It's a fact that lots of popular videogames (both japanese and western ones) get anime adaptions. And since anime and videogames are two of my favourite hobbies (after all, japanese videogames and anime shares lots of elements from each other) I decided to make a list with anime based on videogames. In this list they are not included visual novels (unless they are visual novel/adventure mix like Danganronpa) and eroge games like Da Capo, Utawarerumono and Clannad, multi-francises like //hack, virtual toy games like Digimon (for those who don't know, Digimon started as a virtual toy game like Tamagotchi aimed for boys) and trading card arcade games (like Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle). Mahjong video games series like Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai are ok. If there are any anime which are not included on the list, you spotted some errors or you have any recommendations in order to improve the list please reply in order to make the proper modifications. Keep in mind that not all anime have traditional 2D style (like Pokemon): some of them are 3D (like Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children), some of them use claymation (like Taiko no Tatsujin)...the visual style varies from anime to anime but most of them are 2D so don't worry. Speaking about Pokemon anime, since it's a long-running series I posted one tag only. And so here is the list: - Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers - Angelique - Ancient Books of Ys - Ancient Books of Ys II - Animal Crossing - Aoi Umi no Tristia - Ar Tonelico - Arc the Lad - Art of Fighting - Baldr Force - Battle Arena Toshinden - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate - Biohazard 4D Executer (also known in english as Resident Evil) - Blade & Soul - BlazBlue: Alter Memory - Blue Dragon - Blue Dragon: Tenkai no Shichi Ryuu (sequel of Blue Dragon) - Bomberman Jetters - Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V - Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden - Bug tte Honey (based on Hudson's Adventure Island) - Bug tte Honey: Megaromu Shoujo Ma 4622 - Chain Chronicle - Corpse Party: Missing Footage - Corpse Party: Tortured Souls - Bougyaku Sareta Tamashii no Jukyou - Cosmic Fantasy: Ginga Mehyou no Wana (based on rpg series Cosmic Fantasy) - Danbooru Senki - Danganronpa: The Animation - Darkstalkers - Devil May Cry - Devil Survivor 2 The Animation - Digital Devil Monogatari Megami Tensei - Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar (based on Chrono Trigger) - Dinosaur King - Disgaea - Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker - Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha (based on Dragon Quest III) - Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai (ΤV series) - Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai (movie) - Dragon Quest: Crest of Roto - Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Buchiya Gare!! Shinsei 6 Daishougun - Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Tachiagare! Aban no Shito - Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes - Eiga Youkai Watch: Tanjou no Himitsu Da Nyan! - Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki (also known in english as The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky) - Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf - Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle - Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture - Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (based on Final Fantasy V) - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - Final Fantasy VII - Last Order - Final Fantasy: Unlimited - Fire Emblem - F-Zero Falcon Densetsu - Ganbare Goemon (also known in english as Legend of the Mystical Ninja) - Ganbare Goemon: Chikyuu Kyuushutsu Daisakusen - Ganbare Goemon: Jigen Jou no Akumu - Gekijouban Inazuma Eleven: Saikyou Gundan Ogre Shuurai - Gekijouban Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Gryphon - Gekijouban Inazuma Eleven GO vs Danball Senki W - Generation of Chaos - Generation of Chaos Next: Chikai no Pendant - Generation of Chaos III: Toki no Fuuin - Growlanser IV - Gungrave - Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka - Halo Legends - Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de: Hachiyoushou - Hero Bank - Hi Scoool! Seha Girl - Idol Fight Suchie-Pai 2 (based on mahjong series Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai, also known in english as Idol Fighter Suchie-Pai) - Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls - Idol Master Xenoglossia (based on The Idolmaster) - Ikuze! Gen-san (based on Ikuze! Gen-San: Yuuyake Daiku Monogatari which released in America as Hammerin' Hero and in Europe as GenSan) - Inazuma Eleven - Inazuma Eleven GO (sequel of Inazuma Eleven) - Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone (prequel of of Inazuma Eleven GO) - Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy (sequel of Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone) - Jungle Wars - Kikou Heidan J-Phoenix PF Lips Shoutai - Kingdom of Chaos: Born to Kill - Kin`iro no Chord: Primo Passo (based on La Corda d'Oro) - Kin`iro no Chord: Secondo Passo - Kirby: Right Back At Ya! - Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust - Magic School Lunar: Secret of the Blue Dragon - Makeru na! Makendou - Maple Story - Mass Effect: Paragon Lost - Medarot (also known in english as Medabots) - Medarot Damashii - MegaMan: Axess - MegaMan Maverick Hunter X: The Day of Sigma - MegaMan: NT Warrior (also known in Japan as aka Rockman.EXE) - Megaman NT Warrior 2 - Megaman Star Force - MegaMan: Wishing upon a Star - Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen - Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen SC - MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airu Mura: Airu Kiki Ippatsu (based on MonHun Nikki Pokapoka Airu-mura which is Monster Hunter's spin-off) - MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airu Mura G (sequel of MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airu Mura) - Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu - Monster Farm: Legend e no Michi - Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono (based on an adventure game with the same game which is Samurai Spirit's spin-off) - Ninja Gaiden - Otaku no Seiza - Panzer Dragoon - PaRappa the Rapper - Persona 3 the Movie - Persona 4 the Animation - Persona 4 the Animation: The Factor of Hope - Persona 4 The Golden Animation - Persona: trinity soul - Petite Princess Yucie (based on Princess Maker series) - Pokemon - PopoloCrois - Popolocrois Monogatari - Power Dolls - Power Stone - Professor Layton - The Eternal Diva - Psychic Force - Ragnarok the Animation - Resident Evil: Degeneration - Salamander - Samurai Spirits (also known in english as Samurai Shodown The Motion Picture) - Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden - Saru Get You -On Air- (based on Ape Escape) - Sengoku Basara - Sengoku Basara Ni (Sengoku Basara sequel) - Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings - The Last Party - Sengoku Basara: Judge End - Sengoku Collection - Senran Kagura - Shining Tears X Wind - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Light & Dark (anime sequel του Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children) - Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku - Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams the Story - Sin: The Movie - Slap Up Party: Arad Senki (based on Dungeon Fighter Online which was originally released in Korea as Dungeon & Fighter and in Japan as Arad Senki) - Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic X - Sonic: Night of the WereHog - Sonic & Chip Kyoufu no Kan (ONA based on Sonic Unleashed) - Spectral Force - Spectral Force Chronicle Divergence - Star Ocean EX (based on Star Ocean: The Second Story) - Street Fighter Alpha - Street Fighter Alpha: Generations - Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie - Street Fighter II V - Street Fighter IV - Super Mario Brothers: Peach-hime Kyuushutsu Dai Sakusen - Super Robot Taisen Original Generation - Divine Wars (also known in english as Super Robot Wars OG - Divine Wars) - Super Robot Taisen Original Generation - The Animation - Super Robot Taisen Original Generation - The Inspector - Super Street Fighter IV - Taiko no Tatsujin - Tales of Eternia: The Animation - Tales of Phantasia: The Animation - Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Tales of Symphonia: Tethe`alla Chapter - Tales of Symphonia: The United World Chapter - Tales of the Abyss - Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike - Tales of Zestiria: Doushi no Yoake - Tekken: Blood Vengeance - Tekken: The Motion Picture - The Idolmaster - The Idolmaster: Live for You! - The King of Fighters: Another Day - The Tower of DRUAGA -the Aegis of URUK- - The Tower of DRUAGA -the Sword of URUK (sequel of The Tower of DRUAGA -the Aegis of URUK-) - Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou - Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou Dai Ni Maku (sequel of Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou) - Touhou Niji Sousaku Doujin Anime - Musou Kakyou - Twinbee Paradise - Valkyria Chronicles - Viewtiful Joe - Virtua Fighter - Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer - Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer - Wizardry - Wild Arms: Twilight Venom - Wonder Momo - World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin (also known in english as Sand of Destruction) - Xenosaga - Xevious - Youkai Watch - Zone of the Enders: Dolores - Zone of the Enders: Idolo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimeBasedOnVideoGames/ Tumblr: http://animogames.tumblr.com/
Not strictly a series based of a single game but one based of SEGA's consoles, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Hard_Girls
I've not seen a lot of video game to anime. But what I have seen has been excellent. The manga Street Fighter films are very well done. Not perfect but not far off. Still a billion times better than anything Hollywood has managed in over 20 years of trying...
It's already on the list as Hi Scoool! Seha Girl. And it's a great comedy anime that even non Sega fans will love it. And obviously much better than Hyperdimension Neptunia. At least Sega Hard Girls is full of video games jokes and references instead of just turning video games consoles into cute girls (like in Neptunia's case). Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is one of the best anime adaptions of video games. On the other hand, the anime movie based on Street Fighter Alpha is a huge abomination and one of the worst anime I 've ever watched.
Booo...... Why doesn't anime that came from hentai games not included on the lis....... *gets shot* To be serious though, a lot of hentai visual novels got a clean anime adaptation. As well as non clean hentai adaptations....
How the hell did I forgot to add this anime. Added to the list now. Thanks. And with the opportunity I added this rule for the list: Althought anime based on visual novels are not included, visual novel/adventure mixs like Danganronpa are accepted. To answer you seriously (not that you expected that ) here are the reasons: 1) Visual novels (both clean and adult ones) are a separate category on their own 2) It's practically impossible to keep track of any anime released based on visual novels and eroge. Unless you have a big site/database a la AniDB but only for anime of that kind. 3) Most of them suck. I know, the same goes for many anime based on video games but it's even worse for anime based on visual novels. Of course there are exceptions like Air, Clannad, Kanon (not the old, crappy anime adaption from Toei Animation but the later one from Kyoto Animation that also made the anime adaptions of Air and Clannad), e.f., Utawarerumono (which maybe I should include it on the list since it also has tactical rpg battles) and so on. Speaking for Utawarerumono here is my question: Should I also add anime like Utawarerumono which are based on visual novels with rpg battles (even if they don't have much of them)?
Um, no. Read the OP more carefully: Dragon Ball Z is an anime series based on the Dragon Ball manga. The video games didn't come first.
Since I can't edit my first post, here is the new link for my tumblr blog: http://anime-based-on-video-games.tumblr.com/
