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Games That Could Make Great Anime

TheGamingNewsGuy

TheGamingNewsGuy

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Countdowner - Quartrguy recently released his video of the Top 10 Games That Could Make Great Anime so i decided why not give you guys/gals the opportunity to talk about games you want to see being adapted as anime. I have my own pick but i am going to wait for a bit to see what others think.

 
Lightning Count

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Didn't watch the video, but the Yakuza series would make a great anime series in my opinion.

It could work either by adapting the games stories or by creating original stories.
 
Cordy

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Yakuza as a whole is designed for it. Each sub-story feels like it could be one anime episode.
 
Ayirek

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final fantasy IV and VI. I'd watch the fuck outta IVs over the melodrama and VIs apocalyptic adventure.
 
Snormy

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Morizora's Forest
Gravity Rush! Slice of life super hero cartoon starring everyone's favourite gravity queen!
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Tokyo_Funk

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I know it is not completely "Anime", but I would love to see the guys that did the Castlevania Netflix show take on Dark Souls or Bloodborne.
 
Phoenom

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Wonderful 101 would be perfect. Can't watch the video right now so dunno if that's covered.
 
vestan

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TimeSplitters anime could be sick, make it episodic with each episode sending Cortez to a different Era to find the stolen Time Crystals located there.
 

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Still waiting for my Fire Emblem anime. But none of this ufotable boring style, go with Bones or something.

Splatoon more slice of life anime by one of Gokumi/Actas/Doga Kobo.
 
Extremely Solid

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Policenauts. I think it would be a match made in heaven. The world-building provided by the game could let them reasonably pad it out to 20+ episodes, as well ...not to mention Jonathan and Ed trying to find the right Elles bag.
 
Kewlmyc

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I feel anytime someone asks for an anime based off a game, it ends up being shit.

And I feel Nier Automata loses a lot of the impact with it not being playable. Like just throw all of Ending E in the trash without being in control yourself.

Also here's the list in the video for those who don't want to watch:

10. Dragalia Lost (that Nintendo mobile game)
9. Rhythm Thief
8. Blaster Master 0
7. Splatoon
6. Shantae
5. Skies of Arcadia
4. Guilty Gear
3. Kid Icarus (specifically Uprising)
2. Arcana Heart
1. World Ends with You

Patreon Pick: Yakuza
 
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JonnyDBrit

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Asura's Wrath. It's what the whole presentation is built around, right down to the playable chapters of the game being called 'episodes' and having previews for the next. It's even got a couple that literally are 2D animated anime in the DLC.

Mind you, I would still want the series to be CG. With shows like Land of the Lustrous out there, it should be totally possible to have a fully CG show that nevertheless retains the stylistic flare.
 
Exede

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Actually every game with a bit of story can make a great anime with the right studio behind it. Just look at the Netflix Castlevania series
 
Kapryov

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For some reason Netflix seems to think Dragon's Dogma will work as an anime. I don't understand, but I'll take it.

I want a super Japanese take on a Mortal Kombat anime please.
 
Majukun

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soul edge/calibur

a fighting game with an actual cool story and a variety of characters and location to draw from

just forget about the story of V
 

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Earth Defence Force.
Gravity Rush
Knack

Obligatory Nintendo series
Xenoblade X
Splatoon
ARMS
 
Loxley

Loxley

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Overwatch, definitely. Blizzard's writing is already anime as fuck, so why not go all the way?

 
Prof Bathtub

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Well, there is this odd quasi-genre of Japanese games that all involve groups of good-natured pirates, outlaws and adventurers in a fantasy setting, usually with artists associated with anime doing design work.

Mega Man Legends
Solatorobo
Skies of Arcadia
Drill Dozer
(Even Wind Waker has shades of this)

A lot of their DNA can be traced to Laputa and other similar anime by Miyazaki and others, so it's hardly a stretch to figure out plotlines and character dynamics.
 
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