Ningen Shikkaku
No Longer Human

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*~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 ... what it means to be "human". he feels the need to put on "faces" when in society and his inability to organically fit in eats away at him. while he does manage to get on his feet for a short period, it comes crashing down and he mentally and physically withers away.

ART (9/10): this manga looks BEAUTIFUL. everything about it is so striking, impactful and haunting at times -- it very much reminds me of Berserk. All of the characters are unique looking and the emotions are portrayed so well; pain, stress, relief, agony, and playfulness all read so well in this art style.

CHARACTERS (8.5/10): i was absorbed by the characters and their evolution throughout the story. each character felt so real and it was so natural how characters came in and out of youzou's life, how they affected his life and theirs. everyone had their own backstory, motivations, successes, and burdens that were never glossed over or overshadowed by the main storyline.

STORY (9/10): this story was gripping!! every entry built on the last in such a seamless way; i was never once was abruptly taken out of the environment the story created. again it really reminded me of the storytelling in Berserk -- everything was meticulously storyboarded out but it didnt FEEL that way. it is a tragic story of a man trying to understand his own existence but gets swallowed up by the sorrow and worry that comes with not fully understanding the world around you. it was beautiful and haunting.

OVERALL (9/10): im truly shocked at how much this manga was able to convey over the 3 volumes it had. i have no words -- it was just SO good, everything about it was done so well. the art is impeccable, the characters were well written and felt REAL, and the story was so well put together. HIGHLY recommend!!

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 ... real. It is that perfection that makes a point about mental illness: That it could happen to anyone. Nobody is as great as Yozo, but everyone has their strengths and chance at happiness that will ultimately be robbed of when going down this path.

The manga is well illustrated and reads very well. It could be a 10/10, or not for you, depending what you were looking to get out of it. I give it an 8 because I feel like I've seen better takes on this topic, but not in manga though (yet).

this shit is awful, we have an mc with an unending stream of woman willing to pay his bills because yes, because the plot demands it or something, the art is average, nothing really shocking happens contrary to most people says, is very tame, things really "shocking" happend like two or three in the whole manga, and

SPOILERS

the mc was resented with his father but this is never explained, hence i cared very little

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the rest of characters are just as bland and forgettable as the mc, and they all, again bend over to offer his cheek to him because the plot demands it, and besides ... that, no, nothing more comes to my mind that is worth talking about, this is manga is forgettable, dont waste your time, dont read