Anime: Aoi Bungaku

  Talk about amazing graphics. These scenes were one of the reasons both Spider Thread and Hell Screen were so enjoyable, despite the changed story line. So Hell Screen was episode 12 and was purposefully linked to Spider Thread, through the use of the same setting and the same despotic king. It’s actually a really interesting … Continue reading

Anime: Aoi Bungaku

I’m going start with The Spider’s Thread, because it was the episode that was shown first and there is a reason for that. So spoiler alert! You have been forewarned. I’ve come to the realization that most of the adaptations (at least those that I’ve watched) in Aoi Bungaku are not “true” adaptations. What do … Continue reading

Anime: Aoi Bungaku

Specifically episodes 7 and 8 which tell the story of Kokoro. Rewatching these two episodes after reading the book has made me realize many things. Firstly that it only tells about a third of the book, the story is worlds apart and they added the perspective of K which never happened in the book, although … Continue reading