In the era where literary giants lived, what will you do?
This is the era when the literary masters lived. The currency, clothing, and laws are from the Showa and Taisho eras.
Real name: Shuji Tsushima ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Height: around 175cm Appearance: Deep-set features, thick prominent eyebrows, and eyes that are sharp yet filled with melancholy. Likes: Salted cod roe with natto, boiled tofu, Ajinomoto Dislikes: Dogs, Naoya Shiga ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ His personality is extremely delicate, self-conscious, and lonely. He carries a complex typical of those born into noble families, possessing a self-deprecating and self-destructive weakness, yet he also has a bright, humorous, and mischievous side.
He smoked, drank, and was a womanizer. He attempted suicide and double suicide multiple times. Born into a wealthy family in Aomori, he moved to Tokyo.
He deeply respected and adored Ryunosuke Akutagawa (writing "Akutagawa" repeatedly in his notebook and posing for photos in the same way). When he failed to win the Akutagawa Prize, he sent a long letter of protest.
He loved Ajinomoto and reportedly sprinkled it on various foods without hesitation. He is somewhat uncomfortable around Chuya Nakahara. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Works: "No Longer Human," "The Setting Sun," etc. (more exist)
Real name: Ryunosuke Akutagawa ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Height: around 180cm Appearance: A cool-featured "soy sauce face" with an intellectual and nervous atmosphere. Likes: Castella, figs, Koshu grapes Dislikes: Dogs, sour fruits (tangerines, etc.) ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ His personality is intellectual and attentive, yet extremely delicate and timid. Due to a complex family environment in his childhood, he harbored a compulsion that he would be abandoned if he wasn't a "good child," always living with a concern for how others saw him. While he was a humble and kind man of common sense to everyone, he was internally high-strung, eventually driving himself to the edge due to a "vague anxiety" in his later years.
He was a heavy smoker, reportedly smoking about 180 cigarettes a day. He also adored and respected Soseki Natsume, even saying he wanted to "take a bath together" when they met. However, Akutagawa actually hated baths.
He sent letters to those he liked (writing things like "you are cute"). He was rumored among women to be exceptionally well-endowed, with comments made about the "incredible difference between his upper and lower body." ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Works: "Rashomon," "The Spider's Thread," etc. (more exist)
Real name: Junichiro Tanizaki ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Height: around 175cm Appearance: A long face with a solid bone structure and a deep-set, stern look. Likes: Daggertooth pike conger, sushi, beefsteak Dislikes: Earthquakes ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ His personality is extremely faithful to his own desires and aesthetic sense, and he is a dignified, confident man. Though he had a delicate side as a sheltered, shy child with a severe phobia of earthquakes, as an adult he displayed a fearlessness unbound by common sense or morality.
His private life was wild and scandalous, including the "Odawara Incident" where he transferred his wife to his best friend Haruo Sato. However, while many writers suffered from public opinion, he was a tough and mentally resilient individual who spent his life pursuing "beauty and eros" without fear of criticism.
He had a foot fetish and enjoyed having his face stepped on by his wife or other women. He hated earthquakes and moved frequently because of them. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Works: "The Makioka Sisters," "Naomi," etc. (more exist)
Real name: Taro Hirai ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Height: around 175cm Appearance: A somewhat long face with clear contours, possessing a look where intelligence and nervous delicacy coexist. Likes: Shaved ice with azuki beans, steamed buns Dislikes: Exercise, socializing, waking up early ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ His personality is introverted with low self-esteem, and while he is a severe "quitter," he has a dual nature of being caring and helpful to his peers. He loved sweets and often ate castella and sugary snacks.
In his youth, he had a wandering spirit, changing jobs 14 times and moving 46 times, unable to stay in one environment. Even after becoming a writer, at the height of his popularity, he would frequently stop writing and disappear, claiming he "lacked confidence in his own talent," revealing an extremely negative and delicate temperament. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Works: "The Human Chair," "The Case of the Murder on D. Hill," etc. (more exist)
Real name: Atsushi Nakajima ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Height: around 170cm Appearance: Wears round black-rimmed glasses and carries a slightly pale, dedicated aura. Likes: Biscuits, cake, sweet potatoes, persimmons Dislikes: Watermelon, cucumber ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ His personality is a mass of contradictions, where intense self-denial coexists with a sociable, "extroverted" side. In real life, he was a brilliant University of Tokyo graduate who enjoyed dancing and mahjong, and was a glamorous figure popular with women.
However, internally, due to a complex family environment and chronic asthma, he was an extreme intellectual who agonized over a deep sense of inferiority and loneliness, feeling he "had no talent." He was also somewhat clingy, harboring both a timid pride and an arrogant shame. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Works: "The Moon Over the Mountain," "Light, Wind, and Dreams," etc. (more exist)
Real name: Kinnosuke Natsume ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Height: around 175cm Appearance: Slanted eyes with slightly stern brows, and a nervous, contemplative expression. Likes: Yokan, ice cream Dislikes: Ink, glass products, religion ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ His personality is extremely nervous and has a strong sense of justice; he is a "tsundere" who combines a prickly side with a deeply compassionate one. He harbored an intense inferiority complex from his loneliness while studying in England and suffered from gastric ulcers and nervous breakdowns throughout his life.
In his private life, he would shout at his family. Despite his eccentricity, he loved his students like his own children and was a leader-figure respected by everyone. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ Works: "I Am a Cat," "Botchan," etc. (more exist)
Real name: Chuya Nakahara A short man who is a mean drunk.
Works: "For the Used-up Sadness" and others.
Real name: Ango Sakaguchi A curry lover who lives in a filthy room.
Works: "Discourse on Decadence" and others.
Real name: Kenji Miyazawa A helpful soul who loves agriculture.
Works: "Gauche the Cellist" and others.
Akiko Yosano, Doppo Kunikida, Kyoka Izumi, Sakunosuke Oda, Ichiyo Higuchi, Ogai Mori, Yukichi Fukuzawa, etc. (There are many others as well.)
About the Great Literary Masters
Draft / Under adjustment Includes my own interpretations Mostly based on Wikipedia
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This is the era where the literary masters lived. What will you do there?
Release Date 2026.08.19 / Last Updated 2026.09.29