“Lonely boy who can see and break fate flags finds hope and friendship at new school.”
If Her Flag Breaks
彼女がフラグをおられたら
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Synopsis
Lonely boy who can see and break fate flags finds hope and friendship at new school.
In visual novels, an imaginary flag is defined as an event that serves as a turning point for the whole story. A player triggering the romance flag for a heroine will proceed to her route, or a death flag will signify that a certain character will die afterwards. High school student Souta Hatate can see these flags above a person's head, and has the ability to bring them down to stop certain events from happening. Using this power, he has prevented other people's deaths. But, after a past accident with him as a sole survivor, he ended up believing that only misfortune will befall those who are near him, and has refrained from making friends or having relationships ever since. However, everything starts to change after transferring to a new school. After toppling another death flag, his classmate Nanami Knight Bladefield notices his powers and tries to learn more about him, promising that she will remain at his side no matter what may happen. Thus begins Souta's journey as he meets new friends and acquaintances while uncovering the mysteries of his ability—which might run deeper than what anyone expects.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 46 sampled reviews
What 46 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.73 · some divergence
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.3
↑ 1.30
Running avg · Jun 2014 → Jul 2025
- 7 “The anime earns modest credit for originality by trying to justify why every girl flocks to the same guy, and its comedy remains its main draw. Yet it suffers from severe tone whiplash, cramming a...”
- 8 “Initially enjoyed the harem premise of watching the protagonist build relationships with multiple girls. The revelation that everything was fake and the rushed ending where nobody remembers him...”
- 7 “Started watching this anime because I saw the characters were cute. Was expecting an op protag with the ability to change fate and gain a harem and it was that for a little while until the slap on...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8096 catalog
Produced by
- KlockWorx Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America, Inc. Licensor