Anime has become more and more popular over the years thanks to smash-hit series like Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online, and several Shonen Jump series. Thanks to this, there has been an uptick in Playstation 4 anime-based games being translated into English and released in the west. Many of these games are actually pretty solid and have great gameplay mechanics that even fans who haven't gotten into the series they are based on can enjoy.
Many of the games will sum up the events of the anime they are based on or will offer a completely new story that is accessible to a wide range of players.
10 My Hero: One's Justice 2
Everything about the My Hero Academia series made it a perfect pick to enter the fighting game genre. My Hero: One's Justice 2 takes all the popular characters from the series and throws them into an arena-based fighter that earned praise from players around the world.
Players can pick from heroes and villains and even fight their way through the game's story mode for extra lore.
9 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was a huge deal when it was announced as it put the players in the shoes of Goku and friends. The gameplay follows the story of Dragonball Z but also has somewhat of an open world that allows fans to explore the various locations of the Dragon Balls universe.
The fights include everything up to the Buu saga, as well as a new enemy designed by Akira Toriyama himself.
8 Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
The Fate series began as a visual novel and then explored when said visual novel receive its first anime adaptation. Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star allows players to pick from a wide roster of popular Fate characters like Nero as they take part in the very first Holy Grail War.
The game is in the action genre and relies on well-timed combo attacks to take down enemies.
7 Jump Force
Jump Force is a dream project that brings the various series in the Shonen Jump magazine together. The game features famous characters like Naruto, Goku, Yusuke, Ruronik Kenshin, and Yugi Moto. The game is an arena fighter with a story mode involving the infamous Light Yagami.
For fans of the Shonen Jump magazine or action games in general, this is a must-play.
6 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Ultimate Ninja Storm is a series that has been going on since the Playstation 2. The games are arena fighters that let players assume the role of their favorite Naruto characters in order to reenact their dream fights. The games also have a story mode that covers the events of the series.
Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 features the Road to Boruto DLC that brings in the kids of the original series.
5 Dragon Ball FighterZ
Dragon Ball FighterZ is another game that takes advantage of the high-class action found in the Dragon Ball Z series. This time, the game is just about fighting and has 24 characters available from the series, as well as several DLC characters that characters can purchase to extend their play.
The game uses a traditional fighting game template instead of the arena fighter style of Kakarot.
4 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven is another fighting game, but this time it's staring the cast of the long-running Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series. It focuses on the events of the series Stardust Crusaders arc and features 52 playable characters to fight with.
The massive roster alone makes it an easy choice for fans of fighting games with a diverse cast.
3 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 falls into the beat-em-up genre and allows players to choose from 43 characters from the series to play as. The game has an original story that helps add to the series lore and, like most fighting games on the list, features a well-designed multiplayer mode.
Along with this, the game has a titan mode that resizes enemies for a fun gameplay mix-up.
2 .Hack//G.U. Last Recode
The .Hack games were a popular multi-media series that were released during the Playstation 2 era. G.U. Last Recode is an HD port of the second trilogy of games and is an RPG with similarity to a real-world MMO. The game follows Haseo, a player-killer-killer searching for a way to revive his comatose friend Shino.
As the games progress, he meets a large roster of friends and uncovers the truth of the video game The World.
1 Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth is an RPG that lets players collect Digimon. The game is story-based and follows the tale of an everyday student who is caught up in the digital realm. Players must level their Digimon to take on powerful foes and make their way through the dark plot of the virtual world EDEN.
The game is perfect for players looking for a huge JRPG to suck up their time, especially if they like collecting monsters.