NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-

A lively, mythic clash of gods and demons that mixes flashy action with light philosophical musings.

Created by

Shigeru Ueda, Yoshinari Suzuki

Genres

Animation

Starring

Masaaki Mizunaka, Tomoaki Maeno, Tetsuya Kakihara

Overview

The pain that everyone cannot escape when living: the living, old, sick, and death. The way to save it is through Buddhist enlightenment. At the end of a war, a prince who obtained the Buddhist enlightenment became the Shaka Nyorai and saved the world. Long time has passed since that, currently the latter age of decadence. Mara, the worry that once tried to destroy Shaka's enlightenment, has made a contract with the devil in order to seek revenge against Shaka. He begins to control people with worries. Meanwhile, a team centering around Shaka, called the Thirteen Buddhas, and the two benevolent deities who protect the dharma, Taishakuten and Bonten, have stood up to fight against Mara to protect people from worries. A battle between Mara and the Buddhist gods that involves people begins now!

How it feels

Earnest, tense, dark and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Faith, power, revenge, morality

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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