Ayakashi Triangle

Kentaro Yabuki is an amazing artist, and that's why I decided to check out this mangaka...that's it. I have seen so many panels from other mangaka that Kentaro Yabuki have drawn, and they are all beautiful including the visuals for Ayakashi Triangle.
The plot is not exactly the best, but I really love the artwork so I decided to try and stick with it.. but then I couldn't... and here is why.
The concept of a genderbent character is fine, you see it in fan art and anime a lot, so I am pretty used to it at this point. That is not my problem at all. My problem is though in fact driven by the choice for the only motivation the main characters to have is changing the once male and now female main protagonist back into a male. I would have liked to see the characters have some kind of motivation before the plot started (and no not backstory) and then have the gender swap problem throw a wrench in their original quest.
My other problem is that the main villain that turned our main character into a female, literally takes the form of a friggin yokai cat. Let me be 100% clear when I say I cannot stand when the main villain in a story sucks. This villain sucks.
I do like however, the idea that the female protagonist (can't remember her name oops) attracts dangerous yokai creatures, that main character-kun has to slay. It brings more chances of conflict into the plot, and more fight scenes are always welcome in my house.
Although I have only read about 5 or 6 chapters of this manga, I can say with certainty that no matter how much I like the artwork, I will not be able to sit through such a bland story.

Kentarou san?
〃(♡▽♡〃) EEEECCCHIIII

Gender Bender?
Doesn’t Matter!

Ayakashi?
OH YES BABY! You mean potential creatures that will have tentacles or liquids that melt clothes. OWO


Story & Characters: 6/10 (Story isn’t the key reason I read Kentarou’s work. As long as it has “females” in the story, this is a standard 6. Be warned though, the story is gonna digress. But, who cares? :P)
Art: 20/10 (Those Curves. Oh Babyyyyyyyyy~~ I AM COMINGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!. )
Enjoyment: ROCK SOLID HARD ;) 10!! Reading Kentarou san's work is not merely an enjoyment. It is a passion!
Overall: 8

Flipping through Kentarou san’s work is like reading the sacred texts of Ecchi. If you have never fantasized about Japanese high school girls, this is a great place to start.

*FBI OPEN UP*

This is a fairly new manga, with 19 chapters as of writing this. I usually don't write reviews for serializing manga since my opinion can quickly change, but I feel as if this story needs more attention. I'm not going to give a brief explanation about the plot of this story since you can read the synopsis yourself, I'm going to write a review, not a summary.

To be blunt, this is a really solid manga. The art is breathtaking at times for a story that updates weekly. The mangakas have a unique way of drawing horror panels which further enhances your reading experience. The clean and detailed art style is satisfying to see on each page. Add this with the eye catching character designs and you're left with eye candy. Well, that's what would happen if the story and characters weren't interesting themselves. That is not the case though, you see we are shown an interesting set of characters in a developing world which leaves us wanting for more.

Each character has a different personality which makes their interactions funny since they may clash a lot. The female characters aren't used for fan service only and I hope it stays that way, I don't want to see fictional tits on my screen even though I like girls. The women in this manga are strong, mentally and physically, paring with the male characters. We don't have a vast cast but I'm sure it'll grow alongside their world.

The setting is still off since the world building hasn't been the focal point as of now. It's too early to judge (at least in my opinion) them for that so I can brush it off now, but if it doesn't change in the future we're going to left with a huge problem.

Overall this is a nice read if you want something generic but executed well.

Kentaro Yabuki's art is absolute perfection as always, but the censorship wall hits way too hard (if you read To Love RU you know what I'm going through).

The story is... not that interesting in my opinion, maybe it's because only 19 chapters have been released until now, but I don't really see it going to be THAT interesting in the future either. 4/10

The art, as I stated earlier, is absolutely amazing. Kentaro Yabuki knows what he's doing, and he does it perfectly. 10/10

The characters... are not that interesting either. The only thing to spice things up is the gender bender factor. 5/10

I can't say I'm not enjoying the manga, but it's still only for the art really.

Overall I can't give this manga more than 7/10, the story really doesn't seem to be that interesting to me. I would've loved to give it more points only because Kentaro Yabuki is my favorite mangaka, but that's what it is at the moment.

Too bad it was serialized on shonen jump.