Which Anime Series Would Make Good Slots?

As some of you may already know, I’m actually a pretty big fan of online casino games, slots in particular. It’s not something that I obsess over religiously (you know, like anime), but it’s still an activity that I absolutely adore. The few of you who already know about it have probably read my previous article in which I complained that every single slot I’ve played which was based on an anime series has been, well, pretty damn bad. I was thinking about that a few days ago, more specifically wondering how to make them better. Ultimately, the question I ended up asking myself was this – if I could turn any anime into an online slot, which would it be? Now, keep in mind that I don’t believe that “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and “Ghost in the Shell”, whose slots I complained about in my article, are bad series – very, very far from it. But I do think that they weren’t suitable for slots. In this day and age, when online casinos are so advanced (especially the casinos that allow their customers to deposit with PayPal, which are typically top of the line), we can’t afford to settle for subpar slots.

So, what series are suitable, in my opinion? Well, first of all, we have to keep in mind that there’s a bit of a culture shock here. Anime is entirely a Japanese invention, and most series remain strictly in Japan, and when they do leave the island they’re mostly consumed by Anime fans and not the general population. The problem is that the circle of anime fans and the circle of online gamblers overlaps only a little bit, so we need to pick series which appeal to not only anime fans, but Westerners in general. As such, it’s a bit of a no-brainer to pick “Attack on Titan” as one of the best series that can be adapted into a slot. There’s more than enough characters and enemy variations to create more than enough symbols without having to resort to letters (just make all the major symbols characters and the minor ones Titans and you’re all done! In addition, you can also make a Titan Slaying bonus game where you need to navigate Eren or Mikasa as they leap through the streets, picking a direction and hoping to dodge all the Titans, with every kill netting you more money. See, this slot designs itself!

Another extremely popular slot is, of course, “One Piece”, which I’ve written about before. As you know, it’s the most popular manga in the world, by a gigantic margin, with every single volume that comes out topping the sales charts of its respective month, every year. “One Piece” is also a series with a whole ton of characters, which is a quality that lends itself very well to slots. And besides that, the main character can stretch his body like rubber – just think about the countless bonus games you could create with that! Maybe you can have him protecting his friends from cannonballs by punching them out of the sky or something. Or if you’re looking for a variation of the classic “cups” game which shows up in almost every slot (where you have a bunch of items laid out and you can select one or several, with a different prize hiding in each one), then you can always have the Grand Line in there! Have a bunch of islands that the crew can choose to visit in any order they want, with one island containing One Piece (and ending the bonus game, giving you a huge bonus) and one island containing Blackbeard (once again ending the game, but without the bonus). If someone wants to hire me to design this, please use the “Contact” form at the top of the site!