The Flowers of Evil - Recommendations

Alt title: Aku no Hana

The Flowers of Evil

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Onani Master Kurosawa

Onani Master Kurosawa

Every day after school, the quiet and introverted student Kurosawa goes into the empty girls bathroom and "relieves himself". Besides this extremely odd ritual, Kurosawa also has a thirst for justice and a judgmental attitude towards his classmates. Upon seeing the bullying of an awkward girl in his class by two of the "popular" girls, he decides to bring justice to the bullies the only way he knows how. His plan for revenge goes "just as planned" until met by an unsuspected accomplice.

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AirCommodore AirCommodore says...

In both manga, our teenage protagonist is caught doing something pervy/embarassing (stealing a girl's gym clothes, etc.) by a female classmate, who lords it over him, and blackmails him into doing whatever she wants- or else she'll tell everyone his secret. Both are psychologically dark, but while Onani Master is also fairly uplifting, it's unlikely that The Flowers of Evil will be anything but twisted.

Remmmmm Remmmmm says...

Both are about a middle school boy commiting a perverse act

Both seem to be ecchi comedies but end up being psychological

Both are about blackmail

(Flowers of evil is a bit more messed up than onani master kurosawa)

dreamindodo dreamindodo says...

Initially, both may appear as depraved indulgence; however, upon closer examination, they reveal themselves to be increasingly psychological narratives with a profound focus on character development. "The Flowers of Evil" stands out for its heightened intensity and subtle conveyance of its messages.

Sundome

Sundome

Hideo Aiba is anything but popular. Not only is he a high school virgin, he's also a part of the "Roman Club" – a group of guys with bizarre fetishes. But Hideo's unusual school life is changed forever when the mysterious Kurumi transfers into his class, joining the Roman Cub soon thereafter. Together, the two begin a strained and pleasurable relationship where Kurumi controls Hideo's very desires... and actions.

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AirCommodore AirCommodore says...

Sundome is hyper-ecchi, unlike The Flowers of Evil, but both series are about a dweeby teenage guy who ends up in a twisted, S&M relationship with a sadistic female classmate. If you liked the femdom, or dark psychological themes of one of these titles, check out the other.

Rariru Rariru says...

The relationships the protagonists share in these two stories are similar. However, while the relationship between the two in Sundome is sexually and psychologically exausting, the relationship in Aku no hana is simply psychologically exausting ( but it is not simple by all means)

LapisLoserli LapisLoserli says...

Both have a similar set up to their respective plots and themes. Relatively normal boy meets a strange girl with unclear motivations who are hellbent on bringing out the inner deviant of said boy as their odd relationships progress.

Lost+Brain

Lost+Brain

Teenage genius Hiyama is fed up with the world: daily life is boring, and everyone around him is little more than living filth. One day, after a particularly trying day of tolerating the human scum that populates his high school, the boy decides that the only logical solution is to completely destroy the world and all of its useless creatures, then rebuild it as he sees fit. To this end, the teenager starts dabbling in hypnotism, and in a matter of months has half the school and even part of society under his control! However, this violation of free will won’t go unchallenged: another highly skilled hypnotist is determined to outsmart and stop Hiyama. In this dangerous game of cat and mouse, which man has the intellect to outwit and outmaneuver the other?

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AirCommodore AirCommodore says...

Admittedly, the plots of these two manga are nothing alike. However, if you really like main characters that think everone around them is repulsive/human filth/shitbugs, either may be up your alley. Also, both manga explore dark psychology, though Lost+Brain kind of flounders in this area.

Kanojo wa Sore wo Gaman Dekinai

Kanojo wa Sore wo Gaman Dekinai

For the last year, Ryouta Kusahana has lived a 'typical' high school life – except for the fact that he refuses to take off a giant dog suit. The only classmate who shows him kindness is class rep Hinako, a girl that Ryouta has fallen in love with. So when the new trainee teacher Ayame catches the boy sniffing Hinako's gym shorts one day after class, Ryouta is devastated and pleads for her to keep it a secret. But Ayame demands a high price: in exchange, Ryouta must let her fulfill her perverse fetish to smell and sniff him, as she's fallen in love with his scent at first sight. Now, though he wants nothing more than to win Hinako's heart, Ryouta must come to terms with this new woman who's wriggling her way into his suit, and all over his body.

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sothis sothis says...

Normal boy blackmailed into giving in to an abnormal girl's weird desires? Flowers of Evil and Kanojo fit the bill, though Kanojo is definitely not as dark and focuses more on romance.

Dead Tube

Dead Tube

Distributing thrilling videos in secret!! A school game that puts life and death on the line!!

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murcam murcam says...

Dead Tube is considerably more screwed up than The Flowers of Evil, but both deal with themes of boredom in youth and depraved acts to quench said boredom. Also there's a sadistic girl and a wimpy male lead in both.

Happy Sugar Life

Happy Sugar Life

Satou Matsuzaka doesn't seem to care about much, moving through boys and casting them aside like used candy wrappers. All that changes, though, when she meets Shio. The little girl changes everything for Matsuzaka. Is this love...? If it is, then it's love through a very warped prism as the high schooler demonstrates there's no atrocity beyond her when it comes to protecting the object of her deranged affection.

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kurokam1 kurokam1 says...

i felt a slight similarity when I read these 2. The amount of mentally messed up characters are similar as is the usage of the concept of love. Aku no Hana is possibly more messed up and a lot darker, and simply put a shitshow, while HSL is more of a composed merry go round of glitter and violence. Both are niche anime but I’d recommend Aku no Hana to fans of the genre only cuse it aint for everybody

Blood on the Tracks

Blood on the Tracks

Seiichi Osabe is just a normal if not insular 14-year-old boy with a beautiful, loving mother and a hardworking father. The bond between him and his mother is iron-clad, but when an accident involving his cousin sows the seeds of doubt in his head, Seiichi begins to question whether his mother's doting nature is normal, or something more sinister and abnormal. Where do you draw the line between motherly love and unhealthy adoration? And how can you tell where that line is when your mother's love is all you've ever known?

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Boku no Namae wa "Shounen A"

Boku no Namae wa "Shounen A"

A goodhearted boy named Takashi murders his teacher at age of 13 to protect his childhood friend Yui. Various tragedies befall the two of them because of that incident.

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Fujiyuu Sekai

Fujiyuu Sekai

Ever since Leo rescued Meiko from some of her classmates who bullied her for basically being cuter then them, Meiko started developing feelings of love for her hero, though she is afraid of not being special enough to score a similar place in Leo’s heart. When Meiko falls victim to rape one day, she starts using the situation and especially Leo’s feelings of guilt, since she wasn’t there to rescue her, to tie her closely to herself to the point of making Leo her slave.

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Fish Tied with Fate

Fish Tied with Fate

Issei and Ryoichi are cousins. Issei is outgoing and friendly, while Ryoichi is gloomy and a loner. Even at a young age, Issei always looks after Ryoichi since the latter tends to discomfort people and has no friends. The relationship between the two has always been complicated, even more so now that they're adults. Just how more complicated could it be?

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