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{{examples|Examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:}}
{{examples|Examples of Cult Classic that have not yet been confirmed to have "Category:Cult Classic" include:}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The medium as a whole everywhere except Japan (especially in North America).
* ''[[Akira]]'', a.k.a. THE definitive cult anime in the English-speaking world. Released in Japan to relatively little fanfare in 1988, it gradually began to pick up popularity in the US and UK during the 90s as the dubbed VHS tapes were circulated among schoolboys, students, sci-fi and animation fans, until by 2001 it was such an underground phenomenon that the US distributor reportedly spent over $1 million on a film restoration and new dub for its DVD release, and recent months have seen large portions of the Internet (even outside the anime fan community) in an uproar over a controversial proposed Hollywood adaptation. It is often credited with single-handedly creating the overseas market for [[Seinen|adult-targeted]] anime and paving the way for other international hits like ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]''.
* Early Anime:
** ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]''
** ''[[Battle of the Planets]]''
** ''[[Speed Racer]]''
** ''[[Star Blazers]]''
* The works of [[Satoshi Kon]]
** ''[[Perfect Blue]]''
** ''[[Millennium Actress]]''
** ''[[Paprika]]''
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (about as mainstream as anime can get in Japan, but a cult phenomenon in the West, even among anime fans)
* ''[[Berserk]]'' Is very well known in the manga fandom for it's high quality, but it still defines this trope because of it's ultra violent, semi pornographic and all out grimdark nature that keeps it from ever becoming mainstream.
* The Canadians and a fair amount of Americans love ''[[Spider Riders]]''.
* In the United States, practically every well-respected anime that aired on [[Adult Swim]] last decade has developed a cult following as a result. Many of these have eventually become mainstream, as have many of Toonami's (see below) anime programs.
** ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''
** ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''
** ''[[Trigun]]''
** ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''
** ''[[FLCL]]''
** ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]''
** ''[[The Big O]]''
** ''[[Outlaw Star]]''
** ''[[Inuyasha]]''
** ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''
** ''[[Eureka Seven]]''
** ''[[Lupin III]]''
** ''[[Paranoia Agent]]''
** ''[[Detective Conan]]'' (AKA Case Closed)
** ''[[Blue Gender]]''
** ''[[Bleach]]''
** ''[[Code Geass]]''
** ''[[Death Note]]''
** ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', already a cult phenomenon since the 90s, experienced a [[Newbie Boom|resurgence in popularity]] after being aired on the network.
** And the mother of all anime cults: ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
* Before Adult Swim, there was [[Toonami]], which (aside from mainstream hits like ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Naruto]]'') also created a devoted cult following for the likes of:
** ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]''
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
** ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''
** ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''
* ''[[Chirin no Suzu|The Ringing Bell Of Chirin]]'' (a dark film about a [[Chibi]] [[Mood Whiplash|little lamb]])
* ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]''
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)||Ghost in The Shell]]'' (anime films)
* ''[[Giant Robo]]''
* ''[[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin]]'' and
* ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed]]'''
* ''[[Hyakko]]''
* ''[[Kurau Phantom Memory]]''
* ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'', a.k.a. "the greatest anime that will [[No Export for You|never leave Japan]]".
* ''[[My-HiME]]''
* ''[[Guyver]]''
* ''[[Nekojiru Sou]]'', being also [[Widget Series]].
* ''[[SD Gundam Force]]''
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''
** Utena's professed spiritual successor ''[[Star Driver]]'' is shaping up to be this as well.
* Among American audiences, ''Teknoman'' (the English adaptation of ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''). Despite its [[Macekre|questionable quality]], fans loved it to the point that ''Tekkaman Blade II'' was frowned on despite staying more faithful to the source material.
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''
* ''[[Wandering Son]]''. Even despite the anime and its intentional reaction, it has changed little in popularity.
* ''[[RahXephon]]''
* ''[[One Piece]]'' for America. After 4Kids' [[Cut and Paste Translation]] drew away most of its potential audience, Funimation's significantly more faithful dub has been working to gradually win them back. A rare case in that it's not as lesser known in most other countries (''especially'' [[Cash Cow Franchise|not Japan]]).
:::The [[Bowdlerized]] 4Kids dub itself is probably more of your standard Camp Classic since [[So Bad It's Good|its compellingly awful quality]] [[Bile Fascination|makes for good entertainment]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDTFtS1GuE See the comparison.]
* ''[[Slayers]]'' was once very, very popular when it was released in America in the late 90's.<ref>(namely for its [[Action Girl|female protagonist]], appeal to both genders, and it was one of the few dubs made at the time that ''wasn't'' [[Macekre]]d.)</ref> Due to its fourth and fifth seasons [[Uncancelled|being held off for an unGodly long time]], the fanbase shrunk, and now it's more or less this trope, but fans old and new still ''love'' it.
* ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'', a cult series even within anime fandom.
* ''[[Baccano!]]''
* ''[[The Animatrix]]'', an anime [[Adaptation Expansion]] of ''[[The Matrix]]'' series, is fairly little-known in most circles but has a devoted following of sci-fi and animation fans, many of whom consider it to be better than the film that inspired it (or at least [[Contested Sequel|its sequels]]).
* ''[[Monster Rancher (anime)|Monster Rancher]]'', an underrated gem among [[Mons]] series.
* Anime movies as a whole tend to be this. ''[[Arashi no Yoru ni]]'', ''[[5 Centimeters Per Second]]'', ''[[Tekkon Kinkreet]]'', ''[[Akira]]''..
* ''[[Pokémon (manga)|Pokémon]]'' manga as a total, even ''[[Pokémon Special]]''.
* ''[[Afganisu-tan]]''
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]''
* ''[[wikipedia:Dash! Yonkuro|Dash! Yonkuro!]]'' and ''[[Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!|Bakusou Kyoudai Let's and Go]]'' didn't get an exported to America, and they were forgotten after the shows ended, though there are still group of people in Europe and Asia who read/watch these anime and play their mini-4wds, which is what these series encouraged them to in the first place.
* ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'' was popular in France and the UK, but it has a cult following around the world, primarily in the US and Japan (the latter of which it was made in ''and bombed'' with audiences, preventing the creation of later seasons).
* ''[[Wild Knights Gulkeeva]]''
* The ''Toei'' season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', erroneously referred to by fans as "Season/Series Zero."
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' tends to be seen as this in certain parts of the world.
* Some light novels later adapted to manga and anime, such as ''[[Gate]]'' and ''Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist'' have become this.
* ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]'', both for the original novels and their myriad adaptations.

== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The works of [[Isaac Baranoff]]
* The works of [[Isaac Baranoff]]
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* ''[[Falling Down]]''
* ''[[Falling Down]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Planet]]'' (1973, [[Deranged Animation|animated]])
* ''[[Fantastic Planet]]'' (1973, [[Deranged Animation|animated]])
* ''[[Feast]]''
* ''[[Felidae]]'' (1994, animated)
* ''[[Felidae]]'' (1994, animated)
* ''[[The Final Girls]]''
* ''[[The Final Girls]]''

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Many tabletop RPGs are a cult within a cult following, including;

Theatre

Theme Parks

  • The Pirates of the Caribbean ride on which the film franchise is based is so cult, it attracted a fandom backlash before the movie was released over Johnny Depp and his gold teeth. The resulting kerfuffle only helped sell the film, of course.
  • Although it was closed after eight years of operation for scaring the pants off of too many little children, the Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter at Walt Disney World has a loyal following who admire the attraction for its dark humor and rich atmosphere.
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a bit cult, to the point where Disney made a film based on the ride instead of the book (The Wind In The Willows). There are shrines to the attraction years after it closed down.
    • Disney's film The Wind in the Willows was based on...the book. It came out in 1949, while the ride (and Disneyland itself) are from six years later. The 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's book was then titled Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in the US, presumably so people would make a connection to the Disney ride.
  • The Great Movie Ride.
  • Drachen Fire was a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. The ride was infamous for being very rough and encountered many problems during its lifetime. It opened in 1992 and closed in 1998; the park attempted to re-open the coaster in 2002 but failed and ended up demolishing it. Despite the ride's many problems, it had/still has a cult following by coaster enthusiasts and fans of the park.

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  • Tokusatsu
  • Video Games used to fall under this, being seen as the exclusive domain of children and nerds. In the last decade, however, the success of products like the Nintendo Wii and iPhone App Store, as well as franchises like Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Madden NFL, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, have made video games a much more commonplace and socially acceptable pastime. Still, most games apart from big-name franchises remain relatively obscure in mainstream popular culture.
  • Gamebooks have a small, but incredibly devoted following of readers, authors, bloggers, and programmers who kept the medium alive and thriving to this day.
  1. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  2. ↑ At least two live-action films from the 1950s were rated PG on video release.
  3. ↑ (and is even somewhat competitive with fans of the latter, the two shows having very little [dead link] in common)
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