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Anime games are computer or video games that are based on anime or manga, or use an art style commonly stereotyped as "anime" in their presentation (technically, anime is not an art style, though many follow a certain trend), or upon which anime or manga have been made. Generally, anime games fall into the categories of normal games based around an anime, visual novels, dojin games, or miscellaneous H games. The phrase bishōjo game is often used to refer to any game with anime-style graphics, although it technically refers only to the large majority with attractive female anime characters. AnimePlay is a trademark used to refer to the visual novel games distributed by Hirameki International and a magazine profiling these games. ... DÅjin soft (short for software) are video games created by Japanese hobbyists, more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of shareware video games. ... Dating simulations (or dating sims) are a genre of computer and video games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. ... A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... A renai game (æ‹æ„›ã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ ) is a Japanese adventure video game focusing on romantic interactions with anime characters, usually girls. ... An eroge (erotic game) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... A bishÅjo game (ç¾Žå°‘å¥³ã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ bishÅjo gÄ“mu); more often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ... BL games (also known as yaoi games) usually refer to H games oriented around homosexual couples, though they can be any male/male dating sim. ... GxB is a common abbreviation used in reference to dating sims and occasionally used to describe general fictional works where a female main character dates male characters. ... All pairings is a common term used in reference to dating sims and similarly set-up friendship games where there are both male and female playable characters and/or both male and female potential dates available. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the word animation. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... DÅjin soft, åŒäººã‚½ãƒ•ãƒˆ short for software, also sometimes called dÅjin games åŒäººã‚²âˆ’ãƒ ) are video games created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups (referred to as circles), more for fun than for profit; essentially, the Japanese equivalent of fangames. ... An eroge (erotic game) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... A bishÅjo game (ç¾Žå°‘å¥³ã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ bishÅjo gÄ“mu); more often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ...

1 Technology
2 Role-playing games
3 Fighting games
4 Mech games
5 Dating simulations
6 Life simulations and erotic games in the United States
- 6.1 Subcategorization
7 References
8 See also

Technology

Battle screen from Rogue Galaxy, the game uses cel shading

Up to the fourth generation of videogames, anime games used bitmaps and sprites to depict the characters shown, as seen in games like Langrisser I, Shin Megami Tensei, Street Fighter II, and many others. In the fifth generation (Saturn, PlayStation, Nintendo 64), some developers started using simple (by today's standards) 3D models. Examples include Final Fantasy VII and Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. Thanks to the adoption of the CD-ROM, full motion video became an option. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and its sequel Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete for example had anime cutscenes animated by the well known studio GONZO. From the sixth-generation onward, the use of cel shading has become increasingly popular. Trusty Bell is a seventh generation anime game with advanced cel-shading techniques that make it visually almost indistinguishable from real anime.
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Role-playing games

Tales of Symphonia also used cel-shading to achieve a deliberate look resembling anime.

Further information: Console role-playing game

Many console RPGs are developed in anime style. Some of the most famous entries include Final Fantasy VII, Xenogears and Dragon Quest. Some anime series were created based on these RPGs after they were released such as Dragon Warrior, Tales of Eternia: The Animation and Star Ocean EX based on Dragon Quest, Tales of Eternia and Star Ocean: The Second Story respectively. This is a screenshot of a battle scene from Tales of Symphonia. ... This is a screenshot of a battle scene from Tales of Symphonia. ... Tales of Symphonia ) is a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2. ... Object with a basic cel-shader (AKA toon shader) and border detection. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Final Fantasy VII ) is a console role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Square Co. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Dragon Quest ), known as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII, is a series of role playing games created by Enix (now known as Square Enix). ... Based on the Dragon Quest series of video games, Dragon Quest the television show was aired in 1990 by Yuji Horii and Akira Toriyama. ... Star Ocean EX (ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ¼ã‚ªãƒ¼ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ³ï¼¥ï¼¸) is an anime series that is based on the manga serialization in Monthly Shonen Gangan of the Star Ocean: The Second Story videogame. ... Tales of Eternia ) is a Japanese PlayStation action role-playing video game released by Namco in 2000, and later ported to PlayStation Portable in 2005. ... STAR OCEAN: THE SECOND STORY Categories: Stub | PlayStation games ...

Most Japanese computer RPGs are also developed in anime style, and are typically more similar to console RPGs as opposed to computer role-playing games. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

It should be noted that not all anime style RPGs are made in Japan: Sudeki (available on Xbox) for example, was made by UK developers.
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Fighting games

Naruto takes on Sasuke in Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3

On the PlayStation and GameCube platforms, numerous cel-shaded fighting games based on popular series such as Naruto: Narutimate Hero and One Piece Grand Battle and espically the Dragon Ball Z Budokai series, have been released in Japan, and with increasing popularity in the United States too. Brawlers that span multiple series exist too, such as Jump Super Stars for the Nintendo DS and Battle Stadium D.O.N for the PlayStation and GameCube. These games can grow to have very large rosters (Narutimate Hero 3 has 42 playable characters), as the games tend to be released while the respective anime is still airing, allowing more characters to be added (one exception is the Dragonball series, which has ended long since 1995, yet continues to add more and more characters to the fans' desire).
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Mech games

Screencap from Super Robot Wars MX (PS2)

Bandai has for a long time made games based on the many iterations of Gundam, as well as the Super Robot Wars series, where many different mechs for various series battle each other. Another famous mech series is Zone of the Enders by Hideo Kojima. The series also spawned a few anime titles such as ZOE: 2167 IDOLO and ZOE: Dolores, i. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner received much acclaim due to its stylish use of cel-shading and fluid game mechanics.
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Dating simulations

Screencap from Pia Carrot 3

Main article: dating sim

Dating sims can be simple text games to simulations with 3D graphics. While very few have been translated into English, the genre is very popular in Japan. Some dating sims such as Pia Carrot and Tokimeki Memorial have been animated. A further subset of this kind of games are visual novels, games that emphasise on the story and script, but only allow little choice to the player.
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Life simulations and erotic games in the United States

Dating simulations, raising simulations, and erotic games created in anime style have generally struggled to find a market in the United States. The first eroge to be imported to the United States were created by Megatech Software, a small, possibly unincorporated firm which translated and released games from 1992 to 1995 and then folded without notice sometime afterwards. Jast USA also began making games in 1992, and Himeya Soft began releasing games in 1996, but neither one was noticed by mainstream gamers. Meanwhile, a start-up called SoftEgg acquired the license to Princess Maker 2 and completed a translation, but because of the lack of a known market for the game, SoftEgg had to work with a small production company which eventually went bankrupt. The first self-dubbed "anime game", Graduation, was released by Mixx in 1997 to much fanfare, but it failed to find a market. These endeavours made American licensors wary about anime style games, and halted the progress of the genre for roughly five years, preventing an English version of Tokimeki Memorial (which would have likely been more popular among gamers). An eroge (erotic game) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... Megatech Software was the first licensor of anime games in the United States. ... JAST USA is a licensor and distributor of English-language BishÅjo games, some of which are as dating sims or eroge. ... Princess Maker 2 is the second installment in the Princess Maker series of life simulation games developed by the Japanese computer game and anime production company Gainax. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... Box art for Tokimeki Memorial 3 Tokimeki Memorial is a popular renai game series by Konami. ...

Around 1999, an alliance of small licensing houses, Jast USA, G-Collections and Peach Princess, began to approach the dating sim market from the more traditional eroge side. Eventually, they were able to translate the beloved eroge Kana Imōto, as well as producing some cult pornography titles such as X-Change and Do You Like Horny Bunnies?. JAST USA is a licensor and distributor of English-language BishÅjo games, some of which are as dating sims or eroge. ... Peach Princess is a California based English translator and distributor of Japanese bishÅjo games; so far, all its releases have been eroge, which has made it one of the few companies in North America rated Adults Only by the ESRB. Many of its releases to date were developed by... Kana ImÅto (åŠ å¥ˆï½žã„ã‚‚ã†ã¨ï½ž; translated as Kana â€” Little Sister) is a Japanese dating sim originally developed and released by D.O. in 1999. ... X-change box cover XChange (sometimes spelled X Change or Xchange For the BBC Childrens television programme, see Xchange (CBBC) X-Change is a Japanese erotic game produced by Crowd and distributed in English by Peach Princess. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 2003, Hirameki International approached the dating sim market from the interactive fiction side, removing erotic content from many dating sims and porting them to their AnimePlay technology. In 2005, Hirameki began producing these all-ages games for the PC as well. AnimePlay is a trademark used to refer to the visual novel games distributed by Hirameki International and a magazine profiling these games. ...

Fan translations have recently become a major factor for dating sims and visual novels in the United States, as anime itself becomes more popular in the United States. Translation projects for Kanon and Tsukihime promise English versions of the most popular Japanese titles, as the small eroge producers do not have enough money to license these games. As of 2005, it remains to be seen whether these games will become widely popular. Kanon ) is a Japanese visual novel which was published by Key on June 26, 1999. ... Tsukihime (translates as Moon Princess) was an H doujin visual novel based on the NScripter engine game released in late 2000 by TYPE-MOON. It sold successfully, and gained a fame above and beyond most games of its type, often ascribed to Kinoko Nasus unique style of storytelling. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Subcategorization

Anime-style games may be grouped in several different ways.

The sexual content level of anime-style games can be erotic or "clean".
The romance level of anime-style games can be romantic (ren'ai), little romance ("light"), rape (kichiku), or no romance.
The gender focus of anime-style games can be none in particular, all pairings, a bishōjo game, GxG, GxB, or a BL game.
The interactivity of anime-style games can be a regular game of any genre, a visual novel, or a kinetic novel.

Different kinds of anime-style games have different fandoms. However, there is a lot of overlap in Japan, since romantic anime games are a proven market there. An eroge (erotic game) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... Dating simulations (or dating sims) are a genre of computer and video games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. ... A screenshot of the renai game True Love Story 3 A renai game (恋愛ゲーム) is a Japanese adventure video game focusing on romantic interactions with anime girls. ... All pairings is a common term used in reference to dating sims and similarly set-up friendship games where there are both male and female playable characters and/or both male and female potential dates available. ... A bishÅjo game (ç¾Žå°‘å¥³ã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ bishÅjo gÄ“mu); more often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ... GxB is a common abbreviation used in reference to dating sims and occasionally used to describe general fictional works where a female main character dates male characters. ... BL games (also known as yaoi games) usually refer to H games oriented around homosexual couples, though they can be any male/male dating sim. ... A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc. ...

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