Flowers of Evil: Vol. 3
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In the third volume of The Flowers of Evil, Takao must make a decision. He now has an opportunity to break free from the social shackles that Nakamura has placed on him, as he has a chance to be loved by someone he has affections for. This could also be an opportunity to be accepted by the masses in his small community. But with this choice comes fear and self-reflection.
After having an chance trip to Nakamura's place, where he got to experience the world his only "friend" has grown up in, he realizes that for both teens, there is very little future to look forward to as they are raised in the boonies. Their lives are mapped out before them. For most adolescents these days, life will continue to be blase at best, miserable at worst.
Can they change things together? Do they want to even bother?show more
Product details
- Paperback | 192 pages
- 128 x 178 x 18mm | 158.76g
- 06 Dec 2012
- Vertical Inc.
- New York, United States
- English
- 1
- 1935654489
- 9781935654483
- 46,059
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Oshimi uses surreal imagery a wall of eyes, a fun-house mirror, a giant sink hole to suggest that Kasuga s normal teenage discomfort with sexual feelings has become something more powerful and destructive: shame...That said, The Flowers of Evil is a shockingly readable story that vividly one might even say queasily evokes the fear and confusion of discovering one s own sexuality. Recommended. The Manga Critic
"Unlike [other manga], The Flowers of Evil understands that strength comes from great insecurities and weakness. However, this strength is not about climbing mountains and emerging victorious. This involves strength in crossing the dark side of the mountain and how to bask in it nourishing our personal demons...By loving this manga I recognize what a sick and twisted individual I have become. While I can still say that I am not truly deviant, Flowers of Evil is a great reminder of my own thirst for power and my own personal corruption. Otaku Champloo"show more
About Shuzo Oshimi
At only 30 years of age, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for a decade for major manga publishers such as Kodansha and Futabasha. Raised in the slow laid back hills of Gunma, in mid-eastern Japan, Oshimi wished to someday escape his community for bigger pastures. Living solely off of comics and books, he is a man of words and that shows in his very humanist stories. While he has drawn nine series in the past decade, Oshimi's star began to climb just recently in 2008 with the release of his first hit Drifting Net Cafe. This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazuo Umezzu work, Drifting Classroom, was adapted into a live action series and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with his most recent series Flowers of Evil. In 2010 and 2011, the property quietly landed on numerous must read lists and has helped revitalize the shonen genre.show more
