Best anime games
The relationship between anime and video games is close. They enrich each other. We see anime stories that inspire video games and vice versa. There is nothing new in this. Japan is constantly collaborating with well-known developers like Bandai Namco. Responsible for games like Dark Souls, PacMan, Saga Tales, etc. Anime-based games are different from western realistic designs. They combine anime illustrations with console video game engines. Some even improve the original source thanks to its components. This post aims to highlight the best video games based on anime. Let’s see!
Best anime and manga video games
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
The Ultimate Ninja Storm franchise has given us the best gaming moments of the blond ninja from Konoha. Recreating history from when he was a simple boy with Hokage aspirations until he became an adult and encountered the Akatsuki.
If you’re a Naruto fan and want to relive the story from the beginning, start with Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm and work your way through the game’s sequels. The first series was launched in 2003 based on the Naruto manga and anime. Available for PlayStation 2, developed by CyberConnect and distributed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
Another historical franchise of Japanese culture, in which anime comes to consoles. Budokai Tenkaichi, distributed by Atari and Bandai Namco Entertainment, is a video game saga inspired by the Dragon Ball manga that adds a lot of content from the original story and offers fun in an exciting combat mode with your favorite characters.
Includes everything: combat scenarios on the ground, unique character transformations, an original soundtrack and a harmonious combat system with unified movements and abilities.
Genshin Impact
Of course, Genshin Impact is the exact opposite of the aforementioned video games. However, this game should be on this list as Genshin collects original concepts from the anime to recreate his characters, transformations, abilities, etc.
Genshin Impact is an ARPG game. A genre of role-playing and adventure video games that mesmerizes you from the first contact and delights with its graphic elements, story, soundtrack and unique character characteristics. In fact, it is the most successful Chinese anime-based IP video game in recent times.
Persona 5 Strikers
Another role-playing video game originally intended for consoles, which later made a decisive leap towards anime. The saga, which already has over six titles, has received good reviews in Japan, as well as in the US, Europe, and even Latin America.
Persona stands out with a good combat system, a wide catalog of characters, each with their own personality, techniques, combat skills, as well as a soundtrack that accompanies the story and envelops the perception of the role.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
The successful anime and manga franchise written and drawn by Hirohiko Araki has taken the world to video games. A game created by the same developers as Street Fighter, combining a game engine with Hirohiko’s original illustrations and animations. Which is very much appreciated. Araki’s drawing style is unique and exclusive enough to replace him. It combines a story mode inspired by the third arc of Stardust Crusaders with a combat mode between characters with their respective Stands.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. is an incredible game, more epic than any Mortal Kombat.
This version introduces more characters into battle mode, reaching an impressive 305. It’s available for Nintendo and features a multiplayer mode.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red
We round off the list with a video game inspired by the One Piece manga. New fun adventures in the pirate world for manga and anime lovers, written and drawn by Eiichiro Oda. The game is available for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Windows and PlayStation.
Includes combat mode 1 vs. 1 and a story mode based on the original manga. The animation is based on Oda’s drawing style but combined with Bandai Namco Entertainment’s engine. In fact, it looks like an anime chapter.