Aoi Bungaku Series poster

Aoi Bungaku Series (2009)

Animation · Drama · History

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.

IMDb rating
7.5 (1,492 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
JA
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.78 avg 12 episodes 8.3 → 7.5

Ep 1: 8.3 · 92 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 82 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 79 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 80 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 60 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 59 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 63 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 65 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 60 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 60 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 55 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 55 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Ningen Shikkaku #1 Kamakura Shinjuu8.392
2Ningen Shikkaku #2 Obake8.382
3Ningen Shikkaku #3 Seken8.779
4Ningen Shikkaku #4 Shin Sekai8.880
5Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita #16.360
6Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita #26.659
7Kokoro #17.863
8Kokoro #28.265
9Hashire Merosu #17.960
10Hashire Merosu #28.360
11Kumo no Ito6.755
12Jigokuhen7.555