing), be … Continue reading »

Monster Hunter is a video game series produced by Capcom where the aim of the game is pretty self-explanatory. You go out and hunt monsters. The basic gameplay loop has your character (a hunter) prepare materials (such as armor and weapons), select a mission, find the monster, hunt it down (through killing or capturing), be … Continue reading »

Monster Hunter is a video game series produced by Capcom where the aim of the game is pretty self-explanatory. You go out and hunt monsters. The basic gameplay loop has your character (a hunter) prepare materials (such as armor and weapons), select a mission, find the monster, hunt it down (through killing or capturing), be … Continue reading »

Monster Hunter: Journey from the East to the West  Topic: Exploring Monster Hunter’s recent international success and what elements brought a popular Japanese video game series into the Western market.    An Intro to Monster Hunter  Monster Hunter’s appeal   Gameplay, User Interface, choice of a gaming platform  Popularity in Japan  Monster Hunter in Pop Culture  Anime, Manga  … Continue reading »

Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters by William Tsutsui When it comes to monsters as a pop culture icon, Godzilla stands as one of the most prolific. This is useful as Monster Hunter is a Japanese game series focused on monsters and this book would provide information on monsters in pop … Continue reading »

My final choice of topic to explore will be Monster Hunter and its transition into the mainstream culture in the West. The main reason I find this an interesting topic is due to Monster Hunter being extremely popular in Japan. It is not uncommon to see people playing Monster Hunter on the transit and there … Continue reading »

Monster Hunter: Transition from East to West and Western Niche to Western Mainstream  Monster Hunter as a franchise has recently gained massive popularity in the West. The contrast between its popularity in Japan to the rest of the world is staggering. As someone who has enjoyed Monster Hunter since the first game, it’s amazing to … Continue reading »

Simple and Clean is the English version of the song Hikari originally composed by Utada Hikaru. The original Japanese version Hikari was recorded for her third Japanese album Deep River. Simple and Clean is known most famously for its appearance in the first Kingdom Hearts game which released in the United States September 17, 2002. The instrumentation is limited, composed … Continue reading »

The fourth album by the band Yes is Fragile. The center of the album is filled with the depiction of a globe. Landmasses in bright green coloration fill the globe as a representation of continents. A large ocean occupies the space between landmasses in a dark shade of blue. As the ocean approaches the shorelines, … Continue reading »