Search Results for: Shuzo Oshimi
I decided to wait until at least episode three to gather my thoughts on the Flowers of Evil anime adaptation for a few reasons. The primary factor is pacing. While I've read all five volumes of Shuzo Oshimi's manga (you can read the latest review …Read more »
At this point in Shuzo Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil , our hopeless lead Takao Kasuga is officially under the spell of Sawa Nakamura. It's up to the reader to decide just how deep her strings plunge, but the wicked activities and plotting between the …Read more »
Quite a bit went down in the lives of our central characters over the course of the first three volumes of Shuzo Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil , and when it all wrapped up it kind of felt like we might be right back where …Read more »
The cruelty continues in volume two of The Flowers of Evil , by Shuzo Oshimi ( Drifting Net Cafe ). Pure, unadulterated elation mixes potently with a maddening telltale heart as Kasuga embarks on a dream date with his school crush, Saeki. Despite all the …Read more »
If you’re a manga fan who lives in New York City, or if it’s a place you’re able to visit, then you might want to check out the major (and limited time) pop-up Kodansha House: Where Manga Meets. It begins on October 4 and lasts …Read more »
The very first American Manga Awards will occur on August 22, right before the Anime NYC convention. Anime NYC and Japan Society are in on this together, and they’re revealed not only the nominees, but also that Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics author …Read more »
The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, named for the Godfather of Manga himself, is now in its 28th year, and the finalists for this year’s prize have just been unveiled. The 10 manga up for the prize are: Ikoku Nikki (Tomoko Yamashita) Oshi no Ko (Aka …Read more »
Last year saw Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man take home the Harvey Award in the Best Manga category, and the series is back once again in the nominees for this year’s honors. As usual, it’s not alone, and some nominees both returning and new are along …Read more »
Shuzo Oshimi is a skilled mangaka at building mood, taking on controversial subjects, and sometimes saying a lot through his art while saying very little through word bubbles. With Welcome Back, Alice, he deals with friendship and adolescent sexuality. The manga opens with Yohei, who …Read more »
The Heroic Legend of Arslan manga—which has Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa adapting the novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka—has officially hit its 100th chapter milestone, and other manga artists have joined in on the celebration. Among them is Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama, who …Read more »
After eleven years of serialization, the Attack on Titan manga has officially ended. Creator Hajime Isayama has received kudos from fellow mangaka online, including some who show their support in creative ways. Shuzo Oshimi, creator of Flowers of Evil and Blood on the Tracks, tweeted, …Read more »
The Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana), the manga adapted into a controversial anime in 2013, is getting a live-action film adaptation. The film is set to premiere in 2019. The Flowers of Evil, based on the manga by Shuzo Oshimi, will be directed Noboru …Read more »
Beyond the specifics, The Flowers of Evil will probably contain at least some aspects of life to which most can relate. Takao Kasuga is a middle-schooler who isn't quite like his peers. He keeps to himself, finding joys in leisure-time entertainment others around him would …Read more »
Happiness is anything but. Makoto Okazaki, a hapless bullied young man, returns a DVD late one night right after a news report about a man being killed in his area. He is set upon by a mysterious girl who bites his neck, turning him into …Read more »
Anime series weren't the only pickups announced at this past weekend's Anime Weekend Atlanta convention. Manga publisher Vertical Inc. let its latest acquisition be known, as well: Flowers of Evil ( Aku no Hana ). Flowers of Evil is an ongoing series by Shuzou Oshimi, …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Danica Davidson
Matt Schley
![[Review] Happiness](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-happiness-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Happiness](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-happiness.jpg)
Che Gilson
