Underplayed Gems

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986)

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature poster
Original title
青春アニメ全集
Genre
horror anime and manga, comedy anime and manga, drama anime and manga, romance anime and manga, historical anime and manga, Romance
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 32 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This series adapts famous modern Japanese short stories into standalone animated episodes. Each installment presents a different tale from classical literature, focusing on human relationships and historical settings.

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What happens

The Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (Japanese: 住友生命 青春アニメ全集, Hepburn: Sumitomo Seimei Seishun Anime Zenshū; lit. Sumitomo Life Insurance Youth Anime Complete Collection) is an anime television series which aired on Nippon Television in Japan for 34 episodes from 25 April to 26 December 1986 in the 7–7:30 pm time slot. The series was unusual in that each episode (with only a couple of exceptions) was a stand-alone story based on popular and well known modern Japanese stories. The series was sponsored by Sumitomo Life Insurance. The branch offices and agents of Sumitomo Life Insurance heavily promoted the series with posters in their offices as well as commercials directly after each episode. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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