Kumeta

How do you go from this...

to this

to this

to this

to this

to this?

Anemia?

I guess his early stuff was drawn "normally" but I know that he's fully digital now.
Maybe he got his new style during that transition.
I'm no expert but I assume digital illustration software was pretty limited in the 90s.

whaaaaaaaaaaat the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
how could a fuck up like this end up as a cover of the manga?
did he really draw that badly at that time? i mean his previous art was much better

(if you don't see what i'm talking about, look at the girl again)

I like this Kumeta the best. Although I do wish he still drew traditionally.

His art at that time was... interesting, to say the least.

>style went from generic to strikingly unique and aesthetically pleasant
I see no problem here

...

Yeah, I would say that his art evolved until it got to something he found to be his own voice, if you will. A lot of mangaka change their artstyles over time.

Probably. The protagonist lost all his gains over time.

Yeah, his current style is pleasant to watch.

Background looks like Hiroshi Nagai.

Looking at this painting makes me want to play Vice City again.

>you can tell the exact moment Kumeta stopped giving a fuck about shading

He found his style.

I'm more perplexed at how many authorial roles he had taken and giving other artists to draw his ideas/vision. But I guess for something like Joshiraku it kinda works

He made a great combo with Yasu

>ears slowly get less detailed over time
The final frontier

Everything in the 80s had this same aesthetic. It's that same Hockney shit.

and everything in the 80s had a great aesthetic

nowadays the best manga are those that successfully manage to reach the same level as the average 80s manga.

What's with Kumeta and brown girls?

He's a man of high taste

I guess you are right.

Who needs ears? Fuck those.