Best Shonen Jump Anime Games

Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has influenced not just manga and anime, but video games as well. Some of the most popular series from Shonen Jump have gone on to make some of the best anime video games of all time. Below, you’ll find the best anime games of the current generation based on Weekly Shonen Jump manga series worth checking out in terms of gameplay, visuals, characters, and quality of adaptation.

Best Shonen Jump Anime Games: Dragon Ball FighterZ

I could sit here all day with just Dragon Ball adaptations filling this list, but I will try to refrain from including too many. When it comes to arguably the best anime video game of all time, though, Dragon Ball FighterZ is right up there. It is perhaps the most visually impressive anime game adaptation, with a stunning recreation of the anime’s style.

And that is before including the actual content itself. The fighting gameplay performs incredibly, allowing for some of the richest possibilities in the medium. No other anime fighting game comes close.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

There are far too many Yu-Gi-Oh games, but few in recent times have succeeded as well as Master Duel. Being free-to-play and available literally everywhere, anyone can pick it up and try it out. It adapts the card game from the beloved manga and anime series well, with an unbelievable amount of cards and tons of endless depth for creating decks. There is a reason this has tens of millions of downloads to date.

Fairy Tail

There are arguably not enough anime RPGs these days. One of the few notable exceptions in recent memory is Fairy Tail, which has a sequel almost here at the time of writing. The turn-based combat plays pretty well, with a heavy focus on a grid-style attack system. You can feel the behind-the-scenes engine of the beloved Atelier series but with an adaptation of the best part of the Fairy Tail storyline.

J-Stars Victory VS

There are a few Weekly Shonen Jump-specific video games that bring together countless characters from across the many series in the magazine. Sadly, almost all of them are pretty bad or forgettable. J-Stars Victory VS has some rough edges, but it looks great and plays decently enough. Though it would be nice to have some better gameplay variations between characters, it is nonstop madness seeing characters like Goku fighting Saiki from Saiki K.

More of the Best Shonen Jump Anime Games

In addition to the above four that I particularly enjoyed myself, it is also worth mentioning a few more recommendations. Below, you’ll find a few more of the best Shonen Jump anime games from the current or previous console generations that are worth checking out right now:

• Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
• One Piece Odyssey
• Attack on Titan 2
• Jump Ultimate Stars
• Dragon Ball The Breakers
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero