![]() ![]() Futaba is such an earnest and sweet character that it’s hard seeing her take Taichi’s advice. The main conflict in this volume comes from Taichi’s, frankly, awful advice to Futaba that she should change herself to be liked by Touma. ![]() It’s easy to see which panels were drawn with a lot of care. KAITO does a fantastic job using both a simple and a more realistic approach to the characters. There are some amazing moments in this volume. Taichi gets roped into giving advice to Futaba who has a crush on Toma despite Taichi clearly creating some distance between the two. His low self-esteem also doesn’t do him any favors. He believes Touma’s a “different breed” than him because he fits into the popular crowd while Taichi doesn’t. ![]() Taichi and Touma are childhood friends and as a result, Taichi has developed an inferiority complex. The popular Touma Mita, the shy Futaba Kuze, and the self-proclaimed outcast Ichinose Taichi. Blue Flag centers around three characters all in the same third-year class. If you thought middle school Miyamura from Horimiya was angsty then wait until you get a load of Ichinose Taichi. Going from Horimiya to this was interesting because even though Horimiya takes a more realistic approach than most shoujo Blue Flag takes it up a notch. 1?īlue Flag by author KAITO navigates the murky waters of high school with just a touch more angst than most shoujo. ![]() Who’s Ready for Some Teenage Angst in Blue Flag Vol. ![]()
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