/lit/ - Literature

>>16587955
No but I Agni being perpetually on fire resonated with me; I've always had a strange obsession with burning to death and I can't imagine not dying by self immolation. It would be my choice of death if one could choose.

>>16219861
Pun pun is pseudo intellectual swill. What I like about Aku no Hana is also my argument on how the second half betrays the established character a narratives. Like I said, Aku no Hana is like a reverse teen angst story. Instead of growing and creating bonds, the characters devolve and regress and lose their friends. Kasuga and Nakamura’s relationship became so codependent that they become even more incapable of reintegrating into society and would become outcasts together. Kasuga is so obsessed with Nakamura and that being separated from her leaves him hollow. I understand the desire for a happy ending but i dont think it was appropriate. I believe upon reuniting, Kasuga should have rejected Tokiwa and pursued Nakamura’s abuse and manipulation as it is what completed him, dooming them to continue to stagnate in isolated misery.

]Kasuga’s mental state undergoes a great deal of change throughout the story, as his arrogance and irritability accelerate upon interacting with Nakamura, and he becomes obsessed with her and her happiness, so much so he rejects he muse Saeki, who to him represents indulgence and society. Kasuga is at first reluctant to Nakamura’s plans as he resists considerable. As it progresses he is torn between Nakamura and Saeki as seen on the mountain where he eventually chooses Nakamura. He eventually falls for Nakamura and willingly gets abducted by her and agrees to the suicide pact. Kasuga’s obsession and flaws drives his friends away and strains his relationship with his parents. Kasuga’s discontent after the failed suicide attempt and moving away and his still prominent desire to be with Nakamura is what shows the fatality of their relationship, and the inevitability of Kasuga and Nakamura’s self-destructive demands.

Honestly it's a fun and thought provoking romance story about isolation that presents a lot of its themes in it's nuanced characterization. Pun-pun is just lame that gets passed off as le deep by half wits who have the collective depth of a dog bowl