#anti-sp

I actually like Shinden Sasuke’s appearance very much. His spiky hair, his eye covered by a long band, his all black clothing, his dark attitude. It reflects well what I think, that he has been brainwashed and submitted, that he’s bound to Konoha and Naruto by force, through guilt, and inside he still thinks about his beloved brother, and he’s still living for him. Only, he thinks he’s doing what Itachi wanted, now that he became Konoha’s slave. It’s sad and horrible for someone like Sasuke, but it’s how I see canon, Shinden especially, with Orochimaru’s talk to him in the boat, confirmed this for me.

I liked his design in The Last, that headband keeping his longer hair ruly, but still messy as if the spikes would pop up if he removed it. I also kinda liked his look when he was beside Naruto in the B*ruto movie, from the gifs I saw, because he’s slender and graceful and deadly, as opposed to Naruto’s kinda buff build. 

 Aesthetically speaking I like his adult self…sometimes. Even though I prefer his spiky hair. I haven’t watched the whole B*ruto movie or the anime so I know bits and pieces from gifs on my dash (still disappointed to see that apparently no one does Sasuke gifsets without SS/kids attached. But I’m not that surprised, since it shows what fans are interested in, not Sasuke himself and not him with Taka, only that crappy pairing and useless kid).

Now he’s got a mellow look that makes him look dead inside, which I think is how he feels. His hair are down, like his spirit indeed. But still, aesthetically speaking only, these don’t make him look worse.

What bothers me more is the square chin. He and Naruto got these blocky square chins, probably SP decided it’s the sign of adulthood, even though adult characters like Madara, Obito and Kakashi (who’s also known to be a handsome man, which is a common trait with Sasuke) have a pointed chin. At least Naruto’s chin has always been more angular, like Hashirama, so it makes sense, even though he looks ugly as an adult, and he looked better in Shinden and The Last. Instead it totally ruins Sasuke, it’s just not for him. He’s Madara’s descendant so he should have kept his facial structure, his beauty has been remarked on countless occasions, and he’s supposed to be Naruto’s opposite, so while Naruto is power, tanned skin, strong features, Sasuke has always been speed, pale skin and delicate features that pain sharpened enough to make him look haunted, like he is in Shinden or in the Last.

At least he seems thinner than Naruto in the new stuff, which gives me that haunted impression.