The Rebirth of Buddha
仏陀再誕
17-year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much more formidable than she ever imagined. (Source: Anime News Network)
The Rebirth of Buddha is a movie with 1 episode, from Fall 2009, rated 5.1/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
17-year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much more formidable than she ever imagined. (Source: Anime News Network)
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- Gods — Prominently features a character of divine or religious nature.
- Religion — Centers on the belief that humanity is related to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements.
- Aliens — Prominently features extraterrestrial lifeforms.
- Ghost — Prominently features a character who is a ghost.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Cult — Features a social group with unorthodox religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and practices.
- Age Gap — Prominently features romantic relations between people with a significant age difference.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Mythology — Prominently features mythological elements, especially those from religious or cultural tradition.
- Time Skip — Features a gap in time used to advance the story.