Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On

This is a world where both men and monsters exist. Those who hunt the monsters are called Hunters. But in a small corner of the Hunter's world, there are those called Riders who bond with and coexist with monsters. With their Kizuna Ishi (Bonding Stones) that allow them to awaken the hidden power inside monsters, Riders live in secrecy together with their Otomon, the monsters they formed a connection with.
Ryuto, a young boy living in the Rider village of Hakum, dreams of becoming the world's best Rider. Having just turned 12, he sets out to find his own Otomon for himself before the ceremony where he is given his own Kizuna Ishi. Together with his kind-hearted childhood friend Cheval, his inquisitive childhood friend Lilia, and his partner Naville, he sets out deep into the forest, and has a miraculous encounter with a Rathalos.

(Source: ANN, edited)

Naville Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Cheval Main

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Ryuto Main

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Lilia Main

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Ayuria ing

Makino, Yui Japanese

Beats ing

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Village Chief Omna ing

Gotou, Tetsuo Japanese

Deburi ing

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Manelger Hakase ing

Chafurin Japanese

Melynx ing

Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kajita, Kouji Producer

Otokawa, Masashi Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

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Jul 16, 2024

Confetti112

Recommended

Preliminary (5/75 eps)

This was awesome. And funny, don’t forget funny. This was actually so funny I couldn’t stop laughing. The characters are really good. They’re all so likable, even Navirou (he’s annoying but not the bad kind of annoying that makes you angry but like the good kind of annoying that makes you laugh) Navirou’s gotta eat a slice of humble pie but he’s hilarious so I’ll accept it. I like whenever Lute, Cheval and Lillia just do the opposite of Navirou’s instructions. The English audio is very good, I actually like it better than the Japanese audio. Also the art is pretty. The art style is ... gorgeous because the scenery and villages are beautiful and the characters always go well in this art style. Yeah basically this is awesome and cool.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 1, 2018

Jex

Not Recommended

If you want to watch Monster Hunter, go to YouTube and search for some Let's Plays. The CG will be better in the game by far and the games aren't targeted primarily at children.

The major problem with this show, other than having some of the worst presentation I've seen, is that it has an additional 27 episodes after the initially planned 48.
For the 48 episodes, which shall now be known as "Part 1", that were planned out and made with some sort of nuance, there is a good amount of content for the kids. At the end of the first quarter in Part 1, ... one of the main characters suffers a very significant loss and has serious problems dealing with this internally. A different main character also has to deal with a loss of their monster after fighting with a blighted Nargacuga. Both of these events have lasting impacts and are executed in such a way that is appropriate for children. Part 1 goes through the monster of the week motions, develops a rivalry with some characters, explores backstories and tries to have an epic structure to build to a conclusion. This is mostly acceptable, but unimpressive.

Unfortunately, the show didn't end here and continued until episode 75. What shall henceforth be known as "Part 2" is garbage. It was unplanned, it has no themes, and meanders along. The character arcs from Part 1 may have been fine at the time, but since the end of that, no characters progress whatsoever. They don't face any serious threat and the big bad is very un-scary. Unlike Part 1, there are no themes. Nothing about the loss of the characters. Nothing about rivalry, or ideals about owning monsters. Complete trash.

If you are under the age of 10 and like the Monster Hunter franchise, Part 1 (1-48) are perhaps worth a watch if terrible CG is tolerable. Skip the rest. There is more fun to be had watching mediocre YouTubers that can barely break 80k subscribers.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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