User blog comment:Staw-Hat Luffy/Finally!/@comment-5114030-20130417210623/@comment-4664248-20130418001858

Well the fact that Shouji, did say himself he forgot how to draw some of the characters could play a part in that. But he didn't look ANYTHING like the the good ol' Shido we all love to hate. That and I don't really thing that if it is him that it would have been that drastic of a change. His mannerisms though like you said, did have that Shido feel to him after I went back and re-read the section again, just to a lesser extend.