#this is incredible growth for her but it only makes sense if falin was just one of many friends this could have happened with

[franeridan]

I understand why everyone who read dunmeshi instantly shipped marci and falin but tbh the fact that it's just treated as canon by the fandom cuts on a lot of interesting analysis that could be done on their relationship outside of the romantic reading, which is kind of a shame

#when i read through i spent a lot of time trying to understand if marci saw her as an equal or as a younger friend she had to take care of #this started from her comment about how 29yo is “a child” and falin is younger than that #and then the scene in the bathroom which is very loved by the shippers #it felt a lot like falin understood the implications and marci didn't yk #i read that and it just felt like they were failing to communicate bc marci just couldn't see falins body as something she should be #embarrassed about #very mom with a child behaviour #same in the bed falin mentioned growing up and marci said it was just the same #doesn't it imply she still sees her as a kid? #there's that time in the backstory of when she first met laios and how she treats falin like a kid who can't make her own choices too #like she tells laios off for taking her away and then tells her she'll take her back to the academy like falin isn't #perfectly able to choose for herself #extremely “mom knows best” of her?? #there's a lot of moments like that #then there's also everything that could be said about falin being marcis first friend and what it means for her to die #like...if you just call it romance it goes to undermine a bigger issue in marci's character imo? #like marci went to those lengths just cause she's in love with her but i think the point is that this was yet another person she lost before #she was ready to let her go? her character arc culminates in her accepting that falin might just be dead after all #and even with the possibility of falin being reborn she was ready to be taken away by the elves and never see her again #this is incredible growth for her but it only makes sense if falin was just one of many friends this could have happened with #and not the love of her life? I'd assume she would want to spend the rest of falins life with her if that was the case #whether or not she got over her fear of everyone dying before her #it's a thought! i think it's interesting to think about! #it's fun to ship them so I'm not saying we shouldn't or whatever but not treating it as canon now and again would open #to so many possibilities #for example I can't get out of my brain the scenario in which falin is in love with her and marci just can't see it until it's too late #kind of like himmel and frieren? think of the angst!! all lost because we just assume they're canon......tragic

[jadequarze]

Jade, Jade I have a favour to ask: can you info dump about Dungeon Meshi? Work is going tits up and I was hoping for something to look forward to after my shift is over. Pretty pls?

Let me try because it's so hard not to spoil TOO much.

Dungeon Meshi is a manga about a group of adventurers who had a big fall when they were up against a red dragon and one of theirs (Falin) is killed/eaten. Once they manage to escape, the brother (Laios) wants to go back and save his sister. However, some of the members left because it's not worth the risk. Unfortunately, they don't have the golds to but supplies that then leads to the MC suggesting they should kill monsters to cook them. Who actually genuinely wants to eat monsters. He manage to convince them. Then, they meet with Senshi, who knows how to cook monsters and despite the other members reservation, enjoys the food Senshi cooked. This is a very brief summary but yeah. The running theme is going to be this, food.

The whole manga revolves around food. It starts with food and ends with food. Ryoko Kui is on point when it comes to the themes she made in the manga and it doesn't taper off. The manga have a lot of fun bits in and there are times where it's serious for character development. Like, it's a nice balance of fun and serious if that makes sense. It's not too overwhelming with information and you can see how it progresses and not feel like it gives you whiplash. It tends to end the day when the group stops to eat and gives them a chance to talk/ contemplate on what had happened hence, character growth. Eating together is the main core of the manga. Moreover, to me especially, Ryoko Kui doesn't focus too much on any romantic subplots. There are a few tease for Falin/Marcille, but other than that, it's not her main focus. You can ship them but don't expect too much of it and honestly, I don't mind at all. I didn't read this manga for romantic subplots, I just love the world building and the individual characters themself. Despite being really horny, like legit horny, it's not in a sexual way kind of horny. It's more to horny of eating or being eaten. This post is better at explaining it than I could.

Characters summary:

You have an autistic MC, Laios, who is really fixated on monsters. He has a sister, Falin, who died saving the group from the red dragon. They both live a really hard life as Falin is the only one who is magically-inclined leading to their parents keeping her under a tight leash. The way they treated Laios, especially his dad, is bad because he's not like other 'normal' children.

A cringe fail half elf girl, Marcille, who has nightmares of people leaving her due to her long life expectancy.

A divorced short dad, Chilchuck, who gets treated as a kid because he's short and looks young (especially in early chapters but eventually tapers out as they grow together). He's a half-foot (a halfling in dnd terms).

You have Senshi the dwarf (the one who has the fanservice, you'll know why soon enough). He's the cook of the group.

Finally, honestly my favorite character, you have a cat girl, Izutsumi. She appears later in the manga though. She's not the typical overly cute cat girl you usually see in medias nowadays. She's the legit cat girl, as in she acts as a cat. Moreover, as the manga progresses you can see Chilchuck taking her under his wing and basically becomes her adopted dad (which is really cute).

Again, this is really a really brief summary of the characters. There's more depth to them but I'm not saying too much. Avoiding spoilers as best as I can. The ending, THE ENDING IS SO ON POINT AND ACTUALLY FEELS FULL!!!1 The main plot has ended but that doesn't mean it ends fully because it's been mentioned that Ryoko Kui will be writing/drawing epligoues for the characters after the main plot. Which is awesome.

Here's a couple post that I think can articulate better on why I fucking love this manga:

#asks #Anonymous #im trying so hard to info dump but my brain cant word good #oop i info dump too much #this is WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LET ME INFO DUMP #THIS MANGA CONSUMES ME!! #now that the manga has ended you can take your time enjoying it without waiting for new chapters #dungeon meshi