Never Let Go 3

Never Let Go 3 by Saki Sakimoto

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


We see more of Miyabi's family in this volume, which is a very big contrast to events with Haruto's family. Miyabi still struggles with his idea of what family is and his and own insecurities, but he slowly opens up to Haruto about his fears and even his hopes for their future together. The proposal planning is hilarious, especially since both of them know it's coming, but it's also sweet how they're able to continue to push forward together even when there are some fairly loud voices (mostly from Miyabi's little brother, Yamato) putting more doubts in his head. Yamato seems to be another large contradiction where he wants Miyabi to be happy, but he continually believes that Miyabi is less than him solely because he's an omega rather than an alpha, and that doesn't even touch on what he did to him when they were both living with their parents. It seems like maybe Yamato also needs to make some changes and grow up a lot, rather than just following in his father's restrictive worldview.

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Never Let Go 2

Never Let Go 2 by Saki Sakimoto

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Miyabi and Haruto are in college together, but it's not all sunshine and roses. We rarely see Haruto in a classroom setting, with the only indications of school really being telling Miyabi he can focus more on his studies and meeting up for lunch. Otherwise it's a lot of coworkers and domestic scenes with more insecurities, especially when it's brought up how alphas can have multiple mates, not that Haruto has any plans or desire to do so. Misunderstandings aside, it's clear these two still care about each other, and the domestic scenes are adorable, especially Haruto's birthday and when they visit his family.

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Never Let Go 1

Never Let Go 1 by Saki Sakimoto

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This is one of the better omegaverse manga I've read so far, though it does follow some common tropes with omegas painted as lusting after alphas and alphas being the stronger and more desirable secondary gender. Miyabi hates what he is, to the point that he's tried to hide it and doesn't even wear a collar at school and tries to suppress his heats continually, even though when Haruto first transfers to the school, he points out how all omegas wear collars and their heats are strictly regulated. Haruto is one of the rare ones that honestly cares about Miyabi, and while he clearly does have instincts and is attracted to him, refuses to act on anything until they're on the same page and it's what Miyabi truly wants. While it does have it's dark spots in the story, overall it's rather wholesome in the terms of both omegaverse stories and high school romances.

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