[0:02] games based on anime may not have the
[0:04] greatest track record when viewed as a
[0:06] whole but if you look past the stacks of
[0:08] semi-arena fighters and pools of shallow
[0:10] action games you'll see a bunch of gems
[0:12] that successfully translate over the
[0:14] magic of anime or manga into video game
[0:16] form these are our picks for the top 10
[0:19] video game anime adaptations
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[0:27] attack on titan 2 lets us play as a
[0:28] custom character joining the canon cast
[0:30] of attack on titan in their ongoing
[0:32] fight against the fearsome beasts attack
[0:34] on titan 2 takes the base of the first
[0:36] game quite literally as it features some
[0:38] of the same cutscenes and missions but
[0:40] builds on the story in an interesting
[0:42] way it may not be the most beautiful
[0:44] game but it sure is a fun way to revisit
[0:46] the attack on titan story and lend a
[0:48] hand in slaying the massive creatures in
[0:50] the series
[0:56] the ds was a surprisingly solid handheld
[0:58] for fighting games and even though you
[1:00] might not expect it bleach ds was one of
[1:03] the best ones bleach is tailor made for
[1:05] 2d fighting game as each character has
[1:07] their own unique weapon each weapon has
[1:09] a super powerful bonkai form and fights
[1:11] move at a blisteringly fast pace sure to
[1:14] the series characters in bleach ds have
[1:16] quick shinpo dashes that allow them to
[1:18] close a distance extremely quickly and
[1:20] lead to super cool combos some
[1:22] characters have transformative bonkais
[1:24] that make them even more badass and on
[1:26] top of that its detailed sprites do the
[1:28] show justice even on the ds's small
[1:30] screen also worth pointing out that the
[1:32] ds stands for dark souls and while it
[1:35] obviously has no relation to that dark
[1:37] souls it is technically accurate to say
[1:40] that bleach ds is the dark souls of
[1:42] fighting games
[1:44] why come on it's true
[1:54] jojo's bizarre adventure manga series
[1:55] has been around since the 80s but had
[1:57] not reached peak popularity in the us
[1:59] until the anime adaptation that started
[2:01] in 2012. however 14 years before that
[2:05] arcade players and dreamcast owners got
[2:07] a taste of jojo in the fighting game
[2:09] simply called jojo's bizarre adventure
[2:11] made by capcom it ran on the same
[2:13] graphics engine at street fighter 3 and
[2:15] featured a completely new and innovative
[2:17] combat system the hook in jojo's bizarre
[2:19] adventure were
[2:21] cosmic slash spiritual beings that were
[2:23] integrated into the fighter's moveset
[2:25] but were also able to be summoned as a
[2:26] separate entity the whole package was
[2:28] made even more enticing by the several
[2:31] original artworks made by the creator of
[2:32] the manga hirohiko araki while there
[2:35] have been many jojo games since this one
[2:37] this game is still one of the best when
[2:39] it comes to style
[2:45] when people talk about mecca gundam is
[2:47] usually the first thing that comes to
[2:49] their mind gundam has a storied history
[2:51] in games going all the way back to the
[2:53] 80s on consoles that predate the nes in
[2:55] the early 2000s however gundam games
[2:58] reached new heights with the start of
[2:59] the gundam vs series gundam vs games
[3:02] consists of two v2 battles in a fighting
[3:04] game combat system similar to the
[3:06] virtual on series the games have had
[3:08] many iterations and one of the best was
[3:10] mobile suit gundam extreme versus maxi
[3:12] boost on released on the ps4 in 2020 in
[3:15] maxiboost on you have a massive volume
[3:17] of gundams to choose from across five
[3:19] decades of anime and manga while the
[3:20] game has a bare bones in sas factory
[3:22] story mode its multiplayer is where it's
[3:24] at which features fast paced action that
[3:26] has you constantly dashing jumping and
[3:28] dodging your opponent's attacks while
[3:30] attempting to attack them yourself the
[3:32] simple yet deep combat system is why
[3:34] this series has lived on 20 years after
[3:36] it started
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[3:43] developer omega force has given the
[3:44] musso treatment to a number of anime
[3:46] properties but none have fit more snugly
[3:48] within the genre as one piece pirate
[3:50] warriors and pirate warriors 4 is the
[3:53] latest and greatest in the franchise it
[3:55] would make this list for the fun core
[3:56] gameplay alone which sees you wailing on
[3:58] literally thousands of enemies with
[4:00] iconic characters and special moves from
[4:02] the series however it's also a
[4:04] surprisingly robust retelling of most of
[4:06] the major arcs in one piece and while
[4:08] it's hard to recommend as a substitute
[4:10] for watching all 900 plus episodes or
[4:12] reading 1000 chapters of manga it at
[4:14] least allows you to relive many key
[4:16] moments in video game form
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[4:23] back in the early 2000s street racing
[4:25] started gaining mainstream attention
[4:26] thanks to the first fast and furious
[4:28] movie and the initial d anime a couple
[4:31] of years later we got the first initial
[4:33] d arcade stage cabinets around the world
[4:36] using a physical card system players
[4:38] saved their progress and more
[4:39] importantly their customized car to race
[4:41] with other players in person in addition
[4:43] to some story elements from the initial
[4:44] d series arcade stage 8 infanti's music
[4:47] includes the always catchy eurobeat
[4:49] soundtrack that the anime is well known
[4:50] for and still gets used in memes today
[4:53] little references to the source material
[4:55] in the courses and the cards themselves
[4:57] show how much sega has put into the
[4:59] arcade experience initial d arcade stage
[5:02] 8 infinity shows just how far the arcade
[5:04] series has evolved over the years
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[5:12] astro boy is one of the classic anime
[5:14] franchises created by the godfather of
[5:16] manga osamu tezuka when the 2003 anime
[5:18] reboot came out there were two games
[5:20] made as titans one for the ps2 and one
[5:23] for the gba the superior of the two is
[5:25] the gba game astro boy omega factor
[5:28] which was a love letter not just to
[5:29] astro boy but many of tesca's other
[5:31] works as well omega factor had a beat em
[5:34] up plus shoot em up factor that echoes
[5:35] the combat of the mega man zero
[5:37] franchises while tying to the shoot em
[5:39] up legacy of treasure titles like
[5:40] radiant silver gun and ikaruga and the
[5:43] story is a mashup of some of the 2003
[5:45] anime story some manga plot lines and
[5:48] all new tales it's also strongly
[5:50] encouraged to play through more than
[5:51] once in order to see its true ending
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[6:02] one of the biggest crying shames in the
[6:05] world of anime and manga video games is
[6:07] that neither jump superstars nor its
[6:09] superior sequel jump ultimate stars ever
[6:11] made it outside japan's borders it's an
[6:14] anime fans dream game the likes of which
[6:16] we still haven't seen since even though
[6:18] games like jump force and jstar's
[6:20] victory versus have tried in 2006 jump
[6:22] ultimate stars brought together
[6:23] characters from 41 different shot and
[6:26] jumped mangas in a smash brothers s
[6:27] party fighter for the ds featuring 56
[6:30] playable characters though many
[6:32] characters were just slightly different
[6:34] variations of themselves players would
[6:36] construct a deck of manga panels that
[6:38] would represent a combination of
[6:39] playable characters assist characters
[6:41] and support characters leading to crazy
[6:44] amounts of customization on top of that
[6:46] it had a great single player campaign
[6:47] that constantly rewarded you with new
[6:49] characters to add to your deck it also
[6:50] featured online play and a combat system
[6:53] that did a wonderful job of bringing
[6:54] each character's special moves to
[7:00] life the naruto ultimate ninja storm
[7:03] series is one of the best arena fighters
[7:05] around and [ __ ] storm 4 along with its
[7:08] added expansion road to boruto is a
[7:10] culmination of the entire game series as
[7:13] well as naruto storyline in one game it
[7:15] features over 100 characters to choose
[7:18] from and that's not even counting the
[7:20] multiple iterations of some characters
[7:22] and its gameplay is extremely accessible
[7:24] which makes for an excellent competitive
[7:26] scene there have been many anime arena
[7:28] fighters but nothing really comes close
[7:30] to what cyber connect 2 has achieved
[7:32] with naruto ultimate ninja storm 4.
[7:40] it should be no shocker that dragon ball
[7:42] fighters tops this list of the best
[7:43] animated video game adaptations as it
[7:46] really checks all the boxes of what a
[7:47] video game adaptation of anime should be
[7:50] mimics the look of the show check
[7:56] adapts the essence of what makes the
[7:58] show special in video game form check
[8:00] gameplay that provides enough depth to
[8:02] sustain a fan's attention beyond just
[8:04] the initial appeal check but then
[8:06] fighters goes beyond that with a
[8:07] fighting system that feels truly unique
[8:09] in a crowded space of 2d fighters its
[8:11] pace is lightning fast thanks to a
[8:13] universal super dash mechanic that
[8:15] allows any character to close the
[8:16] distance in a flash along with a vanish
[8:18] attack that lets players instantly
[8:20] teleport behind their opponent to either
[8:22] continue a combo or catch their opponent
[8:23] off guard and typical dragon ball z
[8:26] fashion in the years since its release
[8:27] fighters has only improved with a ton of
[8:30] interesting dlc characters smart
[8:32] gameplay tweaks and the addition of a
[8:33] dojo to better help players understand
[8:35] its depth it's not perfect but it still
[8:38] stands as the best blueprint of success
[8:40] for video game anime adaptations
[8:43] and that's our list and you know what
[8:44] this actually wasn't super easy to call
[8:46] to just 10 picks more recent games like
[8:49] kill a kill if were discussed along with
[8:51] classics like the dragon ball z budokai
[8:53] and tenkaichi games but ultimately this
[8:56] was where we landed what are some of
[8:57] your favorites let us know in the
[8:58] comments and for more anime make sure to
[9:00] check out our picks for the top 10 anime
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[9:26] it's
[9:27] changing