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pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A middle school, who is a fan of Charles Baudelaire, steals his crush’s gym clothes. He gets confronted by his oddball female classmate.
The premise is pretty straightforward. The point of this seems to be exploring perversions as an adolescent.
Not sure if I’m looking into this too much but Nakamura, Kasuga(main character)’s classmate, almost seems like his perverted desires, manifested, with a twisted personality.
I found it amusing that the main character is very obviously driven with the guilt of his own actions, calling himself a sinner and succumbing to sins. Rather poetic from a middle schooler.
I don’t know what to expect from future volumes. I think this premise can only go so far, so I’m not quite sure how many more volumes this series could go.
The premise is pretty straightforward. The point of this seems to be exploring perversions as an adolescent.
Not sure if I’m looking into this too much but Nakamura, Kasuga(main character)’s classmate, almost seems like his perverted desires, manifested, with a twisted personality.
I found it amusing that the main character is very obviously driven with the guilt of his own actions, calling himself a sinner and succumbing to sins. Rather poetic from a middle schooler.
I don’t know what to expect from future volumes. I think this premise can only go so far, so I’m not quite sure how many more volumes this series could go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual harassment
mittland's review against another edition
5.0
(11 volumes)
you need to read this manga to the end. it's not something you can read one, two, even three chapters of and form an accurate opinion. you need to finish this. cause that's what this story is about. initially i thought this was what it seemed at first glance: perverted, ugly, cruel. a story that would indulge itself and carry on sadistically to a bitter end. it's not. it's about survival. surviving those ugly patches of life where nothing and no one seem to matter. in the end it turns out that they do matter. things change. actions have consequences. and surviving is worth it.
you need to read this manga to the end. it's not something you can read one, two, even three chapters of and form an accurate opinion. you need to finish this. cause that's what this story is about. initially i thought this was what it seemed at first glance: perverted, ugly, cruel. a story that would indulge itself and carry on sadistically to a bitter end. it's not. it's about survival. surviving those ugly patches of life where nothing and no one seem to matter. in the end it turns out that they do matter. things change. actions have consequences. and surviving is worth it.
infinimata's review against another edition
4.0
Clever and cunning little sleeper of a story about a kid who gets way in over his head with a predatory classmate.
http://www.genjipress.com/2012/05/the-flowers-of-evil-vol-1-shuz.html
http://www.genjipress.com/2012/05/the-flowers-of-evil-vol-1-shuz.html
berry_9029's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dkwaye's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
marcelo_flores's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0