Ayakashi Triangle

Ayakashi Triangle (Japanese: あやかしトライアングル, Hepburn: Ayakashi Toraianguru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It has been serialized in publisher Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since June 2020.

Ayakashi Triangle
あやかしトライアングル
(Ayakashi Toraianguru)
Genre
Manga
Written byKentaro Yabuki
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 15, 2020 – present

Plot

Matsuri Kazamaki and Suzu Kanade are childhood friends who share the ability to see ayakashi (妖), spirits that are invisible to most people. While Matsuri is descendant of a line of exorcist ninja (祓忍) who protect people from evil ayakashi, Suzu, unbeknownst to her, is an Ayakashi Medium, a rare type of human who over-secretes life force and thus attracts many ayakashi. However, Matsuri learns Suzu's growing power will inevitably bring ayakashi to try to devour her in order to get more power, so he decides to protect Suzu by exorcising the evil ayakashi that approach her. Suzu eventually realizes of her role as Ayakashi Medium when she is attacked by the King of Ayakashi, Shirogane, but is saved by Matsuri. Unable to beat him, Matsuri seals away most of his powers into a scroll, but before he does, Shirogane puts a curse on Matsuri that turns him into a girl, hoping the transformation will ruin any chance he and Suzu have of becoming a couple in the future. As Suzu helps Matsuri to adjust to his new life as a girl, Shirogane plots to regain his power and devour Suzu.[3]

Characters

Main
Matsuri Kazamaki (風巻 祭里, Kazamaki Matsuri)
Training to take over his grandfather's business, Matsuri is a young exorcist ninja from the Kazamaki clan, who specialize in Wind Jutsu. When he seals away most of Shirogane's power, the King of Ayakashi turns Matsuri into a silver-haired girl.
Suzu Kanade (花奏 すず, Kanade Suzu)
Suzu is an Ayakashi Medium. She seems to have romantic feelings towards her childhood friend Matsuri, even after he is turned into a girl.
Shirogane (シロガネ)
Shirogane is the King of Ayakashi. Although his true form is that of a gigantic feline, when he suppresses his power he appears as an overweight cat wearing a bib; a form he gets stuck in when most of his powers are sealed into a scroll by Matsuri. Shirogane wants to devour Suzu to gain more power, and seems to get jealous of her feelings towards Matsuri.

Supporting
Seigen Kazamaki (風巻 清弦, Kazamaki Geigen)
Seigen is Matsuri's grandfather, his mentor, and the current head of the Kazamaki clan.
Yayoi Toba (鳥羽 弥生, Toba Yayoi) and Lucy Tsukioka (月丘 ルーシー, Tsukioka Rūshī)
Yayoi and Lucy, nicknamed "Yayo" (ヤヨ) and "Lu" (ルー, Rū), are Suzu's best friends and classmates since middle school. While Yayo is in the habit of sexually harassing Suzu and other girls, groping many parts of their bodies against their will, Lu is a cell phone and social media addict, taking and then posting pictures of whatever she deems "postworthy."
Soga Ninokuru (ニノ曲 宋牙, Ninokuru Sōga)
Soga is a exorcist ninja from the Ninokuru clan, who thinks of Matsuri Kazamaki as his rival.
Masurao Sujimori (筋森 益荒男, Sujimori Masurao)
Masurao is a former mercenary who is now the English teacher at Matsuri and Suzu's school.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, Ayakashi Triangle was announced in the 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on June 8, 2020.[2] The manga began its serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump in the 28th issue published on June 15, 2020.[1][2] It is based on his earlier one-shot Reo × Leo (れお×レオ), which was published in the 11th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 9, 2019.[4][5] Yabuki said that he plans to include various "relationship triangles" in the series that go beyond just romance.[6] Ayakashi Triangle is digitally published by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website.[7]

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  1. "Matsuri, Suzu, and the Ayakashi" (祭里とすずと妖, Matsuri to Suzu to Ayakashi)
  2. "Girl Friend" (オンナトモダチ, Onna Tomodachi)
  3. "I Just Can't Accept That" (私はそれを受け入れることができません, Watashi wa Sore o Ukeireru Koto ga Dekimasen)
  4. "When You Were Young" (あなたが若い時, Anata ga Wakai Toki)
  5. "Lightning-Fast Exorcist Ninja" (神速の祓忍, Shinsoku no Harainin)
  6. "Kachofugetsu" (花鳥風月, "flower-birds-wind-moon")
  7. "The Melancholy of the Ayakashi Medium" (妖巫女の憂鬱, Ayakashi Miko no Yūutsu)
  8. "Omokage Shadow" (オモカゲ, Omokage)

References
  1. 矢吹健太朗が約11年ぶりに週刊少年ジャンプ連載、新作はあやかしファンタジー. Natalie (in Japanese). June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 7, 2020). "Kentarō Yabuki, Ryūhei Tamura Launch New Manga in Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. Rivera, Maria (June 15, 2020). "Ayakashi Triangle: the designer of To-Love Ru returns, trailer and synopsis of chapter 1". Asap Land. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. Llanes, Jeric (June 21, 2020). "Mangaka Musings 06/21/2020". Viz Media. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. Pineda, Rafael (February 8, 2019). "Shonen Jump Publishes 5 1-Shot Manga for Valentines Day". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. Llanes, Jeric (June 12, 2020). "Mangaka Musings 07/12/2020". Viz Media. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. Dalton, Jacob (June 17, 2020). "VIZ Media Now Publishes the Entirety of Weekly Shonen Jump". OTAQUEST. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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