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PUNKS TRIANGLE
Fashion student Chiaki dreams of seeing his designs on the runway, worn by none other than Ai¡ªthe charismatic male model who changed his life. When a prestigious competition promises to make that dream come true, Chiaki is fired up to win. But his hopes are dashed when he's paired with the clumsy and unfashionable Enaga for the project. One fateful night, after a run-in with some delinquents, Chiaki is unexpectedly saved by his idol Ai. Even more shocking, Ai seductively offers to teach him how to have fun at night¡
Caught between the alluring, mysterious model he worships and a clumsy, rough-around-the-edges classmate who can¡¯t seem to stay out of trouble (but may be hiding a surprising secret), Chiaki faces a heart-pounding, pure boy¡¯s love dilemma that will turn his world upside down!
Caught between the alluring, mysterious model he worships and a clumsy, rough-around-the-edges classmate who can¡¯t seem to stay out of trouble (but may be hiding a surprising secret), Chiaki faces a heart-pounding, pure boy¡¯s love dilemma that will turn his world upside down!
280 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 2025
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April 23, 2025
that was fun ?
April 29, 2025
Ai, the man that you are! I could read 20+ volumes of these two and it wouldn¡¯t be enough. I¡¯m going to be thinking about them for the rest of my life
October 22, 2024
Both of them look so good, I love those piercing and Sumiuraki-kun changed so much bc of Ae! He's cute and pretty!
April 22, 2025
4.5 stars
Cute, sweet, and sexy, this benefits a lot from being a bit longer than most one shots. While the hidden identity premise may not be the most original, it's done very well, and the backdrop of a fashion school lends itself to some great art. There's also so much blushing from both leads, which is always something I adore.
Cute, sweet, and sexy, this benefits a lot from being a bit longer than most one shots. While the hidden identity premise may not be the most original, it's done very well, and the backdrop of a fashion school lends itself to some great art. There's also so much blushing from both leads, which is always something I adore.
April 20, 2025
This was surprisingly cute.
I have to admit, I made the mistake of flipping to the back and seeing a scene that, entirely out of context, looked like a threesome with the love "triangle" of the title. I'm so incredibly not into that, I quite literally stomped my way over to the packing slip that'd come with the book, prepared to return it as soon as possible. And then I thought about the summary...and how similar the guy on the front cover looked to the one on the back cover, if you looked past the shaggy hair and hat...
So I sat down and read the book instead, and discovered very early into it that the hot model, Ai, whom Chiaki idolizes, is the same clumsy, sloppily dressed Enaga who gets paired up with Chiaki in a runway project at his fashion school. It's not a twist, actually: Chiaki is the only one who spends the majority of the story unaware that the two guys he's been forming close relationships with are, in fact, one guy who's just literally wearing a different hat.
There's a certain amount to this that's pretty silly. I feel like I would recognize my favorite celebrity, especially after spending two months in close quarters with him, even if he was wearing baggy clothes and a wig - and Chiaki is as obsessed with Ai as anyone can get. His house is full of Ai posters and merchandise - he follows his social media and is able to track him to a nightclub based on a tiny hint in a corner of an image - he buys every magazine Ai ever appears in - he's studied his body of work so extensively that he can recognize him by his walk.
And yeah, Enaga slumps and walks differently when he's not in Model Mode, but still. It's a bit of a stretch that you just have to go with to make the story work.
But I did like their bond and how their relationship formed. We don't learn a ton about Enaga, really, other than how he got into fashion (specifically punk) and then into modeling. But he's a surprisingly genuine guy who's very kind to Chiaki both in and out of school, even when Chiaki is very much a mess. He's gentle and patient with him, and although there's one flub in a love hotel, he's so careful to go at Chiaki's pace and to do whatever makes him happy.
Chiaki, it turns out, has some significant trauma from spending a good portion of his childhood falsely believing that his parents were in a happy, stable relationship. I loved the imagery of the literal stitches coming apart in that family, with Chiaki only finding out about his mother's infidelity on the day she left - with him pulling at her sleeve to stop her, and the already-tattered sleeve fraying apart in his hand.
To cheer him up, his friend took him to a fashion show, where he saw Ai for the first time, and got absolutely hooked on his strength, his magnetism, and the punk fashion he embodied so well. It gave Chiaki the strength to pursue fashion as at least a passion, if not a full-on career - I'm not sure what he was doing outside of his night school classes - and genuinely changed his life for the better.
But when Chiaki tells Enaga about this...and tells Ai that his "type" is people who don't lie to him and don't hide things...that can't exactly go well.
There was a pretty good balance of showing how deeply the lie did end up hurting Chiaki, and how it's possible to work through that kind of hurt when it wasn't fully intentional or irreparable.
Things perhaps work out a little too easily, but it is just a one-shot, and I liked how they communicated through what had happened, and how to move forward. Their relationship is really sweet, and I liked seeing Chiaki realizing that the "cool" and "cute/clumsy" sides of his boyfriend are equally appealing, and both intrinsic parts of him. And Enaga completely believing in and supporting Chiaki's artistic talent and sewing skills - while being able to work really well creatively with him - was so good, as well.
I have to admit, I made the mistake of flipping to the back and seeing a scene that, entirely out of context, looked like a threesome with the love "triangle" of the title. I'm so incredibly not into that, I quite literally stomped my way over to the packing slip that'd come with the book, prepared to return it as soon as possible. And then I thought about the summary...and how similar the guy on the front cover looked to the one on the back cover, if you looked past the shaggy hair and hat...
So I sat down and read the book instead, and discovered very early into it that the hot model, Ai, whom Chiaki idolizes, is the same clumsy, sloppily dressed Enaga who gets paired up with Chiaki in a runway project at his fashion school. It's not a twist, actually: Chiaki is the only one who spends the majority of the story unaware that the two guys he's been forming close relationships with are, in fact, one guy who's just literally wearing a different hat.
There's a certain amount to this that's pretty silly. I feel like I would recognize my favorite celebrity, especially after spending two months in close quarters with him, even if he was wearing baggy clothes and a wig - and Chiaki is as obsessed with Ai as anyone can get. His house is full of Ai posters and merchandise - he follows his social media and is able to track him to a nightclub based on a tiny hint in a corner of an image - he buys every magazine Ai ever appears in - he's studied his body of work so extensively that he can recognize him by his walk.
And yeah, Enaga slumps and walks differently when he's not in Model Mode, but still. It's a bit of a stretch that you just have to go with to make the story work.
But I did like their bond and how their relationship formed. We don't learn a ton about Enaga, really, other than how he got into fashion (specifically punk) and then into modeling. But he's a surprisingly genuine guy who's very kind to Chiaki both in and out of school, even when Chiaki is very much a mess. He's gentle and patient with him, and although there's one flub in a love hotel, he's so careful to go at Chiaki's pace and to do whatever makes him happy.
Chiaki, it turns out, has some significant trauma from spending a good portion of his childhood falsely believing that his parents were in a happy, stable relationship. I loved the imagery of the literal stitches coming apart in that family, with Chiaki only finding out about his mother's infidelity on the day she left - with him pulling at her sleeve to stop her, and the already-tattered sleeve fraying apart in his hand.
To cheer him up, his friend took him to a fashion show, where he saw Ai for the first time, and got absolutely hooked on his strength, his magnetism, and the punk fashion he embodied so well. It gave Chiaki the strength to pursue fashion as at least a passion, if not a full-on career - I'm not sure what he was doing outside of his night school classes - and genuinely changed his life for the better.
But when Chiaki tells Enaga about this...and tells Ai that his "type" is people who don't lie to him and don't hide things...that can't exactly go well.
There was a pretty good balance of showing how deeply the lie did end up hurting Chiaki, and how it's possible to work through that kind of hurt when it wasn't fully intentional or irreparable.
Things perhaps work out a little too easily, but it is just a one-shot, and I liked how they communicated through what had happened, and how to move forward. Their relationship is really sweet, and I liked seeing Chiaki realizing that the "cool" and "cute/clumsy" sides of his boyfriend are equally appealing, and both intrinsic parts of him. And Enaga completely believing in and supporting Chiaki's artistic talent and sewing skills - while being able to work really well creatively with him - was so good, as well.
April 23, 2025
I read this three or four days ago and forgot to rate. Therefore, I don¡¯t really remember it (yes already manga goes in one brain and out the other)
April 14, 2025
I wish I could read it with fresh eyes over and over! Reading this was an extremely pleasant experience. It is tops for me. I'm excited for the sequel too!
April 29, 2025
This is such a cute little story and honestly one of the best ways I've seen a love triangle resolved. The fact that Ai and Enaga are the same person is so funny but also so sad with how hard it made everything. Chiaki's backstory made me so sad and it also made the whole love triangle so much more difficult and so painful. I liked how he saw Ai as this sort of guiding light and how he was the one to help him find what he wanted to do in life. It did hurt seeing Enaga put his emotions aside so he could help Chiaki achieve his dreams, even if it made him sad. It was sweet seeing him chasing his dreams though despite being so clumsy, and how Chiaki helped him with that as well. The art is also beautiful, it's so detailed and the clothes are so pretty. Somehow the author also made Enaga and Ai look the same but completely different which was really cool.
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April 28, 2025
EL DIBUJO ES PRECIOSO ??
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April 29, 2025DNF
May 8, 2025
that was so cute<3 it gave me paradise kiss vibes minus the angst
April 27, 2025
Super cute read. Loved both of the characters and coming from a fashion background it was really nice to read something that took great love in one of my passions. Both characters were super sexy too.
April 9, 2025
They are so cute ????
April 30, 2025
3.75
so i definitely have many feelings about this. it was cute and fluffy and a little weird. the art style was
lovely and overall i really enjoyed myself. i can def see myself buying a physical copy and rereading it in the future.
however in the same breath, i¡¯m still deeply disappointed by some parts of the story. i do feel like this could have been longer and i wouldn¡¯t have been able to complain. also i¡¯m a much bigger fan of love triangle ending in poly than i am of love triangle ending bc two people were actually the same person lol.
my biggest disappointment however is definitely the lacking of punk ideology. now this is coming from a punk born, raised and currently living in the US. going into this i already knew not to expect any punk ideology or politics bc it¡¯s a fluffy little bl that¡¯s built on fashion and aesthetic. HOWEVER, punk isn¡¯t just an aesthetic or a fashion choice or even just a music genre. punk is a lifestyle and that lifestyle wasn¡¯t really anywhere on these pages. i was hoping to get a glimpse of punk concerts or the community or really anything that was PUNK besides the clothes they were wearing.
like, i¡¯m punk when i listen to Sabrina Carpenter and i¡¯m punk when i¡¯m dressed in pink and frills. BUT it still would have been cool to see the main character learn what punk is.
so i definitely have many feelings about this. it was cute and fluffy and a little weird. the art style was
lovely and overall i really enjoyed myself. i can def see myself buying a physical copy and rereading it in the future.
however in the same breath, i¡¯m still deeply disappointed by some parts of the story. i do feel like this could have been longer and i wouldn¡¯t have been able to complain. also i¡¯m a much bigger fan of love triangle ending in poly than i am of love triangle ending bc two people were actually the same person lol.
my biggest disappointment however is definitely the lacking of punk ideology. now this is coming from a punk born, raised and currently living in the US. going into this i already knew not to expect any punk ideology or politics bc it¡¯s a fluffy little bl that¡¯s built on fashion and aesthetic. HOWEVER, punk isn¡¯t just an aesthetic or a fashion choice or even just a music genre. punk is a lifestyle and that lifestyle wasn¡¯t really anywhere on these pages. i was hoping to get a glimpse of punk concerts or the community or really anything that was PUNK besides the clothes they were wearing.
like, i¡¯m punk when i listen to Sabrina Carpenter and i¡¯m punk when i¡¯m dressed in pink and frills. BUT it still would have been cool to see the main character learn what punk is.
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April 28, 2025
I bought the manga today and I finished it today! It was so good! This is one of the thickest BL one shots I have read, and it was serving plot! I have been seeing reviews for the manga on instagram, and I had a feeling that there wasn¡¯t a love triangle, but the secret was the two love interest that the mc had were the same person. I was able to predict that early on. The premise of the story was very intriguing and I love the aesthetic that the story had. As a person who dresses alternative, leaning towards more gothic clothing, and some who who has a lot of piercings, I enjoyed the art a lot! Since I predicted the manga conflict of the story, I was still going to continue reading it, but I already assumed that I wouldn¡¯t be surprised by much. But not even a 1/4 of the way into the manga, the big secret was revealed to the readers, so I was like ¡°okayyyyyyyyy, what now?¡±. The story was entertaining, sweet, and emotional. I enjoyed reading it and I know I will eventually come back for a reread because of the plot and the art.
April 15, 2025
This story AND art were absolute perfection!
From the secret aspect of it, to the falling in love with both different parts of him, everything about this was done soooooooooooo perfectly! And the art style was SOOOOO beautiful!
From story line, to pacing, to the ending, everything just flowed to perfection.
From the secret aspect of it, to the falling in love with both different parts of him, everything about this was done soooooooooooo perfectly! And the art style was SOOOOO beautiful!
From story line, to pacing, to the ending, everything just flowed to perfection.
April 17, 2025
Always so exciting when something I've been anticipating actually turns out to work for me. I really loved this. The relationship was so cute and I loved how long it was. There were some things with their backstories that seemed kind of rushed and thrown in, but overall this really worked for me. I'll definitely be rereading this in the future.
April 27, 2025
(4.5)
Green flags all around. Good communication. And gorgeous art! Winning so much here.
I really enjoyed reading this, I felt it was the perfect length, the characters are interesting and unique, and even though we¡¯ve read this type of story before I still found it refreshing.
The only reason it¡¯s not a 5 is because I wished they touched more on punk culture. Otherwise beautiful manga.
Green flags all around. Good communication. And gorgeous art! Winning so much here.
I really enjoyed reading this, I felt it was the perfect length, the characters are interesting and unique, and even though we¡¯ve read this type of story before I still found it refreshing.
The only reason it¡¯s not a 5 is because I wished they touched more on punk culture. Otherwise beautiful manga.
March 23, 2025
3.5/5. I wish it were longer and it didn¡¯t just end right they got together ?? But I heard a second volume is in the works which is why I read it! I love the the theme revolving around fashion and how genuinely explore it is rather than just becoming a vague plot device.
April 17, 2025
Un gir interessant al concepte de triangle amor¨®s amb el tel¨® de l'est¨¨tica punk i el disseny de roba com a fons. Una relaci¨® bastant adorable i sana, per¨° no acabo d'entendre les ressenyes tan summament positives ^^'
April 29, 2025
such a delight actually. the art style is gorgeous. I adore the designs of the characters.
I love that there's plenty of time to get to know the characters. the character development was nice to see.
I only wish there was more cuz I love these 2 ?
I love that there's plenty of time to get to know the characters. the character development was nice to see.
I only wish there was more cuz I love these 2 ?
May 5, 2025
This one was surprisingly robust, and I liked it more than I had thought I would. I liked the glimpses at fashion school and that there was a compelling reason why Enaga didn¡¯t want to tell Chiaki who he really was.
March 27, 2025
but what happens after they kiss?!????!??!?
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April 18, 2025
I loved all of this. Every page, every little turn.
April 20, 2025
Really good! I like how the story went, it was really cute! The art is very nice as well?
April 21, 2025
4.5 rounded up
April 23, 2025
this reminded me how much I love sewing ?
April 25, 2025
cutest book i've ever read in my entire life, genuinely enjoyed it through and through. the plot was great and the characters were lovable. 10/10
April 28, 2025
Los amo mucho Enaga y Chiaki
April 30, 2025
absolute cinema
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