Tag Archives: Aoi Bungaku

Aoi Bungaku – Kokoro (thoughts and novel comparison)

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Yumeka

Kokoro is one of the most famous Japanese novels by arguably the most influential Japanese author, Natsume Souseki. But with only two episodes with which to adapt a roughly 190 page book, the anime version of Kokoro left out a … Continue reading →

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Aoi Bungaku – thoughts on In the Forest, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Yumeka

Unlike the previous No Longer Human and the upcoming Kokoro, I have not read the original novel of Ango Sakaguchi’s In the Forest, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita). After the dramatic, … Continue reading →

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Aoi Bungaku first impressions

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Yumeka

I’ve read two out of the six novels that Aoi Bungaku will adapt into anime episodes; No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai and Kokoro by Natsume Souseki. The series starts with No Longer Human so I thought I’d offer my … Continue reading →

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My fall season ’09 picks

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Yumeka

The majority of the fall 2009 anime series are going to start airing in a few weeks, so I figured now’s a good time to decide which ones I’m interested in…

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