I had to go and look for science and all I see is a gradual change over the last ten volumes, the biggest change being volume 4 IMO. Could someone who’s commenting about the art style change please answer and clarify what you mean, cause I’m genuinely curious!
I’m pretty sure it’s just the artist’s technique gradually improving, it’s not surprising for an artists style to change, especially not with how long they’ve been working on this series! It sure is interesting though with long running projects… it always makes me feel like the characters are growing up with me ;x;
yeah, no it's mostly been very gradual, but the latest chapters compared to the first volume makes it very evident. you can still easily recognize chika, but i honestly would have a hard time recognizing natsu as the same character if i didn't know. he seems much more feminine, especially facially for one. hairstyle, fashion and behaviour can all change for sure, but he feels like a completely different person imo on top of the change in art style. so, i think - for the most part, it is most noticeable in his character. and since he's one of the main characters, that is probably why people are noticing and commenting now haha ╮(￣▽￣)╭
the most noticable thing for me is author's face proportion is WAY better compared to the old style. also the new lineart work has a nice combination of both thick and thin lines so it added more dimension to the art overall i guess
Exactly, I’m saying it’s gradual and normal, I’m just confused by everyone saying it right now, when 10 isn’t much different to 9 (whereas 10 versus 1 is definitely obvious)
See this is the kind of comment I’m grateful for, thank you
Has the art really changed that dramatically? I feel like between volume 1 and this one, yeah there’s a big change, but I do think it’s been gradual over the last years, not sudden at all. Genuine question - am I missing some massive change?