Blue Flag Vol 02: Volume 2

The media could not be loaded.  I loved the first volume and it made me buy the second one too, the story is very interesting and it gets awesome chapter by chapter and makes you read more, go for it!

The book was bent and the side was a bit ripped, I tried to use clear glue on it and now it's fine. I really loved the plot, worth reading manga!

Picked this series of on a whim as I saw someone recommend it on twitter. And it has pulled me in straight away. The cast are interesting and flawed but ultimately so likeable. Super expected as to what happens next.Art style is beaut and the manga came in perfect condition.

I truly love this series! I wonder what is going to happen next!!!

Item was received promptly and seemed to be in good condition inside, however there were small damages to the spine of the book on the top and bottom.

Blue Flag volume 2 is a great continuation of volume 1.Taichi continues to be an interesting lead character who I fear may have some type of emotional break down in the future. With how much effort he exerts to help everyone out around him one has to wonder when he will take some time to look around and see if there is anyone around trying to help him out. I think he has moments where he is reaching out to people but then retreats into himself. The moment in this volume covering the usual future aspirations that high schoolers go through made me think he was going to reach out to Toma, for example but then he didn’t. It was as if he got cold feet. I do hope he changes in the future as I do want him to stop bottling everything up inside of him. I do wonder if the ending pages would suggest that some change may happen.Masumi’s moment of character development this chapter greatly rounded her character out making her feel more like a valuable part of the friend group and less like an antagonist. I couldn’t help but cheer her on, and honestly, hoped that her sentiments got through to Taichi after the break-up. Unfortunately, it seems Taichi may be a little dense.Anyway, volume 2 was fun and I enjoyed the muted moments of friendship slash romance speckled throughout the daily lives of high schoolers. The school festival was great.

This series is turning out to be perfect in every imaginable way: the art, the story, the characterization, the balance between humor, slice of life, and pulse-quickening drama are all perfectly executed. Beyond the technical skills of visual storytelling (and they are astonishingly good), I'm coming to care for the characters in Blue Flag. I open the book, and I'm totally transported into their lives. ​​Toma Mita has wanted to be a pro-baseball player his entire life. Yet he seems to be giving up on that dream, and the few who know have no idea why. But they do know why he's trying so hard to take the school baseball team to the championship: he knows he won't ever play again after high school. ​​Toma is the kind of guy who makes everyone feel like they belong, so his teammates and admirers aren't really surprised that he's become good friends with nerdy Tiachi, a boyhood friend, and Futaba, an awkward, shy girl. They are surprised when he insists that scrawny Tiachi and tiny Futaba lead the cheer squad during the annual spirts festival - to the point of threatening not to play in the competitions if they don't. No one, except Masumi, realizes that Toma has feelings for Tiachi. Because he cares for Tiachi, Toma became friends with Futaba, whom he thinks Tiachi likes. Wanting Taichi to be happy, he's been encouraging what he sees as their relationship.​​Masumi also thinks Tiachi is crushing on Futaba. The problem is that Masumi has realized that she likes girls and has feelings for Futaba, too.​​All of this is a pretty basic modern love quadrangle. But KAITO weaves riveting secondary and tertiary themes throughout the book, and kicks everything into high gear with his perfectly paced and framed storytelling. Listen, I really don’t like sports, and baseball, more than anything, bores me to tears. But in Blue Flag? I had to be careful not to rip the pages (seriously) while turning them when Toma was on the field. If real life baseball had the tension and suspense KAITO gives it? I'd end up being the world's biggest sports nerd.​​KAITO brings that same visual intensity to exploring his characters in this volume.  No spoilers, but I had tears streaming down my face at one point. I'm so glad I ordered the next several volumes. ​​This series is an outstanding accomplishment, and shows, along with a handful of other titles (e.g. I Hear the Sunspot), that manga can be much more than amusingentertainment.