The Flowers of Evil
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| 5/5 This series deserves to be seen for the macabre comedy that manages to express, Nakamura going to sneak back to the two lovebirds and something horribly sick! Then see his reaction to the end of the talk ill of Kasuga is something epic, get to give him a bucket of water to expose him in front of Saeki is a meanness worthy of his folly I hate to think after this appointment, what the future holds that fool of Kasuga! |
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| I feel anxious every time I watch this show. 5/5 |
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| This was so awkward to watch, I don't know I will be able to watch the part in the mountains (my favourite scene in manga). I like this version of ending song more. |
| Please, someone needs to do a .gif of Nakamura running after she has dropped the water in the guy. I mean, that should be the symbol of trolling and running away, putting fire and then watching the world burn. hahaha so epic |
| That angel scene was really strange. |
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| I feel more uncomfortable every single episode. Watching this makes my heart drop over and over and over...But I can't look away. Gahhhhhhhhh |
DJNOSTYLE said: I feel more uncomfortable every single episode. Watching this makes my heart drop over and over and over...But I can't look away. Gahhhhhhhhh LOL! Same here! Even though i have dropped this anime since the 1st ep, for some reason it lured me back like a fishing hook as i continued to slowly watch it. I struggle but i can't seem to get away...... What is this i don't even!?!?! @A@ |
| I really hated this episode, im getting more and more annoyed by Kasuga's socially retarded behaviour. Really only people with issues (autism for example) act like this. In my opinion the idea of turning a fictional manga story into a "realistic" environment was a really bad idea, since there are so many things in the story that just don't happen in real life. As much as people wanna call the art and story realistic, it just isn't. I mean, which girl go on a date with somebody that barely says a word, or what person steals somebody's gym clothes in the first place? In manga you can get away with these things but if your intention is to make a realistic story, don't copy a manga (which is great btw). |
| Why didn't he took off that goddamned Saeki's gym clothes in some secluded place such as a toilet? |
| WTF was that really colorful acid background... it stood out like a sore thumb against the normally drab surroundings of the show. Lol, he hadn't listened to a word of her chat in the cafe. That's a terrible thing to do during a date... but then again he had bigger problems to worry about. I thought the "Heaven" scene and water splash scenes were too long, though. |
| I seriously hate Kasuga's weak personality, it frustrates the fuck out of me. Why would he be scared of Nakamura telling his entire class that he was the one that stole Saeki's cloths? Nobody in his class likes Nakamura so chances of them believing her is very slim. All Kasuga's gotta do it act confident that he wasn't the one who did it and throw away Saeki's cloths. Watching Kasuga being forced to wear Saeki's cloths is just painful and when Nakamura poured water over him made me cringe. |
| SayakaMagica wrote: I thought the "Heaven" scene ... were too long, though. Me too ! I soon started to count the number of times that the "heaven" scene was repeated. I kept expecting that they HAD to stop soon. They repeated that scene to the point where 100% of the viewers would surely be seriously irritated by it. I am pretty sure that the director intentionally does a lot of things to irritate, insult, and make fun of the audience. There are many examples of this. Maybe the director thinks that we are masochists, and that we crave this mistreatment. Maybe he is a sadist and enjoys treating us this way. If he is "S" and we are all "M" then everybody will be happy. |
IntervisioN said: I seriously hate Kasuga's weak personality, it frustrates the fuck out of me. Why would he be scared of Nakamura telling his entire class that he was the one that stole Saeki's cloths? Nobody in his class likes Nakamura so chances of them believing her is very slim. All Kasuga's gotta do it act confident that he wasn't the one who did it and throw away Saeki's cloths. Watching Kasuga being forced to wear Saeki's cloths is just painful and when Nakamura poured water over him made me cringe. Do you even Japan? He would have to commit sudoku if people found out about it. Or just go far far away and ruin the life of his parents. You've seen it yourself that she's stronger than him. Bitch is crazy. She may even kill his family if he doesn't listen to her. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| I seriously LOVE this show!!! the animation is fantastic, they should make more animes like this one!!! 5/5 |
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ZetaZaku said: Do you even Japan? He would have to commit sudoku if people found out about it. Or just go far far away and ruin the life of his parents. You've seen it yourself that she's stronger than him. Bitch is crazy. She may even kill his family if he doesn't listen to her. Mmm, so he will have to die by puzzles :) ZetaZaku said: Do you even Japan? He would have to commit seppuku if people found out about it. Or just go far far away and ruin the life of his parents. You've seen it yourself that she's stronger than him. Bitch is crazy. She may even kill his family if he doesn't listen to her. Fixed. |
| Seppuku (切腹, "cutting the belly") is a form of Japanese ritual suicide. Harakiri (腹切り, "belly cutting") is a slightly different way of saying exactly the same thing. But apparently the connotations are a bit different. I think it is a fair statement that "harakiri" is a synonym for "seppuku". The character 切 is the verb meaning "to cut". The character 腹 is the noun meaning "belly", "stomach" or "abdomen". Jisatsu (自殺, "self-killing") is the normal word that means "suicide". 自 = self. 殺 = to kill. If Kasuga gets upset and jumps off a bridge, that would be suicide (jisatsu, 自殺). But it would not be Seppuku (切腹). If he just cuts his wrists, it would not be Seppuku. There is a very specific ritual that has to be followed, if I understand correctly. While I am on this macabre topic, there is a very widespread stereotype that there is an extremely high rate of suicide in Japan. However, that is just a myth. Here are actual statistics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate However, I think it would be correct to state that the seppuku rate in Japan is higher than any other country in the world. |
okanaganMay 13, 2013 11:32 AM
| Hmm, interesting episode. Poor Kasuga's so distracted by Nakamura his whole date ... and wow telling him to kiss her?! Ouch D: Still though, I liked that he got her the book. He was completely different at the bookstore ... the park scene was so awkward though. I mean the "confession" ... the subs said he wanted a "purely platonic" relationship right?! So were they trolling?! I mean I didn't think he'd actually CONFESSED confessed ... or well whatever. The way it was worded I thought he just wanted to be friends :S THEN THE BUCKET. LIKE WTF LOL O_O He seems to have covered it up pretty well, so I wouldn't think Saeki noticed ... anyway, it'll be interesting to see how their new relationship develops, especially since Nakamura said she wouldn't interfere ... :O Also, new ED? Or well just without the bass and stuff - I liked this version :P |
Veretax said: THis anime is worse than a clockwork orange. Dropped. I loved Clockwork Orange. |
| God, how I'd love to punch that bitch in the face. I hope he snaps and beats the shit out of her some time soon. |
| Shoot first, think never. |
Open-Dice said: God, how I'd love to punch that bitch in the face. I hope he snaps and beats the shit out of her some time soon. |
9988 said: ZetaZaku said: Do you even Japan? He would have to commit sudoku if people found out about it. Or just go far far away and ruin the life of his parents. You've seen it yourself that she's stronger than him. Bitch is crazy. She may even kill his family if he doesn't listen to her. Mmm, so he will have to die by puzzles :) It's happened before.  |
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 3nvy said: that eoten be eatin the pizza pi Does anybody know a way that a body could get away? |
slashenjoi said: lol'd Loved the "sasasasa" think, thought she was cute then, and even may like her.. but then she comes out and make everything even creeepier.. before it was just awkward and embarrassing. Why does Kasuga even listen to her? Why did Saeki told she like the date, when it was clearly a misunderstanding? love it... though it's extremely slow paced, actually under-slow-paced. |
| The date was really really cute, but also very awkward |
| Bucket scene was intense as fuck with all those replays and angles. Best part of the show so far. |
| The bucket scene :( Nakamura definitely has some serious psychological issues. I'm getting the feeling that this isn't going to end well. |
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| Lol that jump walking with the rainbow background xD and well pretty nice he actually managed to get her as girlfriend! The ending was pretty interesting, I wonder if she's really jealous or just that fucked up! |
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| nakamura u ugly b*tch! |
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| Saeki is to kind iWishTifaWasReal said: nakamura u ugly b*tch! she is strange and creepy |
| The only thing I do not get about this series is why hasn't he thrown the gym suit away by now? He had plenty of opportunities to ditch the sweater in the bushes, in the river,maybe cut the gym suit up in a billion pieces and flush it down the toilet.Heck he could have even went to his homeroom after school and just stick the gym suit back into Saeki's little locker while no one was looking. And why did Kasuga act like he one the lottery when Saeki agreed to be in a platonic relationship with him and why did Saeki treat it as a confession?Does platonic mean a completely different thing in Japan? Because it in the US platonic means no romantic relations or friends without benefits. |
| I love how the biggest outwardly pervy person in this show is female... it's about time. Girls are hentai's too mang. Great episode... that bucket! |
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| Nakamura is totally despicable, ugh. The date was cute, apart from her being there. I don't hate Kasuga either, the classmates MAY not believe Nakamura if she told them he took the gym clothes, but they were saying previously that Kasuga and Nakamura have a lot in common etc... they're basically on the same rung of the social ladder lol. It's kind of a risk, plus he sees the whole thing as a "sin" and probably wouldn't want to take the easy way out of burning the clothes or throwing them away or whatever (although that would probably solve his problems! but even so, he couldn't stop Nakamura stalking him or making his life hell in other ways. TEENAGE YEARS ARE HARD). Oh and I'm p sure he meant platonic in the sense like... working up to being romantic or physical lol. You see it pretty often in other series. |
puddinglyJan 14, 2014 1:51 PM
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| The ED is so damn fitting that its starting to grow on me. Awesome episode. |
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| i think that i like this anime because the two main characters portrait my good personality and my bad personality,and maybe there are others that find themselves both in nakamura and kasuga. i wonder what their mbti is...i'm thinking Kasuga(infj) ...as myself Saeki(esfj) Nakamura(istp) |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| Awkward |
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| this would be auto 10/10 if he snapped and murder nakamura (srs) on other news... wood plow saeki so hard her pussy wouldn't look the same each time I ravage her |
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| wow do they live in some kind of ghost town or what?? also is that mustache real?? |
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| It just struck me how genius this anime was on this episode. The rotoscoping, the awkwardness, the whole situation is so well made and so well placed. It's smashing. I'm completely loving it. |
| *licks your eyeball* |
| The dating was so awkward yet enjoyable. |
| Cartoons and anime is my reality. |
| Nakamura is literally one crazy psycho bitch |
| I was at a loss for breath when she poured the bucket because I thought he was definitely fucked. I was just sucking in air like "did that really just happen?!" |
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| Feel bad for Kasuga. One of the biggest moments of his life and he can't even enjoy it. Nakamura is a terrorist in the most plain definition of the word. Gotta say, I like that the plot revolves around something relatively simple and mundane (stolen gym clothes) and manages to spin out every form of teen angst and fear from that. I think while so much of anime occupies a high school / middle school setting, very few capture the atmosphere of what being a student at that age is actually like. In that sense this show really is a cut above the rest, in no small part due to the fantastic performances given by the cast. All of them are really believable. I knew people like Kasuga in high school. Hell, at certain times I'm pretty sure I *was* Kasuga in high school (though admittedly never quite as wimpy). Another great episode, keeping things moving along nicely. Can't wait to see where this goes next. |
| Maybe I just had crappy subtitles but how does "will you enter a PLATONIC relationship with me" equal "I have a crush on you"? |
| "It's a tragic misunderstanding that could have been easily avoided if he just finished his sentence in time!" — Richard Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball) |
| Would you enter a non sexual relationship with me? |
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