Anime games: Your favourites? What anime should get games?

[Super_Boom]

The only anime game I can say I still enjoy is Bleach: 3rd Phantom. Despite some plot holes, the gameplay style and conversation scenes were incredibly addicting. I also liked that the game content was mostly original, so I was able to enjoy the story without knowing how it had to end. I liked it so much I went through two simultaneous playthroughs and made it through the entire post-game challenge to unlock Grimmjow. Even now that I've mostly lost interest in the manga, I still look back on this game fondly.

On that note, I think that's my biggest issue with games based on anime licenses. I might convince myself a game is passable, but when I lose interest in the source material, I realize how terrible the games really are. This has happened with several games I've owned, with Naruto being one of the more recent examples. I suppose the games are targetting fans of said material, so it doesn't really matter, but for me to consider a game good or not shouldn't be reliant on that IMO.

But I guess if had to choose, the series I'd really like to see get a good game adaption would be Fairy Tail, as long as it uses a good amount of original material, so I don't just feel like I'm running through a script of story sequences I'm already familiar with. Considering how the universe is set-up, there's a lot of room for new content without contradicting any of the canon story arcs. I think using a Monster Hunter style setup for mission selection and a good sim aspect, only with less grinding and a simpler combat system, I could see myself enjoying a game like that for years. Considering how the author of the manga actually wrote a manga set in the Monster Hunter universe...it seems like it would be a good fit.