We’re back to recommending our favourites to one another - this time we’re discussing one of Samu’s all-timers: Blue Flag by KAITO, a coming of age high school story that delves into a slew of deep and meaningful themes.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
3:43 Why Samu recommended that Enzo (and you) should read it
5:53 Enzo’s general impressions of the series
8:40 Blue Flag and how it differentiates itself from its contemporary shonen romance series
9:17 (Volume 1) spoiler discussion begins
9:24 The love triangle (square) featuring queer characters
11:52 How Japanese conservatism suppresses the non-traditional topics featured in Blue Flag
14:12 Did the ending come first and the rest of the series sprung from it?
15:53 Full spoiler discussion begins
15:57 Our feelings on how the characters handled within the love triangle
20:46 Blue Flag being specifically about that final year of high school and the decisions we make
21:16 Mami Yagihara: the standout side character of the series
29:56 Touma’s coming out moment and the aftermath
31:33 The bedroom conversation scene - effective or overly theatrical?
34:25 The ending - the love triangle, the timeskip epilogue, divisive opinions on the resolution
43:29 Masumi’s ending - is it a betrayal of her character?
46:42 Samu’s Recommendation: Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare by Yuuki Kamatani
47:59 Enzo’s Recommendation: Yugami Doesn’t Have Any Friends by Jun Sakura
50:33 Overview and final scores
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