and then there’s you, there’s always you

i read a fic where they danced together at a tavern and i've wanted to draw it ever since

i love dungeon meshi and the way it views people in a way i grew to think no one else ever would. the way it frames bodies and nudity without it needing to be inherently sexual, and any fanservice or sexualization there is only feels very honest rather than perverse. the neutral way things like the harpies or humanoid monsters have exposed boobs and nipples. or the farcille bath scene being fanservice in a way but feeling intimate in an entirely different way than that to me. it feels so removed from the weight of the way others view people with beauty standards and other imposed characteristics—yet it paints people as beautiful around its own definition based on the way people actually are. the way it frames human beings as a whole, as living like any animal does with universal and inescapable needs. no matter how we see ourselves we still get hungry, we still get hurt, we still get sleepy, we still get thirsty. the characters have magic and anime fighting strength but remain as fragile as any living thing, being able to be killed in one shot. and every shape the different characters take with their diverse bodies is drawn with equal appreciation for their form. there are many things dungeon meshi feels passionate about, such as how clearly invested ryoko kui had to be in zoology and stuff for a lot of worldbuilding, but that wouldnt be complete without this touch too. i just love how much this series was clearly created by someone deeply in love with and invested in human beings.

sickest character design of all time

falin

Dungeon Meshi - Concept Ending Sketches (2/1)

The Touden siblings make me so emotional

thinking about falin touden breasting boobily as she turns someone's head into tomato paste. i dont think they have a name for the disease i hauve.

the laios/toshiro conflict is super well written ("let's honor falin's death" vs "i will stop at nothing to bring her back"). but also it's so fucking funny that this happens amidst the sudden reveal that your extremely beloved autistic main character has been slowly driving an asian man nuts through microaggressions.

quick sketch of the biggest people pleaser in the dungeon

This man needs to be put into a container and studied!!!!

Arknights x Dungeon Meshi collab PV

Senshi from Dungeon Meshi

more falin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

felt inspired by this weeks dungeon meshi ep

i need her

yeah