Japanese Anime Usernames for Games are becoming more and more popular, which means that you may need a new username to go along with your character. Anime characters often have full names, but in this article, we’re only focusing on the username you’ll use when playing.
In Japan, usernames are used differently than they are in other countries. They essentially function as the “first name” for your character or avatar in these games, and people will often use their favorite anime characters’ names as their avatars’. This way of naming oneself is called an ‘anime-style username.’ It’s not just limited to Japanese language-based fantasy games either.

What is anime?
1. Anime is Japanese animation.
2. Anime is known as “Japanese Animation” in English even though it doesn’t convey the same meaning.
3. Animation is a type of art form that involves moving images and sound.
4. Anime is created mainly in Japan, but can also be found in other parts of the world such as the United States, Canada, Europe and countries around the Pacific Rim including Australia, India, etc.
Why use anime-style usernames?
1. It’s more popular in Japanese culture and has become a common way to name oneself among anime fans who are playing these kinds of games on sites all over the world.
2. Anime-style usernames tend to be easier to remember because they are often based on characters from popular anime.
3. Anime-style usernames don’t have that much meaning in Japanese as they’re often created by using characters from the anime, so there’s no worry about misjudging the meaning and coming off as rude or insensitive.
4. It’s also more popular in Japan for people to use phonetic readings of kanji rather than kanji itself for names (for instance, “明日” can be read as “あした” or “あしな”, etc).

Fun-Based Name Suggestions on Anime Usernames for Games
If you have an anime-style username and are playing a game where the character can be a unique and fun character name, these suggestions for more unique names to use as an anime-style username may be useful. Below is a list of some fun anime-style username ideas for you all.
Anji | Furou [Furu] | Akifumi Kagamine |
Asuna Yuuki | Hayate Yagami | Donabe Tsukiko |
Kusakabe Tsukiko | Munakata Reisi | Souma Kazuma |
Takehito Morokuzu | Tsukiko Amamiya | Kabuto Yakushi |
Komoe Tsukuyomi | Fumino Serizawa | Natsuki Enomoto |
Nagase Kai | Shinki Ryouko | Shinka Ryouko |
Karin Miyamae | Kagero | Kai |
Shirou Emiya | Saber | SaberoxErza |
Mihashi Ren | Nanako Arisugawa | Shiki |
Sakura | Sakura Kinomoto | Fuuko Kirisawa |
Daisuki Himeko | Himeko Kujo | Koenma Aizuki |
Kuriyama Yayoi | Wakatsuki Taiko | Tamaki Suoh |
Touya Maeda | Mitsuzuri Chiyo | Yuuka Kazami |
Yamanobe Rimi | Kagamine Rin | Kagamine Len |
Kazane | Kakine | Natsuki Subaru |
Kino Makoto | Saito Hajime | Takeshi Natsume |
Natsume Himawari | Sakura Kotohime | Sayuri Arisugawa |
Haruhi Suzumiya | Arad | Kyo Sohma |
Morita Arisa | Erica Hartman | Kouya |
Tsukiyama Mio | Yui Ichiyo | Yukishiro Taiyou |
VioletEvergarden | NinjaScrollSlicer | MewtwoMystic |
DeathNoteMaster | OtakuSenpai | NekoNinja |
ChibiChampion | AnimeWarrior | KawaiiKitsune |
AttackOnTitans | GundamPilot | MangaMaster |
SailorMoonbeam | NinjaHokage | MagicalGirlGamer |
BleachBlade | SaitamaSmasher | YuYuHakushoHero |
FairyTailMage | OnePiecePirate | DragonBallZer |
StudioGhibliFan | InuyashaInferno | GundamWingZero |
SwordArtOnlineSAO | NarutoUzumaki | LuffyThePirate |
CodeGeassStrategist | TheSevenDeadlySins | FullmetalAlchemist |
SpiritedAwayWalker | DragonBallSuper | FairyTailWizard |
BleachSoulReaper | CowboyBebopBounty | TokyoGhoulReaper |
TheSevenDeadlySinsMeliodas | AttackOnTitanScout | BlackCloverMage |
CodeGeassLelouch | DemonSlayerKimetsu | HunterxHunterPro |
VioletEvergardenMemoir | VioletEvergardenMemoir | SwordArtOnlineKirito |
SpiritedAwayChihiro | TokyoRevengers | DigimonDigiDestined |
ShingekiNoKyojin | DetectiveConanConan | NarutoHokage |
DragonBallZFighter | NeonGenesisEvaUnit | AssassinationClassroom |
OnePunchManiac | FairyTailDragonSlayer | AttackOnTitanSlayer |
JoJoBizarreAdventure | DetectiveConanSherlock | JoJoStandUser |
OnePieceNavigator | ShingekiNoKyojinTitan | NeonGenesisEvangelion |
HunterxHunterNen | CowboyBebopSpike | MyHeroAcademiaAllMight |

Japanese-Based Name Suggestions on Anime Usernames for Games
Below is a list of anime username suggestions you can all use on a site where your characters are Japanese-based. If you already have an anime-style username, then you can also use one of these names in place of that same username.
Aku Akuma | Kagome Higurashi | Kagura Mikazuchi |
Sakura Usagi | Naruto Uzumaki | Konan Himemiya |
Mikasa Ackermann | Yuji Sakamoto | Keima Katsuragi |
Shirogane Natsuki | Arisugawara Setsuna | Yuki Onodera |
Kanako Saeki | Nanase Haruka | Odagiri Sora |
Takenouchi | Nano Rizevim | Kurama |
Shu Koga | Chii | Rei Ryugazaki |
Yuuji Sakamoto | Takumi Usui | Shirai Kuroko |
Izumi Sena | Emily Thomas | Makise Kurisu |
Fujibayashi Kyōko | Tsukihime Shikigami | Tohno Akiha |
Tohno Kohaku | Tohno Kokutō | Tohno Nanaya |
Ichiro Tsukiyama | Mio Tsukuyomi | Kishimojin Suzuka |
Kirishima Mikoto | Katsura Kotetsuko | Izumi Ryougi |
Shiki Arima | Souichiro Hakase | Akiba Ayuzawa |
Yato Izumi | Konoha Haruno | Shizuka Katsuki |
Shizuru Hoshijo | Tatsuki Arisugawa | Tsukiyomi Kozue |
Fraxinus | Kurapika Kuraikurt | Hiroki Tominaga |
Yashiro Isana | Okina Matara | Makise Kurisu |
Kojou Akatsuki (Astral) | Seiichirou Yukihira | Souma Kazuma |
Shino Meguro (Side-B) | Shino Yuzuru | Tina Sprout |
SakuraMiyuki | HikariYuki | Ryujiro |
YukihiroKaminari | KatsuhiroKaze | HarukaNagisa |
AkiraKurogane | HiroshiTanaka | TakeshiSuzuki |
SoraHoshizora | MegumiTakashi | AyumiKitsune |
RenTakahashi | KazukiNakamura | AyakaYamamoto |
EmikoNakamura | TatsuyaIshikawa | MisakiTamura |
YuiShimizu | KazukiKato | |
KazuyaIto | MeiShimizu | HarukiYamamoto |
MizukiTanaka | KaedeTakashi | KentoHirano |
KaitoNishimura | RikuKawasaki | KenjiSuzuki |
NanaNakamura | SatoshiNakajima | RyotaOgawa |
YukihiroSuzuki | YuiNakajima | HarutoYamada |
MioKobayashi | AyaKobayashi | YunaKawasaki |
HiroshiTakahashi | DaichiIto | AyameKawamoto |
SakuraIshikawa | EmiHirano | KaoriNishimura |
ShinjiYamada | YujiSato | RyotaSato |
Yuna | Kana | RenaSato |
Akira | Yumi | Yui |
Kai | Hiro | Riko |
Rei | Ken | Haru |
Sora | Aya | Mio |
Yuki | Nao | Yuu |

Culture-Based Name Suggestions on Anime Usernames for Games
Here are some name suggestions for a username based on your theme and culture. If you already have an anime-style username, then you can also use one of these names in place of that same username. Below is a list of names you can use if you’re playing a game that has your character’s country of origin based on a real-life country.
Reika | Kuroneko | Yui Takamura |
Yukari Akiyama | Ayano Aishi | Akane Tezuka |
Adagio | Jinguuji Midori | Natsumi Nonomiya |
Sakura Kakei | Kaname Fujioka | Ayase Souma |
Natsume Hyuuga | Ryo Ryuumonbuchi | Kyosuke Tachibana |
Okita Sōji (Aka Sōjirō) | Kusakabe Asahi née | Tsukiko née |
Atsuko | Yata Izumi | Toguro Mosquito |
Togami Rantarou | Ushio Iwasaki | Mika Vash |
Tachibana Akira | Nakahara Sōji | Kaname Chidori |
Shiou Ryuuken | Inui Sadaharu | Kiyohime (Katou) |
Togashi Kyoko | Ryuu Koga | Kaiba Seto |
Tsukimi Kurashita | Kikyo Zoldyck | Gin’s Shiipaiguard |
Tohru Honda | Ilovejasonvera | Shirayuki |
Yasakani Ayanokouji | Miyako Natsume | Akira Takanashi |
Shiori Takatsuki | Yura Yotsuba | Akira Furata |
Pippi | Rin Hoshizora | Homura Akemi |
Satsuki Ushijima | Yukino Miyazawa | Fujino Kano |
Aki Toyosaki | Fujisaki Shiori | Yuzuriha Inori |
Rin Natsume | Ichigo Kurosaki | Toyosaki Aki. |
Emilia Jinguuji Midori | Raka Hinazuki | Nadeko Sengoku |
Nanami Aozaki née | Ōtsubo née | Kizuato née |
Raijō | Kamishiro Yuuya | Kashiwagi née |
Akane Higurashi | Hakaze Kusaribe | Kokoro Katsura |
Ena Sendō | Sakurako Kujyō | NanSing |
SakuraSamurai | ZenKitsune | BushidoBlade |
KamikazeKunoichi | RoninReaper | KimonoKami |
OniSlayer | ShogunShadow | GeishaGamer |
SushiSorcerer | SumoSmasher | OrigamiMaster |
OtakuNinja | KabukiHero | HarajukuHacker |
TaikoTamer | MangaMaverick | JudoJuggernaut |
KitsuneKunoichi | BonsaiBrawler | AnimeEmpress |
KabukiKunoichi | OrigamiOmnibus | NihonNoir |
TaikoThunderer | AnimeAdept | HarajukuHarbinger |
BonsaiBattler | JudoJuggler | SushiSenshi |
GeishaGamerGirl | NihonNinja | SumoShowdown |
ShogunShadowblade | RoninReckoner | BushidoBlademaster |
KamikazeKitsune | SamuraiSoul | RyuSakura |
KarateKenshi | MangaMaestro | OtakuOrigami |
OnsenOtaku | KabukiKnight | SakeSorcerer |
NohNinja | KabukiKamikaze | YakuzaYojimbo |
AnimeAmaterasu | BushidoBanshee | TaikoTempest |
SakeSorceress | KimonoKunoichi | SumoSamurai |
GeishaGamerGal | IkebanaInnovator | NinjaNightingale |
MangaMystic | KimonoKitsune | RoninRogue |
YakuzaYamabushi | HarajukuHokage | JudoJaguar |
NinjaNadeshiko | IkebanaInkling | BentoBrawler |

Summary
Although Anime Usernames for Games may be more popular among English speakers and non-Japanese, they do have some relevance to names in Japan, but as a whole are not as common. In addition, there are many different styles of names that people have in Japan. However, you can use these suggestions on any site you play on and mix them with your current anime-style username.