“High schooler Taichi helps shy Futaba pursue their mutual friend Touma, entangling three classmates in emotional springtime drama.”
Blue Flag
青のフラッグ
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Synopsis
High schooler Taichi helps shy Futaba pursue their mutual friend Touma, entangling three classmates in emotional springtime drama.
In his final year of high school, Taichi Ichinose finds himself sharing a class with his popular childhood friend Touma Mita for the third year in a row. Meanwhile, Taichi is hesitant to interact with his shy and clumsy classmate, Futaba Kuze, despite seeing her as a reflection of himself. However, after an encounter in the library brings them together, Taichi discovers that Futaba has feelings for Touma. Initially harboring doubts at the prospect, he decides to help her after she declares an emotional yet firm decision to change. As spring comes into full bloom, the three classmates find themselves in a relationship entangled by intricate emotions and personal conflicts while they navigate through an uncertain future.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 78 sampled reviews
What 78 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
5.4 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.6
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jul 2017 → May 2026
- 9 “A love triangle in a high school setting. I liked all the characters except for the bald guy. The art was fine I liked it when something serious was occurring the art style reflected it. It was...”
- 10 “I saw this manga on tiktok (the part when taichi saved the cat) and thought this is some sort of tragedy manga. But when i read it, i was amazed. We all thought this was a normal love romance kind...”
- 8 “A classic love triangle story with classic high school teenage drama surrounding it. Great character development and back story to drive the overall story to a good narrative. The only thing i'm...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 54 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 12m approx
- Published Feb 2017 – Apr 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M42359 catalog