Thanks for reading! ... and yeah, the change in the artwork is disconcerting; I don't like it myself, because I like the men looking like men, and they look much younger and softer in Matoh's new style. (For that matter, I prefer how Ryo looks in the earlier volumes than the later ones -- he gets shaggier and less crisp, which I suppose could reflect Dee's influence, but I dunno - I miss his beautiful jawline! [/rambles]) I read somewhere that Matoh may simply be going along with popular illustration trends, but I'm not well-versed enough in manga to gauge that for myself. :-/