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Despite being released in 2017, when a string of good-looking development games were being produced and felt like they had run out of steam, it was still a huge hit.
The title of the game stands for “Act! Addict! Actors!”.
Starting in January 2020, the anime version will be produced by P.A. WORKS x Studio 3Hz and is scheduled to air in two cool episodes.
Since the anime version is before it airs, it’s impossible to judge the name recognition.
The game version has sold over 6.5 million downloads and is one of the top known handsome training games.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
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It is based on the mini-scenario included in the fan disc “Trai-AnGuru Heart 3 Lyrical Toy Box” of the adult game “Trai-AnGuru Heart 3”.
The anime is a magical girl anime with a completely new setting and strong action elements, and from the second season onwards, the hot blooded battle elements become more intense.
The original game is x and the anime is◎.
The game was an erotic game fan disc, which is a very maniacal product, so it is considered to be very low in popularity.
On the other hand, the anime was a hit that created an era, and it has become a work that has been loved for a long time with many fans even today.
Higurashi When They Cry
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It is a doujin game produced by the doujin circle “07th Expansion” led by Dragon Knight 07.
It became a hot topic as a horror game disguised as a moe game, and was commercialized into an anime in 2006.
The original game and the anime are well known.
The game version recorded exceptional sales for a doujin game, but the number of people who played it is not that many.
However, the game has exploded in popularity on the internet, and there are quite a few people who say they have not played the game but know this scene.
CLANNAD
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This is the third game from Key, the leader of the cry-game genre, who has released hit games such as “Kanon” and “AIR” and created many fans.
In 2007, Toei Animation made it into a movie and Kyoto Animation made it into an anime for TV.
The original game and the anime were both well known.
The game version is famous enough, but the TV anime version produced by Kyoto Anime has become a representative of “tearful anime” and seems to surpass the game version.
Amagami
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A romance simulation game that became a hot topic of discussion when it was created by the staff of True Love Story and Kimikis.
It gained more popularity than “Kimikis” of the same company, and was made into a TV anime in 2010 and 2012.
The original game and the anime are well known.
The game sold more copies of the lower-priced version for PSP than the original version, selling about 300,000 copies in total.
This is because of the influence of the anime version, and it is estimated that many people watched the anime and played the game.
Hyper-dimensional game Neptune
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An unusual kind of moe game based on the game industry, with game hardware personified.
The character design is done by Tsunako-sensei, who is also known for the illustrations of the popular light novel “Date a Live”.
It was made into a TV anime in 2013.
It is well known for the original game and the anime.
The game seems to be doing better for international products (including the Steam version) rather than domestic ones.
The anime version has a new OVA, “Hyper-dimensional game Neptune”, which has been announced for a long time in 2019 via webcast.
D.C. ~Da Capo~
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It is a school love story that was released as a game for adults.
At the time, CIRCUS, the creator of the game, was in full swing, and plans to make it into an anime were already underway before it was released.
It was realized in 2003, the year after the release of the series.
The original game was a negative and the anime was a negative.
As an erotic game, it is a big hit, but its popularity is limited due to the fact that it is not allowed to use 18 characters.
The first season of the anime was a huge hit and it has been made into an anime many times since then, so it is one of the top class anime based on a moe game.
School Days
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An adult game with a huge amount of animation.
There is a route that leads to a bizarre ED, and the 2007 anime aired in 2007 was an epic one that reflects the colors of the game well.
The original game has a negative rating and the anime has a positive rating.
The game version was a big hit as an erotic game at the time because it was made like a full anime and had a gruesome bad ending.
But the impact of the anime version is stronger than that.
What is sung
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A simulation game from Leaf (AQUAPLUS), the creator of such popular games as “ToHeart” and “Comic Party”.
An anime adaptation of the game was started in 2006.
The original game and the anime are well known.
The game version was originally an erotic game, but the consumer port version became a hit, and after that it was developed only for consumers.
Currently, an anime adaptation project of the third game “The Two White Kings” is underway.
Grisaia series
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It was released in a trilogy of adult games: “Grizzia’s Fruit”, “Grizzia’s Labyrinth” and “Grizzia’s Paradise”.
All of the games have been made into anime.
Known for the original game and the anime.
The game version was highly acclaimed for its topicality, partly due to the use of Akio Watanabe, who rapidly rose to fame with the “Story” series.
Currently, a new series “Grisaia: Phantom Trigger” is being developed and is being made into a crowd-funded anime.
Summary
Popular games don’t always turn out to be popular anime, but the games we’ve picked up are all blessed with anime.
Of course, the original games are generally masterpieces as well, so even if you got into them from the anime, you should definitely give the games a try!
