Games That Need Anime Adaptations

[Jessta]

hmmm disgaea? Oh wait thats been done ummmmm star ocean? shit that to huh... final fantasy,

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(not counting unlimited because it just felt lazy, I mean the dialogue of all the characters consisted of them stating what just happened right in front of them 2 seconds ago, featuring such favorites as, Argh your beating me!, or someone regenerating from a blow and saying I CAN REGENERATE, only character thats any good is Kaze and thats because he has decided not to devolpe rather than become something stupid! sorry mini rant.)

preferably nine.

You know when I think about it theres not allot of games I want turned into animes but I certain as hell wouldn't mind if they turned a couple anime universes into games, like actual games that stand on their own without support from the anime, more like spin offs of the anime than actual rigid reworkings. Naruto, soul eater, bleach, or s-cry-ed to name a few, I mean fuck how cool would it be to make your own ninja hero and have you own adventure from beginning to end as him? or perhaps to design your very own shikai and Bankai as a official soul reaper.

I'm not a big fan of most adaptations because they have the bad tendency to be to rigidly set for each others stories and story I find appealing about a game is quite a bit different than story I find appealing in the format of a tv show. I would love more that just takes place in the same general world though like how they did digimon and pokemon.
I guess a game that doesn't follow a strict story in the first place work, like warcraft, or metroid.

 

[Ultress]

Phoenix Wright, I mean every time I play the series I picture it as an anime in my head anyway. Every game is a full season. Every time I see the to be continued title, I pictured as an ending of an episode. I mean look at this fan made intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwVJ1_Un6qU

I was under the impression that that was made by the people who did the original intro but it could just be here say. Though either way a phoenix wright anime would be damned awesome.

Other than that maybe a Devil survivor anime,probably be depressing as hell though. It'd might be hard to do with all the possibilities the game has for characters and routes.

 

[Ghengis John]

I personally cast my vote in for a BlazBlue anime, its a perfect fit: anime archetypal characters, convoluted plot, a vampire with white hair and a red jacket and a fantasy/sci-fi world that has already been rendered beautifully in an anime style.

Oooh a Blazblue anime would be awesome!

Blazblue

High fives all the way around. (And another vote for BlazBlue.) The thing that impresses me most about Blazblue is if you look at all the supplemental materials they give you in the game like the "Teach Me Ms Litchi" bits they have crafted one seriously detailed universe. The amount of minutia, lore and world details they go into would make a lot of RPG's blush.

I was just gonna say Blazblue. I've only played Calamity Trigger, but, that intro made me think it'd work great as one.

I feel kinda funny saying this in regards to a fighting game, but if you liked the plot in CT then you should definitely look into picking up... "season two?" I can't really think of a game I've played recently that teases you more with the possibility of being an anime.

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[ThePirateMan]

None.. please..?

Or well, they can have CoD and Bioware. I don't care about them anymore.

 

[Yuno Gasai]

-Bayonetta

I mean, just look at Witchblade. Do it in that same style and you're set.

WANT. So, so much want. ;~;

Part of me wants to see something like Dragon Age: Origins or Rock Band portrayed as anime series'. I realize that Rock Band may seem a little generic, but having such a simple concept behind an anime isn't necessarily a bad thing!

 

[theamazingbean]

Mass Effect, Dragon Age, multiple visual novels. Any game with good storytelling and crap gameplay basically.

 

[ZiggyE]

Still waiting on those six Planetarian OVAs that are never going to happen ;_;


What do you think about the planetarium?
That beautiful twinkling of eternity that will never fade, no matter when.
All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.

 

[ecoho]

None of them? Sure anime can make the games world a bit more story based (Such as that Halo one). But that wouldn't be a fair trade off for the over sexualization and other things that make anime borderline unbearable.

EXACTLY

Anime adaptations for the majority of the things mentioned above (Warhammer 40k? Lolwut) would be nothing but a bad thing.

....you havent watched very many anime and what you've watched seems to be the main streamed crap please go watch princess mononoke or castle in the sky and then tell me its all "over sexual".
edit: damit forgot to make my suggestion tales of vesperia would do very well as an anime hell symphonia was made into an anime and it was pretty good.

 

[valkeminator]

Why does it have to be Anime? To be honest I'd probably say ANY game that is made in Japan ONLY. Non-japan Games would probably be better suited with other media other than Anime.

 

[AzureRaven]

You guys named all the good ones. o-o
Uhh...lemme dig through my games and see here...
Hmmm...idk, Jak? Assuming I didn't miss someone saying it. Honestly I don't think i can improve the list much more, but I love some of the ideas.

On another note, as far as an anime that DID come from a game, I have to say I liked Valkyria Chronicles, even if it wasnt too far of a stretch to turn it into an anime.

And I think I've got one now! Fire Emblem. I'm aware it had some two episode anime, but I think a real attempt at it as a series could work as long as it just stuck to one storyline. Just use each chapter as a guideline for an episode or something. Personally I love Rekka no Ken. Just cause Hector is AWESOME. Anyway, enough fanboying from me, I'd be happy to see more ideas.

Edit: Also, Golden Sun. /drool >.>

 

[Fappy]

I personally cast my vote in for a BlazBlue anime, its a perfect fit: anime archetypal characters, convoluted plot, a vampire with white hair and a red jacket and a fantasy/sci-fi world that has already been rendered beautifully in an anime style.

Oooh a Blazblue anime would be awesome!

Blazblue

High fives all the way around. (And another vote for BlazBlue.) The thing that impresses me most about Blazblue is if you look at all the supplemental materials they give you in the game like the "Teach Me Ms Litchi" bits they have crafted one seriously detailed universe. The amount of minutia, lore and world details they go into would make a lot of RPG's blush.

I was just gonna say Blazblue. I've only played Calamity Trigger, but, that intro made me think it'd work great as one.

I feel kinda funny saying this in regards to a fighting game, but if you liked the plot in CT then you should definitely look into picking up... "season two?" I can't really think of a game I've played recently that teases you more with the possibility of being an anime.

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Is that second clip from a newer build of the arcade version? I haven't seen it before... it's pretty badass.

 

[noahd]

ff7 had an anime ova.

don't put mainstream anime and suggest more mainstream anime, it doesn't work out.

Valkyria Chronicles was made into an anime.

hitman was made into a live action movie.

fate stay/night is an anime based on a game, that's done in the animeish style backdrop. and released another game after the anime came out.

mega man was made into an anime.

all of the final fantasy series are one shots except for the sequals such as x-2, xiii-2 durge of cerburus, etc. there's no typing them together. even if they could have during the early ff series. but as of current there's 2 ff series in action ps and nintendo. and lets not forget ff11 and ff14 which come to both pc and ps. they've done an 3d movie that was done totally american style and ruined the whole movie.

they've done many things like the marvel comics ova things. they've done devil may cry. as one example.

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there's a lot that should remain just as games.

and others have good anime potential. a lot of jrpg's are a gold mine for that sorta stuff. that's why when we think of the old school breath of fire, chrono trigger - they fit in perfectly. there's a lot of games that were never ported to america that we missed out on. either because the demand wasn't high enough or they never saw potential for the market. to be honest a lot of the games that weren't released for north america over the years should just be released on pc. i'm sure ppl can get controllers that mimic past systems. or even rewrite the controls for keyboard and mouse.

but anyway, back to games to anime - games i would want to see get turned into anime breath of fire is one of my favorites, back in the snes days before they tried to meld anime and 3d.

half-life, assasins creed, amnesia, gothic, neverwinter nights, or any real series that can go farther than 12 episodes.

on a side note, a lot of animes and movies get turned into games anyway.

 

[wooty]

Panzer Dragoon Saga could make a great anime, if it was done correctly of course.

 

[James Crook]

Portal, because that'd be great!
I wonder how much cuter they can make the turrets

 

[ProfessorEkim]

If not already mentioned, Kingdom Hearts

The series uses the anime storytelling formula, crazy plots, special powers, special weapons, a darkness going to take over the world.

If I didn't know any better I would've thought it was an anime first

 

[evilneko]

Another vote for Okami, in part because I do not own and probably will never own a... what is it PS2 or PS3 that it's on... whatever. Also it needs a moe-anthropomorphication of Amaterasu. Also because moe-anthro Amaterasu is so cuuuuute.

 

[Ironbat92]

I'd love to see an anime adaption of Ratchet and Clank and Gears of War the most.

 

[Yuki_Seele]

I would really like to see a Muramasa: The Demon Blade anime series, it could work very well especialy if it was animated by one of the bigger budget anime studios such as Production IG, Gainax or Kyoto Animation, Ghibli could also do a very good job of adapting the game.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I would rather have adaptations done in a way that fits the style of the product. I can not see Anime lending itself well to something like Star Wars or Warhammer 40K. Something like Samurai Warriors? Yeah, it could work.

It depends. And you shouldn't disregard other styles of animation either. Some adaptations work better than others. Being anime does not inherently make something great. It needs to suit the context.

And another thing: if someone is trying to make a point about why they feel anime isn't the best fit for a certain creation, don't go out and start pulling the "you don't know what you're talking about" bullshit. If someone chooses to dislike anime because they watched some bad series (and there are a lot of them), it doesn't give you the right to act all smug and condescending. You won't win them over by insulting them.

 

[Akytalusia]

a touhou anime is in desperate need of being made, considering alot of people think it's an anime to begin with.