#by design: dungeon meshi and witch hat atelier

[lollipopmixclo9]

was fighting my artblock but got inspired by how much ppl made quotes about the Look Back movie 🥹

I couldn't pick one character, so I bundled them up! Honestly, the guilty favorite is just an excuse for me to draw Jane and Ben 🙈

This template is made by __ksgi on twitter!

[humbuns]

I decided to do a mini preview of the merch I did for the @thestoresoup for their winter opening !!

We have been brewing a lot of cool art over the past few months so please support us if you can! ✨✨

[amethystsoda]

I saw another post like this, so I wanted to make my own!

My biggest art and design inspirations, older to newer (list under jump)

Lego Clikits / Sanrio (especially Cinnamoroll) / Kim Possible / Adventure Time / MLP FIM / Bee and Puppycat / Star vs the Forces of Evil / Cucumber Quest / Temmie Chang's art for Undertale and Deltarune / Fullmetal Alchemist / Sailor Moon / Jojo's Bizarre Adventure / Toilet Bound Hanako Kun / Space Patrol Luluco and Promare by Studio Trigger / Yu Yu Hakusho (anime) / Trigun (Nightow's art, specifically!) / Witch Hat Atelier / Blue Period / Ryoko Kui's art for Dungeon Meshi + Daydream Hour

[raini-day]

Fantasy manga reccs for folks that liked Freiren, Dungeon Meshi, and Witch Hat Atelier

1. Is what you liked about DM dwarves promoting good lifestyle habits and giving exposition about monsters? You might like Soara and the House of Monsters! A girl raised to be a monster hunter meets a group of dwarves who build houses for monsters and stars traveling with them.

2. Did you know Dungeon Meshi isn't Ryoko Kui's only series? The Dragon's School is on Top of the Mountian is a collection of oneshots all packed with the Ryoko Kui charm.

3. Do you enjoy fun magic item crafting and a relationship between a long-lived elf and a human? you might like Elf to Shuryoushi no Item Koubou! Magritte is a magic item craftsman who, along with her assistant and bodyguard Yura, fulfills all sorts of requests for magic items.

4. Do you like when series really delve into the how and why of logistics? You might like The Dragon, the Hero, and the Courier! It follows the daily life and trouble of Yoshida the half-elf, a dedicated postal worker who delivers all sorts of strange and mundane letters.

5. Did you know witch hat has a cooking manga spin off? now you do! Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen is extremely cute & domestic.

6. Shinozaki-kun no Mente Jijou is a modern fantasy about an ordinary office worker finding out there's a lot about himself he never knew about - turns out his body has been modified to hold all sorts of magical machinery. The thing with machinery though - it needs maintenance

7. Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro follows Kuro, a strange traveler who carries a coffin on her back, two shapeshifting twins she's adopted, and the talking bat who lives in her coffin as they wander the land looking for a certain witch. Whimsical & melancholy, this is one of my all time favs.

8. Akagami no Shirayukihime follows the life Shirayuki, a herbalist, and the people around her. It's kind of hard to sum it up with one thing because it's a pretty long series where a lot happens! It's got really lovely art, fun worldbuilding & extremely charming characters

9. Hakumei and Mikochi are two teeny women who live in a house nestled in the roots of a tree. Lots of them cooking, building, exploring and visiting friends in strange places. I really love the background designs and detailed art of objects! My fav chapters are the market visits. This one's another of my all time favs!

10. Otherwordly Izakaya Nobu! More food in fantasy because you can never really get enough of that. A bar in modern japan inexplicably opens its front door into a fantasy city. Each chapter different people come to the bar to talk about their lives and enjoy japanese food.

11. Radiant, a pretty classic fantasy shounen by a french artist - it's on this list primarily because I looooove the art, especially the backgrounds. It's got some fun magic item worldbuilding as well.

12. And to finish off these reccs, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina. This one's closest to Freiren in terms of who I think will like it. It's about a witch, her slow paced journey around the world, and the people she meets along the path.

[butterkofiinthemorning]

I was trying to find Mangas that have similar vibes to Dungeon Meshi because it's really the best media I ever consume for awhile and it checks all the boxes on what I'm looking for in a story.

But then, maybe I'm just trying to find something that is plot consistent or ever growing, character driven and at least have some system within the story. No ass pull whatsoever. Probably why I dislike most of the Isekais so much and the lazy writing of some OP characters (Mob Psycho 100 and One Punch Man might be my only exception for this, because they did handle OP characters very well).

The reason I liked Hunter x Hunter more than any other shonen out there is because of the nen abilities well explained (and it's the basis for Jujutsu Kaiden CTs) and it can potentially grow.

Railgun on the other hand got my curiosity with how abilities could be applied. I don't have the same sentiments with Index as I'm more pulled in by the science sides of things and I kinda dislike some harem sub elements on it, both the mother and the spin off story.

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So, from what I gathered these will probably be my to read list;

1. Witch Hat Atelier - I've seen some artworks, and it's one of the best panelling I've ever seen. Plus it's the fantasy closest to Dungeon Meshi. And the author's a fan of Good Omens! I think.

2. Blue Period - The talent vs. hardwork discussion made me wanna read it.

3. Fool Night - Apparently Sui Ishida liked this, and I watched some video regarding this and it pique my interest delving back to this type of genre.

4. The Summer Hikaru Died - Hmm.. I've seen this quite a few times last year when I was scrolling through a raw manga, and honestly the blue background and some ominous looking boy got my attention.

5. March Comes in Like a Lion - I've been dismissive of this for quite a year/s because I thought it was too heavy for me back then. But now that I'm in the mood of ever growing characters, I would like to read it. Though what really made me read about it is because the artist is the same with Oberon's design which I really liked in FGO.

6. Chainsaw Man - I already know what happened. I watched a summary video in YT that explained Part 1 and Part 2. BUT I wanted to give it a proper read. Denji and Asa is something special and yet relatable to me in a sense. Plus I like how clean his panelling is for this.

7. Kaze Hikaru - Man, I looove Shinsengumi. Okita has been my favourite character in FGO and my first 5 star saber. But this Manga, it fleshes out his character more and also the Shinsengumi as a whole up until it's downfall. I already read some of it but I think I just can't find the continuation.

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Maybe this post is just a reminder for myself on what I'll be reading because I'm too forgetful in everything. I doubt anybody is reading this though.

[gorematchala]

I finished re-reading Claymore a few days ago and I'm happy to say that manga held up to highschool me's memories

Coming at it from the perspective of being almost twice as old as when I first read it, and having just caught up on Berserk, I was worried. Because in middle and highschool I was easily manipulated by greatswords and pretty girls. I still am but thats besides the point. So I was thinking about the series again because Angel at Dusk reminded me of that specific brand of body horror, and I was like oh no, did that shit have any depth or was I reading a Berserk ripoff with no context. But no its good

My feeling on it is basically that it isnt, to me, a life changing sort of work. I didn't come away from it feeling the way I felt at the end of Dungeon Meshi or current Witch Hat Atelier, but the characters are all likeable, and basically every reveal, plot twist, and surprise they introduce hits sufficiently. Theres never a point where you get a close up shot of a character saying something and you dont go "oh fuck". Which is interesting since I was not impressed with the world building in the first half. Later on once they start traveling the map a bit it starts to feel more like a thought out world, but initially when theyre just going around hunting monsters its like is this whole world just several small villages with monsers in them lol

The art style progresses a lot through the series. Initially its hard to tell if its really good or kinda bad sometimes but by the end characters intended beauty is being fully conveyed. Theres one who is basically supposed to look like an angel and by the end she kinda does. I also have to give the artist credit for coming up with so many unique body horror creature designs because no two look the same for the whole run of it. And it isn't too monster of the week either but they do all have unique powers, even if some of the Claymore's abilities are stretching the internal consistency a little as time goes on. Especially by the end where one characters special move is she wiggles her head really fast and it lets her sweep her entire body like one centimeter off the ground to cut peoples legs off because its impossible to fight an enemy who is on the floor. But in the moment youre like, oh no!! The characters I like need their legs!!

And I guess lastly I really like Clare, even though shes sort of barely keeping up or not keeping up during the events of the whole thing. I say that as in, I can see why someone else could criticize some of her agency in the plot and in the final battle. Because she is often handed new techniques and powers, but she gives it her all to survive and achieve her goals despite being literally half as strong as everyone else by default, and she never feels over or underpowered. Shes often balanced by her own mental state, which usually involves being a little too impulsive despite her appearing to be a calm Vergil type. My favorite characters other than her and Stretchy Helen were probably Riful and Dauf, because of their dynamic of unimaginable horror, and shlubby husband who is invincible but very stupid, but they're so in love that you can almost forget they spend all day torturing women by stabbing them until they turn into monsters. And then they introduce the power dynamic between her and the other Abyssal Ones and you kinda start to root for her if only because she would be easier to deal with than Priscilla lol. Priscilla felt a little bit underdeveloped perhaps but i have no real complaints because she does tons of cool shit and at the end of the day thats all you can ask of a shonen antagonist

[mywifeismothman]

Who should I cosplay?

I’m trying to pick a cosplay to make for next year because I’m going to go to some cons, but I’m having a hard time pick between a few characters.

The options are:

Coco from witch hat atelier

I LOVE witch hat atelier, and I think that my face is a pretty similar shape to coco’s. Her outfit doesn’t seem too hard to make and her hair is pretty simple, so she seems like a good character for a beginner cosplayer like me with mild sewing experience.

Richeh from witch hat atelier

Same points as coco except with longer hair, which I have experience with ( I’ve cosplayed miku). I just also like her character, and think that there probably won’t be many cosplayers of her.

Marcille from dungeon meshi

Another simpler outfit, I’ve made dresses like hers before, and there’s probably patterns online. I’m almost the same height and eye color as her. But I’m inexperienced with props. And I don’t know if she’s too basic for what I want to do or not, because I kind of want to style a really stylized wig. But she would be fun.

Rin or Len

I’ve already done miku, and I love both of them. Their outfits are both really cool and I think styling lens wig would be fun.

Kasane Teto

I WANT TO STYLE HER WIGG. I really like her hair. Downside, I hate red.

Robin from star rail

I’d definitely have to buy her cosplay and modify it. I love her design, she’s one of my favorites star rail characters. But she might be a bit too complicated.

Misha from star rail

Misha was my favorite character when I got him, I love his design. Only problem is contacts, which I don’t do. But I think he’d be fun to cosplay.

ganyu from genshin impact

I’ve been a ganyu main since like, 2021. I’ve wanted to cosplay her but never had the chance. I think her wig would be fun to style.

[starry-sky-ocean]

I just read all of Dungeon Meshi (1 1/2 days)

It’s so good! The characters the designs?? The way there’s an explanation for the way the dungeons work. If there’s a thing I love it’s good Worldbuilding another manga that Dungeon Meshi reminds me of is Witch Hat Atelier, Both artists have such a way with design and making an alluring story. The way I love how magic works In witch hat! I’d say the concept of mama being slightly demonic is a trope and a very deep rooted trope but I’d say it still handled it well!

If anyone has any sort of suggestions on manga similar to these two series! I’m happy if they also aren’t fan service just like how these two aren’t

He’s such a silly goober, I love him.

[vap0rcl0ud]

Re-doing my silly little intro

Hi, hello my names Vash or Darius whichever you prefer to call me!

I use mirrored pronouns plus it/its ^_^

Im a 16yo (almost 17 yippee... *dies*) artist who mostly enjoys character design buttt i am very much autistic about my fav shows so youll probs see fanart on here.

You can also find me on TH under the trigun url

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Im normal and sane about the silly witches with the hats ans the atelier trust me ! But other than that i also love trimax, 811, frieren, dungeon meshi, mob psycho, splatoon and more!

Adding a quick BYI and DNI:

I very much hate hazbin hotel and helluva boss. I wont exactly block someone for simply liking it but i will not be following back any fans ^_^

I wont tolerate any zionists or Israelis on my blog all of you can fuck off

All pro-, comp- whatever shippers can go die in a ditch DO NOT interact with me

No DSMP fans allowed on my holy grounds im throwing bricks at all of you fuckers

I dont mind ppl 14 and under following me but i sure as hell wont interact with you

Anyways that sums it up, if i do end up posting more then i hope yall enjoy my silly content!

[honey-katsu]

Hello everyone! I’ve been lurking for years but never made account. But now it’s time >:)

Hi, I’m Isai!!

I use she/her pronouns and I’m asexual. ☺️ I also go by Honey or Katsu online.

I’ll likely be using this space to post about anime, fanfic, and fandom. And occasionally my artwork, photography, and crochet. Oh, and I have a little dog named Shang, so I’ll probably end up posting about him too!

Anyways, here’s a list of some of my favorite things:

Color - any and all shades of light purple!!

Foods - pasta and cheese 🥰, chicken tikka masala, Thai yellow curry, fried rice

Anime/cartoons - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Mob Psycho 100, Psycho-Pass, Jobless Reincarnation, The Owl House, Gravity Falls, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Land of the Lustrous, Dungeon Meshi

Movies - Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, A Silent Voice, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, The Anthem of the Heart, Dune

Manga - Witch Hat Atelier, The Girl From the Other Side, Vinland Saga, Beast Complex

Games - Pokémon, Persona 5, NieR: Automata, Sky: Children of Light, Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Lethal Company

Other fandoms - Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, The Untamed/Mo Dao Zu Shi, Solo Leveling

Streamers/content creators - CDawgVA and Ironmouse

Characters - Sesshomaru, Milly Thompson, Xiao, Arataki Itto, Cyno, Bennett, Mithrun, Pompompurin, Phos

Ships - Royai, Huntlow, M!Dimilyth, Kavetham, 9S/2B, JoongDok, Dipcifica, RodyDeku, EraserMic

Poly ships - JoongDokSoo, EraserCloudMic, EraserCloudMic+Midnight, EraserMic+Midnight (idk the ship names)

I also love to write fanfiction!

But only for things I deem imperfect or unsatisfactory. Right now, I’m mostly writing for My Hero Academia (I stopped watching around season 5 but kept up with the manga and anime via TikTok lol). You can check me out at chickenKatsu on ao3.

Oh, and I crochet, too! I recently started an Instagram account for it here. I’m really proud of my original Onikabuto design 💕

[kustas]

Besides Mushishi, Tekkonkinkreet, HxH and Witch Hat Atelier, what other manga would you recommend to someone that read and absolutely love those? Since your taste in manga matches mine so well I trust your recs better

There's little common ground between all these, so I'll just list other manga titles I like indiscriminately.

Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen: historical drama about a french sex worker during a troubled time in her life, vaguely centered around an autobiographical book she starts writing about her clients. Reflections on relationships and sexuality. Short and poignant with refined, elegant artwork

Time Killers: an anthology of short stories by a single author. Various styles and genres are covered. Great storytelling and due to its format and variation remains one of my biggest inspirations

Dorohedoro: grimy urban fantasy about uh, chilling with your friends, gyoza and decapitation? Oozing with style and also plain ooze. If you can handle some gore, it's a classic absolutely worth reading. Just plain fun! Not kidding about the gore, though

Renka: a 90s aborted series about a samurai, only a few chapters long. Also a strong inspiration of mine for reasons I struggle to explain but was formative to me. Refined artwork, strange but compelling pacing, and dope character design. Disclaimer that one's never been translated so you will not find it legally

Hellsing: is Hellsing good? I can't answer that. It's an extremely flawed and stupid series that has a certain appeal in being unapologetically a B movie plot about big boobied vampire babe shoot zombie nazis pew pew. I got into it as a teen and expected the worst upon rereading as an adult, but if you have a high tolerance for dumb shit and read it without taking a single page seriously you're rewarded with stylish artwork and some weirdly solid character writing

Dungeon Meshi: a series that manages to be all at once clever, hilarious, touching and genuinely surprising in its plot happenings. If you like the fantasy genre it's a must read to me

I have not read other works by the authors of Mushishi/WHA/HxH (yet) but I did read some more of Tekkon's author and love what he does all the time, those I did read are, in order

Cats of the louvre: what it says on the tin. Surreal artsy story about belonging and grief

Flower: extremely short, more akin to a graphic novel, a slice of life set in a non existent culture and time period about familial/community expectations. One of the rare physicals I currently own, if you can absolutely order the french edition, it's gorgeous

Number 5: sci-fi political drama. Compelling in being a huge trippy mess. I struggled with that one a lot to be honest, but believe it to be a worthwhile read if you like that kind of stuff, are patient, or want a challenge

Although, I will also recommend branching out to comic books from all over the world, not only Japan! Thank you for trusting my blog with recs :)

[the-east-art]

Chatting about Trigun

(Both the manga and the new anime)

A couple of my mutuals have asked me about my thoughts, and if yall wanna dm me and keep talking I LOVE chatting, but I also thought it would be fun to write down some of my thoughts for everyone. For reference, I have finished watching Stampede and I'm a little less than halfway through TriMax. There isn't really a 'point' to all of this, just some misc thoughts :3

So first of all really loved Stampede. I read the first manga and got like 12 chapters into Max before giving in to watch the anime, both because I was excited to watch it, and also because the manga is... a little rough to read? I don't watch or read a ton of anime or manga these days, working on art and full-time school and my job make it hard to pick what to do in my little free time. The manga that I've read recently has been Yokohama Shopping Log, Dungeon Meshi, and Witch Hat Atelier. While Trigun is fun paneling and storytelling wise it isn't as easy to read as any of the manga listed. I found myself having to reread some pages a few times because between the words, the paneling, and the art I couldn't tell what it was trying to get across. It is also heavy on the action and fights scenes (much like some manga I read in the early days like Bleach or Naruto) and I'm not about long fight scenes, especially when it's hard for me to tell what's going on. The story that the manga has going on is very interesting, however, it reminds me incredibly of Katekyo Hitman Reborn (or tbh even D. Gray Man) in that the early portion of it really feels like the Mangaka wasn't sure what the entire plot was and kind of made it up as it went, especially leaning into funny tropes quite early on. The manga reads like the mangaka realized that they needed to focus up and iron out the story idea when they ended the original Trigun, and had a better idea of what they were going for when they wrote Trigun Maximum (obv idk if that's true, that's just the vibe)

Stampede feels like they're trying to write the story of Trigun but more focused, if the story had been more put together from the beginning, which I really like. A few of the changes I struggle with, but I'm trying to be optimistic to how these changes can be remedied in season 2. Season 1 of Stampede was both the original Trigun books AND the backstory of the books in a way, which I really like I feel like having the destruction of July being the incident before the two year gap actually works really well, as well as letting us see how some of the characters develop. Meryl in season 1 has been much more naive and soft than I felt like she was in manga, but I think you do get the vibe that in season 2 after the developments of the finale and the two year gap she will be more like the Meryl from the manga, which actually if it is true sets up her character pretty well!

I like the designs for a lot for the characters in Stampede too, although I am a little sad that they leaned more into the generic white futuristic clothing for the people on board the ship. I really like that in the manga, even though they're all like astronauts and stuff they're seen wearing t-shirts and jeans. Also I think Rem has more of the milf vibes like that (someone said that she looks more like a big sister like that and if so I think I like it even more haha, since she was thrust into the position of mom really suddenly). The many wrappings/belts of Vash are also missed, but I also like his new design so they're both good lol.

The last thing I wish that they included or that I really wish they'll add into season two is how Vash when he was still with Nai and Rem was less optimistic. In the manga I just got to the part where Vash acts out after seeing the previous Independent, going as far as hurting Rem. The idea that he became so steadfastly optimistic after his world falls apart is so good. Not that he was pessimistic before, but that he was just a kid that was still figuring things out, and scared.

Haha, it's also a small thing, but in the manga when the ships go down, Nai specifically says that Rem thwarted his plans, but in the anime I feel like it just kind of vaguely says she might have or might not have helped.

Uhhhh if you have any questions though about any other thoughts I might have about things let me know! It was a fun watch and I'm excited to finish reading the manga, even if I do have my critiques lmao.

[zatsy]

1,8,13?

How would you describe your style?

I'd describe it as "trying and failing not to be shoujo". These days I take a lot of notes from stuff like Dungeon Meshi, Chainsaw Man, Witch Hat Atelier, and Love Live!, but I still strongly hold onto some of the design principles from cartoons I grew up with (mainly Powerpuff Girls).

8. What's the most fun and the least fun parts about your process?

Most fun: Coloring! It's really satisfying to watch a piece come together and look more like an illustration than a scribble. I also really enjoy lines/inking. Nothing like seeing my messy chicken scratch sketches become a more polished product.

Least fun: Sketching, especially whenever I have to break things down into 3D masses. It's easily the longest part of the process, in no small part because I'm frequently struck by decision paralysis.

13. How long do you usually take on a piece?

About 8-10 hours on a fully colored & shaded piece. If I'm really in the groove, I can cut that down to anywhere to 2-4 hours. If not...several weeks lol

[very-lucky]

My name is Ver (they/them) and this is a silly little multifandom blog. A junk journal of sorts. I am an artist and designer, I like to play a lot of video games and I am an avid appreciator of the arts and design. I am also an adult and will post things adult themes.

❤️ pls follow my art blog: hopehopever

💙 I stream with my spouse here: thehopes (streamblr)

💛 Pokemon only blog: el3kid

💛 Persona only blog: rapgodshinjiroaragaki

Evergreen fandoms: Pokemon, Persona (3,4,5), Kingdom Hearts, Ace Attorney, The World Ends With You, Katamari, Omori, Animal Crossing, Dungeon Meshi

Currently Fixated On: Pokemon, Ace Attorney, Laika's Comet, Fields of Mistria, Witch Hat Atelier

Also: Graphic Design, Animals, Vibes, Stuff about how cool and sexy being trans is, Art appreciation, Knick knacks

I have a few tags like colors, linework, textures, etc that highlight parts of art that I reblog that especially inspires me ✨

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updated 8/6/24

[manga-and-stuff]

Just gonna add a mega link to my own collection.

It's mostly manga and video game art books (full list under "keep reading")

Dorohedoro MUD AND SLUDGE + Dorohedoro Sketch Book

'Day Dream Hour' Artbooks 1-5 by Ryōko Kui (Dungeon Meshi)

AKIRA Club

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Book of Paintings + Postcard Book

Witch Hat Atelier Special Edition Volume 02 + 06 Artbooks

"BLAME! and so on" Artbook

THE ARTWORK OF BERSERK

Miyazaki Moebius exhibition catalog

The Art of Moebius

"Der Mond" Neon Genesis Evangelion Artbook

"EYES ONLY" SPY×FAMILY Official Fanbook

Bloodborne Official Artworks

SEKIRO - SHADOWS DIE TWICE Official Artworks

Elden Ring Art Book Volume 1 + 2

Dark Souls 1-3 Design Works

Grimoire Nier + NieR Art – Kazuma Koda Art Collection

The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist 1 + 2

Alphonse Mucha's "Figures Decoratives"

The art of Alice Madness Returns

SCORN The art of the Game

The Art of Metal Gear Solid I - IV - Gallery Works

The Art of Metal Gear Solid I - IV Studio Works

Heres a MEGA folder filled with art book pdfs, if anyone has some others that you'd like me to add to it thats missing, please let me know and send me the link

EDIT 1: If you're a bit new to art and you're super overwhelmed by the options and you don't know where to start, I highly recommend the morpho series of books

Edit 2:No more Google Drive, just the MEGA folder now, so don't panic if the stuff on Google ain't there no more, its still up, just in a different location

[enigmaoffear]

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