Aoi Bungaku Series
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Aoi Bungaku Series

Blue Literature Series

青い文学シリーズ

Madhouse

Genres

  • Drama
  • Suspense

Tags

all 20
  • ArtsClassic Literature92
  • OtherPhilosophy87
  • TechnicalAnthology85
  • TimeHistorical84
  • OtherAutobiographical73
  • SceneUrban70
  • Main CastPrimarily Adult Cast67
  • OtherWar60
  • ArtsDrawing60
  • OtherGore60
  • TraitsOjou-sama44
  • VehicleTrains40
  • SceneRural40
  • OtherPolitics40
  • OtherPsychosexual20
  • ArtsWriting20
  • FantasyFairy Tale20
  • RomanceFemale Harem20
  • FantasyMythology20
  • TraitsDelinquents20

Genres: Drama, Suspense. Tags: Classic Literature, Philosophy, Anthology, Historical, Autobiographical, Urban, Primarily Adult Cast, War, Drawing, Gore, Ojou-sama, Trains.

#1508

Ranked

#1199

Popularity

1.6K

Favorites

47.6K

Members

#7

This Season

Rated TV

#8

This Season

Popular TV
TV12 / 12 epsFinished7.65
Madhouse·Fall 2009
Premiered
Fall 2009
Aired
Oct 11, 2009 – Dec 27, 2009
Broadcast
Sunday · 01:20:00
Duration
23 min
Time to Complete
4h 24m
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studio
Madhouse

Alternative Titles

ja青い文学シリーズ

enBlue Literature

frYouth Literature

enBlue Literature Series

Synopsis

Aoi Bungaku Series is adapted from renowned modern Japanese literary classics: Osamu Dazai's Ningen Shikkaku and Hashire, Melos!, Ango Sakaguchi's Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita, Natsume Souseki's Kokoro, and Ryuunosuke Akutagawa's Kumo no Ito and Jigokuhen.

Platform Scores

MAL

7.65

Canonical
Rank #1508Votes 68K

AniList

73 / 100

Trend 0Popularity 47.6K

Kitsu

77 / 100

Rank #1785Users 20.3KRuntime 4h 24m

AniList Trend

62

+7

Episode Guide

Aired so far: 12 / 12

Main Story

12 / 12

100%

Latest Aired

Episode 12

Remaining

Fully available

Aired so far

Trailer

Trailer

Theme Songs

Endings

We Say Hello

manami

ED1
SpotifyYouTube

Status Breakdown

47,601users
Planning27,91858.7%
Completed13,90429.2%
Paused2,1034.4%
Watching1,9014.0%
Dropped1,7753.7%

Tags

Shows how closely each tag relates to this anime
Arts3
Classic Literature
92
Drawing
60
Writing
20
Other6
Philosophy
87
Autobiographical
73
War
60
Gore
60
Politics
40
Psychosexual
20
Technical1
Anthology
85
Time1
Historical
84
Scene2
Urban
70
Rural
40
Main Cast1
Primarily Adult Cast
67
Traits2
Ojou-sama
44
Delinquents
20
Vehicle1
Trains
40
Fantasy2
Fairy Tale
20
Mythology
20
Romance1
Female Harem
20
Show spoiler tags5
Drama2
Tragedy
90
Suicide
80
Sexual Content1
Rape
46
Traits1
Demons
40
Universe1
Afterlife
20

Relations

Run Melos!

Run Melos!

Alt. VersionMovie
Airing
Kumo no Ito (2000)

Kumo no Ito (2000)

Alt. VersionOVA
Airing
Run Melos

Run Melos

Alt. VersionTV
Finished
Spider Silk

Spider Silk

Alt. VersionMovie
Airing
Human Lost: Ningen Shikkaku

Human Lost: Ningen Shikkaku

Alt. VersionMovie
Airing
Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban

Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban

SummaryMovie
Airing

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