| 10:00pm | The Flowers of Evil Episode 9 – Fedoras of Evil | | | | Recap: Saeki does not want to break up with Kasuga despite the truths that have been revealed to her. More confused than ever, Kasuga takes a day off school, providing Nakamura with ample opportunity to toy with Saeki. One of the things I love about The Flowers of Evil is how it sparks discussion. With... | | |
| 10:00pm | The Flowers of Evil Episode 8 – The Decompression Loops | | | | Recap: Kasuga and Nakamura walk home for what seems like forever. How do you turn two pages of manga into eight minutes of animation? I admit, I am a big fan of decompression. It gives comics a feel of realistic length, creates tension and allows a writer to visually accentuate any crucial points. The... | | |
| 3:05am | Aku no Hana 07 | | | | First Comment: It’s terribly cute that Saeki is reading Flowers of Evil just then. I mean, what a coincidence. Or is it? Did she hear the doorbell, figure that there was a decent chance her new beau had arrived, and picked up the book just in case? It’s possible Second Comment:... | | |
| 3:05am | Aku no Hana 07 | | | | First Comment: It’s terribly cute that Saeki is reading Flowers of Evil just then. I mean, what a coincidence. Or is it? Did she hear the doorbell, figure that there was a decent chance her new beau had arrived, and picked up the book just in case? It’s possible Second Comment:... | | |
| 12:00am | The Flowers of Evil Episode 5 – They See Me Strollin’ | | | | Recap: Kasuga is a hipster, Saeki is an angel and Nakamura is a ninja. The Flowers of Evil always has had some sort of morbid comedy undertone to it thanks to its animation. Whether it is women with moustaches or schoolgirls with sideburns, these dubiously intentional bits rarely ever flew past the radar,... | | |
| 12:30am | The April 2013 Line-Up | | | | This is one of those months where most of the news I remember is related to the new season of anime, like what titles are simulcasting and what Sentai Filmworks has decided to grab up (practically) sight unseen. In this new digital world, if your are not licensing things almost immediately, you’re... | | |
| 9:27am | Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) – 03 | | | | Full disclosure: this was the episode I was waiting for to make my decision regarding Aku no Hana. When I first checked out the manga, a part of me wanted to see the reaction people would have to the library confrontation scene between Nakamura and Kasuga. Not because it’s an important turning... | | |
| 6:32pm | Flowers of Evil 3 – Sniff Sniff | | | | Flowers of Evil has by far the juiciest plot twist of the week: Kasuga has betrayed his beloved Baudelaire in favor of Philip K. Dick! What a scumbag! Apologies for getting to this later than usual. The last few days have not been particularly kind to me. Hopefully this will not become A Thing. That... | | |
| 7:00pm | The Flowers of Evil Episode 3 – Semi-erotic Cheek Pinching | | | | Recap: Kasuga tries to get rid of the gym clothes, but Nakamura keeps him on a tight leash. When she finds out he is not as depraved as she wants him to be, the proverbial shit soon hits the fan. Up until now The Flowers of Evil was at best reasonably morbid, but this is | | |
| 5:00pm | Review: ‘Flowers of Evil’ Episode 1 [Anime] | | | | by Marlan Moore | staff editorFlowers of Evil is one of the new anime series part of the Spring 2013 line-up. Based on the manga of the same name, it follows high school student Takao Kasuga and his crush on fellow student Nanako Saeki.The first episode doesn’t get very far into the plot, but... | | |
| 4:30pm | S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2013 Pt. 3 | | | | The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new shows (so no sequels or continuations) and try to avoid anything... | | |
| 7:00pm | The Flowers of Evil Episode 2 – I’ve Made A Huge Mistake | | | | Recap: Kasuga lets his unhealthy crush on Saeki get the better of him and steals her gym clothes. Things get even worse when Nakamura reveals she caught him in the act, and is planning on exploiting that knowledge with sadistic glee. One of the reasons why The Flowers of Evil was met with such a | | |
| 5:23pm | Aku no Hana (The Flowers of Evil) – 02 | | | | I wonder how many of you actually stuck with Aku no Hana for its second episode. Something I don’t usually speculate, but I’m guessing not many of you did. Before I get the ball rolling, let’s address what I assume is still the elephant in the room: rotoscoping. No, I don’t... | | |
| 11:13am | Attack On The Flowers of Originality | | | | So, Aku no Hana. And it’s art style. It’s unique art style. The two major camps in the reactions to it, seem to be divided as either “it’s great that something is challenging the sameness of anime, and everyone who hates this is a moefag” or “This one is not just... | | |
| 11:37am | Spring Anime 2013 – First Episodes | | | | Red Data Girl Interesting: Red Data Girl eps #1-3 I was able to check out the first 3 episodes of this thanks to the web previews. A shy, naïve girl named Izumiko Suzuhara lives at shrine deep in the forest, surrounded by servants who wait on and protect her. She also has a bad effect on any electronic... | | |
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