#lmk background character

[icekingofhope]

ok ok I know the trend of shipping the main cast with the background characters is probably gone…

But hear me out on this one

(like I already have a full characterization for her and shit)

these two would be adorable and I can imagine their ship name being starnoodles or spacenoodles or like fucking galaxynoodles or some shit

Like I probably ship these two really hard and she is only in like one fucking episode and their only interaction is when mk heard her called out and shit-

I MEAN I CANT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES THIS??

[rolian-delayer]

These two went through all the world ending events and went through it

[willow-dino]

Background leaf demon I love you so much 💚🌿🍃

[nicolekart]

LMK Wukong x Reborn demon form! 🧡 I planned to draw a very sketchy, simple background, but I zoned out a bit during this, and it turned out this way. 😅

[zerohirrotries]

Lego Monkie Kid background characters appreciation post Look at how cool some of the character designs are.

[gamegirlx]

ah yes✨

to contribute to this fandom feels absolutel fulfilling

DUDE NGL IM SO PROUD OF THIS PIECE? man, monkie kid has given me undeserved happines, hype, and community like what how do u do that

if u havent watched the show PLS FRIGGIN DO its absolutely amazing (s1 is kinda sludge to go through but man i tell u it pays of tenfold omg)

[ryversreality]

🀤

[yasashii-leaf]

I love the background characters so much💕💕💕

I would like to make a headcanon for everyone.

First drawing is what y/n looks like in my head from this story, because yes y/n for me have a different appearance in each story that I imagine, know that! ^^

[thegreatsagewukong]

Gotcha!!

Finally got that picture. See? Not so bad, we're alive and okay!!

[jammysheadspace]

hits you with the SHELL WEE!!!

as i didn't receive any suggestions today on Tumblr, I gave into my tiktok comments, and it was a tie between shelly and vee, so vee's next!!

unless my askbox is filled by tomorrow with a diff toon

enjoy your crumbs shelly fans

NO EFFECTS!!

AND ORIGINAL COLORS!!!

and a diff version

[glitchyko]

Drawing I did for an art trade with @tiredghostness, featuring their absolutely amazing oc, Qiu Zi

I absolutely adore Qiu Zi’s design so much, it’s so good- I love the hair especially, it was super fun to draw, and the star shaped holes on her pants, absolutely love that, absolutely great design

[honorthysalad]

Some people on tiktok are saying they feel hgns is turning into queerbaiting, because in 25-1 yoshiki is basically the reincarnation of the wife that was brought back to life and so its like the 2 of them are just the modern day equivalents of the husband and the wife, whats your thoughts on this? I probably didn't explain it very well but do you think the story is also going to take that direction or do you think its an over reaction ? I don't have the best analysis abilities so i was curious what you thought

I'm going to preface that I have not seen the original video making this point, and so I am working off talking points I've seen other people using.

I think hgsn has always had a problem with this. Not queerbaiting, but instead that when people are recommended this manga by other people, they are told it's a horror BL. Hgsn is not a BL. It was, but then after chapter 3, Mokumokulen removed the BL tags, and the official website where hgsn is hosted has not had it listed as a BL for a long time. It is currently listed as outsider, horror/bizarre, mystery/thriller. However, English sites continue to list it as a BL, probably for lack of an LGBT tag. Hgsn has not been a BL in a long time, and while yes, the pilot (<- btw the pilot has no bearing on the current manga. A lot of things have been changed from the pilot aside from the BL elements) and first three chapters have a lot of BL signaling, Mokumokulen has clearly changed their mind on having a romance between Yoshiki and 'Hikaru'.

Does this make it queerbaiting? I'd say no because the characters are still visibly queer. There have definitely been retcons, but Yoshiki being gay has gone unchanged. I've seen a few people pointing to Ch21 as proof that Yoshiki is heterosexual because when he looks at 'Hikaru's collarbone, he says "I don't feel anything in particular anymore". I feel the important part of that being is 'anymore', meaning he once did. This part of the chapter is a reflection on their sexualities, wherein 'Hikaru' tells Yoshiki he doesn't understand romantic or sexual attraction and Yoshiki, while he refuses to say outright, isn't straight. He was attracted to Hikaru's body and says he has feelings for Hikaru that 'Hikaru' wouldn't understand. This chapter makes it clear that Yoshiki is gay and 'Hikaru' is aromantic and asexual. They are still queer characters, the story is still fundamental a queer story of feeling othered in a small town and the terror of discovering your sexuality, and not having a romantic relationship between Yoshiki and 'Hikaru' doesn't take away from that.

I think an important part of queerbaiting is that despite being promised queer characters, the media has none or features them very little. Think of The Rise of Skywalker where the queer representation the director claimed was in the movie during press interviews is actually a kiss between two women limited to a background shot in a crowd shot. That two-second scene wasn't representative of anyone, was hidden away in the background, but then touted as a LGBT+ representation because the directors and company wanted the movie to be seen as progressive. That's queerbaiting and that's definitely not what hgsn is doing. Queerbaiting is not expecting a romantic relationship to develop between two characters and never having it actualized in canon. That's just being disappointed, which is still reasonable but not really grounds to accuse the author of something greater.

(I'm not going to touch much on that ancestors point. I think that Yoshiki actually being straight because he has the soul of a woman is a strange conclusion to come to, especially when we don't know if he even is a reincarnation of Hichi yet, and has really weird implications. And then the original sin being trying to bring someone back from the dead is the only thing that makes sense narratively because the danger of refusing to accept death as a natural part of life is a key theme in hgsn.)

So to just wrap it all up- is changing your mind mid-story about the genre messy? yeah, definitely. Is hgsn perfectly written? no- oh my god, no. Is hgsn queerbaiting? No, because Mokumokulen might have changed their mind on a romance, but they did not change their mind on having queer characters, and non-romantic stories of queer people are still important stories to tell.

And then if you disagree with people who are disappointed that hgsn isn't a BL, don't just start insulting them or their intelligence. They were picking up on exactly what the author wanted them to at the time. The introduction sets up the tone for everything that follows and hgsn changed its mind mid-introduction. Being told by the manga 'look at all these romantic implications!' and then a few chapters later getting told 'actually nvm' is going to be confusing for any reader. I think mokumokulen has put a lot of work into making this a gradual change (the real breakdown of a possible romantic relationship comes in vol2's bonus chapter and concludes in ch21), but it doesn't removed what was already there in the first chapters. And like- if you don’t like someone’s take, block them. Easy way to not see takes from them anymore. Or just like ignore it. Complain to a friend about it. Draft up a reply and delete it. No need to be a dick to them.

[rolian-delayer]

Them before Lantern City got skewered 💕💕💕

[willow-dino]

leaf demon wouldn't let me go. this was only gonna be a sketch then only a lineart and actually flats would look good and hmm shading actually and whoops now we're here.

speedpaint under the cut !

man tumblr having better video quality than youtube

[a-tiny-hypocrite]

This character has my heart the moment he was shown on-screen

HE'S TOO DAMN ADORABLE!!!!!!

Too bad he was only shown in one episode and then poof! He's nowhere to be seen again '-')))

[zerohirrotries]

LMK background characters appreciation post Other designs of different characters that look interesting and the beauty of the show. The animation is so good looking!