No Longer Human Paperback – October 25, 2011

I have read the book No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. This manga is a very good adaptation from that book, of course, you need to read all three mangas to see the whole book, but what this manga does cover is very accurate. Although there are a few name changes from book to manga if you've read the book, the main character Yozo himself says that he's not sure if he even remembers that person's name, so those names could be anything really. The manga artist of these books used that.The manga artist of this book paid great attention to detail in recounting the events from the original book.This is a dark manga, it touches on themes that some may say are disturbing, but I thoroughly enjoyed this manga series and would recommend it to anyone who's a bit more mature than your average manga reader.This story is very fulfilling and every manga in this series is very much worth reading.If you enjoyed reading No Longer Human, this manga adaptation will be a real treat!Also, I'm not sure if this bothers most manga purists but this book reads from left to right, like any western book.

The first book is greatBut there's just one thing that I didn't know is that there's a whole bunch of sex sencesWhich was kinda surpising but apart from that the book was greatI didn't know 16+ age books allowed this content but it really doesn't matter to me my parents just didn't approve of it even though I'm 16But great story

some spoilers ahead---this manga is very depressing the life of the main character just continues to go downhill in this last volume. it doen't even have a happy ending. leaves the reader thinking he probably died in a ditch with drug overdose. it's still a great read seeing how everything played out but still kinda gets you depressed after reading it. or maybe it's just me cause i read all three volumes in one day and felt depressed the rest of the day.

Wow! This was such a great read. The plot is a masterpiece. Thanks.

This volume is amazing, beautiful.The darkness of the main character is so overwhelming that you can't help feeling identified with him. The intense situation happening at all moments, the romance, the huge experience in general is in a word: PERFECT!Once you read this last volume and see how it ends, you probably will remember it for the rest of your life. It's depressing and leaves you with something to learn out of it.A true masterpiece

My son said it was interesting story.

Just so you know, when I first saw this book, I wasn't sure whether to pick it up and read or run like mad and not look back.When we last left Yozo Oba, he had just fallen in love with a young girl named Yoshino. Now, one year later, they are married and living happily. Yozo's serial is going great, now getting a reprint, and possibly looking at a future anime release. He could not be happier - he's clean, sober (mostly) and his relationships are going smoothly with minimal friction.However, the world of men is cruel, and the vices of men have just been biding their time to afflict Yozo. On the day of the Sumida River fireworks, he's all set to watch the fireworks with his wife and best friend, but Yoshino is nowhere to be found. He checks in the house, only to find his own editor raping her. That is where Yozo's stairway to Heaven turns back into the original downward spiral he was on in the previous volume.Throughout the rest of the book, Yozo continues to suffer emotionally, particularly when he comes to the realization of why he did nothing when his editor was sexually assaulting his wife in her own home.Things only get more disappointing for the reader as they are forced to watch Yozo make mistake after mistake with his body, his mind and his life in general. How does he end up in the end? Well, I'd rather not remember the image, because it is sad and devastatingly depressing beyond belief. The image itself may haunt my dreams for years to come.Do I regret reading this one? Honestly, I'm not sure.This book highlights some of the worst things that can go wrong in a young man's life before he even reaches the age of 30. Regardless, Usamaru Furuya did an amazing job re-creating Osamu Dazai's novel with such vivid detail and powerful imagery. Plus, the cover art is chillingly enticing, maybe even a little controversial, but that is, of course, only one man's opinion. Vertical has published it for American audiences so splendidly that I cannot help but tip my hat to them...if only I had one to tip.Reviewed by David Gromer

although this series certainly requires a suspension of disbelief, the final chapter proves to be heart-breaking. i would recommend it to any adult. or child for that matter. addiction affects everyone alike.