History NightmareFuel / TheMysticalLaws

Unlike previous films produced by Happy Science, ''Anime/TheMysticalLaws'' mixes its religious plot with science-fiction elements and anti-Chinese propaganda to spread Ryuho Okawa's teachings. However, it goes without saying that the film by its very nature will have plenty of bone-chilling moments, especially by appealing to fears over an impending apocalypse.

** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon succeeded in launching the UDW to hurry along humanity's damnation, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth as its consciousness cleaned it up. Knowing [[Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha the fifth film]] literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier: losing a loved one to suicide in the middle of a dying Earth may cause the others to follow suit in their despair, especially while fending off both demons and Reptilians. Conversely, those who choose to remain alive will be screwed when those deceased return as evil spirits hellbent on killing them.

** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon succeeded in launching the UDW to hurry along humanity's damnation, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth as its consciousness cleaned it up. Knowing [[Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha the fifth film]] literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier; families losing loved ones to suicide not only have to deal with that in the middle of a dying Earth, but will be screwed soon afterward when those deceased return as evil spirits hellbent on killing them.

* The demon possessing Tathagata. Unlike its vessel, it [[OmnicidalManiac seeks to destroy the world]] and "bring tears to God's eyes." Knowing how demons work in these films, such a scheme involves humiliating and killing Shou Shisimaru to crush humans' faith in the Savior. Then as all humans throughout the planet become nihilistic and submit to the Godom Empire out of despair, the Earth will awaken and sink ''all continents'' underwater.
** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon activated the UDW to hurry along humanity's damnation, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth as its consciousness cleaned it up. Knowing [[Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha the fifth film]] literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier; families losing loved ones to suicide not only have to deal with that in the middle of a dying Earth, but will be screwed soon afterward when those deceased return as evil spirits hellbent on killing them.
** The moment it reveals itself after Tathagata's electrocution. It looks like a smoke construct whose [[NightmareFace "face"]] looks like a [[SkullForAHead black skull with eyes and white hair]]. Moreover, when the movie makes a dramatic zoom to its eyes, they have [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera with bulging yellow irises surrounded by red rings]], making it look like Death (or something even worse) is staring at you.
* The real kicker is, that given the little information we get from it, the demon is implied to be ''Satan'' from [[Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun the second film]]. If we go by Theta's narration about a bloodthirsty race causing a war between Vega and other two planets in Lyra, as well as Utika being in Venus' Spirit World, Satan may have been involved in corrupting civilizations from other planets into wars by invading their spiritual worlds even after getting slain.

* The demon possessing Tathagata. Unlike its vessel, it [[OmnicidalManiac seeks to destroy the world]] and "bring tears to God's eyes." Knowing how demons work in these films, such a scheme involves foiling the Savior's plan and [[DraggedOffToHell dragging all humans down to Hell]] as the world is destroyed.
** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon achieved its goal and activated the UDW, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth before its consciousness cleaned it up. Knowing [[Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha the fifth film]] literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier; families losing loved ones to suicide not only have to deal with that in the middle of a dying Earth, but will be screwed soon afterward when those deceased return as evil spirits hellbent on killing them.

* The real kicker is, that given the little information we get from it, the demon is implied to be ''Satan'' from [[Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun the second film]]. If we go by Theta's narration about a bloodthirsty race causing a war between Vega and other two planets in Lyra, as well as Utika being in Venus' Spirit World, Satan may have been involved in corrupting civilizations from other planets into wars by invading their spiritual worlds after getting slain.

** The moment it reveals itself after Tathagata's electrocution. Its [[NightmareFace "face"]] looks like a [[SkullForAHead black skull with eyes and white hair]]. Moreover, when the movie makes a dramatic zoom to its eyes, they have [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera with bulging yellow irises surrounded by red rings]], making it look like Death (or something even worse) is staring at you.
* The real kicker is, that given the little information we get from it, the demon is implied to be ''Satan'' from [[Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun the second film]]. If we go by Theta's backstory, Satan may have been involved in corrupting civilizations from other planets into wars apart from living a decadent lifestyle before getting slain.

As a religious propaganda movie from the likes of Happy Science, ''Anime/TheMysticalLaws'' will have plenty of moments that will chill your bones.

** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon achieved its goal and activated the UDW, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth before its consciousness cleaned it up. And knowing [[Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha the fifth film]] literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier.

** This failure eventually drove Satan to manipulate and possess Tathagata Killer, kickstarting an imperialistic, violent campaign against religion while building the UDW [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce to ensure most people die without knowing the Savior, be it from the explosion or the Earth's consciousness causing a planet-wide cataclysm]].

** Rient Arle Croud explains to him that all planets are living beings with advanced consciousness. Therefore, Earth will cleanse itself via natural disasters and ''sinking entire continents'' if humankind disdains it as a place for soul training, like what happened to the civilizations of Atlantis and Mu, as showcased in the previous film ''Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun''. The concept of [[GaiasVengeance the Earth itself causing massive cataclysms in response to humans' disavowing religion and refusing to believe in God and spirits]] is very unsettling.

** The real kicker is, that given the little information we get from it, the demon is implied to be ''Satan'' from [[Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun the second film]]. If we go by Theta's backstory, Satan may have been involved in corrupting civilizations from other planets into wars apart from living a decadent lifestyle before getting slain.
** Given he caused previous civilizations' demises in revenge for being cast into Hell, this movie would imply that Satan came to despise Siddhartha Gautama as the latter's willingness to attain enlightenment could threaten the former's demonic hold over Earth. Therefore, this could imply he futilely tried to bring down the Buddha by any means possible, be it through Mara's temptations in the second film or Devadatta's schemes in [[Anime/TheGoldenLaws the third film]]. This failure eventually drove Satan to manipulate and possess Tathagata Killer, kickstarting an imperialistic, violent campaign against religion while building the UDW [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce to ensure most people die without knowing the Savior, be it from the explosion or the Earth's consciousness causing a planet-wide cataclysm]].

** Given he caused previous civilizations' demises in revenge for being cast into Hell, this movie would imply that Satan came to despise Siddhartha Gautama as the latter's willingness to attain enlightenment could threaten the former's demonic hold over Earth. Therefore, this could imply he tried to stop Gautama's transformation into the Buddha, be it through Devadatta's schemes in the third film or Mara's temptations in the second film, to no avail. This eventually drove Satan to manipulate and possess Tathagata Killer and start a violent campaign against religion and build the UDW [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce to ensure the Savior is defeated for good]].

** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon achieved its goal and activated the UDW, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth before its consciousness cleaned it up. And knowing [[Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha the fourth film]] literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier.

** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon achieved its goal and activated the UDW, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth before its consciousness cleaned it up. And knowing the previous film, ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'', literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier.

** Given he caused previous civilizations' demises in revenge for being cast into Hell, this movie would imply that Satan developed a grudge against Buddha as his enlightenment threatened his demonic forces. Furthermore, his determination to foil Buddha's reincarnation and keep people in Hell drove him to possess Tathagata Killer and start a violent campaign against religion to make sure the Savior would never come and threaten his reign of terror.

** Given he caused previous civilizations' demises in revenge for being cast into Hell, it's logical that Satan would develop a grudge against the Buddha as his enlightenment became a threat to him and his demonic forces. Furthermore, his determination to foil Buddha's reincarnation and keep people in Hell drove him to possess Tathagata Killer, starting a campaign against religion to make sure the Savior will never come and threaten his reign of terror.

** The real kicker is, that given its background, the demon is implied to be ''Satan'' from [[Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun the second film]]. Moreover, in those years when Satan ruled the Earth as a Magellanic Cloud immigrant, he may have been involved in corrupting civilizations from other planets into wars given Theta's backstory. Having been behind the destruction of previous civilizations in revenge for being cast into Hell, Satan decides to take an active role by possessing Tathagata Killer and creating the UDW to inflict a planet-wide cataclysm and drag all souls to Hell as they despair and indulge in vices after surviving the first explosion.

** The real kicker is, that given its background, the demon is implied to be ''Satan'' from [[Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun the second film]]. Moreover, in those years when Satan ruled the Earth as a Magellanic Cloud immigrant, he may have been involved in corrupting civilizations from other planets into wars given Theta's backstory. Having been behind the destruction of previous civilizations in revenge for being cast into Hell, Satan decides to take an active role by possessing Tathagata Killer and creating the "Ultimate Destruction Weapon."

* The demon possessing Tathagata. Unlike its vessel, it [[OmnicidalManiac seeks to destroy the world]] and "bring tears to God's eyes." Knowing how demons work in these films, it also means foiling the Savior's plan and [[DraggedOffToHell dragging all humans down to Hell]] as the world is destroyed.

** The moment it reveals itself after Tathagata's electrocution. Its [[NightmareFace "face"]] looks like a [[SkullForAHead black skull with eyes and white hair]]. Moreover, when the movie makes a dramatic zoom to its eyes, they have [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera with bulging yellow irises surrounded by red rings]], making it look like Death (or something even worse) is staring at you.

Being a religious propaganda movie from the likes of Happy Science, it's pretty much expected that ''Anime/TheMysticalLaws'' will have plenty of moments that will chill your bones.

* The [[DoomsdayDevice "Ultimate Destruction Weapon"]] generates a tiny fireball that is 400,000 times as hot as the Sun's core and throws it behind enemy lines as a scene [[SphereOfDestruction showcases it destroying a city]].
** Now imagine going through your day only to see a little ball of light falling from the sky and ''suddenly unleashing a catastrophic explosion that rivals that of traditional nukes''.
** Moreover, Leika Chan explained that using this weapon will affect both the Earth's crust and core so severely that it will become uninhabitable. So if you even ''[[HopeSpot survive]]'' such an attack, it will be for naught as the Earth's climate will progressively become hostile to life afterward.
* Shou's visions of the future after taking over as General of Hermes' Wings. While the first ones are of a pleasant cherry blossom forest and Konohana-no-Sakuya-bime's apparition, the next ones become nightmarish, such as Godom Empire soldiers marching through flames, [[DayOfTheJackboot cities razed and taken over by the Empire]], the activation of the Ultimate Destruction Weapon, and demons lurking through the ruins of Japan.
** Another set shows Godom soldiers landing in Inasa Beach, invading a nearby town, and then shooting at a toolshed where a boy ran for cover, killing him. Then the final vision shows a Godom soldier aiming at the camera and shooting, which is meant to be from Shou's perspective.

** Rient Arle Croud explains to him that all planets are living beings with advanced consciousness. Therefore, Earth will cleanse itself via natural disasters and ''sinking entire continents'' if humankind disdains it as a place for soul training, like what happened to the civilizations of Atlantis and Mu, showcased in the previous film, ''Anime/TheLawsOfTheSun''. The concept of [[GaiasVengeance the Earth itself causing massive cataclysms in response to humans' disavowing religion and refusing to believe in God and spirits]] is very unsettling.

** Like in other Happy Science movies, Hell is depicted as a horrid place where shadows lurk before fading to a scene of a salaryman being possessed by a demon and angrily pursuing the other who passed by, implying the former's going to kill the latter. Then, [[{{Greed}} a supercar crashes into Shou, disintegrating into banknotes and credit cards]] at the last minute. Then he is taken above what seems to be a decadent city with signs taken from a RedLightDistrict shining around him.

* Tathagata Killer. Being a tyrannical despot who seeks to destroy all religion and unite the world under his iron-fisted rule makes him intimidating, but becomes scary as the film progresses.

** He becomes scarier after [[DemonicPossession a demon possesses him]]. When he starts up research for the "Ultimate Destruction Weapon," Leika Chan begs him to stop as it will destroy Earth. When she notes he has changed and implies he's possessed, [[WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises Tathagata's eyes shrink]] before emitting [[RedEyesTakeWarning a red shine]] as the torches in the chambers flash brighter, startling her.

** The demonic Chinese dragon he summons in response to Yamata-no-Orochi devouring his fleets. Not helping matters is that the poor CGI can increase the scare factor; it sports a wrathful expression and its scales have a purple and dark green metallic sheen.

** The moment it reveals itself after Tathagata's electrocution. Its [[NightmareFace "face"]] looks like a [[SkullForAHead black skull with eyes and white hair]]. Moreover, when the movie makes a dramatic zoom to its eyes, they have [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera with bulging yellow irises surrounded by red rings]], making it look like Death, or something ''even worse'' is staring at you.

** Rient Arle Croud explains to him that all planets are living beings with advanced consciousness. Therefore, Earth will cleanse itself via natural disasters and ''sinking entire continents'' if humankind disdains it as a place for soul training, like what happened to the civilizations of Atlantis and Mu, showcased in the previous film, ''The Laws of the Sun''. The concept of [[GaiasVengeance the Earth itself causing massive cataclysms in response to humans' disavowing religion and refusing to believe in God and spirits]] is very unsettling.

** One of his first scenes has him bind the hands of a member of his board of directors with his whip and yank him into the table. Tathagata ignores the man's pleas for his life before charging his whip, cooking the poor bastard to death as he lets out painful screams to the horror of Leika Chan and the other directors. All because [[DisproportionateRetribution he doubted the usefulness of Leika's technology]].

** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon achieved its goal and activated the UDW, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth before its consciousness cleaned it up. And knowing the previous film, ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'' literally {{demoniz|ation}}es suicide victims according to Happy Science teachings, this becomes even scarier.

* The "Ultimate Destruction Weapon" generates a tiny fireball that is 400,000 times as hot as the Sun's core and throws it behind enemy lines as a scene [[SphereOfDestruction showcases it destroying a city]].

** Moreover, Leika Chan explained that using this weapon will affect both the Earth's crust and core so severely that it will become uninhabitable. So if you even ''survive'' such an attack, it will be for naught as the Earth's climate will progressively become hostile to life afterward.
* Shou's visions of the future after taking over as General of Hermes' Wings. While the first ones are of a pleasant cherry blossom forest and Konohana-no-Sakuya-bime's apparition, the next ones become nightmarish, such as Godom Empire soldiers marching through flames, cities razed and taken over by the Empire, the activation of the Ultimate Destruction Weapon, and demons lurking through the ruins of Japan.

** Rient Arle Croud explains to him that all planets are living beings with advanced consciousness. Therefore, Earth will cleanse itself via natural disasters and ''sinking entire continents'' if humankind disdains it as a place for soul training, like what happened to the civilizations of Atlantis and Mu, showcased in the previous film, ''The Laws of the Sun''. The concept of the Earth itself causing massive cataclysms in response to humans' disavowing religion and refusing to believe in God and spirits is very unsettling.

* Tathagata Killer. Being a tyrannical despot who seeks to destroy all religion and unite the world under his iron-fisted rule is scary enough, but he becomes even scarier after becoming possessed.

** After becoming possessed and starting up his research for the "Ultimate Destruction Weapon," Leika Chan begs him to stop as it will destroy Earth. When she notes he has changed and implies he's possessed, Tathagata's eyes shrink and emit a red shine as the torches in the chambers flash brighter, startling her.
** When Leika went to the door, Tathagata telekinetically lifted the furniture to barricade it. She gasps in horror as the man walks menacingly and ''projects an energy claw'' from his hand to strangle her. While she escapes and uses her bracelet to stun him before rearranging the furniture and leaving, it's a pretty chilling scene.

* The demon possessing Tathagata. Unlike its vessel, it seeks to destroy the world and "bring tears to God's eyes." Knowing how demons work, this also means foiling the Savior's plan and drag all humans to Hell as the world is destroyed.
** Moreover, Shou's visions imply that had the demon achieved its goal and activated the UDW, its kind would have taken advantage of the survivors' [[DespairEventHorizon mental state]] to wreak merry havoc on Earth before its consciousness cleaned it up.

** Rient Arle Croud explains to him that all planets are living beings with advanced consciousness. Therefore, Earth will cleanse itself via natural disasters and ''sinking entire continents'' if humankind disdains it as a place for soul training, like what happened to the civilizations of Atlantis and Mu. The concept of the Earth itself causing massive cataclysms in response to humans' disavowing religion and refusing to believe in God and spirits is very unsettling.