You see, in this series Taichi is in love with Futaba, who is in love with Touma, who in return is in love with Taichi.

Technically, most people define love triangles as three people in love with each other but modern day ones disagree. What makes Blue Flag an interesting read is that there is a bit of a love triangle, or square if you will. There’s an air of innocence surrounding her. At the beginning she has long, blonde hair but after a conversation with Ichinose, she cuts it into a bob. Mainly due to his best friend, Touma Mita, being perfect at everything. Anyway, our outlooks on life are similar and then there’s the low self-esteem. It’s also probably why my imagination isn’t the best because I tend to think about the facts instead of fairytales. Ichinose is someone I can relate to because I consider myself self-aware and realistic. There are two important characters but these three are the main focus for the first volume. Summaryīlue Flag centers around three characters Taichi Ichinose, Futaba Kuze, and Touma Mita. At least the bullying isn’t as extreme as depicted in most Asian media. Thankfully, this series, so far, doesn’t have either of these. Normally, I can barely stomach high school stories since a lot of them have so much bullying and I also am not a fan of the many teacher x student relationships. By the end of the first volume, if you’re like me, it becomes clear what makes this series so wholesome and enjoyable. This week, we’ll be diving into possibly my second favorite high school series of the year (Blue Box has stolen my heart completely), Blue Flag. Manga Monday was almost about to turn into ‘Reading Wednesday’ but I pushed through to get this post out today.

Blue flag vol 1