惡の華
Flowers of Evil
Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book, but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it. Now everyone knows "some pervert" stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him? (Source: MangaHelpers)
Names
| Original | 惡の華 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Aku no Hana |
| English | Flowers of Evil |
| Chinese | 恶之华 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Kwiaty zła |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2013-04-05 → 2013-06-30 (Spring 2013) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | ZEXCS |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | DramaPsychologicalRomance |
| Themes | DenpaPhilosophyPsychosexualComing of AgeRotoscopingSchoolMale ProtagonistBlackmailBullyingHeterosexualSeinenFemale Protagonist |
Reception
| Community score | 6.88 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.94 / 10 |
| Composite | 48.7 |
| On lists | 58,766 |
| Favourited | 1,421 (2.4%) |
| Completion | 72.4% |
| Drop rate | 13.7% |
| In backlog | 51.7% |
| Score spread σ | 2.19 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | ZEXCS | B | 15 of 59 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2013 | C | 23 of 70 |
| Year | 2013 | C | 149 of 330 |
| Genre | Psychological | D | 295 of 416 |
| Demographic | Seinen | D | 487 of 775 |
| Era | Early 2010s | C | 757 of 1,627 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 902 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 995 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,284 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,381 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 1,841 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,850 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 3,684 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroshi Nagahama, Yoshihisa Ooyama, Kazuya Tanaka, Hidekazu Shimamura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Aki Itami |
| Music | Hideyuki Fukasawa |
| Original creator | Shuuzou Oshimi |
AniList id 16201 · MAL id 16201 · record updated 2026-08-27

