Anime for gamers
Anime
The list consists of anime that are either about people involved with gaming or anime which are adaptations or spin-offs of popular (or not) JRPGs with variable quality and some which reference gaming as a concept. I did not include visual novel adaptations. Generally 1 anime per series.
TV, 2023
4893758.1020231001Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su
TV, 2024
6125308.5820240104Dungeon Meshi
ONA, 2017
3969637.8520170407Quanzhi Gaoshou
TV, 2013
11926507.8920131005Log Horizon
TV, 2012
33328417.2320120708Sword Art Online
TV, 2018
2856607.7420180714High Score Girl
TV, 2026
476277.5020260707Tai-Ari deshita. Ojousama wa Kakutou Game nante Shinai
TV, 2006
8529378.3220060710NHK ni Youkoso!
TV, 2017
5175037.5120171010Net-juu no Susume
TV, 2016
4582757.5520160704New Game!
TV, 2017
7087036.7220170713Gamers!
ONA, 2022
11094718.6220220913Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
TV, 2023
3444647.5620230108NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
OVA, 1990
1008567.3319900630Lodoss-tou Senki
TV, 2025
1117928.5720250406Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
TV, 2016
3468857.2120160710Tales of Zestiria the Cross
TV, 2015
5784767.1720150712God Eater
TV, 2003
2215047.8220031007Gungrave
TV, 2017
2175176.6320170402Granblue Fantasy The Animation
Movie, 2026
30305020260904Sekiro: No Defeat
Movie, 2016
642027.3820160709Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Movie, 2005
2209997.7120050914Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
TV, 2018
2819046.4520180408Persona 5 the Animation
Movie, 2013
1335627.5220131123Persona 3 the Movie 1: Spring of Birth
Movie, 2019
706416.4520190823Ni no Kuni
TV, 2020
216035.9420200403Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation
TV, 2002
1964906.9520020404.hack//Sign
TV, 2023
419655.6220230108The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki - Northern War
TV, 2022
254706.6220220206Shenmue the Animation
TV, 2021
335835.9820210410Blue Reflection Ray
TV, 2024
217116.7620240706Tensui no Sakuna-hime
TV, 2001
144726.6320010403Star Ocean EX
OVA, 1989
96956.5619891121Ys
TV, 2021
1068975.7320210701Scarlet Nexus
TV, 2013
935026.0820131009BlazBlue: Alter Memory
TV, 2025
186865.6320250110Farmagia
TV, 2007
4173587.3820070503Afro Samurai
ONA, 2022
375046.4020220818Tekken: Bloodline
Movie, 2012
99126.2520121129Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
ONA, 2020
277285.7420200917Dragon's Dogma
Movie, 2012
107886.0320120211Dragon Age: Blood Mage no Seisen
ONA, 2021
196156.2720210708Biohazard: Infinite Darkness
TV, 2007
3524416.9620070614Devil May Cry
Movie, 2013
596866.6620131123Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
