tofu's manga / #Great(122)

Read "Here and There and Us" first! Hoo my god. I've waited for this one for a looong time. I truly think that the prequel ended in a perfect place, but this one provided a welcome insight of what transpired between our boys before they got together, and how they navigate the new dynamic of their relationship. I love, love their conversations, the natural progression of friends becoming lovers and the general cozy vibe of the manga. It's such a slow and comforting read, definitely still a favorite for me.

The writing is insane! The art is insane! The characters are so lovely and the bond between them made me bawl a million times! I had so much fun reading this. I forgot how amazingly rich dungeon theme could be after tons of tons of unimaginative isekai and fantasy works i've read, so this manga is a complete palate cleanser (and shocker!) to me. I love, love, love how this manga is a silly adventure story about people cooking comforting dishes out of monsters at first glance, when it's truly an extremely well written fantasy story with diverse, complex characters and worldbuilding. The story is dense and not stretched thin to milk the popularity (looking at you, isekai / fantasy manhwas), it's the perfect balance of humor, heartwarming, and thought provoking moments, not to mention the illustration is insanely beautiful -- i truly think this is my number one fantasy manga of all time.