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If Her Flag Breaks
Cover of Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara volume 1.
彼女がフラグをおられたら (Kanojo ga Furagu o Oraretara)
Genre	Harem, Romantic comedy
Light novel
Written by	Tōka Takei
Illustrated by	Cuteg
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Male
Original run	December 2, 2011 – present
Volumes	7
Manga
Written by	Tōka Takei
Illustrated by	Nagian
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Rival
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 4, 2011 – present
Volumes	6
Manga
Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Ō Yūsha yo, Flag o Tateteshimau to wa Nanigoto da!?
Written by	Nagian
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Rival Magazine Lab
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	May 2, 2013 – present
Manga
Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Root Love
Written by	Kazuki Ayasaki
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Sirius Niconico Seiga
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	July 26, 2013 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Ayumu Watanabe
Studio	Hoods Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN, TVA, BS11, AT-X
Original run	April 6, 2014 – scheduled

Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara (彼女がフラグをおられたら), also known as Gaworare (がをられ), is a Japanese light novel series written by Tōka Takei, with illustrations by Cuteg. Kodansha has published seven volumes since December 2011. A manga adaptation and two spin-off series have been serialized in Kodansha's magazines. An anime adaptation produced by Hoods Entertainment will begin airing in Japan in April 2014.

Plot

Sōta Hatate, a new transfer student, has precognitive abilities that allow him to view the futures of those involved with him in the form of flags. He lives in a small dorm with many beautiful girls, but when he sees a flag of death on himself; he learns that to change his fate, he has to assemble four people: a princess knight, a magician, a clergy, and a shinobi.^[ch. 5]

Characters

Main characters

Sōta Hatate (旗立 颯太, Hatate Sōta)

Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka

Sōta is a transfer student who has the ability to see the fates of people in the form of flags atop their heads, and thus can "break" (change the fate of) them with his actions.^[ch. 1] Several weeks prior to the start of the series, he is a sole survivor from a sinking cruise ship Premium Anberial (プレミアム・アンブリアル, Puremiamu Anburiaru); during the cruise he acquires his precognitive abilities from a girl named Sakura who plays a chess-like game with him.^[ch. 6] He becomes a loner but eventually opens up to his classmates. He lives in the Quest Dorm (クエスト寮, Kuesuto Ryō) with many beautiful girls.^[vol. 2]

Nanami Knight Braidfield (菜波・K・ブレードフィールド, Nanami Naito Burēdofīrudo)

Voiced by: Ibuki Kido

The thirteenth princess of Braidfield.^[ch. 2] When she introduces herself to Sōta, she does not raise a flag like the other characters. She shows interest in Sōta's ability,^[ch. 1] and serves as the "princess knight" in Sōta's party.^[ch. 10]

Akane Mahōgasawa (魔法ヶ沢 茜, Mahōgasawa Akane)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano

Akane is the granddaughter to the founder of the renowned Mahogasawa Foundation.^[ch. 2] She bears a flag of friendship,^[ch. 2] and becomes the "magician" in Sōta's party.^[ch. 10]

Kikuno Shōkanji (召喚寺 菊乃, Shōkanji Kikuno)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi

Kikuno is Sōta's childhood friend who likes to act as an older sister to him.

Megumu Tōzokuyama (盗賊山 恵, Tōzokuyama Megumu)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

Megumi is a schoolmate who is thought to be a girl even though he dresses as a boy. Because Sōta calls him a boy, Megumu immediately likes him, and sprouts a string of little friendship flags.^[ch. 3]

Rin Eiyūzaki (英雄崎 凜, Eiyūzaki Rin)

Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa

Rin is introduced as an archery girl to help Quest Dorm in the athletic festival. She is friends with Kikuno and reveals that she has a boy childhood friend named Soda whom she keeps in contact by email. However, when she discovers Sōta is that person, she retreats in embarrassment and occasionally reveals a yandere flag.^[ch. 8]

Ruri Ninjabayashi (忍者林 瑠璃, Ninjabayashi Ruri)

Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa

Ruri is an android created by the Mahogasawa Foundation. She serves the as the "shinobi" in Sōta's party,^[ch. 10] and is introduced in the story as a secret weapon to help the Quest Dorm in the school's athletic tournament games. She frequently asks yes–no questions on operations she is about to perform, and is programmed to act like a little sister to Sōta.^[ch. 7]

Serika Gin'yūin (吟遊院 芹香, Gin'yūin Serika)

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki.

Supporting characters

Tsumugi Ryūkishibara (龍騎士原 月麦, Ryūkishibara Tsumugi)

Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki

Tsumugi is a schoolmate that is rumored to have been with the school before it was built that her peers call her "baba-sama" (elderly woman). She appears as a young girl with a bonnet.^{[ch. 3][vol. 2:profiles]} She acts like a grandmother towards Sōta.^[ch. 12,13]

Mimori Seiteikōji (聖帝小路 美森, Seiteikōji Mimori)

Voiced by: Yukari Tamura

The student council president, and the granddaughter of the school chairman.^{[vol. 2:profiles]} She initially places Sōta in the remote Quest Dorm but helps organize its renovation.^[ch. 3] She participates in the school board meetings, and takes actions from there to the dorm.^[ch. 6]

Mei Daimyōzamurai (大名侍 鳴, Daimyōzamurai Mei)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange

Mei is a mysterious girl comes from an alternate world and knows about Sōta's powers and his connection to her world.^[ch. 12] Her title is number 7 of the House of Shigitoku.^{[vol. 3:profiles]}

Kurumiko Daishikyōgawa (大司教河 くるみ子, Daishikyōgawa Kurumiko)

Voiced by: Misaki Kuno

Kurumi is a middle school girl who is introduced as a popsicle vendor at the beach. She feels guilty that her parents were part of the crew of the Premium Anberial.^[ch. 13] When she and Sōta are trapped in a cave, Kurumiko loses hope, but Sōta saves her by inviting her to live at the dorm as his younger sister.^[ch. 14] She becomes the clergy character in Sōta's party, and her flag is usually one of story advancement.^[ch. 13]

Sakura (桜)

Voiced by: Rina Hidaka

Sakura is a mysterious girl who gives Sōta his powers while aboard the Premium Anberial.^[ch. 6] She later removes Mei's flag observing powers and related memories after Mei and Sōta visit the alternate world.^[ch. 16]

Miyuki MacKenzie (深雪・マッケンシー, Miyuki Makkenshī)

Voiced by: Yuuka Nanri

She is the homeroom teacher at Sōta's school^[ch. 7] and the resident adviser at Quest Dorm.^[ch. 14] Her alternate world equivalent is a descendant of Sōta who is noted as a "main character" in the quest.^[ch. 16]

Hakua Berserker Braidfield (白亜・B・ブレードフィールド, Hakua Bāsākā Burēdofīrudo)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma

Hakua is Nanami's sister and another princess of Braidfield.^{[ch. 16:sketch in chapter]}

Media

Light novels

Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara began as a light novel series written by Tōka Takei, with illustrations by Cuteg. The first volume was published on December 2, 2011 under Kodansha's Kodansha Ranobe Bunko. As of November 29, 2013, seven volumes have been released. The eighth volume is scheduled to be released on April 2, 2014, simultaneously with a limited edition bundled with a drama CD.

Volume list

No.	Title	Release date	ISBN
1	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Ore, Kono Tenkō ga Owattara, Ano Ko to Kekkon Surun da (彼女がフラグをおられたら 俺、この転校が終わったら、あの娘と結婚するんだ)	December 2, 2011	978-4-06-375205-2
2	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Konna Joshi Bakari no Taiikusai ni Derareru ka, Boku wa Ninin Sankyaku ni Dasasete Morau (彼女がフラグをおられたら こんな女子ばかりの体育祭に出られるか、僕は二人三脚に出させてもらう)	March 2, 2012	978-4-06-375224-3
3	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Daijōbu, Kono Rinkai Gakkō wa Anzen dakara, Zettai Teki ni Mitsukattari Shinai yo (彼女がフラグをおられたら 大丈夫、この臨海学校は安全だから、絶対敵に見つかったりしないよ)	August 2, 2012	978-4-06-375249-6
4	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Koko wa Ore ni Makasete, Omae wa Natsuyasumi o Mankitsu Shiro (彼女がフラグをおられたら　ここは俺に任せて、お前は夏休みを満喫しろ)	November 30, 2012	978-4-06-375272-4
5	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Konna Fū ni Minna to Gakuensai no Hanashi o Shita no, Hajimete da na (彼女がフラグをおられたら　こんな風にみんなと学園祭の話をしたの、初めてだな)	April 2, 2013	978-4-06-375291-5
6	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Denwa de wa Kore Ijō Hanasenai. Gakuen-sai no Kuwashii Hanashi wa Atte Kara da (彼女がフラグをおられたら　電話ではこれ以上話せない。学園祭の詳しい話は会ってからだ)	August 2, 2013	978-4-06-375319-6
7	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Oya, Konna Jikan ni Dare Darō... Santa Claus ka na? (彼女がフラグをおられたら　おや、こんな時間に誰だろう…サンタクロースかな？)	November 29, 2013	978-4-06-375350-9
8	Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Ima made Kono Hatsumōde no Omamori no Okage de Nankai mo Inochibiroishitanda, Kore Kashite Yaru yo (彼女がフラグをおられたら 今までこの初詣のお守りのお陰で何回も命拾いしたんだ、これ貸してやるよ)	April 2, 2014	[[Special:BookSources/978-4-06-375358-5+%28regular+edition%29+%3Cbr%3E+ISBN+978-4-06-358492-9+%28limited+edition%29 |978-4-06-375358-5 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-06-358492-9 (limited edition)]]

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Nagian began serialization in the December 2011 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Rival magazine, published on November 4, 2011. The first tankōbon volume was released on March 2, 2012, and six volumes have been released as of November 29, 2013. The seventh volume is scheduled to be released on April 2, 2014, simultaneously with a limited edition bundled with a drama CD. A spin-off series also by Nagian is published in two parts: in Monthly Shōnen Rival and online on Kodansha's Magazine Lab service. The series is titled Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Ō Yūsha yo, Flag o Tateteshimau to wa Nanigoto da!? (彼女がフラグをおられたら おお勇者よ、フラグを立ててしまうとは何事だ!?), or Gawoyū (がをゆう) for short, and its serialization began in Monthly Shōnen Rival's June 2013 issue sold on May 2, 2013. The series shows Sōta and the girls as characters in a fantasy role-playing game world. A second spin-off series, titled Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara: Root Love (彼女がフラグをおられたら ～ルートラブ～), or Gaworabu (がをラブ), by Kazuki Ayasaki, is serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sirius and on Niconico's Niconico Seiga service. Its first chapter was published on July 26, 2013.

Volume list

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	March 2, 2012	978-4-06-380208-5
Chapters 1–5
Transfer student Sōta Hatate meets classmate Nanami Knight Braidfield, who confronts him about his habit of looking at the tops of people's heads and how he saved some people from a trailer collision. Sōta reveals to her that he is able to see the fate of someone's future in the form of flags, and that he is able to "break" the flag by his actions. They discover that childhood friend Kikuno Shōkanji has a flag of love, and Akane Mahōgasawa has a flag of friendship. Sōta takes the girls to his dorm, which is in poor shape; they ask long-time student Tsumugi Ryūkishibara who gets student council president Mimori Seiteikōji to renovate the dorm, employing effeminate admiring boy Megumu Tōzokuyama, after which he and the girls move in as tenants. Sōta scrambles to save Akane when she shows a death flag.
2	August 2, 2012	978-4-06-380231-3
Chapters 6–10
Upset about the establishment of the co-ed Quest Dormitory (クエスト寮, Kuesuto ryō), the school's board of directors pressure Mimori to shut them down. Mimori proposes that the residents can prove their worth by becoming the MVP of the school's week-long athletic games. After performing miserably on the first day, the team gets some help from android Ruri Ninjabayashi and archery athlete Rin Eiyūzaki. Rin trains the team for the sixth day of events. Although the team finishes second overall, the board members are impressed, and agree to retain the residence.
3	November 30, 2012	978-4-06-380248-1
Chapters 11–14
While the council members from the other world debate Sōta's presence as a threat, Sōta goes on his promised dates with the Quest Dorm residents. He encounters Mei Daimyōzamurai who knows of his abilities. Sōta must attend both sessions of swimming and academic summer school camps, each of which has Quest Dorm residents. The swimming sessions bring traumatic memories of the shipwreck, and are compounded when he attends the academic camp and finds they are switching locales to the beach for the day. He befriends Kurumiko Daishikyōgawa, the potential "clergy" character for his party. After a crisis situation that involves the tide, he invites her to be his little sister.
4	April 2, 2013	978-4-06-380264-1
Chapters 15–18
The classmate guys ask Sōta to find a mysterious girl in a white dress. Sōta discovers the girl is Megumu, but uses Mimori as a decoy, and learns of her back story. With the help of Ruri, Sōta and Mei visit the alternate world where dorm advisor Miyuki is a student there who bears his last name and a main character flag. When they return, Sōta's death flag becomes large. After Mei tries to break it, Sakura wipes Mei of the knowledge of the flags. For summer break, Sōta is taken to Akane's mansion, where some of the Quest Dorm residents gather, but he gets stuck in the girls outdoor bath.
5	August 2, 2013	978-4-06-380278-8
Chapters 19–22
6	November 29, 2013	978-4-06-380294-8
Chapters 23–26
7	April 2, 2014	[[Special:BookSources/978-4-06-376973-9+%28regular+edition%29+%3Cbr%3E+ISBN+978-4-06-358493-6+%28limited+edition%29 |978-4-06-376973-9 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-06-358493-6 (limited edition)]]

Anime

An anime adaptation, produced by Hoods Entertainment and directed by Ayumu Watanabe, will premiere on April 6, 2014 on Tokyo MX and later on SUN, TVA, BS11 and AT-X.

References

Light novels

• Vol. 1: Takei, Tōka (December 2011). 彼女がフラグをおられたら 俺、この転校が終わったら、あの娘と結婚するんだ (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375205-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 2: Takei, Tōka (March 2012). 彼女がフラグをおられたら こんな女子ばかりの体育祭に出られるか、僕は二人三脚に出させてもらう (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375224-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 3: Takei, Tōka (August 2012). 彼女がフラグをおられたら 大丈夫、この臨海学校は安全だから、絶対敵に見つかったりしないよ (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375249-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 4: Takei, Tōka (November 2012). 彼女がフラグをおられたら　ここは俺に任せて、お前は夏休みを満喫しろ (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375272-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 5: Takei, Tōka (April 2013). 彼女がフラグをおられたら　こんな風にみんなと学園祭の話をしたの、初めてだな (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375291-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 6: Takei, Tōka (August 2013). 彼女がフラグをおられたら　電話ではこれ以上話せない。学園祭の詳しい話は会ってからだ (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375319-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 7: Takei, Tōka (November 2013). 彼女がフラグをおられたら　おや、こんな時間に誰だろう…サンタクロースかな? (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-375350-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 8: Takei, Tōka (April 2014). 彼女がフラグをおられたら 今までこの初詣のお守りのお陰で何回も命拾いしたんだ、これ貸してやるよ (in Japanese). Illustrated by Cuteg. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-358492-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Manga

• Vol. 1 (ch. 1–5): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. March 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-380208-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 2 (ch. 6–10): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. August 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-380231-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 3 (ch. 11–14): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. November 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-380248-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 4 (ch. 15–18): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. April 2013. ISBN 978-4-06-380264-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 5 (ch. 19–22): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. August 2013. ISBN 978-4-06-380278-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 6 (ch. 23–26): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. November 2013. ISBN 978-4-06-380294-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Vol. 7 (ch. TBD–): 彼女がフラグをおられたら(7) (in Japanese). Kodansha. April 2014. ISBN 978-4-06-358493-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Other

External links

• Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara at Kodansha Template:Ja icon
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• If Her Flag Breaks (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia