Animus may refer to:
- Anima and animus, Jungian concepts
- The ancient Roman concept of animus or soul
Music
- Animus (group), a Philadelphia, PA based Eastern Mediterranean World Fusion music group
- "Animus", a track on the album Music of the Spheres by Mike Oldfield
- "Animus", a bonus track on the album A New Era of Corruption by Whitechapel
- "Animus", a track on the album Soundtracks for the Blind by Swans
Fiction
- Animus (Doctor Who), a character from the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet
- Animus (Encantadia), a fictional character in Etheria
- ANIMUS (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by [Antoine Revoy]
- Animus (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe
- Animus, the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics character Vamp
- "Animus" (Sanctuary), an episode of the TV series Sanctuary
- Animus, a rare kind of magic in the novel Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
Games
- Animus (Dungeons and Dragons), a human transformed into a powerful undead creature
- Animus, a device in the Assassin's Creed series able to re-live the genetic memories of its user's ancestors
- Animus, a name for a Human or Daedric soul in The Elder Scrolls series
- Animus: Stand Alone, a Nintendo Switch game
- Animus elemental, a weapon in the Neverwinter Nights 2 video game
- Animus, a spell-like ability unique to each beast in the Warmachine and Hordes tabletop wargame
Law
- Animus, a term used in a variety of legal contexts
- Animus nocendi, an intent to do harm to another
- Animus revertendi, "with intention to return", in connection with animals and property rights
Other
- Animus (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Animus
- All pages with titles containing Animus