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Hello!! About your araya and yodo correction post- it’s implicated (though does not make it any better) that team ShiAraYo are meant to mirror the sand siblings, with Yodo starting off at around maybe 17-18?? (Still pretty bad) But araya being like kankuro at the time and around like- 17-ish?? So at his age it’s pretty normal for facial hair to grow
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I understand your point. I'll say right away about Araya's beard, it's more my dislike than the fact that it shouldn't be there. I know that some guys can start growing beards early. That's not really the problem.
I just think that Araya's beard looks terrible. Sometimes characters don't need certain details, this is one of them. In my opinion, the beard simply makes him look older. I can live with the fact that Araya has a beard, it's not the worst thing about his design, but it just pisses me off because Ikemoto can't draw beards (Shikamaru's beard in Ikemoto's style also looks bad in my opinion).
Back to what you wrote. Yes, you are right that the new sand team is a "reflection" of the sand siblings. Just like the new team 7 (Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki) is a "reflection" of the old team 7 and Haruzen's team (Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru).
But it's hard to say anything about age. We know for sure that before the time skip Shinki was 12, he was the same age as Shikadai and Boruto. As for the age of Yodo and Araya, I haven't found any official data anywhere (maybe I just haven't found it).
Even in the manga it's hard to say if they have a difference in age. I don't think so, but since I haven't found any official information I can't be 100% sure.
Let's get back to the topic of conversation.
Even if, like you said, they're older than 15, their designs are still terrible. Terrible in every way. Just because Yodo is 18 doesn't mean she has to wear clothes that could fall off at any moment. They're still bad designs, and having characters that are almost adults doesn't help that much.
✨️Fixing time✨️
I tried...
Ikemoto...
Are you fcking kidding me?... What the hell is that!?...
Like, come on!... wtf?!
Why do they look like this? They still looked disgusting in black and white, but this... I have no words to describe this.
Like why...just why? Why are you ruining these characters Ikemoto?
Why is Yodo wearing a thong, why is she wearing giant pink boots?...
What magic holds this bag? Because if even one person tries to put the bag on like that, it will fall off. And Yodo is a ninja... or do you expect me to believe that the bag doesn't fall off her when she jumps and runs?... Seriously?
And this thing...what is it and why? Did she decide to join Boruto's "Let's wear trash on our necks" club? Or what?...
And Araya...Araya...ehhh
This is bad... This is just bad. The weird brown hoodie and these stupid blue pieces that the character doesn't need at all... And this beard ○|￣|_
Take away Ikemoto's pencil and markers or I'll die...
So...I tried to fix it a little...
I still don't understand why Ikemoto dressed them like that and chose such a palette...it's terrible
I'm sorry but....
This...this is awful. They are 15...why does Araya have a beard like Shikamaru, and Yodo is in a thong?.... like why?...
I fix it in 5 minutes. Ikemoto, was it that hard to dress teenagers properly? THEY ARE ONLY 15 YEARS OLD
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– Not bad. But it seems that the design is still weak. Just a little more and I'll help you create a doll according to your design. But for now, practice on Kuroa........
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