| Okay so I'm currently watching Honzuki No Gekokujou (Ascendance Of A Bookworm), and so far I think it's my 3rd favorite anime of all time. The protagonist of the series is a college student living in modern-day Japan who loves reading books, but when she gets crushed by a bunch of books during an earthquake, she gets reincarnated as a 5-year-old peasant girl in medieval Europe. She realizes that in medieval Europe, books were only for the rich and noble, and since she's a peasant, she can't read books. Because of that, using her knowledge of modern technology, she tried her best to create books at anyone can read. As a bookworm, this got me thinking, are there any animes that are based off novels that bookworms love? Sure, there's Romeo X Juliet being based off Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shoukoushi Cedie (Little Lord Fauntleroy) being based off Little Lord Fauntleroy by Francis Hodgson Burnett, Shoukoujo Sarah (A Little Princess Sara) being based off A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett, Les Misérables : Shoujo Cosette being based off Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and many, many more. There's also Akage No Anne (Anne Of Green Gables) which is based of Anne Of Green Gables by L.M Montgomery. I haven't watched Akage No Anne (Anne Of Green Gables) yet, but I really think I will check it out. I'm a huge fan of the Anne Of Green Gables novels, so I think an anime series based off it would be amazing. However, I don't it will be as amazing as the 10 \ 10 masterpiece that was Anne With An E, it might be a like 9 \ 10. However, it's really rare to see an anime based off a novel. Most animes are based off mangas or light novels. I really want to see an anime that's based off a classic story from literature. So yeah, any recommendations, may I ask? Also, please do not reply recommending me Versailles No Bara (The Rose Of Versailles). Versailles No Bara (The Rose Of Versailles) is a great anime that I'm currently watching, but it's not based off a novel. A novel is a book that tells a story that's not real, a work of fiction. Versailles No Bara (The Rose Of Versailles) is literally about the French Revolution with actually happened in 1789 - 1799 in France. So it's real, not a work of fiction. It's an anime based off a real event that happened in history. So yeah, I just want some good animes based of novels to satisfy both my bookworm side and my weeb side. I'm not saying this because I hate the fact that majority of animes are based off mangas and light novels, but I'm saying this because I want more novels to be adapted to anime. Whether it's a classic work of literature or a modern novel, as long as it's good, it should get an anime adaption. I really hope you guys have some great recommendations! |
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| Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette is pretty good and obviously based on a certain piece of classic literature. |
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| As always, anidb.net has a tag for that ... https://anidb.net/tag/2799/animetb A personal favorite of a novel based show is https://myanimelist.net/anime/283/Akage_no_Anne World Masterpiece Theater series is a good starting point anyway, they are all book based https://anidb.net/tag/3763/animetb The anime most true to the novel is https://myanimelist.net/anime/3043/Andersen_Douwa__Ningyohime It's the way HC Andersen wrote it, to the letter. No happy end. Another good source is the AWC 2022, who maintain a list for source created by a web crawler on MAL https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1983768 for Quest F (see details on quests for more links) https://github.com/NinjaNed/Search-Mal-By-Categories/blob/master/Anime%20By%20Source/Novel.txt https://github.com/NinjaNed/Search-Mal-By-Categories/blob/master/Anime%20By%20Source/Light%20novel.txt https://github.com/NinjaNed/Search-Mal-By-Categories/blob/master/Anime%20By%20Source/Visual%20novel.txt |
inimFeb 17, 2022 7:43 AM
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SoftPastel_YT said: Versailles No Bara (The Rose Of Versailles) is literally about the French Revolution with actually happened in 1789 - 1799 in France. So it's real, not a work of fiction. I hate to break it to you, but Oscar de Jarjeyes did not really exist. Actually, that's a lie. I take great pleasure in breaking it to you. |
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Lucifrost said: That holds for most anime with the historical tag, a good share of the characters are real. But then you need a POV often which looks into a different social, cultural aspect of the period, and make up chars for that.SoftPastel_YT said: I hate to break it to you, but Oscar de Jarjeyes did not really exist. Actually, that's a lie. I take great pleasure in breaking it to you.Versailles No Bara (The Rose Of Versailles) is literally about the French Revolution with actually happened in 1789 - 1799 in France. So it's real, not a work of fiction. For example in https://myanimelist.net/anime/2694/Hidamari_no_Ki abour 2/3 of all persons are real. But Tezuka also wanted a main char of Samurai background, so he invented one to allow that fictional character visit all the true historical persons in a way the story remains writable (Manjirou Ibuya) to complement the other, real person MC. He's pretty much a "plot device", i.e. invented to have a connection between otherwise unrelated people. Oscar de Jarjeyes serves a similar function, she's a POV character. She represents the aspects Marie Antoinette "can't see" due to her royal limitations. |
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| "Animes For Bookworms Like Me?" How about Bernard-jou Iwaku. - https://myanimelist.net/anime/33462/Bernard-jou_Iwaku ? |
| Not exactly an adaption OF a novel, but I feel like every literature nerd should at least give Bungou Stray Dogs a try. It basically revolves around a big cast of real author-inspired characters whose plot lines, powers, etc. are all based on the works of that author. There are several influental Japanese ones, but famous Western works also make an appearance. If you read a lot, it is a treat to understand all the connections and references (and learn about ones you aren't familiar with yet). This article has pretty well-written explanations for the ones less known to a Western audience: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-05-18/the-real-authors-of-bungo-stray-dogs/.102149 |
SleepySera said: I feel like every literature nerd should at least give Bungou Stray Dogs a try. Why does it seem like I hate every anime made for "literature nerds?" |
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| I know a few bookworms here on mal love Read or Die about a librarian with supernatural powers who loves books and writing. Just a thought. I've seen the OVA and it was pretty good tbh and am planing to pick up the series one day soon. |
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| Fune wo Amu is a great series about one very specific type of books (dictionaries), and about words in general. |
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| you might enjoy Monogatari its real book wormy |
| I suggest Hyouka, the mc also loves reading book and its about solving mysteries which you may like |
   “Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do” |
Well, there's a reason I said "should give it a try" and not "has to love it", lol. I personally didn't like it much either and dropped it halfway through the first season despite being an avid reader and familiar with at least some of the authors and works referenced, but I know it's very popular with a lot of people so I think it is a solid suggestion ;) |
| Well, there's an anime of Treasure Island. I haven't watched it yet, but it looks decent. There's also a Chronicles of Narnia manga, but only the first two chapters have been translated into English and it's not even in the MAL database. |
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| monogatari series, dialogue heavy n stuff. yeah |
| Aoi bungaku. It's based off novels from Japanese literature |
| Not based off a novel, but check out Toshokan Sensou (Library Wars). It's about the importance of books in society |
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| has some manga that adapt famous books, like Waga Tousou an adaptation of Mein Kampf or Gorin no Sho an adaptation of The Book of Five Rings, not to mention that the author Variety Art Works have adapted several other books into manga form. |
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| @SoftPastel_YT You do realize that "Ascendance Of A Bookworm" is actually adapted from a light novel? Anime generally is rarely adapted by anything other than light novels or manga. Sadly you aren't going to find many Animes like "Ascendance Of A Bookworm" if that is what you are looking for. How ever if you enjoyed "Ascendance Of A Bookworm" you might also enjoy "Arte" which is about a woman in the 16th century from an aristocratic family who enjoys art. Because she is a woman during a time period when generally women aren't favored in this line of work. She struggles to make her dreams come true to become a female artist in the 16th century. Yes this is a work of fiction and not something that really happened. |
ColourWheelFeb 17, 2022 11:21 AM
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| @SoftPastel_YT Always nice to see a fellow bookworm on MAL. Ascendance of the bookworm was pretty fun indeed! The most important thing for you to know considering your request is the World Masterpiece Theater series (WMT in short). As far as I know all of the WMT anime are based on international classic novels - As the name says, it's all about showcasing international masterpieces of literature to a japanese audience. Many of them have been aired internationally as well (I grew up watching some of them without even knowing they were made in Japan). You can learn more about it here (and all the shows are listed as well): https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=1342 Akage no Anne and Les Miserables are two examples of that 'series'. Anne is fantastic in general, I highly recommend it. It's directed by Takahata, co-founder of Ghibli who also directed acclaimed movies like Only Yesterday, Kaguya-sama and Grave of the Fireflies well as the other WMT anime 'Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri' and 'Alps no Shoujo Heidi' which also come highly recommended. Tomino, the creator of Gundam did storyboards too. It had a pretty stacked staff for its time, like a lot of the WMT shows, which is probably why they still hold up decades later. 'Takarajima', the Treasure Island anime is also great, directed by another one of my favorites, Osamu Dezaki (who also directed Rose of Versailles by the way and a WMT-esque show called 'Ie Naki Ko' based on the novel 'Sans Famille' by Hector Malot from 1878. This one in particular is one of my alltime favorite anime and easily the biggest emotional rollercoaster I ever experienced with any anime). Aoi Bungaku has already been mentioned, and it is pretty good and based on some japanese literature classics so you could definitely give it a try as well. Gankutsuou is also an interesting watch. It is based on the Count of Monte Christo, but in a sci-fi setting taking a lot of liberties with the source material so I'm not sure how much it can count as a straight adaptation. There's a lot of other 'liberal' interpretations of some classic stories in anime, e.g. The Romeo and Juliet dynamic in stuff like Sirius no Densetsu and many other anime, or this version of 'The Little Prince': https://myanimelist.net/anime/3811/Hoshi_no_Oujisama_Petit_Prince I'm sure there's more stuff that I'm forgetting about right now, but most 'classic' novel adaptions I can think of are part of the WMT series which I already mentioned. But if you're also willing to try something based on a modern novel (not a classic but also not a Light Novel) then my main recommendation would be the anime adaptions of this guy's novels: https://myanimelist.net/people/13775/Tomihiko_Morimi They just feel very literary in the way the dialogue is written and despite never reading any of the books I still feel I get a good sense of the authors writing style just based on the 4 different anime based on his work that I've seen. They have been made by different studios and different directors, but his style always shines through. And lastly there's two short anime that are just about books in one way or the other and are a fun watch for anyone who likes to read a lot: https://myanimelist.net/anime/33462/Bernard-jou_Iwaku (this one I liked) https://myanimelist.net/anime/36317/Gaikotsu_Shotenin_Honda-san (this one I loved) |
AlcoholicideFeb 17, 2022 10:47 AM
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_Usurper_ said: I'm currently watching that. But I didn't include because it's based off Japanese literature. I was asking for animes based off non-Japanese literature.you can try Hyouka- slow paced sol/mystery |
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A_G_N said: Yeah I know it's based off a light novel. I haven't read the light novel yet but I'm planning too. I added here because the protagonist's love for books got me wondering if there were any animes based off non-Japanese literature \ novels.Isn't ascendance of a bookworm a light novel in itself? Did you read the source material after watching the anime? I guess try reading some of the books in the novel(not light novel) section of MAL. I can't say much about the light novel section one, try reading high rated series with normal plotline and people? Cuz fantasy stuff I've read has.. issues. The Oregairu LN has a kinda similar protagonist to "The Catcher in the rye". |
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