i wanted to wait for more chapters to roll out so i could compile more images but my head's kind of spinning with how ppl are diving into the manga now that the anime has made its (mid) impact and speculating/analyzing so i'm just going to get this off my chest now but !!!! can i just voice my appreciation for record of ragnarok's art!

(the manga, naturally)

i can't find much info on the illustrator ajichika except that they are a collective of artists and if that's true then i think it shows with the versatility of the manga's art! you go from seeing overly detailed anatomy that give a dramatic/vaguely grotesque effect like baki or other hype shonen series (i.e. toriko, history's strongest disciple kenichi) to THIS:

// not to mention there is the entirely of character design that is buddha who is perfection and as someone raised with buddhist thought i was v v okay with it <3 //

but fr i was so struck by certain one-off panels where you just see these silly, chilling, or in the case of jack's sister + sasaki--delicate expressions that really capture the deeper aspects of various character arcs.

jack's sister subtle smile of relief to support her estranged brother is really heartwarming to see (really hope this isn't necessary to say but my appreciation of this emotion extends to the fictional version of jack provided by this story...not the real killer...i'm really hoping the jack the ripper tags flooding animanga tumblr aren't crossing over into true crime things ah)

and sasaki's chuckle of victory!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (again, not happy with how it ended up in the anime at all) i really love that picture not only for its lighting + linework but bc of how it really solidifies the humble nature of behind the tenacious kojiro who never really sought victory just to win but strived to win as a means of mastering the swordsmanship he loved so much

Source: Record of Ragnarock / Shūmatsu no Walküre /終末のワルキューレ