Aku no Hana

I don't have a talent of writting some master reviews, i'm just here to share what i thought after reading this manga.
So, the manga is amazing there is no doubt that in my mind, the one thing that the manga was lacking and thing was the 'Ending'. The ending to me was not that good i don't why but in the chapter 54 where kasuga and nakamura fight each other and she just ends the fight saying "Kasuga don't come back you're a normal person" was just what can i say left me with "WHAT THE HELL SAY SOMETHING ELSE, TELL HIM THE REASON WHY DID U PUSHED HIM OF THE STAGE! COMEON DON'T LEAVE US HANGING!!" and many more questions that i wanted nakamura to explain to kasuga but nothing was explained and we're left thinking why she pushed him of the stage(that was my reaction at that time). So, yeah basically i think they F uped the ending otherwise i loved this manga more the anything i red soo far.
I LOVED THIS MANGA SOO MUCH....
Ummm... so that's it! i know this review was not that gud but i can't do better then that :P

This manga is dark and twisted. It's not an easy read. At least, not for me. I first saw the anime which made me hate it and adore it at the same time. Reading the manga only amplified those feelings. It's a work of art which I love and hate from the bottom of my heart. It's pure terror because of its realistic nature. It doesn't contain anything supernatural if your are looking for that. It is horror from a psichologial point of view. Every chapter brings more psihological torture to the reader and to the protagonist, and more. The art is amazing. The characters are the core to this manga. It shows the dark side of love and people too. It's one of my favorites and I wish more people knew about it. It's a masterpiece. It's a 10/10.

I enjoyed this thing enough to read it in one sitting. At first it was the shock factor that gripped me, then the cringe factor, next 'oh my god, what's going to happen next'- factor, and finally the 'Aww, that's kind of sweet' - factor.

This manga is in two parts. One is the opening, which deals with a weird love triangle and the second is a much more normal love triangle that felt traditional and sweet.

I know that the mature thing to say is the second part is superior, it had real emotional depth, character growth, and admirable moments. One of those admirable moments being when the Kasuga (our protagonist) mends his parents dying marriage by announcing out loud "I'm home!" (you'll get it if you read the thing.)

But the sad, juvenile truth is, I preferred the beginning much more, and to be honest I felt let down by the second act. I wanted them to stay with the sordidness and the ugliness.

I got that the second part was important so we can see Kasuga's growth. How he moves on from the poignancy of his past, and how he learns to face his fears and live for himself. I also get that the first half has worse writing then the second half (also a much worse art style). An issue I had was the first half was Saeki Nanako. As much as I thought Saeki's character was interesting, I don't know if I ever totally bought her decisions (why do hot girls always go for losers in these things?)

Even still, the first half is superior. End of discussion.

Hey, what can I say, I guess I'm just an edge-lord at heart. One who loves his shock-value. Also, there is a serious lack of Sawa Nakamura in the second half, which was a bit disappointing.

7/10