>>56654045I don’t mind either design. I think the HGSS version looks like he’d be older than he is in the original, like late teens-early 20s in GSC vs. late 20s-early 30s in HGSS (has there been anything on Morty/his age in the leaks?)
While those two pictures look like two different people, I think the way he is depicted in manga does an alright job of showing “yeah this is the same person, he just changed his clothes and got a haircut”. I realize this pic isn’t from the manga, but the artist clearly pulled inspo from it and shows a decent enough side by side comparison.