Sitting down on your favorite chair and playing call of duty all night while sipping on a cold Mt. Dew is some of the serene experiences one can have, and anime can give you that feeling too. Anime has the ability to cater to so many different people with different tastes and fans of FPS fans need to look no further than this list of Anime that satisfy your trigger finger.
Our list will give anime that give you the same sense of adrenaline that games like Call of Duty and Deus Ex give you. Whether its some good old fashion western shoot outs or futuristic ballistics, these 10 anime are blast to watch if you love playing first person shooter.
10 Darwin's Game (2020)
In the not so distant future, Sudou Kaname is is unknowingly thrust into the popular mobile game called, "Darwin's Game". Its not just any ordinary game, its a game to the death. Every player in the game has a unique ability called a "sigil" and it bestows a powerful ability to player and is very reminiscent of hero shooters. The main character can copy whatever he touches and his main love interest, Shuka can manipulate chains. Currently, the show is set up like a battle royale and has plenty of twists and turns, like any good FPS. If you want an anime that get your blood pumping, Darwin's Game is good choice.
9 Gunslinger Girls
What would you get if you rescued young girls from the brink of death, only to make them highly skilled assassins that would eliminate any target? You would get the deeply entertaining, Gunslinger Girls. As said previously, Gunslinger Girls follows a cast of young girls as they deal with the brainwashing and fake love they recieve as deadly assassins. What emotions are real and why they are doing what they are doing, are the core of the story. Based on the structure and premise of the story, this is like a first-person hitman game. You get to experience the well coordinated assassins and even some fire fights that would make a Call of Duty fan proud.
8 Heavy Objects
The one sin that human kind can never atone for is that we have never got an official Metal Gear anime, fortunately for us we have Heavy Objects. In the distant future, there are these massive spherical tanks called, "Objects', and they are weapons of war that threaten the future of any nation. It's up to Qwenthur and Havia, two lowly soldiers, and Milinda, a object pilot, to fight and destroy enemy objects and protect the world and their very lives. Throughout the show you get to see the tactics and plans of the main character and its very reminiscent of the gameplay of first person stealth game like Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell. If you want a show that reminds you of the outrageous premise of Metal Gear, you'll dig this game.
7 Gungrave
One of the best parts of playing a first-person shooter is the visceral feeling of the power held within a gun, and no show displays this better than Gungrave. Based on the third-person shooter of the same name, Gungrave follows the tale of two loyal brothers, Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel, who join the millennion and rise the ranks of the mafia. Both brothers are driven by different ambitions and the revenge that swallows up the story. Much of the visceral gunplay is very similar games like Doom and Wolfenstein. Aesthetically it is very gothic and has the melodramatic tone of Devil May Cry game. Full of emotion, blood, and Style Gunsgrave will sate your first-person shooter loving brain.
6 Btoom!!
Grenades are just as important to a first-person shooter and are often over looked. Btoom!! is a death game anime that follows 8 unique contestants who are trapped on a deserted island and their weapons are bombs. These unique bombs are known as "BIM", and they vary from timed bombs to trigger bombs and each contestant must use these bombs to survive and figure out the nature of the circumstances that surround the death game. The show plays with the concepts of survival and hero shooters as we get to see all of the different types of bombs and personalities. Considering the inspiration of the death game was a first-person shooter called Btoom, it holds various elements that make the genre enthralling.
5 Psycho-Pass
On the more cerebral part of the spectrum, Psycho-Pass is a story about justice and corruption in a future society. In the 22nd century, the Sibyl System is a way of examining the mental state of an individual and determine whether they have criminal intent, premeditated justice.
Akane Tsunemori is a naive woman who becomes an enforcer and wants to fight for pure justice, but the Sibyl System might be corrupt and she has to determine what true justice is. Games like CyberPunk 2077 and Deus Ex are very similar to the style and tone of Psycho-Pass. The signature Sibyl System is an ethical issue that is similar to the problems found in Deus Ex. If you love a good Sci-fi thriller, give it a watch.
4 Black Lagoon
One of the most important feelings a good first-person shooter can give is that of an overpowered killing machine, making killing bad guys a cathartic experience. Black Lagoon follows Rokurou Okajima as he gets involved with the dangerous Black Lagoon mercenary group. The show full of high octane action that will get your blood pumping. Studio Madhouse has a knack for presenting horrific gore and impactful action and this show is tightly directed to make you feel each gun shot. If your looking for show that has the energy of Doom and the visceral action of John Woo film then this adventure is for you.
3 Trigun
Sometimes all you need is a man with a gun on the run. Trigun follows Vash the Stampede, an outlaw with a bounty of $$60,000,000,000. Rumor has it that Vash the Stampede is a merciless killer who leaves a trail of destruction in his wake wherever he goes, but in actuality he wouldn't hurt a fly.
We follow Vash as he journeys through the wasteland helping out civilians and dealing with his past. If you have ever played a Bethesda RPG, then the episodic structure of the show will remind you of playing a Fallout RPG. The western aesthetic and weapons are aesthetically pleasing and are extremely visceral. A pulse pounding experience, through and through.
2 High School of the Dead
With the release of the Dying Light 2 being delayed from a March 2020 release to a possible Winter 2020 release, you might need an anime to tide you over till then. High School of the Dead is anime's take on the shambling dead and the blood and gore that is part of genre. In zombie infection fashion, a group of hormonal teenagers try to survive together and take revenge on the walking dead. The show plenty of gore and blood and has plenty of variety to the kills. If you need to itch your zombie killing urge, then this anime is the perfect zombie killing experience.
1 Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
With the rise in popularity of online multiplayer first-person shooters and battle royale game, its no suprise the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online is our pick for the best anime for fans of first-person shooters. Originally explored in the second season of Sword Art Online, Gun Gale Online is an MMO First-Person shooter that has the players fight for supremacy in a game laiden with heavy weaponry. Dual pistols, sub machine guns, and sniper rifles, you name it and Gun Gale Online has it. The anime delves into the more competitive aspect of online games and is interested on self-worth, which is a great lesson that anyone should learn. If you aren't burned out on Sword Art Online, give this show a watch.