A review by vinicoelho
No Longer Human by Junji Ito

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.75

Interesting for sure to see Junji ito's interpretation of the story, his art work is beautiful and grotesque as always. Where he lost me was the tone, I think this manga read more like a supernatural horror story where the novel is an unabashed character piece on one person's descent into depravity, I think this takes away from the original intent of the novel as it blames Oba's actions on external forces like ghosts and curses. Interesting as a standalone piece but I don't think it matches up with the novel and I did not appreciate some of the liberties taken like his sexual involvement with his cousins or takeichi's suicide. Maybe that's on me for expecting a 1:1 recreation of the novel in manga format YMMV.