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AnimeExplorer21
I'm still trying to process the whirlwind of emotions I experienced. This anime is a masterclass in blending genres - comedy, harem, romance, and even science fiction! I know, I know, it sounds like a weird mix, but trust me, it works.
From the start, I was hooked. Souta's ability to see "flags" on people's heads, indicating their hidden traits and desires, had me intrigued. And the girls! Oh man, the girls. Each one unique, lovable, and quirky in their own way. I found myself rooting for them, even when they were driving me crazy.
But what really sets this anime apart is its ability to balance humor and heart. One minute I'm laughing out loud at Souta's misadventures, the next I'm on the edge of my seat, wondering what's going to happen next. And that sci-fi twist? Mind. Blown. I did no…
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For such an interesting premise, the show really let me down. Kanojo ga Flag is proof that a synopsis never describes a show well since the MAL synopsis is what made me watch it in the first place.
The general idea is fairly interesting; the MC has the ability to see "flags" (in his case, literal flags) on peoples' heads that let him know what may happen in their future, or what their personalities are like. Given this, you might think that it would just be a simple harem romcom with him juggling like seven relationships around, but no. Right from the start, the plot is so thick you can't even tell what's going on. The show doesn't explain why anything is happening until like 3/4 of the way in. And even then, it has more plot holes than a ripped-up fishing net.
The art and music are pret…
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Objectively, this anime was horrible. Every character was a trope, the plot didn't know what it wanted to do, and it was cliched to kingdom come; That being said I honestly really enjoyed this, bad Harem Rom-Coms are sort of my guilty pleasure and I can't help but like it. Every arc in the story was honestly just: encounter problem, look for solution, OooooOO plot twist, find solution; sometimes the plot twist causes the problem but that's only once or twice. And yet no matter how bad I know it is, I still love it. This last bit probably seemed kinda ramble-y but that's just because I finished what I had to say like 4 sentences ago but I had to make it longer
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Descent anime. The storyline is not that hard to follow and everything gets explained so it doesn't leave us with an open ending. Characters that grow to us (hopefully right English xD). Very gloomy protagonist (which I personally love).
Now there are also a few things that annoy me about this anime. First of all it gets really annoying to watch Nanami hitting and kicking Souta for every little thing she doesn't like.
Second thing is that the androgynous guy (trap) Megu acts all female and seems happy with it yet demands to be a manly man which does not make any sense. Just let the guy be a femboy and stop bullshitting about him wanting to be recognized as a manly man...
Something else that bothers me in the show that there are way too many underdeveloped characters…
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As harem anime go, Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara had a good bit of potential. The story tugs at your heartstrings without being a constant flow of tears, and has a nice chunk of comedy. None of the girls were truly "hate-able" (in my opinion, yours may vary), and each had a different kind of love for the main character, whether it was romantic, sisterly, friendly, or even parental. The MC is actually able to recognize all of their affections for exactly what they are (since he can see their flags) and has an understandable reason for turning away from any advances, which is explained a few episodes in.
Unfortunately, the biggest issue with this series is how rushed it is. With a whopping 11 girls (and 1 "trap") and only 13 episodes, there is very little time for character development or any…
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This anime is so bad its funny. Kanojo ga flag is your classic harem anime except the harem is about 3-4 times bigger than what should be considered normal with 10+ people involved.
Its about a boy who can see flags above people's heads. You know like love flags, or death flags, and he even knows how to break them! He can save lives, he can make people fall in love with him, he can even make people fall out of love with him! Yeah it sounds like a good original idea but the way its told in this anime just uses over exaggerated cliches like really young looking adults (younger than normal, seriously they look like toddlers), high pitched "moe" character voices, traps, etc. Now the story... oh dear the story... it starts out as a basic harem school anime but then slowly turns into a mystery…
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The concept of an Event Flag should be nothing new if you’ve watched enough media. After triggering a flag, the plot is set in a specific path. Death flags are the most common example. If a character starts talking about their family or what they’re going to do after the battle, you know they’re doomed to die.
So what if we took this concept *literally*? And then we added a harem? And then we did whatever we wanted with the plot? That, my friends, is Kanojo ga Flag.
Story:
Kanojo ga Flag is about a generic harem lead, Souta, who can see event flags on top of people’s heads. He transfers to a new school and immediately starts building a harem. Souta’s harem might as well be the harem to end all harems. It has basically every archetype: Tsundere, Airhead, Older Sister, Little Sister, Stud…
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The concept of flags seems interesting right? Death flags, friendship flags, even a romance flag to top it all off. The low score this anime has is something I strongly disagree with. I think people are reading the synopsis and jumping the gun when they read about the concept. This is NOT an Action/Adventure whatsoever. This is a Comedy/Harem anime!
With that in mind this anime has a concept that is unique and did a good job showing it for the genre that this anime is under. It made some really good comedy and actually has some serious parts in it.
This anime has sprung a lot of good points, but still has some bad qualities that may annoy people. The story is a concept that is new and did a great job showing and did a good job with the building of plot and story line to make a wonderful…
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Kanojo ga Flag so Oraretara is about Hatate Souta and his ability to see various flags. (If you play visual novels its an event that triggers the story to turn in a certain direction.) As original as the story sounds its execution of it was awful. To begin the plot was basically slowly figuring out stuff about these flags, then it went with this crazy ending that had little to no foreshadowing. Now I like major plot twists like TWGOK manga ending, this was more like how could I have predicted this. Plot twists should be able to predicted, but at the same time you don't.
The next problem with the show is the characters. Basically everyone was pretty two dimensional. Every could fall into generic character types. Like little sister, big sister, tsundere childhood friends, and that trap tha…
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The idea and setting of this anime was really promising, and then.. everything went downhill.
Story: The story is about a boy who could tell how people really felt inside or could even tell the future by looking at the 'flag' on top of their heads. The story has so much potential for development if they had just focused more on the different flags and given the characters a bit more personality and depth.
I felt that that harem component was a bit overboard, it doesn't take very long for some new random girl to fall in love with the protagonist. But that's not the worst part. It's how the whole school can just watch as Souta-kun gets all the attention like he's the star and the most important person in the world that doesn't seem very natural. Then again, 'flags' are somewhat related to…
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[Three points before I begin: 1; I'm sorry for the length, sometimes I tend to ramble. I do a TL:DR at the very bottom for a small conclusion. 2. There will be minor spoilers, I will try to review this with the least amount as possible. 3.This is just my opinion, feel free to disagree or agree. But remember, this is just one man's opinion and the scores go by MAL standards, 7/10 is a C, which means average]
This is one of the worst animes I have seen. Sure, it is competent enough on a good amount of points, it ain't no Garzey's wing or Mars of Destruction. But on the other hand, this anime flops so many times I'm surprised it survived it's own death flag.
Story: So our MC can see Flags! That is a perfectly fine premise. Sort of like in Noucome, where the protagonist can see different cho…
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Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara, "If her Flag Breaks", is looked upon as the most time wasting anime of spring 2014. And trust me, I do understand why. However, for some reason, this was one of the animes that I enjoyed the most. I want to explain why, so, here's a review of someone who actually liked this so called flop.
The novel is the most known work by it's creator, Takei Touka, and has received a couple of manga adaptions. However, that doesn't mean that it's well-known. I must say that I'm surprised it actually got an anime adaption, but I'm sure they had something in mind. And I'm happy I got to know this story.
The story starts of like any harem comedy, which is probably why some people can't stand it. Other than our protagonist's strange power, it doesn't have any other special tre…
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Not your typical harem, but a harem nonetheless.
What really caught my interest when deciding to watch this series was the concept of the whole "Death Flag", "Love Flag" and etc. But, as you dive into the series, it kinda deviates from that concept at times, and becomes a bit inconsistent. At some points, I was actually wondering when the concept was going to present itself again. What was a good concept was detailed and presented very choppily.
This series definitely had its ups, and its downs. I feel as if it was struggling to find its identity. Yes, as you begin the series it is definitely you typical harem. Especially when you realize how many beautiful girls actually surround the MC. But, unlike most harems where the underlying story/plot isn't really built upon, this series tilts…
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Here we have a harem that actually tries to do something different with its genre. The story is full of twists, which is unusual for the average bland episodic style that most harems suffer from. Sometimes, however, the story suffers from a bland execution. I got the feeling that the show was trying to generate more emotion than it actually managed to, especially during the last few episodes. The characters aren't anything special, the art style is mediocre at best, and the soundtrack could have been better, but the overall package is something I consider as new. While it isn't too different from the generic harem formula (until the end), I hope it opens the door for more innovation to an otherwise boring genre.
Read at the sourceHime-In-A-Box
What an ending.
Flag Matrix: Harem Edition.
Also known as "If Her Flag Breaks".
I honestly feel as though they should have done something different with this show. I'm glad they tried something new, but it was way too obnoxious for me to appreciate it, at all.
They should have stayed away from being a harem in general. The plot was intriguing and had a lot of potential, so why fill it up with annoying and cliche harem devices? The harem was way too big, too. Around 12 or 13 girls. Seriously? Come on, man.
If this show was, instead of a silly and ridiculously large harem, a serious series that actually took a darker look at Souta's condition and the story then it would have been much better. They sort of just compiled Matrix-esque story elements into the harem madness and boom, they cre…
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This anime has serious issues with tone. It takes a stock harem comedy and tries to make a more serious story in the last few episodes. Thus it deserves some points for originality (harem comedies don't usually try to explain *why* all these girls are attracted to the same guy). But because the actual storyline is so compacted into the last few episodes and is rather convoluted anyway, it can be seriously confusing. Watch it for the comedy, not the storyline.
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I've got to say, I noticed quite a few people bashing "Kanojo ga Flasg wo Oraretara" and I must say I truly believe it's not that bad of an anime. I actually really enjoyed this anime, and it was a great harem in my opinion, ^_^.
Truthfully, I thought this show was going to be one of those happy-going anime with everybody always having a great time, smiling, enjoying life to the fullest, although I must say I was really surprised with how this anime was executed. Make sure to notice how I say "surprised" because I believe this is the reason people are bashing this show. It's actually much more dark than you'd believe and the story is actually pretty interesting. When I first saw this anime, I thought it was going to be about some kid who makes flags for a school club or something lol.. It…
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Harems are a very debated genre of anime. Some people like them, some people don't. For this season of Spring 2014, the harem anime Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara, or "If her flag breaks".
Story (5.88/10): The story of "If her flag breaks" revolves around the life of our main protagonist, Hatate Souta, a boy who has the mysterious power of seeing "flags" on top of people's heads. (They are literally small flags.) Haunted by his past, Souta meets a girl by the name of Nanami, a girl of whom he tells his power to, eventually meeting other girls along the way as they live in a dormitory called quest dormitory, as well as haunted by the idea of trying to find "the secret of the world!"
From this synopsis, a few obvious points come out. For one thing, the genre of harem becomes quite obvious, a…
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I will be honest with you all. Unless you are bored and have nothing better to watch don't watch this.
Now lets begin~!
---Story---
Score: 8
The story follows a boy named Souta who has the ability to see flags above someones head that allows him to see what they are like or if they might die soon. I find this story rather orginal and a good watch if it was done correctly. The story is also rushed near the end skipping 2 characters and their developement. It is quite noticeable and is quite annoying.
---Art--- Score: 6
The art is nice but not fantastic. It is your average art that has nothing really special to it.
---Sound---
Score: 5
The sound is nothing special just like the art. The opening and ending are quite nice but nothing that really will stay in your head are will make you…
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*Minor spoilers, but not really* /UPDATED 7-1-14/
Where do I start. This anime had a lot of potential with an interesting unraveling plot. But it just dragged on and had annoying moments.
Story: 5/10- The main reason I started watching this anime was because of the Synopsis I read. I thought "oh cool, this sounds different!" And it started off pretty nicely. But I am not a fan of Harem, so this probably why I gave it a six. I love the underlining plot with Souta, the protagonist. I find his character interesting. He has a tragic past & not only that, he sees people's "flags." But it's a curse. While trying to get by in school, he's also faced with a ton of girls that I wish had a more common sense. The only one that seems to be the opposite of the other girls is Nanami. I'm sorry, but t…
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