If you're a fan of games and anime , you can't miss this list of games that became anime and became popular! Discover the best ones and start watching right now. Remember, this selection was made based on titles we consider must-see.
1. No Game No Life

- Episodes: 12 + 6 OVAs + movie
- Studio: MadHouse
Synopsis: No Game No Life tells the story of two brothers, Sora and Shiro , both gamers and hikikomoris. In other words, they isolate themselves from the rest of the world, never leaving their homes. So, when they play, the brothers always leave their character names blank. But why?
2. Sword Art Online
- Episodes: 108 + 12 OVAs + 3 movies
- Studio: A1-Pictures
Synopsis: In 2022, a virtual reality game called Sword Art Online has just been released. Now, among the players is Kirito , a young man who believes he can beat it alone. However, the only problem is that many of the participants have been unable to finish the game, as they must complete all stages.
3. Overlord
- Episodes: 39 + 4 roes
- Studio: MadHouse
Synopsis: Yggdrasil is a popular online game that suddenly has its servers shut down. So Momonga , a young player, decides to stay in the game and is transformed into a skeleton, the Overlord, but since he has no family, friends, or place in real society, young Momonga decides to fight to dominate the new world the game has become.
4. Accel World
- Episodes: 24 + 2 roes
- Studio: Sunrise
Synopsis: In the year 2046 , neurosynchronization , a technological system that allows humans to manipulate their five senses! This is already so widespread to the point where people can access the internet and enter virtual worlds through a device known as a Neuro-Linker .
4. Kakegurui
- Episodes: 24 + 2 roes
- Studio: Mappa
Synopsis: The story takes place at a private school called Hyakkaou Private Academy , where all the students have a rather peculiar curriculum. Besides being children of incredibly wealthy families, they also love gambling. Thus, at Hyakkaou Private Academy , the winners live like kings, while the losers endure embarrassing moments. That is, until new student Yumeko arrives and teaches her classmates how to post like grown-ups .
5. Btoom
- Episodes: 12 + 2 roes
- Studio: MadHouse
Synopsis: Ryōta Sakamoto is a 22-year-old unemployed man who lives with his mother. In the real world, he's nothing special, but online, he's one of the best players on the planet in a game called Btooom!. One day, he wakes up on what appears to be a tropical island, but he doesn't remember how or why he got there .
6. Quanzhi Gaoshou (The King's Avatar)
- Episodes: 27 + 6 roes
- Studio : BC May Pictures
Synopsis: In the MMO game Glory , Ye Xiu is considered an expert—a top-tier professional gamer. However, for a variety of reasons, he is kicked out of his team . After leaving the professional scene, he finds work as a manager at an internet cafe .
7. Death Parade
- Episodes: 12
- Studio: MadHouse
Synopsis: When two people die at the same time, they are sent to mysterious bars run by bartenders , spirits who serve as judges . In this way, people must participate in several death games , the results of which reveal secrets, to finally reach a verdict: to be reincarnated on Earth or banished eternally to the void .
8. .hack//SIGN
- Episodes: 26 + 3 roes
- Studio: Bee Train
Synopsis: In 2005 , a computer virus Pluto's Kiss destroyed the internet worldwide, severely limiting cyberspace . Two years later, with the internet back, people began to play a medieval role-playing game called The World , which was a huge success.
9. Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai
- Episodes: 100
- Studio: Toei Animation
Synopsis: So the story begins with a 12-year-old boy named Dai (Fly) remembering a story told to him by his adoptive grandfather, the monster wizard Brass, about the defeat of the demon king Hadlar at the hands of a hero known as Avan.
10. Castlevania
- Episodes: 32
- Studio: Frederator Studios
Synopsis: When his wife is burned at the stake after being accused of witchcraft by the town's bishop, however, the vampire Count Vlad Dracula Tepes declares that all the people of Wallachia will pay with their lives.
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Source: MyAnimeList