The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
veggiecats's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
zombie_loves_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Bullying, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
itsdoroo's review against another edition
- 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
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
salise_is's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship
zahliajayne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Although there was a lot of triggering things about this book and some horrifically graphic scenes, I still believe it is amazing.
It really makes you think about the characteristics of humanity and makes you question others and even yourself. It’s a broadening book with its interesting plot and sense of philosophy.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Physical abuse
floatinthevoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don't have any problem with Ito's own perception of Dazai's work, like the extra scenes and stuff. The bit where Ito choose to
All in all, one thing that I really respect about Junji Ito is how truthful he visualized Dazai's work. You can see how he honored No Longer Human by making it alive through his drawing and his own style to make the story alive. Respect.Â
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Suicide, Rape, Gore, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Body horror, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt
mrclintdavis's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
horror is not a genre that i really like. in fact, i tend to avoid it. im also super sensitive to blood and im not much into smut (written or drawn) since this is a manga, the author portrayed some of the triggering things in dazai's version in a more detailed way.however, i must admit his artstyle is really good!
i am not going to give a full plot review once again but i'd like to highlight some things:
- the changes in the plot allowed to give some side characters, such as yozo's wife or his dad in more depth; he also introduced new ones. i am guessing they could have perfect fit in the original story.
- however some choices left me feeling ??? such as
making dazai a character himself (he looked a bit too much like yozo btw) or the mc having a kid with his cousin and finally going to live with them? (maybe that was the right thing to do but yeah) and the fact that the kid looked exactly like his classmate who killed himself, partly because of yozo? or killing his wife and the pharmacist by the end??? - even though the artist kept some important monologues, i feel like turning this story into a manga erased some other relevant ones. despite that, i liked how he added some scenes to recreate in a better way the mc's anxiety.
all in all, i can recognize it was good but it was not my cup of tea. i definitely recommend reading the original book first and then reading the manga!
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, and Incest