121 Best Anime Guild, Group, Clan, and Team Names Listed (Curated & Ranked) + Generator
First introduced around 1917 with a simple, chalk-based short film by Shimokawa Oten,1 anime has grown into an enormously popular art form that reaches far beyond Japan’s borders.
In the 21st century, it’s estimated that anime makes up more than half of all of the world’s animation!2
Japan has more than 400 major anime studios, which together cover the full scope of genres, from fantasy to thrillers to comedy.3
Whether creating a guild/clan name for gaming or choosing a team name for a different type of activity, anime can provide plenty of inspiration.
Below, we have the list of anime group name ideas.
Scroll past the list for our name generator and tips on creating your own great anime guild or group name.
Anime Guild, Group, Clan, and Team Names
Anime Group Name Generator
How to Create a Great Anime Group Name
As noted above, commercial Japanese animation has been around since the early 1900s, and there are over 400 studios in the anime industry. That’s a ton of inspiration to pull group name ideas from — over 100 years and countless animated works!
You’re spoiled for choice in creating your group name, but we have some tips to help you narrow down that plethora of options.
You might want to start by making a list of some of your favorite anime. While taking inspiration from the title itself might not be as original as you’d like, by creating a list, you can then think of story elements, dialogue, or characters to inspire your team name.
There are many examples of this on our list, from Studio Ghibli productions like My Neighbor Totoro to more recent works like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
You might also consider making a parody of or altering the name of an anime you’re familiar with. Using Fullmetal Alchemist as an example, you could substitute either word for any number of replacements — from something silly like “Full Pizza Alchemists” or “Fullmetal Kittens” to an intimidating name like “Blood Alchemists.”
With our list of ideas and our tips for creating your own name, you should be able to come up with multiple possibilities for your group.
But if you’re really stumped for ideas, you can always turn to an online name generator — which lets you create an anime-inspired team name in just a few seconds.
