The TV anime Aoi Bungaku Series is created by Madhouse Studios, as an adaptatation of six classical Japanese literature pieces: No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) 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. Madhouse also produced a theatrical film version titled Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut Ban, which re-edits the four episodes based on the "No Longer Human" novel.