…Tomura?
All my homies hate AfO. Also, less evil bonus!
btw this is a redraw of something i made last year since i love to paint him as a saint. Also, i'm happy. I really think i've learned a lot <3
Anyway, Horikoshi, stop terrorizing the man challenge.
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I tried to redraw Horikoshi's new sketch about Dabi too..... I'm a foul when I thought I could pull it off.
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Interesting. I had to zoom in to read the Japanese to be sure, but yeah, the “greatest masterpiece” line is gone from the new spread. I’m curious to see how this and other changes work in context with the rest of the chapter. It makes me wonder if this is something that we’ll return to later in the conclusion and explore in-depth because I honestly don’t believe Shouto’s story is over.
Now I bought Vol 39, so I could look through the full sequence. There are a couple of interesting changes:
The bottom panel showing Shouto's approach from the family's perspective disappeared from the volume version. Instead there is a new double spread that shows the approach from Shouto's perspective - he sees the giant, about to explode fireball with Touya and Endeavor in the center, Rei, Natsuo and Fuyumi trying what they can, but their ice being dwarved by the flames. It's interesing that this is the first full Todoroki family panel since Ch 301 - Touya's attack. So it's a big moment and I'm glad Horikoshi emphasized the "family reunion" with a new, more fitting double spread.
The second big change is to Shouto's line ("He reached uncharted territory that I can't tread. Maybe I was never the masterpiece creation"). In the volume version this line disappeared and Endeavor's panel has been taken out:
I think this change achieves a couple of things:
While Shouto rejecting the masterpiece creation label is a powerful sentiment, the line implies that Touya is the "masterpiece", but also bringing back the "creation" idea which while a fair accusation to throw at Endeavor, may sound dehumanizing to Touya, the way it was to Shouto.
It has a sarcastic / bitter tone, speaking of resentment that's more fitting of Early-roki than Shouto as he is now. Since the theme of "Rising" is "become who you want to be" - Shouto has been trying to leave that person driven by negative emotions behind.
It may feel like Shouto with the jab prompts Endeavor to apologize, rather than Endeavor's apology coming naturally, on his own accord, which I think is important for Enji's character (and also works better for Shouto not to be fishing for an apology).
It leaves the scene way more open. "I was never a masterpiece creation" may be a fitting line to close Shouto's arc. But now, we are just left with "Touya's fire kept getting hotter..." which certainly makes the scene feel more unfinished. It makes me feel like we will get back to Shouto with much more confidence than before.
I also like Shouto's hand in the redraw - while in the weekly version he's standing there still with Phosphor in his palm ready to fight, in the volume, his palm is in a more relaxed position and it's just ice residue on his fingers, while his heart is emphasized even more. It gives overall the impression of a kinder, more compassionate Shouto than the weekly version one.
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