Stay Away From This Manga.

Flowers Of Evil or Aku No Hana is a very disturbing psychological manga, so if you aren't up for that. Stay away.
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[@psychoboy7322]

Masked: don't read this manga All of us: he's using reverse psychology.

[@piratepat44]

clickbait* but yeah

[@chadshad672]

Where do i read it

[@DG-ts1wr]

It’s a roller coaster

[@kvb_4117]

@@chadshad672 mangasee123 is my favorite online sight. but buying manga helps support mangaka so if you can buy manga. but i understand

[@bobjim245]

But... I cant.... help... READING IT!!!

[@nebulimes2143]

“Stay away from this manga” sir I am at least 80% more interested in this manga than I was before this video

[@aya-mn3eo]

Reverse psychology

[@oceanman4413]

YESSSS this manga is so good! Try Inside Mari, it's less intense than Flowers of Evil, but it's still psychological.

[@snowqueen_8958]

I like how the anime uses rotoscoped animation.....the flowers of evil is to me stunning and dark and disturbing

[@QuikVidGuy]

Not hear it?-yes, I hear it, and have heard it. Long-long-long-many minutes, many hours, many days, have I heard it-yet I dared not-oh, pity me, miserable wretch that I am!-I dared not-I dared not speak! We have put her living in the tomb! Said I not that my senses were acute?

[@allineedismusicnlove]

The bloodborne music.. you are a gentleman and a scholar

[@bruhwhatswrongwitchu2458]

he's saying this is a "disturbing psychological manga", clearly never read spongebob squarepants like bro there is slavery and everything in there

[@vovabars1234]

The sheer existencial crisis Sqidward emits is no joke

[@Thenamelessgod-cz9em]

Bruh

[@davidsplooge14]

Broh

[@fly1714]

Umm okay

[@justinmceachern4953]

Drugs made the 90s cartoon world go round

[@kaisuskii2325]

title of vid: “stay away from this manga” me: “is that a challenge?”

[@jusmt5079]

Challenge accepted

[@veteranfanaccount.8333]

Challenge failed

[@sakai_sukistudios4157]

Are you challenging me!

[@7minutesago4yearsago29]

Chald acceptachenge

[@name-uz2fp]

Where can i read it

[@wanaisya1805]

Masked: Don't read this manga Others: Suddenly, we are Jared, 19

[@emmakeri973]

Doesn’t that mean you can’t read the manga though 🤔

[@Sammy-yf2sb]

😩✨"Hi i'm jared 9 and i never fucking learned how to read'

[@isthatawormwildbowreferenc4562]

@@Sammy-yf2sb the manga was music but jared was deaf - masked

[@InsaneLaughter01]

The horrifying fact that at some point that will be a super obscure meme.

[@slimxafton]

He knows we’re going to read it anyway...😈

[@kristopherwillis8075]

💯

[@asura1813]

Yep

[@gerondmosqueda8753]

That's the reason he put " stay away from this manga"

[@rachellight3054]

😔

[@adamled99]

It's pretty good. Only 57 chapters

[@RogersBase]

This, alongside Attack on Titan, was the VERY FIRST manga I ever did live reactions/reviews for. Many of those videos no longer exist since I was using panels and they've been banished to the void century but I'm so glad you finally read this!

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

Wtf rogers here

[@F_ckberk98]

they both are bessatsu shonen too. roger

[@skoptec3024]

Oh, hey Roger

[@LittleSparklingStars]

Yea they are both released in the same magazine

[@tch7416]

why do I recognize you? I've never heard of you lol

[@lilveltheplayer2164]

Masked Man: *Stay away from this manga* Me: *Proceeds to go and read it*

[@chickenoodle3397]

SAME LOL i'm reading it rn

[@katl6614]

@@chickenoodle3397 is it good so far

[@fly1714]

Have fun 😃

[@fly1714]

@@katl6614 oh.....

[@tonykhang1984]

@@katl6614 how did it go?

[@MLGHazrad]

Psychological horror is my Kryptonite. The more realistic the premise, the more I get scared because of the idea that something like this may happen

[@Drugon-Dag]

If you like disturbing stuff of any genre than I definitely reccomend The novel "Blood meridian" the literature is above that of shake spears imo

[@everinghall8622]

Horror grounded in reality is the best

[@hachikos]

a lot of the time what creeps me out most about psych horror manga is how real & relatable they are

[@emotapw]

Same

[@ArunSingh-id6ey]

@@Drugon-Dag you mean the book by Connan? The western drama, right?

[@mr.toastbread1514]

Masked Man: stay away from this manga Me: already completed it

[@kemalsonic7625]

Koyomi my boy 💞🥴

[@mr.toastbread1514]

@@kemalsonic7625 yes ;3

[@young_shaad5227]

@@mr.toastbread1514 Started it and ended it after I saw Mask's video

[@mr.toastbread1514]

@@young_shaad5227 neat

[@phantomfiend120]

Was it good?

[@ajigagah10]

For me "Stay away from this..." Is even more compelling than "You need to read this..."

[@igiveup5585]

I watched the first ep of anime based on this manga and it was boring so I dropped it but Im gonna continue watching it I came to watch it because of the ending song

[@titel9870]

@@igiveup5585 Honestly recommend reading the manga instead of watching the anime

[@cybunny25]

Good old reverse psychology

[@rebecca8866]

Yea fr it's like reverse psychology

[@liquideeriemusic4691]

more taunting and provoking 😅

[@FunnyValentine_1889]

Too late, I've already read that lol.

[@aberrant814]

Maybe the other Valentines didn't tho.

[@limptoast]

Looks like you took the first napkin

[@notacutemf]

Dajyoon

[@jack_lol]

You can be whatever you want, bug there is always some JoJo reference, clip, or some fan of it.

[@FunnyValentine_1889]

@@jack_lol Suppose that you were sitting down at this table. The napkins are in front of you, which napkin would you take? The one on your ‘left’? Or the one on your ‘right’? The one on your left side? Or the one on your right side? Usually you would take the one on your left side. That is ‘correct’ too. But in a larger sense on society, that is wrong. Perhaps I could even substitute ‘society’ with the ‘Universe’. The correct answer is that ‘It is determined by the one who takes his or her own napkin first.’ …Yes? If the first one takes the napkin to their right, then there’s no choice but for others to also take the ‘right’ napkin. The same goes for the left. Everyone else will take the napkin to their left, because they have no other option. This is ‘society’… Who are the ones that determine the price of land first? There must have been someone who determined the value of money, first. The size of the rails on a train track? The magnitude of electricity? Laws and Regulations? Who was the first to determine these things? Did we all do it, because this is a Republic? Or was it Arbitrary? NO! The one who took the napkin first determined all of these things! The rules of this world are determined by that same principle of ‘right or left?’! In a Society like this table, a state of equilibrium, once one makes the first move, everyone must follow! In every era, this World has been operating by this napkin principle. And the one who ‘takes the napkin first’ must be someone who is respected by all. It’s not that anyone can fulfill this role… Those that are despotic or unworthy will be scorned. And those are the ‘losers’. In the case of this table, the ‘eldest’ or the ‘Master of the party’ will take the napkin first… Because everyone ‘respects’ those individuals. Dojyaaa~~n! My heart and actions are utterly unclouded. They are all those of justice. You experienced it, didn't you? Only things of happiness and beauty gather towards the corpse. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

[@lachlanle7940]

The Aku no Hana anime is one of the most divisive anime out there due to it being a full-on rotoscoping anime and that the art style is so different from the manga counterpart. However, I think this is a bold and suitable choice as it extrapolates the realism of the manga, creating an uncomfortable atmosphere. It makes more sense why Shuzo Oshimi approved of this tactile approach that the director Hiroshi Nagahama (Mushi-shi) wanted to take to explore the themes of adolescence, isolation, and perversion.

[@Conturnal]

It's so sad that so many people hate it because it's different. The end of the series showing some of the "second season" that never happened makes me so sad. It also has an incredible soundtrack!

[@asdfgasdfg8006]

What do you prefer, manga or anime version?

[@Conturnal]

@@asdfgasdfg8006 I definitely think the manga is better, but the anime is so unique and interesting that I think people should give it a go.

[@asdfgasdfg8006]

@@Conturnal Oh okay, well Im thinking of reading the manga first, what would ur recommend?

[@Conturnal]

@@asdfgasdfg8006 I found it through the anime and then read the manga whilst listening to the soundtrack of the anime and it was amazing, it's like the best of both. But do what is easiest for you!

[@teeemtee5739]

Read it when i was like 15 in 1 night. It was so engrossing. As an adult i have criticisms but it is extremely unique. And like you said it has an actually somewhat happy ending

[@Ryo-in2cj]

LOL just finished reading in one night too 😂😂

[@daniels55]

10/10 imo

[@Ryo-in2cj]

@@daniels55 frl

[@christopherlambert6025]

My mans got raped right? Did they ever address it?

[@Ryo-in2cj]

@@christopherlambert6025 nope

[@xynerash]

This is the best manga that I've ever read, i love how disturbing it is. Even the animation choice for the anime pretty much describes the weirdness and how distorted the story and the characters truly are. Obviously if you don't like disturbing mangas, i wouldn't recommend it

[@MaizConLechee]

RIGHT?? the animation choice was PERFECT. I couldn't have imagined it with an anime style

[@BeastRedAsh]

It's so sad, that they haven't finished the anime adaptation, even though they had material made for it 😭

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

@@MaizConLechee and the director is now working for Uzumaki

[@larzforever248]

Read Chi No Wadachi if you like disturbing manga.

[@Migixkem]

yeah but the manga character design is like so much better but i guess that would remove the disturbing part

[@kahltdad7966]

Read this as a kid, shit traumatized 10 year old me.

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

you read this shit as a 10 y/o?!

[@Pixey003]

@@pratikchakraborty6354 some parents don’t know about manga so they just buy it for their kid thinking it’s just a normal comic

[@nicrules77]

@@Pixey003 or you just read it online 😂

[@Pixey003]

@@nicrules77 that too

[@mirai2806]

Ikr? When i saw the video title and thumbnail I was like “tell that to my 12 yo self lol”

[@benhall6206]

“Don’t read this manga” Us: “Or what?”

[@ookipuki]

Fking love that photo of 2-D

[@twopointjumper]

To be honest, during my reading of Flowers Of Evil, I never found it disturbing in general, it made me feel uncomfortable and unsettled in it's general aspect, the only thing I found disturbing in a way was Takao's descend to madness during the time he decided to get closer to Nakamura. Overall it was a unsettling read. And the ending was better than I anticipated at the time during my reading of it, overall it was a good ending, but a bittersweet one.

[@Krisliet]

To me it was a happy ending in general. MC is dating a woman who truly loves him and studying something he loves since he was a kid. The only "bad" part for me is that we finally undersotood Nakamura has really no salvation at all. She will hate humans till the day she dies and that's sad.

[@twopointjumper]

@@Krisliet though she still has hate with humans, she has found some sort of peace and doesn't want to lose it as she implored (in some some of way, she was begging) Takao to stay away so that she didn't devolve to her old self.

[@vivvy_0]

@@Krisliet which why it’s a bad end to me personally

[@Krisliet]

@@vivvy_0 well, i guess the author was trying to say that no matter how hard we try, some people just can't be saved. I can see why someone would see that as a bad end, but, considering everything that happend, and how well MC did after all that, maybe saving Nakamura was a little bit too much? I honestly though he wouldn't be able to resist her in the end and his GF would leave him and he would ruin his life. So I got happy with just a little bit of optmism.

[@twopointjumper]

@@Krisliet I agree with you but in general, the only one who won in the end was Takao, he was the only one who ended being happy in life. Because in the end Saeki made herself believe she was happy with her boyfriend, only to find out she was unhappy in the end, and Nakamura didn't really change after the incident, only thing that changed from her was her aspect and behavior, but in the inside, she's still the same. In the end, Saeki was unhappy. In the end, Nakamura failed to change. In the end, Kasuga was truly happy.

[@junya_24]

anything made by Shūzō Oshimi is creepy and uncomfortable

[@tdv10]

Creepily and uncomfortably good

[@iwillbe7214]

@@tdv10 well said. i read all of his mangas and they are all top ten on my list. am waiting for a trail of blood to finish so i can binge it

[@junya_24]

@@tdv10 Now we just need masked to read ichi the killer

[@obiwan8972]

@@iwillbe7214 is in the end game my man 😣

[@drayggenndraygenn7005]

He someone creates imagry that psychologically corners you. And the expressions feel too real

[@LeA-xq9nj]

I read it when i was 12, i was searching for ano hana but affected my whole future mentality instead 😂😂

[@juromori]

Lmao

[@AquaBubbles22]

good luck on your life

[@Captain-dt1bt]

🫡

[@ScottOrKaze]

Read this series recently at 23. I know I would've found the story deeply relatable if I read this at a closer age to the characters, 14-17, as I suffered from severe depression through that stage of my life. However, reading it as an adult I can truly appreciate the ending. I'm still moving on from traumas in my life, but I'm in a much better place, and I love that the ending shows that despite some major traumas that can happen, you can overcome it and achieve closure

[@bradboss7701]

This is unironically in my personal top 3 at any time. Its way more flawed than something like punpun but I deeply relate to this story, its beautiful in so many ways and has such a beautiful way of making you relate to it. I felt genuinely concerned if the characters were happy at the end and it really made me feel like this is a path I could have gone down as a person and I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Can't recommend enough for people who love narrative driven stories and really want to self reflect on their darkest thoughts and what that means about oneself

[@shesho6162]

PunPun suffers from its up front and easy to understand style which is a huge flaw, having information given to you on a silver platter only hurts the well crafted story , Aku no hana in a sense is much more "flawless" since it does what its trying to do very well imo

[@adi-qx8ls]

PunPun'a way better than this bro.

[@adi-qx8ls]

PunPun's way better than this bro.

[@daytimelantern6570]

Spoilers If you just read the manga Wacth the episode with the classroom painting the directing is just amazing

[@tbbrunou]

Yeah

[@cookgod87]

Which episode is it?

[@daytimelantern6570]

@@cookgod87 not sure 100% but maybe 9 or around there

[@janusdoppel3719]

@@cookgod87 ep7

[@cookgod87]

@@janusdoppel3719 Thanks

[@AJPzaworld]

Nice to know you’ve read No Longer Human-even if it was the manga adaptations, which are not the best representation of the original novel. I love the novel, and knowing how much of it was based on the author Osamu Dazai’s real life trauma always broke my heart. Man suffered horrifically in life, and never really felt a sense of happiness. That whole novel was basically an explanation from him about why he and his wife decided to end it all. Seeing as Flowers of Evil is in the same vein, I’ll definitely try and give it a read. Depressing media is something I adore.

[@ativaadzem566]

I think you would watch the movie " No longer Human" , live-action. It talks about the event Osamu went through before writting the novel. It was beautiful 😭😭😭

[@Dartytf2]

im really happy that people are still talking about this manga, while not alot of people liked the anime with how the animation was done via rotoscoping, i honestly think this is a under-rated manga/anime. i love it so much.

[@snaek2594]

I have no issues with the rotoscoping. Someone had to act, and artists had to accentuate. It was a little off in the first episode, to be honest, but I got used to it and didn't dislike it by the end of the anime.

[@dokoria6526]

Honestly loved everything about the anime, just sucks that there was no season 2. Most annoying thing is the MC himself. In the anime anyway.

[@gaugea]

@@dokoria6526 i just watched the anime and ong he was so frustrating. the animation was gorgeous though

[@dawidson_ziom]

I think it was the best idea to use rotoscoping for this anime. This just gives such a unique vibe that fits the anime better than anything

[@mikasablackerman6776]

I liked the animation. It was something different and refreshing

[@universeimagination7495]

Views: 6 Comments: 47 I think KZbin read Oyasumi Punpun.

[@natanfabros]

Actually the ending makes me cry, what a masterpiece manga

[@yandere_0187]

I just finished the manga and omg I just wanna punch Kasuga he is so pathetic or I think he has been mentally broke by Nakamura

[@lyndidasi8421]

I read it when I was 13 or 14, i found it really interesting. I couldn't really understand everything and also i found it weird , but that's why it was so interesting to read, i had never read a manga like this before. I can't even count how many times I've re-read some chapters.

[@cosmicklutz1675]

Read it years ago and this manga legit gave me an existential crisis, I was crying uncontrollably for an hour coming down to the end. I remember wanting to have someone untether me from my mundane life too, what a wild experience. The only other manga that made me cry uncontrollably was metamorphosis

[@Tommy-bb7uy]

Metamorphosis is another level of depressing, man.

[@akitsuki1149]

Ahhhh, the ptsd of metamorphosis is coming back to me, please send help

[@sethtone8634]

what's truly crazy is if you can relate to the characters feelings on some level.

[@LuminousBorah]

Sup Nappa!

[@AnhNguyen-bk7qh]

what???

[@Hamza-vb7hy]

Get some help bro XD

[@joelpandess2346]

I understand what you mean

[@crunchyTOP24]

Minus all the crazy stuff like stealing undies and lighting yourself on fire but yeah.. on some level we do..

[@Z0MB13M0DZ]

I watched this anime when i was like 14 and every episode gave me anxiety

[@bungeeegumz]

Its an anime??? .o.

[@nothintoreadhere6168]

The anime made me uncomfortable,and I love it.

[@tylerandjosh9097]

@@bungeeegumz animation is bad tho

[@asano7389]

For me, this manga is amazing, the characters even if they are immature and do some horrible things in childhood after they grow up they become more mature and normal. Nakamura, this mysterious and bizarre character is very interesting and we better understand the reasons of her actions at the end which for me is one of the best I've read. Even if it's not for everyone, I still recommend people to read it because it's a pretty unique experience with the way it approaches the themes of the passage of time and the desire not to be normal. "Flowers of Evil" resonated more with me than "Oyasumi Punpun" for example which bears little resemblance.

[@guts-0077]

funfact: never say dont read it bc everyone will end up reading it

[@pinheadsquarefriend4189]

That’s the point, reverse psychology

[@kaipenalosa3809]

U should collab with the anime man one day. He's read a lot of manga of various genres and I think you'd have a great discussion about manga especially disturbing ones. Great Vid! Keep up the hard work!

[@soullessgintoki3226]

The entire idea of acting on impulse is a major thing in the story. I once read an analysis on it that connected specific events in the manga to the ID part of ur brain, which is the part that controls impulse actions. It was extremely interesting and the way it connected to the story was crazy.

[@abubakr8755]

ur on tik tok

[@shesho6162]

Well you could interpret Tokiwa, Saeki and Nakamura as the ego, superego and ID that all affect the actions of Kasuga and his psyche

[@thomasgarrow1599]

Such an amazing manga, the middle school parts are a bit weird but the high school parts have such amazing ways of paying off things set up in earlier in the plot and I never at one point was uninterested in what would happen next. Definitely a worth while piece

[@TickTockClock941]

Don't toy with me Nagataro: The bad ending

[@wyattnorton9784]

It's better than so many manga. Disturbing? Bruh, it is psychological, but definitely not Disturbing. It deals with dark subjects but never gratuitous. I interpreted the story as a boy delving into the dark side of adolescence. While he loves seki, nakamura scratches an itch in him he can't describe. She excites him in a psychosexual way. This story, putting it simply is like a Freudian wet dream. Kasuga being the Ego, seki the super ego, and nakamura tlas the ID. He's obsessed with the flowers of evil book because it's a book about natural darkness. He doesn't really understand the book, but he feels the vibe of it. He's says himself that he was getting high on himself and he doesn't really understand the book. He a shows it to nakamura, but she throws it aside, because she doesn't need to read it. She knows what that darkness is like first hand. She's plagued with a natural darkness being her personality disorder. I've heard interpretations of her as having passed, but this didn't make sense, because a part of me felt bad for her, she was a victim of some she couldn't explain herself. She relates to Kasuga in this aspect, except that Kasuga may be going through a depressive stage of adolescence. My interpretation of what is wrong with Nakamura is that she suffers from antisocial personality disorder. She exhibits violent and self-destructive behavior with her committing acts of vandalism, assaults kasuga's dad with a bat, manipulation, humiliation and the imagery of the flower and "shit-bugs" she's sees is how she sees the world, metaphorically. Everything is shit to her, everyone is the same, but she saw something with Kasuga that wasn't completely shit due to how he wasn't completely covered with the "shit-bugs." This final page of the manga shows Nakamura's perspective of the world to back this interpretation up. Antisocial personality disorder is a disorder found in almost all non-mentaly ill serial killers. Since it is classified as a personality disorder it doesn't impacts her perception of reality. As said before, what she sees is a metaphor for her perception of reality. She's fully aware of what she's doing and by the end of the story when Kasuga and Nakamura meet again she's obviously not herself. Which means after the self-imulation attempt at the festival she was forced to seek help. On the beach she acts docile compared to how she use to be. Coming from someone who does take a type of medication and knows people who are under medication for certain disorders this is how she would act. Their playful fight on the beach is them both letting it all out on each other. This is where the two metaphorically have sex in the form of violence. He's does find romantic love outside Nakamura and Seki, this fight is Kaduga and Nakamura's moment of intimacy. Seki was dragged into their previous twisted relationship and got hurt. He washed his hand of this relationship and moved on to meet and eventually marry someone outside these two. SmThis new girl gets pulled into their fight on the beach, creating a ménage á trois, this balances out his ID and Superego, thus completeling his adolescent transformation into a man.

[@writhing_1]

holy shit

[@randommfk]

this comment is beautiful

[@randommfk]

it's like a flower

[@thorfinnbestmc3051]

The anime adaptation was so bad💀💀💀

[@catdogfishdogcats]

I liked the unique style.

[@davidkiller61]

I actually liked it. It made it feel sinister. Definitely kinda ugly looking but it's also unique.... Too bad season 2 never came.

[@standup9298]

it was really good imo

[@QDJW]

Its literally sitting a 7 on Mal

[@donjuan3182]

@@QDJW "I can't think for myself and have to rely on the opinions of others"

[@bhfgedddrt5fbg]

It actually painful to read . I finished this manga in 2 days without sleeping , and I don't get it why Nakamura tried to commit suicide solo.

[@TheCityChamp3]

She realized right before they killed themselves that Kasuga would be able to go on and live a normal life without her influence. That's why when they wrestle on the beach at the end she calls him a normal man and tells him never to see her again.

[@bhfgedddrt5fbg]

@@TheCityChamp3 damm man , it's made me cry.

[@rat9199]

I really loved the last chapter, I think it was necessary, it explains a lot in a very simple way and adds a diferent light to the end of nakamura's story. Great manga. I'm currently reading A trail of blood by the same autor, and even tho pacing is an issue right now I'd still recommend it (it really ramps up with the junji ito style faces lol)

[@chung1041]

Masked: don't read this manga Me, a minor 3 years ago: too fucking late

[@cartonguy7738]

A minor 3 years ago?

[@mikeyschwarzenegger2430]

i finished this manga. and it one of my favorite work of all time.

[@firstnamelastname8382]

Same man. Didn’t like the Anime Adaptation though..

[@damien9683]

"Stay away from this manga" Me: (Read it over ten years ago) *Too late* but I appreciate the gesture...

[@burtburt9321]

“Stay away from this manga” Me: ok *clicks off video and stays away from manga*

[@skoppe_8094]

To me, this is peak manga. The best & and my favorite manga by far. Once I picked it up, it was like crack, I couldn’t put it down. Imo, Kasuga’s character journey is most definitely the best in all of animanga.

[@Nick-bh5uk]

Wasn't expecting "Hunter's Dream" to be the background music to this video but I absolutely love it

[@wryannevanornum]

Dude bloodborne really fits here🤣🤣

[@agentmiso6446]

I was about to comment that I heard it in the back lol

[@varunvaranasy6398]

It's been a while since I've read this. My understanding, before watching this video, was that the manga really illustrated how easy it was to fall to obsession and intrusive thoughts. We see how mc is swayed and taken along not only by the missus but by himself. He lets himself go along with the ride. It's wack how easily he let go of the person he was to the person he thought he was

[@ringo3917]

This manga / anime has one of the best portrayals of what it looks and feels like to feel like absolutely nothing. You can’t eat, sleep, talk, socialize. You just feel like nothing and the anime does such a good job as replicating it

[@aspenmrak]

i read this in one night. it was so good

[@gantisebeatz]

W

[@Helloknight]

killing sstalking fans: *amateurs* attack on titan fans: *cackles* people who read horror webtoons: *MORTALS~*

[@hachikos]

anh is just as disturbing as they are, without the tackiness

[@soldier6763]

Kinda off topic but I need some horror/thriller webtoons/mangas recommendations other than the popular ones

[@Senorgrav]

Idk man shuzos work is god tier. That man is different his work always has me crazy invested

[@hinamatsuro1908]

I read all of it... It's beautiful I don't understand why people say it's disturbing

[@reponix9604]

Most people may think that the age at which these events occur is the greatest disturbance, but I actually believe it is closer to reality than you might think. I'm not so sure about others, but for me personally, I definitely fantasized and experienced things of erotic and evil nature starting in the 8th grade. I think this is the point where the perversion and true evil blossoms. No one at the age would ever admit it though, and maybe even wouldn't later in life, or perhaps forgotten. I like to believe that the author chose the main character to experience these life altering events at the age he experienced them for that reason, more than the shock factor of their age group

[@devaunbeats]

Aku no Hana is one of my favorite manga ever. After reading it I needed more. Still haven't been able to find something that scratches that itch, even in the creator's other works.

[@necodalie6830]

i just read this as a first manga and i feel like im developing mental ilness jesus that was fuking crazy masterpiece

[@IceBear-mj3qc]

Absolutely boring manga, that glasses girl was so annoying. Chi no wadachi is still a better manga

[@ravenshin7775]

My friend and i reconnected through this book. One time I recommended a manga called flowers of evil to my friend 4 years ago but at that time i meant a different manga. Fast forward a year later we didn't talk anymore but i stumbled upon aku no hana and I was hooked, and I knew my friend would have loved it too. 2 years later he randomly messaged me at 2am saying i should read a manga called flowers of evil (aku no hana). Now we celebrated 1 year together a few days ago. I love you lyuji!

[@odoru4526]

Hey Mask did you know there's a fan account on ig of you lol had to tell you

[@shinetah360]

I’m glad you read it. Shuzo Oshimi makes things that are relatable, incredibly impulsive characters, full of drama and straight up depression

[@thoth7290]

"Local KZbin Comment Section Learns What Reverse Psychology Is"

[@tdog12344]

I’m reading this series for the third time right now...

[@iwillbe7214]

my favorite manga of all time

[@tdog12344]

@@iwillbe7214 Oshimi is the GOAT

[@iwillbe7214]

@@tdog12344 well said. definitly a goat

[@iwillbe7214]

@@tdog12344 read all his mangas up till now except for a trail of blood. waiting to end so i can binge it

[@tdog12344]

@@iwillbe7214 I’ve read FOE, Happiness, Inside Mari, and A Trail Of Blood, but I haven’t read some of his earlier shorter works

[@Crowned_Light]

the anime adaptation would have gotten a second season if it wasn't for the people who were stupid enough to hate an anime for the artstyle

[@sophiapeters8206]

Already reading it! It's everything he says it is. It's an uncomfortable read.

[@korogorou2863]

Ngl, in the first half, I was enraged at all main characters. I kept on insulting on how all of them lost some screws, their lacking of brain cells -- everything. As I dig in chapters by chapters, I hope all the characters can stop being stupid, but they did not, all of them just went worse, and my anger did not subside at all. Every new chapters did nothing but fueled me even more. However, the second half, just, so so so so so so pretty, wonderful. It's just so wonderful to see how all them tried to confront their dark past -- how all of them find their own light, and tried to be a better person

[@ShmurdaaaA]

I binged this out in a day and holy crap had to stop half way through at like chapter 30 it had me F*cked up for a bit actually felt like I was gonna be sick but then finally finished it later that night overall really enjoyed it was glued to it from start to end but holy crap is it crazy

[@Serjohn]

in japan elementary school is 6 years, middle 3, high 3, this is common in many countries actually, 2-a means 8th grade so 14 years old

[@stefanofrancella13]

Aku no Hana is a masterpiece.

[@kidusfantaw1323]

question that black screen from 1:47 ish was it an editing error or a choice to make the viewer imagine the characters beforehand?

[@arpiabu-alrub7484]

Flowers of Evil is my absolute favorite manga, it moved me more than any other manga for some reason

[@JohnnySukuna]

Also for those who are looking for more like Aku no Hana read these:- Umibe no Onnanoko Kuzu no Honkai Ningen Shikakku Boku wa Marie no Naka

[@Nagram_]

Aku No Hana truly delves into how abusive and evil the human mind can get. It's pretty fucked up wiout really supernatural elements and that makes it even more disturbing. I fucking love it.

[@Sally.C]

Just read and it's not very this hardcore and stuff it's probably hard for people with mental stuff going on, maybe I just don't get it 🤷🏼‍♀️ I just saw a guy with no guts being manipulated by a girl with a bipolar personality disorder and him enjoying the effects of Stockholm syndrome

[@CatLivesNite]

A trail of blood or chi no wadachi is also a very good psychological horror.

[@samxdy5563]

read..ashita no joe... i lost hope.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

He knows of it, so keep pushing

[@blah7270]

Masked says: "stay away if you're not stable, this is disturbing" Me, unstable: So this is a must read

[@franklinbonnefoy2295]

To be honest, I didn't find this as disturbing as you said but I guess it's just how I perceived it. If anything, I'm pretty sad that they didn't get into Nakamura's life more about why she acted the way she did. There was a slight hint that I got that might be a partial reason to why but it never explained the other half. The "final" chapter in her point of view gave me that.... Bad touch feeling but again they didn't get much into it. Which I guess makes sense but I just really wish I knew more. All in all, it's a good read and it's pretty short. If anyone actually wants to read, I read it on mangajar

[@taohitd]

This is y u have wholesome manga like spy x family, so that after reading disturbing stuff like this u can cleanse ur soul with some wholesomeness 😭

[@mjg5318]

When I was like 15 I used to read manga p much all day every day. I’d say this is the one that stuck with me the most

[@NT-ok4zr]

The Eye flower reminds me of a lithograph by Odilon Redon (I think it's called The Eye Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity?)

[@Ramses060784]

I do love the anime too I don't care what others think about it.

[@bezerkqwerty5984]

Same sad it had alot of hate

[@jerrybreda5218]

My second time recommending Inside Mari by Oshimi Shuzo, just as uncomfortable and abstract. Very interesting themes, but definitely not for everyone… if you do read it though lmk :)

[@Ewan0710]

it’s a good manga but it’s not disturbing at all, the ending was a bit unsatisfying tho

[@aveiam7294]

Yep, flower of evil was definitely an “experience”

[@mabithebard]

No but in all seriousness, DO read it. It is a masterpiece. It’s essentially the transition piece from Oshimi Shuzo’s old style to new style, and you can really see the change as you go from the first to second half of the series. However, big trigger warnings for stuff like attempted suicide and sexual assault(there is an explicit rape scene). And don’t come at me with “trigger warnings don’t matter”, cuz another one of this author’s manga managed to bring back a warped version of a traumatic memory I’d buried for years - though that just goes to show how talented Shuzo is and how realistic Shuzo’s works feel.

[@expcrusher1911]

Also totally unrelated reading recommendation RED: living on the edge It’s like vagabond and trigun had a 1880’s western child

[@primal_cy]

Ironically, I read this manga when I was going through depression and anxiety.

[@cianandez]

Finished this manga recently after trying to watch the animated version- I think because the manga used a more typical manga art style, I was actually able to stomach the content. The anime being rotoscoped was super realistic making it much more disturbing. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised and super satisfied with the ending. I don’t think this is manga is something I’d revisit, but I’ll recommend it.

[@dannyboi7877]

Your inability to understand how someone might be other from you is revealing.

[@outkast_exe190]

I loved this manga sooo much, I stayed up all night and read all of iy and felt so empty when I was done. You definitely should read this if you like disturbing shit with a good story

[@MJ-nh2bs]

i read it and i have no idea why it is seen as ‘disturbing’ i just think people are exaggerating

[@neoliberal_af]

@Ida the ending was realisitic af, thats why you think its not satisfying.

[@neoliberal_af]

@Ida because she takes pills

[@dylan2348]

this is one of my favourite mangas oat, possibly my absolute favourite behind one piece. i read aku no hana as a depressed lonely 15 year old and i related to kasuga and tokiwa a bit too much. it impacted my life like no other story and is one of those “changed my life” manga.

[@kira3821]

I feel bad for saeki man

[@miyondarang3392]

I really loved the manga, at first I was really confused , the twisted things that happens and the redemption at the end, i found it really beautiful, this is a beautiful piece of work , it's like a tangled thread slowly and slowly untangled .

[@GokuHindustani]

this manga takes you to different world and gives you very different feeling i have enjoyed reading this but if you are going through depression or anixiety you should not read it