[Spring 2019] Top 5 Recommended New Game Apps for Anime Fans

Many of you must have started a new life and bought a new smartphone! How about starting a new smartphone game as part of your fresh start?
From the shiny new smartphone games released from the end of February to the beginning of April 2019, here are the recommended titles for Akiba Research Institute readers who love anime, ranked accordingly.

Langrisser" is back with a completely new title!

1. Langrisser Mobile

• ZlongGames
• Genre: Simulation RPG
• Release date: April 2, 2019

Since the first title was released in 1991, the "Langrisser" series has been gaining strong support as a full-fledged simulation RPG. This title is the long-awaited, complete new installment after a whopping 28 years. The storyline revolving around the holy sword "Langrisser" and the magic sword "Alhazard," the tactic-oriented battle system, and popular characters such as Elwin and Leon, all of which are inherited from the previous titles, make this title a fascinating new title.

Read our review of "Langrisser Mobile" here

The legendary PC game "Maple Story," which continues to this day, now has a smartphone version!

2. Maple Story M

• NEXON Company
• Genre: Role Playing
• Distribution date: April 10, 2019

Free-to-play online RPG "Maple Story" on PC, which has more than 100 million IDs registered worldwide, is now available on smartphones! The game faithfully recreates the Maple World that once enthralled PC users with a variety of professions and cute avatars. The game also features auto-movement and auto-battle for easy operation. The fun world where you can get together with your guild mates and have a good time is back on your smartphone.

Read our review of "Maple Story M" here

For those who like beautiful girls, this is the game for you!

3. Mirage Memorial

• Efun International Ltd
• Genre: RPG
• System: Friend system
• Release date: February 20, 2019

An adventure RPG featuring beautiful girls ONLY collecting and nurturing legendary, mythological, and historical figures, with over 60 beautiful girls including Susanoo (CV: Rie Kugimiya), Athena (CV: Kana Hanazawa), Set (CV: Aoi Yuki), Elizabeth (CV: Ai Chino), and more. Players can enjoy turn-based card battles and interaction with the beautiful girls, all voiced by a cast of splendid voice actors.

Read our review of "Mirage Memorial" here

A must-see for fans of the "Overlord" anime! New original story only in this title!

4. mass for the dead

• Exys Inc.
• Genre: Otherworldly dark fantasy RPG
• System: Auto battle, double speed mode
• Distribution date: February 21, 2019

TV anime "Overlord" is now a smartphone RPG. While nostalgic characters such as Momonga (CV. Satoshi Hino) and Chartier (CV. Sumire Uesaka) appear in the game, a new original story only for this title will be developed. The new original storyline is different from the original storyline, allowing you to enjoy another "Overlord.

Read our review of "MASS FOR THE DEAD" here

• Download from AppStore
• Download from Google Play

The game is as powerful as Hollywood!

5. Alita: Battle Angel - Mobile

• Allstar Games
• Genre: Role Playing
• Distribution date: March 12, 2019

Authorized for the movie "Alita: Battle Angel"! The game faithfully recreates the world of the movie, featuring the well-known on-screen hero, Alita, and the cyborg robber, Hugo. On the other hand, the player controls an original character in the game, and the story unfolds from a new perspective that differs from that of the movie! Players will be able to experience the longed-for adventure with Alita.

Read our review of "Alita: Battle Angel - Mobile" here

• Download from AppStore
• Download from Google Play

What did you think? If there is a title you are interested in, please give it a try this weekend!