​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 rummy nabob no official English names as of yet, these are my own transliterations of the Japanese.] 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.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1608771556","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"playstation","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); 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. 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 modeled after Chun Li from Street Fighter. I also enjoy that her bracers have down to forward punch written on them. 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 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. 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 Restore (レストア) – Record of Agarest War Restore personifies the Agarest 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. Little Rain (リトル・レイン) – Neverland Little Rain rummy noble represents Idea Factory’s Neverland series of games. Both her name an appearance are based on the Spectral Force character Little Snow. 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. 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? 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. Estelle (エステル) – Dragon Quest Dressing like the hero from Dragon Quest III, Estelle’s appearance is especially iconic for Japanese gamers. 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. 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. Poona (プーナ) – Opoona From quirky little Wii game Opoona, it’s pretty easy to guess the origin of this character’s name. 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 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. Tsunemi (つねみ) – Vocaloid/Project Diva Tsunemi is based on rummy satta 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. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @BiggestinJapan