Ao no Flag

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For some reason, Taichi Ichinose just can’t stand Futaba Kuze. But at the start of his third year in high school, he finds himself in the same homeroom as her, along with his childhood friend Toma Mita, a star athlete. But one day, Futaba opens up to Taichi and admits she has a crush on Toma. She then asks for his help in confessing to him! There’s just one problem—Toma seems to already have a secret crush on someone else.

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Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

Ao no Furaggu

Bendera Biru

Blue Flag

Niebieska flaga

Голубой флаг

蓝色的旗帜

藍色的旗幟

青のフラッグ

청춘 플래그

Groups Scanlating

Cosmic Enzyme Scans

MANGA Plus

Latest Release(s)

c.54 (end) by MANGA Plus 5 years ago

c.53 by MANGA Plus 5 years ago

c.52 by MANGA Plus 5 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

8 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (401 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.88 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 7th, 2025 2:22am PST - 2 months ago

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Genre

Drama Romance School Life Shounen Shounen Ai Slice of Life
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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shounen Jump + (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (8 Vols - Complete)

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3 Month Pos #2585

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6 Month Pos #3223

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Year Pos #3468

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irational notes ?

by somemango
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

So some people who would have vote 10 donwgrade the note to 1 just because they didn't like the last 2 chapters ?
The note should note be emotional but reflect your impression about the entire serie. And I'm sorry whatever you think about the end, the rest of it is amazingly great and nowhere else in a scool life manga have I read young people feelings so well written.
I'm not a guy who usually put 10 but face to such absurd notation, here we go

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A great read!

by puriparinari
5 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I genuinely think this manga is amazing.

Hands down one of the best things I’ve read in a while in any format. Granted, I’ve read a good deal of yaoi but not as much shonen/shojo manga in the past few years so I might be biased. Regardless, I found this story to be really unique and refreshing.

I absolutely loved the way the author tackled the topics of gender roles and expectations through characters like Mami and Toumo, as well as friendship/romantic love through Futabe. I loved that the author didn’t shy away from LGBT themes, and I appreciated the alternative perspective that the audience was granted through Kensuke's characterization. I actually think that the author displayed a lot of grace and consideration when exploring Kensuke's feelings.

On that note, this might be silly but, reading through the comment sections of the sites that I read this on, I was a bit (naively) surprised to see blatantly homophobic comments on a lot of the chapters. I know what a manga might not be enough to change people’s minds on things like this, but I’m grateful that works like this do exist if only to increase exposure and allow people to reflect on their feelings even more. As the manga explored – we all have to choose the path that we think is best for us.

I guess my only gripe is the last two chapters. I agree that they felt a little bit rushed, and I would have appreciated experiencing more of the development between Taichi and Toumo’s romantic relationship. Regardless, I don’t think this detracted from the experience, it just gave me a bit of FOMO.

Overall, I feel like this is fun, interesting, engaging work that dives deep into important themes. It sucked me right in and held me tight the whole way through. This was a work that really captivated me and will hold a special place in my memories. Highly recommended!

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Almost tear up at the end

by jackalan
5 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

If you're looking for a really good manga to read, this has everything for you: great and consistent arts; thoughtful, forward and progressive characters (all of them); a story of friendship and love; a story of self-discovery, -acceptance and -understanding.

The most impressive of all in this manga for me is the communication and thoughtfulness of the characters. I'm a grown adult yet I'm always surprised to see how the characters' thoughts and feelings are all communicated so clearly. Of course, there will be times where they hesitate, they bottleneck, or they refuse to see something new. They all come to accept and understand that: It is OKAY to take time, to be at your own pace, come to your own terms, make your decisions, reflect and continue to go on, go forth, to whichever path and direction no matter the conflicts, confusions or considerations one might have.

Life is a long journey for you, yourself to continuously learn about yourself: to adapt maybe for the better, or to change to how you see fit.

It's great the dialogue too. I still get goosebumps remembering Touma's friends arguing over their stances for him while Ichinose just sits there listening; or how Futaba and Touma have a heart-to-heart conversation about how they feel about the other, about Ichinose, and how they might choose to move forward with themselves and others; or how Masumi describing feelings and words and how we can choose to be non-conformed and it's okay...

I repeat: I'm an adult and I still learn so much from these high school characters!

And with that, the story concludes.

If you're looking for a more traditional, more well-defined/accepted romantic story. This is not it. It's about "self". No matter how vague or ambiguous it or one might be - and we might never know what happen to Ichinose, Touma and Futaba in those two years and five years after high school - be kind and be happy for the decisions they make and will continue to make in the future.

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Was a 10 until maybe half way through - 1/10

by GruntZone360
5 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

100% agree with @SangMo guy or however you mention someone on here...

The ending makes ZERO sense.The male lead turns gay suddenly and the female lead goes and fucks another random guy 'a stranger that wasn't in this entire series. The male lead gets together with the other male lead...

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What a terrible end to a pretty good manga

by SangMo
5 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

Frankly, the ending absolutely ruins the manga. It's like the author tried to appease some people, but it makes absolutely no sense. I am disappointed. A 1 might seem harsh, but that's how much the ending sucks.

Taichi and Futaba randomly break up in the end. Touma and Taichi randomly end up together. Futaba marries someone else.

What an absolute shitshow.

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Coming back to this after a few years (twice)

by Tsuzu
6 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Dropped after the first 2 volumes because it really felt like baiting and then copping out. Sorry for doubting. This is the real deal after all, and it gives me a bit of hope.

The cat's out of the bag in chapter 40.

2021 edit: coming back after a year, again, and read the rest. I thought it was fumbling towards the end and it shows. The last chapters felt like the author was rushed by the editor or the publisher so the story had to end ASAP, unfortunately. That said, as a queer person who has the almost exact same story as the protagonist here (minus the happy ending), the emotions and character development were spot-on. This manga resonated with me on a level that probably nothing else can ever touch. I have to wonder if the author was queer themself or had to listen to their queer friends' stories to write this, because it's just real.

Taichi was definitely gay, he just didn't realize or accept it until after the time skip, his love with Futaba was only puppy love. Sorry for those unfamiliar with this kind of real life gay story but this ending could be seen from the first volume. Taichi and Touma were both gay and would end up together, I just wondered how the author would develop them or wrap up the story, but the ending was totally predictable, and I really respect the author for doing it.

Fyi the manga is published by Shogakukan, the same one that publishes Doraemon, how cool is that! This definitely gives me hope for the future of our community in Japan.

Oh and the author Kaito is really a guy, that explains why this story and especially the male characters are so real.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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Impressed!

by oreoandmilk
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

Unexpected good. Dramatic, yet true to the emotional pangs inevitably present in high school. Each of the four main characters is sympathizeable and multidimensional, and the plot, although overdone by so many other mangas, is well executed this time around,

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The Next H2 and something like that..

by Makahiya
8 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Well, I said the next H2 because the feel we have here and the love polygon where the characters are conflicted between each other's love and their friendship. I am feeling a modern H2 here. Thus, I am excited! I will be sure to follow this. You ought too, if you also liked H2 manga by Adachi Mitsuru and his works then this will also be for you. Modern category with our modern issue are included in this pure love story. So much to look forward to since the mangaka is also strongly motivated with his/her work. SO that's it! Let us go read this!

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Juicy

by achyif
8 years ago

Rating: 9.9 / 10.0

Unlike most high school dramas, the story starts at the beginning of a time period where the characters are forced to think long and hard about their relationships with the people they know and their futures. The presence of the ever-drawing-close end of an era (deciding what to do after graduation) actually affects how they act.
Personal struggles are not petty and relate to real issues regarding character, personality, and ideals. No one is malicious and conflict is primarily caused by feelings of self doubt and guilt.

I have good hope for the future of this series and I look forward to seeing how the characters will develop.

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