The Flowers of Evil (2026) s01e08 Episode Script

We have an emergency!
Suspicious figures with knives
have appeared on the festival platform!
It appears nobody has been injured.
I repeat!
Suspicious figures with knives
have appeared on the festival platform!
People are panic-stricken!
LIVE
- [siren wailing]
- [man] They have knives! This is bad!
- [woman 1] What is this?
- [woman 2] What are they doing?
[both] To the shit bugs!
To all the shit bugs of this town!
[reporter] They're yelling out something,
but I can't tell what they're saying.
Ah! A police officer is climbing
up the platform!
[woman] Stop this!
What are you two doing? Get down!
- Don't you dare come up.
- [crowd gasping]
[officer] Calm down.
[man] Let's retreat for now, sir.
Stop.
[crowd muttering]
Hey, that's It's Kasuga, isn't it?
No way What are those two doing?
Kasuga, pour it on me, too.
Sure.
[crowd gasping, muttering]
[man] Hey!
What are the police doing?
Go and make them stop!
- Excuse me.
- [Shizue] Sorry.
Sorry.
Excuse me!
Takao!
[officer] Please stand back!
[crowd chattering fades]
[Soft music playing]
[both] Goodbye.
Goodbye, all you shit bugs.
[crowd murmuring]
[Shizue] Takao!
Excuse me, sorry Takao!
It's not safe!
Please. That's my son!
Please calm down.
- Please stop him!
- It's not safe! Please, ma'am.
Die, die, die.
This town is hell.
Living here is hell.
No one listens.
No one listens
to the sound of a flower blooming
in the distance,
on the other side of the mountain.
[Sawa] Sink, sink, let everything sink.
[Takao] Rust, rot, and sink
into a slimy, grimy, muck!
[Sawa] But
But I was wrong.
I'm a shit bug, too.
I was merely facing a different direction
within the mud of shit bugs.
I'm also a shit bug!
There is no other side!
All there is to do,
is to keep living in this town
just facing a different direction
from everyone else!
We are phony perverts!
- For eternity!
- Forever, and ever, and ever!
[both] Shit bugs! Shit bugs! Shit bugs!
Shit bugs! Shit bugs!
[Slow pop song playing]
[whooshing]
[sighs]
Nakamura
Let's go.
[Music continues]
[crowd clamoring]
- Takao!
- [officer] Calm down, ma'am.
- Takao!
- [officer] Please calm down!
This isn't good.
Let's get outta here, hurry!
[Foreboding music playing]
[Music tempo increases]
[Music ends]
[crowd exclaiming]
[muffled] Takao! Are you alright? [Cries]
I'm so sorry
Kasuga
Bye-bye.
I'm going alone.
[Somber music playing]
Nakamura
[music stops]
[both groaning]
[Kazuyuki] Calm down!
Calm down already!
[reporter] She's been detained!
A police officer and a man rushed
onto the platform and stopped the girl.
It appears the boy who fell
off has also been apprehended.
- Why on earth did they do this?
- Nanako?
Nanako
- Nanako!
- [laughing maniacally]
Nanako
[screaming]
- [Kazuyuki] Hey, stop it already!
- Let me go!
- [Kazuyuki] Stop resisting!
Stop it!
Nakamura Nakamura!
Nakamura!
[Takao] "It used to be
that you would not believe in anything,
but you knew rage in place of belief."
SECOND YEAR, CLASS B
"It used to be
that you knew not to deny lust,
"but blamed what made you lust."
"Then why, when fatigued by grief,
should you return home
"to the kind embrace
of one who kisses you?"
[bell ringing]
All right, we'll leave it
at that for today.
In our next class,
we'll pick up from here.
Make sure you all
review today's material by then.
Class dismissed.
THREE YEARS LATER
[opening theme music playing]
THE FLOWERS OF EVIL
OMIYA STATION
SAITAMA PREFECTURAL MIGIWA HIGH SCHOOL.
EPISODE 8.
[Tamaru] Come on, now
Seriously? Big boobs?
Flat chests are where it's at!
Really? The bigger the better, for me.
- I think that's standard.
- Right?
You guys don't get it!
When a girl goes, "Mine are so small"
- That insecurity is what's hot!
- [groans]
Big boobs are the same as big dicks.
There's no depth to people like that.
- You're a pervert.
- For sure.
I can't agree with you at all.
Right, Kasuga?
[Kasuga chuckles awkwardly]
- Right.
- See?
- [Momoko] I had curry rice.
- You had curry rice?
- That's impressive.
- For breakfast?
- Wow.
- [Momoko] What about you?
[Yuki] This is all I've had.
Strawberry milk.
- There she is!
- [Momoko laughs]
There you are!
[Sasaki] Man, Tokiwa really is something.
What do you like about her?
I like her eyes.
I like her eyes, too.
But if she stared into mine,
I'd get nervous.
Don't worry.
She doesn't even know you exist.
- The same goes for you!
- [exclaims]
[Kotegawa] Man, I hope I'm in
the same class as her next year!
[Sasaki] Me, too.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [PA system chimes]
[man over PA] The next stop
is Kamogawa Housing Complex.
Passengers getting off, please
[Tetsuo and Shizue] Mmm.
This is delicious!
Did you get a different one today?
It's a bit more expensive.
- Right, I see.
- Hmm. [Chuckles]
It tastes good, doesn't it, Takao?
Yeah.
Yeah. [Chuckles]
Let's buy this from now on.
Okay.
We also have udon noodles today.
- Is that so?
- [both chuckle]
Udon with oden soup, though?
It's an idea I heard about today.
Just give it a try, okay?
[Kotegawa] I'm going in
for the win! [Groans]
[Tamaru] That was close!
Short hair is the best.
Nothing can top long, dark hair.
- I know, right?
- [groans]
Are you guys free today?
You must be, right?
The karaoke place has a discount
for groups of seven or more.
Don't just assume we're free.
Why else would you be here?
You're not in any clubs.
We couldn't find anyone else,
so you'll do.
[Sasaki] What's that supposed to mean?
Wait. Are you going, too, Tokiwa?
I am. What are you guys gonna do?
- I'm coming, I'm coming!
- Me, too!
- We're coming right now!
- Clean this up!
Here! Hurry up!
- What about you, Kasuga?
- [Kasuga] Ah.
I'll pass.
Okay.
Of course.
Well, we have seven people anyway.
[Tamaru] I haven't been to karaoke
in ages. Do you go often, Tokiwa?
- [Aya] I guess.
- [Momoko] What about him?
You sure it's okay?
[Sasaki] It's fine, don't worry about him.
- More importantly
- Guys!
Could I come with you after all?
[all screaming]
[Kotegawa] I wish!
[Aya singing]
I wish I could be with you ♪
I love you so much ♪
That it makes me sad ♪
Tokiwa!
And I might go crazy ♪
- [all cheering]
- I wish I could hold you tight ♪
All I could do is pray ♪
Inside this beautiful nightmare ♪
I found you ♪
[Tamaru] Yay, Tokiwa!
Tokiwa!
- [boys exclaiming]
- Perfect!
Tokiwa! Tokiwa! Tokiwa! Tokiwa!
That's enough!
- Tokiwa!
- Enough, already!
- That was awesome, Tokiwa!
- Awesome!
- You were awesome!
- So awesome!
[all laughing]
Come on. Sing something already, Kasuga.
[Kasuga] Right, sure
Let's see I guess
You know what? I'm good.
What's wrong?
You're kinda gloomy, you know.
[groans softly]
[knocking on door]
Excuse me!
- Thank you.
- Thank you, sir.
- Here are you're drinks.
- Thank you.
All right, all right.
I, Tamaru, will sing instead.
[all exclaiming]
That's what we're talking about!
[Momoko] Mr. Rice Ball!
[Kotegawa] It's the Rice Ball's
turn to sing!
[Yuki] Wanna do the "Rice Ball" chant?
- [Kotegawa] "Rice Ball" chant?
- [Tamaru] Yes!
[all chattering]
[Momoko] Guys, I'm hungry.
Wanna get McDonald's?
- Yeah!
- Sounds good.
- Who's going?
- Me!
[Sasaki] What about you, Kasuga?
Uh
I have stuff to do, so I'll head home now.
Right.
- Okay, bye then.
- Bye, see you.
- Let's go. I love the chicken nuggets.
- More than french fries?
[indistinct chatter]
[Melancholy music playing]
[Takao] I'm no good.
I'm no good at all.
I can't be normal,
but I can't stick out, either.
I decided I'd turn everything around.
I gotta get it together.
It's all behind me now.
I need to stand on my own
What?
[Sawa] Kasuga
Bye-bye.
[Takao] Nakamura!
Sorry
I thought you were someone else.
- [chuckles softly]
- [indistinct chatter]
As if I could ever forget her
Where are you?
What are you doing?
Nakamura
[laughing]
- [splatters]
- Oh.
[groaning]
Hey! How dare you knock over
Mr. Tetsu's bowl of oden.
I'm sorry. Let me pay for it please.
Pay for it?
You think that's gonna be enough?
Do you know what
Mr. Tetsu's shirataki noodles are worth?
- His shirataki noodles!
- [Tetsu] Calm down, now.
[chuckles] I'm not a monster.
Why don't we go have a chat over there?
All right, then.
Give me all the money you got.
[Takao] What?
But
I'm really disappointed
that I couldn't eat my shirataki.
That was the last one in the store.
It's the least you can do.
[Takao] No
[groaning]
Mr. Tetsu is saying he'll forgive you.
- So, get your money out.
- [breathing heavily]
[Takao grunting] Wait!
[chuckles, inhales]
- [coins jingling]
- [exclaims]
That's it?
How sad is that?
[exclaims] Great arm. [Chuckles]
Let's go.
Life must be fun for you two.
[Tetsu] What was that?
You obviously have no doubts
about your lives
[breath trembling] It must be nice.
[Melancholy music playing]
- Hey.
- Sure.
[groaning]
[yelps]
- [Tetsu chuckles]
- [goon] Watch your mouth, kid.
You see
I died that day.
I lost everything.
And yet, here I am.
Alive and shamefully breathing.
[breathing shakily]
I'm practically a zombie.
A zombie, you see
What's your deal?
Mumbling creepy shit.
[Takao grunts]
[breathing heavily]
Hey
tell me, would you?
How should I live on?
How can I be like you,
living so shamelessly?
Tell me
shit bugs.
[groaning]
[coughing]
[screaming]
[Tetsu] That hurts, doesn't it?
What's with your obnoxious talking?
If you're gonna bother people,
go kill yourself already.
You piece of shit.
[Takao grunting]
- [Tetsu] Let's go.
- [goon] Sure.
[Tetsu] I'm kinda hungry.
[goon] Yeah, I'm hungry, too.
[Tetsu] Wanna get some gyudon?
[goon] Gyudon? Great idea.
[Tetsu] I want one with shirataki noodles.
- [goon] We'll find one with lots of 'em.
- Yeah.
[Takao breathing shakily]
[Takao grunts]
[groans]
He's right.
I suppose
I'd be better off dead.
[sighs]
WE BUY OLD BOOKS - MIYAMA BOOKSTORE.
Books
Like they'd do any good now.
THE FLOWERS OF EVIL
- [rock music playing]
- [gasps]
[gasps]
TO BE CONTINUED
[closing theme music playing]
ON THE NEXT EPISODE
[narrator] Kasuga sees a resemblance
between Tokiwa and a girl he once knew.
But that small moment of joy
is brutally torn apart.
Next, on episode nine,
What is Tokiwa's secret
that only Kasuga knows?