While there are few anime based on traditional books instead of manga or light novels, they are some of the best shows and movies in the medium.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Successful anime adaptations can be inspired by a variety of sources but one of the rarest is from a regular novel. There are many reasons for this including the fact that the existing art of a manga gives animators a template from which to craft their work. However, it also comes from the fact that novels can often be a lot more psychologically complex than a typical manga or light novel.
9 The Great Passage The Great Passage follows an eclectic group of characters attempting to make a comprehensive dictionary of the Japanese language. While this is a perfect concept for the novel of the same name by Shion Miura, as an anime it sounds like it would be a tougher sell.
6 Hyouka Hyouka is an anime adapting many of the novels in the Classic Literature Club mystery series by Honobu Yonezawa. It follows a lazy high school student Oreki who is forced to join the classical literature club at his high school and then further forced into solving various mysteries that arise around the school. While he may be lazy, Oreki soon proves he is a better detective than even Conan.
3 Perfect Blue Perfect Blue was the legendary Satoshi Kon's directorial debut, but it is excellent enough to be the masterwork of any other director. Based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, the movie follows the mental breakdown of the idol/actress Mima Kirigoe.
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