Top 10 Video Games That Should Be an Anime Series

Some video games already feel like anime just waiting to happen. You've got the over-the-top action, the deep character arcs, the wild plot twists, and yes, the emotional gut punches that leave you staring at your ceiling at 3 a.m. thinking about fictional people like they pay rent in your brain. So why not make it official?

This is where you come in. Pick the games that you think have the most potential to explode into full-blown anime glory. Think about which stories would light up the screen with intense battles, tearjerking moments, and memes for days.

It's not just about flashy visuals either. It's about which worlds could thrive with voice actors screaming attack names, dramatic camera zooms, and at least one brooding rival with a tragic backstory.

The Top Ten

The Legend of Zelda

If The Legend of Zelda got an anime, I would sure as heck watch it. It did get an animated series in the late 80s, but I don't think it got too popular (especially since Link was just really sarcastic). But an anime would be friggin' awesome.

A fully CGI movie with the art style of Avatar (2009) would be pretty cool as well.

If this were an anime series, I would cry.
Super Smash Bros.

YES. I think it would work out really well with all the characters and such. I really want to see a Sonic vs. Pikachu battle, although I've been told that Sonic would win because he's faster and Pikachu wouldn't be able to hit him.
Fine, how about Kirby vs. Sonic then? Sonic may be faster, but Kirby can swallow people and get their abilities. He would just need to swallow someone fast to be able to catch up with him.

Palutena's reveal trailer shows that Nintendo could do something like this! Heck, what if they made their own cinematic universe with the Smash Bros. characters getting good animated movies and then culminating with an epic movie that has all the characters battling it out for supreme domination?
Undertale

I really like Undertale. Even though I've never played the game, I've seen lots of videos on it! We could see Frisk going through all the different endings!

Honestly, I could almost see the Alphys vs. Undyne fanfic becoming one of this show's joke episodes with some minor tweaks.
That being said, Alphys and Undyne are going to be living out their wildest dreams... why, being in an anime, of course!

Undertale is my personal favorite game of all time, and the story is great. With all of its elements in story, great characters, and lore, it'd make a great anime.
Sonic the Hedgehog

Yes, I know that Sonic got the anime Sonic X, as well as the TV show Sonic Boom. I really dislike Sonic Boom, however, and Sonic X had its ups and downs in my opinion. Maybe this could be what Sega needs to gain back Sonic's popularity: a new anime.

Well yeah, Sonic X wasn't good at all. But it's still an anime, and the game got its adaptation.
Nevertheless, I do feel that a much better anime should be made in honor of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Sonic X was pathetic.

I just want a new Sonic TV show to watch that isn't Boom (because Boom is awful).
Metroid

I always thought a live-action Metroid series would be cool. It would look like the Alien movies.

I always liked this game, and now that I think about it, it would be better than the game.

I have a feeling if it did get an anime adaptation (being T-rated), Samus would be the center of fanservice.
Super Mario Bros

YES! Please! After some long-forgotten TV shows and that disgusting excuse for a movie in the 90s, I was kind of hoping they wouldn't try it. But after seeing the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, having made $1 billion in less than a month, my faith has definitely been restored. We need an anime!

There was an anime movie and a three-episode anime series, but I still want to see a proper Mario anime series.

There's a three-episode series, but that's not enough. They should add more.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

I'm not the only one who wishes this.
Spyro the Dragon

This would make a good anime, though it reminds me more of a cartoon.
Xenoblade Chronicles

It could work as a mecha anime! You know, like Aldnoah.Zero or whatever!
Fire Emblem

Although it failed in making an anime adaptation once, maybe it can try again and get another anime series? Maybe design it with a feel similar to Berserk or Sword Art Online.

It did have an anime series before, but it was only two episodes long and it got canceled. I would love to see a new Fire Emblem anime series in the future.

The Newcomers

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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Magical Vacation

The Contenders

Genshin Impact
Five Nights at Freddy's

I want Chica to look like a cute girl with a Let's Eat bib. She should wear yellow also. Look up Foxy human in DragoArt.
Alice: Madness Returns
F-Zero
Animal Crossing

I know Animal Crossing got a movie or anime already (I can't remember), but it's in Japanese! (To my knowledge.) It would be awesome if they made an Animal Crossing anime or movie in English!

Even though they already have an anime movie, it would be so cool to see an anime show!
Overwatch

They already showed that they can put genius animation, cinematics, and story into this game. Since competitive play has died down, this could be exactly what the franchise needs! It's what got it fame in the first place!

There is so much lore, so this would be a GREAT prequel detailing what happened before the game.

It would make a good CGI cartoon on Adult Swim or Toonami.
Kid Icarus

The cutscenes for Kid Icarus: Uprising were anime, weren't they?
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

If this finally got an anime adaptation nowadays, my life would be complete.
Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Earthbound

I want a full-blown Mother trilogy anime. If we're not getting Mother 3 officially in English, we deserve this at least.
Minecraft

How come nobody is talking about the game being really good and that they want an anime?
Trauma Center
Star Fox

YES! I love Star Fox so much, and I think it's so much more than just furry bait. Imagine the epic showdowns and spaceship battles. Maybe like a new Disney movie would embrace their animalistic qualities like Zootopia but in space. Super underrated, and Fox is going to come back with the 2024 game on Switch.
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