Why do we give into temptation? What are the repercussions of giving into temptation? And how does that shape the human psyche? Flowers of Evil discusses all of these questions in a very dark, and gritty matter. Listed in the psychological genre, how does Flowers of Evil separate itself from the others in it's category? Well, Flowers of Evil is more then simply a psychological, or romance book; in contrast, it can easily be listed in it's own sub-genre as a social horror. Flowers of Evil manages to portray various themes such as: the manifesting evil inside every human-being, the bombastic un-caging of it, and the everlasting scar it can create to an everyday average-joe. The story begins with our young protagonist Kasuga Takao at school with his friends. His class is in the middle of their Physical Education block. Kasuga is caught staring at his long-time crush Saeki Nanako. He is teased by his friends for his interest in her. Later that day while Kasuga and his friends are on their way home from school, Kasuga remembers he forgot his book in his desk. Kasuga departs from his friends and rushes back to school to get his book. When Kasuga arrives, to his surprise, his extreme case of Serendipity results in him finding Saeki's gym strip. Kasuga swiftly snatches his book and the bag. But someone saw, and out of all the people it could have been, the class weirdo: Nakamura SawaWithout spoiling too much, the story gradually escalates to the intense social horror it is renowned to be. The read will witness Kasuga's inner battle with his own emotions, and inner demons. As well as Kasuga's battle with Nakamura as she makes Kasuga's life a living hell. With such an interesting spin on the slice-of-life/coming of age genre, the characters thus, have very different psyche's compared to that of the regular tropes these genre's characters usually follow. Kasuga, once a docile bookworm eventually takes on a completely new personality. Then we have Nakamura. The class loner whom is usually portrayed as: shy, unsociable, and docile. Nakamura is much more. Arguably symbolized as the catalyst for Kasuga's development. Nakamura is an insidious girl whom wishes for nothing more then the worst to come of the ones who follow the social norms.Having such dynamic, and well developed leads, I can't help but praise Flowers of Evil for having some of the strongest, but my most hated cast of characters ever (this hatred is not due to literary applications, but rather personal disdain towards their immoral psyche). All in all, Flowers of Evil is by far the best book I have ever read. Flowers of Evil manages to deal with the darkest depths of a humans psychological state, and scare the reader. Thus, spawning ethical questions such as, "how can someone ever go through with such horrible actions?", and "how can one become truly evil?". Humans are the closest things to monsters. From day on we have to be taught to do the right thing, but we don't have to be taught to do what would be considered ethically wrong. A person who has been wronged would automatically think of exacting revenge on their wrong-doer (such as physically harming, or verbally abusing said person) rather then calmly assessing the situation and talking out the problem. If one wanted something, but didn't have it, they would steal it (whether that be stealthy, or blatantly taking it), but as children, we learn stealing is bad. This being said, even though we must be taught the blatant differences between right and wrong, we manage to cage these inner demons (usually with minimal release) and live with one another as a civilized species. In turn, this renders every human being symbolized as a flower. We either blossom as a good flower, or a flower of evil Unique, entirely messed up, and completely left me wanting more. I imagine most of us went into this knowing it would be a psychological head trip and that's exactly what it brings to the table. I've never read a manga like this and I, like many I have seen reviewed, felt very conflicted about the characters the whole way through. As a side note - I adore the covers and quality of production on these books. I will be continuing on in the series for sure.
What do You think about 惡の華 1 [Aku No Hana 1] (2010)?
that was pretty good ;))twins romance ;))) haha
—in2therush
