TV series

Aoi Bungaku Series

Original title: 青い文学シリーズ

2009 · Ended

Overview

An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai, Kokoro by Natsume Souseki, Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) and The Spider's Thread (Kumo no Ito) by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita) by Ango Sakaguchi.

Cast

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Masato SakaiRyoushuu, Sensei, Moerus, Ōba Yōzō, Shirimaru, Sensei

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Atsuko TanakaMadam

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Wataru TakagiHoriki

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Mamiko NotoYoshiko

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Romi ParkTsuneko

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Miho MiyagawaPharmacy Owner (voice), Wife C (voice), Housewife 1 (voice)

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Aya HisakawaShizuko

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Ai Horanaichildren, waitress, wife B

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Tomoko KotaniShigeko

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Yasushi Miyabayashiradiocaster, Master

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Nana MizukiAkiko

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Taeko KawataChiyo

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Kiyoyuki YanadaBoar

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Rikiya KoyamaK

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Houko KuwashimaOjousan

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Showko Tsudawidow

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Hidenobu KiuchiTakada

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Ryusei NakaoDionysius

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Tomokazu SekiJoshima

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Hiroyuki YoshinoSerinentius

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Mikako TakahashiMelos' sister

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Daisuke NamikawaKing

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Komina MatsushitaHousewife 2 (voice)

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Asami Yaguchiwife F

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Kiyoko Nagakiwife D

Yui Kanowife A

Mamoru MiyanoKan (Ushiheniken) Data

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Kenji NomuraBig Man (voice)

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Aya EndoMitsuki

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TMDB ID: 61289 ↗
First aired: 2009-10-10
Last aired: 2009-12-26
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 24 min
Genres: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience6.8/1028 votes

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Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

—Not rated in United States of America (US)

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (1)

MA 15+Australia (AU)

Not suitable for children and teens under 15; MA15+-rated programming may only be broadcast between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any given day. Consumer advice is mandatory. Some R18+ rated movies on DVD/Blu-ray are often re-edited on free TV/cable channels to secure a more

Seasons

Season 112 episodes

Crew

Directing4

Kojiro TsuruokaDirector Miho HiraoDirector Tetsuro ArakiDirector Issei KumeDirector

Writing4

Ken IizukaWriter Yuji KobayashiWriter Atsuko IshizukaWriter Satoshi SuzukiWriter

Art4

Tetsuro ArakiStoryboard Artist Masayoshi NishidaStoryboard Artist Morio AsakaStoryboard Artist Kojiro TsuruokaStoryboard Artist

Sound1

Yasunori HondaSound Director

Visual effects66

Tite KuboCharacter Designer Kunio KatsukiKey Animation, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director Yoshinori KanemoriKey Animation, Animation Director Yuzo YamadaKey Animation Yoshihiro MaedaKey Animation Hidehiko SawadaKey Animation Kanako MaruKey Animation Kenichi UmemotoKey Animation Mari TominagaKey Animation Akiko KonnoKey Animation Go Gyeong-namAnimation Director, Key Animation Keiko ShimizuKey Animation Akira HayashiKey Animation Koichi UsamiKey Animation Shinya SuzukiKey Animation Emi SakamotoKey Animation Eiji KomatsuKey Animation Nobuhiro MutoKey Animation Yuka KoisoKey Animation Hiroyoshi IidaKey Animation Hiroshi KawaguchiKey Animation Masafumi NakagawaKey Animation Jeong Soon-anAnimation Director Yuichi HiranoKey Animation Naoko MasuiKey Animation Shinya UchidaKey Animation Masaki HinataKey Animation Kazuya MiyoshiKey Animation Kazuya SaitoKey Animation Tomoyuki KannoKey Animation Satoshi TasakiKey Animation Wataru SekimotoKey Animation Tomohiro KamitaniKey Animation Anzu KatsuragiKey Animation Reina IgawaKey Animation Hiroshi KoharaKey Animation Masayuki YoshidaKey Animation Masaki MatsumuraKey Animation Takashi MurataniKey Animation Daisuke NiitsumaKey Animation Shinichi MiyamaeAnimation Director Tetsuro ArakiKey Animation Ayumu KotakeKey Animation Osamu SakataKey Animation Takashi MiyabeKey Animation Kim Geum-sooKey Animation Shin WakabayashiKey Animation Hiromi NanbuKey Animation Tetsuya IshikawaKey Animation Shin Jae-ikKey Animation Kiyomi MasudaKey Animation Koji OdateKey Animation Jun SekiguchiKey Animation Michiko TakahashiKey Animation Toshiyuki SatoKey Animation Taiki ImamuraKey Animation Hitoshi KamataKey Animation Nobumasa ShinkawaKey Animation Sayaka KawaiKey Animation Daisuke TsumagariKey Animation Mikine KuwaharaKey Animation Hidemi YamashitaKey Animation Lee Min-peiAnimation Director Lee Min-baeKey Animation Takahiko AbiruKey Animation Shigeyuki OnoKey Animation

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