Aku no Hana “Would Have Been Best of Season…”
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Apr 21, 2013 02:12 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Aku no Hana, Character Design, Image Gallery, Production Controversy
Ultimate production controversy anime Aku no Hana is still proving as incendiary as ever, with the rotoscope treatment of the original’s “reverse rape” scene setting hearts aflutter for the eventual sex scenes present in the manga, and “fans” generally of the opinion that series could have dominated the season had it been animated properly…
The original:
The series is proving so provocative it seems nobody has thought to stop watching it:
“Best episode yet!”
“I don’t get why the protagonist is so upset about being assaulted like that!”
“If only this was properly made it would have been awesome. I really wanted to see the art from the original…”
“The scene where she stripped and changed him got me excited. Am I a pervert?”
“I wish they could have at least synced the dialogue to the mouth movements.”
“The rotoscoping worked really well for the reverse rape scene. Really fresh…”
“If they do the sex like this it will be good!”
“Considering how difficult it is to strip someone’s clothes off like that, he pretty much must have consented.”
“Their eyebrows keep disappearing from scene to scene, the guys animating this are totally inconsistent.”
“At this pace they will get to his deflowering soon. If this had used the original’s character designs it would have dominated the season, wouldn’t it?”
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i just cant help but look at her like shes a guy =/
Even the guy looks better than her...wtf
hahaha.. so true.
the protagonist is the only one that look decent, the "mental girl" look like a dude, while the heroine that suppose to be a beautiful, is not that good looking..
So? Do you need to beat off to every anime you watch?
That's no girl, that's a MAN BABY, yeah!
Also, that's no moon, that's a BATTLE STATION!
Or a talent coin
Hey look its a retard, no, a moetard
I'm trying, but I can't get into it. Would've been a great anime otherwise.
Agreed, if this had been done from a manga/source material that somewhat rezembeled it. This series would have been most liekly well recieved. However, it's based on something that noware near resembles it. Thus gaining an instant hate/ strong dislike as a result.
I could put up with the style if Nakamura was at least attractive. Being both ugly and creepy just makes her a completely unappealing character.
She's one of the most unappealing characters ever invented. I was waiting the whole manga for her to be tortured to death or something, but the creator was too much of a pussy to do something like that
11:51 21/04/2013 # !
Yes for shitty moetards like you, fucking moron
Judging by the screens of the first episode, I agree with you. This episode however makes her look slightly less down syndromey, so I'll give it a shot.
Yeah, I'm getting past the looks. Have the strangest boner from the .gif.
She's not meant to be appealing.
Wait for Aku no Hana: Brotherhood.
Not well recieved? It in top five chart!
Well, obviously moetards are oblivious to that fact.
Obviously you ain't trying hard enough.
Sure you cant, get the fuck out moetard.
My god, they look ugly as fuck. What the hell.
man, i am FUCKING loving this, three episodes in. Story is disturbing and the soundtrack - especially the end credits ghost/robot thing - is mindblowing. My favourite thing about it, is that it's causing entitled moetard otaku, across the land, to piss their panties in rage because "BAWWWWWW, it doesm't look how WE expect it to look! Bawwwwww wahhh wahhhh !". I mean, god forbid the makers follow their own vision. They should be creating something that fits absolutely within the paper thin vision of whining fucktards on internet message boards :D Thank GOD the internet is here, otherwise a billion neckbeaded, basement dwelling pseudo-intellectual artists, with "worthwhile" ideas might NEVER get to tell every other person in the world whats good and what isn't :) Moe has it's rightful place. But so do every other kind of animation style. They're not spending your money on making it so please give it up. You wouldn't even pay money for it, even if you loved it, you'd only torrent the fucking thing anyway :)
I find it fascinating that your favorite thing about this is that other people don't like it. If the majority starts liking it will you start hating on it?
Grr Ok I was used to the rotoscope but now I feel a bit ripped off for this
Then again doubt they could get away with airing it if not for that rotoscoping
You get used to the design. I was able to fap to the red haired gal after adapting to her appearance.
Future Earth Ambassador to the galaxy.
If you take away the brown hair they look japanese.
My god, moetards as usual. What the hell.
My god, trolltards as usual. What the hell.
Ugly people fuck and rape too, you know.
Doesn't mean you want to watch it.
Doesn't mean you have to watch it, either. Or complain about it endlessly.
yea, moe is butt ugly too and this shit is loved
damn nice scene
too bad the art style hurts my eyes
would have loved it in the original art style
“The rotoscoping worked really well for the reverse rape scene. Really fresh…”
Well duh, that is THE kind of scene you use rotoscoping for. Basic animation direction 101. Has been done to great effect in countless traditionally manga-styled anime.
Just checked it out earlier...
Is it just me or did they do it on purpose? Because other rotoscopped works like King of the Hills show on TV here every week, and they're not remotely this ugly.
They did not rotoscope a normal person. Those facial features are classic positive diagnosis for Down Syndrome.
because baudeliere will get bored with something that doesnt annoy everyonw..
I bet you're one of those manchildren who scream at cosplayers because their eyes aren't as buggedly big as the source material.
the director and mangake gave you the middle finger
straight up our asses.
I love how whenever someone says that it looks shitty (and it does) they always get accused of being a MOETARD
The people who are saying moetard are Shota lovers...
The people who are saying moetard probably fap to Hanna Barbara, Simpsons and Disney pr0n.
I don't think I could fap to anything Hanna-Barbera or Simpsons-like, but the Disney Princesses are fairly attractive... Not that I've tried fapping to them, mind.
He SanCom, quit making news about this bullshit anime already!
Isn't it only Moetards bitch?
I love how the people who don't agree that it's ugly and not worth watching are instantly downvoted into oblivion.
They're the bronies of animu and mango.
moetards are like dirty cockroaches, they invade anything and everything and are a pest to get rid off.
Comment by Anonymous
10:16 21/04/2013
"trolltards are like dirty cockroaches, they invade anything and everything and are a pest to get rid off".
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there, i fixed that for ya you otaku poser
Pfft, troll harder bro.
The manga is crap and the anime looks like shit. Why do people even bother watching this rubbish? You people are worse than moetards.
No, they're called that because it's synonymous with being shallow. Which is exactly what you are if you can't watch this because it's ugly-looking, even though you know it deserves to be in the top 3.
oh ok, so according to your logic the animation has no bearing to the overall quality of the anime at all...
Yeah man just keep going with that circular logic, everyone that does not enjoy this for the art is shallow sure.
A person is shallow when they like something simply based on the way it looks on the outside, not necessarily if it's ugly or beautiful in your own or anyone else's perspective. So technically, all of you here are "shallow" for either hating or liking this anime for the way it looks.
The "shallow" card has, is, and will always be BULLSHIT. Because we are all guilty of being "shallow" in some way. Even that movie called "Shallow Hal" is ironically the epitome of the word.
That's like saying you're shallow for not wanting to screw a GIRL because she happens to be a BOY.
Maybe you should watch that 2d Zelda game ending and say it was awesome.
To all you downvoting maroons: the beautiful anime of today will be ugly in 5-10 years anyway. Ever go play an old classic video game or anime? They're not pretty anymore. But only age will help you realize that, and you have the choice of whether to grow up.
My statement was that if animation quality is the only reason you hate something, and you'd otherwise love it, then you're being shallow.
Clearly you guys don't like being called shallow for being shallow. Makes sense. Which is probably why you not only misunderstood the point, but twisted it into something else entirely. Kudos.
No. When you can watch shitty low quality badly animated, badly drawn anime as long as its moe or clean and pretty looking.
SO shallow you simpletons are.
I don't think it really has much to be with being a "moetard".
I don't know what you define as moe, or even what most people do, but I wouldn't call there original designs "moe" I would say she look really attractive, Beautiful even, to me moe is more "cute" (again thats just how I would define it).
Also, Again to me personally, a good Anime is made up of
1) A good story
2) Good Art, Animation
3) Well written or interesting characters
The story is top notch and the characters are written wonderfully!
But then we have our art, This is what you look at, This is what you see throughout that entire 23 minuet episode, That entire 12 episode series. If you find that un-applying its very hard to "lose yourself" in the anime.
This is a very odd mix of Animation and Live Action and a mix they knew may not be well received by many, If you don't fit into the category that favours it its a shame since past the poor "animation" (and it is) there is a truly magnificent story there but if you can't get into it and completely understandable and doesn't make you a "moetard".
The characters are repulsive weirdos that have nothing in common with reality.
Most people don't realize in the history of Manga and Anime you can look up Leiji Matsumoto,Shotaro Ishinomori,Chiba Tetsuya.
Get a copy of there Manga and animes judge for yourself and tell me how bad there art is and possible tell me how good or bad the stories are?
So your argument is that it was made to be ugly on purpose?
You're not supposed to "lose yourself" in every anime out there. Some of them are uncomfortable, brutal, or otherwise challenging to watch. Losing yourself in them would defeat the point.
I think Aku no Hana is doing exactly what it set out to do. People are stretching for any angle they can to say it's too ugly to watch, without realizing that's precisely the point.
It's not just the art that's ugly. It's an ugly story about the ugliness of youth. The art style gives you no escape from that. That's what you're so upset about.
All I was saying is that some stories aren't the kind you can get engrossed in that way. I can understand wanting to, yes, but not everything has to be that way.
Yes, I believe this is meant to be freakish and ugly, just like the characters and story thus far. I don't feel you're supposed to "get to like them" but rather want to watch it for the trainwreck effect.
That's just my opinion, but then if I dropped every anime that didn't live up to it's potential right away, I wouldn't watch more than 2 anime a year, at most.
@05:50
I didn't say I want to escape to it, I said to lose yourself in it.
Espace would mean running from life problems while losing yourself in it would mean so feel as though you're there.
I'm not an author but I've always felt the best way to tell a story is to make yourself believe the characters, there situations relate to them ect I believe authors like this try to make people relate to there story they want you to watch it and feel for everyone thats I mean by losing yoursef in it. Not running away from your own problems.
I do think you make a good point and its a shame we disagree however I don't think I can follow your line of thought nor do I feel you can follow mine.
@06:07
That was not my main point however it was a point I made, The Director stated in an interview this was the approach they wanted. I'm not to sure why you would bring that up though.