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1/2 Prince
Not a very unique art. I have seen this kind of similar art else where. The way they draw the characters, in terms of hair, eyes and face shape need a bit more improvement because it's a little rough around the edges, just like how Bleach was when it first started. But I really thought that the way the author draws the characters matches the atmosphere in the manga which is bright and cheerful. (it's a comedy manga). Also, other characters in the manga provides the manga with a more serious atmosphere to fit the action part. Overall i feel that the way the author draws the character really balances each side of the manga.
Bleach
For bleach, when it was starting, the characters where kind of out of shape, in terms of the proportion of the body parts. Also super rough around the edges in terms of hair and face shape. The eyes was just... terrible. And really, it only kind of fits the funny and cheerful side of the manga. But over the years, the improvement is just super shocking. From that 2D drawing, the became 3D, a super high level 3D even though there was little strokes in the drawing. The face shape, the hair, the eyes, all just perfect. The new way in which they draw was more towards the realistic side. Even though its more towards the realistic side, there is just the way the author draws that make it so unique. The way the draw the eyes and face shape also is suitable for the funny side of Bleach. I guess this is probably the art that I like most out of the 12. I just can't help but notice how good the art is.
D. Grey man
At first, the way they draw the hair was really stiff. Did not really liked how it had to many pointy edges for Allen. But the drawing sort of improved, until the author injure his hand. Half the time now i cannot really make out what is he trying to draw for the fighting scenes, just to many things happening and all in the same shade. It was hard for me to try and figure out what was what and who was who. But other then the fighting scenes, i actually kind of like the new style, even thought its a little messy and the way they draw the eyes is weird some times. But i really like how in the manga, you could tell that the hair is not so stiff. However, i must say that the art now does not really suites the action and darker side of the manga, but really mix well with the comedy side.
Fairy Tail
As you all might already know, when you first read the manga, the first thing i actually thought of was that "Did one piece's author make a new manga?" Well, since one piece is super famous for drawing their female characters with super huge curves, when one sees fairy tail, they would probably question that. But, of course, there are that similarity, but the rest of the drawing style is different. To me, fairy tail's drawing gives off the clean look. Like there are not extra lines on the characters that might actually help make definition. Even though there isn't those lines, they add in shadows for that effect, so the drawing looks much more cleaner and less overwhelming for the readers, that makes it easier to take in as compared to one piece's one. I did not really know what they were thinking when they make such a big similarity to one piece's art. Because if this manga did not turn out to be as good as it is now, i'm thinking that many people would not accept it and would criticize it because of it's great similarity. But since it received great responds from the manga people, i think that they were sort of given more chance and time to figure out their own style of drawing. As compared to the first chapter, the author really did developed his own style of drawing. The way they draw the hair, the eyes and the face shape really makes things different from one piece. You can also see the difference if which they draw the body shape. It's more focus on the top area then the waist. I really think that the art really helped with the fun side of the manga. Where else, for the action part, they usually rely on the type of clothes the character wear (for females) and the eyes (for males).
Gakuen Babysitters
Unique yet very cute art. I think that the art really goes well with the storyline. Very pure and innocent. Yet, for the older people, they added a bit of rough spots to balance the whole art out. A very clean art. If you compare the beginning of the manga to the recent chapter, you can tell that there is a major difference for the people in the Kamitani family, both the hair style and the way they draw the eyes improve alot. For the younger brother, his hair makes him more cute and fluffy, and his eyes makes him look less scary. Also, the face face has changed to something more rounder, yet still maintaining the perfect face shape. Really loved how they drew Kotarou's eyes, it really made him stand out among the rest of the kids, which i feel was something absolutely necessary. Due to his shy character, Kotarou does not stand out, if there was nothing unique about him, most readers would just put him in the same class as all the other kids.
Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
When the manga first started out, the proportion of the character's face to the hair is totally off (for the guys), there was also not much sharpness to it for it to fit the action part of the action part of this story, and was leaning way to much of the comedy side. But i just the author did cover that part up by making Tsuna change his look when he uses his power. Love how the hair and eyes was drawn. It was very balanced, really love that look. In some of the fighting scenes, it was kind of hard to tell what was happening because it was all in a single tone. I really liked how the manga had some soft parts to it (like not so stiff), and also how the eyes n hair looks really glossy.
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
The 2nd Most improved art from the first chapter to the recent chapters. In the beginning, the art was more for a shounen manga. A lot of edgy and straight lines, especially the face, eyes and hair. Of course, now, the art looks really shoujo like. (more to the realistic side) The features of the neck area is drawn really detailed and distinct. Love how they make use of the shading effects to bring out the eyes area. (really makes it looks shinny) Love the way they draw the girls hair now. But i feel that they need to work more on the light coloured hair people. There is much to many strokes drawn for the short and light coloured hair people. Really makes the character look a little silly and way to edgy. (of course for some characters, having those hair styles matches their personality). I find that the way they draw the neckline is a little to square. Instead of a smooth gentle gradient that most authors draw, they drew the whole line with a few straight lines. I like the way they drew the reflection on the hair, a little edgy, really makes it look more realistic.
Kuroshitsuji
A good balance of edgy and soft lines. A really elegant and classy looking art. At the beginning, the way the drew the side view was a little to pointed at the high points (the nose, and lips.) In the recent chapters, i feel that there is the lack of inking. I don't know if they wanted to bring out the characters more or what. but the pages look really white and blank at some spots. They don't seem to be drawing in the back grounds like they used to last time. I actually really like how they make all the panels look really neat and straight, really brings out the classy look out. I love how detailed the drawing is, especially for all those classic items. I really love the way they draw the eyes (especially the eye lashes) to help bring out the personality of the person.
Love So Life
Not a very unique art, but does contribute greatly to the manga, especially since the drawing have really soft and light lines, which corresponds to the light and fluffy feel of the manga. The manga only uses square or rectangle panels, which totally gives it a neater and clean cut feel. Love how the panels actually brought out the creativity of the artist, can tell that they use interesting overlaps and spaces to enable the reader to understand the slow or fast pace at which the scene is going at. Really love how they use a lot of effects to bring out the character's feelings and help the reader understand the feelings of the situation at a particular scene. The manga maintains a good balance in each page, for most pages, to make sure that each page is not overwhelmed with too many drawings or effects, especially the parts where they show the kids.
Naruto
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