Kaito

I am happy that I went on this journey with Taichi, Futaba, Toma, and all the others. What a wonderful conclusion to the series!

In the beginning of this installment, we are still dealing with the aftermath of what happened in volumes 6-7. The conversation between Futaba and Toma is both heartbreaking and hilarious.
“Why are we in this compliment war?” You guys, I don’t know either. For Taichi, things are also very dramatic and difficult.

This series is not really about the romance and show more the entanglements of feelings the characters don’t quite understand. It is about learning who you are and what you want most, about the choices we make. In the afterword, the author talks about how annoying it is when characters in a romance story don’t talk to each other. So, this manga has been full of conversations and everyone’s reactions to what is said. It’s lovely.

The ending is very, very sweet and satisfying. show less

The characters take you on such a difficult emotional journey. Somehow, volume 7 turned me inside out in ways the previous ones did not (and I loved all of them!).

Conversations, conversations, conversations – they hit you, they don’t let go. I find that I am in the story up to my ears and have trouble coming back to my world.

The aftermath of Toma’s confession becomes a whirlpool that sucks everyone in.

It’s fascinating to watch these young people discussing and clashing over gender show more roles, HBTQ, friendship, and differences of opinion in general – even though I’ve heard it all before, both the stupid crap and the wise things.

Futaba, Masumi and Mami have yet another conversation that leads to an emotional explosion.

“There’s no way you could understand what it’s like… for people who don’t dare whisper what they want to shout.”

Phew. I want to give everyone a hug and make it better. I wonder what will happen in volume 8? It’s the final one... show less

So lovely, so beautifully drawn, so emotional. Most of each volume in this series is about characters talking, looking at each other, reacting to what is being said, thinking and reflecting. You cannot look away. Also, I love the way side characters suddenly shine - in this volume, I am thinking about the conversation between Masumi and Akiko in particular. And then, there was that ending...

Blue Flag is the greatest manga I have ever read. It's near perfection. It has everything I yearn for in my romances.

-No forced drama.
-Everyone is likable.
-Fuwa-fuwa.
-Subtle.
-Body language.
-Healthy character relationships.
-(spoiler for volume one) QUEER LOVE RECTANGLE OH MY GOD!!! For those of you who are unaware, Blue Flag ran on a shonen manga app. This would've been aimed at teenage boys, and it's the first shonen manga I know of that deals with the topic with such sensitiveness (manga show more like this tend to be aimed towards women.) IT'S SO GOOD!

Blue Flag for me has the consistency of spiced whipped cream. The fluff and drama ratio is just perfect. It connected with me on a level no manga ever has. While I already read the whole thing online, you bet I order every volume coming out on Amazon and I have them, covers facing out on my bookshelf looking at me. Protecting me.

READ THIS MANGA! show less