The Darkest Dive Into the Human Mind - Junji Ito

The following is a spliced-together retrospective of the novel No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai and the manga adaptations by Usamaru Furuya and famous horror mangaka, Junji Ito (Uzumaki, Tomie, Gyo). No Longer Human (Not the Bungou Stray Dogs one) tells one of the darkest stories in human history and by far the darkest I've ever read. Here is my attempt to understand it.
Timestamp:
Intro: 0:00
Horse out of Hell: 1:26
The Insects: 13:48
By The Shore: 19:07
Little Bride: 26:56
No Longer Human: 35:09
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[@Moocow2003]

i think yozo ran away from yoshiko when she was assaulted because he realised that she could no longer have an innocent view of the world, and he realised that his heart could not be moved by seeing his own wife suffering.

[@Shugg-Goff-HHoffical]

Or it reminded him of his own sexual molestation as a child he ran in abject horror. People miss the point in all of this He's actually too Human, he feels too much.

[@abhayshekhawat4026]

If you read the original novel (not by junji ito) this story goes more deeper than you think. i recommends you to read the original one. You can watch wendigoon's video.

[@Moocow2003]

@@abhayshekhawat4026 i'll add it to my to-read list :)

[@mickflick8133]

He explains pretty explicitly what his feelings were in the actual novel.

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

​​@@Shugg-Goff-HHofficalI don't think you realize just how much it means that you said this, thank you. I say this with 100% sincerity I'm not being sarcastic I genuinely appreciate that someone said this

[@user-eh3dq9bn1e]

By avoiding monster humans he just becomes became a monster himself 💀

[@HellishSpoon]

Stories like this makes me realize how glad i am about the advancement in understanding of mental health and psychology.

[@WobblesandBean]

I have PTSD, and I understand a lot of myself in this. There's actually a lot of overlap in symptoms of ADHD, PTSD, and ASD. So I get why people with autism also relate to Yōzo, too. I sadly relate to him, too. Having to wear a mask all throughout my life. Acting silly to be likeable. Being SAd. Pulling away from humanity in adulthood. Struggling with...with Self Crit. Even now, I have a hard time connecting with others. It's lonely. But I'm horrified by anyone in the comments saying "he's just like me". Yōzo is a sociopath. A straight up sociopath. He doesn't care at all about the people whose lives he's ruined, directly or indirectly.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Yup I have ADHD and I felt almost exactly like this I always thought my family fucked me up and I couldnt make genuine human connections I never cared about anyone even in my direct family.

[@daahorse1652]

@@akiraasmr3002Exactly, while I don’t have ADHD I do have a mild form of autism. Because of said autism I lacked empathy and social awareness. It’s hard to care for someone when you don’t have the instructions to do so, that kind of thinking leads to destructive behavior but the tragedy is that it feels almost like that’s your “default” setting. And then you ask yourself or to any god “Why can’t I be ‘normal’?”

[@Manticorn]

Well, about that. Personality disorders (colloquially called sociopathy) are frequently comorbid with autism. It fills in the gaps where they lack understanding socially, to disastrous results. It's funny. I was like Takeshi. I fell in love with someone just like Yozo. He was a clown, always wore a mask, and I thought the mask and the real person were so obvious surely other people also saw it. But I was shocked to find out that they didn't. We were so toxic, so in love but so terrified of each other. I didn't end myself, but I did have a breakdown. And I'd end up stripping down his insecurities in spectacular fashion. I'm sad that he was so hurt and embarrassed by that that he never wants to talk to me again, but he is in therapy now and we both realize I had little other choice if I wanted to help, it was a bitter medicine. Life and art and all that

[@Dragodilian]

Ironically, he acted extremely human throughout this whole thing. A very selfish one, but a human all the same. The 'not being human' is, i think, a way for him to excuse his fear and lack of understanding of others. Its a lot easier to run away from others than face your own poor culpability. Everything went over here, is something that happens all the time in the world by all kinds of people. Its heartbreaking. I say this as someone who has extreme agoraphobia, im disabled, and i am on the spectrum. Im incredibly fearful of others, and ive had to really, really work to try and conquer that fear. Mental health is so... important. Access to help with mental illnesses is also important, more than i think folks want to realize. Though i think things are better now than they were, theres still so much more work to do.

[@AStrangePersonOnline]

I totally agree. I was thinking this is aswell, that him being sensitive and having an understanding of society and the world is what makes him more "human" then most people. Maybe the reason why he never felt "human" is because people around him weren't "human" enough

[@godloveszaza]

​@@AStrangePersonOnlinewhat does it even mean to be human yall say as it's something special or divine when really it's just another silly artificial construct that yall praise to make yourselves feel more superior than the next species. However he sees it or you it doesn't matter I say to be able to understand this or humans makes you beyond human or any other silly limitation man created.

[@amediole]

This looks extremely well thought out! I read No Longer Human (the book) a couple of years ago and ended up completely misinterpreting it but I read it again recently and it was crazy to me how much went right over my head on my first read. This video summed up exactly how I feel about the story now, great work!

[@AStrangePersonOnline]

I think why yozo ran away from his wife getting assaulted is that he couldn’t handle seeing the one person that made him "human", and who he himself( probably) considered very "human", still get violated and hurt. Yozo never understood being "human", and idolized it. He felt that being "human" was the only way he wouldnt have to be scared of other people, so to see another person who is very "human" get assaulted, then whats the point? Whats the point in trying to be "human" if it doesnt make you immune to anything.

[@aveytare6614]

In the original no longer human book he only saw it as animals doing what animals do he never felt human compassion enough to care

[@sweetbunnybun]

Hes a sociopath. He never cared about anyone

[@mickflick8133]

Nah he just saw it as the natural order of the animal kingdom.

[@james-nw9up]

Yozo was human. He was just a coward and a people pleaser who sacrificed his own individualism for the sake of everyone around him.. no wonder he was so drawn to an expressive medium

[@bleachedout805]

This has parallels to Borderline personality Disorder and extreme PTSD. Edit: This is definitely a very human expirence but the main character is so self centered due to his phobia making him so that he fails to see how is is as deceptive as the humans around him. The true horror is that this is something many people with undiagnosed mental illness will endure and even in modern times there are people so traumatized they lack any sense of connection to others. It's tragic. Not to make myself sound like a victim but I also had this mind set due to PSTD. I'm not yet over it nor do I have the money to afford consistent care but art also helped restore my humanity. Thanks for reading this and talking about it. You have earned a sub and no worries about the audio repeats mistakes are what makes us human after all.

[@HP-io2qu]

Interesting. To me, I saw parallels to autism, and how it can make it hard to relate to other people and therefore make you feel like you may not be human and the fears and phobias that can come from that and how it can affect a person. That just may be me reflecting my own experiences though!

[@meganaxeliar]

There is a sinister, gaslighting hubris amongst those that deem anyone troubled by this disgusting world, ‘mentally ill’. You’re mentally ill.

[@WobblesandBean]

I have PTSD, and I agree. There's actually a lot of overlap in symptoms of ADHD, PTSD, and ASD. So I get why people with autism also relate to Yōzo. I sadly relate to him, too. Having to wear a mask. Acting silly to be likeable. Being SAd. Pulling away in adulthood. Struggling with...with Self Crit. Even now, I have a hard time connecting with others. I feel so alone. But I'm horrified by anyone in the comments saying "he's just like me". Yōzo is a sociopath. A straight up sociopath. He doesn't care at all about the people whose lives he's ruined, directly or indirectly. He's a monster.

[@donyaecoles982]

@@WobblesandBean I actually don't think there's any overlap between PTSD and neurodivergence. I think a lot of people with neurodivergence just experience high rates of trauma and don't get proper diagnosis. But in this case it is almost certainly neurodivergence and not PTSD at the root of the things. I started reading the book and his issues with disconnection started prior to the trauma. There's also other little things. He doesn't feel hunger and eating annoys him, he doesn't grasp social cues, etc. He's not a sociopath. He's just a very mentally ill man who never received proper treatment.

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

​@@WobblesandBean BPD also has a strong overlap with ASD and ADHD. I am not diagnosed because I feel like every single therapist I've been with just doesn't listen to the words I'm saying, but after a lot of reflection and research I've come to the conclusion that I likely have a cocktail of all 3, and definitely some symptoms of PTSD due to the bullying I faced because of my emotional sensitivity. I literally can't cry anymore unless I'm having a full meltdown/mental breakdown as my entire elementary school life was me being bullied for being a crybaby. I was too naive to realize it at the time so I kept going back to the people who bullied me cause I guess I assumed that was normal and part of being friends. It was only in middle school when I realized what I was dealing with was bad. My parents certainly didn't help either. Despite being considered a good kid, when I was little they were quick to scream at me or slap me when I did something wrong (my dad especially, he has a short temper and likely has some undiagnosed issues that I inherited from him). And teachers would generally tell me to suck it up or not be able to help despite my school having posters telling kids to tell an adult if they're being bullied. There was also the death of my grandfather when I was 10. I sat next to him in his room as he passed away and I was holding his hand and too young to really process it. I still kinda resent my mom for making me stay in the same room during his last moments. I can still vividly remember his eyes rolling back into his head as he slightly convulsed and eventually stopped breathing. I always thought that since none of my trauma left a physical scar that I didn't go through anything that bad and that I'm just overreacting to make excuses. It's only within the last few years that I've learned to take my own feelings seriously more but I still feel like a fraud somehow.

[@korilowes452]

I think a big part of why he ended up as he did was because of the implied sexual abuse he faced as a child from the servants.

[@pennycat6317]

The thing that sticks out the most to me is how ironic in a way the line about horses from hell and the general theme of it since Yozo's kinda in his own self made one. He does (to everyone else) deplorable things that only make sense in his own twisted view, and as a result he's punished either by the natural consequences or by pushing a problem too far (best example's really only his response to Takeichi calling him out. Like to everyone else, Yozo faking the whole fall really isn't that big a deal in reality, but to him it's a life or death sentence since it's one of the few things that keeps him at arm's length) also you know, his self made hell is a result of a possibly undiagnosed mental illness that's only making his view on the world worse

[@crackheadjesus2327]

mfs will see him and go "literaly me!"

[@A10enjoyerr]

His literally me

[@scumbagjesus999]

Am literally his

[@user-bf3be6xz9o]

Hey that's me​@@A10enjoyerr

[@TienNguyen-ky4dx]

literally me

[@TrollMcLolTheFirst]

He just like me fr! 😭

[@Yazul-er7tr]

So basically he was too handsome for his own good. Got it

[@jvnegloom]

this is an amazing video, really helped me understand what the story was about since i was curious about it, keep at it

[@narcisa6160]

nice video bro, this helped me understand the manga better

[@cosmobane6995]

Yozo is lucky that besides being a "freak" with issues, he's also smart and adaptable.

[@Iambreyes]

i’m gonna give it 3 months max before you blow up with these amazing video analyses! loved the vid if you couldn’t tell :)

[@baka-oni8358]

"analysis", do you reading the plot

[@maybenot6894]

i was 7 minutes in and i said out loud “i think hes autistic.” (im autistic) i dislike that i felt similar as a kid. i no longer think so now but as a child i was outcasted and escaped through constant (and i mean CONSTANT) reading and daydreaming instead of interacting or going outside. im glad i have grown out of that and treat myself as a person again.

[@genesistafari9006]

As a fellow autistic, I second this. Glad I grew out of it too. Likes a billion ❤

[@filthforce]

ive noticed people who have an autistic kid or are autistic, see it everywhere. i think it really is that it is a spectrum, everybody falls on it, where one is considered "autistic" or not is entirely pointless

[@em_m5989]

@@filthforce I see your point but no, not "everybody falls on it". Whether or not you constantly experience profound isolation from the rest of the human race is very much significant.

[@donyaecoles982]

I also very quickly came to the same conclusion.

[@maybenot6894]

so glad we’re all on the same page here. it really is an isolation unlike being alone. being alone in body is one thing and being alone in emotional aspects is a whole other. it makes you feel so alien- literally.

[@frostedwarhead]

This video was amazing the ending was pretty cool.

[@moodyreviews5498]

This video essay was very well done !!

[@joro8693]

What he did to yoshiko was so cruel and is the point where I saw him as significant as dirt I’m stepping on, he saw people as insects, I saw him below that. Its not that he didn’t protect her, it’s how he broke her after the fact to the point of her wanting to kill herself and how he doesn’t even think twice about it. There are people like him, always putting on a show. I felt his ending was deserved personally and I’m glad he got what he got, except for the part where he was getting molested as a kid that was really messed up and not fair, I feel like that had way more of an impact then he wants to believe it did.

[@Defenestration700]

Your lack of sympathy is absolutely disgusting. You can acknowledge that what a person does it not admirable while also not demonizing them when, in reality, their life was filled with suffering that resulted in their life events. You should try to empathize for once and not have such a black-and-white sense of morality, because real life human behavior is far, far more nuanced than you feel like realizing. This sense of morality is mere cognitive laziness.

[@WobblesandBean]

Everyone in the comments is all like "he's autistic, he's just like me!" No. Yōzo is a sociopath.

[@mickflick8133]

​@@WobblesandBeanA lot of markers of ASD and ASPD are the same to be fair. Yozo reads to me more as ASD coupled with a PTSD response from his childhood. In fairness he seems more innately cruel in the manga than he does in the novel and my perspective is only from having read the novel. I've dealt with patients like Yozo though which is what makes me lean toward ASD with a specific-anxiety comorbidity.

[@Manticorn]

What I like about this story and how it was told is that We get the sense that Yozo also sees his suffering at the end as just and deserved, and is resigned to it.

[@wandering5381]

I really enjoyed this video and the effort you put into making such a nice presentation. It struck a cord in me.

[@Feffyjuice]

Thank you, this video was great!

[@scribd9089]

Esto solo tiene 177 vistas?! Pensé que estaba viendo un canal de alguien grande en la comunidad porque te quedó re bueno el video!!

[@OriginalContent89]

Great video! 👍🏽

[@hungthinhnguyen621]

Bro have a different thinking process to other and mistaken it to an inhuman trait. Nobody else have ever show him otherwise so he just accept that he is not human. Because of that, he becomes "no longer human"

[@omarnasr3799]

How are so underrated you make rly good videos

[@NATAM1A]

underrated channel

[@WaxPanels]

Great video

[@N_I_N_A_0_2]

This was so good! Please make more!

[@LucasRawrXD]

Dude you make phenomenal videos

[@soup524]

Great video : )

[@jamiewass1960]

Wow. What else can I say except that I'm stunned....

[@WhiskeyJones-xy4cp]

No worries on the audio, keep it up! You’re doing great 👍

[@twindrill2852]

I honestly do wonder whatever became of his son, whether he was real or just made for the story. Perhaps his dad’s death made him realize what was truly up with him?

[@user.194]

Poor baby, my heart breaks for every child with a deadbeat/sociopathic father 😢

[@hunter1x]

i was like this is so well written, until i saw in the end it's a real story (great video btw)

[@thepotatovariety2526]

That ending crushed me though. I was NOT prepared to see Dazai pop up AND be in the same room as Yozo goddamn Oba. But anyway, amazing video. You deserve a lot more subs for the amount of effort.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

I... just realized I have major issues

[@Sergeant306]

Don’t worry, it gets better, I promise. Just keep pushing forward.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

@@Sergeant306 You're way too kind, thank you!

[@kim_taehyung_V_]

You are not alone homie

[@lordn7132]

knowing is half the battle (fr)

[@Manticorn]

Then art has fulfilled its grandest purpose with you! Congrats!

[@b.l.a.c.k.s.t.a.r]

I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers. Maybe you'll get more if you continue uploading quality stuff like this (minus the repeating audio lol)

[@b_t2963]

It's the Junji ito version thought. Dazai’s version is less threatening. However, I'm really grateful for the review of the manga♡

[@rianguffran434]

This video just remind me the harrowing feel when i finished the manga

[@sureshrai6135]

When i heard osamu dazai i thought of a character in bungou stray dogs its an anime The character also acts happy and dumb all the time while actively trying to commit the unthinkable theres also this scene where the character dazai trys to drown himself only to be rescued The world they live in has people with all kinds of power and his power is called "no longer human"

[@LoungeAct_]

I had watched Bungou Stray Dogs also but it was forever ago and it didn't hit me until after I finished reading that they were supposed to be the same person so to speak. Since then I have not been able to see the character in the same light.

[@sureshrai6135]

@@LoungeAct_ same bro You're one who made me realize this

[@hungthinhnguyen621]

That character is named after the author of the original book "no longer human" which junji Ito has adapted into this horror manga

[@DanSmith-fj1uw]

Just some light criticism, try going through your recording and edit out the repeating of words or little stutters it would really push your videos to the next level. But love the content and appreciate the visual elements. Keep it up 👍

[@signeofthetimes7203]

Not to sound cheesy or anything but Thank you so much for making this video. This is actually the first time a yt video has really made me cry. I read the original novel like a year ago and was taken by how much I actually could relate to it. It just goes to show that mental illness and depression is timeless. You can’t even really tell what time it is supposed to be set in really until the communist party comes into the picture. All this is to say that I know what it is to not feel human, to look in the mirror and not see a face you recognise. So I want to just thank you for making the video as you have, it’s so incredibly respectfully and well made that it actually made me cry. Junji Ito did an amazing job not only illustrating but also editing the story in a way that I feel so seen by and you captured and summarised it beautifully so thank you. And sorry for this long ass comment :)

[@XperimentorEES]

An interesting character study indeed, but it's also a shame how his first friend's suicide is unceremoniously glossed over; it demonstrates the deceptively powerful impact of hope, whether it's positive or negative we often don't realize its importance until after the fact. Because for some people, hope is all they have . . .

[@TheJege12]

6:58 had to do a double take because you did a double take :D A great video though!

[@ZethTheGoat666]

I can't help but resonate with some of Yozos way of living and pretending, it's kinda similar to autism but not to the far lenghts he went. I'm not a sociopath or a psychopath but I feel like this is very accurate portrayal of those conditions

[@alexmoon066]

I feel kinda the same: I’m extremely scared of people I don’t like humans fragile bodies I hate eating food (I’m autistic) I’m clowning around all the time joking around like I’m ironic cinic person what nothing can hurt me

[@princecharmling14]

Ty for sharing a valuable and intriguing story. I do appreciate how accurately Junji Ito captures the horrific experience of being a child molested by adults women. I loved your reading of it but I have just one suggestion. Would you consider informing the viewer at the beginning of the video that there are depictions of a child being molested by adults?

[@xoxox903]

Didn’t expect that ending at all

[@kim_taehyung_V_]

I listen to the audiobook then read the book now I watched this video Am I obsessed or what?

[@celiafrostborn]

This kinda describes a lot of symptoms of autism, functioning enough to know they have to please others. I ironically act the same way as an Aspie when I must, but more often then not I just don't care anymore. I am okay with not being human, I stay true to myself. Takechi is also a steriotypical case of autism/down syndrome, albiet a slightly more low functioning case. I kinda feel for Yozo, pushed to be someone he's not to fit the norms. Unable to be his genuine self, because his culture does not allow for it. And it's based off of a true story at that, I'm just hoping peace was found for all involved. Being the odd ball put isn't easy in a society that expects you to be just like everyone else...

[@o_o8203]

Agreed.

[@Beeyo176]

Well, that was incredibly depressing.

[@jerrym1218]

This story was just too real, I have no other words to describe it, but just truly depressing.

[@wiggle7810]

I find surprising that the protagonist, who has ruined countless lives and caused several deaths, yet still considers himself a victim who lives in fear of other people. He is a privileged young man who is never confronted by his actions, every time he ruins everything he gets another opportunity to still keep living a comfortable life. He is never confronted for any of his crimes until the ending. He is just a manipulator who uses people, is never sincere and dedicates his whole existence to vice (drinking, smoking, s*x, dr*gs) and spends most of his youth coasting off other people. He is just a psychopath. The only thing that makes him look sympathetic is his victimistic and delusional narrative. Of course he is not human: he is a piece of sh*t. I cracked up laughing when he called his best friend a parasite. He may be a philanderer, but he is not at fault for any of the bad decisions the protagonist made. In fact, the protagonist flocked to him because he felt comfortable keeping him as a false friend to feel normal himself. For all the fear he had towards others, he is the one who killed or betrayed everyone around him and ruined his own life many times. The worst thing he feared from others was being lashed out at, or getting "found out" to be different. The worst thing he did to others was provoking m*rder, s*icide, imprisonment...

[@sumitraguru2916]

"Bro, you are the only one who thinks like me. Everyone in the comment section is sympathetic and relating to the main character, but for me, he could have stopped everything if he had made the right decision. Instead, he blames others.

[@6Lyucifyr9]

Noooo Takeichi is described as an average looking, nice, guy😭😭😭 what happened?? (I read the book btw, the novel, I mean.)

[@maef7026]

I think we all sometimes disassociate and while talking to someone you think: "I can't believe all these people actually think I'm as human as they are".

[@HalfLifeOfHumanity]

What is Lounge Act your favorite Nirvana song or something? Anyways neat video, I'm only 23 seconds in but its unironically good.

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

The story is every interesting.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Is is sad that when you describing not feeling human and having human connections I felt like that was me growing up I never felt any connections with people and would feel awkward in my friend group like I was a fake friend because I didnt talk enough and was just quiet. I couldn't understand why I was like that I didn't even cry at my step sister's funeral I had to fake cry. Ive always felt like I had on a mask and was worried about other people thinking im weird and any time I spent time with femily I would dread it.

[@Moocow2003]

nice video! heads up, there are a few moments in the video where you've forgotten to edit out audio retakes. i like the visuals though.

[@parsanawar]

I first read the book when I was 14 and after finishing it I felt like my brain broke down into pieces, grew wings and flew away 😂

[@RubeeRoja]

Autism spectrum disorder? borderline personality disorder? Sociopath?

[@voodoom5880]

This really feels like a story of psychopathy and explaining that we all wear masks in public

[@BarioIDL]

42:05 tomie reference /j

[@kkins670]

amazing video minus all the repeating dialog

[@akumjh]

As a high-functioning autistic person, I feel like my life could have been like that if my environment was suppressive enough.

[@aivid583]

10:15 Tiss an oof

[@OGbornsinnerz]

That smile look pretty normal to me but them other people with no mouths is wild lmao

[@vjunaperoh]

Wow! I'm full with emotion right now!

[@electromagnetic]

Kinda weird to start this without putting proper context to the actual author while also highlighting the Dazai without putting the author's name in the title/discussing the narrative of the books that are actually discussed?

[@HalaHala-mu5wx]

This is exactly like Dazai Osamu's "no longer human"

[@eileen.the.queen.]

That’s what it’s based on.

[@kerokerobonita]

bro edit your videos…

[@becauseicareawholelot2122]

Perhaps my favorite Japanese Ficitional work, granted this is only vaguely Ficitional, though more stories are of such a nature than Non-Authors realize. I was unaware Junji Ito had illustrated an adaptation of Dazai's work. I feel now more than ever people from both the East AND West can profoundly relate to.

[@annak9646]

Think you could check on editing out repeating dialogue before uploading ? At one post you had to repeat the beginning of a sentence three times …

[@terimichelle747]

He pinned a comment about this.

[@user-cm8qr5eb8o]

13:06 that’s this picture is crazy

[@DedDessod]

Yozo just seems like hes on the spectrum ngl

[@joonas5660]

Morphin is pain medication. If you consider despair and mental pain as legitimate is up to you. Way better to use a crouch than dive off a cliff.

[@ThePotterWasp]

Alright... I just came here after listening to this audio book. And has this KZbinr changed the story somewhat? From him having a child and being a witness to the murder of his cousin? Because I don't remember that part at all. Also, his wife didn't know that morphine was a drug and she never discovered it, and she never committed suicide as well... There are a lot more points that this youtuber has seemed to have changed?!!

[@LoungeAct_]

I didn’t, the Junji Ito manga changed and added a lot of things, namely those.

[@juliantavernini6840]

Thats a sad story men

[@ramblamb4522]

❤❤❤

[@MadamFizzgig]

Is the repetition of sentences in the narration on purpose?

[@ibtunesoriginals2629]

Nah he just messed up and then doesn't edit the mistake out 😂

[@boombozbozz3506]

Percecy

[@imsleepyxoe]

Re7 safe room 🥲

[@Waferdicing]

🌚

[@toy5965]

Was she being rp'ed or was she just cheating on him?

[@andriaabashidze2497]

rp

[@plumbum715]

She was rpd. She was too trusting and let someone in their house and that person took advantage of her

[@juliantavernini6840]

Half the comment section is now a doctor

[@greggoat6570]

You should have Dazai in the title as well. He wrote the novel and created the character. Ito was not even the first, or even the second to do a manga about the book.

[@rainyfeathers9148]

Oh, Japan please with the 'them females' bs, you are not the one😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@exactlywhatineeded]

No hate but I was really hoping this was gonna be a bit different to wendigoons explanation of this story. I thought you were actually gonna dive into the psychology of the character for some reason, instead it’s just a short version of his video.

[@Manticorn]

I still prefer a shorter version and this KZbinr's voice over the other, personally.

[@aliceglass4968]

Any wrong he does is excused in my eyes. His intentions never seem to be to actively hurt anyone. He suffered on a deep level. There was no mental health help at the time. I don't think God would judge him harshly at all.

[@CowardandUglyversionOfYozoOda]

Aheheehheh~ based on a true story~ ahehheeheheheheh~ On purpose

[@Solace-Guillotine-4140]

Guys I think I found the reincarnation of Tekeichi.

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[@petrzahradka1150]

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[@alexandragabitto2573]

I have always felt off about this novel because the protagonist’s thoughts are way too similar in my opinion to those of real life serial killers, even down to how many people see themselves in Yozo/Dazai. There’s this strange narcissism that is woven into his story. It’s there when he talks about how women are constantly throwing themselves at him due to his good looks, how he doesn’t understand women more than men which reveals how he has grouped people together in some sort of organizational structure/hierarchy in his head even if done so unconsciously, labels members of the communist club he’s joined as insects whose reasons for participating he openly mocks, and finally, the most damning of all, how he has never felt sympathy for the humans around him. I am not here to invalidate anyone’s connection to this book and/or this man, but trust me when I say that you are most def better than Osamu Dazai even if you have a hard time relating with other people or society in general.

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[@GuyUnderTheBridge]

I’ve never seen such a mind-blowing pretentious self-excuse of a failed rich kid ruining his life on booze drugs and women. He womanized and drank because he enjoyed the lifestyle not because he was terrified of people, that’s just an absurd attempt to present himself as a tragic artist’s soul. Burned out on drugs, loses his lifestyle and commits suicide that’s literally all.

[@BarioIDL]

your dialogues are worse than oblivion npc's let that sink in