Well worth the wait!, August 31, 2011

Although I was told 10 different release dates for this book, when it finally came I was not disappointed. The art is first class all the way, and you get to see the thought process that went into creating every aspect of the Monster Hunter games. It is a great reference for character and creature design, and I highly recommend it for any aspiring fantasy artists out there. Five stars all the way for this product.

Such a great price for such an amazing book. Great monster design as well as environments and armor/clothing design as well.Any art fan or some one interested in creatures and character concepts its a must for sure.

The art content is absolutely awesome. In that regard, it's a clear five star candidate.However, Udon have been a bit sloppy on the editorial side of localizing the book. It's nothing that will diminish how much enjoyment you can get out of the book, but the oversights are readily apparent. For example, a description box on a page early in the book carries text that does not correlate to the pictures on the page. Indeed, the very same text turns up in a latter part of the book, fitting the page perfectly. Throughout the book, there are small signs of sloppiness, such as spelling errors or consistently setting the opening parenthesis with a large amount of obliqueness, despite the text body, the content of the parentheses and the closing parenthesis being roman.It is a bit of a miracle how these kinds of things could go unnoticed. The impression is that there was no proofreading at all. Overall, it is sad because the book as a whole is amazing but the nature of...