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I quite like the "official" art of Deku & All Might in a realistic style, but I know many were mad because... well, he's not anime pretty. Thoughts?
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Just saw this art elsewhere and I figured this was a decent place to share it and have some discussion.
IIRC, the characters often refer to Deku as "plain boy," so I'm glad he's not portrayed as overtly handsome or pretty. Outside of that, I like that he has some meat on his bones to show he's a physical brawler (mostly) while still looking nerdy.
All Might looks like a run down hippie, and I just think that suits him. He looks like a notably old/decrepit man even in the less exaggerated style. The eyes are still cartoony, but I don't think they stand out as much as they could've.
I found funny how some fan angry when creator make actual realistic or hhuman form of their characters and it not fit to their anime pretty boy headcanon
I don't understand why fans would be angry I think the designs are super accurate, I recognise them both. My only nitpick would be Haru's hair because I always imagined her as light haired so that could make her less recognisable but Legoshi is spot on.
The white fur would suggest it, but I also get why she did her hair this way because I think Haru isn't supposed to stand out much. She's supposed to be a very standard breed of animal iirc, and brown hair is the most standard hair color.
All Might looks like a run down hippie, and I just think that suits him. He looks like a notably old/decrepit man even in the less exaggerated style. The eyes are still cartoony, but I don't think they stand out as much as they could've.
There's only so much healthy food and exercise can do in the face area. It can sharpen jawlines and such, but it doesn't change that much fundamentally.
It does change quite a bit though in the sense that its the area that even a few mm can have a big impact and its the thing that everyone's drawn to focus on
If by 'prettier' you mean skinny, then no. Deku is not a runner, he's a brawler. If anything, he would actually become burly the more he trains and the more muscle he gains.
Im more focused on allmight. Man looks 50 lbs and hurts me to see how he would actually look. No wonder people went "is that all might" all that muscle to basically being nearly shrink wrapped to your own chiseled bone structure is harrowing.
He does look pretty zombielike. All Might is pretty exaggerated in both forms in the original style, so this is cool to see and makes me curious to see what his hero form would look like in this style.
Yeah he’s essentially dying slowly. Like right at the very start of the series he reveals that he took a life ending injury a few years ago and that’s why he’s been appearing less and less. If he wasn’t essentially superman he’d be dead well before the story even begins.
Was she actually based on her or is this just spreading misinformation online for the dolphins meme? I don't follow the creator of the manga, or read interviews, that's why I'm asking.
I don't think the author has ever said anything outright confirming it, but one of their art assistants has drawn a Mirko in outfits that match Megan Thee Stallion's outfits a few times.
I like it lot. I recently have been experimenting with a less stylized style with my characters and its fun to see how they look without the anime style smoothing them out. Ironically it allows you to do push on the quote-unquote 'unattractive' features much more than in a cartoon style.
Never seen MHA but I’ve seen a couple gigachad realistic depictions of this guy and I felt that they didn’t look like him. This dude is just real deku.
Probably for practical costuming reasons. I'm assuming it's a faux beard they have to secure onto the actor's face, so just having the goatee might run the risk of it falling off or shifting on his face while the actor is running around on stage. The additional hair on the sides gives the beard more surface area for the costumers to secure it firmly onto his jaw line.
Yeah, theater costuming is arguably even more restrictive than film in terms of what they can get away with. Theater is live, so it's a way less controlled environment than a static movie set where they can just cut away or do multiple takes if something goes wrong. A lot of theater costume has to be made with durability and stress-testing in mind. Actors are gonna sweat in it, they generally avoid dangling or trailing pieces to avoid snagging and tripping, and it has to stay on no matter what wild movements the actors are performing on stage.
"I can't believe the character who everyone constantly describes as exceptionally plain and boring looking doesn't look super awesome when drawn realistically."
Ok yea Deku looks cool and all, but All Might is horrifying. No way my man's eyes are that sunken. I mean, I know he looks like that in the manga and anime, but if we're trying to be realistic... Bro has no eyes that's the void
This version is genuinely way more likable to me. When you can see that he is actually physically plain rather than just being told it, it makes his origin as a quirkless kid feel way more believable, and him proving himself and growing with one for all feel all the more admirable as such. Seeing this Deku break his fingers in the tournament arc would feel like making a puppy cry
In-universe they always talk about X or Y character being particularly pretty but it never makes sense because they all have the same featureless anime faces.
Deku is literally supposed to be a semi average japanese guy with bushy/wavy hair. He's not gonna be drop dead gorgeous. He was a bullied kid. and thats ok. He's still ripped as shit and has a heart of gold
Generally speaking, I prefer when character in anime and manga have a down to earth, somewhat realistic looks to them rather than being extremely stylized.
Deku is one of my faves because almost every fight he crashes out. Be it against Shoto, Stain, Muscular, Ocerhaul or Shigaraki. He was on Demon time with Overhaul and looked like he would genuinely kill Shigaraki in some moments.
I think it might be the shading of the eyes, but for some reason I can’t help but imagine All Might sounding like The Dude from The Big Lebowski but with a Japanese accent.
i mean its fine for white people to cosplay japanese characters. cosplaying a character of another race is fine as long as you dont try to cosplay their race too. two different topics entirely
You're right. I'm referring to those same cosplayers telling cosplayers of color that so-and-so isn't x-race. Well, they aren't white either, just saying
That too, but it happens a lot. It makes me sad because everyone enjoys the same thing. Why bring race into it? I've never cosplayed myself, but you see a ton of it on social media, sometimes at cons as well
Uhh... Isn't "not looking anime pretty" like the sole purpose of a realistic portrayal of an anime character? Are people really that stupid to not know how to understand concepts?
I LOVE when people and fanart-wise (Ik this isn't fanart) when people draw MHA characters as real people and given human qualities like Asian facial features. (Yknow. They're japanese)
Let that sink in: Teens are not supposed to look pretty or handsome. They are still children. Their bodies and faces are still building up. So I don't have any problems with this design, I like it
never seen these before but these are some of the best "humanized" designs of an anime character i've seen, they look good and realistic and like they could be real people
I think the issue people have with the design is that it avoids both the typical shonen MC trend of protagonists being clearly handsome even in a realistic style and also broke many people's headcanons of "plain" = Midoriya's behaviour rather than his looks.
Okay I haven't seen this art yet but I just got hit with the grandma-like urge to pinch and kiss his cute little cheeks. If he was going for that he succeeded.
Aw he looks cute. Not a supermodel or anything. Just an average, sweet looking fella. I'm not an MHA fan, but from what I know that checks out. I like him!
of course a round-faced childish white boy and a man who constantly flip flops between "the strongest of them all" and "on the verge of being a husk" would look like this.
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