Derik Badman from The Comics Journal was more critical of the book, stating Ito's art was alright but can feel stiff and simple in later parts. Adi Tantimedh from Bleeding Cool praised the artwork's portrayal of the main protagonist. Nancy Powell from Comics Beat also praised the story, stating that while it is not easy to digest, Ito does a good job telling the story. Brandon Danial from The Fandom Post felt Ito's work was a solid adaptation of the original novel, while also praising the changes Ito made to the story. Leroy Douresseaux from Comic Book Bin also praised the series as tragic and delicate, while being grotesque and cruel at the same time.

Nick Smith from ICv2 praised the work, stating the story was unpleasant but riveting, with great artwork. They released the entire series in one hardcover book. In February 2019, Viz Media announced they licensed the series for English publication. Shogakukan collected the series' individual chapters into three tankōbon volumes. The series completed its serialization on April 20, 2018. Written and illustrated by Junji Ito, the series began serialization in Big Comic Original on May 2, 2017. The manga includes a retelling of Dazai's suicide from Ōba's perspective. In this version, Yōzō meets Osamu Dazai himself during an asylum recovery, thus giving him permission to tell his story in his next book. The work is made up of three chapters, or 'memoranda', which chronicle the life of Ōba from his early childhood to his late twenties. No Longer Human is told in the form of notebooks left by one Ōba Yōzō (大庭葉蔵), a troubled man incapable of revealing his true self to others, and who, instead, maintains a facade of hollow jocularity.

It was serialized in Big Comic Original from May 2017 to April 2018 and published in three volumes. No Longer Human ( Japanese: 人間失格, Hepburn: Ningen Shikkaku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito it is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Osamu Dazai.

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