Best video games anime
260 anime about video games, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
Highest rated
3.9Free! -Road to the World- the Dream
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Free! -Road to the World- the DreamFree! Movie 3: Road to the World - YumeMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.9The film will be a "reconstruction" of the Free! Dive to the Future television anime series, but with an added "new episode." (Source: Anime News Network)
3.8Log Horizon
TV · 2013 · 25 ep
Log HorizonTV · 2013 · 25 ep3.8The online fantasy game Elder Tales is a worldwide phenomenon, immersing millions of players in its intricately conceived virtual world. However, the release of the game's twelfth expansion pack makes that immersion all too literal, as…
3.8Uncle from Another World
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Uncle from Another WorldIsekai OjisanTV · 2022 · 13 ep3.8Seventeen years ago, Takafumi's uncle fell into a coma, but now he's back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose, he was actually…
3.8Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata ♭TV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8After finally completing the first route of his visual novel, Blessing Software's producer Tomoya Aki is optimistic about the future of his team and achieving their goal of creating the best game of the season. However, they still have a…
3.8The World God Only Knows II
TV · 2011 · 12 ep
The World God Only Knows IIKami nomi zo Shiru Sekai IITV · 2011 · 12 ep3.8Katsuragi is back, and together with Elsie the hunt for loose souls continues on. This time however, they are joined by Elsie's friend and fellow Demon, Haqua. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.8NEW GAME!!
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
NEW GAME!!New Game!!TV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8Aoba Suzukaze starts another year designing characters at Eagle Jump, and she can’t wait to meet the newbie recruits…if any are hired. But before she can even unlock her senpai status, she finds herself in a lead designer position for the…
3.8Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep NightSword Art Online: Progressive Movie - Kuraki Yuuyami no ScherzoMovie · 2022 · 1 ep3.8This may be a game, but it's not something you play. The world's first VRMMORPG (Sword Art Online) became a game of death. Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the game world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of…
3.8There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless…
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless…Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?)TV · 2025 · 12 ep3.8Renako Amaori is leaving her awkward and lonely junior high school life behind, determined to become a normal girl with normal friends in high school. Glamorous, confident Mai Ouzuka is Renako’s total opposite: wealthy, outgoing, and a…
3.8Lucky☆Star OVA
OVA · 2008 · 1 ep
Lucky☆Star OVALucky☆Star: Original na Visual to AnimationOVA · 2008 · 1 ep3.8The OVA features six separate stories revolving around the cast, some of which border on the bizarre; one of which is an MMORPG environment being played by Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, and Nanako Kuroi, and another in which Kagami has a…
3.8Gundam Build Fighters
TV · 2013 · 25 ep
Gundam Build FightersTV · 2013 · 25 ep3.8The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the "Second GunPla Boom." Sei Iori, a first-year middle-school student and the only…
3.8Genshiken 2
TV · 2007 · 12 ep
Genshiken 2TV · 2007 · 12 ep3.8The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, otherwise known as Genshiken, is now under the charge of a more confident Sasahara. Things have changed in between semesters, and the otaku club now has a new otaku-hating member named…
3.8BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: PromiseBanG Dream! Movie: Episode of Roselia - I: YakusokuMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.8“Are you prepared to fully devote yourselves to Roselia?” To reach the stage of “FES.“, Yukina Minato decides to form a band. Each holding their own convictions, the members of the band come together. The five girls now begin their journey…
3.8Sword Art Online: Alicization
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
Sword Art Online: AlicizationTV · 2018 · 24 ep3.8Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions…
Mature
3.8Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of UnderworldTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.8Kirito, Eugeo, and Alice. Six months have passed since the two disciples and an Integrity Knight brought down the pontifex, Administrator. With the fighting over, Alice has been living in her hometown of Rulid Village. Beside her is…
3.8Lucky☆Star
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
Lucky☆StarTV · 2007 · 24 ep3.8What’s the best way to eat dessert? Do twins really have a psychic connection? What kind of guys are into moe girls? These are the kinds of questions that float through the inquisitive mind of anime super-fan Konata Izumi. When she’s not…
3.8The King's Avatar
ONA · 2017 · 12 ep
The King's AvatarQuanzhi GaoshouONA · 2017 · 12 ep3.8Widely regarded as a trailblazer and top-tier professional player in the online multiplayer game "Glory," Xiu Ye is dubbed the "Battle God" for his skills and contributions to the game over the years. However, when forced to retire from…
3.8Hi Score Girl
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Hi Score GirlHigh Score GirlTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.8The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One…
3.8Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!?TV · 2026 · 12 ep3.8Meet Takuya Seo, an otaku who sits behind the popular gals in class, Ijichi and Amane. Since they're people from different "castes," you wouldn't expect them to have much in common. But when their worlds collide over a borrowed eraser…
3.8I Want to End this Love Game
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
I Want to End this Love GameAishiteru Game wo OwarasetaiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.8Childhood friends Yukiya and Miku share everything…except their feelings. Ever since sixth grade, they’ve played a “love game”: they take turns saying “I love you” and whoever gets flustered first loses. Now in high school, their hearts…
3.8HAIKYU!!: Lev Appears!
OVA · 2015 · 1 ep
HAIKYU!!: Lev Appears!Haikyuu!! Lev Genzan!OVA · 2015 · 1 ep3.8The event anime will tell an original story that reveals "a surprising side of a popular player." Lev Haiba is determined to become Nekoma High's ace volleyball player, but can barely hit the ball. The team's coach orders Kenma Kozume to…
3.8Overgeared
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
OvergearedTemppal: Item no ChikaraTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.8Sin Yeong-U (a.k.a. Grid), an unlucky man in life and a low-level player in the popular VR game “Satisfy,” finds a powerful item that earns him a rare legendary class title: “Pagma’s Successor.” He’s now a skilled blacksmith who can forge…
Mature
3.8Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting GamesTai-Ari deshita. Ojousama wa Kakutou Game nante ShinaiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.8Mitsuki Aya has one goal at the elite Kuromi Girls’ Academy: to become a refined young lady like the school’s flawless “White Lily,” Yorue Mio. But her image of Mio shatters when Aya accidentally catches her...playing fighting games?!…
3.8MAGICAL CIRCLE GURU-GURU
TV · 2017 · 24 ep
MAGICAL CIRCLE GURU-GURUMahoujin Guruguru (2017)TV · 2017 · 24 ep3.8A new adaptation of the Mahoujin Guru Guru manga. The seal that for hundreds of years had confined the demon king Giri has worn off. A young boy named Nike is chosen (against his will) as the hero. Together with Kukuri, a girl who is the…
3.8BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO～OHMORI～
ONA · 2020 · 26 ep
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO～OHMORI～BanG Dream! Garupa☆Pico: OomoriONA · 2020 · 26 ep3.8The second season of BanG Dream! Garupa☆Pico .
3.7One-Punch Man Season 2
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
One-Punch Man Season 2One Punch Man 2nd SeasonTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.7Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch…
3.7Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld 2nd SeasonTV · 2020 · 11 ep3.7The final load test... The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light…
3.7The World God Only Knows
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
The World God Only KnowsKami nomi zo Shiru SekaiTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.7Keima is a dating sim champion. Cute girls are rendered powerless by his irresistible game playing techniques. Too bad things aren't that way in the real world. That is, until his tempting game playing causes a real live—and very…
3.7NEW GAME!
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
NEW GAME!New Game!TV · 2016 · 12 ep3.7Fresh out of high school, 18-year-old Aoba Suzukaze is bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready for her first day of work at her dream job. She’s joining the character design team at Eagle Jump, the company that makes her favorite video games!…
3.7My Senpai is Annoying
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
My Senpai is AnnoyingSenpai ga Uzai Kouhai no HanashiTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.7Being seen as a full-fledged business woman isn’t easy for Futaba Igarashi when her senpai, Harumi, treats her like a kid. Days for her are never typical, at work or outside of it, with all the antics going on in her life. As mishaps…
Mature
3.7A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
A Wild Last Boss Appeared!Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!TV · 2025 · 12 ep3.7An MMO gamer awakens as the Black-Winged Tyrant, Lufas Maphaahl, rising from her sealed fate—only to find this is very real. Her defeat 200 years ago unleashed monsters of death, and the legend is one of terror. Now, trapped in the body of…
3.7Genshiken
TV · 2004 · 12 ep
GenshikenTV · 2004 · 12 ep3.7Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of…
3.7The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc
OVA · 2012 · 2 ep
The World God Only Knows: Tenri ArcKami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Tenri-henOVA · 2012 · 2 ep3.7It is summer break and Keima intends to spend all his time on video games. An old acquaintance, the timid girl Tenri, comes back into the neighborhood - and apparently has a lost soul inside her. It is up to Keima and Elysia to unravel the…
3.7Gabriel DropOut Specials
Special · 2017 · 2 ep
Gabriel DropOut SpecialsSpecial · 2017 · 2 ep3.7Special episodes included with the Blu-ray/DVD release of Gabriel DropOut.
Mature
3.7Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
Lonely Castle in the MirrorKagami no KojouMovie · 2022 · 1 ep3.7Kokoro is a junior high school student who doesn’t fit in at school and has secluded herself in her room. One day, the mirror in her room begins to suddenly shine and she is sucked inside. There, she finds a fairy tale castle and six…
3.7The Legend of Luoxiaohei
ONA · 2011 · 28 ep
The Legend of LuoxiaoheiLuo Xiaohei ZhanjiONA · 2011 · 28 ep3.7The story begins on a rainy night, when a homeless little black cat is brought home by a young girl Luo Xiaobai. She names the cat Luo Xiaohei. However, Luo Xiaohei is no ordinary cat: he is a supernatural entity that hosts several small…
3.6Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal ScaleSword Art Online Movie: Ordinal ScaleMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.6In 2022, the world of virtual reality was upended by the arrival of a new invention from a genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba. Called NerveGear, it was the first full-dive system and with it, came endless possibilities to VRMMORPGs. In…