About this 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.
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Quick facts
First aired
2009
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.8/10
Votes
27
Genre
Animation, Drama, Mystery
Status
Ended
Network
Nippon TV
Language
JA
Seasons & Episodes
S01E01
No Longer Human - Chapter 1: Double Suicide in Kamakura
A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse, depression and drugs that taints his life for years.
S01E02
No Longer Human - Chapter 2: Ghost
A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse, depression and drugs that taints his life for years.
S01E03
No Longer Human - Chapter 3: Society
A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse, depression and drugs that taints his life for years.
S01E04
No Longer Human - Chapter 4: New World
A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse, depression and drugs that taints his life for years.
S01E05
In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - Chapter 1
A forest bandit finds a beautiful maiden in the forest and takes her to be his wife, but she is more than she seems to be.
S01E06
In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - Chapter 2
A forest bandit finds a beautiful maiden in the forest and takes her to be his wife, but she is more than she seems to be.
S01E07
Kokoro - Chapter 1
A young man lives in Tokyo as a renter with a widow and her daughter. He invites his childhood friend, a monk, to come live with him, hoping to help him. When the monk falls in lov…
S01E08
Kokoro - Chapter 2
A young man lives in Tokyo as a renter with a widow and her daughter. He invites his childhood friend, a monk, to come live with him, hoping to help him. When the monk falls in lov…
S01E09
Run, Melos! - Chapter 1
A playwright writes a play based on the story "Run, Melos", and deals with his own feelings of betrayal towards his childhood friend.
S01E10
Run, Melos! - Chapter 2
A playwright writes a play based on the story "Run, Melos", and deals with his own feelings of betrayal towards his childhood friend
S01E11
The Spider's Thread
Kandata, a cruel and evil bandit is executed and lands in hell. The one good thing he had done in his life was to not kill a spider he met in the city. The spider drops him a threa…
S01E12
Hell Screen
Yoshihide, the greatest painter in the country, is commissioned to draw his greatest work, an image of the king's country inside his mausoleum. In the despotic king's realm, Yoshih…
literature
unrequited love
historical
anime
psychological
Questions about Aoi Bungaku Series
How many seasons does Aoi Bungaku Series have?
Aoi Bungaku Series has 1 season and 12 episodes total.
What genre is Aoi Bungaku Series?
Aoi Bungaku Series is a Animation, Drama, Mystery series.
What is the TMDB rating for Aoi Bungaku Series?
Aoi Bungaku Series has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 27 votes.
