I think there's a decent chance they inspired Cowboy Bebop's episode about the tech cult SCRATCH: https://cowboybebop.fandom.com/wiki/Brain_Scratch https://cowb

I think there's a decent chance they inspired Cowboy Bebop's episode about the tech cult SCRATCH: https://cowboybebop.fandom.com/wiki/Brain_Scratch https://cowboybebop.fandom.com/wiki/Brain_Scratch ...although Japan has had several really wacky cults that also could have inspired the story.