Pull it off and you see how Yozo really views other people (not shown here because it's that cool). You can see this on the cover: everything outside the circle of faces is just a slipcover. But it’s all a facade Yozo sees himself as a shallow, cowardly human being. He is born in a rich land-owning family and takes the form of the class clown to appease his stringent family and classmates. Told in first person, the story shows the sad life of Yozo Oba. So what happens when one of the great manga artists adapts a story from one of the great authors? Not surprisingly, a strong result. Now, Ito has drawn a manga adaptation of No Longer Human. Junji Ito is the master of Japanese horror manga and a big fan of Dazai. Osamua Dazai even appeared as a character in Bungo Stray Dogs using abilities influenced from No Longer Human. The semi-autobiographical work has received multiple adaptations over the years. Osamu Dazai is one of the most celebrated Japanese authors, and his book, No Longer Human (recently published in English under the title A Shameful Life ), is his most celebrated work.
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