Aku no Hana
The Flowers of Evil

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I must say that I read this manga like 4 years ago and im STILL thinking about it, Aku no Hana is such a good book with weird aspects that only few can Sundstrand and or enjoy this has a such a good touch of psychological and romance to it that just makes this into a masterpiece that I think is not known about at all or even talked about, Ive tried to find other books like this but none of them can ever hit the same like this one has. I couldn't recommend this book more to the people who enjoy good psychological romance. ... Now understand this is MY opinion and some may not agree.

This is more of a review of the entirety of the Author’s works than this manga but my rating is still for this.

The Author isn’t the best writer they aren’t very good at giving characters clear motives, and conclusions alot of his mangas start off addictive but inevitably end up trailing off into a haze of jumbled angst he also has trouble portraying certain things in a realistic light. Also he loves showing the pubescent nastiness of teenagers which makes me shiver way more than anything shown from junji ito personally.


Story:2 This Author’s works Makes me feel a special type of discomfort which is ... great, and it’s totally the point but it’s mainly just Angsty teenage drama that becomes drivel by the end.



Characters: 4 His Main characters always are weak willed pussies Allah Shinji ikira that are easily manipulated by just about everyone to the point where it gets hard to feel pity for them also they are all idiotic horny teens.

But the creme de la creme is the manipulative psycho bitches that are all on the spectrum of being either batshit insane control obsessed freaks or Selfish narcissistic hypocrites that use the Mc to fulfill their needs then toss them away like last nights leftovers. Btw this author is really really good at creating these types of characters so props to that.


Art:5 Hit or miss art is usually ok but it’s subjective i will say the art style makes me pretty uncomfortable but that could because of the scenes portrayed such as the sexual stuff.

Overall 4/10

Well this manga takes the cake - the epitome of making a mountain out of a molehill. The supposed coming-of-age story with depth somehow ended up being an obnoxious case of bipolar teens suffering from Stockholm syndrome.

Every character in Aku no Hana is unlikable and unrelatable. Aside from the fact that it’s difficult to wrap my head around why stealing gym clothes can turn into such a fiasco, but how does a middle school kid get bullied into succumbing to his fellow classmate and eventually developing an attachment to the said abuser is the main problem. There’s no clear/convincing explanation to Nakamura’s behavior either, ... i.e. why she acted the way she did, except the reader is constantly hammered by the hysteria brooding within the MC. And then there’s the crush, who actually has a backstory as to why she’s bipolar, but again her extremity requires such a mental leap that you can’t help but wish she seeks psychiatric help throughout the manga.

I have no idea why this piece is praised to high heaven; perhaps I'll never understand unless I adopt the mindset of Happosai (the infamous underwear thief from Ranma 1/2) who, believe it or not, may actually be more sane than any of the characters in Aku no Hana.