sadslime's manga / #animal characteristics(105)

Minato is a friendly vet who finds an injured wolf on the street one night and takes him home. He later finds out that the wolf is actually the werewolf Iruma who turns into a wolf for the full moon each month, but he's lost his job and his house as a result of his condition. Minato quickly offers him work and a place to stay, following his policy that he can't stand by and do nothing if there's a "puppy in trouble." Iruma hates being treated like a dog, but he can't help but warm up to touchy Minato, despite his sadistic streak. But just when Iruma gets used to life with Minato, he stops turning into a werewolf, and he fears that Minato will lose interest and throw him away, just as he's been tossed aside before. I really like the cute dogs, although Minato is not my favorite seme. Trigger warnings: noncon, mild S&M.

Akiha is plagued by the fox spirit that haunts his family and has currently inhabited him. It makes ears and a tail pop out and causes him all kinds of trouble by taking over his body to get blackout drunk or dig up the yard, and whatnot. It's gotten worse lately, so he decides to move in with some relatives who own a temple while attending college, and that's where he meets Yukuri, a second son of the temple who is beloved by all animals. At first, it's annoying to have the fox get all over Yukuri in Akiha's body, but when Yukuri asks the fox to behave during the day and it actually works, Akiha starts to think they may have a solution. But as he spends more time with Yukuri, Akiha can't help but worry Yukuri is only with him out of pity for his situation with the fox, making it difficult to trust his affection. I like Akiha and the fox spirit a lot, both are very cute, and Yukuri is a good seme. Trigger warning: possible attempted rape?

Shuu is a little unsure about his new job working at a winged person's estate as they're known to be pretentious and difficult, but his new master, Rai, is withdrawn and seems lonely. When Rai adopts a winged person's egg to raise as his own, Shuu ends up becoming Rai's co-parent, and the two of them develop their own family together as Shuu helps Rai overcome the pain of his past. Trigger warning: aphrodisiac, child abuse (neglect).

Iori is a half-werewolf who works at a bakery and admires a fellow passenger on his train, Ren, from afar, dreaming of a love he's sure he'll never have since he can't go out at night without showing his ears, and Ren already smells like a different woman every day. But one day, Iori's heat comes early and Ren is the one to help him, causing Iori to beg him to love him before the two sleep together. After that, though Iori still tries to avoid getting too close, Ren isn't ready to let go, and Iori's brother thinks it's up to him to separate them. No trigger warnings.

In this world, the beastman country believes in free sex which prevents them from interacting with most human societies. To remedy this, Futaba(human) has been sent to teach sex ed to the rising generation, but before he can even start he's told by coworker Grau that it's a lost cause. Not only that, but that night when Grau's suppressants wear off, he takes Futaba to his room to teach him a lesson - humans have pheromones too, and Futaba is his mate. By the end they're a cute couple, but the world deserved to be fleshed out more. Trigger warning: noncon.

One day novelist Ikusabe comes home to find a wolf beastman in his home. Though the werewolf, Dietrich, says he's keeping Ikusabe captive, Ikusabe works from home and doesn't want to go anywhere, so he doesn't see it as changing his life much, although he does help relieve Dietrich's sexual frustration to calm his transformations. But as the two grow closer, Dietrich feels increasingly afraid of his beast side and fears he can't stay. Ikusabe is so casual about everything, it makes him a very interesting character. Trigger warning: dubcon, threat of confinement.

When Takeru goes to clean out his recently deceased grandfather's house, he gets a passionate greeting from a nine-tailed fox who was friends with his grandfather. It turns out that Takeru's grandfather promised the fox, Kazune, his heart before he died, and with Takeru's grandpa gone, the fox turns to getting energy from Takeru instead. But as their relationship progresses, Takeru begins to struggle with what his grandfather meant to Kazune while Kazune doubts they can really be together. I like the characters in this one, even the grandpa, though he doesn't get much screen time. Trigger warning: noncon.

(Ch.1-3)Tatsuro has always dreamed of meeting a dragon, and one day while searching the forest, he finds one. The young dragon, Talim, has always been fascinated with human culture, but he can't disguise his form well enough to visit humans, so he begins to learn about them from Tatsuro, bringing the two of them closer together. No trigger warnings. (Ch.4) Hina is an art student who is barely verbal and has latched onto a member of his club, Takami, to do everything for him, but Takami fears he's replaceable. Then we get the story of Hina's brother, Yoh, a famous designer, and his subordinate Yuge with a scary face. No trigger warnings.

In a world of insect humans, Tsubasa is a gossamer-winged butterfly who is considered low class but managed to get into a high class high school by relying on the encouraging words he heard from a tarantula student, Sumiya, in a TV interview. But when he meets Sumiya, not only does Sumiya tell him he can't stand butterflies, the second time they meet he rapes him. Sumiya is not at all how Tsubasa imagined him based on the interview, but he had a surprisingly gentle side that leaves Tsubasa wanting to know more. The seme is trash so far, but the side characters are very good. No updates in a long time though. Trigger warning: bullying, rape.

Toushiro(omega) was sent to serve the foreign beastman Alex while he visits Japan, but when Alex realizes Toushiro is an omega, he becomes deeply invested in the unfair situation that Toushiro and other omegas face. He treats Toushiro humanely and gently cares for him through his heat cycles, but unfortunately it turns out that the alpha instinct has been suppressed in his species, and when it begins to come out, it can cause him to lose his control and revert into a beast. Realizing this, Alex and Toushiro both recognize they should go their separate ways, but it's difficult to let go. Trigger warnings: rape of a minor, attempted rape, discrimination, mention of suicide.