Aoi Bungaku Series
An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai, Kokoro by Natsume Souseki, Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) and The Spider's Thread (Kumo no Ito) by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita) by Ango Sakaguchi.
Details
First Aired: 10/10/2009
Languages: Japanese
Type: Scripted
Production
Nippon TVCompanies: Studio Amo, Threelight Holdings, Aoi Bungaku Series Committee, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Happinet Pictures, McRAY, movic, MTI Co., Ltd., Visionare, Nippon Animation, Madhouse
Countries: Japan
Seasons
Season 1
Aoi Bungaku is a 12 episode anime series that is comprised of adaptations of six Japanese literary classics. The stories included are 'No Longer Human' and 'Run, Melos!' by Osamu Dazai, 'In the Forest, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom' by Ango Sakaguchi, 'Kokoro' by Natsume Soseki, and 'The Spider's Thread' and 'Hell Screen' by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
