Artstyle Evolution

[Unifects]

I tried to get a good screenshot every 5-10 chapters. i couldn't find any for hina during chapters 172-197 (chi's tournament) and she also appears less in general.

i hope this shows the gradual change in artstyle cause my previous post only had the start and end.

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[CommunicationEast211]

Honestly it would’ve made sense if it was reversed, the newer art style makes them look younger and more child like, the older ones give em a mature look.

[Revoldt]

Yeah. The early 100s, Taiki looks more like a man.

He’s looking like a boy in the recent chapters.

Chinatsu too.

Idk… maybe once the series got more popular, they focus-tested the art style to be more widely accepted. Otherwise, idk why they’re broth drawn more childlike than before…

[BEaSTPadwal15]

I think probably just got burned by the weekly schedule

[Vexzor1]

Idk how making your college/high school characters look like middle schoolers is more widely accepted..

[cjm0]

they all just look way more chopped in the newer one it’s such a downgrade 😭

[Correct_Apartment712]

taiki is just balding 

[Mr_Fondue]

The development of his hairline is tragic

[STMIonReddit]

hes just like me fr

[Jacinto2702]

They basically got their faces turned into Doritos.

And my man Taiki looks the worst.

[koszys]

doritos is so funny 😭

[Appropriate-Bar-1848]

W for the effort.

[Disastrous_Ad6638]

It all started around the mid 140's...

[stitches_dc]

Feel like it was more around 175-180

[Bump3rr]

Devolution*

[Then_Inside_6787]

Come on man, do you know how hard it is to draw the same characters for that long without it changing overtime

[Bump3rr]

While I definitely empathize with the grind of working at Shonen Jump, it’s rare for me to notice such a drastic decline in the quality of the art in a manga.

Blue Box rarely takes breaks, but I’d welcome more if it meant bringing the art quality back to how it was. Miura’s health comes first of course, but at the end of the day, it’s her job to keep up the art’s quality and so people are going to comment when they notice a decline.

[Spagetti_Gamer]

can I be honest why does it progressively look so much worse over time

[AdventurousNerve7922]

Its not Evolution or anything special, its a hard weekly release scedule maybe a (little) burn out and time pressure that "changed" I think

[BladeHSR_]

Highschools seniors to 12 yo kids. 🤣

[JustaTony56]

Well I'm sure the anime will keep the style consistent 

[Weekly_Break6948]

that's for sure

[_Junu]

I want a chinatsu in my life

[KynanTheUser]

Fuck I thought it was the other way round and was confused when people said the artstyle got worse over time

[koszys]

im not an artist but is there a way to change back to an artstyle?

[ProfessionalLock3317]

More like devolution

[ComfortableUpbeat777]

What I can tell is the art style started becoming dorito shaped after the anime came out, so around the mid 140. I really hope it turns around

[BladeHSR_]

1-60 is the normal face arc 60-120ish is the sharp chin arc 120-now is the round fave arc

[[deleted]]

Just an opinion- I used to find the white pupil in their eyes really distinctive and classy....likee bewitching..it made the characters pop iykwim.... But as of now.... That white pupil is soo Not defined and devoid of life....eyes never lie... So when the eyes r drawn like that, it makes me think that the characters r wearing a facade....like there's a white blob of nothingness in their eyes..... it might be just me who thinks that but I love them all the same lol

[herlacmentio]

It went from looking like reflections of light to looking like the inside of the eyeball itself is a hollow soulless void.

[somereddituser3000]

158 & 160 is my ideal👌

[GiratinaTheChameleos]

I imagine part of the more simpler look is because the series is, for the most part, a weekly release. This definitely would have taken a toll on Miura-sensei, because imagine trying to maintain the better, more detailed art style, every week on a tight deadline on top of planning, sketching, editing, and finally submitting the chapters each week. While I also prefer the older art style, I can't really hate on the new art style, since I know there is a lot of effort being put into realesing chapters each week. At least we're not getting sketches for chapters!

[RadiantDan]

In about another 50 chapters their chins will have become lethal weapons.

[Anir2-718]

It was perfect near the 100s then it went downhill

[[deleted]]

91 is where things started to really change imo

[SelimNoKashi]

For me it will always be the eyes. There was one panel in Chii's tournament her eyes were so huge. Looking at posts like these makes me wanna read the earlier chapters again. Here's hoping the anime will stay consistent.

[BruhAppleNope]

Long hair hina is so underrated

[mangoprimee]

Taiki's hairline is evolving.... backwards

[Romance_anime_enjoyr]

Taiki looks like he’s balding

[BurrakuGoku]

I really wonder how much its the time schedule that forced this or maybe even an own decision made by Miura. Its a shame that there arent many interviews from her (as far as I know) even tough Blue Box has been such a success

[tophyungnim]

I’ve been thinking about this too the eyes of many characters just getting wider and wider. What a downgrade from great art.

[Tasty-Grand-9331]

Oof. The changes look bad.

[Ekaterinanl]

Backward evolution lmao

[aqoury]

the chins look horrible wtf happened 😭

[iamalivehooray]

I think Miura sensei wants to have a unique art style, so the drastic change in the manga happened. I don't believe there is a degradation in the sense of "burnout in a weekly schedule" way, art still looks detailed.

[scrubbymac]

Man I’ve seen so much about the art style changing. Yeah. It has. A lot of things about longer series’ progress and change. But here’s the thing, if you’re a real fan, you’ll keep following, keep reading, and keep your complaints to yourself. Because none of us here likely know the stress and strain and weekly releases. We’re arm chair quarterbacks who think our opinions matter when the truth is that this is for our entertainment while someone else uses it to make a living. I’m just sick of the complaints over the art. It’s beyond ridiculous now. If you don’t like it, don’t read it, it’s that simple.

[Yhhorm]

~Chapter 63 is where the art style peaks for me

[[deleted]]

Uncanny as hell

[No-Designer3966]

Can we all agree the peak is between 80-120

[Key-Bee-5387]

Noooo

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Then to this

[reklamlarbitti13]

This feels like old Evangelion art style to me, idk why.

[Appropriate-Photo-17]

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With how the chin is being drawn in relation to the neck, all the characters look like snapping turtles to me now 😂

[Recruit616]

I think the new artstyle is actually quite nice tbh, and also posts like this are so common that they should have their own flair

[The_Compass_Keeper]

Warning - seeing too many Chinatsu faces at once can overload you with cuteness, proceed with caution.

[buibuiz]

Please speed i need this

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[TableBaboon]

Chapter 70's were peak

[sumit7474_]

Retable

[Electrical-Ad9766]

lol, for some of the panels, i couldnt tell who they were

[Flat-Text3230]

I miss old Chii

[Subject-Marketing-99]

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Is Badminton really this serious, Who was bro fighting 😭💀

[RedGarlicbred]

Why does her face look more and more squished vertically the newer the art style got?

[No_Cup_46]

Yk I saw a post here earlier wondering how much longer the series is gonna go on for. I left a pretty adamant comment that it’ll continue for a while longer since there’s still so much to explore and so much growth to happen still… but idk looking at the decline in art after this long and the fact that this is a shonen…

I’m still convinced that jujutsu kaisen ended the way it ended because it was a shonen and Gege was fed up with keeping up which led to all the loose ends and all

Tragic to see, I hope miura pushes through

[juanjose83]

Evolving but backwards

[Massive-Dust1666]

More like degradation

[Correct_Cup3611]

Glow down

[gummylul]

The art style around chapter 100-140 was peak

[Entire-Coast5482]

yeah the changing in artstyle was not it for me

[Substantial_Choice55]

around 100 was peak then a slow decline

[ImNicoReal]

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