Aoi Bungaku Series
On Nippon TV
A literary anthology of classical Japanese psychological and philosophical tales, animated with introspective depth and visual sophistication, dwelling in existential dread and the interior lives of troubled characters.
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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Like Aoi Bungaku Series
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