Aku no Hana

English
Aku no Hana made me feel a disgust that only increased as the episodes went by, eliciting intense feelings of hatred and discomfort. Its protagonist is the perfect portrayal of a terrible person and, with a unique visual approach, heightened that feeling even more. The use of rotoscoping for the expressions made everything more eerie and repulsive. The dark and realistic atmosphere can be welcoming at times, such as in the scenes where Katao slowly walks through the city.

The story, revolving around extremely sensitive themes like sexual relationships and psychological/sexual harassment, is treated in a raw and distorted manner from reality, yet it further intensifies ... the desire to see how the situation will be resolved. The slow narrative manages to keep the viewer focused and immersed in the characters' psychological complexities, accompanied by a soundtrack integrated with classical and ambient music, which contributes to the anime's unique atmosphere.

Its complex and disturbing narrative are strong points; however, the way it develops its characters is, at the very least, disappointing. In summary, Aku no Hana is a memorable experience that made me reflect on various themes while watching.

Português
Aku no Hana me fez sentir uma gastura que só aumentou com o passar dos episódios, despertando em mim reações intensas de ódio e desconforto. Seu protagonista é o retrato perfeito de uma pessoa terrível e, com uma abordagem visual única, aguçou ainda mais essa sensação. As expressões utilizando rotoscopia deixaram tudo mais assustador e repulsivo. A atmosfera sombria e realista pode ser acolhedora em alguns momentos, como nas cenas em que o Katao caminha vagarosamente pela cidade.

A história, que gira em torno de temas extremamente sensíveis como relações sexuais e assédio psicológico/sexual, é tratada de forma crua e distorcida da realidade, mas aguça ainda mais o anseio de ver como a situação em questão será resolvida. A narrativa lenta consegue manter o espectador focado e imerso nas complexidades psicológicas dos personagens, seguida de uma trilha sonora integrada por música clássica e ambiental, o que contribui para a atmosfera única do anime.

Sua narrativa complexa e perturbadora são pontos fortes; no entanto, a forma como desenvolve seus personagens é, no mínimo, decepcionante. Em suma, Aku no Hana é uma experiência memorável que me fez refletir sobre diversos temas enquanto assistia.

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i gave it a 5 because i don't think its a bad show, i just didn't enjoy it because i didn't understand it. quite a lot of people have highly praised this show for being dark and for having some sort of deep meaning so but i've also seen others complain that it wasn't that great. so i can't tell if it IS a good show or if its shit.

but from my limited understanding, nothing much really happened. nakamura caught kasuga stealing his crush's gym clothes and it was just a weird clusterfuck from there. but i have so many questions! why ... did saeki keep pursuing kasuga despite them hardly knowing each other or even spending much time together?? she can't have liked him THAT much. and why towards the end was kasuga seeking nakamura's validation?
my interpretation of the characters (specifically nakamura) is that they all feel alienated in some way and due to their desperation, they either became weirdly obsessive with someone or their insecurity peaked. if this was supposed to be the dark meaning that everyone is praising, that, and kasuga's anxiety leading him to act out, then kudos i guess? not as dark as i thought but again, my interpretation could be extremely wrong.

i would recommend this show just in case somebody else could actually grasp what is going on in this show and fully enjoy it but i doubt its getting a season 2 and the ending was sort of a cliffhanger. idk if the manga continues the story but the manga is usually always better anyway so i would recommend the manga rather than the anime.

A lot of people didn’t like this animation style but I personally did like it, It was creepy and human-like but also not that added to the stories confusion as the main character went on a journey of trying to find himself. The attention to detail was also very good, I love the camera close up to the features of the characters. Besides from that the story was alright, I originally had it marked as a 9 on my list.. but I really needed to humble it. (It’s a 7/10 now) the story was confusing, and not in a good way towards the end. There ... was no real character development throughout the story and as small conflicts came they quickly went without no development or meaning to the story. I’ve heard the manga is better though, maybe try that?

Not good, but not bad.

This was a hell of a ride. This show is so confusing. I think I'm gonna give the manga a try because this was weird. I think they wanted to make a 'deep' show but it certainly failed. Maybe the manga has more development and the characters are better explained because the anime certainly lack on those things.

That being said, I don't think is awful or not worth it. It's fine. I didn't get bored watching it but then again that was just my experience. If you want to give it a chance do it, because you will certainly be like ... "WTF".

PS. The main character is soooooo annoying. And what does he sees on that girl? is a mystery to me.