An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikaku) 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.

Episode titles:

• 1. No Longer Human - Chapter 1: Double Suicide in Kamakura
• 2. No Longer Human - Chapter 2: Ghost
• 3. No Longer Human - Chapter 3: Society
• 4. No Longer Human - Chapter 4: New World
• 5. In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - Chapter 1
• 6. In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom - Chapter 2
• 7. Kokoro - Chapter 1
• 8. Kokoro - Chapter 2
• 9. Run, Melos! - Chapter 1
• 10. Run, Melos! - Chapter 2
• 11. The Spider`s Thread
• 12. Hell Screen