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In the corner of a small, suffocating town, the hum of wisdom echoing within sublime books bestows upon my mind calmness and sanctity.
That’s right, however, you, you are the woman of my fate. Wrenching open the coffin of a tranquil sage, when the fragrant bud of prohibition spills over, the flame of a melancholic love flickers, driving me away to an insane depravity.
(from the official episode guide)
Have you seen this type of animation before? As soon as the characters begin to move, it becomes apparent that this isn’t an ordinary anime; it is exceedingly realistic. However, it is undoubtedly animation. The unusual visual style and peculiar music give off an ominous feeling, but this may be exactly what the staff was aiming for. The Flowers of Evil uses the same filming techniques used in the Disney film Snow White in which an animation is produced based on actual photography and video. That technique is called “rotoscoping.” However, the visuals, music, and story’s careful use of time is no more than a production to deeply convey down to the tiniest detail the story’s essence.
What begins now is the self-consciousness of adolescence - the strange collusion of one’s nature and sin. What will be depicted in this anime that clearly differs itself from other work? Don’t expect moe girls or battles from this one. However, one can’t help but hope for “something” out of the ordinary.
TV Anime The Flowers of Evil Official Site:
http://akunohana-anime.jp/ (Japanese)
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.