Anime and Gaming seem to be an iconic duo and we got curious about the connection and history.

Video games and Anime seem to go pretty much hand in hand these days.

But it isn’t a new thing at all.

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Just a few years later, a large influx of anime adaptations began to take place.

1983 was a boom forMobile Suit Gundamwith two differentGundamgames released that year alone.

Series such asGolgo 13,Doraemon,Kinnikuman,Wing-Man,all saw games released.

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ThePokemonTV series debuted in 1997, based on the video game released in 1996 for the Nintendo Game Boy.

It is just as popular now in multiple branches of the entertainment and gaming industry as ever.

Somewhere down the line, things started to switch up.

The anime series which aired on Japanese television is a very loose take on the Street Fighter II games.

There is definitely a symbiotic relationship between the two.

So what is the reason for fascination and connection between the two types of media?