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Blue Literature Series 青い文学シリーズ
MADHOUSE · Fall 2009
Finished TV Synopsis The series consists of adaptations of six modern classics of Japanese literature: Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) & Run Melos! (Hashire Melos!), Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro, Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) & The Spider's Thread (Kumo no Ito), and Ango Sakaguchi's In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita).
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Classic Literature92% Philosophy87% Anthology85% Historical84% Autobiographical73% Urban70% Primarily Adult Cast67% Gore60% War60% Drawing60%
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Aired Oct 2009 – Dec 2009
This series has finished airing — Dec 2009.
Characters & Voice Actors All16 Main8 Supporting8 Background0
Rikiya Koyama
小山力也
Japanese Mamoru Miyano
宮野真守
Japanese Hidenobu Kiuchi
木内秀信
Japanese Show all 16 characters Staff Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Original Creator (ep 11, 12)
Souseki Natsume
Original Creator (eps 7, 8)
Osamu Dazai
Original Creator (eps 1-4, 9, 10)
Tomoyuki Shimizu
Art Director
Atsuko Ishizuka
Director (eps 11, 12)
Ryousuke Nakamura
Director (eps 9, 10)
Shigeyuki Miya
Director (eps 7,8)
Tetsurou Araki
Director (eps 5, 6)
Morio Asaka
Director (eps 1-4)
Takeshi Obata
Original Character Design (eps 1-4, 7, 8)
Takeshi Konomi
Original Character Design (eps 9, 10)
Tite Kubo
Original Character Design (eps 5, 6, 11, 12)
Ratings Average 7.3 / 10
Mean 73%
Popularity #49,601
Favourites 603
Score Distribution
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User Activity 49,601 total users
highest rated #27
most popular #21
highest rated #7 FALL 2009
most popular #8 FALL 2009
Details Format TV Series
Status Finished Airing
Episodes 12 episodes
Duration 22 min per episode
Aired Fall 2009
Aired Oct 2009 – Dec 2009
Source Other
Country JP
Studio MADHOUSE
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