Posting this now because I don't have any new art because life, even if this doesn't feel finished but I still like it (and also it has been MONTHS since I actually touched it sooooo).
This is obviously inspired by all the sexy christian art of Saint Sebastian, and I needed to represent Wolfwood like this. In particular, this part of the Wikia spoke to me:
When Diocletian, who deeply hated those faithful to Christ, discovered that Sebastian was a Christian, he exclaimed: "I have always kept you among the leaders of my palace and you have worked in the shadows against me."; Sebastian was therefore sentenced to death by him.
Sounds familiar, right?
Also, the bigger and longer cross, that strikes Wolfwood right through the heart, is inspired by Chapel's Cross. Thought it would be a nice angsty touch :3c
crowley’s demonic form being a snake is so devastating to me because not only do snakes have notoriously terrible eyesight, but also they’re cursed (in the biblical sense) to crawl flush to the ground forever. his fall wasn’t just painful from the, you know, falling of it all. it was the day crowley was damned to be blind to his own creations, to be forever banished as far away from his stars as heaven and hell could possibly force him.
Something I really really love about Dungeon Meshi is how little judgement the narrative has for any of its characters. Laios isn’t judged for his love of monsters and his difficulties relating to people, Marcille isn’t judged for her study and use of forbidden magic, Chilchuck isn’t judged for walking out on his family. Namari and Shuro aren’t judged for leaving the party after Falin is killed, Kabru isn’t judged for his distrust of Laios, and I could go on for basically every character. Even the demon, the big bad of the series, is at its core just another creature trying to survive the only way it can. And in a setting like western style high fantasy, where inborn moral alignments are practically treated as a requirement of the genre, it’s really refreshing to see a take on it where there are no truly evil people.
And I feel like it really helps reinforce one of the main themes of the series, that in the end all living things are part of an ecosystem and they’re all just doing their best to survive, you know?