User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Anjanath/@comment-26826688-20180319034733

Remember the amount of hate this dude got when MHW was first revealed? Apparently wing flaps were out of fashion.

Anyway, His design sorta grew on me over the past months. He isn't a T.rex with a tiny head, bottomless stomach, and lazer breath or a T.rex with giant spikes and a fire-blade tail, he is just a pink T.rex that breathes fire. I guess they added the wings and a nose to make him stand out more or he'd look too bland. Honestly, I like it once in a while where a monster has random or strange features that you wouldn't expect it to have (For example, I like the fact there are giant fish with lanky legs. Looks dumb but I love it). I also like his sturdy legs, cause his thighs are THICC as hell. His legs put every monster to shame.

I'm very impressed by his moveset, as you can see the developers put alot of time making him. He has an attack for every situation. He has kicks, hipchecks, bites, tail swipes, pounces, and fire moves for ranged attacks. I never feel bored fighting him nor is he very predictable. However, he does have some jank, like his pin move or his hipcheck. He doesn't do the pin very often nor is it very hard to dodge, but it has a really odd range. The hipcheck includes his tail, so you have to watch out for that. It's a very fun fight and gives you the classic monster hunter experience.

In the end, Anjanath does a good job making his fight feel like you're fighting an Anjanath. not some other monster. He is slow, but very percise and relentless. To be quite honest, it's quite a shame he is only a four star monster. Before the game was released, I was begging for him to be an early monster so people would STOP WHINING ABOUT HOW EASY HE WAS IN THE BETA. FOR CHRIST SAKES IT WAS A BETA / DEMO MADE EASY SO IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF NEW PLAYERS. YES THE BETA WAS MADE WITH NEW PLAYERS IN MIND, GET OVER IT (rant over). But now, he has earned my respect and I wouldn't mind if he was a higher leveled monster.

Also has a very awesome cutscene.