Take a freaking hiatus then. I'm a writer, I get that burnout happens with long projects, and you know what I do when I don't want to write the book i'm working on? I stop, look up writing prompts, and write 300 word daily writing prompts for a week or so.
What I do not do, is submit half-assed work.
I would respect the author if they acknowledged the problem and took a break or did something about it, but they are trying to sweep it under the rug and finish this story at the cost of the elegance and inventiveness of the original plot.
You're right; I am autistic, which does contribute to some of my callousness. Regardless, in a professional setting, one should be setting their best work forward when possible. If it is not possible, it is the duty of the presenter, in any scenario to acknowledge this and seek help of some kind.
Now, as for the art itself. This is quite easy: simply compare the art from chapter 1 to the most recent chapter. The change has been gradual so we haven't noticed it deteriorating, but now it has become painfully obvious. There is not longer attention to detail in Ken's hair, the unique sketchiness is gone, and the art style has become mainstream– blase.
The story line has also had a quality drop. The author drew out season 1, giving us long, detailed chapters. In the creator's note, they imply they were planning for 5 seasons... but in the season 2 creator's note, they say only four. Now, I think they are just rushing to shove it all into the 3rd season because nothing is making sense and we're just getting sex filler to rekindle chemistry with the characters. That is just a cheap ploy to keep readers at bay, but many of us are starting to catch on.
Sorry, let me rephrase. I skimmed your comment and misunderstood it at first.
I should not be responsible for identifying a stranger's break down. I can be critical from a distance. Do you think that simply because I dislike a certain musician's song, that I will reach out to them instead of merely discussing it among friends? No, clearly not.
Those closest to us and our own selves are responsible for monitoring our mental, physical, and emotional health. It is also the responsibility of the editor, in this case. I believe that they have excused this poor quality of work simply to have any work to showcase.
Man…. It’s not that deep, many manwhas change style by the end, I don’t think the work is half assed, it just changed, taking a hiatus would make the audience mad, and you know what happens when they want more money, they shorten the chapters, it always happens, and if you don’t like filler sex, don’t read fucking yaoi, yaoi is always 80% sex I completely respect your opinions, but I can’t just not say it, IF YOU ARE READING ILLEGALY DO NOT COMPLAIN
so glad everyone is catching on to the story and art style quality decrease. it really is just sad at this point, i hope the story wraps up soon.