Games that should be in "Anime / Manga" theme - Page 2

Solo Kazuki · 29 December 2018, 20:16

Elfmania
http://hol.abime.net/2832

Solo Kazuki · 29 December 2018, 20:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by retrogamer

Gem'X

Sure, but Gem'X is already in Anime / Manga theme on HoL

http://hol.abime.net/2714

Solo Kazuki · 30 December 2018, 12:56

Final Fight
http://hol.abime.net/540

Solo Kazuki · 30 December 2018, 18:21

Deep Silence: Secret of My Soul
http://hol.abime.net/5889

Solo Kazuki · 30 December 2018, 18:32

Midnight Resistance
http://hol.abime.net/2468

Solo Kazuki · 30 December 2018, 18:35

Quasar Wars
http://hol.abime.net/3722

Solo Kazuki · 30 December 2018, 18:42

Pang
http://hol.abime.net/1009

Hewitson · 31 December 2018, 05:12

Calling some of these manga is a bit of a stretch. Joe & Mac? Final Fight?

Solo Kazuki · 31 December 2018, 07:19

Remember that they are japanese games.

Jessica (Guy's girfriend) from FF

But it's proposition, decision is up to HoL team.

Master484 · 18 January 2019, 14:07

Wolfchild had an anime style intro.
http://hol.abime.net/1745

Also games like Soccer Kid, Ruff 'n Tumble and Top Banana have main characters with big heads and big eyes, but I'm not sure if that's enough to make them anime/manga.

Solo Kazuki · 09 February 2019, 13:31

According description on box, Smash should also added.

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Solo Kazuki · 11 February 2019, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Master484

Wolfchild had an anime style intro.
http://hol.abime.net/1745

Also games like Soccer Kid, Ruff 'n Tumble and Top Banana have main characters with big heads and big eyes, but I'm not sure if that's enough to make them anime/manga.

Maybe Wolfchild intro will "fit", but other mentioned games (and Arabian Nights, if You mention Soccer Kid) rather looks like Euro/US cartoon style, IMHO.

Solo Kazuki · 12 February 2019, 13:31

Big Engine/The Big End

http://hol.abime.net/5485
http://hol.abime.net/5558

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I added also some screens to older posts to clarify propositions, please browse again and consider them.

haps · 12 February 2019, 14:50

I have to agree with Hewitson (which I rarely do).

Master484 · 13 February 2019, 20:49

Street Fighter 2 had an anime movie in Japan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street...Animated_Movie

And it had it's own manga comics too, like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_II_(manga)

So I think all games in the Street Fighter series should have the anime/manga theme tag.

And here are some of my thoughts on the other proposed games.

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Elfmania is clearly inspired by the japanese art style. This is evident by not only how the characters look, but also by how the game name is also written in japanese both in the game box and in the title screen.

So I think Elfmania should get the "anime/manga" theme tag.

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And Fighting Spirit too is clearly japanese art style influenced.

One of the loading screens has japanese writings:

And the cover art too is more japanese than european style:

So, I would give it the anime/manga tag.

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And that tennis game Smash too should surely get the manga/anime tag, because of art style, and because the game box and the advertisements of the game actually say that it's a "japanese cartoon style" game. So just like Apidya and Elfmania, they're making the point clear that they're trying to be japanese.

And some of the characters of Shadow Fighter look manga/anime influenced, so to it too I would give it the manga/anime tag.

And in my opinion those other games mentioned: Pang, Deep Silence, Yo! Joe!, Joe and Mac, Mega Twins, Bubble Heroes and Super Gem'Z also qualify, so they too could all get the tag.

And Shadowlands and Shadoworlds also could get the tag, because the big eye character portraits are clearly manga influenced.

---

But about Final Fight, I don't know. The games original concept art is of course drawn by japanese artists in the anime/manga style, and according to wikipedia some of the Final Fight characters have appeared in anime films. But in my opinion in the game itself the characters look more like traditional pixel art style rather than anime/manga.

And about the Turricans, I think they're in the same category as Wolfchild; the intro movies could qualify, especially the Turrican 3 one. So I guess it depends on if just an anime/manga style intro is enough to get the theme tag. It could be. Personally I would tag Wolfchild and Turrican 3, maybe turrican 2 too.

These theme tags just describe game contents...so even if the whole game wouldn't be anime/manga, the tag is still useful in finding such contents from this huge database. So in my opinion, we could put the anime/manga tag to all games that have this sort of content, even if it would be just the intro. So if the game has such content, even if it was just a little bit, then I think it's better to have the tag, rather than not to have it.

Galahad/FLT · 13 February 2019, 23:00

Metal Law

Solo Kazuki · 14 February 2019, 07:44

Adventures of Quik & Silva

Solo Kazuki · 03 May 2020, 13:00

Son Shu-Shi is styled similarto Akira Toriyama works (e.g. Dragon Ball or Dr Slump or games like Dragon Quest or Chrono Trigger).

saimon69 · 15 May 2020, 02:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solo Kazuki

Son Shu-Shi is styled similarto Akira Toriyama works (e.g. Dragon Ball or Dr Slump or games like Dragon Quest or Chrono Trigger).

Pity colors are not nihonjin enough ^^ however i got surprised is an ECS title; is there any longplay video around?
[never mind, found one here:]
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29 December 2018, 20:16	#21
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Elfmania http://hol.abime.net/2832 Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 12 February 2019 at 12:37.

30 December 2018, 18:21	#24
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Deep Silence: Secret of My Soul http://hol.abime.net/5889 Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 12 February 2019 at 12:08.

30 December 2018, 18:35	#26
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Quasar Wars http://hol.abime.net/3722 Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 12 February 2019 at 13:13.

09 February 2019, 13:31	#31
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	According description on box, Smash should also added. [ Show youtube player ] Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 12 February 2019 at 17:05.

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30 December 2018, 12:56	#23
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Final Fight http://hol.abime.net/540

30 December 2018, 18:32	#25
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Midnight Resistance http://hol.abime.net/2468

30 December 2018, 18:42	#27
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Pang http://hol.abime.net/1009

31 December 2018, 05:12	#28
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	Calling some of these manga is a bit of a stretch. Joe & Mac? Final Fight?

31 December 2018, 07:19	#29
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Remember that they are japanese games. Jessica (Guy's girfriend) from FF But it's proposition, decision is up to HoL team.

18 January 2019, 14:07	#30
Master484 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 524	Wolfchild had an anime style intro. http://hol.abime.net/1745 Also games like Soccer Kid, Ruff 'n Tumble and Top Banana have main characters with big heads and big eyes, but I'm not sure if that's enough to make them anime/manga.

12 February 2019, 13:31	#33
Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Big Engine/The Big End http://hol.abime.net/5485 http://hol.abime.net/5558 ------- I added also some screens to older posts to clarify propositions, please browse again and consider them.

12 February 2019, 14:50	#34
haps Rumpig Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The bottom of the bottle Age: 92 Posts: 243	I have to agree with Hewitson (which I rarely do).

13 February 2019, 20:49	#35
Master484 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 524	Street Fighter 2 had an anime movie in Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street...Animated_Movie And it had it's own manga comics too, like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_II_(manga) So I think all games in the Street Fighter series should have the anime/manga theme tag. And here are some of my thoughts on the other proposed games. --- Elfmania is clearly inspired by the japanese art style. This is evident by not only how the characters look, but also by how the game name is also written in japanese both in the game box and in the title screen. So I think Elfmania should get the "anime/manga" theme tag. --- And Fighting Spirit too is clearly japanese art style influenced. One of the loading screens has japanese writings: And the cover art too is more japanese than european style: So, I would give it the anime/manga tag. --- And that tennis game Smash too should surely get the manga/anime tag, because of art style, and because the game box and the advertisements of the game actually say that it's a "japanese cartoon style" game. So just like Apidya and Elfmania, they're making the point clear that they're trying to be japanese. And some of the characters of Shadow Fighter look manga/anime influenced, so to it too I would give it the manga/anime tag. And in my opinion those other games mentioned: Pang, Deep Silence, Yo! Joe!, Joe and Mac, Mega Twins, Bubble Heroes and Super Gem'Z also qualify, so they too could all get the tag. And Shadowlands and Shadoworlds also could get the tag, because the big eye character portraits are clearly manga influenced. --- But about Final Fight, I don't know. The games original concept art is of course drawn by japanese artists in the anime/manga style, and according to wikipedia some of the Final Fight characters have appeared in anime films. But in my opinion in the game itself the characters look more like traditional pixel art style rather than anime/manga. And about the Turricans, I think they're in the same category as Wolfchild; the intro movies could qualify, especially the Turrican 3 one. So I guess it depends on if just an anime/manga style intro is enough to get the theme tag. It could be. Personally I would tag Wolfchild and Turrican 3, maybe turrican 2 too. These theme tags just describe game contents...so even if the whole game wouldn't be anime/manga, the tag is still useful in finding such contents from this huge database. So in my opinion, we could put the anime/manga tag to all games that have this sort of content, even if it would be just the intro. So if the game has such content, even if it was just a little bit, then I think it's better to have the tag, rather than not to have it.

13 February 2019, 23:00	#36
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Metal Law

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Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Adventures of Quik & Silva

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Solo Kazuki Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poland Posts: 1,301	Son Shu-Shi is styled similarto Akira Toriyama works (e.g. Dragon Ball or Dr Slump or games like Dragon Quest or Chrono Trigger).

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