Classic Literature Anime
118 anime about classic literature, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.6Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Words Bubble Up Like Soda PopCider no You ni Kotoba ga WakiagaruMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.6Cherry is a quiet boy who loves to make haikus based off of the things he sees. One summer day in a city in the Japanese countryside… At a shopping mall, he meets Smile, a beautiful girl in a mask. Cherry has trouble speaking in anything bu
3.6After the Rain
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
After the RainKoi wa Ameagari no You niTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.6Akira Tachibana was once the ace of a track club, but an injury forced her to quell her passion for sports. Masami Kondou, a divorced father, had ambitions of being a writer and now manages a restaurant, where Akira works. It is the interse
3.6Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Blue Literature SeriesAoi Bungaku SeriesTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.6Anthology series adapting six modern classics of Japanese literature: No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ) by Dazai Osamu — A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse, depres
3.6Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
TV · 1990 · 39 ep
Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterFushigi no Umi no NadiaTV · 1990 · 39 ep3.6In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his pl
3.6Night on the Galactic Railroad
Movie · 1985 · 1 ep
Night on the Galactic RailroadGinga Tetsudou no YoruMovie · 1985 · 1 ep3.6What is true happiness? For Giovanni, the answer is as far away as the stars. Mired in hardship, the young kitten faces problems that should be unknown to someone his age. At school, his classmates mock and ridicule him, and after the bell 
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3.6No Longer Human
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
No Longer HumanNingen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-banMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.6A theatrical film version of Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Series anime. The film will re-edit the four episodes based on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) novel, which have character designs inspired by manga artist and novel illust
3.6Heidi, Girl of the Alps
TV · 1974 · 52 ep
Heidi, Girl of the AlpsAlps no Shoujo HeidiTV · 1974 · 52 ep3.6After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Togethe
3.63000 Leagues in Search of Mother
TV · 1976 · 52 ep
3000 Leagues in Search of MotherHaha wo Tazunete SanzenriTV · 1976 · 52 ep3.6Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian Edmondo de Amicis, Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco`s mother left for Argentina around a year 
3.6My Daddy Long Legs
TV · 1990 · 40 ep
My Daddy Long LegsWatashi no Ashinaga OjisanTV · 1990 · 40 ep3.6Daddy Long Legs is based on the novel of the same name by Jean Webster. It chronicles the adventures of Judy Abbott, an orphan in New York. During a meeting for the superintendent, with other important and rich people in attendance, a schol
3.6Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables
TV · 2009 · 39 ep
Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green GablesTV · 2009 · 39 ep3.6Anne Shirley goes through quite a lot of adventures before she ends up in Green Gables. She is living with a family and helps out by looking after the kids, helping in the chores around the home... Meanwhile she discovers more about who she
3.6Perrine Monogatari
TV · 1978 · 53 ep
Perrine MonogatariTV · 1978 · 53 ep3.6Perrine is a young girl who lives in Bosnia with her Indian mother and beloved father – that is, until her father passes away, leaving her mother with a single wish: travel to France to be with his father. The over 1,000 kilometer journey s
3.6Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
TV · 2002 · 26 ep
Patapata Hikousen no BoukenTV · 2002 · 26 ep3.6Jane's mother dies when she is born, and her father, a rich English aristocrat, soon remarries to a woman with a son, William, who despises his new father and brother. George and Jane grow up with a dream to make a flying machine. George be
3.5How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
TV · 2021 · 13 ep
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the KingdomGenjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku SaikenkiTV · 2021 · 13 ep3.5Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king after providing the royal family with impressive advice. To rule the kingdom, he's taking the nontraditional (and very human) route of 
3.5Romeo x Juliet
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
Romeo x JulietTV · 2007 · 24 ep3.5In the floating continent of Neo Verona, the Montague family seized control and murdered every member of the Capulet family with the exception of Capulet's daughter, Juliet Fiammata Asto Capulet. 14 years later, Juliet and the remnants of C
3.5Ya Boy Kongming! Road to Summer Sonia
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Ya Boy Kongming! Road to Summer SoniaParipi Koumei: Road to Summer SoniaMovie · 2024 · 1 ep3.5Compilation film of Ya Boy Kongming! The film features new footage in some of Eiko's performances. The music industry becomes a battlefield when ancient strategist Kongming is transported from historical China to modern Japan. He’ll use mil
3.5Glass Mask
TV · 1984 · 23 ep
Glass MaskGlass no KamenTV · 1984 · 23 ep3.5Kitajima Maya, a 13-year old girl with a talent for acting, was discovered by the reclusive actress Tsukikage. The story follows Maya's growing up, intense training, overcoming challenges, and evolving into the foremost actress of her gener
3.5Doraemon Movie 12: Nobita no Dorabian Nights
Movie · 1991 · 1 ep
Doraemon Movie 12: Nobita no Dorabian NightsMovie · 1991 · 1 ep3.5Doraemon and Nobita were using special shoes that allows them to jump into the worlds of the books that they want. Nobita let Shizuka use those shoes to enter the world of the book that she wants. Shizuka got lost in one Nobita's Sinbad Leg
3.5Comet in Moominland
Movie · 1992 · 1 ep
Comet in MoominlandMuumindani no SuiseiMovie · 1992 · 1 ep3.5Unusual things have been happening in Moominvalley. Moomin, Sniff and Mee leave for the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to confirm the Muskrat's words: a comet is about to hit Moominvalley and destroy everything. On the way they meet Sn
3.5Tales of Little Women
TV · 1987 · 48 ep
Tales of Little WomenAi no Wakakusa MonogatariTV · 1987 · 48 ep3.5Meg, faithful and gentle, Jo, independent and energetic, Beth, quiet and shy, Amy, amiable and precocious–the four sisters live vigorously and happily at home with their gentle mother while waiting for their father to return from the 
3.5Swiss Family Robinson
TV · 1981 · 50 ep
Swiss Family RobinsonKazoku Robinson Hyouryuuki: Fushigi na Shima no FloneTV · 1981 · 50 ep3.510-year-old Flone is a very active, tomboyish sort of a girl. One day, her father receives a letter from his English friend who is now in Australia. In the letter, the friend asks her father to come down to Australia because of a serious sh
3.5The Trapp Family Story
TV · 1991 · 40 ep
The Trapp Family StoryTrapp Ikka MonogatariTV · 1991 · 40 ep3.5Based on the same story that produced the classic musical 'The Sound of Music', this is the story of Maria, who leaves her life in a convent to take up the responsibility of taking care of Captain Trapp's children. (Source: Anime News Netwo
3.5Robot Carnival
OVA · 1987 · 9 ep
Robot CarnivalOVA · 1987 · 9 ep3.59 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is hum
3.5Saiyuki
TV · 2000 · 50 ep
SaiyukiGensoumaden SaiyuukiTV · 2000 · 50 ep3.5Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must 
3.5Spring and Chaos
Special · 1996 · 1 ep
Spring and ChaosIhatov Gensou: Kenji no HaruSpecial · 1996 · 1 ep3.5A unique biographical sketch of the life of the great modern Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, SPRING AND CHAOS is highly stylized and intense and draws on Miyazawa's writing techniques to tell his life story. Miyazawa often used animals as the
3.5Tanoshii Muumin Ikka Bouken Nikki
TV · 1991 · 26 ep
Tanoshii Muumin Ikka Bouken NikkiTV · 1991 · 26 ep3.5In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson. (So
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3.5The Mystic Archives of Dantalian
TV · 2011 · 12 ep
The Mystic Archives of DantalianDantalian no ShokaTV · 2011 · 12 ep3.5Hugh Anthony Disward inherits an old mansion and a personal library from his grandfather. In the basement of the mansion, he meets a mysterious girl, Dalian. She is a Dantalian and a gateway to "Dantalian's bookshelf", which stores the proh
3.5Black Butler II OVA
Special · 2010 · 6 ep
Black Butler II OVAKuroshitsuji II SpecialsSpecial · 2010 · 6 ep3.5According to the Kuroshitsuji website, there are 6 OVAs included in the DVD releases. DVD 2: Ciel in Wonderland (Part 1) This re-imagines the cast of Kuroshitsuji II as characters in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland story. DVD 3: Welcome
3.5Flower and Asura
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Flower and AsuraHana wa Saku, Shura no GotokuTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.5On the picturesque island of Tonakijima with a population of only 600, Hana’s favorite pastime is reading literature to the island’s children. Her narration skills are second to none, and Mizuki, the president of the school’s broadcasting c
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3.5"Bungaku Shoujo" Movie
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
"Bungaku Shoujo" MovieMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.5The protagonist of the story, Konoha Inoue, is a seemingly normal senior high 2nd year student. His high school life, other than a hinted incident 2 years ago, can be summed up as normal- if one can dismiss the secret fact that he used to b
3.5Utakoi
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
UtakoiChouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi.TV · 2012 · 13 ep3.5Uta Koi tells the "super-liberal interpretation" of the Hyakuninisshu anthology compiled during Japan's Heian period of 100 romantic poems from 100 different poets such as The Tale of Genji's Murasaki Shikibu.
3.5"Bungaku Shoujo" Memoire
OVA · 2010 · 3 ep
"Bungaku Shoujo" MemoireOVA · 2010 · 3 ep3.5Three-episode prequel to the upcoming movie told by three main heroines.
3.5The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
TV · 1980 · 49 ep
The Adventures of Tom SawyerTom Sawyer no BoukenTV · 1980 · 49 ep3.5Tom Sawyer is a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid 1800s. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, he spends his days ditching school, fishing, climbing trees and having adventures. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.5ChaO
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
ChaOMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.5In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, ChaO follows Stephan, a mild-mannered office worker at a shipbuilding company, whose life is upended when he is suddenly proposed to by Chao — a princess from the mermaid kingdom. Wit
3.4Flowers of Evil
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Flowers of EvilAku no HanaTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.4Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal
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3.4FUSE - Memoirs of the Hunter Girl
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
FUSE - Memoirs of the Hunter GirlFuse: Teppou Musume no TorimonochouMovie · 2012 · 1 ep3.4Hamaji, a young huntress from the mountains, stumbles into the middle of a shogun's vendetta against a group of human and dog hybrids - the Fuse. Rumors of Fuse murdering innocent people in the bustling city of Edo have sparked a bounty for
3.4Flanders no Inu
TV · 1975 · 52 ep
Flanders no InuTV · 1975 · 52 ep3.4Nello Tarth is a poor but happy orphan who lives with his grandfather Jehan in a little village nearby Antwerp. Nello has a talent for drawing pictures and has been fascinated by it since he saw one of Rubens (a famous artist) pictures as a