#anne dungeon meshi

[dunmeshistash]

One of the things I really appreciate about Dungeon Meshi is how the text is so clearly full of love for animals. Like the true kind of love Laios feels for the monster where he wants to know everything about them, but most of all he respects them and loves them as animals.

One of the chapters I can't stop thinking about is the one about Anne the Kelpie. It's kind of impressive how well it illustrates the different kind of love people have for animals. And how someone that loves an animal isn't necessarily an animal lover. If that makes sense.

When Senshi calls out Anne what he says is "Don't worry Anne's Harmless" but she isn't, she's a wild animal.

Marcille immediately reacts positively about it thinking it's cute she accepts the treat Senshi has for her. And hers and Chilchuck's reaction to Senshi wanting to cross the river on her back is more surprise while Laios immediately realizes how bad of an idea it is.

But Laios is the animal monster lover so how come when he finally is faced with a "docile" monster he doesn't react positively like the others? Marcille even calls him a monster. That's because Laios loves monsters, and Senshi loves Anne.

I've seen this attitude around me several times, where people love a specific animal but what they love is their idea of that animal, they don't really know them because they don't love the animal part of them.

It becomes a "this one is special because I love them" that can quickly become an issue for the animal as much as it is for the person. It's something unfortunate I see time and time again irl.

Anne wasn't wicked, Anne wasn't mean, Anne didn't trick him. Anne was a wild animal and Senshi loved her as Anne but not as a kelpie.

She acted on instinct, maybe she did love Senshi in the way kelpies can love, but animals are still animals and must be respected and treated as such. Climbing on top of Anne's back was the equivalent of putting your arm inside a alligator's mouth, the mouth is gonna close because that's what they're designed to do.

The real life equivalent I see the most of "I love this animal but I don't love the animal part of them" is with dogs. If you insist on loving an animal without acknowledging they ARE an animal they might hurt you, you might hurt them, it will only end in grief.

The best way you can love an animal is by understanding they're an animal.

That is all to say I don't mean that the love Senshi felt for Anne wasn't real or that it's all his fault. He couldn't have known with the information he had and unfortunately it came down to the worst outcome.

I just love dungeon meshi dearly.

[loafowl]

an art fight attack for kafeino who wanted a wholesome piece with senshi and anne they're a part of a toy commercial now

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[wayward-delver]

Dungeon Meshi x Amphibia

(Commission by Zeorandy.)

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Horse Meshi. Delicious, in Horse.

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.🌾🌄.

[savaralyn2]

Dungeon Meshi - Commemorative illustration for the anime done by Ryoko Kui

[theunfairfolk]

youre one of my favorite blogs please infodump about fae/mythological creatures more. if u want a specific starting point. got anything fun abt kelpies/water demons? or one of my all time favorites, unicorns?

getting this ask made me feel like fire_elmo.gif

so kelpies are Not Horses, much like the Not Deer we are familiar with, yes? imagine wet horse. good you're halfway there. distinguishing traits are sometimes Weird Eyes, or traditionally, their hooves are on backwards. what the fuck you may say? yes.

dungeon meshi got it pretty close to home behaviorally. they stand in bodies if water. if you get on their back they dive under to drown you (and eat you). sometimes even touching them makes you stick to them, with stories of people cutting off their hands to avoid drowning. neat!

they're scottish in origin and some kelpie reports are even from loch ness. is nessie a kelpie? probably not. but maybe they hang out. oh and sometimes kelpies are reported as being able to turn into beautiful women. these reports are usually by lonely men.

i'll do unicorns in a part two!

send me your fav creatures and i'll infodump about em!

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Masterpost

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Domino Meshi

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I’m sorry I just realized that Senshi named the kelpie Anne after the horse that was with his party when he was a kid I need 2-3 business days to recover.

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi - Record of Daily Life (Senshi's Diary) pages 01 - 17

18-36

[socksandcrocs]

SENSHI NAMED THE SELKIE ANNE AFTER HIS HORSE NO ONE TALK TO ME

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bad kids in dungeon meshi. based on vibes mostly

pt 2

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Amphibia x Delicious in Dungeon.

By ShimmyOh_ (comm)

(This AU is free to use btw.)

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