Monster Hunter Diary

2010 video game

JP: August 26, 2010

PlayStation Portable (G)

JP: August 10, 2011

Nintendo 3DS (DX)

JP: September 10, 2015

Genre(s)AdventureMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village^[1]^[2] is a spin-off installment in the Monster Hunter series, developed by FromSoftware and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on August 26, 2010. The word "airou"^[3] is the Japanese equivalent of felyne (Ailuro is the Greek word for cat), a fictional sapient cat species that appears in the Monster Hunter games. The player gives orders to the felynes to progress to the end of quests instead of having direct control over them. The game uses a more cartoonish art style as opposed to the more realistic style seen in the main Monster Hunter games. More emphasis is placed on style and village management. A few Hello Kitty items are also available in the game.

Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airou Village G^[4]^[5] is an expansion pack and was released in August 2011.^[6] Monster Hunter Diary Giri Giri Airou Village^[7] is a series of ten television shorts developed to help advertise Poka Poka Airou Village. They feature felynes attempting quests and almost invariably failing at them. One episode also has a Chibiterasu cameo. A Nintendo 3DS version of the game, titled Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX^[8] was released in Japan in 2015.^[9]

References

^ モンハン日記ぽかぽかアイルー村, Monhan Nikki Poka Poka Airū Mura
^ "Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airu Village (Andriasang.com)". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
^ アイルー, airū
^ モンハン日記ぽかぽかアイルー村G, Monhan Nikki Poka Poka Airū Mura G
^ "Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Felyne Village G -- Andriasang.com". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
^ Anoop Gantayat (June 2, 2011). "Monster Hunter Diary G Release Date Pushed Up!". andriasang.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
^ モンハン日記ぎりぎりアイルー村, Monhan Nikki Giri Giri Airū Mura
^ モンハン日記ぽかぽかアイルー村DX, Monhan Nikki Poka Poka Airū Mura DX
^ Romano, Sal (May 31, 2015). "Monster Hunter X and Airou Village DX announced for 3DS". Gematsu. Retrieved May 31, 2015.