{"product_id":"flowers-of-evil-volume-5-isbn-9781935654704","title":"Flowers of Evil, Volume 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eSWEATY YOUNG THINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Nakamura said to Kasuga that Saeki wanted to have sex with him, might she have been telling the truth?“Oshimi uses surreal imagery—a wall of eyes, a fun-house mirror, a giant sink hole—to suggest that Kasuga’s normal teenage discomfort with sexual feelings has become something more powerful and destructive: shame...That said, \u003ci\u003eThe Flowers of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e is a shockingly readable story that vividly—one might even say queasily—evokes the fear and confusion of discovering one’s own sexuality. Recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Manga Critic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eUnlike [other manga], The Flowers of Evil understands that ’strength’ comes from great insecurities and weakness. However, this ’strength’ is not about climbing mountains and emerging victorious. This involves strength in crossing the dark side of the mountain and how to bask in it—nourishing our personal demons...By loving this manga I recognize what a sick and twisted individual I have become. While I can still say that I am not truly deviant, \u003ci\u003eFlowers of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e is a great reminder of my own thirst for power and my own personal corruption.” \u003ci\u003e—Otaku Champloo\u003c\/i\u003eAt only 30 years of age, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for a decade for major manga publishers such as Kodansha and Futabasha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in the slow laid back hills of Gunma, in mid-eastern Japan, Oshimi wished to someday escape his community for bigger pastures. Living solely off of comics and books, he is a man of words and that shows in his very humanist stories. While he has drawn nine series in the past decade, Oshimi's star began to climb just recently in 2008 with the release of his first hit \u003ci\u003eDrifting Net Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e. This horror-themed homage to the legendary Kazuo Umezzu work, \u003ci\u003eDrifting Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, was adapted into a live action series and propelled Oshimi onto an international stage. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with his most recent series Flowers of Evil. In 2010 and 2011, the property quietly landed on numerous must read lists and has helped revitalize the shonen genre.","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302718460133,"sku":"NP9781935654704","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781935654704.jpg?v=1767727486","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/flowers-of-evil-volume-5-isbn-9781935654704","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}