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No Longer Human Series

This series delves into the darker depths of the human psyche, exploring themes of alienation, depression, and the inability to form meaningful connections. It follows a protagonist's downward spiral into self-destruction, revealing their internal struggles and desperate attempts to conform to societal expectations. This is a raw and unsettling portrayal of identity crisis in a harsh world. The adaptation offers a visually striking interpretation of a literary classic.

No longer human. Volume 1
No Longer Human
No Longer Human 3

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  1. 1

    No longer human. Volume 1

    3.9(659)Add rating

    Revives the literary masterpiece of the same name in modern-day Tokyo. Beautifully rendered through Usamaru Furuya's striking visuals, this adaptation of Osamu Dazai's self-destructive semi-autobiography draws an eerie parallel to Furuya's own life as a struggling cartoonist. Considered a classic in Japan, Dazai's No Longer Human (New Directions, 1973) details the life of a youth whose traumatic past renders him incapable of revealing his true emotions. Now told through Furuya's eyes, this tragic tale of loathing and suicide is taken to new levels of dismay.

    No longer human. Volume 1
  2. 2

    No Longer Human

    • 188 pages
    • 7 hours of reading
    4.3(16816)Add rating

    A young man describes his torment as he struggles to reconcile the diverse influences of Western culture and the traditions of his own Japanese heritage.

    No Longer Human
  3. 3

    No Longer Human 3

    • 200 pages
    • 7 hours of reading
    4.1(331)Add rating

    This final volume of the critically acclaimed series, reveals Yozo Ohba's quick and tragic demise. After what appears to be a brief period of marital bliss from the budding cartoonist, a shocking revelation reopens deep emotional wounds leading him towards reclusion and eventual self destruction. A modern classic which explores the mind of an alienated man who feels he is a spectator in his own life. Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai, Usamaru Furuya has breathed new life into the classic with his beautiful graphic art.

    No Longer Human 3