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About Aoi Bungaku Series

Aoi Bungaku Series is a mystery and drama anime series that premiered on Nippon TV on October 10, 2009. It has 1 season and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 12 "Hell Screen", aired on December 26, 2009.

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.

  • Mystery
  • Animation
  • Drama

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Episodes

12 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2009 · 12 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago

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.

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    12. Hell Screen

    Finale

    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, Yoshihide can see nothing but the suffering of the commoners. He decides to make his last work a tribute to the country as it really is.

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    11. 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 thread to climb up into heaven. His elation is short-lived, however, as he realizes that others have started climbing the thread behind him.

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    10. 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

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    9. 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.

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    8. 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 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.

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    7. 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 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.

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    6. 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.

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    5. 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.

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    4. 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.

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    3. 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.

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    2. 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.

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    1. 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.

Cast & crew

  • Aya Hisakawa

    Aya Hisakawa

    Shizuko

  • Ai Horanai

    Ai Horanai

    waitress

  • Atsuko Tanaka

    Atsuko Tanaka

    Madam

  • Wataru Takagi

    Wataru Takagi

    Horiki

  • Yasushi Miyabayashi

    Yasushi Miyabayashi

    Master

  • Mamiko Noto

    Mamiko Noto

    Yoshiko

  • Romi Park

    Romi Park

    Tsuneko

  • Tomoko Kotani

    Tomoko Kotani

    Shigeko

  • Masato Sakai

    Masato Sakai

    Ōba Yōzō

  • Komina Matsushita

    Komina Matsushita

    Housewife 2 (voice)

  • Nana Mizuki

    Nana Mizuki

    Akiko

  • Taeko Kawata

    Taeko Kawata

    Chiyo

  • Asami Yaguchi

    Asami Yaguchi

    wife F

  • Kiyoko Nagaki

    Kiyoko Nagaki

    wife D

  • Kiyoyuki Yanada

    Kiyoyuki Yanada

    Boar

  • Yui Kano

    Yui Kano

    wife A

Aoi Bungaku Series FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Aoi Bungaku Series?

Aoi Bungaku Series has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 26, 2009.

When did the latest episode of Aoi Bungaku Series come out?

The most recent episode of Aoi Bungaku Series, Season 1 Episode 12 "Hell Screen", aired on December 26, 2009.

How many seasons of Aoi Bungaku Series are there?

Aoi Bungaku Series has 1 season with 12 episodes in total.

When did Aoi Bungaku Series first air?

Aoi Bungaku Series first aired on Nippon TV on October 10, 2009.

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