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| So, an artist is disgusted through and through with his unequal society where the poor people gets to suffer hell at the whims of those with power, and as he's asked to paint the country as it is, he throws everything away for his art, to be able to depict the hell it is. Really interesting concept, and I liked how art was used as a mean to rebel against the system, and it was better than the last one for sure, but I still didn't feel it. "No Longer Human", "Kokoro" and "Run, Melos!" were simply great, they were really good. But "In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom", "The Spider's Thread" and "Hell Screen" not so much, maybe their written counterparts are better, but they really don't seem interesting now. This anime was a memorable experience without a doubt though. |
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| Ah, this is another story from the same universe of The Spider's Thread. Is much better than the last. Madness, egocentrism and cruelty reflected in just one episode. I like much more the animation and characterization in this episode. It became a surreal experience in the end lol. 8.5/10. Overall, it was an interesting anime with most of their stories well executed. My scores for each of them are: No Longer Human: 9.5 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 6 Kokoro: 8 Run, Melos!: 9 The Spider's Thread: 6.5 Hell Screen: 8.5 7.91. I will miss this types of stories. My final score for this anime is 8/10. |
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| I enjoyed every single moment but "No longer Human" had a big impact on me, so much so that i really wanna buy it, awesome stories overall. No Longer Human: 10/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 3/10 Kokoro: 8/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 The Spider's Thread: 6/10 Hell Screen: 5/10 |
OppaiSukiAug 18, 2018 3:06 PM
| No Longer Human: 10/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 5/10 Kokoro: 10/10 Run, Melos!: 10/10 The Spider's Thread: 4/10 Hell Screen: 6/10 I'll give this an 9 since I really loved the three arcs, No longer human, Kokoro, Run, Melos enough to bump up the score from a 7.5 to 9. I really loved how morally grey some of the stories are. How even when they're assholes, they're pretty human. I wish there's more anime like this. I really enjoyed it. |
| No Longer Human: 8 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 4 Kokoro: 10 for the first episode, but 6 for the 2nd, so 8 overall Run, Melos!: 9 The Spider's Thread: 3 (what was the point of this one?) Hell Screen: 5 So overall a 6, nice idea, much potential, but half of it felt pretty pointless. |
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| I have to say it was an amazing painting. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
mynewlist2017dec said: desolato said: Wow, just wow. How can this be adapted from a children's book? That just goes beyond me. Blue is a royal color. sorry but none. I spent quite a time on google about it, and the best explanation was this: "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'." also, some fansubber translated that phrase as "the masterpieces are evergreen", which also makes the same point. in case anyone would look it up, i'm leaving this comment here. btw I just finished the show and regretted for not having watched it for so many years. 10/10 a masterpiece. Sometimes Aoi means green, so the subs using evergreen are correct. |
| If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Despite having the same setting as the previous tale, Hell Screen surpassed the relatively low expectations I had for it because the scenes before Kandata fell into hell were my least favorite parts in the whole anime by a mile! Yoshihide really showcased the tyrannical Emperor's Clown World in all its glory by painting it as it is. It was very tragic to see that his daughter was sacrificed for artistic inspiration but as much as anyone would've liked to deny, her death had some seriously awe-inspiring beauty to it and her dad clearly saw it much to the surprise of that Clown Bastard. It might be a bleak and dreary ending but they sure knew how to go out with a bang. Very nice! |
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| No Longer Human - 8 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - 9 Kokoro - 10 Run, Melos! - 8 Spider's Thread - 7 Hell's Screen - 8 They were indeed evergreen masterpieces |
| No Longer Human: 8 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 4 Kokoro: 8 Run, Melos!: 9 The Spider's Thread: 6 Hell Screen: 4 Average is 6.5, so i guess i'm giving it a 7. |
| The last two parts just kinda meh to me. As far I am concerned, "Run, Melos" seems to be the best to came out of this Bungaku series. Part 1 - 7/10 Part 2 - 7/10 Part 3 - 8/10 Part 4 - 9/10 Part 5 - 7/10 Part 6 - 7/10 Total computation: 7.5 or 8/10 |
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| I really wish there was a 24 episode anime dedicated to Kokoro, it was so amazing. The rest of this anime was trash. |
| That despicable king got what he wanted even if it wasn't what he imagined it like that Guess this is the last story, In my opinion "No longer human" and "Kokoro" were the best with the "in the woods beneath the cherry blossoms in full bloom" being my least favorite one |
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| Truly a masterpiece from hell itself. With this the series is completed. All of the arcs were magnificent. No Longer Human - 10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - 9 Kokoro - 10 Run, Melos! - 8 Spider's Thread - 7 Hell's Screen - 9 |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| No Longer Human -> 8/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom -> 6/10 Kokoro -> 6/10 Run, Melos! -> 10/10 Spider's Thread -> 7/10 Hell's Screen -> 10/10 7.83 overall. Truly underrated anime. |
noirblumenJul 23, 2020 7:13 PM
| Great anthology series! I like that Madhouse took some creative liberties here and there, in order to accomplish something new with the original material, while also paying respect to it. |
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| That was all really phenomenal! Loved it! No Longer Human - 9 In The Forest - 7 Kokoro - 8 Run, Melos! - 9 Spiders Thread - 6 Hell Screen - 7 Overall - 8 |
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| aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i like this episode |
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| Well the last 2 story were the least interesting out of this show.... |
| Top 3 is: - No longer Human - Heart - Run, Melos There's no order here they're all unique in their own way.... |
| Series as a whole is very inconsistent, that makes it far less enjoyable then it should have been Novels picked for this anime are great choice If the point of this anime was to make me more interested in Japanese literature, it sure did a good job So overall I will give it a 7, personally I think this show could have gotten a 10 from me, only if the series took itself more seriously |
CammellJan 21, 2022 7:47 AM
| My favorites are Kokoro and Run, Melos! |
| I liked the first half of this episode more than the second. It was just okay after that |
| Very colorful is all I can say. A trippy experience. |
"Perfection is perception. For me, humanity's imperfections is what makes it perfect"  |
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That last segment had my jaws dropped and my eyes wide open. |
| My scores for each story are: No Longer Human: 9/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 3/10 Kokoro: 8/10 Run, Melos!: 10/10 The Spider's Thread: 7/10 Hell Screen: 8/10 Score: 7,5 -> final score for this anime is 8/10. I actually quite liked the anime in general. Some stories more than others, especially Run Melos and No Longer Human really stood out. They were really interesting from a narrative point of view and they also really got me emotionally involved. I also thought it was very good that a moderator guided the viewers through the series and gave some background information about the authors so that you could better empathize with their works. That was truly unique. Actually, I would have liked more episodes as I really enjoyed this format. Also I am considering reading some of the books mentioned in this anime myself. |
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