Aoi Bungaku Series
青い文学シリーズ
- TV series
- Fall 2009
- 12 episodes
- 23 min
- Madhouse
- Novel
- R-17+
- Drama
- Suspense
- Historical
- Psychological
7.64Score#916Ranked#683Popularity66.7KOn listsFinished airing
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| Japanese | 青い文学シリーズ | |
|---|---|---|
| Also known as | Blue Literature | |
| Genre | Drama, Suspense, Historical, Psychological | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Novel | |
| Directed by | Tetsurou Araki, Morio Asaka | |
| Character design | Shigeyuki Miya, Yoshinori Kanemori, Mieko Hosoi | |
| Music by | Hideki Taniuchi, Shusei Murai | |
| Studio | Madhouse | |
| Original run | October 11, 2009 – December 27, 2009 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 23 min | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 36 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2009 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.64 (#916) | |
| On users' lists | 66,732 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Aoi Bungaku Series (Japanese: 青い文学シリーズ) is a 2009 Japanese anime television series based on the novel. It is animated by Madhouse and directed by Tetsurou Araki and Morio Asaka. It aired from October 11, 2009 to December 27, 2009, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Big man · Dionysius II · Joshima · Joshima's wife · King · Melos · Melos' Sister · Mitsuki · Ojousan · Sayo · Selinuntius · Widow
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | French |
|---|---|---|
| Youzou OobaMain | Masato Sakai | Bruno Méyère |
| AkikoMain | Nana Mizuki | – |
| KMain | Rikiya Koyama | – |
| KandataMain | Mamoru Miyano | – |
| SenseiMain | Masato Sakai | – |
| ShigemaruMain | Masato Sakai | – |
| TakadaMain | Hidenobu Kiuchi | – |
| YoshihideMain | Masato Sakai | – |
| HorikiSupporting | Wataru Takagi | Nicolas Beaucaire |
| MadamSupporting | Atsuko Tanaka | – |
| Dionysius IISupporting | Ryuusei Nakao | – |
| JoshimaSupporting | Tomokazu Seki | – |
Production
Key staff
Tetsurou ArakiDirector
Shigeyuki MiyaCharacter Design
Takeshi KonomiOriginal Character Design
Hideki TaniuchiMusic
Yasunori HondaSound DirectorMio IsshikiArt Director
MadhouseStudioStaff
| Studio | Madhouse |
|---|---|
| Director | Tetsurou Araki, Morio Asaka, Atsuko Ishizuka, Shigeyuki Miya, Ryousuke Nakamura |
| Script | Atsuko Ishizuka, Mika Abe, Sumino Kawashima, Yuji Kobayashi, Satoshi Suzuki |
| Character Design | Shigeyuki Miya, Yoshinori Kanemori, Mieko Hosoi, Kunio Katsuki, Masanori Shino |
| Original Character Design | Takeshi Konomi, Tite Kubo, Takeshi Obata |
| Music | Hideki Taniuchi, Shusei Murai |
| Sound Director | Yasunori Honda |
| Art Director | Mio Isshiki, Hidetoshi Kaneko, Tomoyuki Shimizu, Shinichi Uehara |
| Chief Animation Director | Yoshinori Kanemori, Mieko Hosoi, Masanori Shino |
| Director of Photography | Kenji Fujita, Shinichi Igarashi, Kazuhiro Yamada |
| Color Design | Satoshi Hashimoto, Yoshinori Horikawa, Chikako Kamata, Yuuko Kobari |
| Editing | Naoki Kasai, Kashiko Kimura, Takeshi Seyama, Mariko Tsukatsune |
| Producer | Kentarou Hashimoto, Yuuta Hattori, Mariko Kusuhara, Kenji Nakamoto, Satoki Toyoda |
Music
| Composer | Hideki Taniuchi, Shusei Murai |
|---|
Ending themes
- ED 1“We Say Hello”AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
12 of 12 episodes aired
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “No Longer Human - Chapter 1: Double Suicide in Kamakura”人間失格#1鎌倉心中 | October 11, 2009 | Aired |
| 2 | “No Longer Human - Chapter 2: Ghost”人間失格#2お化け | October 18, 2009 | Aired |
| 3 | “No Longer Human - Chapter 3: Society” | October 25, 2009 | Aired |
| 4 | “No Longer Human - Chapter 4: New World” | November 1, 2009 | Aired |
| 5 | “In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: Chapter 1”桜の森の満開の下 前編 | November 8, 2009 | Aired |
| 6 | “In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: Chapter 2”桜の森の満開の下 後編 | November 15, 2009 | Aired |
| 7 | “Kokoro: Chapter 1”こころ 前編 | November 21, 2009 | Aired |
| 8 | “Kokoro: Chapter 2”こころ 後編 | November 28, 2009 | Aired |
| 9 | “Run, Melos! - Chapter 1”走れメロス 前編 | December 5, 2009 | Aired |
| 10 | “Run, Melos! - Chapter 2”走れメロス 後編 | December 12, 2009 | Aired |
| 11 | “The Spider's Thread”蜘蛛の糸 | December 19, 2009 | Aired |
| 12 | “Hell Screen”地獄変 | December 26, 2009 | Aired |
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.648,017 ratings#916 by score in Acino
Score distribution
1014.3%
915.8%
827.6%
722.1%
611.2%
54.8%
42.2%
30.7%
20.5%
10.7%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch28,297
- Watching2,210
- Completed12,795
- On hold1,474
- Dropped1,539
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
66.7KOn users' lists
12.8KCompleted
2.2KWatching
28.3KPlan to watch
176Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 20,417 | — | — | — | — | 176 |
| Shikimori | 46,315 | 2,210 | 12,795 | 28,297 | 1,539 | — |
Related works
| Alternative version | Spider Silk (Film, 1946) Run Melos (TV special, 1981) Run Melos! (Film, 1992) Kumo no Ito (2000) (OVA, 2000) Human Lost: Ningen Shikkaku (Film, 2019) |
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- “Aoi Bungaku Series”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Aoi Bungaku Series”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Aoi Bungaku Series”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Aoi Bungaku Series”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q647351”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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