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It's a slight mix for me, really. Though I like the second style you've posted a bit more, I don't like his chin in the profile view. It's too far forward, IMO, the only thing that should jut out [as far as his upper half is concerned] are his ears.

Kaiba with regular ears loses a small bit of his physical characteristic...

But the first style there seems a bit "exaggerated" at far as his facial features go. Those ears look like they've got botox injections. I like my Kaiba his outstanding ears, but look at the size of those suckers! I could mount them on the wall over a fireplace somewhere!

But I like the hair in the top left as opposed to the top right. Nice and dramatic...

Animators change their art style even more than Britney Spears changes her hair style.

I agree with you when it comes to the botox ears. Still, I like my anime a little realistic. ^.^ And when it comes to ears, I like style 2. They just look better and work with his facial structure.

Personally, when I think of Kaiba in real life I think of Drew Fuller:

But that's just me. He looks a whole lot like him I have to admit. whee

And when it comes to that wallpaper:
... Oo.... Damn... you're right. @_@ so.... uglieeee.... ee!

Thank gawd I wasn't the only one. I read Death's post about what she liked and didn't like. She described some of the differences, so I was able to notice then. Otherwise, no. I don't pay any attention. I also change my styles. xD! Lol. My art looks 1000 times better than it did when I was about 12 or 13. Seriously. I didn't even look at any art tutorials.

I just seem to get better out of nowhere .O.

*insert lewd comment here*

Yeah...I like the second style best as well. Mainly because the first one made the characters ears really big, the second seems a little more proportional to me.

ROFL