The Flowers of Evil
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| Did Oshimi just learn how to tell a story? I think he improved a lot in comparison to the first chapters. |
| All hail the Nutcracker Queen! |
| What's happening? This chapter was sh*t and made no sense! And next chapter is last one? Damn I'm disappointed in this manga! It should end at festival, but i bet someone suggest to the author that bad ending would not sell and he came up with this crap now.. So disappointed, same lame ending as in Oyasumi Punpun. |
| Nah i think they committing suicide on festival would be interesting. |
| Well, an entire chapter of almost no dialogue. I assume the dream Kasuga had was just future possibilities and the withering of the flower of evil reflects that through its falling petals. |
| Latest chapter must of been a bitch to translate, huh? |
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Stark700 said: Latest chapter must of been a bitch to translate, huh? lol I hope Kasuga doesn't fuck up again, it was nice seeing that potential cute future with Aya~ |
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| I thought the chapter was great. Last chapter should just wrap up with Aya and Kasuga and I'd be happy. |
| “News travels fast in places where nothing much ever happens.” ― Charles Bukowski |
| The most interesting part of his dream was the very last portion of it, where the petals of the "flower of evil" flew towards a certain place and the way I saw it, "infested it" completely. The page before we were shown a girl who looks eerily similar to young Nakamura, and two pages before we saw Kasuga busy with writing, paying no heed to the outside world. All these things to me suggest that the girl walking down the crosswalk is Tokiwa's and Kasuga's daughter around the same age they were when the story started, and due to certain circumstances, she became the same sort of outcast Nakamura was at her age. That would make the story of Aku no Hana go full circle, and in a way it would make it complete. But then in the last pew pages, we see that it was merely just a dream, although slightly prophetic in nature. I'm curious to see the wrap-up next month. EDIT: Kasuga shown nude at the beginning can also be interpreted in a sexual way, in a way showing Kasuga's "garden of fertility", and the petal touching his body is the "flower of evil" planting its seed inside him, which "seed" later gives birth to their daughter with Tokiwa. Don't mind me, I'm just theorizing. |
mwpApr 9, 2014 10:34 AM
| So all of that was just a dream? I guess Kasuga is now trying to write a story. Final chapter coming up. |
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| Anybody actually understand the imagery and symbolism behind the individual petals from the Flower of Evil itself? Is it saying that evil has ultimately 'dispersed' out of existence? What it seems like is that evil itself is dispersing out from a center and spreading throughout the world - Of course, this theme wouldn't make sense considering the direction of the story but I feel as though Oshimi's drawings didn't effectively convey his message. I'm not certain if he wanted to convey the theme of the story so vaguely ... I can't honestly tell if Kasuga had been dreaming up till that point or not (I'm assuming so). The fact that he's picked up the pen means that Oshimi will use Kasuga as a medium to convey the final message of the story. Nonetheless, I still don't agree with his use of literary tools in this chapter ... |
BeyondApr 9, 2014 11:31 AM
| 「一人殺せば犯罪者だけど、千人殺せば英雄になれる。百万人殺せば征服者だし、絶滅させれば神よ」 |
mwp said: EDIT: Kasuga shown nude at the beginning can also be interpreted in a sexual way, in a way showing Kasuga's "garden of fertility", and the petal touching his body is the "flower of evil" planting its seed inside him, which "seed" later gives birth to their daughter with Tokiwa. oh my god |
| Wow, even if it was a dream. Happy to see everyone moving on, so happy about Aya and Kasuga, can't way for the next chapter. |
| This chapter was really interesting. Its really notable the improvement the art and storytelling this had through its release. Compare this to any of the early chapters and the difference is huge. |
| This chapter was boring. |
| Aku no Holograph... |
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| Im pretty upset its ending all of a sudden. Had no clue. I hate when mangas drag on but i feel like these last 10 or so chapter were setting up something and now it seems like it may just end. I have a bit of a bad feeling... would the mangaka just let us have a happy ending after all this odd complacentness of the last few chapters? It feels like the calm before the storm to me. And since the final chapter is coming... i have a bad, bad feeling. |
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| It was only just a dreeeeeeaaaaam, lol that song poped up in my head when I read this chapter. I'm disappointed, 0 dialogue -__- |
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| OK... I think I get it... In chapter 55, Kasuga is in class and they're discussing The Flowers of Evil. The professor is focusing on the poem "Her Hair". He says the poem was composed for Jeanne Duval. He goes on to say that Baudelaire wrote many poems dedicated to her. Toward the end of chapter 55, Kasuga is in his apartment. He opens up a notebook and it's blank. Tokiwa shows up and asks him about the notebook. Kasuga says, "I haven't written anything in it, yet." Tokiwa responds, "What are you going to write?" Kasuga says, "I don't know yet.". Tokiwa spends the night, they make love and fall asleep. This leads right into chapter 56... In chapter 56... What do you guys/girls think? |
atomic_dawgApr 9, 2014 4:19 PM
| Next chapter last chapter. ;-; |
| I really liked this dialogue-less chapter <3 Really makes/let's you pay more attention to what's happening in the panels Very artistic and open to your own interpretation (I think that's what the Mangaka was going for) -cant wait to see how the story will END- Feel free to correct me.. if you think I'm wrong, but did anyone else get the feeling that Takao is actually writing or will begin to write Aku no Hana... aka the Manga we're all currently reading? |
| Don't you wanna hang out and waste your life with us? -Spike Spiegel- |
| WTF just happened? The second to last chapter and they give us this mindfuck of a chapter? |
| So did they really have kids, and everyone has a happy ending or was it all just a dream and Kasuga will then write about it? Sad to see this end. Might have to reread this again in order to get more sense of the story/plot. |
atomic_dawg said: ^Sounds right to me. Thanks for the explanation.-cut- ;_; well, one chapter left. Gonna miss this manga. |
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| Goddammit, just when i thought everything went well for everyone, turned out it was a dream. I'm happy though, because the next chapter is the final one. |
My DeviantArt and Pixiv and still waiting patiently for a 3rd season of Spice & Wolf :'| |
Xikarra said: Misiakk said: What's happening? This chapter was sh*t and made no sense! And next chapter is last one? Damn I'm disappointed in this manga! It should end at festival, but i bet someone suggest to the author that bad ending would not sell and he came up with this crap now.. So disappointed, same lame ending as in Oyasumi Punpun. So you wanted Kasuga to screw up all what he's been trying to build ever since he left his hometown and become again that lost brat he was? It's a coming-of-age story ever since the beginning. I understand people that read it for the crazy shit happening. I did enjoy it too. But I'd be mad if the author would run the story backwards and give us a "bad" end for the sake of giving us a bad end. this^ couldn't agree more. that was someof the nicest storytelling i have seen in a manga. he didnt use SINGLE word and still managed to absolutely captivate me and make me want the next chapter. amaze. (but i dont want it to end so soon X:) |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| This manga mesmerizes me to no end. I've really enjoyed it. For quite awhile I've felt a sense of uneasiness like the calm before the storm. Which makes me think the ending will be crazy but who knows I could just be traumatized from the beginning of this series. Really can't wait to see how it ends but still bummed that it is. |
| Wow, what a way to look into the future, even if it was a dream. But what is this about the next chapter being the last? Noooooo, I want more! |
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| I really enjoyed the chapter. The lack of dialogue made the images more powerful in my opinion. Cant wait for the next one. Dont really think the end will pan out like Kasuga's dream though. However i would love it if it would end with him and aya together and happy. we gotta wait till june right? i heard thats when the final chapter wiil come. My source isnt so trustworthy though. |
| "When you walk in a dream but you know you're not dreaming Signore Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli that's amore" |
| Does it's really goin' to finish? :c I'm so sad about it. I have attached so much to main characters, it will be just painful to say them goodbay and forget about them. Glad that there's still 2 chapters. |
| YES, PICTURES ONLY! Lol.. |
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Spider-titan55 said: atomic_dawg said: OK... I think I get it... In chapter 55, Kasuga is in class and they're discussing The Flowers of Evil. The professor is focusing on the poem "Her Hair". He says the poem was composed for Jeanne Duval. He goes on to say that Baudelaire wrote many poems dedicated to her. Toward the end of chapter 55, Kasuga is in his apartment. He opens up a notebook and it's blank. Tokiwa shows up and asks him about the notebook. Kasuga says, "I haven't written anything in it, yet." Tokiwa responds, "What are you going to write?" Kasuga says, "I don't know yet.". Tokiwa spends the night, they make love and fall asleep. This leads right into chapter 56... In chapter 56... What do you guys/girls think? a very great insight. so, what does everyone think about atomic-dawg's interpretation? When I was reading this chapter, I was thinking the same thing about Nakamura. I didn't think about the hair thing, but it makes sense |
| O importante não é o que fazemos de nós, mas o que nós fazemos daquilo que fazem de nós |
| Great story about teenagers and their growing up. Really hope the author doesn't make any funny business. Just make a nice finale to have a complete story. Really hope the dream comes true, I'm already waging that the author wanted to show us a glimpse of how it will become once the story ends. |
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