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447 – One Shot 58 – Dream Fossil
On this episode we delve deep into the late Satoshi Kon’s origins as we review his collection of early manga shorts with a One Shot on Dream Fossil!…
Bungo Stray Dogs Is Simply Pure Art and Genius
Bungou Stray Dogs is something I didn’t think would be a series for me. Studio Bones is one of my favorite animation studios and they did a great…
079 - I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow vol. 1
Continuing with our season of manga about being a manga artist, we talk about the first volume of Shunju Aono’s fictional story ‘I’ll Give It My All.. Tomorrow’,…
Episode 11: The I-Novel, Osamu Dazai, and No Longer Human
“Asakusa Park Casino Follies” by Sumio Kawakami, circa 1930 (via Wikimedia Commons) Check out Episode 11 of the Read Japanese Literature podcast. Today, we’re talking about the I-Novel—…
Audiobooks of Japanese Literature in Translation
Kobo Abe The Woman in the DunesTranslated by E. Dale SaundersNarrated by Julian Cihi Hiro Arikawa The Traveling Cat ChroniclesTranslated by Philip GabrielNarrated by George Bladden Osamu Dazai…
Mars Red – 06
「さいごの青空」 (Saigo no Aozora)"The Last Blue Sky" No longer human?
Pick of the Week: Horror, Pets, and Tragic Backstories
MICHELLE: I am looking forward to bicycle boys and creepy planets of doom, but I was so totally charmed by the first volume of With a Dog AND…
Baccano!, No Longer Human, With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun
Why Do People Interpret Matters to Suit Themselves? [Blue Literature Series]
Anime: Blue Literature Series/Aoi Bungaku Series Episode 1 – No Longer Human I wanted to talk about a scene in particular. It’s the scene where Oba Yozo tells…
S3E13 - No Longer Human (Junji Ito), Love Me For Who I Am
In this episode of Screentone Club, Elliot and Andy dive deep into the darkness and horror of the human soul with No Longer Human before switching to slightly…
S3E12 - Granny Girl Hinata-chan, My Roomie is a Dino
In this episode of Screentone Club, Elliot and Andy regress to a precocious childhood with Granny Girl Hinata-Chan before moving in with a Dinosaur Roommate!Series Discussed: Granny Girl…
No Longer Human: Usamaru Furuya and Junji Ito
The Busan Lotte Giants are 5-0 baby!! Top of the KBO, the hometown team finally comes through. Can’t wait to be disappointed at some point this season. This…
No Longer Human: Usamaru Furuya and Junji Ito
The Busan Lotte Giants are 5-0 baby!! Top of the KBO, the hometown team finally comes through....
290 – No Longer Human part 2
This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Humanas…
289 – No Longer Human part 1
On this episode dakazu talks about Nagata Kabi’s new series Meisou Senshi! Then we examine the first half of Junji Ito’s manga adaptation on Osamu Dazai’s classic novel,…
Bungo Stray Dogs: A Novel Portrait of Good & Evil
How does one sanction evil? The end goal of any traditional story of good versus evil is to battle to a point at which good has triumphed and…
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Episode 1) – Cruelty
With his family killed by a demon, Tanjiro will do anything to save his little sister, even if she is now no longer human! What did you watch?…
Junji Ito’s No Longer Human
Of all the famous works of literature to get the Classics Illustrated treatment, Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human is an odd choice. Its protagonist is Oba Yozo, a…
No Longer Hyped – A Review of Human Lost
The 1948 novel Ningen Shikkaku, known in the west as No Longer Human, is considered a masterpiece of literature in Japan. It is considered autobiographical, as the torment…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 139: No Longer Human (or A Butterfly Flying in Shame)
In this introspective episode of The Spiraken Manga Review, Xan tries something new as he reviews the 2009 manga adaptation of Osamu Dezai's record breaking Novel Ningen Shikkaku…