For me, it's a combination of artwork and storyline. If the storyline doesn't interest me, no matter how gorgeous the art is, I'm not going to be interested. For even if the story is interesting, in many cases, if I don't like the artwork, I can't get into the series. Case in point, Basilisk. The story is totally the sort of thing I'm into, yet, I can't stand the art. Of course, there have been rare cases where the plot overides my feelings about the art. One case of this is the BECK manga. When I started reading, I could not stand the way Harold Sakushi drew his faces, yet, I'd seen the anime and fell in love with the story, so I kept reading inspite of my art issues. I actually like the art now, although that's because there's a definte change in how Sakushi draws his faces (I find them much more natural and attractive now) sometime during the 10th volume, which made all the difference in the world for me (I actually find characters other than Chiba hot now).

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