i don't really like when people say dungeon meshi is accidentally good autistic representation, because while i understand not wanting to make conclusions without explicit confirmation from the author, there's always the weird assumption that non-western authors somehow don't know about things like neurodivergency/queerness/etc. (on top of the assumptions that east asian authors are somehow more naive or oblivious to "western" social issues).

given that dungeon meshi started being published in 2014, it's not really a "work belonging to its times"—it's as contemporary as any other media we discuss on this site, which means it should be fair to assume it engages with contemporary topics (and at the very least, you shouldn't say that the representation is accidental with so much confidence)

but anyways, the chapter "perfect communication" in ryoko kui's "terrarium in a drawer" is some of the most straightforward autistic representation I've seen, and from now on I'm going to assume that laios's character writing is absolutely intentional in that regard:

i literally dont want to hear about anyone's boyfriend this year girl did you start your javascript course or not ✋

Communication

A Very Human Moment (Part 1)

if y’all ever want to see a part 2 this better do numbers

Could literally eat all the clothing details in the svsss donghua

luo binghe my boy

tgcf

i finally finished crazy person communication: the redrawening

a cat on a heater

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LETS GOOOOO

The director looked so surprised aw 🥲

I am so normal about this show

I am so normal about the things I like and I do not have inherited obsessive compulsive and hoarding tendencies

We're all sick of these types of posts, but my cat has mouth cancer, I do not have three grand to get it cut out and get her back to happily wailing demands for snuggles at me, and my name is apparently ash in the mouths of all your standard assistance programs. So if you're feeling flush and like my cats tag/my stuff/animals, you can help here:

If there's something you've wanted to see me work on you can do the least formal commissions thing ever and DM me proof of donation and a request and I'll get to that at some point in the future when fewer things are on fire.

Bill estimation pic under a readmore for post height purposes ↓

Holy heck guys that is way more action in much less time than I was expecting. Who says people on Tumblr don't donate! As a milestone reward have a photo of what one might call a unique bathing pose. A No Arms McGee if you will. I have more glamor shots but I'm showing you this one because I love you. Where her arms.