Also known as 矢吹 健太朗. He is a Japanese manga artist. His mentor was Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of Death Note, Hikaru no Go and Bakuman. Yabuki is best known for his series Black Cat which ran from 2000 to 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump and later adapted into an anime. Since 2004, he has only been working as illustrator to works written by other authors. Most notably on the series To Love-Ru alongside his former assistant Saki Hasemi.
Ayakashi Triangle is a really high quality josei manga about an ayakashi ninja exorcist (newbie)… and his ayakashi medium best friend. Acting as not only friend but also a magnet to the ayakashi, Kanade Suzu, ayakashi medium, has led an unusual life throughout all her years. Kazamaki Matsuri, her friend, peer, and neighbor, hails from a long line of ayakashi ninja exorcists. After he came of age to begin his training, he learned that befriending the ayakashi can pose risks to humans, most especially of all to Suzu. Having grown apart as years go by on the heels of the sunrise to his ninja exorcist training, Matsuri has become isolated from all besides Suzu and his family. Meanwhile, while he’s been driving a wedge between ayakashi and Suzu while growing distant himself, Suzu has steadily become a normal girl at their school. But just like any normal girl would, she’s begun to develop feelings for someone very near and dear to her heart… but nothing seems to close the distance. At least, not until a powerful ayakashi casts a gender swap jutsu on Matsuri while he’s protecting Suzu! Just what is a girl to do?
Matsuri and Suzu have been since they were kids. Over the years Matsuri started to protect Suzu from the ayakashi that always seem to flock to her. Suzu doesn't seem to know why Matsuri does it but she knows that his intentions are good. Their usual routine is upended when they run into the king of ayakashi, Shirogane.
This one didn't grab me as much as I had hoped. Don't get me wrong, there are several pros to this volume. The art is great, the author gives you a lot of information and world building without making it feel too dense, and Shirogane is hilarious; honestly, he's what kept me going for the most part. I appreciated the fast pace however the characters have particular characteristics that don't usually draw me in. All in all, this was a great introduction to a series and the author established the foundation for what could be a great story while giving you a few laughs along the way. I'll be interested to see where it goes if our paths cross again.
Its a good start to this new series, focusing on a guy named Matsuri Kazamaki who is a ninja exorcist and so he fights these beings known as "Ayakashi" and he is trying to save his friend Suzu whose an "Ayakashi Maiden" so that makes her an easy target and this Ayakashi is a cat named Shirogane also king of Ayakashi's and its an ancient powerful being so he has to trap him in some scroll but can only do so of some of his powers but gets transformed into a girl instead. Now he has to deal with being a girl, and help Suzu in school while dealing with other Ayakashi's and Shirogane's mischiefs and attempts to take back the scroll and Suzu trying to befriend the cat. He also makes new friends Yayo and Lu and its hot, the girls are drawn super hot and there is decent action and the concept of Ayakashi are interesting and there is an interesting rival in Soga Ninokuru. And then some romance happens between Suzu and the transformed Matsuri. Its a decent volume and has some hot moments, sets quite some mysteries and has so much potential plus the art is just phenomenal!
DNF - just every possible excuse for an underwear-shot or exposed breasts. The male protagonist gets turned into a girl which means he gets to feel up his own bare boobs AND we get double the underwear-shots -_- and the female protagonist, whose demon-attracting condition of excessive life-force is shown as a honey-like goo coming off her (oh look, more thirst-trap -_-), is determined to get him changed back because she's secretly got the hots for him. The ayakashi king in cat form wants to keep them separated because, out of spite, he doesn't want them to get a chance to rut. So the entire plot centers around horniness. That's a big, bored, mildly grossed-out 'NOPE' from me.
Great new story from To Love Ru artist. This is a gender bending story, I am liking the concept as it seems the author has really developed this thought. Lots of action scenes which is nice to see frog this artist. Definitely for fanservice fans who love a little nip here and there. This has uncensored scenes, however not that prevalent but it still is there and very tasteful.
Típica comedia calenturienta. Del dibujante de TO LOVE RU, obvio lo tenía que leer. Este vez ambientada entre espectros, monstruos y fantasmas del folklore japonés. No se quien sea mas degenerada entre Momo o Suzu, pero da lugar a divertidas y picantes situaciones. Tiene toques de Ranma, Inuyasha y ToLoveRu.
** Lectura de la Versión en español en Mangaplus** Este primer número de Ayakashi Triangle se ve interesante y el diseño de personajes de muy buenos, falta ver como transcurriendo en el siguiente tomó, los dibujos de ven muy buenos por parte del Maestro Kentaro
Read weekly english simulpub on Viz website. Can't say I'd recommend this series, but I'll probably keep reading weekly just because it's free and easy to access.
It's a bit heavy on the fan service but it has some good action shots as well. The story progresses well and builds the world and characters at a good pace.
If you’re going off this review, the series gets better past the first book. I love a good gender bend / cross dressing manga so I fairly liked this book. You get a lot of fan service, yes.
Le premier tome de cette série est sorti le 5 janvier dernier, le résumé me tentait alors j’ai décidé de le précommander quand j’en ai entendu parler. Le concept de Ninja Exorciste m’intriguait et je ne dis jamais non à une bonne chasse aux monstres, ici appelé Ayakashi. J’ai été tout de suite plongée dans l’histoire. On suit Matsuri et Suzu, deux amis d’enfance. Le premier est ninja exorciste et la seconde a tendance à attirer tous les ayakashi à elle. Dont Shirogane, qui a l’apparence d’un adorable chat. L’exorcisme de ce monstre ne se passe pas comme prévu et s’ensuit une série de péripéties que j’ai adoré suivre. Certaines sont plus sérieuses, d’autres sont à mourir de rire. Moi qui m’attendais à un truc plus sérieux, je me suis bien trompée, mais je ne regrette rien. Matsuri est un adolescent qui prend son rôle très au sérieux et fait tout pour mener à bien ce qu’il doit faire, bien qu’il soit encore novice en la matière et fait régulièrement des erreurs. Il gère les conséquences comme il le peut. Suzu, elle, est une jeune adolescente tout à fait adorable. J’aime beaucoup son personnage bien qu’elle semble un peu naïve par moment. Je me retrouve un peu en elle et son amour pour les sucreries. J’aime beaucoup le style des dessins. Par contre, j’ai dû arrêter ma lecture dans le tram à moment car certains dessins sont assez osés et vu la petite famille qui était derrière moi, j’ai préféré fermer le livre. Pour m’y replonger à la première occasion. J’ai l’habitude du fan service de certains Shonen, mais là, je n’attendais pas à ce niveau de fan service. Bref, j’ai passé un agréable moment à lire ce manga et j’ai hâte de me plonger dans la suite, de découvrir comment l’histoire va avancer, comment les relations entre les personnes vont évoluer et surtout de connaitre le suite.