Flowers of Evil: Vol. 10 ~ Paperback ~ Shuzo Oshimi

Bookworm Takao falls in love with Nanako, but cannot express his feelings through words. Yet there is one person who knows his true nature - and this girl will do anything to nurture what this young Baudelaire hides. Flowers of Evil is a top-ten manga in Japan today. Following the story of a lonely teen struggling to find his identity who cannot find the right words to say, this sends a powerful message to readers about the nature of true love and real friendship.Author BiographyAt only 30 years of age, Shuzo Oshimi is already considered a seasoned veteran of the Japanese comics community. Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Award in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for a decade for major manga publishers such as Kodansha and Futabasha. Raised in the slow laid back hills of Gunma, in mid-eastern Japan, Oshimi wished to someday escape his community for bigger pastures. Living solely off of comics and books, he is a man of words and that shows in his very humanist stories. He would soon reach new heights in 2009 with his most recent series Flowers of Evil. In 2010 and 2011, the property quietly landed on numerous must read lists and has helped revitalize the shonen genre.