As someone who loves dark fiction and reads a lot of BL through a radical feminist lens, I think this manga is honestly an ABOverse hidden gem. It takes a dark turn (as many of them now do), exploring how men/boys deflect responsibility for sexual violence and how power dynamics operate in a patriarchal society— really within any environment where alphas (males) are present. The normalization of omega (female) abuse, even in settings like K-12 school and within the home (incest), illustrates how violence and coercion are normalized and used to maintain control (“rape culture”).
I really like how the story portrays alphas (males) becoming selfish and manipulative when even slightly desperate, showing just how far they will go to satisfy selfish desires, with no regard for omegas (females). It even makes a point to illustrate how rape is “blamed” on sexual desire (as in, using sexual temptation as a justification for rape), but it’s really about a need to dominate and humiliate. This is portrayed in chapter 4, where the Alpha ML rapes another Alpha classmate in order to maintain control over his class. It’s a grim but sharp reflection of the real world, not just a fictional omegaverse (obviously lol).
For a similar take on power dynamics and omega (female) identity/gender roles without the overwhelming misery, I highly recommend Takatora and the Omegas by Asada Nemui.
As someone who loves dark fiction and reads a lot of BL through a radical feminist lens, I think this manga is honestly an ABOverse hidden gem. It takes a dark turn (as many of them now do), exploring how men/boys deflect responsibility for sexual violence and how power dynamics operate in a patriarchal society— really within any environment where alphas (males) are present. The normalization of omega (female) abuse, even in settings like K-12 school and within the home (incest), illustrates how violence and coercion are normalized and used to maintain control (“rape culture”).
I really like how the story portrays alphas (males) becoming selfish and manipulative when even slightly desperate, showing just how far they will go to satisfy selfish desires, with no regard for omegas (females). It even makes a point to illustrate how rape is “blamed” on sexual desire (as in, using sexual temptation as a justification for rape), but it’s really about a need to dominate and humiliate. This is portrayed in chapter 4, where the Alpha ML rapes another Alpha classmate in order to maintain control over his class. It’s a grim but sharp reflection of the real world, not just a fictional omegaverse (obviously lol).
For a similar take on power dynamics and omega (female) identity/gender roles without the overwhelming misery, I highly recommend Takatora and the Omegas by Asada Nemui.