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No Longer Human by Junji Ito

21 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was one of the darkest, most challenging books I’ve ever read. It honestly stunned me. The art was phenomenal. This one focuses more on the horrors of real life. Much more like a drama, which I always think of as a subgenre of horror. Definitely check out the content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kingdamian345's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well, that happened 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

celbl8o's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Definitely an important book, and definitely one that will sit with me for a long time. Will I likely recommend this to anyone? No. It’s a deeply triggering book, and definitely not one everyone should read. Still, a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mrclintdavis's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

marsredwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

alexared's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

youngserfs's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Junji Ito is the right person to illustrate this story. I recommend reading the novel by Osamu Dazai on it's own first, but this is a great way to revisit No Longer Human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alymei's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism and War

afi_whatafireads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Adapted from the novel No Longer Human, Junji Ito took a spin on No Longer Human and wrote it in such a way that still sticks to his style, with insights of goriness and adds such a wonderful somewhat companion to the novel. It was graphic, it was horrendous and it was very depressing, but yet, it was just as good.

Personal Ratings : 5🌟

If the novel was already good, the manga somewhat completed it and made it more wholesome and has an in depth insight of the horrendous nature of human beings. I love that Ito Sensei actually stick through the basis of the novel but emphasized more on the pain of others that Yozo had caused alongst with his pain. In the novel, most of Yozo's suffering was somewhat integrated so deeply with his thoughts that there are some parts like the sexual abuse that he had suffered can be undetected. Ito had took the spin of the suffering into his own usual style and added a more grotesque way in showing how it had affected his mind and the people around him.

This manga and this novel as a whole is bloody depressing, and its a comfort read for me whenever I have a relapse on my own. One of the biggest aspects that was included in the manga was the character of Dazai himself as an author to be portrayed in here, as somewhat like a mirror to Yozo. The fact that No Longer Human was somewhat a semi-autobiography made this manga so unique and I cried so much at the end as to a certain degree, it reflected Dazai's suffering as well, and it had translated into the novel that he was writing. Ito was smart in that sense and major respect that he had taken his own spin to include Dazai in the manga.

This manga and story as a whole is depressing. Its a life of a man that went through stages of clowning and hatred for the human kind, to a point that he had resulted to drugs and alcohol to escape his own mind. Was he a character that is likeable? Obviously not. But for what's worth, his suffering and trauma is something that cannot be changed. For those who relate to the story, I'm sincerely sending you the warmest hugs. As for me, this manga became a good companion in a moment of my own darkness.

May everyone find the light that they deserve in their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

srasmus's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Junji Ito has created a graphic version of the 1948 novel by Osamu Dazai. I admit I haven't read the original, but if this rendition is at all faithful, I'm not sure I want to. This book is dark, depressing, and scary. It follows Yōzō  Ōba, a young Japanese man, through his life, and details all the awful things that happened to him. Drug abuse, rape, homelessness, alcoholism, etc. On top of all the hardship experienced in his life, he also seems to bring tragedy and hardship to everyone who shows him kindness or love. The pace meanders at times, but I feel it's probably supposed to be that way. Obviously the illustrations by Ito are always as beautiful as they are ghoulish. It's one of those great books I'd never have to read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, and Suicide

Minor: War