Sure, there's games we all love so much that we play them multiple times just to get back in the atmosphere -- I know I have, and I'm sure some of you have too. If you could have an anime made of any of those games though, which would it be? Dengeki Online recently polled their readers to that effect, and it looks like Persona 4 tops the list, with many other solid contenders following:
1. Persona 4
2. Phoenix Wright
3. Okami
4. Kingdom Hearts
5. Idol Master
6. Metal Gear Solid
7. Yakuza
8. BlazBlue
9. Persona 3
10. Atelier Rorona
If you've seen Persona: Trinity Soul, you know the format already adapts well, so I can easily envision the characters of Persona 4 in other adventures. I have a feeling we won't see this though. My other most wanted on that list would be Phoenix Wright, Okami, Persona 3 and BlazBlue. Off thelist, I'll take Fragile, Muramasa, anything featuring Tingle, and the further adventures in the worlds of Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven. And while we're floundering around in extreme fantasy, I'd also like a butler to make me breakfast every morning.
[Via Andria Sang]
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Then again I want anything Metal Gear related.
Why? The game spans over 40+ hours, giving you plenty of time to get used to and connect with the characters of the game, get engrossed in the story, etc.
Cramming it down into a 13/26 episode anime would dull the effect immensely.
Also, I agree with kapshhh: Phoenix Wright feels like an anime on the DS already! Perfect!
I mean, above all else the thing was just boring, with you having to sit through several episodes to get any real next key point to the plot. Dot.Hack was less secretive than that, another game anime.
I mean, if anyone can tell me how the story and premise of Persona 3 and that anime tie together I'm genuinely interested, but as far as I can see they didn't even get the absolute bare essential aspect of the Persona being mythological in origin. It just struck me as an excuse to use the Persona name on an anime that had almost non-existent connections.
So again I ask, what did you mean by transferred well? I apologize if I'm coming off as overbearing.
I'm a sucker like that. :[
Speaking from that list in particular, Persona could probably work, but both would have to be pared down a lot. The story would be so barebones it might not be worth it except to people who already finished the game, which kind of defeats the purpose. Blazblue and Guilty Gear would make great animes, though. Don't really know about the others...Phoenix Wright doesn't really need an anime as half of the fun from the games is solving the puzzles yourself, and without that part I don't think the stories would be as entertaining. The manga certainly isn't very good, I can tell you that much.
Don't try to adapt the original plots, but get some kind of side story going in there. Maybe a prequel/sequel, or an OVA of some teenage life silliness.
Plus, way too much of it is mundane stuff like working at Junes. We don't really realize how stale/repetitive some chunks of the story are because they're punctuated by spurts of gameplay. I'd maybe argue that Persona 3 would be a better fit, if only because the full moon scenarios are varied and change the dynamic of the battles. You'd have to yank out a large chunk of Tartarus crap, but I think the story works a little better, and since the shadows directly affect the real world, you have some flexibility to create original stories and conflicts.
Ultimately, though, I think this is another case of video game stories not working well in other mediums (and vice versa), the medium is the message, etc.
Persona....I downloaded the first episode and never watched it. then come to find out it wasn't all that good, I kinda didn't bother afterwards.
ALL OTHER IDEAS ARE FOOLISHNESS
At least, as long as antennae boy isn't in it.
As for KH, they do have an manga...n. Too bad TokyoPop dropped it after two of KHII's five volumes.