Aoi Bungaku Series

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.

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Created By
Status	Ended
Original Name	青い文学シリーズ
First Air Date	October 10, 2009
Last Air Date	December 26, 2009
Seasons	1
Episodes	12
Episode Runtime	24min
Language	Japanese
Original Language	Japanese
Production Countries	Japan
Production Companies	Studio Amo Threelight Holdings Aoi Bungaku Series Committee Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Happinet Pictures McRAY movic MTI Co., Ltd.Visionare Nippon Animation Madhouse
Networks	Nippon TV

S01E12

Hell Screen

Yoshihide, the greatest painter in the country, is commissioned to draw his greatest work, an image of the king's country inside his mausoleum. In the despotic king's realm, Yoshihide can see nothing but the suffering of the commoners. He decides to make his last work a tribute to the country as it really is.

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