is a spin-off installment in the ''

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'' series, developed by

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and published by

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. It was released in Japan on August 26, 2010. The word 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

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items are also available in the game. is an expansion pack and was released in August 2011. 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

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version of the game, titled was released in Japan in 2015.

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