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Sometimes the greatest distance is between people. Whether a man alienates himself from society with a façade of cheerfulness, or two friends fail to communicate their feelings of betrayal, invisible barriers plague mankind. Although love should bring people together, when a stoic renter and a dutiful monk choose to court a widow’s daughter, their mutual affections drive a bitter gap between them. During each encounter filled with mistrust and despair, the flaws of human nature slowly reveal themselves...
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The dark and brooding Ayakashi is composed of three horror stories: the narration of a young woman named Oiwa who was abandoned and betrayed by the one she truly loved, leading her to curse all who stood in her way; a story of two star-crossed lovers – a human and a forgotten god – and their struggle to have a future together; and the tale of an evil and malicious demon who is haunting and murdering a family for unknown purposes. Though different in animation style and tone, each story shares a similar theme: the darkness of the human heart.
Ayakashi YCH and Aoi Bungaku are both collections of book adaptions from famous classic Japanese literature. Each adaption is done in a couple of episodes, and the feeling these stories have is a dark one. The visual style and tone of the different stories differs greatly, giving you something new every arc. If you enjoyed one of these series, most definitely do not miss out on the other, they are two of the same!
Keep in mind that Aoi Bungaku is a 2009 show with top notch production values, while JCH is from 2006 and looks, despite having good style, more dated.
Ayakashi and Aoi Bungaku are compilation series, where each portion was created by a different staff, and has a completely different flavor from the rest of the series. Both are beautifully animated, and more mature feeling than most anime. (Also sometimes there's gore)
While watching these two shows around the same time, I couldn't help but think they were perfect for each other. Each contain a number of classic Japanese stories and folklore which are mainly horror. If you like one, you should definitely check out the other.
Have you ever felt like the world would be a better place if certain people weren’t around? Such grim daydreams might occur when watching the dismal daily news, but on one fateful day, Yagami Light finds that these daydreams can become reality. By pure happenstance, he comes across a black notebook entitled "Death Note", whose text within states that whoever's name is written on its pages will die. With the aid of the death god Ryuk, Light takes it upon himself to rid the world of its corruption, ushering in a new era of purity one death at a time. But as Ryuk foretells, Light's actions will not go unchallenged...
This recommendation is for the first arc of Aoi Bungaku (No Longer Human, eps 1-4). The character designs were created by the same person as were Death Note's, and they're so distinctive, it's impossible not to be reminded of each other. Both center around an attractive, charismatic (though incapable of forming real relationaships for one reason or another) young man and his slipping sanity. No Longer Human and the more mellow parts of Death Note have very similar tones.
The rec. kind of works for a few other arcs, too. These are the only two series where I've ever seen the protagonist write so frantically, for instance.
For the first story arc of aoi bungaku.
Bouth sereies have a lot to do with morallity and phicology. THe main charecters of bouth have simmiler views on life pshycologeys and bouth have a very simmiler animation style and bouth bring up the question what is reallly murder.
You should like this ^_^
Same studio and similar feel. Aoi Bungaku is more of a horror though.
Oboro, a naive, love-struck girl, is pledged to Gennosuke, an idealist. Both are successors to opposing ninja clans with a long history of hatred kept barely in check by a covenant of peace. Just as the two vow to reconcile the clans with their marriage, the shogun orders the feud to resume in order to resolve an internal struggle that threatens to tear the Tokugawa shogunate apart. Even worse, Oboro and Gennosuke themselves are forced to lead their clans in battle. Can the star-crossed lovers resist the brutal circumstances and remain true to their love as the death toll rises?
Both feature very human elements- of the lesser degree- and speaks volumes of the true nature of man. Much of the story focuses on love[[lust, maybe, but still the insatiable drive from one for another] and let's just say that tragedy is not an uncommon result[again, the anime keeps touch with reality].
Aoi Bungaku is not as action packed[though very violent at times] but it still ventures into the realms of the darker side of the human mind. Few several short stories it makes valuable comparisons between natural human emotion and severe psychosis, all the while maintaining a fast-paced story to keep the viewer interested.
If you like action, vice and violence mixed in with your intelligent observation of society, this is a show for you.
Yuu Yuuzawa is a tough kid in a rough town. One day, he is approached by an odd girl by the name of Ame, who claims that she was connected to him in a past life and insists on serving as Yuu's knight. His first reaction is to ignore her, distancing himself as quickly as possible. However, when a serial killer murders one of Yuu's classmates and Ame seems to know something about the killings, he is forced into cooperating with her to get to the bottom of the mystery. Can this enigmatic stranger really be trusted?
While Aoi Bungaku is episodic and Denpa Teki is linear, Denpa Teki has a similar feel to some of Aoi Bungaku's storylines. Insanity and bloodlust with a tinge of supernaturality, they each give you a peek into the character's personal brands of crazy.
Denpa Teki has more blood and violence and is set in modern times, but they are both good 'horror' type anime.
In a futuristic world almost barren of life, mankind is confined to mechanized domed cities where A.I.’s control all aspects of life. In this world, humans are no longer born, they are manufactured in a production line; and alongside them live androids known as autoreivs. Within one of these domed sanctuaries named Romdeau lives Re-l Mayer, one of a few citizens who aren’t entirely prevented from thinking. Her grandfather's prominent position and the affection of the scientist Daedalus have left her more free will than is normally allowed, but Re-l has started to question the sanctity of the city and the citizens' perfect way of life. With mysterious beings known as proxies causing havoc and a man named Vincent causing great influence on her life, Re-l must travel outside of the city to find the answers she seeks and discover the mystery behind "the awakening".
Both feature very human elements- of the lesser degree- and speaks volumes of the true nature of man.
Aoi Bungaku is not as action packed[though very violent at times] but it still ventures into the realms of the darker side of the human mind. Few several short stories it makes valuable comparisons between natural human emotion and severe psychosis, all the while maintaining a fast-paced story to keep the viewer interested.
If you like action, vice violence mixed in with your intelligent observation of society, this is a show for you.
