Literary & philosophical references
Anime
Anime where characters read literary or philosophical classics, anime with literary references or anime that feature literature as a theme.
TV, 2024,
12 eps
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Author:7
The series features Dazai Osamu as the main character and heavily features quotations and references to his works such as No Longer Human, Pandora's Box, Tsugaru, Run Melos etc.
TV, 2016,
12 eps
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Author:10
This series is about a girl who likes to pose by reading intellectual and obscure books. It features a long list of literary works a lot of which are well-known among 4chan /lit/ and similarly snobbish communities.
TV, 2009,
12 eps
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This is a series of adaptations of Japanese classics: No Longer Human and Run Melos by Dazai Osamu, In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom by Sakaguchi Ango, Kokoro by Natsume Soseki, and The Spider's Thread and Hell Screen by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
Movie, 2019,
1 ep
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This movie is a contemporary reimagination of No Longer Human (also known as Human Lost) by Dazai Osamu.
TV, 2016,
12 eps
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The series features a huge cast of well-known writers including Dazai Osamu, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Scott Fitzgerald in a supernatural setting.
TV, 2020,
13 eps
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The series features a cast made of famous Japanese writers in a fantasy setting.
TV, 2020,
12 eps
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The series features a cast made of major literary figures in early 20th century Japan including Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
TV, 2019,
12 eps
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The series is set in the Meiji era and features famous writers such as Mori Ogai and Izumi Kyouka.
TV, 2017,
12 eps
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Author:9
Every episode across all seasons feature quotations from well-known writers and philosophers.
TV, 2024,
13 eps
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Author:9
Every episode across all seasons feature quotations from well-known writers and philosophers.
In episode 4 Horikita reads The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
In episode 4 Horikita reads The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
TV, 2012,
26 eps
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Author:8
In episode 8 Kurugaya reads A Life by Guy de Maupassant.
In episode 10 Nishizono reveals that her favourite book is the Collected Poems by Wakayama Bokusui. This poem becomes an important part of the plot:
A white bird drifts
Untainted by the blue of the sky
Nor the blue of the sea
How sad must it be
In episode 12 Nishizono quotes Kitamura Kaoru: "I believe that fiction is written and read as a rebellion against the fact that you only live once.
In episode 10 Nishizono reveals that her favourite book is the Collected Poems by Wakayama Bokusui. This poem becomes an important part of the plot:
A white bird drifts
Untainted by the blue of the sky
Nor the blue of the sea
How sad must it be
In episode 12 Nishizono quotes Kitamura Kaoru: "I believe that fiction is written and read as a rebellion against the fact that you only live once.
TV, 2013,
13 eps
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Author:9
In episode 3 young Kurugaya reads Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke.
TV, 2024,
12 eps
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Author:8
This anime revolves around the activities of the literature club.
In episode 1 Nukumizu takes out Schoolgirl by Dazai Osamu and discovers the BL that Tsukinoki hid within.
In episode 2 Ayano reads the Complete Collection of Abe Kobo in the literature club room.
In episode 9 Komari is seen reading the complete collection of Dazai Osamu. The literature club presents anecdotes about Cherries and No Longer Human by Dazai as well as about Natsume Soseki for the cultural festival.
In episode 1 Nukumizu takes out Schoolgirl by Dazai Osamu and discovers the BL that Tsukinoki hid within.
In episode 2 Ayano reads the Complete Collection of Abe Kobo in the literature club room.
In episode 9 Komari is seen reading the complete collection of Dazai Osamu. The literature club presents anecdotes about Cherries and No Longer Human by Dazai as well as about Natsume Soseki for the cultural festival.
TV, 2024,
12 eps
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Author:9
In episode 5 Akira is forced to eat her favourite book Justine by Marquis de Sade.
In episode 7 Akira recites a passage from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.
In episode 7 Akira recites a passage from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.
Movie, 2018,
1 ep
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Author:7
Haruki reads Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. Sakura's favourite book is The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry which is shown in the end.
TV, 2014,
24 eps
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Author:9
In episode 7 Midori talks excitedly about reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
TV, 2022,
12 eps
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Author:6
In episode 12 Yume reads Goodbye by Dazai Osamu; Mizuto cites Dazai Osamu, Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki as his influences.
TV, 2021,
11 eps
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Author:9
Shun reads All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
TV, 1998,
13 eps
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Author:10
In episode 13 Lain's father references In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.
TV, 2011,
24 eps
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Author:10
In episode 12 Kurisu references Martin Heidegger.
In episode 21 Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant as well as Being and Time by Martin Heidegger can be seen on the bookshelf alongside a bunch of eromanga.
In episode 21 Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant as well as Being and Time by Martin Heidegger can be seen on the bookshelf alongside a bunch of eromanga.
TV, 2018,
23 eps
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Author:9
Lyrics of OP has terminology from Being and Time by Martin Heidegger.
TV, 2011,
12 eps
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Author:7
Sayaka's character design subtly references The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson.
The runes throughout the series spell out quotations from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
The runes throughout the series spell out quotations from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
TV, 2017,
12 eps
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Author:10
The series is inspired by Norwegian Forest and Dance Dance Dance by Murakami Haruki, as well as Kirakira Hikaru by Ekuni Kaori.
In episode 2 Chito takes out Kappa by Akutagawa Ryunosuke but Yuuri almost burns it.
In episode 2 Chito takes out Kappa by Akutagawa Ryunosuke but Yuuri almost burns it.
TV, 2021,
24 eps
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Author:9
In episode 8 Wakaba reads Food for the Weak by Dazai Osamu.
Movie, 2019,
1 ep
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Author:4
Shirou uses an adaptation of Childhood and Society by Erik Erikson in the library as a weapon.
Shinji tosses out Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Kwaidan by Koizumi Yakumo and a volume from the Collected Works of Izumi Kyouka in a fit of rage.
Shinji tosses out Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Kwaidan by Koizumi Yakumo and a volume from the Collected Works of Izumi Kyouka in a fit of rage.
