What a lot of people forget about the construction of a triangle is that each point is connected. At first, Taichi begrudgingly agrees to be Futaba’s aid, but as he gets to know her along the way he begins to develop feelings.įrom an intro like that I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d think this story is just another stereotypical love triangle BUT. Now that all three of them are in the same class, Futaba works up the courage to ask Taichi for help with confessing her feelings to Toma. On the other hand, Toma is the school’s it boy: The looks, the athletics, the personality, he’s got it all! As Toma’s popularity grew over the years following elementary school, so did Taichi’s self-consciousness as they drifted apart. He comes to realize that it’s because he sees Futaba as a reflection of himself in more ways than one. Taichi is very critical of Futaba and his friends actually point out that he is always on her case. In his final year of High School he finds himself sharing a class with Futaba Kuze and Toma Mita.įutaba is your textbook definition of the small and meek, but is equal parts adorable. To escape my spoilers later on, before you pull up another tab and start reading on Shonen Jump, here’s a taste for those who don’t know about Blue Flag.Īpart from his small group of friends, Taichi Ichinose keeps to himself.

It didn’t take long for Viz Media to hop on an English release of the series made available both digitally on the Shonen Jump app as well as print copies.

KAITO Sensei’s school life romance, Blue Flag, is a total of 54 chapters that ran in Shonen Jump from February 2017 to April 2020 compiled into 8 volumes. Who would you choose? Your lover or your friend? Blue Flag – KAITO

Blue flag volume