There's nothing like a sudden burst of 24-fps action sakuga insanery to convince people that the animation in a show is good,
but Dungeon Meshi Episode 23 shows that attention to detail in the subtler character acting moments can be just as, if not more important to telling a compelling story because while there is some great action animation too, the most crucial moment in the episode is a dwarf eating some soup:
This bit is done by the mysterious animator just credited as "Haruki," also known as Haruki Sakamoto, another relatively young talent like Ichigo Kanno, and in fact the two apparently studied together and collaborated on this project as students:
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Haruki trained at Kyoto Animation and you can see the influence plainly in his style which, much unlike the flashy, snappy, grandiose style of his friend Ichigo Kanno, is characterized by very smooth motion and attention to realistic detail in nuances that might otherwise go overlooked.
Even starting from the anticipation (and here I mean that in the normal sense, not the technical animation sense) the attention to detail is on point from the incredibly consistent shapes of the spoon and bowl which each rotate toward and away from the camera, to the subtle rotation of his head not only when he actually lifts the spoon to his mouth, but also even earlier as he brings the bowl up to his face, to the little half blink as his expression goes from worry to determination, there's SO much nuance in the series of facial expressions
Senshi has generally been depicted as the most cartoony of the bunch; a stoic but goofy little teddy bear who's often silent and almost always has almost his entire face obscured, so it's all the more powerful to see his face with so much detail and expression in this cathartic, emotional moment that finally solidifies this group as his new family.
And there's more where that came from, you sick fuck. This post is an excerpt from this video where I broke down the whole episode, so go watch it!
@erinmccomics submitted: Please enjoy this very energetic booger (Hoverfly larva, not sure which specific one though) I found in Apopka, Florida next to a retention pond.
I had never seen one before and was very weirded out (as you can hear) until I learned what it was! But there are all kinds of hoverflies there, so it makes sense.
Ohohoho precious wiggly baby. Probably looking for a delicious aphid snack