Homunculus: What Does it Mean to be Human?
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2021
- Today we are covering the horror manga Homunculus that was recently adapted into a Netflix film, and looking at how it presents concepts related to personal identity. Thank you for watching!
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Yes and the last one was only 2 weeks ago
Your vids are amazing!
What genre of Horror/Fantasy/Sci-Fi do you want to explore more on your channel but haven’t gotten to yet? Also what rarely used historical time period or religion do you think could lend itself to good fantasy/horror stories?
Could you include a link to the music in the video? It’s amazing
That's in interesting question, "Is it ethical to break people down, in order to build them up again?" Hardly hypothetical as many institutions and militaries do just that.
Your comment made me realize something, ty.
A.I. : So, you want to play God...?
*Destroys All Humans*
But who is to say that it's a bad thing? I disagree with the creator of this video, in that there are times in which destruction of the ego can lead to profound personal development. Obviously it depends on the emotional and psychological foundation with which an individual presently stands, however I feel like the manga's idea of the homunculus is just that, a person failing to reconcile the id and superego to which the ego suffers. In which case, Freud and Jung among many others kind of proved that only through destruction of the ego can these two opposed forces confront each other. It's painful, but it is how mental health issues are truly reconciled.
At least that's my 2 cents.
You need to break something already establish to build it again. If the base is shaky then the floors you build upon that won't be strong. But building part takes time, effort and management. You can't just break someone into pieces then expect them to build everything from the scratch on their own. They need materials, experience and support.
Also even demolishing a building takes effort so it wont damage other things around it.
@@exosproudmamabear558 yes, but the question is: who does the breaking? You can break yourself down, you can help break others down, but consent to being broken down is necessary. Therapist are essentially expert breaker downs. But if the military, who does not have any intentions of helping anyone, breaks you down, or someone you don't know or want to help you does it, it's... It's scary. It can be incredibly painful, and scary, and in most cases, traumatizing.
This is a brilliant method of exploring a branch of psychology called humanism. The researcher Carl Rogers believed that for a patient to reach self-actualization they need to make their outward self match their inner perception of themself. I feel like this manga discusses this masterfully. Some psychologists would argue that you do need to break down your patient to build them back up.
Also a look at jungs symbolic world and fruadian take on nerosis.
Ive been able to do something similar to the main character without the use of trepidation, but it does require a pretty vivid imagination, keen instict and an understanding of autonomic human responses like breathing and uneasy laughter to see under the masks
I agree with the last sentence made by OP.
I agree that in some cases it is very necessary to break down a person to build them back up again stronger, but I don't imagine a psychologist would successfully their job if that included sexual assault of any kind but hey, I've never even been to college so what do I know?
Compare humans to computers really quickly.
If you need an upgrade on a part to your computer, than do you add that part on or do you disassemble the pc to add that part in? You disassemble the computer to put the part in. Same goes for humans.
@@michaelg8841 Humans are not machine
In the words of Justin Mcelroy:
"Don't drill a hole in your head;"
Tell Justin McElroy that he is not the boss of me.
@@kgpspyguy gold
*spoilers for the end of the manga*
I'm a lil sad that you didn't bring up the scene near the end where Nanako was trying to look at Nakoshi's "true" self. After a chapter of talking about being able to see her heart, Nakoshi pleads Nanako to look deep into to him to see his "pure white clouds". Except after a couple pages of darkness all she sees is a demon barely peering out of the black and immediately tries to run away out of fear.
That was one of the most memorable scenes that stuck with me long after I finished the manga.
Did this happened after Nanako’s lobotomy?
@@IndieLobster In the chapter right before the she got her lobotomy. I feel like she knew deep down that Nakoshi would lead her to her death if she stayed
Can someone find an image of this panel?
@Ai7A hes gotta make time to morally grandstand and contradict himself. I love his vids but its always so jarring
@Ai7A he didn't made a Review of the manga, he used the manga as a Base to discuss a more universal theme
If you want a manga Review watch a other channel i think
In the hands of another main character, this could have been a wholesome story about character growth. I don't blame the author for making the mc a terrible person, given that it does raise some interesting questions, but still, I kind of long for what might have been.
But character growth can only exist for flawed characters.
My problem is that he didn't grow enough to see why he was terrible
@@dariusrelic8590 he has brain damage lmaooo
@@AstralJustus lolol
Yeah, something more hopeful rather than the tragedy it appears to be would have been nice. I don’t blame the author either, though it sounds like the ambiguity of what he’s seeing could stand to be more explicit. It’s just a matter of what you’re looking for out of a story like this.
Too many of these motivational things, we need stuff like cgp greys how to be miserable video
The ending left me so uneasy... you follow the mc throughout the story trying to understand the mysteries that unfolds and trying to guess where its gonna lead him ultimately, and then you feel so bad/dumb because you realize it's a romanticization of an addict unable to control his destructive behavior and there's only one way this was going to end.
People jump to the fantasy thing but forget that the guy who created this manga also created ichi the killer, one of the most disturbing yet interesting mangas out there...Hideo Yamamoto is a genius when it comes to telling a disturbing story, and at the same time teaching us about society, the human mind and many other things.
ok gonna read this next hope it be good , when I first start reading Homunculus
I was scared , but I kept going till end , still terrified by some scenes and disgusted by others but over all it good manga
Homonculus is 100x creepier than ichi the killer in my opinion
I read it as he ****** a woman and is lying to us about the longing smile. Like in reality it’s very different but I might be giving him the benefit of the doubt idk
Watching the mc losing his mind chapter by chapter is just so intriguing. I like the idea of each person's homunculus. This manga is on another level
Do you know where I can get the manga in english ?
@@synfunny777 it’s only online:’(
@@synfunny777 I think it’s only online sadly
@@synfunny777You can buy the omnibus viz version.
I think its really important to realise that 1 he is an unreliable narrator, and 2 theres a good chance that he's not actually saving anyone truly
Yes^^
The ending literally reveals his a narcissist and he "thought" he was saving people but was actually just pulling out their trauma (homeless man suicide) . The R scene just adds to the idea that the MC thinks his doing good and saving people, showing his descent into madness.
@@nkoonkukooyeah but he did help ito and the yakuza and the guy who shot his sister
So i think he did actually have a sixth sense
this was so interesting.
I wonder if the main character forcing growth on others without their consent is a reflection of him being unable to TRULY face himself as a person and analyze the issues he himself has. i agree very much with what you said about him being affected by everyone he tries to "help"
i think the characters that he forces to face their trauma are, in part, projects to distract him from his own self-loathing.
maybe that is why he always sleeps in a fetal position...like a fetus, he can only develop as a result of what his parent(ie life) eats or gives him. He lacks control of what he will be given/fed.
he may interact with his environment, gain/lose from it (depending on the circumstance) but will NEVER come out into himself and face his narcissism, regrets, trauma, frustrations, and fears.
maybe, in the end, everyone else looks like him because he would rather assume everyone else is just as narcissistic as he is than face the fact that he CHOSE to ignore every opportunity he had to grow himself.
Of course, I have never read this book lol. the above is simply my perspective after listening to, (in awe, because your content is phenomenal) your own personal inferences about the book :)
Phenomenal job as usual Zane! have a great weekend, and can't wait to see what you'll have for us next month.
take care! ^.^
Wow damn I might have to read this then, In a way I can relate to that side of the MC, I tried to help everybody else around me to distract myself from the the work I needed, I took it upon myself to try and fix people without first realizing how broken I was. I used it as a distraction, one friend to the next to try and not think about what was in my head but how I could help someone else when I couldn’t save myself.
Superman complex, amiright? 😓
I highly recommend you people to read this manga. It's amazing, in my opinion at least.
you just explained the ending to me, thank you sir for i have been confused for the past two days
great video lad
only want to point out that Ito's homunculus isn't just "water" but a water tank with a tiny fish in it
Ito isnt the water itself but the very small fish that doesnt want to be seen. as he gains confidence the fish starts to grow and show itself. i think it was all related to a goldfish he had as a kid
I binge read this manga years ago and it stuck with me ever since. While there are certainly problematic parts in it that i can't look back on fonldly, no other manga has left that kind of strong impression on me and i am so happy that you're talking about it
Same here, I still remember that empty feeling it left after finishing reading it at 3am
Mhm. I'm pleasantly surprised it getting some attention.
@Irene De la Barrera Rodriguez It's was/is a strange feeling - empty, yet heavy.
@@Kopesy I miss that feeling, though! lol
@@nenufairy1929 you’d love the manga Oyasumi Punpun
@@Jadedgems I DO hahaha it's one of those. The other one I remember right now was NHK ni youkoso, no matter how much comedy it had, there was only hopelessness in the end.
It looks like this manga is getting a Netflix adaptation and I hope it lives up to this crazy masterpiece..
Whoa where'd you hear that from?
@@farmercat7248 i was on netflix and a trailer for it played. I saw that before I saw this video so I think its coming soon or its already on there. Its not going to be an anime though..
@@farmercat7248 Don't get your hopes up. It's live action.
@@friendlyhobo6483 I saw ito and was kinda disappointed. I winder how they'll show him eating his coom and fixing the symbol girl
@@farmercat7248 ewww
for how terrible Nakoshi was, i was constantly surprised by how wholesome and nice Ito was as a character.
he wasnt nice at all , he is reason why nakoshi went insane in end , if he wasnt coward and had the talk with his own father rather then doing ham experiments , he would have found peace with himself rather then turning someone into murder mad man
M8, I don't think you know what wholesome means.
I already knew the "this is your fault afterall" line will come when they talked inside the car in the last chapter. And yes, i agree this all started coz of ito's experiment. However, no one can predict what may happen tommorow. Thinking about how he was just nice (bringing food to nakoshi everytime, doing no harm to him, and tries to save him ) all the time made me feel bad for her. Just imagine the guilt she's feeling inside that car that will stay with her for god knows when.
There are no nice or wholesome characters in this story
@@nkoonkukoothe oldman that lost his job and became a taxi driver
This manga makes me feel wildly uncomfortable and awestruck all at the same time
Yikes, this main character is terrible. However, this manga seems really interesting. Great video as always.
Seems like the story is pretty interested in exploring his character and deeds through critical and humane eyes though. I don't have a problem with awful characters if they serve the story and a particular point
You’d be surprised how humanized he is. I, at least, felt really bad for Nakoshi despite his actions
@@elegantcat1496 Trust me as someone who enjoys Berserk, I agree. I’m not writing the manga off, I’m just pretty disgusted with what I’ve learnt about the main character.
@@ghostflask mmm I don’t know if I could ever feel bad for a rapist-especially when the victim is a vulnerable teenager, but I am interested in the concept of this manga. Considering reading, but this MC still terrible.
It’s sad as hell, but plenty of good life lessons to learn from in this
Crazy how a manga that has the "r*pe for good" trope also has a genuinely thoughtful meditation on trans identity
I truly wonder... is there no other interpretation that can be gathered from that other than good?
1.The main character is the main perspective
2.the main character is unreliable
3. He is also a shit
What you see is not reality
But also every single other message is given through the lens of the mc. Good and bad
Are we also not meant to trust all the remaining messages in the same way?
It was framed as a good thing in the same way the other things were framed as good despite the mc being shit
Also like, the mc isn’t an unreliable narrator in this case because he literally has the ability to see into people’s souls. That was her true self. The author just had this really really shitty perspective on the matter
it's insane tbh, the r*pe part never sit quiet well with me even though it's mean to be framed as something good for the female character and on the other hand, ito's personal arc and meditation on her identity is fucking wonderful.
Personally, I don’t think the writer actually wanted the rape to be seen as “good”, he just wanted to show the flaws of the main character. It’s obvious that it was wrong and the main character later learns that the way he abused women in the past was horrible. Rape is a very real thing and this is a very real manga, so don’t expect certain subjects to be left out just because they are touchy. Trans identity, suicide, childhood trauma are all very real as well and this manga touched on all of this.
I read the entirety of this series in a single sitting a while back. The scene where Nakoshi drills a second hole in his own head sent shivers down my spine.
Heard of people that've read it in a single sitting and so did I. The story catches us in such a way...
Second time reading it I was as drunk as Nakoshi in that part. And the expression in his face, similar to the expression of the person in the picture told us: he had gone mad indeed.
"People refer to the main character as a compulsive liar"
"This could be a self insert character"
Hmmm
I thought I was an "empath" at some point when I was younger. People were always able to talk to me, and I could not, not matter how much I wanted to, judge them. I realize now, it was because they reminded me of myself.
Never again. So much I don't understand ,so much I wish to.
How arrogant of me.
For the people that went crazy searching the ending song is Haibane Renmei - Hanenone - Love Will Light The Way.
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This manga is so underated and I don't know why people are not talking about it that much in the manga community. First of all the artwork is so good and sophisticated. This manga is so weird and disturbing sometimes but if you look upon the subtleties you will be amazed how imaginative the mangaka is. It is so thought-provoking that leaves you questions and reflections to the characters and also yourself. This a perfect potrayal of a unrelliable narrator in the manga so far IMO.
In the minute 3:22 the lady with short hair is the protagonist of the film "Mother" by Bong Joon-ho, director of "Parasite". I didnt realize until now. It's such a great easter egg and her homunculus makes a lot of sense. It could even be the movie poster
This manga came out before Parasite was made though
@@bzrkr444 Yeah. The character is not from Parasite, is from Mother. I only mentioned Parasite because is the same director and writer.
@@abrahamp9632 it came out even before that.
@@shazzatulanam6680 The manga indeed started earlier, in 2003 and the movie is from 2009. But the chapter where the character appears was released around mid 2009's to 10's, which is around the release time of the movie.
?????? Koreaboo
It's not a fake exterior. It's an extension of Honne and Tatemae; the public image and private image that Japanese people are expected to uphold in order preserve societal harmony.
The story in this manga is so intriguing, thanks for showing me there’s more to read out there than JUST our favourites!
Yep. Manga wasn't just about kids screaming their attacks names and fight for justice. There are so many varieties of manga out there that's is on another level but sadly, doesn't get the recognition it deserves.
@@iliveinsideyourhouse3943 I'm new to the world of manga, can you maybe recommend some of your favorite underrated works?👉👈
I've watched 5 minutes of this but I had to stop, I need to read this
You'd honestly have to read it twice to really really understand alot of the hidden meanings. I know there's stuff I didn't get when I first read it.
What manga is this lol
@@JosiahAli did you read the title of the video?
@@prs_81 yes where the finnuck do u find said manga. Is there an English print
@@JosiahAli I don't know. Apparently the English version is hard to find.
I wish Satoshi Kon were still alive. I would’ve loved to see him adapt something like this
It definitely would have fit his style.
Omg yes. Something in the style of Paprika would really fit.
Omg yes he would have done so good with this manga
I think you missed the point of the whole story with the rape insert part. Homonculi are extensions of other people, but the story makes it very clear that it is also very much affected by the personal perception of the person using trepanation. When the girl "fixed", she is fixed only because the main character willed her to be. While his advances may have helped relinquish some of her issues with depersonalization, he no longer perceives her homunculi because he wholeheartedly believes that he fixed her. The story suggests that the Homonculi are much more a product of his own mind trying to read the expressions of other people in abstract ways, instead of a literal doorway into other people heads. The greatest of the story comes from the mystery of how much he is truly seeing the minds of other people and how much of it is just a preconceived perception that he created in his head.
I agree with this comment. It’s truly just a wonderfully horrible look at a horrible character’s mind.
@@munchmongoose Yeah, I think he has good intentions, but he doesn't realize how that he is influencing his own perception of reality.
When I wrote this I completely forgot that at the end, it's suggested that he started doing trepenation on other people, likely against their will, to make them see the world he does. He's so convinced that himself that he refuses to consider that maybe he's wrong.
that story with itto (i think i spelled that right) as a trans person really hit hard, especially when they are finally just being treated as a person, that's all i really want from others.
Heeeeey
You're valid
I really related to it too, I don’t want people to see something that I am not. I don’t want all the preconceptions and ideas about being a man or as a woman to be permanently affixed to me without my control. I just want to be seen as a human
It’s so wild that it’s in the same story as the rape subplot. Like it’s also messed up that he sort of springs that on Ito but at the same time, that whole interaction seems so well-handled, and the other seems so... not. And it’s unclear to me based on this video if that’s intentional. It could be? But I can’t tell.
@Shin Shaman Calm down bro why does someone being trans affect you so much
@Shin Shaman I'm only sending this one reply since you really want me to send something (this is the third one) I hope you can grow more and break down the barriers that you've made for yourself. I used to believe a lot of the same things not really knowing what I was saying, growing up in a isolating and strict environment. But I know you can do better than just yelling at people online, we all can, if you need someone to really talk to I'll be here. I believe in you, no matter how much you hate me or laugh at me I will still show you love. I hope you have a nice day and stay safe.
I read this year's and years ago, personally I thought that it wasn't that he was seeing other people's inner self and more like he was seeing what he thought there inner self was maybe even a projection of himself on them.
This is one of my favorite mangas of all time, i love stories where there's no good nor bad side, so you just keep reading just to see how things would end.
I'm so angry how they did ito in the movie omfg. ITOS STORY IS SO IMPORTANT AHHH 😭😭😭
The whole story in a nutshell: "I have a brain injury.."
"My BrAiN iS iNjUrEd"
Ow
THIS! This is why I look forward to a video from you. Your choice in topics is always interesting and refreshing. I think the biggest problem with most UA-camrs in the video essay world is that they eventually run out of things to say or reasons to keep going. They tend to only make videos about Christopher Nolan movies or MCU stuff. And I get that those properties have massive audiences, but on average I find them to be a dim a dozen. Plus since they are an ecosystem everything feels connected, there's always overlap in what one person's saying about one character that someone else has already said about that character. Whereas with In Praise of Shadows it feels like I'm watching a genuinely eclectic and curious guy whose passionate about good story telling. There are so many films you've exposed me to and I thank you for that.
My god this timing was just perfect, just yesterday I remembered fondly about reading this manga, was such an amazing experience!
Maybe enough collective thought fomulated in the unconcious shared miasma for something to come into play.
I really love when the main character is someone who's flawed even to the point of being a monster it's always fascinating to see what it's like to become and live with being a monster I LOVE this character
read this manga at a really dark point in my life. definitely made me reconsider a few things about myself and my outlook on the world. will always be one of my favorites.
where did you read the manga? did you have to buy the book
@@gushie4330 nah i read it free online, just search up the manga and multiple options should show up!
@@syd4920 thank you so much ☺️
Wasn't expecting a manga video from this channel even less so such a good one.
It ain't easy to make and engaging video with only the static panels of a manga, but the script and pacing was truly on point. Great work.
By far the best video I've seen covering Homunculus, thank you so much for making this.
The Netflix adaption should’ve been made into a series to explore more of the different homunculi in the manga
I went from the movie to the actual manga. It was bad. I understood nothing from the movie and did not realize how dark or serious homunculus really is. Kinda glad i did read the manga
This manage truly broke me when I read it. Psychological horror always gets to me. I guess it's the feeling of how real and easy it is for some of these horrors and experiences to come to fruition. Absolutely amazing work man.
Oh Dear... You nailed this video. Simply wonderful and touching.
I am very fortunate to have found your channel and to have the honor of becoming one of your patrons. Congratulations on your work 💖
I've never heard of this story before and am not really into manga but you spoke about it so well you had my full attention for the entire time. Really amazing work as always keep it up
I remember a few years ago during a major shift in my life I finally watched Neon Genesis Evangelion and the topic of identity was what really shook me. I was no longer who I was because I was no longer doing any of the things I had defined myself by and I honestly wasn't expecting to be confronted so directly with this realization by an anime I was using to escape. Anyway, this seems to tap into that topic too and I'm watching this video durring a similar set of personal identity crisis. I wonder who I will feel like next?
Gonna disagree with the rape narrative thing, at least somewhat
Given the fact that we see things through his perspective and that we know he's a compulsive liar, we can assume that his narrative is never a completely trustworthy one, and the flirtatious smile (or shit, even the relationship in general) could be a result of his twisted mind.
I don't like this idea that a REALLY bad and nasty event is automatically considered an "author self-insert." I think most art has a lot of author inserting, a lot of art is born through the experiences and environment of said artist, but idk. I don't like the idea of forbidding/leaving behind any form of storytelling, simply because I value story telling simply existing and being free more than any moral implications behind it.
I think it's definitely a really fucking thin and spooky line to tiptoe around, and hey I'm not going to be the guy who's defending rape of all things, but I don't think rape is necessarily being glorified, only being justified through the actions and personality of the character and his twisted perception
Very well said.
Yes
I mean I fucking hope so because if not then sheesh, it's disgusting, but idk might be copium lol.
your videos are a blessing. The information you give is always well-balanced and to the point
Been a fan of this channel for about a year now, loving the content! One of my favorite channels!! Keep up the great work!
Only two minutes in but your editing is phenomenal in this video.
This is incredibly well made. Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
every new video you make keep being so interesting, it's always so refreshing to see. thanks a lot.
Great work! Got to appreciate the time taken for such an in-depth analysis.
It's funny this popped up, because I just recently read a short story by Daphne DuMaurier that's very similar. It's called "Blue Lenses" and it's very creepy (like all of her stories)
Damn that terror of which bathroom to go into and worrying about people's reactions you'll get on which you choose hits me as someone who is trans and still to this day (even after medically transitioning for more than 2 years now).
The eyes of people with disgust and judgmental looks kills me, im not trans but i was a drug addict for some time so i can relate a tad bit
I absolutely get this feeling
Couldn't put it into better words myself
Great as always! Glad to see this channel gained the much deserved traction!
this is an incredible vid that i keep coming back to, i really appreciate it, well done
Oh I finished this last week. Nice timing
I didn't even know it was adapted into a film
Where can I purchase an English version?
@@FrostRare it's releasing on netflix soon
Thank you for making this video. I read this striking comic years ago and craved discussion with other people about it. I think your video has done just that.
I discovered it 14years ago. First few volumes were very interesting so i was expecting it to keep being that good when i re-read it, this time in its entirety more recently, but i became very disappointed at some point.
I feel like the author wanted to get from "good first third-half" to that pretty good ending/last chapters that don't end well but failed somewhere when it came time to explain things that didn't necessarily need an explanation. A bit like "the boys" or other such comics/manga running for too long. If i'm not too hard to follow i was wondering if you felt this way too.
@@nilspochat8665 I think I feel similar that the manga starts off stronger because your right as you get to the middle it starts to waiver. I think it's when the school girl plotline starts to kick in. I think it's better for some stories to be shorter if thats all your material allows. I watched this movie Shiva Baby and it's barely over an hour and it was awesome. It got to the point and didn't over stay it's welcome
Beautiful editting and fluid narration. Enjoyed it thoroughly. ❤️
I had no idea Netflix was releasing a live action adaptation of this. Now I'm getting excited!
Dude, your narration is fantastic...
Pristine work! It's so great to have real content and with such quality. Thanks a lot!
Amazing story ! and amazing video ! thank you so much for sharing your (and the artists) hard work !
God, what powerful imagery...glad channels like this exist to cover horror media I would struggle to read/watch myself
Holy shit I read this about a week ago (in one sitting because it quickly became one of my all-time favorite manga) and here you are making a video on it. Wild how that works.
A great video as always, I’m always excited to sit down and watch your content and I always come away from these videos with something new. Keep up the great work!
YES!!! One of my favourite manga!!! Thank you for making a video about it!!
This has to be one of the top 10 mangas I've ever read.
How did you read it? In what language?
@@douglasholmstrom1434 proto-indo-European
My 2nd favourite just behind berserk insane manga left me shook for days so thought-provoking thinking of rereading it to pick up on some details I maybe missed
(Sits in sad, thoughtful silence after this video)
right ?? i need to read this holy fuck
Wow... This was such an amazing video essay... This hit me on so many levels. Thank you for your work!
Amazing analysis! The level of detail and your videos are so clear to listen to.
Really liked Homunculus and it really is very well defined in this video of yours what it represents.
very good video, but i don't think Ito being water is meant to be a direct reference to "gender fluidity" because (while the wordplay works extremely well in english) the japanese word for that doesn't contain any reference to fluid or liquid or anything like that at all, to my knowledge - it seems more likely to me that it's a more extreme example of the girl made of sand, where they're capable of shaping themself to meet other peoples' expectations (filling any container and taking on its shape, as Bruce Lee would put it - his quote from Enter The Dragon was what immediately sprang to mind for me when i saw Ito's homunculus)
One of my most favorite Mangas. Thank you
Your best work so far in my opinion. You can tell that you really connected with the material
your videos are such gems. thank you for creating amazing content
Nice Jodorowsky reference. His body of work is fantastic for the personal transformation through the lens of a dream or the subconscious.
Thanks for bringing this manga to my attention. I had never heard of it before, but now I definitely have to read it.
Keep up the good work🙏 this channel is so underrated
Man.You are such an incredible and talented person. Beautiful video, thank you for creating and sharing.
been waiting for a video like this for some time, this was really good :)
Just finished reading this like last month and couldn’t find anything that broke it down beyond what I’ve already seen 10/10 vid
Underrated channel
thank you for publishing a video about this manga, i have been waiting aged to see a good video about it
This video helped me better contextualize and neatly pack up the feelings and questions I had regarding this manga. It sure was a wild ride.
This manga is a must read, absolutely amazing one
Hilarious one at best, fucking gruesome at worst. It is a trip worth knowing.
I first tried to read Homunculus in my late teens, and gave up halfway though on account of just how horrible most of the characters were, and the sheer amount of misogyny that was casually depicted. Glad to run across your video talking about the overall arc of the plot and its themes - it reaffirmed my gut feeling that there was more to Homunculus than its worst parts.
Absolutely phenomenal video. Encapsulated my thoughts perfectly.
Glad to see this channel finally getting some love at 250k subscribers. Keep up the great work. I haven't been this intrigued to check out a manga since Super Eyepatch Wolf's video on Chi No Wadachi.
This made me tear up. My life and experiences, feelings and emotions, actions and beliefs. In all aspects I feel like this character and I'm going to read this. I hope it can help. That sense of loneliness is like a spear through my heart.
Lemma remind you that this is a psychological horror Manga. Best prepare yourself for the shit that unfolds.
One of the best psychological mangas I’ve read. It’s sad many people are put off from the graphic stuff and slow start, and miss out on the really great messages and strong storyline’s the manga has to tell, like Ito’s storyline and his conversation with Nanaka. As someone who has struggled with loneliness, self perception, identity…this manga felt like it really understood and gave me some perspective
The ending song is beautifully calming. Great video.
YAY!! I've been waiting for a new video!
What is this? A decent video exploring one of my favorite Manga of all time? We love it see it
Hey it's me! Thanks for the video, everybody should read Homunculus❤️❤️❤️
Love your train of thought on these subjects.
Great video really loved it, the best I've seen all year.
Honestly, if someone does have this ability, they’d be pretty good in a Human Resources hiring firm. Imagine having the ability to perfectly conduct a character analysis of any employee applicant. If this ability was the only factor, you could become an invaluable resource for any business.
This makes me want a video about Oyasumi Punpun really badly
Wow, great job! That was so fascinating! You should really cover more Horror and Psychological manga!
I'm glad that I was able to find such an interesting and in-depth examination of this manga! I don't see it talked about a whole lot outside of very particular spaces so this video was a v welcome surprise
I realised that whenever he helped people, it only made himself realise that he suffers the same problems represented by him gaining parts that the people he helped had.