Aoi Bungaku (2009)

Original title

青い文学シリーズ

Genre

animation, drama, mystery

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anime adapts six classic Japanese short stories into twelve episodes. Each story is introduced by a host explaining its background. The adaptations change some plot details but aim to capture the spirit of the original works.

sombercontemplativestylizedmelancholicliterarydarkintrospectiveintense

What happens

Aoi Bungaku Series (青い文学シリーズ; "Blue Literature Series") is a twelve episode Japanese anime series featuring adaptations inspired by six short stories from Japanese literature. The six stories are adapted from classic Japanese tales. Happinet, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, McRAY, MTI, Threelight Holdings, Movic, and Visionare were involved in the production of the series. Character designs were provided by manga artists Takeshi Obata (#1–4, 7–8), Tite Kubo (#5–6, 11, 12) and Takeshi Konomi (#9–10). The stories adapted here may stray away significantly from the original plot of the classics, even if they try to capture the essence of the stories. There are some tidbits told by the host Sakai Masato about the background of the story before the animation starts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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