Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

The Neptunia series has a long history of turning video game consoles and companies into anime girls for their games. But the new spin-off game, Hyper Goddess Faith Noire: Ultra Goddess Black Heart, takes it a step further and gives famous Japanese game franchises their own anime girl treatment.

Note: As the names of these characters have no official English names as of yet, these are my own transliterations of the Japanese.

Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Bio (ビオ) — Resident Evil

Bio’s name comes from the Japanese title of the survival horror series — i.e., ” Biohazard.” You’ve gotta love the little zombie chewing on her shoulder and the little red and white umbrella it carries around.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Moru (モルー) — Monster Hunter

Moru’s name comes from the first syllable of the franchise she represents: Monster Hunter — and she definitely looks the part.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Lifai (リーファイ) — Street Fighter

It’s easy for anyone who’s ever played a fighting game to see that Lifai is modelled after Chun Li from Street Fighter. I also enjoy that her bracers have down to forward punch written on them.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Lid (リッド) — Metal Gear

Her name is Lid, as in Metal Gear Solid. Her design is based on that of “Old Snake” in Metal Gear Solid 4.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Win (ウィン) — Pro Evolution Soccer

Win is the embodiment of the Pro Evolution Soccer series — or as it’s known in Japan, Winning Eleven.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Saori (さおり) — Tokimeki Memorial

Tokimeki Memorial, back in the PS1 days, was the first break-out game for the dating sim genre. The game’s main love interest is Fujisaki Shiori.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Restore (レストア) — Record of Argarest War

Restore personifies the Argarest War franchise. In appearance she looks like the game series’ Ellis and Fiona — and as they were both healers, this adds another layer to Restore’s name pun.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Little Rain (リトル・レイン) — Neverland

Little Rain represents Idea Factory’s Neverland series of games. Both her name an appearance are based on the Spectral Force character Little Snow.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Generia G (ジェネリア・G) — SD Gundam G Generation

Representing the Gundam G Generation series of games, Generia G takes her appearance from any number of captains from the Gundam franchise.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Lady Wakku (レデイ・ワック) — Pac-Man

Fruit on her dress, a giant bow, and sitting on a ball — need I say more?


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Ai Masujima (増島 愛) — IDOLM@STER

Ai Masujima represents the Idolmaster series (though it’s not the first time Neptunia has parodied this series). She is based on IDOLM@STER 2‘s Mami Futami.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Estelle (エステル) — Dragon Quest

Dressing like the hero from Dragon Quest III, Estelle’s appearance is especially iconic for Japanese gamers.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Ain Al (アインアル) — Final Fantasy

A crystal on her chest, a rabbit that looks like a moogle, and a character design that looks more than a little like FFXIII‘s Lightning, it’s obvious at a glance that Ain Al represents Final Fantasy. I should also mention that her starting weapon in the game proper is an FFVIII-style gunblade.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Sango (サンゴ) — Dynasty Warriors

Dynasty Warriors, called “Sangoku Musou” in Japanese, appears as a girl that looks a lot like mainstay character Sun Shang Xiang.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Poona (プーナ) — Opoona

From quirky little Wii game Opoona, it’s pretty easy to guess the origin of this character’s name.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Brossa Aizen (ブロッサ 愛染) — Sakura Wars

Weird foreign-sounding name and an 18th century European military-esque uniform? This could only be Sakura Wars.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Ryuka (琉歌) — Yakuza

With an outfit halfway between that of a hostess club girl and a white mobster suit, Ryuka is a clear embodiment of the Yakuza franchise — or “Ryu ga Gotoku” as it is called in Japanese.


Iconic Video Game Series Reimagined As Anime Girls

Tsunemi (つねみ) — Vocaloid/Project Diva

Tsunemi is based on the world’s most popular virtual singer, Hatsune Miku.

Hyper Goddess Faith Noire: Ultra Goddess Black Heart was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan on May 29, 2014. There is currently no word on a Western release.


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