Summary
Macabre manga master Junji Ito applys his singularly anxious touch to a comic book adaptation based on No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku in the original Japanese), a classic of modern Japanese literature written by Osamu Dazai. The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo’s attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a “clown” to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness.
- Chapter 24 [End] March 12, 2024
- Chapter 23 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 22 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 21 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 20 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 19 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 18 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 17 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 16 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 15 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 14 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 13 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 12 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 11 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 10 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 9 March 12, 2024
- Chapter 8 - Cold Sweat September 21, 2023
- Chapter 7 - Paradise September 21, 2023
- Chapter 6 - Tsuneko September 21, 2023
- Chapter 5 - Outcast September 21, 2023
- Chapter 4 - Urban Sleazebag September 21, 2023
- Chapter 3 - Human Females September 21, 2023
- Chapter 2 - Clowning September 21, 2023
- Chapter 1 - Oba Yozo September 21, 2023