

Episode 1 of _Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru_ is titled
「骨愛ずる姫君」, translated by Crunchyroll as "The Princess who Loves Bones". To the
Japanese reader, this is clearly derivative of 「虫愛ずる姫君」 ["The Lady who Loved
Insects"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_who_Loved_Insects), an
apparently famous narrative from the [_Tsutsumi Chūnagon
Monogatari_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutsumi_Ch%C5%ABnagon_Monogatari),
a Heian-era collection.

Do the parallels between _Sakurako-san_ (either episode 1 or beyond) and "The
Lady who Loved Insects" run any deeper than just the title?

(I, like you, have read the Wikipedia article; my hope is that answerers will
have read "The Lady who Loved Insects" or at least have more than a passing
familiarity with it.)


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How deep do the parallels with "The Lady who Loved Insects" run?