The read
The series ran 1 season across 32 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
A brilliant collection of beautifully animated episodes based on selected masterpieces of Japanese modern literature. The aim of this series is to appeal to the viewer at large and to give him or her some idea of the variety and individuality which Japanese literature has developed over the last hundred years. The authors range from Higuchi Ichiyou (Takekurabe), Mori Ougai (The Dancing Girl) and Natsume Souseki (Botchan) to Kawabata Yasunari (The Izu Dancer), Nobel laureate of 1968, and Mishima Yukio (The Sound of Waves).
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
2 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 34 ep1986 |
Key crew
- Eiji OkabeDirector
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Themes
based on novel or bookanthologyromance