Best cult anime
129 anime about cult, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.9SHADOWS HOUSE
TV · 2021 · 13 ep
SHADOWS HOUSEShadows HouseTV · 2021 · 13 ep3.9High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions through living dolls that also endlessly clean the home of soot. One such servant, Emilico…
3.8Fire Force
TV · 2019 · 24 ep
Fire ForceEnen no ShouboutaiTV · 2019 · 24 ep3.8Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where human beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals.” While the Infernals are first-generation…
3.8The Rising of the Shield Hero
TV · 2019 · 25 ep
The Rising of the Shield HeroTate no Yuusha no NariagariTV · 2019 · 25 ep3.8Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world…
3.8MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLESMashleTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.8This is a world of magic. This is a world in which magic is casually used by everyone. In a deep, dark forest in this world of magic, there is a boy who is singlemindedly working out. His name is Mash Burnedead, and he has a secret. He…
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3.8My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' MissionBoku no Hero Academia the Movie 3: World Heroes' MissionMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.8When a sinister organization threatens to wipe out all superhuman powers, the fate of the world is on the line. With two hours until the collapse of civilization, Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki manage to work as a team, but there’s still one…
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3.8Symphogear AXZ
TV · 2017 · 13 ep
Symphogear AXZSenki Zesshou Symphogear AXZTV · 2017 · 13 ep3.8Hibiki Tachibana has defeated many powerful enemies, saved countless innocent lives, and escaped from numerous desperate situations, but she is currently finding herself unable to escape from her most desperate situation yet—summer…
3.8Golden Time
TV · 2013 · 24 ep
Golden TimeTV · 2013 · 24 ep3.8Due to a tragic accident, Banri Tada is struck with amnesia, dissolving the memories of his hometown and past. However, after befriending Mitsuo Yanagisawa, he decides to move on and begin a new life at law school in Tokyo. But just as he…
3.8Fairy Tail Final Season
TV · 2018 · 51 ep
Fairy Tail Final SeasonFairy Tail: Final SeriesTV · 2018 · 51 ep3.8Fairy Tail has been disbanded. A year later, Lucy comes into contact with Natsu and Happy. The three of them try to find the other former members' whereabouts to reconstruct the guild as they seek the real reason behind the guild's…
3.8The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGeKitarou Tanjou: Gegege no NazoMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.8In Showa 31 (1956), Nagura Village was secretly controlled by the Ryuga family, who dominated Japan's political and financial circles. Mizuki, who worked at the Imperial Blood Bank, entered the village under the pretense of mourning the…
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3.8Prayer X
Special · 2018 · 1 ep
Prayer XSpecial · 2018 · 1 ep3.8Music video directed and animated by Ryoji Yamada for the song Prayer X by King Gnu In the music video Prayer X, King Gnu takes an abstract and animated approach to mental health topics such as paranoia, anxiety, depression, and suicide…
3.7Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld 2nd SeasonTV · 2020 · 11 ep3.7The final load test... The war between the Human Empire and the Dark Territory has engulfed Underworld entirely. The battle has shifted course with the Dark Territory army led by Gabriel, who seeks to capture Alice, the Priestess of Light…
3.7FLIP FLAPPERS
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
FLIP FLAPPERSFlip FlappersTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.7As a middle school student, Cocona has been trying to decide what to do with her life. Magical Girl, however, wasn’t a career path that she’d ever considered. When suddenly a strange girl named Papika thrusts her into a secret organization…
3.7Last Exile
TV · 2003 · 26 ep
Last ExileTV · 2003 · 26 ep3.7It's the dawn of the Golden Age of Aviation on planet Prester, and retro-futuristic sky vehicles known as vanships dominate the horizon. Claus Valca – a flyboy born with the right stuff – and his fiery navigator Lavie are…
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3.7Symphogear G
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Symphogear GSenki Zesshou Symphogear GTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.7The sky is waiting. With their normal lives secured, the Symphogear wielders join a Japanese-American research initiative. Each, living their own lives, has been given a single order: protect Sacrist S. As a completed relic, it is of…
3.6PSYCHO-PASS 3
TV · 2019 · 8 ep
PSYCHO-PASS 3Psycho-Pass 3TV · 2019 · 8 ep3.6"Justice" opens up a new world. In the near future, the Sybil System, a surveillance network that quantifies human souls, maintains public order. In a changing world, detectives with Dominators, guns that measure "Crime Coefficients,"…
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3.6The Witch and the Beast
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Witch and the BeastMajo to YajuuTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6It all started with the 17 "Origins," whose powers were passed down to individuals who still exist around the world today. A man carrying a coffin and a girl with the eyes of a beast appear in a town. The girl was once cursed by a witch…
3.6Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
TV · 2008 · 154 ep
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sYu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D'sTV · 2008 · 154 ep3.6Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is set in Neo Domino City some time after the events concerning Yugi Mutou (DM) and Judai Yuki (GX). A new form of dueling, "Riding Duels", now take place on motorcycles called "D-Wheels". While regular dueling still exists…
3.6Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
TV · 1990 · 39 ep
Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterFushigi no Umi no NadiaTV · 1990 · 39 ep3.6In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his…
3.6Pokémon Horizons: The Series
TV · 2023 · 141 ep
Pokémon Horizons: The SeriesPokemon (2023)TV · 2023 · 141 ep3.6A new dream and adventure set throughout the entire Pokémon world unfolds in a brand new Pokémon-series following a girl named Liko and a boy named Roy.
3.6BNA
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
BNATV · 2020 · 12 ep3.6In the 21st century, the existence of animal-humans came to light after being hidden in the darkness of history. Michiru lived life as a normal human, until one day she suddenly turns into a tanuki-human. She runs away and takes refuge in…
3.6Dead Mount Death Play
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Dead Mount Death PlayTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.6As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now…
3.6Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Gargantia on the Verdurous PlanetSuisei no GargantiaTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.6The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young…
3.6Yuki Yuna is a Hero
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Yuki Yuna is a HeroYuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de AruTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.6Yuuna Yuuki is an ordinary second-year middle school student. She gets up in the morning, gets ready for school, goes to classes, participates in club activities, and has fun with her friends. But there is one extraordinary thing about…
3.6On Your Mark
Special · 1995 · 1 ep
On Your MarkSpecial · 1995 · 1 ep3.6In the future, mankind can no longer live on the ground due to intense radiation, both from the sun and from an abandoned nuclear plant. One day, a group of special police raided a religious cult compound, and after a fierce firefight two…
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3.6UN-GO MOVIE
Movie · 2011 · 1 ep
UN-GO MOVIEUn-Go: Inga-ronMovie · 2011 · 1 ep3.6This prequel takes place at the same time as the first episode of the TV series. As the story begins to unfold, more mysteries that were unanswered in the first eleven episodes come to light, and we learn the full story of the duo’s story…
3.6Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Lupin III: Farewell to NostradamusLupin III: Kutabare! NostradamusMovie · 1995 · 1 ep3.6After a diamond heist in Brazil, Lupin hides the gem in a doll and boards a plane headed out of the country. While on board, the doll is stolen by a little girl named Julia, whose nanny is none other than Fujiko Mine. Before Lupin can get…
3.5Afro Samurai
TV · 2007 · 5 ep
Afro SamuraiTV · 2007 · 5 ep3.5After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary…
3.5Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa
Movie · 2005 · 1 ep
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of ShamballaFullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of ShamballaMovie · 2005 · 1 ep3.5Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time…
3.5Chrono Crusade
TV · 2003 · 24 ep
Chrono CrusadeChrno CrusadeTV · 2003 · 24 ep3.5The year is 1928 A.D. The place is New York, U.S.A. The economic prosperity brought forth after the Great War also heightened the presence of something far darker and much more sinister: the demonic Sinners. The Magdalene Order is an…
3.5A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
A Salad Bowl of EccentricsHenjin no Salad BowlTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Sousuke Kaburaya, an impoverished detective, met Sara, a princess from another world with magical powers. Sara began living with Sousuke, and she quickly adjusted to life in modern Japan. Meanwhile, Livia, a female knight who came from the…
3.5Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Tethe'alla Arc
OVA · 2010 · 4 ep
Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Tethe'alla ArcTales of Symphonia The Animation: Tethe'alla-henOVA · 2010 · 4 ep3.5The second arc of Tales of Symphonia that takes place in the flourishing world of Tethe'alla. This OVA takes place up to two-thirds of the game, prior to the Derris-Kharlan arc.
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3.5LAZARUS
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
LAZARUSLazarusTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.5The year is 2052 — an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all…
3.5Ghost Hound
TV · 2007 · 22 ep
Ghost HoundShinreigariTV · 2007 · 22 ep3.5In an isolated region of Kyushu lies the town of Suiten. Though seeming small and modest, Suiten is not a picturesque place for a vacation, unless it is from the “Unseen World”. Taro, Makoto and Masayuki, three boys with…
3.5Gun x Sword
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Gun x SwordTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.5Van, a lanky and apathetic swordsman, is on a journey to kill the murderer of his fiancé. The only characteristic he has to go by is that the murderer has a claw for an arm, hence the murderer being referred to as The Claw Man…
3.5LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6
TV · 2021 · 25 ep
LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6Lupin III: Part 6TV · 2021 · 25 ep3.5Gentleman thief Lupin III is back and ready for his next caper— unless legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, has anything to say about it! When Holmes’ longtime partner, Dr. Watson, is murdered, none other than Lupin tops the suspects list…
3.5Saber Marionette J
TV · 1996 · 25 ep
Saber Marionette JTV · 1996 · 25 ep3.5In the distant future, since the Earth has become overpopulated, efforts to find and colonize on other planets have begun. However, one of the ships, the "Mesopotamia" malfunctions and all but 6 of its inhabitants are all killed. the…