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“High school girl caught between violent black and white uniformed factions, with a love triangle brewing.”
Penguin☆Brothers
ペンギン☆ブラザーズ
7.67
2,053 rank · 5,767 readers · 59 favorites
Shoujo
Love Polygon
School
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
High school girl caught between violent black and white uniformed factions, with a love triangle brewing.
Hina's new high school is strange to say the least. She moves back to her old home town only to find that the high school is run by two opposing factors, and students identify themselves based on the color of their school uniforms: Black for the followers of the loud, violent Nishizaki, and white for the followers of quiet, clean-freak Isshiki. And then there are the "grays," who wear street clothes. Hina finds herself stuck between the leaders of the two factions, and it seems to be turning violent. As one might guess from the girly art and the Ribon publisher, the plot develops a romance element pretty early on in the series. There's a love triangle involved among two of the group leaders. Who will Hina choose? (Source: MangaDownloads)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.43
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Jul 2010
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga is a deeply enjoyable and emotional experience that moved me to tears. However, it relies on common shoujo tropes, such as the protagonist being surrounded by multiple love interests...”
- 8 “This manga offers a highly enjoyable experience, blending comedy and action within a shoujo framework while featuring a compelling story about Hina’s journey to recover her past and build new...”
- 8 “This delightful series offers a sweet, funny, and well-developed story that features unexpected twists and high re-read potential. While I struggled to distinguish some of the blonde characters and...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 25%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Penguin☆Brothers begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 24 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 12m approx
- Published Dec 1999 – Nov 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0833 catalog