In a message dated 2/1/2000 2:45:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
TenchiMP@gate1.tomatoweb.com writes:

<< anyone see siskle last night... or ebert.. whichever is the dude thats
 still alive. Anyway i was chanel surfing late and he had a special on cult
 clasics, rockey horror picture show (which i hate) Evil dead 2 (which i
 love) ect.. he mentioned kiki's delivery service and they went on to imply
 that anime in general is in a cult clasic catagory... 
 
 I was just wondering what you all thought of that. Personaly i think its
 stupid, anime is just another form to tell a story and you cant clump it
 together for any purpouse. Also, i havent seen Kiki's delivery service,
 would that count as a cult clasic? hmm... what would some of you consider a
 cult clasic in the anime form.. i cant really think of any >>

 In America anime is on the level of Cult Entertainment in terms of 
popularity.  Some of the behavior is the same too. Trekkies and anime fans 
cosplay and write fanfiction.  Rocky Horror Picture Show fans also cosplay.