The Flowers of Evil
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| Okay so yeah, anime looks super different and weird. The process of rotoscoping an entire series is a weird decision and definitely does contain benefits, namely the more realistic and natural motion displayed throughout the entire episodes. Still, the lack of detail present in the character models, especially when compared to highly detailed background art, is incredibly jarring and off-putting. I don't really blame anyone for having serious issue with how the show looks though I admittedly still have a soft spot for it. Outside of the movement bonus I wouldn't really go out of my way to defend it, but monotony is one of my least favorite favorite things and anime is a medium a choice for me because of the high levels of variety, not just in story but in visual styling as well. That said, so many anime still blend in together design wise that I find myself often bored with the visual component, and while I don't love this, I certainly don't hate it and definitely don't find it boring. But how about the actually content of the episode. 90% of this was this very natural slice of life series about a quiet read-y boy who crushes on ms. popularity/brains and while I enjoyed that fine, it was the other 10% that made things interesting. Like Nakamura, she is such a clash with the rest of the show, I actively sat-up from my side lie when she called the teacher a "Shit face". From her evil stare, red hair, and personality, everything about her stands out from the other quiet or friendly bullying that we seen. And the constant foreboding flower raising in the corner helped build intrigue in the current events, leading to a pretty great conclusion. The ED song, especially the fact that it started before the credits, role did such a great job of providing the ending with an eeriness that makes me eager to continue the series. |
TerrestriousMar 23, 2018 7:10 PM
| I can't stand the animation of charaters, obviously, the way they unnaturaly move hurts my eyes >_< Such a shame, the backgrounds, soundtrack, ending song - all of that stuff was captured perfectly (although the pacing was too slow for my liking). Hope I can get used to the rotoscope animation, because the creepy pycho atmosphere is totally my thing. |
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| While I love the rotoscope animation that reminds me of my favorite animated movie (Waking Life) and the trippiness, I think the facial expressions are a bit too bland and don't convey emotions that much. I'm not a big fan of the OST either, which can be described as a constant, irritating loud noise. That said, I still liked the first episode and am looking forward to see where this goes! I might drop it if it stays slow like that, but it's certainly unique and different, so I feel like I should give it a chance. |
| Watched some clips to see how "ugly" the anime looks but i found the art and animation to be decent |
| Most underated anime on mal: https://myanimelist.net/anime/4651/Yume_no_Crayon_Oukoku?q=Yume%20ni%20crayon |
| Smh why are so many ppl hating it? I felt it was decent, the animation is a bit strange though it's not [i]bad[/b]. Also really liked the music. |
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| Rotoscopy has a good quality, I don't know why there are people who say it's bad ... I will try to watch all this anime, I already saw the spoiler of the anime practically, but I will try to see Episode 1 7/10 |
| Interesting art style. The episode was so calm until that Nakamura girl came up. She disturbed the peace. That's a one creepy ending song if it really can be called a song. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Extremely bad and ugly so far. |
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| Yes, in an ideal world... The character design would be faithful to the manga style but there's no changing that. I think away from this glaring flaw, I rlly like the atmosphere they are creating It feels so damn tense and some of the imagery was rlly cool. Also, the ED song is very weird but in a good way. |
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| The animation is sooooooo weird it's original |
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this is why I will never watch the anime and stick to the manga |
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| Underrated for being a better version of the manga insofar. The music and backgrounds expressed the emotion it was going for much sooner than the manga did. I got the impression immediately. |
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| What year is it supposed to take place in? I don't see any cell phones or computers, so it might be 1980s? |
| Well, I think this is going to be even more bizzare than Ex-Arm... So much effort were put to the ending theme... Although, I must say the opening felt so out of place Comparing this with the manga, I think I liked this design more since I'm currently tired of seing childish face |
| Unironically thought this was pretty great. Pacing is at a snail's pace but it really pulls you into the life Kasuga lives and the town he lives in. |
| this shit is unsettling lol |
| Floyd Mayweather English Tutor |
| The animation feels weird at first but I quickly adjusted to it . I absolutely love the creepy liminal environment. |
| Wow OP and ED are just amazing. |
| Years ago I dropped this show, but I don't know why, really. Perhaps due to lack of time I resigned from further watch. I will give it another chance. After all, you rarely saw such brilliant and original take on TV series animation back when Aku no Hana aired. Rotoscoping looks great if done properly, and judging only by the first episode I can tell it really looked very glod. |
| This first episode had some really interesting ideas in it, I really enjoyed how they were executed. The theme of the anime looks like it’s gonna be revolve off of Baudelaire’s poem Beauty from the book Flowers of Evil, and the lines recited being On a throne in the sky, a mysterious sphinx, I join a heart of snow to the whiteness of swans; I hate movement for it displaces lines, And never do I weep and never do I laugh. The sphinx being beauty personified, and due to having the sphinx-like qualities of being inscrutable and enigmatic, it was misunderstood by others and judged to reside in heaven. Beauty does not exclusively reside in heaven - it’s found in all places, it’s even found in hell. Its ability to join heart of snow and whiteness of swans could be understood as being able to join together attributes of established beauty, becoming beautiful even more to the beholder. Beauty’s hatred for movement is because it shatters the ideal it projected to others; any change will do nothing but ruin its canvas. Because of this hatred, it neither weeps nor laughs because fear and laughter are similar in their essences, both requiring the element of surprise as said by Kasuga. As to how this poem tied together the episode, and possibly the rest of the anime (I didn’t watch the other episodes yet), is our femme fatale Saeki. Kasuga sees her as his idea of beauty personified: heart of snow to the whiteness of swans, akin to him subtly noting Saeki being physically beautiful and later on discovering she's also smart, and Kasuga’s hatred for movement, depicted by his sudden outburst when his friend suggested something offbeat to him about Saeki, “I heard she has a jungle down there” - a movement causing displacement towards his conceived beauty ideals. The other two ideas of misunderstood beauty being found everywhere and neither weeping nor laughing might be shown later on in the anime. Nakamura seems to be alluded the misunderstood beauty because of her contrast to Saeki in apparently all aspects, and time will reveal her kind of beauty. One thing to note is that the “fear and laughter stemming from element of surprise” tidbit was used in this episode as well when we saw the same scenes again and again (0:00-2:22 is roughly same as 13:42-14:55, and other mundane small talk placed throughout the episode) until something surprising happened; Nakamura tells the teacher “stfu shithead”, instilling fear to the teacher and students around her. Perhaps each episode might instead use a different poem from the Flowers of Evil as its theme, that would be something fun to try and analyze. I’m also surprised how people are distraught by the animation. I for one was drawn into it the moment I began watching the episode. I would agree that the animation does look unappealing as a still image, but it’s much more better pleasing in movement. Overall I’m enjoying how the cinematography’s being directed as “banal” in contrast to being lively and saturated conventional anime tend to be. |
dura727May 6, 2023 2:23 PM
| Y not bad tbh. Like its somewhat watchable I guess. Dont mind this style, Although I can definitely see why people disliked it so much. Especially considering that the manga has stellar art. |
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| Not everything has to be an UFOTABLE spectacle of colours, lights and sakuga or A-1 Pictures slop of the week; it's also fine to have something like this, it aids the desolate atmosphere and is far more unique than so many products made by many corporations; plus, if I remember correctly, it was approved by the author, since these characters aren't supposed to be supermodels but rather imperfect, real people; since, from what I've heard, it is a core theme in this work, the "uglyness" of being and sexuality. So many things in this thread are truly exaggerated, I guess because people are too used to conventional styles, because this isn't even the hardest thing out there to digest. Ominous atmosphere throughout the entire episode and it builds up to an off-putting ending. 4/5 |
keirashiiFeb 4, 2:24 PM
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| So many people hated this? That is very surprising to me. the ethereal atmosphere is 10/10 and I like the pace of the story. The animation is unique and refreshing. A brilliant 5/5 episode for me guys. |
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