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Japanese manga series
First volume cover
Genre
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 (
List of volumes )
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.
Publication
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]
Volumes
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
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
Reception
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]
See also
References
^
"The Official Website for Blue Flag" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Asato Mizu, Kaito Launch Manga on Shonen Jump+ App" . Anime News Network . January 23, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
a
b Dargis, Melissa (August 31, 2020).
"Blue Flag Vol. #02 Manga Review" . The Fandom Post . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Kaito's Blue Flag Manga Ends in April" . Anime News Network . March 4, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
a
b
青のフラッグ 8 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Viz Media Licences Downfall, Prince Freya, Blue Flag, 'Love Me, Love Me Not' Manga" . Anime News Network . July 4, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag" . Manga Plus. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"BLUE FLAG" (in French). Kurokawa. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag" (in German). Carlsen Verlag. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag 1" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Archived from
the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Editorial Ivrea licencia el manga Ao No Flag" . Ramen Para Dos (in Spanish). July 28, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 1 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 1" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 2 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 2" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 3 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 3" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 4 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 4" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 5 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 5" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 6 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 6" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
青のフラッグ 7 (in Japanese).
Shueisha . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 7" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag, Vol. 8" .
Viz Media . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
「次にくるマンガ大賞」発表会、上位入賞者による記念イラストも公開 .
Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 23, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2023 .
^ Pineda, Dorany (March 2, 2021).
"Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Soboroff, Akwaeke Emezi among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag Manga Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens" . Anime News Network . January 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^ Silverman, Rebecca (October 22, 2020).
"Blue Flag GN 1-4 Review" . Anime News Network . Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^
"Blue Flag Volume 1 Review" . Anime UK News . April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
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