Information
FormatTV
Episodes32
StatusFinished Airing
Aired4/25/1986 to 12/26/1986
Seasonspring 1986
StudiosNippon Animation
SourceOther
Duration26 min per ep
RatingR+ - Mild Nudity
6.58
628 usersRanked#6778
Popularity#11019
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). (Source: Official Website)