Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

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 hun...dred 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).Read more

Also known as:

Seishun Anime Zenshuu

Status:

Finished Airing

Aired:

Apr 25, 1986 – Dec 26, 1986

Premiered:

Spring 1986

Studios:

Nippon Animation

MAL score:

6.44

Country:

Japan