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Cult Anime

Anime
byIdeDial
Oct 08 2023, 12:42 PM
Anime made by cults. This list will include:

All anime made by the Happy Science cult

All anime made by Aum Shinrikyo

All anime made by North Korea (the North Korean dictatorship is considered to be a cult of personality)
OVA, 1991Finished 10 eps, 6 min

Aum Shinrikyou is a Japanese doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. It carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been responsible for another smaller sarin attack the previous year. The cult created its own studio called MAT (Manga, Animation, and Team) in 1991 for the sole purpose of recruiting otaku into their cult. This 10 episode OVA mostly focuses around Asahara himself being Christ. All 10 episodes were sold separately during its initial release but a compilation is available on the cult's official YouTube channel.

StudioMAT
SourceOriginal
4.99
1.1K
OVA, 1991Finished 1 ep, 15 min

After scoring poorly on tests, a young boy named Alto-san sees little point in returning home. While Alto-san broods over his hopeless situation, another young child questions his decision. As Alto-san confesses his struggles, Tenshi-san decides to lift him up and teach him the true meaning of happiness. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

SourceNovel
4.82
1.7K
Movie, 1997Finished 1 ep, 114 min

Thousands of years in the past, a young boy named Hermes is named as a future great hero in a prophecy. Hermes grows up to save a beautiful princess and face the evil king Minos of Crete. The first title in the series of anime films by the Happy Science cult.

SourceNovel
5.42
1.6K
Movie, 2000Finished 1 ep, 104 min

The second title in the series of anime films by the Happy Science religion.

StudioGroup TAC
SourceOriginal
5.01
1.2K
Movie, 2003Finished 1 ep, 110 min

In the year 2403 AD a young student named Satoru is visited by a time traveler from the future, a cute girl named Alisa. The two go back in time together to explore the 21st century when a malfunction sends them hurdling through seemingly random episodes of religious and perhaps historic importance. Japan's answer to Scientology, Kyoufuku no Kagaku (幸福の科学, also known as The Institute for Research in Human Happiness), returns with their third animated feature.

StudioGroup TAC
SourceOriginal
4.91
1.1K
Movie, 2006Finished 1 ep, 113 min

Ryuta and his friends from the science club visit a museum exhibit on Thomas Edison and it's there they learn about one of his proposed inventions called the "spirit phone" which would enable communication with the deceased. Later that day, they bump into a shaman who claims she has a message from Edison. In an instant Ryuta is given the necessary knowledge he needs to construct the device and decides to go for it, so beginning a spiritual adventure. (Source: ANN)

StudioGroup TAC
SourceOriginal
5.05
1.7K
Movie, 2009Finished 1 ep, 114 min

17-year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much more formidable than she ever imagined. (Source: ANN)

StudioGroup TAC
SourceBook
5.90
7.2K
Movie, 2012Finished 1 ep, 119 min

The film takes place in 201X, when the newly-formed Empire of Godom is threatening to take over the world by using mysterious technology offered to them by Chan Reika, the mysterious female president of a trading company. The protagonist of the film Shishimaru Shou is the one man who has the mystical technology that can stop the Empire of Godom, but after being hunted down by the Empire, he is saved by mysterious Indians, who tell him about a prophecy about the second coming of a savior. (Source: ANN)

Source
5.12
2.1K
Movie, 2015Finished 1 ep, 125 min

Ray, Anna, Tyler, Halle, and Eisuke are five high school students who are suddenly wrapped up in a mysterious incident. An alien species called Grey abducts Halle's sister and embeds her with a special chip inside her brain. The five stand up to save Halle's sister and try to reveal the existence of aliens, but continue to be met with mysterious events. The high school students' story progresses into a shocking development! What truths hide on the dark side of the moon? What are the true intentions of the aliens that are infiltrating America, Russia, and China? What is the true crisis that is closing in on Earth and what hope can we have towards the future!? (Source: HS Pictures Studio)

SourceOriginal
ThemeSpace
5.10
3.2K
Movie, 2018Finished 1 ep, 119 min

University students, Ray, Anna, Tyler, Halle, and Eisuke are enjoying college life and pursuing their dreams, but in reality, They have a secret mission, to fight against invading Reptilians from outer space. One day, Ray travels back in time to 330 million years ago on Earth, to find his missing friend Tyler who has fallen into a trap set by the evil alien, Dahar. During that time, Alpha, the God of the Earth, was planning to create a new civilization on Earth and invited Queen Zamza and her fellow Reptilian from the planet Zeta, to Earth. What is the intention of Dahar? What will happen to Ray and Tyler? And what is “the plan of the God of the Earth"? (Source: Eleven Arts)

SourceOriginal
ThemeSpace
5.21
2.0K
Movie, 2021Finished 1 ep, 119 min

This story takes place on Earth 150 million years ago. At that time on Earth, various aliens were living in harmony by accepting each other under the God of the Earth, Elohim. However, one day, a huge meteorite flies toward the Earth at high speed. Before the meteorite hits the earth, a female soldier from the planet Vega, Yaizael comes and she narrowly protects the earth from destruction. It was actually a plan to annihilate the earth by Dahar, who is from the dark side of the universe... What will happen at the end of the battle for the survival of the Earth that involves the entire universe? (Source: lawsofuniverse-elohim.com)

SourceOriginal
ThemeSpace
5.34
922
Movie, 1967Finished 1 ep, 13 min

Without dialogue, the story reveals anti-American sentiments and a certain depiction of the US Army. (Source: YouTube)

SourceOriginal
ThemeMilitary
N/A
120
TV, 1977Finished 32 eps, 20 min

Squirrel and Hedgehog documents various animal communities warring and in conflict against one another, each animal being a symbolic representation of real life countries and sometimes political events. A North Korean propaganda anime that was developed and produced in North Korea to be aired on state television.

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
683
TV, 1982Finished 50 eps, 20 min

The brave young warrior Seo-Me defeats the SeoGuk invaders. After defeating Hobi, Seo-Me and his comrades return home. Meanwhile Hobi survived after falling and some people rescued him out.

Source
N/A
184
TV, 1987Finished 63 eps, 13 min

Clever Raccoon Dog is a North Korean animated television series produced by SEK Studio which aired on North Korean state television. The series was produced for a number of years and features both old and new animation style, depending on the production year of each episode. The series focuses on three main characters: A raccoon dog, A male bear and A female cat, often involved in minor adventures or incidents. Each episode has a scholastic element or a particular message, focusing on matters as scientific information, road safety, commitment to sport and contests, among others. (Source: Wikipedia)

SourceOriginal
DemographicKids
Movie, 2005Finished 1 ep, 95 min

The story is an epic adventure based on a famous Korean folk tale about a daughter who sacrifices herself to restore her blind father's eyesight.

StudioUnknown
Source
N/A
622
TV, 2012Finished 7 eps, 27 min

(No synopsis yet.)

Source
N/A
198
Special, 2015Finished 1 ep, 17 min

Two young boys play a computer game that involves shooting asteroids, and lose the second match. In order to beat it, they must learn about the Earth. (Source: IMDb)

Source
DemographicKids
N/A
117

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