The Book of Human Insects

Ningen Konchuuki
人間昆虫記

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"Human Metamorphosis," a satirical Manga depicting human society compared to the insect world, focuses on the life of a devious woman. Tomura Toshiko, who is said to be a genius, is a rising star writer. Her novel wins the Akutagawa Prize for the best novel of the year. While she attends the award ceremony, another woman named Usuba Kageri commits suicide in another place. It turns out that Kageri and Toshiko used to live together, and the awarded novel was copied from Kageri's transcript. Toshiko is like a parasite: approaching talented people one after another, squeezing everything out of them and stealing their works for her own fame. Behind her success story, she has her secrets.

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Genres
Drama Mystery Psychological Thriller Tragedy
Audience Demographics > Male Oriented
Male Demographic with Female Lead Seinen
Character Archetype
Hero Anti-Hero
Character Traits
Personality Traits Psychopaths
Character Types
Female Lead Cast Primarily Adult Cast LGBTQ+ Characters Bisexual
Female Lead
Manipulative Female Lead Promiscuous Female Lead
Sexual Content
Lust Nudity Intensity Mature Sexual Acts Rape
Themes
Revenge Abortion Illness LGBTQ+ Obsessive Love Suicide Violence Economics Girls Love Yuri Marriage Arranged Marriage Violence Gore
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 20th Century
Locations
Foreign Asia Japan
Europe
Southern Europe Greece
Species & Creatures
Animals Insects
Settings
Dark Ambience Urban
Activities
Crimes Professions Prostitution
Arts & Crafts
Writing Performing Arts Acting
Crimes
Blackmail Kidnapping Murder Murder Mass Murder
Narrative Tropes
Death Tropes Death of Loved One
Occupations
Actor Assassins
Relationship
Age Gap Older Male Younger Female Harem Male Harem