I love how the episode of Octavinelle lets Leona make expressive and ugly faces; Savanaclaw seemed to say he was to pretty to make appropriately unhinged expressions for a dude who’s overblotting
Here are two images of Leona to illustrate what Anon is referring to! I've also included examples featuring Azul.
The left images come from the Episode of Octavinelle, which is illustrated by Kowono Sumire. The right images are from the Episode of Savanaclaw, which is illustrated by Suzuka Oda. As you can see, each mangaka has their own unique way of drawing and presenting the TWST characters (and, in this case, Leona and Azul).
I've seen similar comments floating around about the expressions in the Episode of Savanaclaw; the characters, and Leona in particular, don't seem to have as wide of a range as the other Episodes. There seems to be more of a focus on keeping the characters pretty and "same faced", for lack of a better term, rather than experimenting with a variety of exaggerated emotions. When you consider the background of the two mangaka working on Savanaclaw and Octavinelle, this observation makes more sense.
Kowono-san, who has worked on Heartslabyul and Octavinelle, is one of Yana's assistants. She therefore has more experience with more... creative, shall we say, expressions, even if some come off as unattractive. She didn't have to make Azul this unhinged when having a contract signed, she just decided to make it like that. She didn't have to show Leona's full displeasure like that. But Yana and her team have never been shy about making ugly faces so long as it conveys the desired feeling or conveys the right character.
Meanwhile, Suzuka-san's previous manga, Pretty Boy Detective Club, is more of your traditional manga (if we're just strictly talking about the faces they make) with, of course, tons of pretty boys. It follows that Suzuka-san's style, then, makes the boys look flattering no matter how they may be feeling. That's very clear in the love and care she puts into drawing everyone's flowing hair and long lashes!!
There's nothing wrong with the Episode of Savanaclaw's style in a vacuum. Suzuka Oda definitely has her own strengths and creates beautiful artwork, I'd just say it isn't always "fitting" for certain scenes (especially TWST's angsty or super emotional ones).
These illustrations come to us from Kowono Sumire and Suzuka Oda, the mangaka for the Episode of Heartslabyul and the Episode of Savanaclaw, respectively. They were done to commemorate the release of book 4 + 3 of the Episode of Heartslabyul and book 1 of the Episode of Savanaclaw.
I wonder if there will be similar illustrations to celebrate future installments of the Twisted Wonderland manga?
G-Fantasy (Jan.2023) Twisted Wonderland Manga SPOILERS ~Episode of Savanaclaw~ Ch1 About Yuu
Some sharings & thoughts on this new Arc :
Yuu (the player, narrator, MC) given name is Yuuka, she is a girl, short hair, tall androgynous body, fitting into the NRC boys uniform neatly.
Yuu was a good judo / martial arts athlete IRL before being hit by the Twisted Wonderland coffin carriage on the way back from practice, she seems quite athletic and strong (seeing how she carries Grim under her arm, for example).
Yuu seems quite cool around Ombroryo ghosts, Grim antics and her situation in general, she already experienced one Overblot (Riddle during Heartslabyul Arc).
Can’t wait to see how the change of Yuu in this Episode will bring a different flavour to the Arc compared to the in-game Main Story :3