15+ Anime MC who are Awesome Gamers

Updated October 22, 2022 by Ernie

GAMERS! Who wouldn’t like anime gamer characters in today’s world? They are probably one of the MOST relatable characters to people like us! Whether it be on a smartphone, a gaming console, or even a high-end gaming PC— as long as you know you love playing games YOU can consider yourself a gamer! Now let’s ask ourselves, are there any awesome gamers in anime? Let’s find out in this list of 16 Anime MC Gamers!

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MAIN CHARACTERS WHO ARE HARDCORE GAMERS IN ANIME

 

16. Izumi Konata (Lucky Star)

INFORMATION
Title	Lucky Star
Genre	Comedy
Type	Series
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Premiered	2007
Episodes	24
Duration	24 min. per ep

 Lucky Star is an anime full of moe! All the characters there are cutely designed, especially the main character, Izumi Konata. She is known by anime fans for her long blue hair and small stature and she’s not just a gamer but a total otaku, as well! She is often seen playing video games and some are even references to real ones like the time when she was playing Tower of Druaga on her PC!

 

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15. Natsuki Subaru (Re:Zero)

INFORMATION
Title	Re:Zero
Genre	Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
Type	Series
Studio	White Fox
Premiered	2016
Episodes	25
Duration	25 min. per ep

 This may seem unexpected to you because you don’t always see him playing games but before he was isekai’d to another world, Natsu Subaru is a true gamer. You know why? Because if you watch the series, you can sometimes see his nerdy side which shows his knowledge in anime, manga, and video games.

 

14. Amano Keita (Gamers!)

INFORMATION
Title	Gamers!
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Pine Jam
Premiered	2017
Episodes	12
Duration	24 min. per ep

 Amano Keita is one of the main characters from the series, Gamers! As you can see from the title itself—YES, all of the characters here are gamers who have wide knowledge in different types of video games. So, Amano is a smartphone gamer and is a very passionate one especially when it comes to RPG. He even meets the person who he always plays with and that is Chiaki Hoshinomori, a girl with several similar interests as him and plays the same RPG game!

 

13. Aoba Suzukaze (New Game!)

INFORMATION
Title	New Game!
Genre	Comedy
Type	Series
Studio	Doga Kobo
Premiered	2016
Episodes	12
Duration	24 min. per ep

 The new employee of the game dev company called Eagle Jump is none other than the character designer, Aoba Suzukaze! Aoba is a girl with a small stature and long purple hair. She is a hardworking employee and is definitely having fun with her job because she works for the company that created her favorite video game, Fairies Story.

 

12. Tomoya Aki (How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend)

INFORMATION
Title	How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Genre	Comedy, Romance, Ecchi
Type	Series
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Premiered	2015
Episodes	12
Duration	23 min. per ep

 Tomoya Aki is a knowledgeable otaku and a cultured gamer especially on Visual Novels like dating sim games. During his 2nd year of high school, he had a fateful encounter with the girl, Megumi Kato which inspired him to make his own Visual Novel. Seeing that Kato has the potential to be the main heroine of his dream game, he created the team called Blessing Software which consists of Tomoya, Kato, Utaha, and Eriri.

 

11. Shiroe (Log Horizon)

INFORMATION
Title	Log Horizon
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Type	Series
Studio	Satelight
Premiered	2013
Episodes	25
Duration	25 min. per ep

 Shiro is the main character of Log Horizon which is also the Guild name of the game he is playing. He is a dedicated and long-time player of the MMORPG game, Elder Tale. In fact, Shiroe has been playing this game for over 8 years already and is a master strategist of their party called Debauchery Tea Party, a group that takes on only the most challenging raids!

 

10. Hirotaka Nifuji (Wotakoi)

INFORMATION
Title	Wotakoi
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Type	Series
Studio	Satelight
Premiered	2013
Episodes	25
Duration	25 min. per ep

 Hirotaka Nifuji is a person who’s not as rowdy as his other co-workers because of his serious personality. Despite that, he has no problems with socializing especially when they talk about things that interest Hirotaka and of course, you all know what that is! He may be a serious one in the office but when it comes to video games, he can be very competitive even if you’re a noob at it!

 

9. Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)

INFORMATION
Title	Overlord
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural
Type	Series
Studio	Madhouse
Premiered	2015
Episodes	13
Duration	24 min. per ep

 Ainz Ooal Gown is the avatar character of Suzuki Satoru, a person who dedicated everything in his life to playing YGGDRASIL, a DMMO-RPG. Suzuki doesn’t have any pleasant memories in real life and is stuck in a never-ending cycle of work and rest but as Ainz Ooal Gown, he is the most superior one in the Sorcerer Kingdom and is the strongest mage in the world known for being a good strategist and charismatic leader!

 

8. Tendou Karen (Gamers!)

INFORMATION
Title	Gamers!
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Pine Jam
Premiered	2017
Episodes	12
Duration	24 min. per ep

 Tendou Karen is the other main protagonist from Gamers! She instantly took a liking to Amano Keita because of his love for video games as well. Despite being a person who is very fond of video games, Karen never fails on her academics as she can always maintain her top scores in every subject! She is also the president of the Game Club in their school where their only goal is to play video games!

 

7. Umaru Doma (Himouto! Umaru-chan)

INFORMATION
Title	Himouto! Umaru-chan
Genre	Comedy
Type	Series
Studio	Doga Kobo
Premiered	2015
Episodes	12
Duration	24 min. per ep

 Next up is Umaru Doma known for not just being a girl addicted to video games but also as a hikikomori! Umaru lives in an apartment along with her reliable older brother, Taihei. Even when her brother is around, Umaru never hesitates to show her laziness in their small home which is why she often gets scolded by her brother especially the time when she accidentally poured cola on their electronics. Everytime Umaru goes outside, her personality turns full 360 to a dignified, popular girl of their school!

 

6. Yu Ishigami (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)

INFORMATION
Title	Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Genre	Comedy
Type	Series
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Premiered	2019
Episodes	12
Duration	25 min. per ep

 The one and only treasurer of Shuchiin Academy’s Student Council is Yu Ishigami! Ishigami always appears to be the type of person who’s tired of everything with his hair covering half of his face. Yep, he’s definitely in his emo phase. But nonetheless, he can be pretty stubborn at times because of his addiction to video games and even Kaguya herself forced Ishigami to study with her very strict guidance. Ishigami’s personality starts to develop when he encounters Tsubame Koyasu, a senior from their school.

 

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5. Sinon (Sword Art Online II)

INFORMATION
Title	Sword Art Online II
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Premiered	2014
Episodes	24
Duration	23 min. per ep

 Entering the top 5 is the one and only sniper from the Sword Art Online series is Sinon! Though she may be seen as more of a supporting character throughout the series however, Gun Gale Online is where her story gets focused on making her more of a main character in the sequel. So, Sinon is known to be a calm and collected person which drastically benefitted her as a sniper making not just the male players admire her for her skill, but also the female ones. Sinon’s real name is not really that far off from her IGN which is Shino Asada but most of the time she’s always called as Sinon by her friends. Her main weapon is the Hecate II, a rare sniper rifle which she always uses in combat.

 

4. Sora (No Game, No Life)

INFORMATION
Title	No Game, No Life
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy, Ecchi
Type	Series
Studio	Madhouse
Premiered	2014
Episodes	12
Duration	23 min. per ep

 Sora from No Game, No Life is known for his incredible intellectual skills backed up by his little sister, Shiro. Despite being an extroverted person, Sora almost never goes out of their house making him a hikikomori along with his sister because of their passion for playing video games. Sora’s confidence also helps him to easily manipulate his opponents but when Shiro is not by his side, he turns into a weak and cowardly person.

 

3. Arita Haruyuki (Accel World)

INFORMATION
Title	Accel World
Genre	Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
Type	Series
Studio	Sunrise
Premiered	2012
Episodes	24
Duration	24 min. per ep

 Arita Haruyuki is a main character from the series, Accel World which is written by the same author of Sword Art Online. Arita is known for being the small, fat kid in their class and often gets bullied by his schoolmates due to his appearance. Eventually he meets a girl who goes by Kuroyukihime and becomes a Burst Linker called Silver Crow. Arita’s confidence slowly improves as he works together with Kuroyukihime in order to reach Level 10 and beat the Six Kings of Pure Color.

 

2. Keima Katsuragi (The World God Only Knows)

INFORMATION
Title	The World God Only Knows
Genre	Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Type	Series
Studio	Manglobe
Premiered	2010
Episodes	12
Duration	23 min. per ep

 The high-school boy known for his expertise and knowledge in clearing dating sim games is none other than Keima Katsuragi! He is the very definition of the word Otaku because he is definitely one of the geekiest guys you can meet! What makes him more of a complete package is that he is also excellent in his academic performance. He always gets the top scores in every subject while having the time to play video games!

 

1. Kirigaya Kazuto (Sword Art Online)

INFORMATION
Title	Sword Art Online
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Premiered	2012
Episodes	25
Duration	23 min. per ep

 The #1 spot on this list is the dual-sword wielder, Kirigaya Kazuto or Kirito from Sword Art Online! After encountering a predicament of not being able to log out in the game, Sword Art Online, Kirito is forced to fight his way to survive in the game. Thankfully, due to him being a video game enthusiast and a beta tester of the said game, he already acquired a high level for his character and to add to that, he eventually got his reliable sword, the Elucidator. Kirito is almost unstoppable when taking on quests due to him being over leveled in the game already, but the existence of players who are wittier than him is inevitable which adds to his obstacles for survival.

 

CONCLUSION

That’s all for this list of anime main characters who are considered to be awesome gamers! Pretty sure there are still more of them out there and probably ones who we can relate to more when it comes to playing video games! But what makes a gamer awesome is to respect others who play the same game as you even if you’re better than them. That’s the end for now and I guess it’s time for me to play a little bit after this! 

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