Anime Appendix N (Fantasy)
Anime
A list of anime series that I'd recommend for inspirational viewing when running tabletop RPGs.
TV, 1997,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:8
How to run a more dark and serious political campaign (with a transition to Weird Fantasy as the manga moves past the Golden Age arc.)
OVA, 1990,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Before Critical Role: Legend of Vox Machina, there was Record of Lodoss War - Less serious than Berserk, but generally taking itself fairly seriously.
TV, 1995,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:8
This is probably closer to the middle ground of what, tonally, an RPG campaign should aim for - starting fairly comedic, and moving toward serious as the storyline moves on - you'll notice that the campaigns in Critical Role have a similar arc, both through deliberate action by Matt Mercer and player engagement by the group.
TV, 2021,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
This is what you get when the GM is going for serious, and the players are just taking the p***.
TV, 2016,
10 eps
Me:-
Author:-
This is an example of a more specifically comedic campaign.
TV, 2013,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Useful inspiration for how to deal with a setting that the players are intimately familiar with - the protagonists of the anime are very familiar with the setting of the MMO they're trapped in now, but enough little things (plus a few large things) have changed to keep the players on their toes - and that information is communicated to the characters in a way that GMs can learn from.
TV, 2009,
175 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Running a campaign based around an "adventurers guild" as a social organization for the players to be a part of, as well as a framework to introduce new characters, and as a larger political organization in the campaign world.
