What is this genre all about? A virtual reality is a place where the character interacts with a computer (or some other device)-simulated environment, be it real or imagined. The condition for a virtual reality to exist is the existence of real world for the character. In some cases, a virtual reality where characters can get harmed physically is depicted.
We present you the list of Virtual Reality anime you should watch right now.
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Top 20 Virtual Reality anime you should watch right now. [2025 List]
- 20. Sword Art Online
- 19. Overlord
- 18. Sword Art Online II
- 17. Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
- 16. No Game No Life: Zero
- 15. Overlord IV
- 14. Overlord II
- 13. Serial Experiments Lain
- 12. Overlord III
- 11. Sword Art Online: Alicization
- 10. Shangri-La Frontier
- 9. Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters
- 8. Ghost in the Shell
- 7. Overlord: Sei Oukoku-hen
- 6. Log Horizon
- 5. Log Horizon 2nd Season
- 4. Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island
- 3. Quanzhi Gaoshou 3
- 2. Dennou Coil
- 1. Fate/Grand Order CMs
20. Sword Art Online
In the year 2022, virtual reality has progressed by leaps and bounds, and a massive online role-playing game called Sword Art Online (SAO) is launched. With the aid of "NerveGear" technology, players can control their avatars within the game using nothing but their own thoughts.
Kazuto Kirigaya, nicknamed "Kirito," is among the lucky few enthusiasts who get their hands on the first shipment of the game. He logs in to find himself, with ten-thousand others, in the scenic and elaborate world of Aincrad, one full of fantastic medieval weapons and gruesome monsters. However, in a cruel turn of events, the players soon realize they cannot log out; the game's creator has trapped them in his new world until they complete all one hundred levels of the game.
In order to escape Aincrad, Kirito will now have to interact and cooperate with his fellow players. Some are allies, while others are foes, like Asuna Yuuki, who commands the leading group attempting to escape from the ruthless game. To make matters worse, Sword Art Online is not all fun and games: if they die in Aincrad, they die in real life. Kirito must adapt to his new reality, fight for his survival, and hopefully break free from his virtual hell.
Sword Art Online has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ソードアート・オンライン, S.A.O, SAO
19. Overlord
The final hour of the popular virtual reality game Yggdrasil has come. However, Momonga, a powerful wizard and master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, decides to spend his last few moments in the game as the servers begin to shut down. To his surprise, despite the clock having struck midnight, Momonga is still fully conscious as his character and, moreover, the non-player characters appear to have developed personalities of their own!
Confronted with this abnormal situation, Momonga commands his loyal servants to help him investigate and take control of this new world, with the hopes of figuring out what has caused this development and if there may be others in the same predicament.
Overlord has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Overlord
18. Sword Art Online II
A year after escaping Sword Art Online, Kazuto Kirigaya has been settling back into the real world. However, his peace is short-lived as a new incident occurs in a game called Gun Gale Online, where a player by the name of Death Gun appears to be killing people in the real world by shooting them in-game. Approached by officials to assist in investigating the murders, Kazuto assumes his persona of Kirito once again and logs into Gun Gale Online, intent on stopping the killer.
Once inside, Kirito meets Sinon, a highly skilled sniper afflicted by a traumatic past. She is soon dragged in his chase after Death Gun, and together they enter the Bullet of Bullets, a tournament where their target is sure to appear. Uncertain of Death Gun's real powers, Kirito and Sinon race to stop him before he has the chance to claim another life. Not everything goes smoothly, however, as scars from the past impede their progress. In a high-stakes game where the next victim could easily be one of them, Kirito puts his life on the line in the virtual world once more.
Sword Art Online II has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: ソードアート・オンライン II, Phantom Bullet, SAO II, Sword Art Online 2, SAO 2
17. Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
The second season of Shangri-La Frontier.
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su 2nd Season, シャングリラ・フロンティア～クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす～ 2nd season, Shangri-La Frontier: Crappy Game Hunter Challenges God-Tier Game, Shanfro, シャングリラ・フロンティア 2nd season
16. No Game No Life: Zero
Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believed in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Shuvi, a female exiled "Ex-machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.
No Game No Life: Zero has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ, No Game No Life Movie, No Game, No Life Zero, NGNL Zero, NGNL the Movie
15. Overlord IV
The fourth season of Overlord.
Overlord IV has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: オーバーロードⅣ, Overlord 4
14. Overlord II
Second season of Overlord.
Overlord II has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: オーバーロードⅡ, Overlord II
13. Serial Experiments Lain
Lain Iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteen-year-old, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate Chisa Yomoda—the very same Chisa who recently committed suicide. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even basic technology; yet, when the technophobe opens the email, it leads her straight into the Wired, a virtual world of communication networks similar to what we know as the internet. Lain's life is turned upside down as she begins to encounter cryptic mysteries one after another. Strange men called the Men in Black begin to appear wherever she goes, asking her questions and somehow knowing more about her than even she herself knows. With the boundaries between reality and cyberspace rapidly blurring, Lain is plunged into more surreal and bizarre events where identity, consciousness, and perception are concepts that take on new meanings.
Written by Chiaki J. Konaka, whose other works include Texhnolyze, Serial Experiments Lain is a psychological avant-garde mystery series that follows Lain as she makes crucial choices that will affect both the real world and the Wired. In closing one world and opening another, only Lain will realize the significance of their presence.
Serial Experiments Lain has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン, Serial Experiments Lain
12. Overlord III
Third season of Overlord.
Overlord III has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: オーバーロードⅢ, Overlord III
11. Sword Art Online: Alicization
"Where...am I...?" Before he knows it, Kirito has made a full-dive into an epic, fantasy-like virtual world. With only a murky recollection of what happened right before he logged in, he starts to wander around, searching for clues.
He comes upon an enormous, pitch dark tree (the Gigas Cedar), where he encounters a boy. "My name is Eugeo. Nice to meet you, Kirito." Although he is supposedly a resident of the virtual world – an NPC – the boy shows the same array of emotions as any human being.
As Kirito bonds with Eugeo, he continues to search for a way to log out of this world. Meanwhile, he remembers a certain memory deep down within him. He remembers racing through the mountains with Eugeo as a child... A memory that he should not have in the first place.
And in this memory, he sees someone other than Eugeo, a young blond girl. Her name is Alice. And it is a name that must never be forgotten...
Sword Art Online: Alicization has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: ソードアート・オンライン アリシゼーション, Sword Art Online III, SAO Alicization
10. Shangri-La Frontier
"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap game," and you see a large number of crap games coming out. Those who devote their lives to clearing these games are called "crap-game hunters," and Rakuro Hizutome is one of them. The game he's chosen to tackle next is Shangri-La Frontier, a "god-tier game" that has a total of thirty million players. Online friends... An expansive world... Encounters with rivals... These are changing Rakuro and all the other players' fates! The best game adventure tale by the strongest "crap game" player begins now!
Shangri-La Frontier has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: シャングリラ・フロンティア, Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su
9. Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters
Legend says that the enigmatic Millennium Puzzle will grant one wish to whoever deciphers its ancient secrets. Upon solving it, high school student Yuugi Mutou unleashes "another Yuugi," a peculiar presence contained inside. Now, whenever he is faced with a dilemma, this mysterious alter ego makes an appearance and aids him in his troubles.
Wishing to unravel the mystery behind this strange spirit, Yuugi and his companions find themselves competing with several opponents in "Duel Monsters," a challenging card game used by people seeking to steal the Millennium Puzzle in a desperate attempt to harness the great power within. As the questions pile on, it is not long before they figure out that there is more than pride on the line in these duels.
Yu-Gi-Oh! has finished airing and it has 224 Episodes. It is also Known as: 遊☆戯☆王 デュエルモンスターズ, Yugioh, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters, Yugioh: Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yuu Gi Ou!
8. Ghost in the Shell
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity.
Ghost in the Shell has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: GHOST IN THE SHELL（攻殻機動隊）, Koukaku Kidoutai
7. Overlord: Sei Oukoku-hen
Theatrical follow-up to Overlord IV. The film will cover the "Holy Kingdom" arc.
After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown.
Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed years of peace after the construction of an enormous wall protecting them from neighboring invasions. But, one day this comes to an end when the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth arrives with an army of villainous demi-humans.
Fearing an invasion of their lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane Theocracy is forced to beg their enemies at the Sorcerer Kingdom for help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes of defeating the Demon Emperor.
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 劇場版 オーバーロード 聖王国編, Overlord Movie, Overlord: Holy Kingdom Arc
6. Log Horizon
In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand bewildered Japanese gamers are whisked from their everyday lives into the world of the popular MMORPG, Elder Tale, after the game's latest update—unable to log out. Among them is the socially awkward college student Shiroe, whose confusion and shock lasts only a moment as, a veteran of the game, he immediately sets out to explore the limits of his new reality.
Shiroe must learn to live in this new world, leading others and negotiating with the NPC "natives" in order to bring stability to the virtual city of Akihabara. He is joined by his unfortunate friend Naotsugu, having logged in for the first time in years only to find himself trapped, and Akatsuki, a petite but fierce assassin who labels Shiroe as her master. A tale of fantasy, adventure, and politics, Log Horizon explores the elements of gaming through the eyes of a master strategist who attempts to make the best of a puzzling situation.
Log Horizon has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ログ・ホライズン, Log Horizon
5. Log Horizon 2nd Season
Veteran gamer Shiroe and other players have been trapped in the world of the online game Elder Tales for six months. The once chaotic city of Akibara has regained its everyday hustle and bustle following the formation of the self-governing organization Round Table Meeting. The earthlings, who are originally from the game world, have gained the trust of Shiroe by waging a defensive war against the Goblins in Zantleaf Region. This has led Princess Rayneshia of the Cowen family, the highest-ranking Earthling Aristocrats, to live in Akibara.
It's almost winter and the Adventurers are thinking about what they're going to do and what their goals are in this other world. Will they remain in Akibara or go to the city of the West? Or will they travel to the land of the North or another faraway country? The opinions of the Adventurers begin to diverge. What adventures await the members of the Shiroe team in this second series of Log Horizon?
Log Horizon 2 has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ログ・ホライズン 第2シリーズ, Log Horizon Second Season, Log Horizon Dai 2 Series, ログ・ホライズン 第2シリーズ
4. Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island
After the battle with the Spiders, the search for Ging continues as Gon and Killua decided to once again attempt to purchase the rare game "Greed Island". However, Gon came up with a better plan, which was to volunteer to complete the game for the billionaire who owned it. But some training must be done, as Gon and Killua's abilities are still at a developing stage and "Greed Island" is no simple game for anyone to play with. It is the infamous game that could easily lead to one's death. Based on the manga by Togashi Yoshihiro.
Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハンターｘハンター: Greed Island, Hunter X Hunter OVA 2, Hantā Hantā Greed Island
3. Quanzhi Gaoshou 3
The third season of Quanzhi Gaoshou.
The Kings Avatar Season 3 has finished airing and it has 17 Episodes. It is also Known as: The King's Avatar S3
2. Dennou Coil
Eleven years after the introduction of internet-connected, augmented reality eyeglasses and visors, Yuuko Okonogi moves with her family to Daikoku City, the technological center of the emerging half-virtual world. Yuuko joins her grandmother's "investigation agency" comprised of children equipped with virtual tools and powerful metatags. She quickly crosses paths with Yuuko Amasawa, an expert hacker of the virtual environment, as Amasawa relentlessly seeks to "unlock" the mystery of a computer virus that emerges from an inaccessible corrupted space.
Den-noh Coil has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 電脳コイル, Cyber Coil, Coil - A Circle of Children, Denno Coil
1. Fate/Grand Order CMs
Assorted commercials for the Fate/Grand Order mobile RPG. These short animations are aired on TV and posted to Type-Moon's official YouTube channel, and advertise the game itself or promote a new in-game event. The animation is unique to these commercials and is not present in the game nor in the Fate/Grand Order series.
The list of the commercials is as follows (note that CMs without animation are not present and, for the ones with long and short versions, the longer version is taken into consideration)
1) Fate/Grand Order TV-CM 第1弾 (27 Dec 2014)
2) Fate/Grand Order TV-CM 第2弾 (27 June 2015)
3) Fate/Grand Order TV-CM 第3弾 (6 Nov 2015)
4) Fate/Grand Order TV-CM 第4弾 (30 Dec 2015)
5)『Fate/Grand Order』×『空の境界』コラボCM (19 Feb 2016)
6) Fate/Grand Order TV-CM 第5弾 (25 Mar 2016)
7) 「Fate/Accel Zero Order」告知CM (20 Apr 2016)
8) Fate/Grand Order TV-CM 第6弾 (6 July 2016)
9) 夏だ！ 海だ！ FGO 2016 Summer TVCM (8 Aug 2016)
10) 『魔法少女紀行 ～プリズマ・コーズ～』告知CM
11) TVCM 第7弾 (6 Dec 2016)
12) TVCM 第8弾 (22 Feb 2017)
13) Fate/EXTRA CCC×Fate/Grand Order GW･EXスペシャルイベント「BBちゃんの逆襲/電子の海で会いましょう！」告知CM (26 Apr 2017)
14) TVCM 第9弾 (28 June 2017)
15) デッドヒート･サマーレース！TVCM (5 Aug 2017)
16) 「Fate Grand Order」TVCM 第10弾 (16 Oct 2017)
17) 亜種特異点Ⅳ 禁忌降臨庭園 セイレム TVCM (28 Nov 2017)
18) Fate/Grand Order -Cosmos in the Lostbelt-」永久凍土帝国 アナスタシア 30秒CM (3 Apr 2018)
19) Fate/Apocrypha × Fate/Grand Order スペシャルイベント「Apocrypha/Inheritance of Glory」告知CM (18 May 2018)
20) ぐだぐだ帝都聖杯奇譚 告知CM (6 June 2018)
21) Lostbelt No.2 無間氷焔世紀 ゲッテルデメルング 消えぬ炎の快男児 30秒TVCM (18 July 2018)
22) サーヴァント･サマー･フェスティバル！ 告知CM (7 Aug 2018)
23) Fate/Grand Order TVCM (5 Sept 2018)
24) Lostbelt No.3 人智統合真国 シン 30秒CM (30 Nov 2018)
25) 期間限定イベント 徳川廻天迷宮 大奥 TVCM (27 Mar 2019)
26) Fate/Grand Order TVCM (17 Apr 2019)
27) Lostbelt No.4 創世滅亡輪廻 ユガ･クシェートラ 30秒CM (15 June 2019)
28) オール信長総進撃 ぐだぐだファイナル本能寺2019 30秒告知CM (3 July 2019)
29) 見参！ラスベガス御前試合 水着剣豪七色勝負！告知CM (14 Aug 2019)
30) Fate/Grand Order TVCM (21 Sept 2019)
31) セイバーウォーズ２ ～始まりの宇宙へ～ TVCM (26 Oct 2019)
32) クリスマス2019 ナイチンゲールのクリスマス･キャロル TVCM (4 Dec 2019)
33) Lostbelt No.5 神代巨神海洋 アトランティス 30秒CM (18 Dec 2019)
34) Fate/Grand Order TVCM (13 Feb 2020)
35) Lostbelt No.5 星間都市山脈 オリュンポス 30秒CM (9 Apr 2020)
36) Fate/Requiem×Fate/Grand Orderコラボレーションイベント「『Fate/Requiem』盤上遊戯黙示録」TVCM (25 May 2020)
37)「サーヴァント･サマーキャンプ！ ～カルデア･スリラーナイト～」告知CM (14 Aug 2020)
38)「超古代新選組列伝 ぐだぐだ邪馬台国 2020」告知CM フルver. (9 Oct 2020)
39)「虚数大海戦イマジナリ･スクランブル ～ノーチラス浮上せよ～」告知CM 30秒ver. (9 Nov 2020)
40) 第2部 第5.5章「地獄界曼荼羅 平安京 轟雷一閃」 30秒CM (2 Dec 2020)
41) 期間限定イベント「栄光のサンタクロース･ロード ～封じられたクリスマスプレゼント～」 TVCM (15 Dec 2020)
42) Fate/Grand Order Waltz in the MOONLIGHT/LOSTROOM×FGOコラボレーションイベント「輝け！ グレイルライブ！！ ～鶴のアイドル恩返し～」告知TVCM (26 Apr 2021)
43) Lostbelt No.6 妖精円卓領域 アヴァロン･ル･フェ TVCM (11 June 2021)
44) Lostbelt No.6 妖精円卓領域 アヴァロン･ル･フェ(後編) TVCM (14 July 2021)
45)「カルデア･サマーアドベンチャー！ ～夢追う少年と夢見る少女～」告知TVCM (8 Sept 2021)
46) ハロウィン･ライジング！ ～砂塵の女王と暗黒の使徒～ (20 Oct 2021)
47) 昭和キ神計画 ぐだぐだ龍馬危機一髪！ 消えたノッブヘッドの謎 (17 Nov 2021)
48) 期間限定イベント「非霊長生存圏 ツングースカ･サンクチュアリ」(18 Dec 2021)
49) マンガで分かる！Fate/Grand Order×Fate/Grand Orderコラボレーションイベント「連続活劇神話 ミシシッピ･ミササイザーズ」TVCM (27 Apr 2022)
50)「アークティック･サマーワールド！ ～カルデア真夏の魔園観光～」告知TVCM (10 Aug 2022)
51) Fate/Grand Order「ぶっちぎり茶の湯バトル ぐだぐだ新邪馬台国 地獄から帰ってきた男」告知TVCM (14 Sep 2022)
52) Lostbelt No.7 黄金樹海紀行 ナウイ･ミクトラン 15秒TVCM (24 Dec 2022)
53) Fate/Grand Order Arcade × Fate/Grand Order コラボレーションイベント「螺旋証明世界 リリムハーロット」TVCM (26 Apr 2023)
54) 「奏章Ⅰ 虚数羅針内界 ペーパームーン」 告知TVCM (18 June 2023)
55) ｢サーヴァント･サマー･フェスティバル2023！｣告知TVCM (10 Aug 2023)
56) 「聖杯戦線 ～白天の城、黒夜の城～」告知TVCM (25 Oct 2023)
57) 「激走！川中島24時 ぐだぐだ超五稜郭 殺しのサインはM51」告知TVCM (29 Nov 2023)
58) Fate/Samurai Remnant×Fate/Grand Orderコラボレーションイベント「盈月剣風帖」TVCM (13 Jan 2024)
59) 「奏章Ⅱ 不可逆廃棄孔 イド」 告知TVCM (20 Mar 2024)
60) Fate/Grand Order アニメCM 「踊るドラゴン･キャッスル！ ～深海の姫君とふたつの宝玉～」告知 (28 Jun 2024)
61)ＢＢプレゼンツ☆セレブサマー･エクスペリエンス！ ～逆襲のドバイ～ (14 Aug 2024)
62) 奏章Ⅲ 新霊長後継戦 アーキタイプ･インセプション (28 Aug 2024)
63) 「ぶち壊せ！ ミステリーハウス・クラフターズ ～星の鉱員と日の出の翼～」告知TVCM (13 Nov 2024)
64) 「ポホヨラのクリスマス・イブ 夢見るサンタとくるみ割り人形」告知TVCM (8 Dec 2024)
65) 「育て！ マイ・リトル・ドラゴン ～鱗ある者たちの見る幻想～」告知TVCM (11 Jan 2025)
66) Fate/Grand Order「春の新米マスター応援キャンペーン2025！」告知アニメCM (28 Mar 2025)
67) 「奏章Ⅳ 人類裁決法廷 トリニティ･メタトロニオス」告知TVCM フル30秒ver. (30 Apr 2025)
68) Fate/Grand Order「冠位戴冠戦：Saber」告知アニメCM (21 May 2025)
69) 「落涙の翼」告知TVCM (4 Jun 2025)
Fate/Grand Order CMs is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: Fate/Grand Order
