Macabre manga master Junji Ito applys his singularly anxious touch to a comic book adaptation based on No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku in the original Japanese), a classic of modern Japanese literature written by Osamu Dazai. The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness.
Ningen Shikkaku has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人間失格, No Longer Human
Genres: Psychological , Drama , Seinen
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Top 8 Manga Like Ningen Shikkaku [2024 List]
8. Kokou no Hito
On his first day of transferring to a new high school, a loner named Mori Buntarou, is cajoled by a classmate into climbing the school building. Despite knowing that one misstep could send him spiraling to his death, he moves forward, and upon finally reaching the top, Mori experiences a sense of fulfillment. That feeling, which seems to be telling him, "You're alive!" gives birth to an adrenaline for rock-climbing.
The Climber has finished publishing and it has 170 Chapters. It is also Known as: 孤高の人, Kokou no Hito
7. Tomie
Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.
Tomie has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 富江, Tomie
6. Super Danganronpa 2: Chou Koukou-kyuu no Kouun to Kibou to Zetsubou
A Super Danganronpa 2 spin-off centered around Komaeda Nagito.
Super Danganronpa 2: Chou Koukou-kyuu no Kouun to Kibou to Zetsubou has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: スーパーダンガンロンパ2 超高校級の幸運と希望と絶望, Super Danganronpa 2: Komaeda Nagito no Kouun to Kibou to Zetsubou, Komaeda Nagito's Good Luck and Hope and Despair
5. Hitori Koukan Nikki
Nagata Kabi uses engaging diary comics to explore her personal issues surrounding mental health, identity, and intimacy. Her relationship with her parents is growing more difficult than ever, and she struggles with the idea of living alone for the first time. Join her on her heart-wrenching, relatable journey through the challenges of adulthood.
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Volume 2: Chika-chan no Yuuutsu
My Solo Exchange Diary has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: 一人交換日記, Exchange Diaries by Myself, Chika-chan no Yuuutsu
4. Henshin
Saki Yoshida is a graduating middle school student with little to look forward to in life. Having been shy at the beginning, she wounded up not making a single friend during middle school and wants to change that in high school starting with her looks. Saki might find out that she got more than she bargained for, though, when fate takes a turn for the worse and her newly blooming youth crumbles.
Metamorphosis has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 変身, emergence, Emergence.
3. Chiisakobee
A new interpretation of Yamamoto Shuguro's period novel Chiisakobe, transplanting the Edo era in the original with a modern setting. A young carpenter, Shigeji, who lost his parents and his father's building company called Daitome in a fire, swears to himself he will rebuild the company according to the words of his father, Tomezoh, "What is important for people throughout the ages is humanity and strength of will". He hires Ritsu, who has no place to go, as an assistant at Daitome. Some children from an orphanage, who lost their home, also show up at Daitome. The beaded young carpenter's decision to take over his family's business is a drama filled with the milk of human kindness.
Chiisakobee has finished publishing and it has 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: ちいさこべえ, Chiisakobee
2. Ningen Shikkaku
Yozo Oba 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.
Adaptation of the original work of Dazai Osamu.
No Longer Human has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人間失格, Ningen Shikkaku
1. Oyasumi Punpun
Punpun is an ordinary young boy growing up in Japan whose age of innocence has reached its end after his father is arrested for spousal abuse and putting his mother in the hospital. With his uncle looking after him, Punpun grows into adulthood facing a series of events which change him, for better or worse, forcing him to contemplate just what it means to be an adult.
Goodnight Punpun has finished publishing and it has 147 Chapters. It is also Known as: おやすみプンプン, Dobranoc, Punpunie, Bonne nuit Punpun!, Boa noite, Punpun, Bona nit, Punpun, Buenas noches, Punpun, Gute Nacht, Punpun, 잘자 뿡뿡, 晚安布布, לילה טוב, פונפון, Buonanotte, Punpun, İyi Geceler, Punpun, ฝันดีนะปุนปุน
