Alternative TitlesEnglish: The Flowers of Evil Synonyms: Blossom of Evil Japanese: 惡の華 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 11
Chapters: 58
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 9, 2009 to May 9, 2014 Authors:
Oshimi, Shuuzou (Story & Art) Serialization:
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But rather than focus on Baudelaire, let’s focus on another poet called Rimbaud (Takao also reads him). Rimbaud became and avid fan of Baudelaire. He was a read more
Shuzo Oshimi dedicated this work to “all the boys and girls who have ever suffered the torments of puberty.” But the “torment” Kasuga experiences is not due to the blackmail of a sadistic girl who witnessed his moment’s indiscretion in swiping his crush’s gym uniform. It’s in the blossom of that flower that no one hears, the desperate cry from within that no one understands – the flower of evil. Aku no Hana’s first 6 volumes relate a chain of twisted events as the reckless decisions of three young teenagers lead to one outrageous happening after another. Desperate to find what is read more
So you thought School Days was fucked up, you haven't even begun. I'll start with the flaws, because they are apparent. First of all, the story isn't the most original thing you've ever heard of. You have a boy who has a crush on a girl and is forced to make a contract with another girl because he is caught stealing the first girl's underwear. It doesn't take a genius to realize where the romance is going to be placed. The characters aren't the most developed characters ever and they read more
I moderately liked the beginning of the manga because I did not really understand what the characters wanted (the MC in particular) and it seemed to me that they were acting irrationally. The escalation of catastrophic risk taking was fine but not enough to make me love the manga and I think I was right because the read more
The set-up is wonderful! Kasuga Takao is a somewhat pretentious boy who considers himself different (and perhaps better) than other people because he's reading difficult french poetry. His favorite book is "the Flowers of Evil" by Baudelaire (thereby the title of the manga). One day he read more
Aku no Hana shows that reading means thinking through of someone else's head instead of one's own, which is what happens read more
Before the review, some Q and A. Does this manga use the above elements properly to tell the story? sure I guess... Does it make you feel stuff? I guess.... Was it enjoyable? FUCK.... NO... it was the equivalent of someone putting your brain into the dishwasher for 3 days and then raping it after. The story was pretty standard... boy have crush on a nice girl, nice girl likes boy back, read more
The protagonist steals the gym cloths from the girl he likes and is seen by a quiet girl in class. He's the typical spineless, crying guy, who is getting blackmailed by this evil mysterious girl in his class to do all sorts of stuff for her, just to prove that he is a real pervert, while he continuously tries to prove that he actually is innocent and a good guy. So the story seems really predictable this way, that this mysterious girl and the protagonist will end up together instead, read more
The central theme that Aku No Hana proposes to analyze during its first arc is the mindset of a criminal. It is, till the very end, a character study, focused on creating a situation in which our protagonist faces the consequences of a certain action that he makes at the beginning of the manga and eventually reaches the realms of insanity. This may sound like something really interesting to you if you ever stopped and spent some time trying to understand the mindset of a random criminal you saw read more
As you can probably assume from that brief introduction, Aku no Hana is a dark psychological story. It read more
It is basically what happens when a boy becomes so obsessed with a girl his life spirals out of control and he throws away everything he believes in or has worked for just to try and make her happy. The girl, is a sociopath who shows no emotion except joy when others are in emotional pain and has no qualms about leading the boy down a path of self-destruction because she simply doesn't care about the world or anyone (herself included) in it. Some might say read more
[Disclaimer] The following review is based off of my thoughts, opinions and observations. You are in charge of what you consume and should you choose to read all of this you are responsible for your reaction and response. Basically, it's fine if you disagree just please be a decent human being about it. [SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD] Aku No Hana is a very dark manga, I'll first be explaining the story a bit and then break it down so that it's easier to understand. This manga follows the story of our protagonist who is obsessed with the book Les Fleurs du Mal. read more
Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) is a psychological manga written, created and illustrated by Shuuzou Oshimi, who also created Boku wa Mari no Naka. It began serialization in 2009 and ended in 2014. read more
The first volume was horrible, I don't even know where I should start from. Well as soon as I opened the book, I could tell that I didn't like the art, but everyone doesn't have the same tastes, and I can't say it's bad so I won't criticize that too much. A bit too old school for me maybe... But to me the story is still the most important, and never did I thought that I read more
This manga really messes with your head and you even find yourself being able to relate to some of the feelings Kasuga experiences. read more
I really hate to use this world freely but here i think i can say it with no regrets: in my opinion, this manga is a masterpiece. It‘s unbelievable, really, that i felt like dropping it back in the early chapters. And boy, am i glad i decided back then to continue reading...! The truth is, Aku no Hana improved tremendously over the years. Both visually and plotwise. The gritty and sometimes painful-to-read start gave away to an insightful, intriguing coming-of-age story. The characters also followed that evolution beautifully. Kasuga went read more
I confess that when I started reading Aku on Hana, I imagined that this would be one of the best manga of all time. I had it in my mind until I realized the psychomania of the female protagonist. Aku no Hana disappointed me in many moments. When I began to understand the story, soon after it began to look strange or even incomprehensible. From beginning to end I did not understand the story, even before the separation of the two protagonists. Secondaries are not even talked about. Completely erased and when they appear it is at some point sad or unhappy compared to a read more
Strange, uncomfortable, realistic and bizarre. These words define the story of Aku no Hana. It's super well written. Art - 9 The art at the beginning is normal, but when the story starts to mesh it starts to get stranger and more characteristic, with beautiful and bizarre paintings. It's beautiful. Character - 10 The characters are very well written and very charismatic. They are very realistic. Enjoyment - 10 I read it in one day. ... it's already self explanatory kajsldjalkfe Overall - 10 Aku no Hana is one of my favorite manga for being: Very realistic, bizarre, uncomfortable and beautiful at the same time.
ORIGINS OF THE CHARACTER – Aku no Hana has a very strong autobiographical component. Emblem of this, it is the character of Kasuga, perfect transposition of Oshimi as a boy. Obviously I’m not referring to the events of the manga, but to the feelings and the psychological state in which Kasuga is found. The author tells how his childhood in the town of K. (the full name is not known) in the prefecture of Gunma was pervaded by restlessness. Oshimi despite having a normal family and a quiet school life, he spent his days in solitary anguish. In the morning he read more |