| Aoi Bungaku Series | |
 First Blu-ray volume cover, for the No Longer Human story | |
| 青い文学シリーズ | |
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| Anime television series | |
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| Studio | Madhouse |
| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Original run | October 11, 2009 – December 27, 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
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).[1] 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.[2] There are some titbits told by the host Sakai Masato about the background of the story before the animation starts.
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Stories adapted
- No Longer Human, by Osamu Dazai (episode 1–4): The path of a man with intense feelings of alienation towards society and the feeling of "humanity".
- Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita, by Ango Sakaguchi (episode 5–6): A forest bandit finds a beautiful maiden in the forest and takes her to be his wife, but she is more than she seems to be.[3]
- Kokoro, by Natsume Sōseki (episode 7–8): A young man lives in Tokyo as a renter with a widow and her daughter. He invites his childhood friend to come live with him, hoping to help him out of his depression. When his friend falls in love with the widow's daughter, it drives a rift between them. The story is narrated twice from different points of view.
- Run, Melos!, by Osamu Dazai (episode 9–10): A playwright writes a play based on the story "Run, Melos", and deals with his own feelings of betrayal towards his childhood friend.
- The Spider's Thread, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (episode 11): Kandata, a cruel and evil bandit, is executed and lands in hell. The one good thing he had done in his life was to not kill a spider he met in the city. The spider drops him a thread to climb up into heaven. His elation is short-lived, however, as he realizes that others have started climbing the thread behind him.
- Hell Screen, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (episode 12): Yoshihide, the greatest painter in the country, is commissioned to draw his greatest work, an image of the king's country inside his mausoleum. In the despotic king's realm, Yoshihide can see nothing but the suffering of the commoners. He decides to make his last work a tribute to the country as it really is.
Reception
Emmanuel Bahu-Leyser from the French Animeland found it exceptional to have such realistic, deep and mature stories to be adapted into anime. He went further by describing the series as a gold nugget both culturally and technically. On the negative side, he noted that the adaptation quality is uneven between the teams.[4]
References
- ^ "Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup". Anime News Network. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Aoi Bungaku Series, retrieved 2023-12-08
- ^ "Aoi Bungaku (Blue Literature)". Mediavida (in Spanish). 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Bahu-Leyser, Emmanuel (2 February 2010). "Aoi Bungaku Series Animation Littéraire". Animeland (in French) (158): 39. ISSN 1148-0807. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
Subtitles
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Aoi Bungaku
No Longer Human
Navigator Sakai Masato
In this country, some literary works are called masterpieces.
However, many people seem to perceive these works as very remote.
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"No Longer Human" was first published in June of Showa 23 (1948).
Navigator Sakai Masato
Immediately afterwards, on June 16, there was shocking news.
Showa 23 June 16
Showa 23 June 16
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sakai:Dazai Osamu, the author of "No Longer Human,"
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:said he couldn't get along with other humans.
Couldn't get along with humans
Couldn't get along with humans
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No Longer Human
Aoi Bungaku
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:"No Longer Human" includes several female characters.
sakai:And Dazai himself was linked to scandals involving various women.
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Aoi Bungaku
In the Woods Beneath the
Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom
sakai:Right after the war ended, in the 21st year of Showa (1946)
Navigator Sakai Masato
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sakai:Sakaguchi Ango published "In the Woods Beneath the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom" in the 22nd year of Showa (1947).
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:Actually, Ango's personal experiences gave birth to this work.
Sakaguchi Ango
Photo: Hayashi Tadahiko
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Kokoro
sakai:Natsume Souseki wrote "I Am A Cat," "Botchan," and other works
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:filled with the warmth and humor that made him famous.
Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature
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Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:Kokoro.
sakai:The first chapter showed Sensei's love for Ojou-san
sakai:his friendship with and betrayal of K, and K's suicide
sakai:from Sensei's point of view.
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Run, Melos
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:This time we present another of Dazai Osamu's principal works:
sakai:"Run, Melos."
Run, Melos
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sakai:Dazai Osamu published "Run, Melos"
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:in the 15th year of Showa (1940).
sakai:Around then
sakai:thanks to Ibuse Masuji's matchmaking, Dazai married Ishihara Michiko.
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THE SPIDER'S THREAD
sakai:During the Taisho era (1912-1926)
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:there was a talented young writer whose brilliant style
sakai:and carefully constructed stories led to him being called a genius.
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HELL SCREEN
sakai:Akutagawa Ryuunosuke overwhelmed the world with his artistic writing.
Navigator Sakai Masato
sakai:But when the Taisho era ended, his days of agony began.
Agony
External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Aoi Bungaku (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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