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Human Lost Manga Ends
posted on by Alex Mateo
Ryūsuke Takashiro's manga adaptation of the Human Lost 3D CG anime film ended in this year's December issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine on Friday. The manga had five chapters.
The manga's compiled book volume will ship on November 22.
Takashiro launched the manga in Afternoon on June 25. Takashiro was credited with the art, MAGNET and Slow Curve were credited with the original work, based on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human novel.
The film opened in the U.S. before it opened in Japan. Funimation screened the film in theaters in the United States on Tuesday and Wednesday. The anime is slated for global release in October and November. The film will screen at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 2. Anime Expo screened the North American English-subtitled premiere for the film in July.
The anime won the the "Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation" award as a Special Mention at Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival on July 25. The film also screened out of competition at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14.
The "new sci-fi, cyberpunk film project" is an adaptation of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human novel. Funimation describes the film:
From the chief director of “PSYCHO-PASS,” director of “Afro Samurai,” and the studio that brought you “Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.”
The year is 2036. A revolution in medical treatment has conquered death by means of internal nanomachines and the “Shell System”, yet only the richest can afford to partake.
Yozo Oba isn't the richest. Troubled by strange dreams, he flippantly joins his friend's biker gang on an ill-fated incursion to “The Inside”, where society's elite lives. This instigates a journey of terrifying discovery that will change Yozo's life forever.
Katsuyuki Motohiro (FLCL Alternative, Psycho-Pass) served as executive director. Fuminori Kizaki (Afro Samurai) directed the film at Polygon Pictures. Tow Ubukata (Fafner, Psycho-Pass 2) wrote the scripts. Yūsuke Kozaki (BBK/BRNK, Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto) designed the characters, and Kenichiro Tomiyasu (Resident Evil: Damnation) was in charge of concept art. MAGNET and Slow Curve are credited with planning, and TOHO Visual Entertainment is distributing the film in Japan.
Dazai's original Ningen Shikkaku novel follows a young man's deepening alienation from the rest of the world, despite his attempts to maintain a cheery facade.
Source: Afternoon December issue
