“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
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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)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Jul 2010
- 8 “I gave it a 8 as it is very enjoyable and emotional that I cried a lot when I read this, but I can't give it a 10 because it has everything that any other shoujo manga has. A girl who's lucky...”
- 8 “This manga is suitable for people who like stories about friendship. Romance is very little in this Manga, so if you love Romance. Don't read this! Story - The story is about Hina and her past. As...”
- 8 “This was absolutely delightful. Story - girl comes to new school, where there are "teams". The whites and blacks, who appear to hate eachother. She vows to change this, and in this task wins over a...”
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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