Aku no Hana 12
Why do I suddenly feel like Kasuga is not being a completely spineless failure of a character with no redeeming qualities whatsoever? I find myself actually approving of some of the things he is doing. This feeling is alien and it scares me. I guess
finally removed most of the horrible indecision and trying-to-be-two-different-things-at-once that was plaguing his character for most of the series.
It's still incredibly awkward that he's
when his actions are still those of
. But you can see that he's acting from the heart now, and that's definitely an improvement from just running away from everything.
All the scenes with Kasuga and Nakamura's dad were very low-key, but at the same time very engrossing. Nakamura has always felt more like an uncontrollable force of nature than a relatable person, so it's fascinating to get this look into a side of her life that she doesn't let anybody see. Her dad actually seems kind of similar to Kasuga as a character - a decent person with good intentions at heart, but too weak and pathetic to make anything of those good intentions. I wonder if Nakamura's utter disgust with Kasuga lately has anything to do with him reminding her of her father. I also wonder how she'll react when she finds Kasuga intruding into her personal life like this.
And then at the end of the episode Kasuga
, which feels in a way like the perfect representation of the continuing contradiction in his character. Should he go in there? Well,
. But is that why he's going in there?
Or he could be going in there
Either way, he's doing what is outwardly an indecent thing for bizarrely decent reasons, which ironically makes him exactly the opposite of the indecent person Nakamura wanted him to be. My head hurts.
Have I mentioned I love this anime?
Why do I suddenly feel like Kasuga is not being a completely spineless failure of a character with no redeeming qualities whatsoever? I find myself actually approving of some of the things he is doing. This feeling is alien and it scares me. I guess
making his decision and choosing Nakamura over Saeki
It's still incredibly awkward that he's
telling Nakamura he's going to try to become a true pervert
a decent guy with no real perverted tendencies whatsoever
All the scenes with Kasuga and Nakamura's dad were very low-key, but at the same time very engrossing. Nakamura has always felt more like an uncontrollable force of nature than a relatable person, so it's fascinating to get this look into a side of her life that she doesn't let anybody see. Her dad actually seems kind of similar to Kasuga as a character - a decent person with good intentions at heart, but too weak and pathetic to make anything of those good intentions. I wonder if Nakamura's utter disgust with Kasuga lately has anything to do with him reminding her of her father. I also wonder how she'll react when she finds Kasuga intruding into her personal life like this.
And then at the end of the episode Kasuga
goes into Nakamura's room without permission despite the giant fuck-off STAY OUT message painted across the whole door
that's certainly what a pervert would do, so on one level, Nakamura would probably approve
I doubt it. Possibly he's going in there precisely because he thinks that's what a pervert would do and Nakamura would approve, in which case the whole thing is justified in his head and so not perverted at all.
simply because he's desperate to gain some level of understanding of Nakamura, and he thinks what he finds in there might help him to do that.
Have I mentioned I love this anime?
