Mushi-shi.
It's not a shoot-'em up cartoon, but I really like how it incorporates what I assume to be Shinto-esque mythological elements. As with the PSII game Okami, which uses actual Shinto folklore, I am struck by the level of melancholy that it imparts: where human suffering comes from spirits neither malevolent nor evil, and whom you develop a certain level of sympathy via their own backstories. It is a very compelling narrative backdrop.
This is of course a stark contrast to Western religious tradition, be they Judeo-Christian, Zoroasterian or Manichean.
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