overview : 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.

First Air Date : Oct 10, 2009

Last Air Date : Dec 26, 2009

Runtime : 24m

Episodes : 12

Seasons : 1

Genre : Animation,Drama,Mystery,

Companies : Studio Amo, Threelight Holdings, Aoi Bungaku Series Committee, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Happinet Pictures, McRAY, movic, MTI Co., Ltd., Visionare, Nippon Animation, Madhouse

Countries : JP

Keywords : literature, unrequited love, historical, anime