When I read "Ao no Flag" for the first time I had a mixture of feelings, it was something I had never experienced with any other work and it was much more when I finished it completely.
And the fact is that .....
How can you put into words a manga that manages not only with its dialogues but also with its art, the looks, the silences and the fear reflected in the faces of the characters to represent you in a different way what we know as love.
When you read the synopsis of this manga it seems that it is going to be the typical work with a love triangle where the protagonists will be harmed by stupid and cliché situations but it entertains at the end of it all.
And while the play doesn't stray too far from this, Ao no flag is encouraged to deal more with the romance theme, not simply letting the characters have sympathetic situations with each other, but showing how love and affection can be seen from different layers and points of view.
Everyone has their own way of loving because of how they have lived their lives, and there may be times when characters may unintentionally hurt others simply because they cannot understand and accept the other person's way of seeing, even if they want to.
Thus, there are several situations seen in this manga that make the reader feel identified in one way or another.
Whether you are young or adult, "Ao no Flag" teaches you that even if you don't agree with the way others think, whether you are accepted in society or not, it doesn't mean that you are wrong. Each of us is different and we will all experience things that will change the way we look at things.
KAITO is a genius and yes, many may not like the ending (I didn't like it the first time I read it either) but it is not at all a forced or illogical ending.
Everything changes and matures with time. And as the manga itself shows us, everyone will live their own life and their own experiences and you won't know if those experiences will change the way you think and see people.
If you have never read this manga, give it a chance. It will give you food for thought when you finish it.
As for me, I will revisit this work periodically.
Touma deserves heaven.
