Ayakashi Triangle

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Synonyms: Reo x Leo, Leo x Leo, Reo x Reo

Japanese: あやかしトライアングル

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 16

Chapters: 146

Status: Finished

Published: Jun 15, 2020 to Sep 25, 2023

Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Ecchi

Theme: Magical Sex Shift

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump+

Authors: Yabuki, Kentarou (Story & Art)

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Score: 6.68¹ (scored by 7,003 users)

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Ranked: #15032²

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Popularity: #987

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6.68

Ranked #15032Popularity #987Members 22,152

MangaShounen Jump+Yabuki, Kentarou (Story & Art)

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Matsuri Kazamaki and Suzu Kanade are childhood friends, bonded by their shared ability to see ayakashi—youkai in search of a life force to devour. However, in high school, their relationship deteriorates. As Suzu's one-sided feelings are growing, so is the difference in their ayakashi views: Matsuri considers all ayakashi a threat to his friend, while Suzu is an ayakashi medium—someone who exudes a significant amount of life force compared to the average human—and loves them all despite the risk.

When the two stumble upon a talking white cat named Shirogane, they are unaware that it is a four-hundred-year-old ayakashi known as the King of Ayakashi. He is hell-bent on gaining even more power by devouring Suzu, but as Matsuri swoops in to try and save her by sealing Shirogane's powers, the ayakashi uses a jutsu to turn him into a girl instead!

Matsuri vows to protect Suzu from further harm as her best friend, but he must learn how to act like a girl until his grandfather—a famous wind jutsu exorcist ninja—can undo the jutsu. Meanwhile, Suzu must work out her romantic feelings for Matsuri now that he is no longer a boy. But when Matsuri takes the king as his pet, the future of the two friends seems uncertain.

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Volume 16: Reo x Leo

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BackgroundAyakashi Triangle was simulpub in English through MANGA Plus. The first two volumes of the series were published digitally in English by VIZ Media from July 27, 2021, to October 26, 2021, and republished in print by Seven Seas Entertainment under the Ghost Ship imprint from November 1, 2022, to July 8, 2025.

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Kanade, Suzu

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Kazamaki, Matsuri

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Shirogane

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Hirasaka, Mei

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Tsukioka, Lucy

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Ninokuru, Souga

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Kourogi, Reo

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Toba, Yayoi

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Suzu's Mother

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Tanumaro

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Mar 21, 2026

Final_Verdict

Recommended

Never did I ever think I’d be reviewing an ecchi title, but here we are.

Ayakashi Triangle is the newest title by legendary ecchi harem artist, Kentaro Yabuki. That alone should be enough to get you interested if you’re a fan of schlock like that (which I am), 'cause he has some of the cutest character designs in the industry. That said, Ayakashi Triangle does the unthinkable; it’s an ecchi series that actually has a pretty decent story.

I’m serious, I only ever like the genre as a guilty pleasure; anything else I’d look at with a more critical lens and treat it with more ... scrutiny, while accepting that a title like this is just for fun. But while not perfect by any means, Ayakashi Triangle surprised me in that I became invested in the characters and enjoyed the story outside of the nudity. While we’re on the topic though, it’s a bit more sparing than other manga, but it’s REALLY good. Mitsuri and Suzu both have bodyshapes that cover a lot of territory for comedy and sexiness—Mitsuri with large breasts and typical curves, (no hot-blooded man is gonna dislike looking at that) whereas Suzu has large hips, thick upper legs, and a smaller chest. She especially I thought had a lovely design, and filled a sort of niche I rarely see in the genre. She’s the cutest girl here, I loved her both as a character and as eyecandy, it was always a joy to see whatever scenario Yabuki-sensei dreamed up for her. She’s also unapologetically thirsty for the main character, giving off mad Yuri vibes I really liked because the context of this story being a genderbender tale made their relationship dynamic and complex.

The story’s overarching plot beat-by-beat is standard, but not boringly so—because beneath the ninja battles (which are fun) is the beating heart of the story; Mitsuri’s gender identity. I don’t want to get too into it, but western works that try to pander to queer themes are rife with ideological pitfalls and tropes that make them all exceedingly painful to read. This is a big reason I just gravitate toward manga these days anyway, rather than American comics. Because this work is not western, and thus, not beholden to western standards, the idea of gender bending and queer feelings can be examined without the caveats imposed upon fiction from the west. Soooooo many boxes need to be checked when approaching these themes in American/European comics and literature, ensuring that the proper “knowledge and sensitivity” is adhered to, that it all becomes troublesome and almost always makes for frustrating, boring, bland reading. In a story like Ayakashi Triangle, it just “is.” It’s deeper at times, but identity and sexuality are often used for conflict and comedy alike, without all the cultural baggage Western stories with similar themes often feel bogged down by.

I can’t even describe how refreshing it is to still be able to read a work with a juvenile, straightforward approach to both suddenly being turned into a girl, and realizing you might be bisexual. This also allows the manga to be about the relationship between two characters rather than a harem. As much as I love how uncompromisingly absurd To-Love-Ru can be, there’s something more compelling and intimate about a confused love story like this. Not a masterpiece of course, but it had a solid (if predictable) ending and felt entirely worth my time. Definitely recommend.

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Dec 21, 2023

Yubisoft

Mixed Feelings

Hello there . I won't bother you with a huge of text so I will be as fast as possible . The review will be split into two small parts :

First part (it is for people who haven't read this author's previous works and are just interested in reading an fan service/ecchi manga):
Yabuki Kentarou's strong points were never :the ability to write well constructed stories , well developed characters but in Ayakashi Triangle they were unexpectedly below average . I personally felt more connected with the side characters rather than the Matsuri who was completely uninteresting and existed as a ...

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Sep 10, 2024

VanVeleca

Not Recommended

Preliminary (50/146 eps)

Despite what others might tell you, the characters are not interesting nor likeable. The story is dumb. The genderbending yuri bait is lackluster. Most of the girls are unsexy and worst of all is the romance. Why is the romance the worst? Because the couple we are supposed to root for suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks.

Suzu is so boring. She starts off as alright, kinda bland, but eventually she just becomes so unlikeable due to everyone in the story loving her for literally no reason. Legitimately she has very little personality traits that stand out in any way and out of all the girls introduced she has the ...

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