Aku no Hana Discussion

BDT87

BDT87

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I can see a lot of people hated the animation and before you go angry with me, I did like it. It was something new and I understand why people hated/got angry with the style. But you must admit the character animation was always animated, and that must taken a lot of work. The background were awesome and the music was nice and creepy.
My impressions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJAeWnRe7Wg
 
I've got nothing nice to say about the direction they took with Potato of Evil. If they wanted to do a J-Drama they should have just sucked it up and done it instead of hiding behind a half assed Rotoscoping style (That if I read what I did correctly, cost as much as Colorful (the film) to do) and then blame anyone who didn't like it by dismissing them as perverts who were only in it to whack off to the main female character. (really? is your taste that awful you'll do that over that character?)

So yeah, worst show of the season; a show that makes even the likes of Date-A-Live look like Cowboy Bebop in comparison and does a massive disservice to those who were looking forward to this.
 
I can see this thread didn't go well, I forgot to post through out the episodes. Well now that it has finished I can say I really enjoyed it even though I know a lot of people disliked it just because of the animation.
I just finished my review of Aku no Hana so if you would like to take a look at it please do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=403Ifd2sKec Don't worry, no spoilers.
Did anyone else watch it here? What did you make of the series? LETS DISCUSS!
 
Best show of the spring season.

Quoting myself from the viewing journal thread:

Ath said:
Flowers of Evil 13

Hah. Leave it to this series to make its final episode mostly a long recap combined with a montage for a second season that we probably won't get. It was like a slap to the face and an agonising tease all at once. I couldn't possibly think of a more fitting ending! :P

Of all the anime I've watched this season, it felt like Flowers of Evil was the one that most had a creative and artistic vision that it executed and followed through with right up until the end. Everything from the rotoscoping to the music and the performances contributed towards creating an unsettling and foreboding atmosphere. It was a very tough watch at times, but it was never anything less than compelling viewing. It threw a mirror up towards both human behaviour and that dark and twisted side to our psyches that we have. It also did a great job in portraying that unique sense of alienation we experience as teenagers (well, some of us, your mileage may vary there :P ).

This all culminated in the final scene of Episode 7, easily the most breathtaking sequence of the season, as Kasuga finally rips off his "mask" and destroys the classroom with Nakamura. For the only time in the entire series, he feels free. It's an amazingly liberating experience that was directed perfectly. Episode 8 then followed it up with just an extended scene of Kasuga and Nakamura walking away hand-in-hand, no dialogue, just ambient music. A beautiful and absolutely perfect follow up to the previous episode's events, it didn't need words but it still spoke volumes. Honestly, I could just keep going like this, listing powerhouse scene after powerhouse scene in each episode.

Flowers of Evil is bold, uncompromising and brilliant. It was a total breath of fresh air and I definitely would welcome the chance to see more.
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This anime was just too great. I just hope they can make the second season though i dont have that much hopes. I'm not really sure about his sucess in Japan but outside of it i dont think it was that great, which this second part doesnt matter for the second season.

The animation is different yes but everyone should give this one a try. Its not about cute stuff (which i hate), its not about superpowers or whatever, its about true characters that 100% exist in real life and act like the way they are supposed. There are so many great things about this but describing not eve comes close of the expenrience you might have when watching. This is already licensed in the US so ill get it for sure.
 
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