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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3.5Dirty Pair OVA
OVA · 1987 · 10 ep
Dirty Pair OVAOVA · 1987 · 10 ep3.5Set in the future Kei and Yuri are Trouble Consultants for The 3WA. Code Named "Lovely Angels", but, they are known throughout the galaxy as The Dirty Pair. They always solve their case, but, not without causing collateral damage and…
3.5The God of High School
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
The God of High SchoolTV · 2020 · 13 ep3.5It all began as a fighting tournament to seek out for the best fighter among all high school students in Korea. Mori Jin, a Taekwondo specialist and a high school student, soon learns that there is something much greater beneath the stage…
3.5Maria the Virgin Witch
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Maria the Virgin WitchJunketsu no MariaTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.5The story follows Maria, the most powerful witch who lives during the Hundred Years' War in France. She despises war, so she obstructs battles with her strong magical powers. Her meddling with her succubus Artemis and incubus Priapos has…
3.5Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-Kai Byoui RamuneTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5As long as hearts exist inside people, there will always be those who suffer. And then something "strange" enters their mind and causes a strange disease to manifest itself in the body. The illness, which is called a "mystery disease" is…
3.5Speed Grapher
TV · 2005 · 24 ep
Speed GrapherTV · 2005 · 24 ep3.5Ten years after the Bubble War, the dichotomy between the rich and the poor in the world becomes more prominent and Japan is no exception. The rich seek to satisfy their desires and derive pleasure for themselves, and Tokyo has…
3.5Tales of the Abyss
TV · 2008 · 26 ep
Tales of the AbyssTV · 2008 · 26 ep3.5Luke fon Fabre, the spoiled son of a noble from the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lavaldear, has been confined inside his father's mansion ever since he was kidnapped seven years ago by a rival country, the Malkuth Empire. Now Luke's memory of the…
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3.5Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2
ONA · 2017 · 4 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd SeasonONA · 2017 · 4 ep3.5Seven months after the One Year War ended, the remnants of the Principality of Zeon reform as the Republic of Zeon and continue to battle. Daryl had piloted the mobile suit Psycho Zaku in the end of the war at the "Thunderbolt Sector,"…
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3.5Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerKidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.5Eight months after the One Year War, the Earth Federation attempts to secure and destroy the Psycho Zaku from the hands of a cult called South Seas Alliance. Note: This is a compilation film recapping the events from the second season.
3.5Ling Cage
ONA · 2019 · 6 ep
Ling CageLing Long: IncarnationONA · 2019 · 6 ep3.5In the not-too-distant future, the human world has long been overpopulated. Humanity marched to the stars in search of a new home, and just as this was going on, the moon's alignment caused massive earthquakes to ripple across the world…
3.4Key the Metal Idol
OVA · 1994 · 15 ep
Key the Metal IdolOVA · 1994 · 15 ep3.4Her classmates at school called her Key, as in the "key" to a strange mystery. Key's "grandfather" was a kindly old scientist wanting to use his skill in robotics to create peace and love in the world. But when that kindly old scientist…
3.4Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Sylvarant Arc
OVA · 2007 · 4 ep
Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Sylvarant ArcTales of Symphonia The Animation: Sylvarant-henOVA · 2007 · 4 ep3.4Two worlds exist, both unaware of the existance of the other. In order for one world to flourish, the other will have to perish. On the perishing world, a Chosen one is sent on a journey to restore that world's mana by awakening the…
3.4Corpse Princess: Aka
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Corpse Princess: AkaShikabane Hime: AkaTV · 2008 · 13 ep3.4After being brutally murdered along with her family, Makina Hoshimura turns into a Shikabane Hime, a living corpse contracted to the Kougon Cult, in order to exert revenge on the mysterious undead organization responsible for her death…
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3.4Delico's Nursery
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
Delico's NurseryTV · 2024 · 13 ep3.4Hailing from the prestigious noble house of Delico, Dali Delico is an elite member of the Blood Pact Council with a promising future. When the Blood Pact Council, the highest governing body for the Vamps, assigns a special mission to Dali…
3.4One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred Sword
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred SwordOne Piece Movie 05: Norowareta SeikenMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.4Luffy and crew go to an island searching for a legendary sword, said to be the most expensive in the world. Soon attacking marines and beautiful maidens split the crew. Zoro betrays the crew to help an old friend, Luffy and Usopp wander…
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3.4The Book of Bantorra
TV · 2009 · 27 ep
The Book of BantorraTatakau Shisho: The Book of BantorraTV · 2009 · 27 ep3.4In a world where dead people turn into books and are stored in the Bantorra Library where anyone who reads a book can learn their past, Bantorra Library is maintained by Armed Librarians who wield psychic powers and their enemy is a…
3.4Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
TV · 1993 · 51 ep
Mobile Suit Victory GundamKidou Senshi Victory GundamTV · 1993 · 51 ep3.4It is Universal Century 0153. On the space colonies located at Side 2, the Zanscare Empire has come to power and it holds onto that power through liberal use of the guillotine. With its forces invading the Earth and its space fleets…
3.3Noblesse
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
NoblesseTV · 2020 · 13 ep3.3For 820 years he had slumbered with no knowledge of mankind's advancement and scientific progress. The land which he once knew has become an unfamiliar place with new technology, attitudes, and lifestyles. Upon awakening, Cadis Etrama Di…
3.3Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side StoryMagia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica GaidenTV · 2020 · 13 ep3.3In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. But Iroha Tamaki can’t seem to remember her wish. A rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls. “Magical Girls can be saved if…
3.3KOKKOKU
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
KOKKOKUKokkokuTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.3Juri Yukawa lives with her NEET father and brother, her retired grandfather, her sister and her young nephew. One day, her nephew and brother are kidnapped for ransom. Having only 30 minutes to meet the demands of the kidnappers, Juri, who…
3.3My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank AdventurerBoukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni NattetaTV · 2023 · 13 ep3.3The young adventurer Belgrieve retires to a quieter life after losing his leg to a beast. While gathering herbs in the woods one day, he rescues an abandoned child. Angeline trains with her father and later achieves S-Rank in the capital’s…
3.3The Classroom of the Black Cat and a Witch
TV · 2026 · 24 ep
The Classroom of the Black Cat and a WitchKuroneko to Majo no KyoushitsuTV · 2026 · 24 ep3.3Spica Virgo is an apprentice witch, but can’t use any magic. She needs someone to be her master in order to get into the academy of her dreams, but she has no money and no connections. Suddenly, a mysterious talking black cat that can use…
3.3Occult Academy
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Occult AcademySeikimatsu Occult GakuinTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.3In the year 2012, the world is a wasteland invaded by aliens. Time travelers like Fumiaki are sent back to the year 1999 in order to destroy the "Nostradamus Key" to prevent the apocalypse. In 1999, Maya, the daughter of the former…
3.3Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
TV · 1986 · 47 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZKidou Senshi Gundam ZZTV · 1986 · 47 ep3.3It is the year 0088 of the Universal Century in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. The badly damaged assault cruiser Argama docks at the run-down space colony of Shangri-La for much-needed repairs. While the Argama is in drydock, a young junk dealer…
3.3Gasaraki
TV · 1998 · 25 ep
GasarakiTV · 1998 · 25 ep3.3The flames of war explode in the Middle East as two shadow forces unleash monstrous new weapons of mass destruction! But in a world in which giant robots are real, the most dangerous weapon of all lies buried within a human mind. Yushiro…
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3.3Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
Special · 1989 · 1 ep
Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady LibertyLupin III: Bye Bye Liberty - Kiki Ippatsu!Special · 1989 · 1 ep3.3Foiled repeatedly by the predictions of Interpol's supercomputer, professional looter Lupin the Third has settled down. His partner Jigen asks him to pull on last job: recover the Super Egg, a massive diamond hidden somewhere inside the…
3.3KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless WorldKaminaki Sekai no Kamisama KatsudouTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.3As heir to a cult leader, Yukito centers his life around the mysterious goddess Mitama. But everything changes after he’s killed during a ritual gone wrong. To his surprise, Yukito is reborn into a world with no concept of god! And in this…
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3.3Occultic;Nine
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Occultic;NineTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.3The "paranormal science" story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the "Choujou Kagaku Kirikiri Basara" occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuuta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur…
3.3LIAR GAME
TV · 2026 · 26 ep
LIAR GAMELiar GameTV · 2026 · 26 ep3.3Wishing she would live up to the ideal, Kanzaki Nao's father named her thusly for “honesty”. Nao has more than lived up to her father's wishes--even exceeding them and earning the label of "a foolishly honest girl". This makes Nao the…
3.3Fractale
TV · 2011 · 11 ep
FractaleTV · 2011 · 11 ep3.3The story takes place on an island, where a "Fractale System" is beginning to collapse. One day, Clain finds an injured girl called Phryne under a cliff. She disappears leaving a pendant. Clain sets out for a journey with the girl-shaped…
3.3Neo Ranga
TV · 1998 · 48 ep
Neo RangaTV · 1998 · 48 ep3.3An ancient God called Ranga awakens on an isolated island in the South Pacific where it has been slumbering forgotten by mankind. Three sisters living in Tokyo—Minami, Ushio, and Yuuhi Shimabara—discover they have inherited…
3.3Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars
TV · 2001 · 26 ep
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar WarsGakuen Senki MuryouTV · 2001 · 26 ep3.3The world is about to be turned upside down for Hajime Murata. First, a strange alien ship appears over Tokyo, and then a mysterious new transfer student arrives at his school wearing an ancient school uniform. His name is Muryou, and with…
3.2The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
The Night Beyond the Tricornered WindowSankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa YoruTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.2Bookstore employee Mikado always had a tendency to see creepy things. He had lived his life pretending he didn't see these things but then he has a fateful encounter with an exorcist named Hiyakawa. Mikado ends up being forced to help out…
3.2Batman: Gotham Knight
OVA · 2008 · 6 ep
Batman: Gotham KnightOVA · 2008 · 6 ep3.2Batman animated anthology based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. Episodes 1) Have I Got a Story for You (俺たちのスゴい話) - Shoujirou Nishimi (STUDIO 4℃) 2) Crossfire (クロスファイア) - Futoshi Higashide (Production I.G.) 3) Field Test…
3.1The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the WorldHyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo SuberuTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.1The Arnold Academy of Sorcery for society’s most elite has just received their first commoner student: Ray White. Despite the contempt he’s received, Ray’s managed to befriend an eclectic group of classmates that get him into all sorts of…
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3.1Japan Sinks: 2020
ONA · 2020 · 10 ep
Japan Sinks: 2020Nihon Chinbotsu 2020ONA · 2020 · 10 ep3.1The setting for this adaptation is moved from 1970s Japan to 2020, just after the Tokyo Olympics. The story centers on the Mutou family, and the siblings Ayumu and Gou. The four members of the Mutou family are caught in an earthquake that…
3.1Da Li Si Rizhi
ONA · 2020 · 12 ep
Da Li Si RizhiONA · 2020 · 12 ep3.1We follow the daily life of Shi Chen, a young man looking for his brother. In order to find him, he goes to the Dali Court. One thing leads to another and he eventually becomes an officer working under Bing Li, a senior official with the…