Ao no Flag

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English: Blue Flag

Japanese: 青のフラッグ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 8

Chapters: 54

Status: Finished

Published: Feb 1, 2017 to Apr 8, 2020

Genres: Romance, School, Shounen

Authors: KAITO (Story & Art)

Serialization: Shounen Jump+

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Score: 7.96¹ (scored by 10,092 users)

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Ranked: #766²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #436

Members: 25,913

Favorites: 1,324

7.96

Ranked #766Popularity #436Members 25,913

MangaShounen Jump+KAITO (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

In his final year of high school, Taichi Ichinose finds himself sharing a class with his popular childhood friend Touma Mita for the third year in a row. Meanwhile, Taichi is hesitant to interact with his shy and clumsy classmate, Futaba Kuze, despite seeing her as a reflection of himself.

However, after an encounter in the library brings them together, Taichi discovers that Futaba has feelings for Touma. Initially harboring doubts at the prospect, he decides to help her after she declares an emotional yet firm decision to change. As spring comes into full bloom, the three classmates find themselves in a relationship entangled by intricate emotions and personal conflicts while they navigate through an uncertain future.

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Background

Ao no Flag serialized on the Shounen Jump+ manga website from February 1, 2017 to April 8, 2020. At Anime Expo 2019, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the manga; the company published the series in English from April 21, 2020 to June 15, 2021. MANGA Plus simul-published the manga in English from January 20, 2019 to April 7, 2020. It has also been released in Spanish by Editorial Ivrea; in French by Kurokawa; in German by Carlsen Verlag; and in Italian by Panini Comics.

At the 2017 Tsugi no Kuru Manga Awards, Ao no Flag was awarded third place in the web manga division. The manga was nominated as a finalist in the graphic novel category of the 41st Los Angeles Times Book Prizes show. It was also placed in the Top Ten titles of the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.

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Characters

Mita, Touma

Main

Ichinose, Taichi

Main

Kuze, Futaba

Main

Itachi, Masumi

Main

Yagihara, Mami

Supporting

Mita, Seiya

Supporting

Mita, Akiko

Supporting

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May 5, 2020

54 of 54 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

ZexalsTV (All reviews)

176 people found this review helpful

A classic love triangle story with classic high school teenage drama surrounding it. Great character development and back story to drive the overall story to a good narrative. The only thing i'm not satisfied with is the ending of this story, it felt rushed, but besides that, it's a great manga and I recommend it to anyone who likes these types of stories.

The manga is fairly short but the pace is good enough to suffice a valuable story that shows the true power of friendship and showing that there is a difference between love and friendship no matter what gender.

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Jun 13, 2020

54 of 54 chapters read

Overall Rating: 6

Caio0202 (All reviews)

67 people found this review helpful

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

The story is fantastic. The love triangle (or square?) is incredible, and the way it gets you involved is breathtaking. The characters are almost all very interesting, and from chapter 1 to 52 you basically keep yearning for more. I read the whole thing in a day, over the course of 7 or so hours, and I wasn't bored not even one second.

That being said...

What the FUCK was this ending? I seriously can't stress a worse ending for a manga. All the building up of their relationship as well as the friendship between Taichi and Tuoma just to trash it in four read more

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May 29, 2020

54 of 54 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

_Nyanjaa (All reviews)

25 people found this review helpful

I came across this series randomly and thought it would be a good slice of life/romance to give my attention for a short while but it turned out to be much more. It is a relatively short read so it is worth taking a look at and reading through.
The story revolves around three third year high school students, Taichi Ichinose, Touma Mita and Futaba Kuze in a romance/ slice of life manga. Futaba Kuze approaches Taichi in an attempt to start dating Touma, Taichi's childhood friend and who is one of the most popular people in school.
I gave the story an overall of 9, it isn't perfect with small bumps along the way. The flow of the story pulls you in as you want to keep reading to find out what happens next and feels refreshing, new and mostly unique. I haven't read a story like this before with so much depth for each and every aspect of this manga.
Art, an 8 overall, it isn't the best art in the world but the beauty of it really shines through with the character's design which perfectly encapsulates each of their inner selves. To me art wouldn't be an important factor when deciding on what to read but despite that the cover art and character art for this manga drew me in.
To me the best part of this manga is the characters-thus my giving of a 10. The depth in which the mangaka goes in to for each character is astounding and helps us get a deep understanding of each individual character. Each character receives a great deal of development throughout the story as we learn about each of their inner thoughts and the relationships they end up building with the other characters in the story. I find the best part is how each and every character is their own person and to an extent realistic, each and every character, at least to me, is likable and even with their faults the author is able to show their importance in telling the story and makes us often sympathize with them. It is also great that many of the non-main characters aren't neglected and each have their own stories.
In all this is one of the most enjoyable series for me, thus also a 10. I find it to be one of the most engaging stories that I have read with some of the best written characters that I have come across. I read it over the course of two days and would end up thinking about it in-between reading sessions and thinking about possible situations.
To end it I would give it an overall of 10 also. I feel as though it is a great read for anyone even remotely in to slice of life or romance, and I know it wouldn't be for everyone but even so it is worth a shot for anyone.

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Jun 22, 2020

54 of 54 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

rotanrotan1 (All reviews)

19 people found this review helpful

I love reading it as soon as it kicked off.

I love how they tackled the concept of friendship and relationships. From Futaba's realization of her own feelings, to Touma's friends' view on friendship and love and hate. The climax of the story was when the themes of story were made obvious. Although I really like how they argued over sexuality, friendship, and morality. I felt off reading teenage high schoolers speak of so much wisdom (and although it is not entirely unrealistic), digesting page after page of wisdom was a bit too overwhelming for me. It was not bad, it was just a read more

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