Usually any long-running series is going to have art progression, but a few more examples

Rave
3x3 Eyes
Beck
Battle Angel Alita atleast between the first series and the second one.

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Am I wrong, or wasn't Fruits Basket regression??

Cheese In the Trap has improved a bit, if I recall.

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Stray Love Hearts! can't say there's progression for the story but the art improves. :I People squealed about the art but I say in the first few chapters it was pretty bad.

I think there was a definite improvement. At the start, it looked like their heads were too small for their faces. It's just that the style changed later on, and I've heard many don't like it. I'd say that the skill level improved by the middle, then the style changed too (for better or for worse).

D.Gray-Man Allen started out pretty cute as the story goes on.....just wow (as well as the several other attractive characters-guys and girls alike)!! Also Hoshino is amazing at drawing scenery (especially in the latest chapters) and is SUPER detailed, plus the plot is incredible and there are several chapters (213).
Also Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn! has significantly evolved as well.

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Gokusen

The progression was noticeable, no?

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I own volumes 1-12, and I think it was around volume three that the author injured her hand, I seem to recall the "margins" of the manga stating. I don't know if it's true, but it seems unlikely that it was the cause of the change since the transition wasn't that dramatic. Still, the style is very, very different from volume one to twelve. In my opinion, the style went from stylized and structured (meaning one that had been gained through practice) to a style that seemed simplified, blocky, and unemotional, and it seemed "forced" as if the author purposely meant to draw differently.
Either way, I mean, there was definitely a change. I guess it's just up to what peoples tastes are.

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I own volumes 1-23. Early art, middle art, end art samples.

I agree that the beginning art was stylized, but it looked far from structured in the practical sense. The faces floated around as if there was no consideration to underlying bone or muscles, and anatomy is how you make a style consistent. It's the common case of having a pretty style but not knowing the basics. Regardless of how stylized something is, all art is based off of real life; it builds a foundation that you can then stylize off of, and it won't look off like it does here.

Towards the middle, Takaya-sensei got a good grasp of anatomy and proportions, though it was still a little bumpy in places. This was probably her experimenting stage, where she tried to weave a proper artistic foundation into her usual style but was reluctant to leave her old habits (also a common problem, but it's better for the art in the long run).

At the end, her foundation is very strong, her anatomy is solid, and her proportions are perfect. The only downside is that her style changed a lot during the experimenting stage, and it looks simpler and blander now.

I think if she revisited her initial style now that she has a good grasp of the basics, it would look wonderful. But as things are now, I very much prefer her end style that has a strong foundation instead of her beginning style that was pretty but anatomically off.

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seconding rave master

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Hunter x Hunter

The art got better and then worse.

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Ubel Blatt gets better but its not very noticeable

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Ingenuo Progression is clearly evident however in every chapter, last 2-3 volumes the art regressed, no idea what happened. Not sure if you'd like the genre either

Magic Kaito or anything by Gosho Aoyama for that matter.

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