User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Anjanath/@comment-31029678-20180317070036/@comment-3298463-20180317185007

It really is World's pseudo-flagship. It has a very prominent place in the marketing, and the low rank quests play up a "rivalry" of sorts between your character and Anjanath, what with him showing up so often when you're too weak to properly take on him. Kinda like a mix between Tigrex in FU and Deviljho. That status is probably why Nergigante shows up in the following quest, to fill the void left by Anjanath.

It would be a good mascot for the entire series if its design was a bit more striking, or more in line with most other monsters in the franchise.