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[gigantor21]

Still awesome.

Nothing else I've seen has come anywhere near matching this--including the other SF anime work, unfortunately.

 

[TokiDoki]

Steins Gate for sure . Dat Hououin Kyoma .

 

[Dahbomb]

Gungrave and SF2 The Movie are the best answers.

Gungrave in particular is better than the original source material.

 

[Hitlersaurus Christ]

Persona 4 The Animation was a good adaptation for the fans while simultaneously being a great standalone anime.

I'm not entirely sure about how I feel about the Persona 3 movies yet though. While the main character in P4A was essentially based on the funnier answers you could give in P4, the movie's main character is just an asshole.

I also think the Tales of the Abyss anime was pretty good, but while they adapted the main plot well the lack of skits etc. took away from the impact of the characters. I also had the whole nostalgia thing going on, so I don't know if it was good as a standalone show. My friend who doesn't play many RPGs liked it at the very least.

Oh, and Sengoku Basara was great but I have never played the games so I don't know how it compares.

 

[Gaspard]

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (When They Cry) started as PS2 and PC games in Japan. The anime even takes one of the game's mechanics (which I can't spoil) and uses it as part of the plot.

The anime was so grossly oversimplified in both narrative and in its own animation QUALITY.

Although the Umineko adaption was even worse.

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I'll toss in another vote for Sengoku Basara. Steins;Gate too if we're counting VNs.

 

[Attleborotaco]

Steins gate is in my top 3 all time anime, so that

 

[Chris_Mishima]

It's already been stated but Gungrave.

 

[DJIzana]

Man I hated that anime..

Meh, I rather enjoyed it. Made the Crusader class look so badass.

 

[Hattori]

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[Oriel]

Probably Halo Legends, particularly the episode "Prototype" where some dude goes all Gundam on the Covenant.

VC was alright. Sonic X was muck. Senran Kagura had an anime but haven't gotten round to watching that yet.

Yeah, I haven't watched too many game based anime.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Sengoku Basara is another awesome adaptation. It manages to over top the games in over the top-ness.

I've not watched anything anime in years besides JoJo, and now I have something else to check out it seems.

 

[SargerusBR]

Street Fighter 2 Victory

Take Street Fighter and just fucking make it 90's to the extreme. The show was basically a karate anime buddy cop flick and it was AWESOME

This is an all time classic but i HATE how Ken and Ryu have super muscles and shit and they still are only 17 years old.

 

[Parsnip]

By the by, what's English dub situation for P4G and P3 animes? Happening, not happening, already happened and my googlefu sucks? Slightly offtopic but figured you guys would know.

 

[Twin Tails]

prob Persona 3 movie, once they are all out by 2019

 

[MikeMyers]

Fatal Fury

Yup, came in here to say this.

 

[BlazeVoi]

I just wish theyd get the story right in those SF anime movies :/


Or settle on a canon.

 

[Jay RaR]

I'd say Pokemon Origins, although I wished it was longer.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! would be my childhood answer.

 

[DTJAAAAM]

The Fatal Fury trilogy. Really wish they would have done a forth film.

 

[wonzo]

im@s

 

[ElTopo]

Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

 

[Inuhanyou]

Do visual novels count? I guess Fate....cause ufotable...just...ufotable.

Then Street Fighter 2, Alpha, Valkyria Chronicles, FF7 Last Order....

 

[Gradon]

By the by, what's English dub situation for P3 anime?

Didn't they release the DVD's for the movies in America containing only the Japanese track?

 

[SOLDIER]

Last Order: Final Fantasy VII

Best depiction of Sephiroth ever, Cloud rage face and Tifa swinging Sephiroth's sword.

They should just remake the story using this anime studio.

 

[Shojx]

Steins:Gate

Well... it's a "Visual Novel".
But it's on Xbox 360 and PC so I don't care.

This is the correct answer. I couldn't agree more.

Goodness, just, yes. I love Steins;Gate.

In regards to Danganronpa, I found the anime fun and enjoyable, but I wouldn't consider it an amazing adaption by any means.

 

[Astral Dog]

Yeah, Last Order was pretty good.

Eh do openings from games count?

I liked the op from Tales of Xilia and Tales of Xilia 2, my favorites from the series.

Also, the Rune Factory Frontier, i liked the artstyle, it looks a bit distinctive.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Last Order: Final Fantasy VII


Best depiction of Sephiroth ever, Cloud rage face and Tifa swinging Sephiroth's sword.

They should just remake the story using this anime studio.

As i said up above, i agree. I liked how they showed Tifa much more beautiful than ever before in that style <3 I wish they redid FF7 in anime like that

 

[jholmes]

Still awesome.

I have to go with this. I don't know what else I'd even go with. Kirby?

I'm actually struggling to think of another really good anime based on a game (although I haven't yet seen the Bayonetta movie and it sounds fun). I keep thinking of awful series like Viewtiful Joe or Legend of the Mystical Ninja or Bomberman fucking Jetters, holy damn that show was bad.

 

[Hazaro]

We all know it's Gungrave.

All the people who have watched it anyway.

 

[Blackstarhat]

Still awesome.

the GOAT

 

[Rean]

Street Fighter 4 Juri Movie

 

[Bubbavelli]

Anybody seen the SiN movie? I remember it being really weird. My local blockbuster back in the day had it.

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

We all know it's Gungrave.

I need to re-watch it in 720p this time.

 

[SamuelSupreme]

Im probably in the minority but I enjoyed both Valkyria Chronicles and Tales of The Abyss

 

[Sevket-Erhat]

Sengoku Musou SP

I am really curious about this one too

 

[Hastati]

.

This gif has so much potential...

 

[Squire]

The first Persona 3 movie is pretty fantastic.

 

[Dark Ninja]

-Street Fighter II the Animated Movie
-Street Fighter Alpha is okay
-Street Fighter II V
-All 3 Fatal Fury Movies
-Pokemon season 1
-Pokemon Origins
-Pokemon Movie 1
-Pokemon Latios and Latias

 

[Hastati]

I liked the Tower of Druaga far more than I ever thought I would. Same goes for Bahamut as has been mentioned. Really, why is it so entertaining? I thought for sure it would be pure junk, but it's actually worth watching (although it's stupid).

I want to say Space Dandy because it feels like a videogame, but really I want an adaptation in the other direction. Travel to different planets, each one has a different vibe/art-style and theme, stupid crazy shit happens all the time, play hard-boiled minigames in your spare time.

Also if VN's count, most recently Fate/Zero and UBW, which I love so far.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I enjoyed some of the older SMT OVAs but they aren't the best adaptations since you can only do so much in an hour.

 

[Coxy]

Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector for me, pure Obari awesomeness all over my favourite mecha, really made some of the best scenes amazing. I desperately hope they do more

.hack was pretty good too if it even counts

Man I hated that anime..

How much of it did you watch? I thought the Ragnarok anime was really well done myself

Spoiler

the first episodes are fluffy cute pointlessness but later in the series once they get promoted shit gets crazy, dark and fucked up. It really worked well considering how you're killing porings and bunnies early on in the game but fighting demons and undead later

Opinions lol. Its my personal favorite due to loving the game and the anime does a decent job at adapting it. Yea i'm bias!

The VC anime did a TERRIBLE job adapting it, they fucked up the story about 8 different ways lol People only like it for Alicia

 

[Neff]

Advent Children if it counts. I love it to death. I prefer the original cut, though.

If not, then definitely the Street Fighter II: V series, or Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf.

 

[bobawesome]

Gungrave, by far.

Wait, visual novels count as well. No, it's Steins;Gate.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

Asura's Wrath

But seriously, Gungrave (first half anyways). The Tales OVAs are pretty decent also.

 

[Seraph_Nicholas]

I feel like a tool for even saying it, but I love Star Ocean EX. I think I even still have the theme song on my phone.

 

[Derpot]

Sengoku Basara is fucking amazing.

Is Gungrave a good game btw? I saw it on the PSN and it looks stylish.

 

[Xe4]

the only answer

Seriously. If your anything but this, your answer is wrong.

 

[drgambit]

Idolmaster

Xenoglossia as well...

 

[Ricky 7]

Street Fighter II and Pokemon Origins.

 

[Zevenberge]

Atelier Escha and Logy was fun. It certainly was not perfect, but I kept watching due to the charming Escha.

 

[NickWright]

Please, Hoshi No Kirby is the best thing ever made. And if you think opposite...