Aoi Bungaku – Kokoro (thoughts and novel comparison)

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 majority of the novel’s content, and instead offered a new twist on the story’s conflict…

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Aoi Bungaku first impressions

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 initial impressions after watching the first episode…

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