Agreeable the new artstyle is scrumptious but the problem is Taekjoo's skin tone I think deep tan skin suits him more ā( Tļ¹T )ā
IVANTILL MENTION!!! but yeah honestly, going back through the old chapters, there have been plenty of panels and whole chapters where taekjoo is paler than he usually is. i dont think its got anything to do with the new season, i just feel like there are sometimes inconsistencies with his skin tone, which is pretty common for korean works (like hyuna, shes got like 20 different shades but for the most part vivimeng get it right). hopefully with them going outdoors more or in different environments, different lighting = better shading. hopefully, fingers crossed
I like the new art style too. Lighting and everything. I get why ppl complain about mc's change of skin tone but regardless, I like the other changes.
Well, if we were reading some kind of romance, then this polished artstyle would fit that, but not a story about fucking mafia Every scene is during sunrise/sunset, cuz the artist learned to draw it, so now she's putting it everywhere. Like yeah, the first two scenes might have looked cool, but when every single scene looks like that, it's rather cheap and kinda cringe. Not to mention that if you start something, you have to finish it- like if Ā¾ of the people are asking you if the artist has changed, then there's probably a problem Or what? If the artist decides to draw completely differently again, will s3 look unrecognizable again? And I'm not even going to talk about how terribly goofy they look during sex, that's really on the level of cheap hentai manga
brother, have you ever considered that peoples art styles change? that as a person grows as an artist, their art grows with them? asking if the artist changed doesnt mean theres a "problem," it means there's a notable difference in the art. whether thats a problem or not is entirely dependent on the reader and you will receive mixed responses from person to person, it is NOT the artists fault for expanding their horizons or dabbling in something new ā insulting that is how you stunt an artists growth, by telling them to stay in their lane and only do the things theyve always done. look at literally any long running anime for example ā bleach, one piece, naruto; plenty of people can say they enjoyed the og "classic" style of each series, but undeniably the change in art style was an improvement.
from an objective standpoint, no matter your personal feelings, the change in art here reflects growth, not regression. they have improved in lighting, anatomy, facial expressions and perspective, but youre not looking at that. youre upset that you cant view a story the way you want because youre too hung up on how you used to consume it and cant accept change.
that aside...im really not too sure what you mean by goofy facial expressions. they look...good? they honestly look great, im not sure how youre comparing it to hentai if im being honest...there isnt an absurd amount of blush, no cross eyed or tongue sticking out or loud moaning/screaming sfx (things i would consider cheap or hentai), so i really, really dont know what you mean they also only "had sex" one other time in s1, so i feel like theres isnt enough material to compare to and pass judgement on. i guess this is a more personal preference type of thing so i get where youre coming from, maybe im just not seeing it
i also dont get how youre comparing the art style to shoujo or rofan. THIS, i can say with certainty i disagree with, no rofan i know has this amount of mastery over anatomy, nor have faces that are as mature (most of them are very, VERY beautified, even super masculine bear like men look kinda cutesy), as dark environment/shading and muted colors, or have such sharp line art (unless it's the pointy chin curse). i have to believe either you dont actually read much of that genre, or youre so displeased with the change in art style that youre finding anything to nitpick about. i dont understand how you can have such a harsh opinion about a story you indulge in just over the art style, when the art style isnt even bad. its just a little different is all
I feel like im the only one who prefers the new art style the only issue i have with it is taekjoos skin tone, but besides that - the anatomy is better, the shading is gorgeous literally every panel, taekjoo is SOOO much more handsome and idgaf about zhenya so idc what he looks like, but personally, i like how he looks more now as well. im not sure what you guys mean by him being twinkified, he looks just as menacing and imo more mature, too. definitely prettier, but not twinkified omg you guys are so mean