Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Blue Literature
Japanese: 青い文学シリーズ
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 11, 2009 to Dec 27, 2009
Premiered:
Fall 2009
Broadcast:
Unknown
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
Madhouse
Source:
Novel
Demographic:
Seinen
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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#10942
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Popularity:
#973
Members:
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Favorites:
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But, as always, along comes a player that changes the way the game is played. Aoi Bungaku Series thrusts you into the shoes of the protagonists and synchronizes their brain to yours. read more
Story: 9/10 The Anime itself is divided into 6 different famous Japanese literatures made by famous authors from the past and all of the arcs has no connection with the others, but don't let this make you down because those 6 literatures sure were masterpieces indeed. You may prefer some arcs over the others, but overall it was a roller coaster full of emotions. One has to think deeper to read more
If you have never heard of Aoi Bungaku, don't be ashamed. It is NOT a well known series at all. This is unfortunate, because in both popularity and rating it is one of the most criminally underrated anime on all of MAL. What makes this anime good? I will try to do it some justice and explain. Story: 10/10 Aoi Bungaku is an anthology of stories taken from classic Japanese literature. The most famous of the stories featured is the short novel "No Longer Human" which is covered in episodes 1-4. The story is about a tortured young artist who as a child was sexually abused read more
No Longer Human: Great. In just 4 episodes so much was told. One reason why people should watch the first 4 eps of Aoi Bungaku is because as odd as it may seem MANY OF US ask these questions at one point in our lives or another. I don't want to spoil anything or what happens or transpires so I won't give any references. There are several references to this title so it's difficult read more
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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 fifth episode and didn't understand what was happening, but then I noticed it wasn't a fill episode or something inside the Ningen Shikkaku story. And no, it didn't look like the other stories were dramatical or similar in theme. And the of course ->disappointment
'Aoi Bungaku Series' (literally 'Blue Literature Series') is an anime adaptation of 6 Japanese masterpiece novels of 20th century, in commemoration of 100th anniversary of Dazai Osamu's birth (the author of 'No Longer Human' and 'Run, Melos!'). The color blue symbolizes youth in Japan. These works of literature are forever young, in context, the title of this anime series is 'Timeless Japanese Classics'. STORY: Novel adaptations, Ep1~4: 'No Longer Human' (Dazai Osamu) Ep5~6: 'Under the Full Bloom of Cherry Blossom Forest' (Sakaguchi Ango) read more
~~~READ "IN SHORTS" FOR THE GIST This anime is an adaptation of 6 modern japanese pieces of literature: ~No Longer Human (NLH): (episodes 1-4) a rich student who wants to be an artist gets lost in his dreams and falls prey to drugs and alcohol in the mist of his depression ~In the Forest, Under the Cherry Blossom in Full Bloom:(5-6) a mountain man falls in love with a woman who forces him to kill to fulfill her wants ~Kokoro: (7-8) a scholar invites a monk (his childhood friend) to stay with him where the landlords are a mother read more
Aoi Bungaku (Or Blue/Evergreen literature) follows the adaptions of some of the most popular Japanese literature in the mid 20th century, and how their messages still resonate today. As for the story, Aoi Bungaku is split into 5 arcs, one 4 episode arc with three 2 episode arcs. The last 2 episode can be left as either separate stories or together as they read more
Firstly: The narrator at the beginning. He's great, and there's this eerie background music playing in the beginning as he asks us to please watch. The way he introduces the authors' lives (...All of them seem to be very sad. I'm not sure read more
A terrific anime with beautiful art and well-adapted stories of classic Japanese authors and every single one of them interesting. I believe some may not like it due to the negative vibe the anime shows, during literally every arc. Yes, the anime is not one of those you watch sitting and laughing in front of your TV or monitor, which is read more
From my limited understanding the main character portrayed here is mentally ill ( or schizophrenic in nature). This illness comes into being because of trauma in his childhood. He is sexually abused by various women's in read more
No Longer Human (episode 1–4): This is truly a masterpiece. I don't know why they lead with this one, because none of the subsequent stories live up to it. 10. Sakura no mori no mankai no shita (episode 5–6): The story was good, but I can't give the staff much credit for that, and read more
The animation is exquisite; the artwork is truly magnificent and the enjoyment of watching an anime with this level of animation cannot fail to make you happy and satisfied. Of course, the animation in Aoi Bungaku reflects the depth of the stories, and the complexity of its characters. Although I like to watch an occasional storyless series read more
It might seem those 12 episodes escaped my memory but, unfortunately, mistake. First history called No Longer Human / Ningen Shikkaku, which was written by Dazai Osamu was literally zenith of everything. Some people search in it biographical conditions, but if that so, author must had ,,interesting” read more
The whole concept of an anime that adapts six modern classics of Japanese literature is already original; I don't think I've ever seen something like that before. Since the anime is divided into 6 arcs that are totally unrelated, I'll be read more |