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“Six classic Japanese literary works adapted into anime: Dazai, Sakaguchi, Natsume, Osamu, Akutagawa stories.”
Aoi Bungaku Series
青い文学シリーズ
7.65
1,523 rank · 233,143 viewers · 1,618 favorites
Drama
Suspense
Historical
Psychological
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Synopsis
Six classic Japanese literary works adapted into anime: Dazai, Sakaguchi, Natsume, Osamu, Akutagawa stories.
1. Ningen Shikkaku 2. Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita 3. Kokoro 4. Hashire, Melos! 5. Kumo no Ito 6. Jigokuhen
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Community consensus
Derived from 53 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 53 viewers settled on.
96%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.78
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.78 · some divergence
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.66
Running avg · Dec 2009 → May 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Advice for all drama and psychological lovers: Only watch from the first to the fourth episodes, the first story ends there and from my point of view the others are in other genres. I watched the...”
- 9 “A must-see for thriller and psychological-drama fans, this series masterfully explores loneliness, alienation, and the nurture-versus-nature debate while dissecting how human behavior reverberates...”
- 8 “The navigator's introductions offering background on the authors create a fascinating perspective that makes you admire their creativity and sympathize with their struggles. The series powerfully...”
Verbosity
Short · 32%
Medium · 30%
Long · 38%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – Dec 2009 Fall 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4917 catalog
Produced by
- Movic Producer
- Happinet Pictures Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- RAY Producer
- Arts Pro Producer