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An art evolution, however, is ''not'' necessarily an upgrade. The animation may actually become ''worse'' if the animators become [[Lazy Artist]] or their [[Executive Meddling|budget is slashed]], especially in long-running series which are more likely to have an [[Off-Model]] episode or two. Artistic quality is also highly subjective, which can lead to some fans becoming [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|displeased with the new art style over the familiar old one]], even as [[Grow the Beard|others praise it]].

 

 

Not to be confused with [[Art Shift]], which is a sudden, temporary change in artistic style as [[Homage]] or [[The Parody|parody]]. However, [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshadings]] of Art Evolution are often accomplished by means of an [[Art Shift]]. In a series with significant Art Evolution, the older style may reappear for a [[Retraux Flashback]].

* Author Kouji Kumeta, best known for ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'', has a habit of starting of starting off series in one style, and ending them completely differently. His first relatively successful manga, ''Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'', started out in a fairly generic late-'80s style and worked its way into a much more angular, completely different look. Following on that, ''Katte ni Kaizou'' started out with this angular, shaded look, and ended up as, well... ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''. His latest series has had a modest amount of change in the way characters are drawn, but not as extreme as his previous two series. This is lampshaded substantially in episode 2 of ''Goku'', where everyone is drawn in the author's art style circa 1991.

* Somewhat apparent in ''[[Venus Versus Virus]]''. The characters round out more evenly after volume 5. ''Very'' apparent when you look at the [[What Could Have Been|oneshot]] from the first volume.

** Compare [http://www.mangareader.net/320-22350-51/rosario-vampire/chapter-1.html this] with [http://www.mangareader.net/319-22344-6/rosario-vampire-ii/chapter-16.html this]. No, seriously; that's the same artist, same series, only five years apart.

* ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'', where the manga artwork and the characters—especially the male characters—start out damn pretty, then through the first 11 volumes gradually became drop-dead gorgeous and sexy. Unfortunately, the very last manga installments suffered from a massive drop in art quality, with the character designs becoming distinctly crude and blocky compared to the earlier artwork, possibly because of health issues with the author.