ONE ART IMPROVEMENT!!! Here’s some things I noticed… head/face shape became rounder and more consistent (which i think is the most noticeable change), eyes slightly bigger, noses also seem bigger+more 3D, bodies more proportional, hair neater, lines smoother…
These are comparing faces from the earliest and latest chapters, but his art improved/changed a lot during the middle too of course…
I just… really had to add Reigen to this post because I feel like he’s the most noticeable example of improvement and I’m just so proud of ONE.
This is important I really wanna explain
There’s so much pressure to be better-than-great if you want to pursue any kind of career. And that kind of hyper-perfectionist attitude burns out so so many people who would otherwise want to try something but don’t feel worthy of even attempting.
And you know, ONE’s art right now isn’t typical manga quality, but it’s good. It’s good and it’s so amazing to me because of how visibly it’s improved. ONE is someone who started with drawing skills you see on the left and said “fuck it” and wrote manga because it’s something he wanted to do. And he’s improved so much through constant practice.
I’ve seen posts talking about the professional manga remake that One Punch Man has, as well as the brilliant animation that go into the OPM and MP100 animes, and those are all incredible things. But it seems to brush over the fact that ONE is still the one doing the front-running. He’s still putting out the manga chapters for OPM and MP100.
I love the success and recognition ONE is getting. That’s why I know about him to start. But all the brilliant and beautiful adaptations aside, I love seeing reminders that ONE himself is still the one making his own content, still improving, and still putting out an incredible story.