The Flowers of Evil

惡の華 · あくのはな

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Year2010 〜 2014

Volumes11

Latest volumeVol. 11 2014-06-09

Estimated circulation~0.3M est.

StatusCompleted

Publisher講談社

est. Rough estimate based on volume count, reprints and magazine — not an official figure

Adaptations

Live-action film惡の華 2019

TV anime惡の華

Live-action drama惡の華

Overview

The story opens as middle school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from there. In a moment of weakness, he finds and takes home the gym clothes belonging to sweet, pretty Nanako Saeki on whom he has a major crush. Unfortunately for Takao, there's a witness to the theft: Nakamura, who has a huge chip on her shoulder and a sadistic streak. As the saga unfolds, we see Takao struggling to decide whether to confess or cover up his misdeeds at the same time that he tries to win over the girl of his dreams, and avoid the blackmail attempts of Nakamura, his new ”BFF.” Smart, funny, and emotionally engaging, The Flowers of Evil introduces a character who's not a hero, but just an ordinary teenager in search of true love and real friendship. (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Includes one extra chapter.

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Synopsis 日本語

第1巻から第6巻までは中学編、第7巻34話からは高校編。クラスの美少女・佐伯奈々子に密かに想いを寄せる春日高男。ある日の放課後、出来心により彼女の体操着を盗んでしまうが、その様子は嫌われ者の女子・仲村佐和に目撃されていた。窮地に陥り、仲村からの無茶な要求に翻弄される中、意外なきっかけから佐伯と付き合うことになり、春日は恋心と背徳の自己矛盾に苛まれる。そんな彼に呼応するかの如く、佐伯も内に秘めた意思を徐々に示すようになる。現実社会の閉塞感に自己認識を見出せず、遣る瀬無い自我を抱える3人の中学生のアイデンティティは互いに交錯し、儚い逸脱へと舵を切っていく。中学校編から3年後、春日高男は埼玉県で高校生活を送っていた。ある騒動以降、仲村と離れ離れになりながらも春日は彼女への思いを捨て切れず、そして抜け殻のように毎日を過ごしていた。そんな春日はあるきっかけから男子の憧れの的である常磐文と交流を深め、常磐の中に仲村の影を感じていく。

Source: Wikipedia「惡の華」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

押見修造Author

Suspense Drama Horror Love Triangle School Psychological Romance Tragedy Coming of Age

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Volumes

Shonen magazine comics First edition 6vols · 2010-03〜2012-12

#	Release	ISBN	Buy	Price	Pages
Vol. 1	2010-03-17	9784063842777	Rakuten · Amazon PR		202
Vol. 2	2010-09-17	9784063843705	Rakuten · Amazon PR		190
Vol. 4	2011-08-09	9784063845280	Rakuten · Amazon PR	419 JPY	164
Vol. 5	2012-01-06	9784063846119	Rakuten · Amazon PR	419 JPY	173
Vol. 6	2012-06-08	9784063846812	Rakuten · Amazon PR	419 JPY	183
Vol. 7	2012-12-07	9784063847611	Rakuten · Amazon PR	429 JPY	192

SHONEN MAGAZINE COMICS 5vols · 2011-02〜2014-06

#	Release	ISBN	Buy	Price	Pages
Vol. 3	2011-02-09	9784063844368	Rakuten · Amazon PR		177
Vol. 8	2013-06-07	9784063848724	Rakuten · Amazon PR	429 JPY	188
Vol. 9	2013-08-09	9784063949230	Rakuten · Amazon PR	429 JPY	181
Vol. 10	2014-01-09	9784063949933	Rakuten · Amazon PR		187
Vol. 11	2014-06-09	9784063951165	Rakuten · Amazon PR	429 JPY	197