Blue Flag | |
青のフラッグ (Ao no Furaggu) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Kaito |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | February 1, 2017 – April 8, 2020 |
Volumes | 8 |
Blue Flag (Japanese: 青のフラッグ, Hepburn: Ao no Furaggu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaito. It was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website from February 2017 to April 2020.
The series is written and illustrated by Kaito. It started serialization on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website on February 1, 2017,[2] and ended on April 8, 2020.[4] It has been published in eight tankōbon volumes.[5]
At Anime Expo 2019, Viz Media announced they licensed the series in English.[6] Manga Plus also published the series in English.[7] It is also licensed in French by Kurokawa,[8] in German by Carlsen Verlag,[9] in Italian and Portuguese by Panini Comics,[10] and in Spanish by Editorial Ivrea.[11]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | April 4, 2017[12] | 978-4-08-881045-4 | April 21, 2020[13] | 978-1-97-471301-1 |
2 | August 4, 2017[14] | 978-4-08-881145-1 | June 16, 2020[15] | 978-1-97-471302-8 |
3 | December 4, 2017[16] | 978-4-08-881308-0 | August 18, 2020[17] | 978-1-97-471303-5 |
4 | May 5, 2018[18] | 978-4-08-881485-8 | October 20, 2020[19] | 978-1-97-471304-2 |
5 | September 4, 2018[20] | 978-4-08-881580-0 | December 15, 2020[21] | 978-1-97-471305-9 |
6 | April 4, 2019[22] | 978-4-08-881769-9 | February 16, 2021[23] | 978-1-97-471306-6 |
7 | December 4, 2019[24] | 978-4-08-882163-4 | April 20, 2021[25] | 978-1-97-471875-7 |
8 | June 4, 2020[5] | 978-4-08-882365-2 | June 15, 2021[26] | 978-1-97-472094-1 |
In 2017, the series was ranked third at the 3rd Next Manga Awards in the web category.[27] The series was a finalist for the 2020 Los Angeles Times book prize in the graphic novels category.[28] The Young Adult Library Services Association listed the series in the top ten in their 2021 list of the 126 best graphic novels for teenagers.[29]
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network gave the first four volumes an A−, praising it for the art, characters, and story, while criticizing it because sometimes some characters can feel overly abusive or shy.[30] Melina Dargis from The Fandom Post gave the series heavy praise for its story and characters, saying it was the best high-school slice-of-life manga of the year by far.[3] Like Silverman and Dargis, Demezela from Anime UK News praised the story, artwork, and characters, ultimately rating the first volume a nine out of ten.[31]