This series is not suitable for the faint hearted as well as those who do not enjoy their time watching drama and romance genres.
If you dare yourself to watch this, watch out for not expecting things turn out predictably and angelic. After all it's Scum's Wish.
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Short as it is, the introduction of Kuzu no Honkai. It begins with the unrequited love and desire to be with someone that they can't have. It leads them to form a promise together as lover. By doing so, they can embrace each other as they imagine it's the person they love. Both are falling for the teachers in their school. Mugi loves Akane-sensei who exhibits the elegance (and quite his type). Hana loves Kanai-sensei who's so dear with her since she was a child. Of course, those problematic feelings are intercalated by other characters feelings (love) too. They are ironically trapped in scum's wish to be with the one that they can't be with...
STORY - CHARARACTERIZATION
I'm not an enthusiast in drama & romance. In fact, I'm very selective when I do watch the genres. I picked this, put it into my must-watch list right after finishing the 1st ep. "This anime is really heavy," what was I thought. From the intro in the 1st ep, it is very clear all ep won't be full of affection. It's indeed the story that will rip the smile apart (moreover if you like to pair one with each other, be prepared).
The timing they use to bring things up is perfect. Like when the teacher meets with the main characters unexpectedly, the confession of Hanabi's friend, the yelling of Moka, accidental meeting with minor characters and many more. It goes smooth yet, once again, heavy. The story tries to make us understood how having such a dear feeling like love can be mentally sickening, reeling. It makes us think which side is right or wrong, what is more appropriate to do. Everyone here has their own basic reasoning in which supporting every deeds they do, nobody is wrong. They have different fears and kind of emotions to face, but it's all categorized the same "to someone they love". Weak mental stability can easily get stabbed every time the soliloquies appear, it's pretty distressing yet beautifully described.
Those characters. both in major and minor characters categories, are round type. All of them change along the story progress. It's shown by how mentally wounded their soul in soliloquies and therefore it changes themselves, like their thoughts, opinions, perspective, decisions, not to mention, feelings. Their characters development is progressive, as well as the characterization from other characters to each other in the meantime. The characters development shows the beginning 'til the end of the time they face their own problems and priority to what path they are going to choose and do.
VISUALIZATION The visualization sync perfectly notable when it's the soliloquies when flow of the words describing the feeling and nuance really makes sense. It's logic from mind and it's understandable from heart. The words or thoughts itself are painful, killing. Almost every time the soliloquies fade away, it jumps to another scene or back to reality, the closure feels like we're drawn to sink with its somber ideas. The close-up characters faces are good, the male characters are plenty while parts of female characters face are graceful. Well, about the ecchi scenes itself, which are more than just enough ('till its get denouncement for its sexual content), is notable. It's great from the visualization and story. It's not in a rush to engage in intimate doing, slowly and in a logical way with clear reason why it puts there. I don't think there's no harm from this series from the beginning because it's already claimed that the genres would be ecchi and seinen too. I thought everyone should pay attention more to it and increase the awareness of it. Well, whatever tho' XD The surrounding visualization is ornamented well, soft yet resolute colouring with subtle contour. The slow motion is the best when they're getting contradiction within themselves. |
MUSIC
The meaningful lyrics from the theme songs are killing, it always burns up the feelings there and make it heavier. It can make you cry if you really into the story (or at least quite sensitive). The insert songs (instruments) really play along, support well the tension when Hanabi and other characters are feeling themselves in The edge of frustration. The OP is sung by 96neko, one of my favorite because of her lower voice yet firm, "Uso no Hibana (嘘の火花)". It's worth to say it's one of the best theme songs in WINTER 2017 season. Then, we have the ED by Sayuri "Heikousen (平行線)". As the OP, it also has meaningful theme songs. Makes us feel that the characters can have everything but their feelings, like they signed the pact to make the person s/he likes happy, but wanted themselves to be saved pathetically.
Kuzu no Honkai brings sudden revolution to drama & romance genres, even with R+ (mild nudity) scenes. It opens the possibility to understand more the basic reasoning of someone's doing regardless of how slut or weak s/he is in the name of love. The scums' wishes dreadfully about love and people existence, it rocks 9++!
Pros:
- This is a one-in-a-million series. Never watched the same theme series with this kind of main idea. A real amazing example of romance, psychological, & drama that worth to watch in a series.
- The soliloquy is masterpiece. What an unthinkable thoughts and ideas occur, as well as its visualization in soliloquy parts. If other series using too much soliloquy that makes it boring, Kuzu no Honkai used soliloquy to craft the development of story.
- What a fucking moment when they spite mockery, ridicule, nonsense thoughts. The usage of satire.
- Love all of the elements in this psychological-romance-drama series, the characters are being self-righteous, superficial, inferior & superior. They feel so many emotions from the present, haunted future and treasured memories; emptiness, pure love, blind love, tainted wishes, guilty feelings, bitter reality, lust, malice, corrupted soul, fake happiness, as well as the representation of worst happiness.
- From sound aspect, theme songs & seiyuu(s) are damn great.
Hanabi Yasuraoka: She is collected and mysterious. Secretly loving Kanai-sensei for long and being called Hana by him without any special purpose other than close childhood friends. She is in relationship now with Mugi.
Mr. Kanai / Sensei: Lives nearby to Hanabi since a long time ago. He is like a father role model and the perfect example of future husband for Hanabi who's called Onii-chan by her. After passed the test, he officially becomes the teacher at Hanabi's school and asks her to call him Sensei (like other students).
Mugi Awaya: An ignorant-looking blonde male student in the same school of Hanabi who loves Akane-sensei and been watching her for long. Mugi is the student of Akane-sensei when he was preparing for high school. Called Mugi-chan by Akane-sensei.
Ms. Akane Minagawa: Such beauty and elegancy that blind the eyes her appearance is. A female teacher who's gracious and always smiling to her students actually a real badass.
Sanae Ebato: Along with her, a mature and dependable woman aura is shining bright. Ecchan is Hanabi's (only) close friend. They become friends since long and now in the same high school She has a crush on someone....
Noriko Kamomebata: She has an appearance closed-to-be-called (annoying) loli with her twintails and petite body, perfected with small backpack and shrill voice, She insists others to call her Moka. A childhood friend from the same apartment building with Mugi. She has princess syndrome. Mugi is portrayed by her as her prince.
Kirishima Atsuya: A tall man who's Ecchan's relative. Appears in the late episode and has role in the development of Ecchan's.
"I had no idea that being the object of someone's desires...was so heavy." "Feelings aren't things to stole or be stolen. There's no way doing that will make you feel fulfilled." Hana's thought." -Hanabi #6th_ep "You'll break if you don't keep your feelings closed off." "I mean, everytime I'm touched, I realize that I'm so empty inside. I lock up my real feelings and hide them deep inside to make sure nobody ever finds out." "I want to be obsessed over. I want their desires. And I won't give them anything. I won't let them take anything from me. It can't be equal. Please, someone... I want you to... think I'm worth something." | "I mean, being wanted just feels so good." ×『9.』× 【増原 紀花】 |