A Selection of Masterpieces of Bad-guy Novels

From Katai Tayama to Osamu Dazai and Kenta Nishimura, these protagonists, who are unfortunate and unfortunate, but somehow lovable, unfold a life drama filled with laughter, anger, and tears.

Included Works

Kasai Katai's "Shojobyo" (Girl's Disease) - Lolicon Kasai Zenzo's "Kodomo wo Tsurete" (With a Child) - A Father Who Doesn't Work Yasuoka Shotaro's "Aoba Shigereru" (The Underachiever) Chikamatsu Akie's "Kurokami" (Black Hair) - A Stalker Kawasaki Chotaro's "Makkocho" (Matcha Town) - A Man Succumbing to His Sexual Desire Tanaka Hidemitsu's "Nogitsune" (The Wild Fox) - A Drug Addict Uno Koji's "Ya "A Law Bachelor at Heart" - A haughty lazy man Eisuke Yoshiyuki's "The Temperament of a Working Woman" - A woman whose boyfriend cheats Ango Sakaguchi's "Where to" - A dropout Houme Iwano's "Development" (excerpt) - A husband who is emotionally abusive Akira Kamibayashi's "Drunkenness" - A man who can't stop drinking Osamu Dazai's "Villon's Wife" - A selfish spoiled brat Isota Kamura's "Kaku" - A man who desires a virgin Kenta Nishimura's "Astride the Coffin" - A man who commits domestic violence Kiyoshi Koyama's "That Person" - A man who embezzled Mutsumi Okada's "Muscari" - A man whose wives ran away