Ningen Shikkaku
No Longer Human
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Japanese: 人間失格
English: No Longer Human
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 12
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 6, 2009 to Apr 21, 2011
Genre: Drama Drama
Themes: Historical Historical, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Comic Bunch
Authors: Furuya, Usamaru (Story & Art), Dazai, Osamu (Story)

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Score: 7.991 (scored by 1014010,140 users)
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Ranked: #7852
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #470
Members: 39,354
Favorites: 772

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Synopsis

Ooba Youzou is a troubled soul incapable of revealing his true self to others. A weak constitution and the lingering trauma from some abuse administered by a relative forces him to uphold a facade of hollow jocularity since high school.

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Ningen Shikkaku is an adaptation of Dazai Osamu's novel of the same title, originally published in 1948.

The series was published in English as No Longer Human by Vertical from October 25, 2011 to February 28, 2012.
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Characters

Ooba, Youzou
Ooba, Youzou
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Tsuneko
Tsuneko
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Takeichi
Takeichi
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Madam
Madam
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Yoshiko
Yoshiko
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Horiki
Horiki
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Horiki, Masao
Horiki, Masao
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11 Recommended
6 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Jan 5, 2024
berserkersoul
Recommended
*~CONTENT DISCLAIMER: manga makes mention and/or depicts sensitive topics like alcohol/drug abuse, sexual violence, abortion/miscarriage, and child sexual violence~*

TL;DR: a tortured young man tries to understand what it means to be human and leads him down a rabbit hole of bad impulse decisions that ends up worsening his situation. his endless wandering leads eventually causes a psychotic where he nds up being completely consumed by his madness. this story is absolutely beautiful and terrifying. it was such a great read but NOT for the faint of heart. if you like Berserker, you may like this manga.
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SYNOPSIS: youzou is a troubled individual struggling with identity and ...
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Jul 12, 2023
Temoblanks
Recommended
Not really a story but more of a character exposé. The character, Yozo Oba, is young, rich, charismatic, talented, good-looking, sensitive, and innocent, much too perfect to see yourself in, but kind of an "I wish I was like that" character. To his perfection gets added a dose of psychological trauma which will be the source of conflict that spins his life out of control despite how easy good things happen to him.

From trauma, to depression, to despair, to addictions, to paranoia, to ruin, a progression that feels very real that touches your deep fibers even if the character originally felt too perfect to be ...
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Jan 8, 2025
C4stie1
Mixed Feelings
I don't know what to say, but I felt like I wanted to be heard after reading this story.

I recommend reading this if you want a book that analyzes the complexities of the human mind, but definitely stay away from it if you are struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts or can't stand realistic depiction of sexual assault and child abuse.

This story filled me with disgust, rage and hatred towards the protagonist, while also fulling my self-loathing and sometimes understanding why he was doing what he was doing, But at the same time it made me grateful that I'm not as "objectively terrible" as the protagonist.

I ...
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