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JUICY DRAMA IS WHAT SNAPS HER OUT OF DEMON POSSESION. I LOVE THIS LESVIAN

chimera falin is so eepy actually 🤧

i’m a farcille freak too but it actually is narratively and emotionally important for laios to also be here with them. they’re a fambily. choking up…

Honestly, I think the fact that so many bits don't work if you're the type to buy into accepting death is something of a saving grace of the series.

Marcille, as a character, has at least become somewhat more accepting of death by the end — or at least she's less obsessed in the immediate moment — but what the ending reveals of the setting shows that such a feat is perhaps more achievable after the events of the story than it has ever been.

There's the strong implication that (human) speciation, including changing life spans, happened through the direct and intentional application of forbidden magic. (That is, a solution to the problem of longevity does exist and has already been implemented, if incompletely.) We're shown that transformation between species (human and otherwise) as well as a hybridization of features is very possible. We're told the ease of use provided by forbidden magic is no longer available, regular magic is fundamentally the same thing and is almost certainly safer than its ever been. The whole world is a dungeon now, after all!

Combine that with Falin's resurrection outside of a dungeon, and it seems as if very real, very measurable strides have been made toward the achievement of Marcille's wish, even if she herself might no longer consider it her highest priority.

Now certainly there's a lot in the ending that complicate this, particularly in the resolutions to many character arcs, but when you look at the actual material changes in the setting it really does seem like a significant extension of human lifespan is very much on the table. At the very least.

seeing people reblog dungeon meshi all the time is like, how I imagine something like made in abyss looks to normies

Falin?

gonna try and make my first print

any advice is appreciated

atm this is still in the baby phases of rendering

Why I appreciate Kabru and Mithrun's relationship in the story (with pictures!)

I just want to express how much I loved reading through the chapter with the 6 days they spent together and how I think their relationship developed in a pretty sweet way.

I feel like a lot of people reduce their dynamic to "nurse and patient" and that makes me sad because I personally got a lot more from it than that.

I do wanna start off by saying I'm here appreciating their dynamic as it is in the text.

Read more (spoilers ofc):

The beginnings

When they first met, there was an air of intimidation surrounding Mithrun as the captain of the ominous Canaries. He demonstrates his proficiency as a fighter and leader which worried Kabru because he knew it would lead to the dungeon falling into elven hands once again. But this threatening aura begins to dim in Kabru's mind as they get to know each other.

Even before they fell down the hole, the both of them ended up relying on each other's abilities a number of times (when the underground governor turned out to be corrupted Mithrun defeated him and Mithrun needed Kabru's deduction skills during the battle on the first floor) which is already the beginning of a great dynamic

(Kabwu is scared but Mithrun just asks for his help)

After Cithis tasked him with "taking care of Mithrun's needs" for the time being, Kabru treated Mithrun with proper respect and doesn't take advantage of his disability, even using his title “Captain” when he knew Mithrun wouldn’t have cared either way after learning about how he lost his desires. This is in contrast to Cithis who immediately took advantage of her position to mess around with Mithrun when she was taking care of him.

(When Cithis was put in charge of taking care of Mithrun)

The whole time Kabru is with Mithrun, he treats him like a person and more than just someone to be taken care of, as also he relies on Mithrun's fighting skills, knowledge of the dungeon, and teleportation magic.

When you reduce their dynamic to just "caretaker and patient", you're ignoring Mithrun's own capabilities and making him seem totally helpless. It actually feels rather ableist. They have a more balanced relationship with what Mithrun brings to the table than you may think. Mithrun couldn't have survived down there on his own, but it's the same for Kabru (who famously dies every time he fights)!

Kabru doesn’t show signs of trying to manipulate Mithrun either, and he's no longer intimidated by him in the slightest once he learns he’s not a threat or after his life. Though he does instinctively revert to his "sparkly" persona to get Mithrun to eat the disgusting mushroom, it doesn’t work so Kabru just has him eat it normally and never tries it again. This is the beginning of Mithrun unintentionally encouraging Kabru to be more honest with others.

(Kabru realizing he can chill out)

(Kabru being unreserved and Mithrun being silly)

bonus funny moment:

Bonding

Throughout the journey they talked to each other, shared things with each other, and ate with each other. And Kabru expresses genuine concern about whether Mithrun is comfortable (which is something he could live without and wasn't something the Canaries told him to do).

(Kabru showing he wants to make him comfortable by making food for him which is a very important part of the narrative)

(Kabru sharing intimate memories with Mithrun)

(Kabru initiating conversation without hesitation or worry. This part also is referencing how Mithrun shared very important details of his life with Kabru. Kabru also ends up trusting Mithrun with information about Laios despite knowing he could possibly tell the other Canaries about him and impede his plans..which he does lol they do end up knowing about Laios before meeting him.)

For a bonus Lycion implies Kabru was taking better care of Mithrun than they had been which is interesting to me.

Mithrun also shows that he has come to trust Kabru's decisions over the Canaries' when he says he wants to stay in the dungeon after fulfilling the caretaker requirement. They did talk to each other a lot, during that time. I wonder what Mithrun's Shapeshifter double of Kabru would look like now?

Here, Kabru goes out of his way to make sure Mithrun doesn’t overexert himself by knocking him out after the demon leaves with Marcille (again, when his time taking care of him is already over), and I think that demonstrates an extra level of concern he holds for Mithrun.

(Kabru holding back a hellbent Mithrun)

(KNOCKOUT!)

He even managed to make Mithrun mad. It's probably because he "let the demon get away" but I think it's cute and funny because would he huff like that at anyone else? Lol

When the demon breaks through the surface

Kabru begins panicking after Laios turns into the giant monster because he's wondering if he made the right decisions etc. If Mithrun didn’t care about Kabru at least a little bit, he would’ve just left him alone when he started losing it (right after Marcille did the same thing and she is technically more to blame for empowering the demon than Kabru was for not allowing Mithrun to go after it), but he went out of his way to snap him out of it.

It also means a lot to me that Mithrun even says Kabru's name, because in Japanese you can go your entire life without referring to someone by name and it wouldn't sound wrong (just rude) and it's the first time Mithrun says Kabru's name on screen (I checked).

Though it was with a slap, I think it says a lot, because if Mithrun didn’t care at all he wouldn’t have done anything and left him alone. It's not like Kabru could've done anything to stop the demon. He didn't even to tell him to do anything even though Kabru looked ready for an order.

(To be honest I don't know exactly why Mithrun starts beating him up here but you can say it's another rare demonstration of emotion Kabru was able to evoke in him lol. Maybe it's payment for Kabru stopping him the first time. That can be interpreted as paying it back and/or paying it forward I think.)

The last few chapters

And in the end when Kabru’s motivating Mithrun to continue living his life, he speaks to him like they’re friends/have no rank between them despite using the Captain title for him the whole time. Even Lycion initially gets upset that he’s acting “too familiar” with Mithrun.

It feels like Mithrun changed so much in the short time he spent together with Kabru and before the final battle, and it’s thanks to Kabru that Mithrun finally starts to be able to move past his lingering obsession with the demon and begin to really heal.

This is despite the fact that he spent so much time with Milsril and the other elves who never managed to break through to him like that.

(Before Kabru) (After Kabru)

And even after his role as Mithrun's caretaker was loong complete, he still shows concern for Mithrun and tells him to take a break when he's using up all his magic to slice the Falin meat (lmao).

He didn't need to do that! But it shows how he at least slightly considers Mithrun some kind of friend.

It all culminates with Kabru helping Mithrun regain his wil to live and Mithrun confiding in Kabru. Their relationship is important. Kabru continuing to do things for Mithrun to me is more of a sign that he just plain cares about him. Isn't it normal when a friend needs medication for you to remind them to take it? I think it's like that.

Kabru is there with Mithrun when he comes out about his feelings of uselessness AND when Senshi helps him put a spin on the 'vegetable scraps' metaphor and he find meaning in his life again. He's the first one to see him cry :')

Along with the fact that it feels like Mithrun is the first person we see Kabru doesn't feel the need to change his personality with or put on airs for since Mithrun doesn't need buttering up and he won't get offended if someone were to say something socially awkward, I think they made a pretty good team!

BUT ALSO the REAL reason I became endeared to them is cute shit like this:

GOD I love them!!!!! There are so many funny sides to Mithrun Kabru was able to bring out, and really show his charm as a character. The true depths of their dynamic also grew on me over time :)

TLDR

All in all it’s so nice seeing how even though Mithrun is a really deadpan person, and Kabru is a really secretive and withheld person, they clearly seem to have developed some kind of bond with while they traveled together and even changed each other to an extent.

Doesn't Kabru feel more honest near the end? Maybe it's because of how much he talked to and shared with Mithrun during those 6 days so candidly...because they taaaalked a looooot like wow.

They mean so goddamn much to me. I don’t need them to be in a romantic relationship but I do want them to be together forever :'))) or like at least hang out when they have off time since they're still in the same country lol. Praying for Kui to make another side comic of them some time (crying).

Thanks for reading if you made it this far, I mostly arranged this because it makes me sad to see people reduce their dynamic to only one singular aspect.

Anyways ya...love 'em (heart hands)

She was slaying tho ngl🥲

poor marcille they will not stop giving her shit about that dungeon lord outfit

Why does he look like Dracula from Castlevania though?!

✨🌹SENSHI🌹✨

Or….

Why are there so. many. FedEx ads. Tagged as them?/?

One man does not need this many bitches. Yes I'm counting Kabru

DunMesh Headcanons

Laios: - gay demiro transmasc, he/him - used to eat bugs as a kid (still does) - dreaded adulthood - competent cook, usually just cooks off the book - he's yet to do top surgery, but until that day, he's walking shirtless with his breasts out (no one is surprised, Marcille and Chilchuck are praying that he'd get his surgery soon)

Marcille: - (the most sapphic bi EVER) cis female, she/her - knows ALL of the city gossip; she IS the gossip - secretly funding for Laios's top surgery with Falin and Chil - she practically fell in love with EVERYONE in her romance novels, and we're not talking about just the men - try as she might, she can NOT cook by herself Chilchuck: - lesbian genderfluid, he/she - can't decide if he's a man or a butchdyke, so he didn't - he is a fashion king, and has been in the magazines a few times. also dressed up his daughters when they were young - occasionally cooks for his family; it's okay - is practically forced to listen to gossip, he's a Machiavelli before Machiavelli Falin: - lesbian transfem, she/her - done top surgery, she fought dearly for it (she and Laios wrestled for who is going to do it first and she miraculously won) - enamored in bugs as a child; she cried when Laios ate the bugs she was investigating - will brutally prank Laios and will be called an angel for it - is limited to box mac-n-cheese and ramen

Senshi: - demirose demiboy, he/they - PTSD - Ambidextrous - dreams of being a food critic - loves horses and anything related to horses, it is a deep connection to Anne.

Izutsumi: - aroace, she/xe - NPD - loves aquariums, and loves the sea. This is why she wants to have a boat, so she can go sea-faring. - she really likes Tade, she believes that Tade is the only one who makes her feel valid - flips off anyone the chance she gets, especially Maizuru

Marcille and Falin || Dungeon Meshi 1x12

big day for weird lesbians 😭‼️‼️ (me)

Resurrection // prints X

wait, what were we going to do?

"Together, we shall rule over this world."

If this gets 1000 notes I will post a step by step process with some painting tips! (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

dunmeshi spoilers under here. for like chapter 30-something anyway

she looks so COOL for REAL

dunmeshi print i did with beloved mutual @kamuyagi !!! get your serving of this print now available here!