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reallyly likjeher ilike marcille ilike her

#dunmesh #others art #RLLY RLLY LIKE THIS STYLE

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One of the subtle things I appreciate about Akane Banashi is the background character designs. Like they're sterotypical but not malicious in any way. It's just different people living their normal, mundane daily lives

Like this woman at Chocho's introductory performance scene. Most manga use someone who looks like that as a set up to a transphobic joke, but she's just... existing. She's just a random person filling out a crowd scene. And while I wouldn't say it's a good thing she's drawn in a way that harkens to transphobic stereotypes, it's just her being completely normal and unremarkable

Or Asagao's friends who, like Asagao himself, look like stock punk characters to show the dangerous side of town. But they're just completely normal people leading normal lives juggling friends, work, and family

#akane banashi <3

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working after-hours at dunmeshi yuri factory because i know the yaoi numbers will be astronomical once kabru hits the screen and we CAN'T let yaoi win. yuri will prevail

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traumatized

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skip to loafer really said “be yourself and true friends will find you.” it took us by the shoulders and shook, “everyone struggles, so be kind.” “it’s ok to fail and make mistakes.” “as long as you try, that will be enough.” then it said, “keep going, keep getting back up.” skip to loafer, “your feelings are your own.” “i love you regardless.” it cradled our faces and told us, “go at your own pace.” “you are allowed to have fun.” they said, “your past does not define you and it does not hold you back.” then the manga, “it’s ok to feel that way, it’s okay” and “i want to keep coming back home.” “we’re all a bit different now.” hand in hand, “you’re not alone, you don’t need to be” “be someone who makes you happy” and skip to loafer just keeps saying, “maybe you’re not unlovable maybe you’re just 16.”

#the amount stl has done for my recovery i am not even kidding #skip and loafer

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it sucks that if stl doesn't get a s2 many anime onlys won't get to experience the shift from (even though engaging and emotional) light hearted slice of life to like... in depth character study that makes you wanna climb walls. if that makes sense

#TRUTH AND FACTS #Like they dont even know ... we were just getting started #skip and loafer

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nao and her new teenage years

the greatness that nao's presence has in the girls' lives is undeniable, but we also need to remember how she is finally receiving a second chance through them, how being by their side allows her to find peace with her own adolescence.

she did voice her feelings before, about how conflicted she feels when she sees mitsumi living the teenage years she never had. on one hand, she’s extremely happy for her niece, but on the other, it’s hard for her not to feel any kind of pain for her teenage self, who was denied of so many things. it’s a very understandable feeling, even more understandable when she shares how guilty she feels for having them. it’s not that she resents mitsumi for having what she once wished, it’s just hard to brush the loneliness that followed her.

however, what i find it beautiful of it all is how mitsumi and her friends are allowing her to experience this adolescence she once wanted, and she even chased that forgiveness by taking them with her to her hometown, a place she never came back to. she’s taking care of them and making sure they are safe and healthy by taking care of them at a certain distance, having respect for their feelings and need for personal space. all she offers them is a hand to hold and a place to go to, something she never had for herself.

nao is not only teaching them, but she’s also learning. she’s not only bringing mitsumi’s friends to her hometown to find a reason to go back, she’s showing her past self how happy she is now and how she can guide the ones around her to be as happy as they deserve.

i think this is one of the beauties of skip to loafer: how gentle it is to its own characters and their own experiences with youth. it respects each characters own trajectories without making them collide; instead, their own trajectories serves as a way to impulse other’s.

BONUS (just a little thing I noticed after someone replied to my thread on twitter):

also about this, i just thought about how nao finally had her talk with her mother while she was working on her garden, something that she always admired, as she once told mitsumi about how beautiful her grandma’s (nao’s mom) hards are

#nao <3 #skip and loafer

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holy shart you gusy

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they're taking 0.5 selfie!!

#YOU GUYS.

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Girl that skipped a loafer

#oouhHOUDSFJ #skip and loafer #others art

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Laius and Marcille's actual relationship dynamic is so much more nuanced and weird than anything anyone on twitter is capable of comprehending.

Like Marcille and Falin? That's easy, they're lesbians and Marcille would commit magical crimes against humanity for the sake of getting Falin back. Clear cut, no ambiguity.

But Laius and Marcille? Where do I even start. The succubus incident. Laius's absolute unfailing borderline insane faith in Marcille's ability and competence. Marcille's willingness to go along with everything and anything Laius suggests despite her objections. They're both freaks but opposite ends of the freak spectrum and for that reason they're totally inseparable.

#dunmesh

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i think they would be besties ☀️🌸

#SO TRUE #others art

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they would NOT fucking have communication skills that good

#haejoon and eunyung

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snow day!!

#LOVEEEE #skip and loafer #others art

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i love no home cause every time an arc starts you can never tell where the fuck it's going

#THE TWISTS THE TURNS. #i love the juwan ominous foreshadowing dialogue #no home

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mitsumi found a friend!

#love this art style #skip and loafer #others art