History Main / TheAnimeOfTheGame

* ''Series/StreetFighter'', although this one was actually written as a semi-sequel to [[Film/StreetFighter the movie]].

* ''ArcTheLad''

* ''{{Tekken}}''

* ''ApeEscape'' now has a Nicktoons flash-animated cartoon.

* ''ApeEscape'' got one in the form of Saru Getchu -On Air-

* ''MonsterRancher''

* ''The SuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' is technically a live-action series, but it had animated segments based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' (with Bowser/King Koopa substituting for Wart) and ''TheLegendOfZelda''. It was retooled for the second season as a purely animated show based on ''SuperMarioBros3'' and for its third and final season, it was reduced to 15-minute segments based on ''SuperMarioWorld'' alongside ''Captain N''.

* ''[=~Dante's Inferno~=].'' No, not the [[DivineComedy "piece of classic literature"]] one. [[InNameOnly I mean the game.]] They made an OVA based on it, and then Dante spun in his grave so fast that [[{{Superman}} he went back in time.]]

** ''[=~Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel~=]'', based on the third game.

* ''FZero: GP Legend/The Legend of Falcon'', best known for [[strike:spawning]] [[AscendedMeme ascending]] the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFtw7qW7Vcw&fmt=18 FALCON PUNCH]] {{Meme}}.

* ''[=~Happiness!~=]''

* ''[[{{ptitlero6cb5aiu8ib}} THE iDOLM@STER]]'' to ''IdolmasterXenoglossia''

* ''[[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]'': Easily the most successful anime based on a game. They only loosely reference each other though.

* ''MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'', which also marked the debut of antagonist Quan Chi, [[CanonImmigrant who would go on to later appear in future games]], starting with ''[=~Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero~=]'' and ''MortalKombat4''.

* ''[[{{Series/WingCommander}} Wing Commander Academy]]'', done by the same guys that made ''{{Exosquad}}''.

* ''[[KindredTheEmbraced Kindred: The Embraced]]'' (Based on ''VampireTheMasquerade'')

* ''The SuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' is technically a live-action series, but it had animated segments based on ''SuperMarioBros2'' (with Bowser/King Koopa substituting for Wart) and ''TheLegendOfZelda''. It was retooled for the second season as a purely animated show based on ''SuperMarioBros3'' and for its third and final season, it was reduced to 15-minute segments based on ''SuperMarioWorld'' alongside ''Captain N''.

* ''{{Battletoads}}'' had [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkL-e5FfEA&feature=related a pilot]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOfpqVCkDL0&feature=related episode]] which aired in 1994 as a try-out for a potential series. It bombed on a spectacular level.

** Easily also one of the most [[ScenaryPorn visually impressive]] anime from a game as well; time will tell if the hype is justified or not, but it is one of the most anticipated anime this year.

* ''Phantom ~Requiem For The Phantom~'' an adaptation of the visual novel PhantiomOfInferno. It also got a short OVA that is mostly forgotten these days.

** Hell, Pokémon has a couple hundred more episodes than TheSimpsons.

* [[{{ptitle1bf9legmpo9v}} 11eyes]]

* ''MortalKombat Conquest''

* An ''EternalChampions'' series was planned, but stopped dead in its tracks early on in its life to pump Sega of Japan's ''VirtuaFighter'' (also, the games were gorier than ''MortalKombat'' and yet slipped past the watchdogs...)

* ''MortalKombat: Defenders of the Realm'', which also marked the debut of Quan Chi, [[CanonImmigrant who would go on to later appear in future games]], starting with ''Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero'' and ''Mortal Kombat 4''.

* ''{{Sam and Max}}'' is another borderline case, based on a game based on a comic.

* ''[[KirbyOfTheStars]]''. Unique in that Masahiro Sakurai, {{Kirby}}'s creator, was directly involved and as such, most Kirby fans love it.

* ''{{Kirby}}''. Unique in that Masahiro Sakurai, Kirby's creator, was directly involved and as such, most Kirby fans love it.

* ''{{Persona4}}''
* ''[[Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~]]'' an adaptation of the visual novel PhantiomOfInferno. It also got a short OVA that is mostly forgotten these days.

* ''Persona4''

* ''BackyardSports'' had a TV special.

* ''{{Battletoads}}'' had [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkL-e5FfEA&feature=related a pilot]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOfpqVCkDL0&feature=related episode]] which aired in 1994 as a try-out for a potential series. It bombed on a spectacular level, being an undisputed example of SoBadItsHorrible.