Overview:
Since childhood, Hana Haruyama has been enthralled by the art of storytelling. After watching a child her age perform on television with mesmerizing grace, Hana decides to try it herself. She practices by reciting tales to Tonaki Island’s children, who are always enthusiastic about her performances. However, growing up in such a small community, Hana remains unaware of the possibilities beyond her world, satisfied with how things are.
Our Take:
I know that most anime is a tool used to try and convince people to purchase the source material, but it feels like this season had a lot more than usual. Flower and Asura definitely fall into this category because it felt like so many plotlines were left dangling that I’m kind of upset. There was a character who seemed like they would be very important, but then got hardly any screentime.
It felt like a lot of characters had plotlines thrown out that seemed interesting and then were never discussed again. It’s based on a manga, and maybe they skipped something, but it felt like a story that the entire first half was setup, and we didn’t get any payoff.
I’ll admit I was a little confused about what type of show this was as well. Everything about it made me believe this was a yuri show and Hana and Mizuki would begin to develop feelings for each other. But other than a few moments here and there, I didn’t see any romance at all, let alone of the yuri variety.
If you like being left wanting more, then maybe this is a good show for you, but I’m not a fan of that. Unfortunately, if you want more Flower and Asura, you’re out of luck because the manga isn’t available officially in English. This is another case of anime sometimes being a fickle hobby.