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No Longer Human by Junji Ito

19 reviews

veggiecats's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Really intense, but really well done. As a book, I mean its masterful and raw. In terms of Junji Ito's rendition of it, I think the illustrations definitely help with certain themes, such as a

Takeichi being "reborn" as Yoichi. And also the delusions and envisioning different people inhabiting one person.

I think this is wonderfully done and really resonated with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Gore

I would not recommend reading this if you are actively struggling with feelings of hopelessness and suicidal ideations, symptoms of psychosis and extreme paranoia, or are sensitive to themes of sexual assault and rape.

happycroissant's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Domestic abuse

itsdoroo's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Incest, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Addiction, Murder, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Grief, Genocide, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Incest, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Gore, and Emotional abuse

joziepaterson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Murder, Incest, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Child death

elharpwhy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

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

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

doomluz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

As always Junji Ito's art is amazing. The horror in this is kind of worse because it's more realistic. Though he has some panels with ghostly or creepy imagery that the main character imagines or hallucinates.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Vomit, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying

mogekolove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Suicide