Wow, I have been reading manga for 8 years and no manga has shaken me to this extent other than Gantz. I have read the original novel, Osamu Dazai's novel was great but this adaptation is tremendous and earth shattering and never have I felt the wish that I had never picked up a series that I felt with this series. The manga has this ability to draw you in with just its first panel and it moves so fast that you won't have the time to take a breather when it starts a new arc in the telling of its unholy saga. The art is great, the characters are very very well written, you can't but help but feel bad for all the people the protagonist comes in contact and ultimately for the character himself. Sometimes you do wonder if what he is now is because of his belief that he is no longer compatible with the beliefs of society and humanity as a whole or is it actually true It is a masterpiece and its truths need to be shown to more and more people. But I really don't want people to read this because it put me in a bad and a ponderous mood for the whole day. A+