Description
This haunting manga adaptation follows Yozo Oba, a deeply alienated young man who struggles to understand human connection and disguises his despair behind humor, charm, and reckless behavior. As he drifts through relationships and self-destructive choices, the story explores shame, isolation, addiction, identity, and the fragile boundaries between compassion and ruin. Junji Ito transforms Osamu Dazai’s landmark psychological novel into a stark, unsettling visual experience, pairing delicate character work with grotesque imagery that gives terrifying form to the mind’s darkest fears. The result is a powerful meditation on disconnection and the desperate masks people wear to survive.
Available Editions
paperback
VIZ Media LLC
Published Dec 17, 2019
618 pages
ISBN: 9781974715794
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Translation
Original: 人間失格 (Ningen Shikkaku)
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for No Longer Human by Junji Ito.