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Aoi Bungaku Series

200924m / epAnimation · Drama · Mystery

First aired

October 10, 2009

6.8

TMDB Score

68% match · 27 votes

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S01 · E07

Kokoro - Chapter 1

Season 1 · Nov 21, 2009 · 24m

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No Longer Human - Chapter 1: Double Suicide in Kamakura

Oct 10, 2009 · 24m

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No Longer Human - Chapter 2: Ghost

Oct 17, 2009 · 24m

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No Longer Human - Chapter 3: Society

Oct 24, 2009 · 24m

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No Longer Human - Chapter 4: New World

Oct 31, 2009 · 24m

E05▶

In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - Chapter 1

Nov 7, 2009 · 24m

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In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - Chapter 2

Nov 14, 2009 · 24m

E07Playing

Kokoro - Chapter 1

Nov 21, 2009 · 24m

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Kokoro - Chapter 2

Nov 21, 2009 · 24m

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Run, Melos! - Chapter 1

Nov 28, 2009 · 24m

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Run, Melos! - Chapter 2

Dec 5, 2009 · 24m

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The Spider's Thread

Dec 26, 2009 · 24m

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Hell Screen

Dec 26, 2009 · 24m

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 love with the widow's daughter, it drives a rift between them. The story is narrated from two points of view, the man's and the monk's.

About the Series

AnimationDramaMystery

Synopsis

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.

First aired: October 10, 2009
Last aired: December 26, 2009
Seasons: 1 season · 12 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: Japanese
Network: Nippon TV