Omega with His Fated Mate Alphas, Who Are Brothers
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This review will contain spoilers for the manga and anime series We Are Not Beasts. While the manga may vary slightly from all other forms of media, it may have similar story elements and could be considered spoilers.
Content Warning: There may be references to bullying, extortion, sexism (specifically based on secondary sex, including internalized sexism), violence, blood, gossiping, self-deprecation, self-harm, theft, child abuse (verbal), cheating accusations (not within the main relationships), nonconsensual recording, sexual assault, slut-shaming, mentions of divorce (not within the main relationships), and mentions of impotence, as they appear in the manga.
Synopsis:
In this world, omegas are considered nothing more than breeders, sluts, and homemakers, though the perception varies based on the alpha or beta. Kazusa is an omega, but he is determined to change the world’s perception of not only him, but all omegas. His efforts have already borne fruit in the form of his two alpha best friends. They are brothers, Fuuta and Raita. Fuuta and Raita adore Kazusa not only as a leader but also as a potential partner, which is the cause of most of their squabbles.
Thankfully, Kazusa is always there to step in and keep the peace.
Unfortunately, though, this party of three grows uncontrollably unstable as Kazusa starts having his first heats. Even worse, they are much more intense than they normally would be because he is in the presence of his ‘fated mate.’ If Fuuta’s and Raita’s rivalry wasn’t bad already, it is really bad now. Not only do they have to control their instincts and help protect Kazusa, but they also have to make sure the other doesn’t try to mate with him. Which one is the fated alpha? And if Kazusa does become paired off with one of them, can he still meet his goals of changing the world’s perception of omegas?
Review:
The art in this is very cute. I will say, Kazusa looks very young, even as a third-year high schooler. I wouldn’t say he gives me total shota-vibes, but his design leans that way. He isn’t the age a shota would be, of course, but he does look a bit like one in some panels. There is always a thin line between making male characters in BL look more feminine rather than younger, and I’m not sure that line is achieved here. It isn’t my favorite thing in the world, but it isn’t awful. Thankfully, there isn’t a ton of smut, so it isn’t super uncomfy, but there is a lot of sexual content, and they do have sex at the end. So, if you are avoidant of even possible shota-looking content, this might not be for you on that front.
As for the story, I am going to go ahead and say it outright: I don’t like it. This is meant to be a comedy, but I didn’t find it all that funny. It is a type of humor that exaggerates the knight-and-shining-armor thing with Kazusa, while the brothers are left flailing about like fangirls. I, personally, just found it corny. I like the switch in dynamics, with Kazusa being portrayed as this cool, reliable guy, while the two alphas are more like the useless fangirls, but the way they use it for humor just belittles the real drama they then try to infuse here. I am not saying there can’t be drama in comedy, but it kinda feels like they couldn’t decide which they wanted to take center stage in this one, and so both ended up falling flat.
Kazusa wants to show the world that omegas are more than what society perceives them to be, but his heats make it difficult not to fall into the usual stereotypes many of his peers gossip about. There are many moments where we are meant to feel “in awe” of his resolve or despair because of his own self-consciousness. However, these moments are sandwiched between super corny, silly ones that make it hard to feel anything but cringe, at least for me. If this had been longer than one volume, maybe more time could have been spent finding the balance between the humor, the romance, and Kazusa’s overall goal, but we just don’t have the time, so everything ends up feeling superficial. It is really unfortunate to see.
I also hate how the romance plays out. I will say it did surprise me, as I fully anticipated this being a love triangle-turned-poly scenario, but the surprise was unwelcome. It set us up to be poly, as it is explained to us that a person can have multiple fated mates, as mates are based on genetic compatibility. With Raita and Fuuta being brothers, they are both his fated mate. Great! Brother alpha sandwich with Kazusa in the middle, am I right? No. I am not right. Kazusa ends up with Raita, and though I preferred Raita, much of the story was spent with Kazusa wanting to make sure all three of them stay together because he loves them both. That is completely undermined by his choosing Raita, and then Fuuta running off to travel the world. It made no sense to me to do this. The way it is justified is that Raita decides to take the alpha suppressants, despite possibly leading to impotence, while Fuuta refuses and assaults Kazusa. It feels so out of character for Fuuta to just give in like that when he and Raita seemed to be on the exact same page that they would support Kazusa no matter what.
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I would not recommend this one. With omegaverse being pretty mainstream in BL at this point, there is just too much good BL out there to settle for something like this. I think it is cute in a lot of ways, but the poor story, lack of tonal direction, and mischaracterizations just make it one that I wouldn’t recommend unless you are just desperate for more omegaverse BL. Add in that Kazusa’s design feels a bit shota to me, which isn’t my preference, and this is just a major miss on almost all fronts. I don’t care for this one.
Have you read We Are Not Beasts? If so, what do you think? Do you agree with my assessment? Do you not? Let me know, and comment below!
