DO NOT READ THIS MANGA

Aku no Hana is unbelievably disturbing. Through both its presentation as well as the ideas it tackles, everything it does invokes feelings of discomfort and displeasure. And for a lot of people, that might be a turn-off. But, if you're willing to give it a shot regardless, then plunge right in and maybe you'll be able to experience this very special story. Here is my review and analysis of Aku no Hana/Flowers of Evil.
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Tracklist in order:
Gurren Lagann - All of You, Get Burned!!! Omaera Zen'in Moete Shimae!!!
Monogatari - Yuutousei
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Aku no Hana - Sabito Kumo
Zankyou no Terror - Yoko Kanno - nc17
Monogatari - Bird of Death
Alone - Run with the Wind
Dr. Stone - Life ED
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[@ScottOrKaze]

Went in expecting a psychological thriller, ended up confronting my own adolescent depression. 10/10

[@SUPERRRSAIYANNNNN]

*Aya Tokiwa is The Bestest Girl In All Of Manga* And the second half of the manga is one the best romance stories in manga, with an accomplishing payoff through one of the most carthatic love scenes ever concieved.

[@Yatoru1]

keep spittin

[@NutsorSomethingBerserk]

Preach, fellow struggler. 👏🏻 Literally one of the most beautiful and cathartic love stories I’ve experienced in entertainment. I also find the message that the manga leaves off on to be such a beautiful and positive message. Berserk is my favorite manga of all time, but this EASILY is a second place favorite of mine. I adore it.

[@fadilarya8325]

Bang on brother. We stand Aya

[@EthanNuuu]

@@NutsorSomethingBerserkjust finished Aku no Hana, man that 2nd half was beautiful. Tokiwa saved everything

[@damnation6667]

You stole words out of my mouth, Aya and Kasuga relationship is one of the most heartwarming thing in fiction

[@pickyphysicsstudent201]

This manga really does feel like late night cringing about something you did 8 years ago in secondary school. At such a time of young adolescents, just coming from the innocent childhood into your teen years. Everyone is an asshole. Everything matters way too much and nothing makes any sense. Its all your fault and yet not in your control. Its all just pain & agony, ending in the flowing feeling of forever regret. This manga captures all of that perfectly.

[@SchoolAppropriate]

I swear there is a section of this comment that is word for word in a Chris Chan video

[@ShamsunNahar-nf1ty]

This video really described my feelings about this manga. I was so angry and annoyed while reading it but the payoff after the time skip and the ending along with how the characters face the consequences of their actions was amazing. Love this manga.

[@aastikkhatri1940]

Title: Do not Read this Manga Everyone: "Add this Add this"

[@adhirajdeshmukh6813]

lol I did the same when I first heard how disturbed my friends were while reading this manga. I would also recommend "Chi no Wadachi / A trail of Blood" and "Inside Mari" from the same author, he really has a knack on expressing emotional and visual horror from his work. And all of them are relatively quick to finish, so you could end up finishing a series on a weekend if you wish so but I would suggest otherwise since from my experience binging his work takes away from the horror of his work.

[@thewintersleep]

Just read this manga and I love it. Al off it. As someone that suffers from childhood trauma and. Sexual stuff and other things as a child and rumors. And abusive as a teenager. And also the ending made me feel good, trauma doesn't disrepair, you have to live with it. Learn how to deal with it and accept it. I'm 31 and finally working on it intherapi on accepting and try to just live.

[@LegalmanXXVII]

Can you tell me more about what happened to you. Am a lawyer and Am working on something like "that"

[@SeppukuDoll]

Well done for seeking help. Good luck!

[@cyriszx]

First 20 chapters : Why am I reading this ? Last 20 chapters : Why I can't stop reading this ? Finished reading : I Don't know how to feel now...

[@adhirajdeshmukh6813]

9:45 never thought I would see use of nc17 ost in any form of medium other than the original source itself, Zankyou no terror ost is one of the best in any anime I have seen and of course on the same level of other works of Watanabe Shinichiro. Your videos are really underrated, and you also select very interesting mangas to discuss such as this and even the video editing itself is getting better.

[@Yatoru1]

Appreciate that man. I just really liked the Zankyou no Terror ost and thought it'd fit the tone of the video. Glad it worked out, and I'll try to keep on delivering!

[@nekokkoko3181]

I read this manga 2 times just because for the ending. I even bought the original book of flowers of evil .

[@fadilarya8325]

Why'd do that to yourself bro

[@presauced]

​@@fadilarya8325the person has a punpun pfp. it explains everything.

[@pacabaka1122]

YOU ARE THE BEST PLEASE CARRY ON WITH YOUR AMAZING WORK

[@pacabaka1122]

I love your videos! I’ve never known someone that reviews anime and manga as good as you! And your editing skills are in a god level

[@Yatoru1]

thanks man. Comments like urs keep me going.

[@BasedBuffet]

“Don’t read this manga” Imma read it

[@Yatoru1]

Just as planned

[@ethanmarino931]

@@Yatoru1 all according to keikaku

[@DefinitelyAzyn]

This was an amazing video my man, the editing and whole concept was top tier. Funnily enough I wanna read this manga now 🤣

[@Yatoru1]

Thanks bro, trying to improve little by little. And if u do end up reading the manga then all I can say is that was exactly the goal lol.

[@finncripp1473]

I just going to say three words. Aya best girl. Prove me wrong if you dare.

[@Yatoru1]

can't argue against fact

[@imnotalizard.4376]

Another great video man! I'll definitely have to give it a shot whenever I'm in the mood for something darker.

[@Yatoru1]

Appreciate it man. If or when u do get to this manga, definetely prepare urself, cuz it is both infuriating and disturbing. But it pays off so damn hard at the end.

[@zemiat]

went in knowing nothing about this manga nor author, came out being absolutely obsessed with this manga and all of oshimis other works. nothing I will read will ever be as good as this. i have re read this series 12 times in the last year. i recommend this manga to anyone. 10000000/10

[@strawberrydome]

Hi there. The way this manga is disturbing to me (but somehow it feels like a warm embrace), I do wonder how's you doing now? This manga is not a light read and the fact that you've read 12 times a year. I hope you're doing good, and happy new year!

[@berenice9000]

Have you read A Trail of Blood? It’s by the same author (I didn’t even realize it was the same author until you started describing the psychological war that this gave you) If you didn’t exactly enjoy the beginning of Flowers of Evil, I can say that the protagonist in A Trail of Blood is far more understandable in their actions, given their circumstance. It’s very disturbing though, and I couldn’t even sleep sometimes lol. But if you’re up for the challenge, I think you’d enjoy it.

[@Yatoru1]

I have (I think around 50 chaps), and I enjoyed it a lot actually. The beginning is defintely less infuriating, but still just as disturbing if not more. Don't know when ima pick it up again, but I plan to binge it from begining to end when I do.

[@kingkongmalunggay]

the story kept me awake all night. that was some disturbing shit, yet understandable. situations from both (Chi No Wadachi and Aku no Hana) stories were too nasty for their own good that police had to intervene on both of them.

[@josephstone7528]

Very well said. You captured all the things I would’ve said myself. Very good review and analysis

[@luxxen0]

this manga seems pretty good but I can see why you found it distasteful from what you've described I'd get pissed off too near the start. also, this is probably my second favourite video from you bro (eren vid is my fav) the editing and use of soundtracks was just on point although I know I won't like it at the start I'm gonna give flowers of evil a shot

[@Yatoru1]

Damn bro, glad you enjoyed it so much. The manga definitely can be annoying af to read in the begining, but man it has such an amazing payoff.

[@askiia8713]

I actually really enjoyed the fact that reading the first half was just..painful. everything the characters did was just fucking painful. They're all utterly broken and incompetent, especially the main 3 pre timeskip, which makes reading it so fucking annoying, but I loved that haha. I loved how much I hated it, maybe I'm a masochist idk lol.

[@Aziz23525]

I LOVED THE TRANSLATOR LMAO

[@animenerd07]

Sorry for being late didn't got the notification😅😅

[@Yatoru1]

Np man

[@pacabaka1122]

I love the soundtrack of breath of the wild you included btw

[@kingkongmalunggay]

Guess I was late to the party, but after watching this, I read the manga from beginning to end in one sitting. Intense part 1, somber yet resolute part 2. Most of us were young, stupid, and impulsive, and the past situations we had revolving around our ineptitude were given us parts of our lives. Learning and living with the fact that we did them is the next battle we all face today and will be encountered head-to-head by our next generation.

[@S0nder]

I think Boy's Abyss would make for a good video 🥂

[@Yatoru1]

Might check it out. Gonna be a while if I do decide to make a video on it though, cuz I'm got a couple other projects lines up.

[@S0nder]

@@Yatoru1 All good. Reccomend the read either way.

[@animenerd07]

14:30 Yatoru just say that damn sentence😂😂

[@HikariSkript]

Added to list/ Also, subscribed great videos. :)

[@yuckcrae]

you were right. i shouldn’t have read it. i feel so empty after reading this manga. i need something just like it, it feels like i’m reeling after binging drugs dude. i love everything about this manga i fr just feel empty not reading it.

[@linnedarinne]

Is it on level with I love your Cruddy? Or all the way with PunPun?

[@Yatoru1]

Haven't read I love your Cloudy, but, to me, Oyasumi Pun Pun is a 9.5+ and Aku no Hana would be around an 8.8. So while I don't personally think it's as good as Pun Pun, it's still really damn amazing.

[@linnedarinne]

Thanks. Also, the japanese name for I Love your Cruddy(not cloudy, sorry) is Kitanai Kimi Ga Ichiban Kawaii in case you ever want to read it. Careful, its pretty messed up.

[@Ymryrth]

I was definitively too young when I read this. Still enjoyed the masterful storytelling though.

[@AmiboW]

Beautiful video 🤧 I subbed

[@Migixkem]

the artstyle is actually really good in the manga but in the anime, i get it that the animation gets it to make it more creepy and realistic in a way but the manga character design is actually really good too

[@JJammin]

Definitely didn’t just read the entire thing

[@flapjack0708]

My personal favourite part of the manga begins when Kagusa and Nakamura bike to the mountain, and ends at the timeskip

[@JeremiahCecil]

Oh thank God; I'm not the only one.

[@justanomorifan3059]

Where do I read it.

[@st.altair4936]

Came from the Chainsaw Man video, this channel deserves more attention

[@twonkles]

Yo where do you read manga?

[@wanderlei2235]

Explain me the end?

[@XandraMeltphace]

I feel like you have to at least had a little part of teenage Saeki, Kasuga and Nakamura in you to have enjoyed the first part (I did and now this manga is at least top 3 for me now) I found much nostalgia in Kasugas depravity, Saekis weird empty self and Nakamuras hyper rebellious and lonely attitude. As an artist of my favorite early parts of the manga was Nakamura tearing away at Kasugas pretentiousness and turning him into his true self through the joy of vent art. The first part of the manga is uncomfortable but not because it’s just gross, it’s real as hell and most outcasted Japanese teenagers go through some shit like that, I just think you were the wrong audience for this manga.

[@taohitd]

Ok, I guess I will read it then

[@Yatoru1]

As you should

[@GoodMorningPunPun147]

I swear at one point in every teenager’s life, you’re filled with overwhelming angst/ depression. mostly because you suddenly feel frustrated at the futility of living but eventually you move on and grow up which is great. 👍

[@exlibris2016]

i read aku no hana in 2019 and recently reviewed the anime. this is my humble feeling: i haven't read the flowers of evil so i can't try any parallelism so for me just aku no hana is a false romance. the subject here is suicide, all along! right from the start. here is the story behind THIS mask of ROMANCE (my little theory to me) -----> nakamura is badly in her skin and isolated from society (her mother abandoned them her father and her; maybe the reason) -------> she feels lonely and depressed and hides her distress in her isolation --------> but one day she comes across Kasuga who has done something stupid in Japan ---------> she then has a childish judgment which is quite normal considering that she is a high school student: takao feels lonely like her and hides much better than her ------ ---> she takes it into her head to reveal it to himself ------> takao has a crush on saeki and makes a mistake ---------> suddenly a girl threatens him to denounce him, he does not understand why she is interested in him and her feelings become ambiguous -----------> unfortunately the plot is advantageous for takao because saeki shares the same feelings he has for her -------> nakamura is confused, her pervert (another word that distracts us from the true meaning to be given to the work) is happy and her hen too! --- ----> she then becomes jealous but not of this romantic jealousy: she will go up the hill and go to the other side (IMAGE FOR SUICIDE!) It is rather annoying that her precious traveling companion gradually finds her joie de vivre -------> in despair, she still makes a childish judgment on saeki this time: "she wants to fuck". saeki is hiding, she too is unhappy because "she wants to fuck"; decidedly this world is more in line with her reality but she does not intend to share takao --------> the rest of the work can be browsed under this filter. the various layers of feelings that make up the complex characters of the characters make aku no hana a mature work unapproachable to most people. nakamura wants to drive takao deep into the abyss of despair so that he follows her to death. that's why they ransack the classroom (to push takao to despair). that's why she bares him childishly and in a last gesture of despair in front of saeki on the way to the hill. What a beautiful scene that of the road to the hill: saeki the angel who will have his wings burnt understood everything without however understanding anything at all. nakamura the demon is disappointed not to have been able to lead this beautiful soul astray. we are not in a love triangle here, NO! takao loves saeki, then nakamura, saeki loves takao but nakamura she loves takao not with a love of romance, but with a destructive passion that has only one goal: suicide. at one point she had an interest in saeki but childishly she was stingy (perverts don't run the streets). aku no Hana fits well with the reality that in our lives feelings are often repressed which results in many mistakes and I would end by saying that we often talk a lot but communication does not go through.

[@nanamin7298]

Please review Boy’s abyss

[@Yatoru1]

Another person reccemonded this to me so it's def on my radar. Probs won't be anytime soon due to some other video ideas, but maybe in the future.

[@UseTheLess00]

I have tried to get into this manga twice, now. The first time I reached the 4th chapter. The second time I got to the 11th. Since everyone was praising it so much, I also gave the anime a try. The protagonist was just as unbearable there as in the manga. After watching this video, I almost feel like giving the manga another try. "Third time is the charm", hopefully

[@Yatoru1]

I feel you bro. I'm not kidding when I say I deadass was contemplating dropping the manag at basically every chapter. But it did become more bearable as I went on. I just told myself ima get through it no matter what and I'm glad I did cuz it payed off heavy. Maybe you'll like it by the end too, maybe you won't, but if you do check it out again, I wish you luck.

[@UseTheLess00]

@@Yatoru1 Well, at least it is on my radar again. Once I have more free time I may give this bad boy another shot )

[@nazunaaaaaa]

Crazy how I fell instantly in love with the story and read the whole thing in one sitting. I do think Aku no Hana is in my top 10 manga of all time and wish more people knew about it even though the first half is pretty insane.

[@BurritoDon]

Even tho the first bit of this manga does sound pretty dumb, I’m def gonna check it out

[@Yatoru1]

Hope you enjoy it man. It can be a pain to get through early on, but bro if u make it all the way to the end, it really does payoff.

[@fabianrieckhof167]

Great video

[@JeremiahCecil]

Flowers of Evil makes you feel? Yes, I felt many things, up until the scene with the gasoline and Nakamura pushes Kasuga off of the float. Then I only felt disgust. Betrayal. Then I read the rest of the magna, and felt nothing. Call me whatever you like, but the Flowers of Evil was to me a story of 2 (kind of 3) young people trying to grasp something -or die trying- and they FAIL. And the story doesn't have the decency to end it there, preferring instead to drag its characters and readers through the mud, rubbing our faces in it until grandly shrugging its shoulders as if to say "guess they're like you, now. Oh well!" Rot. I liked Shuzo Oshimi's work. I really did.

[@yeaesthetics3195]

Idk why Katsuga ended up liking Naka girl that much

[@Grayson-Winchester]

Seriously? I pre ordered it

[@Yatoru1]

A great decision made. Hope you enjoy it when it comes in!

[@skyplayz7843]

very good video

[@dqyma]

this manga was painful

[@chaosover3]

Honestly, I enjoyed not being able to relate to the main character, it was kind of relaxing. Nakamura is my favorite character since I can relate in many ways to her outcast personality. Lastly, it’s hard to be a teenager so just try and take it easy and be yourself lol

[@half-death8095]

This is one of those manga, that are best read in one night (i did the same with firepunch), if you can handle it

[@parahuprajapati3138]

Existential crisis

[@Silver-Kaitou]

"Do not Read this Manga" Okay.

[@labeilleautiste6318]

Seems very good

[@saudbintalib5701]

Well I read it though.....

[@daytimelantern6570]

I read it and wacthd it

[@bowzerlicious7896]

0:14 CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE SAUCE

[@P1umBlum]

bro got desperate 💀

[@mzcyberbat]

This is a manga that fills the reader with dread.

[@tessablol309]

Too bad, I just finished reading it muhaha.

[@Deuteromis]

This manga is depressingly great, one of my favorites. Hell you want a manga to hate, read Blood on the Tracks.

[@daytimelantern6570]

Realy copied the title lmao Good vid tho!

[@Rekozin]

Title: DO NOT READ THIS MANGA Me: I already read it Ayyyy amazing video tho bro, the soundtracks were on point this time. And ye man from my experience I also felt the same way towards the start of the manga. Nonetheless was a great manga overall but can break a ton of ppl too if they read it at the wrong time. Anyhow keep up the amazing work as always g!

[@Yatoru1]

appreciate it broski. Had some experimental editing, but happy the video turned out well in the end!

[@women2795]

Simply 10/10 manga

[@pixie7639]

W

[@sued_]

When I first read this manga I asked myself: "Does something have to be fun in order to be enjoyed?" I came to the conclusion that no. Things can be enjoyed even if they are not fun, but this.... this was horrible, uncomfortable, Ididn't enjoy reading it but for some reason I just kept on reading. I was so invested in this horrible mess that I just kept going. 7/10 Shit is too much fam. However Oyasumi Punpun 10/10 worst experience I had In my life up to this point. Highly recommended.

[@sued_]

@@stanley9424 100% metaphor but i think reading it opens up other perspectives. It didn't resonate with me that much but still it's solid

[@udaykiranpanjala2710]

I've seen the anime.. The characters kinda look ugly and noice

[@adhirajdeshmukh6813]

This is simultaneously claimed to be one of the best and worst anime adaptions there is. It has attracted much criticism and ridicule due to the huge change in character design, but this change was actually approved by the mangaka and I would tend to agree with him that it was good stylistic choice. But still I prefer the manga way more.

[@Yatoru1]

Yea they do look off in the anime, but the manga is a more aesthetically pleasing and the art gets better over time. So definetely check it out if ur interested.

[@vlonepr3d4tor]

my mans mc is both the WORST fumbler and BEST puller in all of manga history

[@Migixkem]

not gon lie, manga nakamura is kinda a waifu

[@dokoria6526]

Honestly haven't read the manga I watched the anime first and let's just say his the MC is just as frustrating in the anime...his exactly like this

[@SixPathsJoshua]

Tokyo Ghoul is the greatest manga of all time tho

[@el.pd10]

It's good but it's not even top 20 honestly 😭

[@pixie7639]

close minded

[@justhaku9240]

Super underrated, people that have only seen the anime adaptions call it "edgy bullshit" but the manga is incredible. People don't appreciate the TG manga enough. Personally I'd put it somewhere in my top 20 but I wouldn't call it the best, you ever read berserk?

[@adhirajdeshmukh6813]

No way it's the greatest manga of all time lmao. It is a good manga but no way I would put it near my top 10.

[@dannyboi7877]

Jesus christ your take is infantile.